How come I was born a deity?

Chen Qi led Hu Yao, who had just bought a new phone, back to the bookstore. There, he found Qin Bo sitting in the reading area with a book, reading along with a group of children.

At first glance, he really does have that kind of friendly older brother vibe, if he didn't always have a serious face.

Shen Nianxu sat at the bar, holding a cup of milk tea in her hand. There were also two plastic bags on the bar, which contained milk tea that had been delivered.

"You're back?" Shen Nianxu handed two cups of milk tea to Hu Yao and Chen Qi in turn. "You've worked hard, here you go."

Chen Qi took the milk tea from Shen Nianxu with some suspicion and asked, "Why are you being so kind? Is there some kind of conspiracy?"

"Do you think I'm like you?" Shen Nianxu rolled her eyes. "I was looking at the food delivery app and found a coupon that I could use, so I only ordered three drinks."

Chen Qi said "Oh," and pointed to Qin Bo in the reading area, "Didn't you give him any?"

"Yes, I ordered it," Shen Nianxu nodded. "Isn't it in your hands now? It's just that he's not drinking it."

Chen Qi: "..."

Shen Nianxu: "..."

"So you didn't order anything for me, right?"

"Yay!" Shen Nianxu winked and made a peace sign.

Chen Qi didn't bother arguing with her and sat down at the bar, while Hu Yao next to him was excitedly unpacking a phone box.

"How was it?" Shen Nianxu leaned against the bar, her hands supporting her chin. "Did you get a sense of the hardships of the cultivation world?"

"I definitely felt it," Chen Qi nodded, explaining the whole story that had just happened in the library. "I also really felt it. I didn't realize that the families in the cultivation world are so powerful. If it weren't for Uncle Wang and Master Xuanqing, our bookstore would probably have been completely devoured by the He family."

After hearing Chen Qi's explanation of what happened in the library, Shen Nianxu's anger flared up instantly. "That old bastard, how dare he insult our store's mascot like that? I think he's got a death wish!"

Not far away, Qin Bo also walked over from the reading area and said, "The Sun family is not someone to be trifled with. If our bookstore were in Bincheng, the Sun family might not be so easy to talk to."

Qin Bo's judgment was quite normal. Firstly, Qingcheng was not the Sun family's home turf, and secondly, Wang Shande was still in charge of Qingcheng. As long as they respected Wang Shande, the Sun family wouldn't dare to be too arrogant.

Chen Qi thought so too, because he didn't know what Sun Qinian had talked about in that phone call.

Shen Nianxu glanced at Chen Qi and said with satisfaction, "You're quite tough when you need to be. Very good, you have the style of me and the previous boss. Thumbs up!"

"Nonsense, no matter what, I'm the owner of the bookstore now. I can't just sit idly by and let my people be insulted like this." Chen Qi took a sip of milk tea and almost spat it out because it was so sweet.

Shen Nianxu smiled, but didn't say anything.

"But it seems that Chen Qi and Sun Xiangwan have become enemies," Qin Bo changed the subject. "Sun Xiangwan's strength isn't particularly bad in this year's newcomer evaluation, so you'd better be careful."

"Really?" Chen Qi turned to look at Qin Bo. "You seem to know a lot about the people who are evaluating new recruits this year."

Qin Bo nodded, "Of course, as an information broker, it's essential to have this most basic information."

As he spoke, he pulled a small, dark booklet from his pocket. "This is the odds table for this year's contestants."

Chen Qi stared wide-eyed. "There's such a thing?"

"Of course," Qin Bo nodded, "I'm the one who publishes it. It costs five thousand yuan a copy. It's forbidden to distribute it outside the company. Anyone who violates this rule will be banned from purchasing it in the future."

Damn, he really is an information broker, and he's really ruthless!

Chen Qi was now incredibly grateful that Qin Bo was one of his own; otherwise, he would have been in excruciating pain to spend five thousand yuan on this thing.

"Let me see." With that, Chen Qi reached out to take the booklet from Qin Bo's hand.

Qin Bo withdrew his hand, avoiding his movement.

Chen Qi: "? Why are you hiding?"

Qin Bo held out his hand. "Five thousand yuan. You're the boss, so I'll give you a discount and charge you two thousand. That's not unreasonable, is it?"

Chen Qi: "I'm your boss, and you're asking me for money? Aren't we in the same boat?!"

"That's not how it works," Qin Bo replied. "We're all from the bookstore now, that's true, but once we get to the new recruit evaluation, we'll be fighting our own battles. Intelligence warfare is also very important for the new recruit evaluation."

"So, you still have to pay this fee, and I'm being paid to work here."

I haven't received a single penny since I started working here, and I even have to pay out of my own pocket. Is there no law?

Chen Qi tolerated it, after all, Qin Bo was right, intelligence warfare was very important, and this aspect absolutely could not be neglected.

"I'll pay you back when I get paid," Chen Qi said. "I just bought Hu Yao a cell phone, so I'm out of money."

Qin Bo nodded and handed the booklet to Chen Qi. "Okay, I believe you."

Although the process of obtaining the booklet was "twisted and bizarre," Chen Qi didn't want to dwell on it. He opened the booklet and glanced at its contents.

The booklet contained many names that Chen Qi had never seen or heard of before, but the odds gave a general idea of ​​their strength.

Besides the names Sun Xiangwan and Qin Bo, Chen Qi also saw a familiar surname.

"Is this person from the He family?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Bo leaned over to take a look and replied, "Oh right, this person is from a collateral branch of the He family. The blood relationship is relatively weak, but because he has the talent for cultivation, he was absorbed by the He family."

"Last year, the He family stole the show in the newcomer evaluation, and they probably want to replicate that glory this year. This person is quite strong; you can tell from the odds."

Chen Qi glanced at the odds briefly. This person's odds did seem quite low, indicating that this person's ability was indeed questionable.

He looked through the booklet again and quickly found his name.

The booklet didn't contain much information about himself, just his name and the information about the new owner of the bookstore. It didn't even mention the name Chen Fuzhou, which was probably Qin Bo's last act of tenderness.

However, his odds are frighteningly high, as if hardly anyone cares about him at all.

"These odds are for winning the championship," Qin Bo added, "and have nothing to do with the rankings, so you don't need to worry about them too much."

Is this something that can be easily overlooked? With odds this high, how many people actually believe I can win?

"Don't worry," Shen Nianxu patted Chen Qi's shoulder solemnly, "It's just that the odds are high, but I definitely believe in you."

Chen Qi: "Did you put any money on me?"

Shen Nianxu smiled gently, "This matter isn't important; what's important is trust!"

"So you don't believe me at all, do you?"

Chen Qi flipped through two more pages, reading the last contestant's name, but still couldn't find that familiar name.

"Huh?" Chen Qi looked up and asked Qin Bo, "Isn't one person's name missing here?"

"How could that be?" Qin Bo's already serious expression became even more solemn. "I'm betting my dignity as an information broker that this booklet contains absolutely no missing information. At most, there are just some details that I know but haven't written down."

Chen Qi didn't argue with him about these things, but instead asked, "There's a monk named Jie Man, didn't you write that down?"

The moment the words "abstain from arrogance" were uttered, the expressions of Shen Nianxu and Qin Bo changed instantly.

It's as if I've mentioned a name that shouldn't be mentioned.