This is a cultivation game, but its operation is terrible.

Li Dongze turned and left: "You should go by yourself. I'll call Boss Wang. Don't worry, he won't dare to touch you."

"I'll sell you a few dozen more Qi Refining Pills after the meal!"

Jiang Liu revealed his trump card directly.

Li Dongze turned around and came back, pulling Jiang Liu along as they rushed into the bathhouse with their heads down.

"welcome!"

Jiang Liu could clearly see that Li Dongze's ears turned red when the hostess said that, which made him, who was originally a little embarrassed, instantly laugh.

"Brother Ze, you're so innocent, aren't you?"

Jiang Liu teased, "Rich second-generation, are you still a virgin?"

"hehe."

Li Dongze glanced at him sideways: "Aren't you?"

Jiang Liu: "......"

Jiang Liu said with a dark face, "Women will only slow down my sword-drawing speed. I only want to cultivate immortality."

"But a rich woman won't do that. A rich woman will buy you a sword, a spirit sword, no less."

Chapter 27 Call Me Fellow Daoist

Two young men, barely eighteen, walked into the largest bathhouse in the city center. They barely glanced around and rushed upstairs with their heads down. If someone hadn't come to pick them up, they would have almost stormed into the women's bath area.

Following the person who came to pick him up, Jiang Liu walked into the private room where Boss Wang was hosting a dinner. The moment he pushed open the door, Jiang Liu almost drew his Chaoyang Sword.

In a private room slightly smaller than the classroom, a dozen burly men in black suits and sunglasses stood with their hands behind their backs against the wall.

In the center of the private room was a large round table with a boiling hot pot on it, and the table was covered with slices of meat and leafy greens.

Behind the round table sat a slightly overweight, bald middle-aged man with a large gold chain and a small watch. Judging from his appearance and demeanor, if you went back twenty years, he would be the guy that Brother Huaqiang brutally attacked with a knife.

"Hey, you two little brothers, come on over and sit down at the table."

When Boss Wang saw Jiang Liu and Li Dongze walk in, he waved to them very warmly, just like an elder in a family entertaining children for a meal. There was no sign of any friction between him and Jiang Liu.

Let's eat hot pot...

Jiang Liu was somewhat disappointed, but still politely cupped his hands in greeting: "Hello, Mr. Wang, thank you for your hospitality."

Having his own strength gave him confidence, so he didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly opposite Boss Wang.

"Little brother?"

Li Dongze grinned crookedly, sat down next to Jiang Liu with a nonchalant air, crossed his legs, and fiddled with his fingers, muttering to himself, "In our Dize Group, they all call me Young Master!"

Jiang Liu: "......"

Boss Wang: "......"

Boss Wang's smile froze slightly. He opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to go hoarse. He couldn't bring himself to call him "Young Master." He could only laugh awkwardly, pour several plates of meat from the table into the hot pot, and said with a smile, "Nephew, Brother Li often mentions you to me. Our Huihuang Bathhouse has really received a lot of help from Di Ze. This time, your uncle will treat you two to a good meal."

"Nephew?"

Li Dongze revealed a playful expression, slowly stood up, looked down at Boss Wang, and said, word by word, "Call me! Young! Master!"

For an instant.

The smile on Boss Wang's face gradually disappeared, and he stared at Li Dongze expressionlessly without saying a word.

Li Dongze's provocation caused the atmosphere in the private room to sink, as if even the air itself had frozen. The oppressive atmosphere was accompanied by heavy breathing, and the dozen or so men in suits leaning against the wall reached into their coats.

Jiang Liu broke out in a cold sweat, wondering what Li Dongze was up to. Was he eager to start a real-life PK?

We're here to eat, not to fight.

"Haha, young master is really getting into the world of cultivation, Mr. Wang, please don't mind."

Jiang Liu chuckled twice, forcibly pulled Li Dongze back to his seat, and scooped two slices of mutton from the hot pot into his mouth: "This meat is so tender."

While eating, he sent messages to Li Dongze using the Immortal Cultivation Era.

[Jiang Liu]: What are you doing? Why are you so short-tempered?

Li Dongze grunted twice, then sat down without saying anything, and replied to a message less than two seconds later.

[Li Dongze]: You don't know anything. He brought more than a dozen people to invite us to hot pot on his turf. This is clearly a trap. If you don't make the first move, it won't be hot pot meat, it will be us being tricked.

[Li Dongze]: Just watch me do my job, who does he think he is? If this happened on my construction site, haha, I could make him carry bricks for three days!

Jiang Liu: "......"

He really doesn't know as much about this as Li Dongze. Hearing this, it really does seem like a trap.

As the saying goes, courtesy should come before force.

Since the other party is being impolite, then... I won't be polite.

When Boss Wang saw Li Dongze sit down, his expression softened slightly. He tugged at the thick gold chain around his neck, which gleamed as he pointed it at Jiang Liu, and forced a smile: "Little brother Jiang, my little brother was wrong about what happened yesterday. As his older brother, I apologize on his behalf. Please don't take it to heart."

"Honestly, I gave him a good talking-to yesterday. How can someone who roams the martial world bully an elderly person living alone? Don't you think so?"

Jiang Liu's eyes hurt from the sight of the heavy gold chain, so he silently took out the Lingxi Pendant hanging around his neck, swung it around naturally twice, and said with a smile, "Call me Fellow Daoist."

Boss Wang: "......"

One is a young master, the other a fellow Daoist. Have these two little brats lost their minds from playing games?

