Chapter 686: 686

Jiang Chen shook his head, smiling . Ji Ruxue was still an inexperienced little

girl .

The shop manager was smart enough to see through her from the way she

acted .

Then, he started to recommend her the furnace that was good enough for the

“future great alchemist” . It was the furnace placed deep inside .

It was purple, much smaller than the others . Its extremely smooth outline did

make it stand out from the other furnaces .

“This rose gold furnace is designed by Master Tao . It’s made of . . . ” the shop

manager kept talking about how great this furnace was .

“Sis . “

Ji Ruxue was really tempted, but she didn’t know whether she could buy it,

since it would depend on Ji Yinyi .

“How much does it cost?” Ji Yinyi asked .

The shop manager told them a price . Frowning tightly at him, Ji Yinyi said

coldly, “If I find this price is unreasonably high when I go back, I’ll come back

to destroy your business and kill you . “

“My client, what are you talking about? I’m a businessman . I never cheat my

customers . “

He waited for a while, and then said with a smile, “If miss you really like it, I

can give you a 50% discount . “

Ji Yinyi snorted . She felt disdainful for such a businessman .

“Young Master Wind, what do you think?”

When Ji Yinyi was about to pay, it suddenly occurred to her that since Jiang

Chen and she were playing a couple, it didn’t seem normal if she didn’t ask for

his opinion .

“Don’t buy it,” Jiang Chen said honestly .

The shop manager was obviously embarrassed . Ji Ruxue, really expectant,

also pulled a long face .

“Oh? Why is that?” Ji Yinyi said out of curiosity .

“The Elixir Association must have furnaces prepared . Besides, our sis won’t

have any chance to use this rose gold furnace . And most importantly, it’s

showy but not practical,” Jiang Chen said .

The two women recalled what Jiang Chen had told them . They figured maybe

he was really an expert .

“My client, whatever you say, I won’t argue with you . However, if you think it’s

showy but not practical, I have to say you really don’t have an eye for it,” the

shop manager said .

“Well, if you say so . “

Jiang Chen didn’t have the time to waste on such a person . He turned around

to leave .

His reaction was beyond the shop manager’s expectation . He hurried to stop

Jiang Chen . He said unhappily, “You’ve asked so many questions . Now you

are telling me you won’t buy it?”

“So?”

Before Jiang Chen could speak, Ji Yinyi threw the shop manager an unkind

look .

“According to the local rule, if you inquire about my stuff, but decide not to buy

it, you will have to pay 10% of the price as the inquiry fee . “

“Did you invent the rule just now?” Ji Ruxue said disdainfully .

“You can ask around if you don’t believe me . The whole street knows this is

my rule . “

Although he knew there were Venerables among the three, he wasn’t afraid at

all .

“What if I don’t pay the 10% to you?” Ji Yinyi asked .

“Don’t stare at me like this . I’m just the manager . I’m not the owner . My boss

isn’t scared of any Celestial Venerables,” the shop manager said, smiling .

“Sis . “

Ji Ruxue didn’t want to make trouble . She was afraid it would interfere with

her chance to join the Elixir Association .

Seeing Ji Yinyi not speak, the manager said, “My client, if you don’t want to

pay the 10%, why don’t you just buy it? It’s the perfect solution, isn’t it? If

someone doesn’t want to spend the money for you, just ignore him . “

“I’m not going to pay you anything! If you reach out to stop me, I’ll cut down

your hand . If you stand in my way, I’ll cut your body in half!”

To his surprise, Ji Yinyi said coldly, scowling .

The manager was given a scare . He hurried to go back into the shop and hit

the table hard .

Only a few seconds later, a large group of people appeared from the left and

the right side of the street . They approached and surrounded Jiang Chen and

the two women .

“Manager Tang, what’s going on?” someone said .

“They inquired about the furnace, but are not going to buy it . And they

threatened to kill me,” the manager said in anger .

“You don’t know the rules here? Which desolate land are you from?!”

Obviously, it wasn’t the first time the shop had done this . Otherwise these

people wouldn’t have come so fast .

“What can a mob change by shouting here?!” Ji Yinyi said disdainfully .

Then she walked ahead immediately .

There were Spiritual Venerables among those people, but of course they were

small before a Celestial Venerable .

Seeing Ji Yinyi so aggressive, these hooligan-like practicers retreated

involuntarily .

“Did you just call my friends mob?”

At this moment, a man over six feet six inches tall appeared from nowhere .

Both Ji Yinyi and Jiang Chen were surprised by his sudden appearance, since

there was no way they had failed to notice such a tall man .

“Jiang Chen, you caused all this . Don’t you wanna say something?” Ji Ruxue

said .

She had been unhappy with Jiang Chen, because he was the reason that she

couldn’t get the rose gold furnace . By then the situation had worsened to that

extent, but Jiang Chen just stayed silent . She felt even more annoyed by him .

Jiang Chen felt there was something strange, but he had to come forward first

because of what Ji Ruxue had said .

“Are you forcing us to buy your stuff?” he said .

“Are we?” The tall Celestial Venerable found it funny .

Despite his aggressive look, Jiang Chen gave him a stare . He said, “Well, I’m

not surprised . There is nothing to expect from Beiwang City . Even a Celestial

Venerable is doing such a low-end thing . “

His word made everyone feel complicated .

The shop manager and the tall Celestial Venerable sized up Jiang Chen,

trying to figure out who he was .

Putting his disposition aside, there was nothing noteworthy in the way he

dressed .

However, some young masters from big forces liked to dress this way in the

Three Middle Realms . They pretended they were nobody to make fun of

others .

“If you don’t want to buy it, just don’t buy it, but why did you say my stuff

wasn’t good? It’s not right . Now who else will buy it? Isn’t it normal that I

charge you 10% of the price as compensation?” the shop manager said .

“What? Are you expecting your customers to commend your stuff no matter

it’s good or bad?” Jiang Chen felt he had heard a big joke .

“I’m not expecting that . But are you really able to tell good stuff from bad

ones? Or you just don’t want to spend the money? I really doubt it . “

The manager pushed the rose gold furnace to the entrance of the shop so

that everyone could see it .

“This furnace is designed by Master Tao from the Elixir Association . I hired the

best craftsman to build it . But what did you say? Showy but not practical . I

would like to ask you how it’s showy but not practical?”

Shrugging his shoulders, Jiang Chen said, “If you don’t see how it’s showy but

not practical, it’s just a waste of time talking with you . “

“It doesn’t make sense at all!” The manager flew into a rage . His face flushed

due to anger and anxiety .

“How silvery-tongued!” The tall Celestial Venerable took a step forward, ready

to give Jiang Chen a lesson .

“Bring it on, if you want to die . “

Ji Yinyi stood in front of Jiang Chen to protect him, holding a sharp sword in

hand .

“Hold on!”

At swords’ points, a youngster walked fast out of the wooden building of the

Elixir Association .

Nervous-looking, he came up to them extremely quickly .

“What’s going on?” He was sharp and well-featured, but he was neither good-

looking nor ugly . There was nothing impressive about him .

“Young Master Xuan . “

The manager and the tall Celestial Venerable showed him lots of respect .

Young Master Xuan didn’t respond to their greeting . Looking at Ji Yinyi in a

caring way, he said, “Miss Ji, didn’t I tell you to send someone to inform me of

your arrival, so that I can entertain you?”

“I’m really sorry, Young Master Xuan . I didn’t know she was your friend . Well,

let’s forget about this!”

The manager ran up to him with small quick steps to apologize to him .

Those people who had surrounded Jiang Chen and the two women also

scattered .