He was furious, thinking to himself, "Young Master Li has the Dize Group behind him, which I can't afford to offend. How dare you, an ordinary student, act so arrogantly towards me?"

If it weren't for the Dize Group's intervention, do you believe you wouldn't have been able to leave this private room today?

He stood up straight, and his indomitable aura suddenly surged. Just as he was about to force Jiang Liu to settle the matter, he suddenly paused, his gaze involuntarily drawn to the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant. He subconsciously said, "Is this a magic artifact?"

"Hmm, Mr. Wang has a good eye for quality."

Jiang Liu casually took off the spirit jade from his waist, played with the two pieces of warm jade in his hands, and said indifferently, "One is a mid-grade magic weapon and the other is a high-grade magic weapon. They should be able to meet Boss Wang's standards."

There are even high-grade magic artifacts?!

Startled, Boss Wang's murderous aura vanished silently, and he finally looked Jiang Liu in the eye.

He originally thought Jiang Liu was just a lackey that Li Dongze had taken in at school, so he didn't pay much attention to him. He only invited Jiang Liu to dinner to give face to the CEO of Dize Group.

But nowadays... who carries a high-grade magic artifact with their younger brother?

He didn't have any!

He used a rogue-like approach to forcibly buy spirit stones from the old man, and then used the spirit stones he bought to buy Qi Refining Pills at high prices. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reached the fifth level of Qi Refining on the first day of the server opening and would not have been able to post messages in the chat box to recruit people.

A top-grade magic weapon, this is a treasure that you only get after the third stage of the first recharge. It costs 1888 spirit stones to get it. Even he can't afford it. How could this poor student afford it?

No, absolutely not. This isn't just a few dozen or a few hundred spirit stones; it's several thousand spirit stones! Even if you bought it with cash, it would cost millions of dollars to complete all three stages of the first recharge, and even then, you couldn't buy it with money.

Without money or access to spirit stones, where did he get mid-grade and high-grade magic artifacts?

Boss Wang was astonished, and Li Dongze next to him was even more shocked, staring at Jiang Liu with wide eyes: "Holy crap, where did you get a top-grade magic artifact?!"

He only knew that Jiang Liu had incredible luck, and after selling a high-grade magic weapon, he also obtained a top-grade spiritual root in one fell swoop. But he had never heard that Jiang Liu had a high-grade magic weapon in his possession!

I'm so jealous, I'm so incredibly jealous! Which of us is the rich kid?

"I was lucky, I just randomly drew it."

Jiang Liu replied casually, showing off his magical artifact before putting it away. He then looked at Boss Wang with a sincere expression and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, as your good brother, I advise you not to do things like splashing paint or forcing sales. It's immoral. In this internet age, aren't you afraid of getting on the trending topics on Douyin?"

Fellow Daoists, we sincerely advise this undying ghost!

Chapter 28 I have eight magical artifacts, what can you use to fight me?

If I don't splash paint, where am I supposed to get spirit stones? Are you going to sell them to me?

Boss Wang sneered inwardly, gave Jiang Liu a deep look, and said thoughtfully, "Brother Jiang is absolutely right. I'll remember that. Let's leave this matter at that. Let's have a meal."

Jiang Liu chuckled sheepishly, not caring whether the other party had listened or not; the matter was settled.

He was only able to sit here and have dinner with Boss Wang at Li Dongze's invitation. If it weren't for Li Dongze, Boss Wang wouldn't know who he was, and there might have been even more trouble later.

Although he was confident that he was not afraid of the other party, since the other party had said it was over, there was no need for him to hold a grudge and cause trouble for Li Dongze.

After all, Li Dongze was just a friend; one has to be strong to succeed.

He believes in his own growth rate, and if there is a next time, he will attend the banquet alone, only then will he have the courage to overturn the table.

Fine, let it be.

The minor conflict was over, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was quite silent. Jiang Liu and his companion had nothing to talk about with Boss Wang, so they just focused on eating. After they were full, they wiped their mouths, patted their bottoms, and prepared to leave.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Fellow Daoist Wang. We need to get back to school for class, so we won't stay any longer."

Jiang Liu casually cupped his hands in greeting, then turned to pull Li Dongze away.

"and many more."

Boss Wang stopped Jiang Liu and said with a smile, "Young Brother Jiang, would you be interested in joining my sect? I offer the highest salary, 100 spirit stones a month without doing anything. How about it?"

100 spirit stones... Who do you think you are?

Anyone who's played games knows that the sect leader reaps the greatest rewards. If you want to obtain more cultivation resources than others, you have to become the sect leader yourself.

"Sorry, not interested."

Jiang Liu resolutely refused: "I want to establish my own sect."

Establish your own sect?

This kid is incredibly arrogant!

Boss Wang narrowed his eyes slightly and kindly advised, "Young brother, building a sect is not so easy. The establishment fee alone is 500 spirit stones, and you still need to invest in construction costs. This is not something that just anyone can afford to do."

"How about this? Come to my sect, and I'll appoint you as a second elder."

A cultivator who has a good relationship with the young master of the Dize Group and can produce one mid-grade magic weapon and one high-grade magic weapon at this stage is worthy of the position of the second elder of his sect. He thinks highly of Jiang Liu.

"My mind is made up. That's it, Fellow Daoist Wang. We can talk again another time."

Jiang Liu left those words behind and pulled Li Dongze out of the private room.

But then a cough rang out, and several burly men in suits moved aside, blocking their path like a wall.