The Fourth Financial Crisis

Following the order from Shopkeeper Su, several Haiya Pavilion maids came in to add chairs and tableware. A total of seven chairs were added, one for every two guests, and two separate chairs were placed. The last seat. Seeing that Shopkeeper Su and the others wanted to add chairs next to him, Yang Lu quickly reached out to stop him and asked, "Are there any other guests coming?"

The maid simply replied, "People who come to play."

With that said, he put the chair down without paying any attention to Yang Lu.

A mere mortal maid dared to ignore Yang Lu's opinion. These people had obviously been instructed in advance by Han Fulai and Su Cheng.

After adding chairs and wine glasses, Shopkeeper Su consciously sat at the last seat and took the initiative to say: "Dear guests have come from afar, and it's boring to just drink. It just so happens that the Haiya Sect also has many very motivated young female disciples. We all want to come and get to know a few influential figures in Zhongzhou’s cultivation world, what do you think?”

A very motivated young female disciple?

This kind of adjective sounds very problematic!

Just when several distinguished guests were a little suspicious, there was a "crash" sound, the door was opened, and six or seven young and beautiful young female cultivators in the uniforms of Haiya Sect disciples came in. They stood consciously. Next to the newly added seats.

Yang Lu finally knew why shopkeeper Su suddenly joined the banquet.

According to the normal rules at the banquet table, shopkeeper Su is not qualified to eat at the table with his status. Even if he is sitting at the bottom of the table, it is a serious violation. However, Han Fulai and Su Cheng both represent the will of the senior leaders of the Haiya Department, and they must He has the reserve of a high-level cultivator, so there are some things that are inconvenient to do in person and can only be done by Shopkeeper Su.

In addition, Yang Lu noticed that there were differences among these new women.

Sitting next to shopkeeper Su is an older woman who still looks charming. Considering that cultivators all have the ability to maintain their appearance, this woman does not seem to be a cultivator from the Haiya sect, but she is well-dressed. With her bright appearance, she is obviously a mortal steward with a high status. It is impossible for ordinary mortals to have such an aura of chatting and laughing in front of cultivators. Even the new female disciples of the Haiya Sect are following her arrangements.

Shopkeeper Su stretched out his hand to her, but the other party just slapped her lightly and said: "You have harmed so many young female disciples of the Haiya Sect again, and you still want me to shake your head!"

Shopkeeper Su smiled and said, "You haven't held any of my heads before, why are you still so reserved?"

Han Fulai and Su Cheng burst out laughing after hearing this. Obviously this was not the first time they had engaged in such a scene.

According to Shopkeeper Su's introduction, the woman who shook hands with him was the female steward in charge of the Haiya Sect's logistics work. She should be Han Xinhe's capable general, but her status was definitely far lower than that of Han Fulai.

With this female steward calming down the atmosphere, the female disciples at the back were obviously more relaxed.

I saw a petite and exquisite beauty in uniform from the Haiya School. She walked to the seat next to Su Cheng in a familiar manner. Unlike the female steward just now who dared to refuse to shake hands with shopkeeper Su, she faced Su Yuanfeng, the representative of President Su Yuanfeng. Young Master, she snuggled into the other person's arms on the spot as if she was exhausted.

After listening to the introduction, Yang Lu knew that this woman was a female disciple of the Haiya Sect who had been admitted to the previous Immortal Ascension Conference. She was obviously very experienced, so no wonder she gave people a familiar feeling of having been on the battlefield for a long time.

Afterwards, other female disciples followed suit and sat on the empty chairs.

Through insinuations, Yang Lu learned that these women were all young female disciples of the Haiya Sect in recent years. Most of them came from ordinary mortal families and had few cultivation resources. In addition, their spiritual qualifications were relatively poor. If they followed the steps, There was no future in practicing cultivation, so they signed up to become part-time female public relations members of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, hoping to make some quick money.

You must know that the exclusive Dual Cultivation Cauldron is a luxury that only Golden Core Stage monks can afford. For distinguished guests from the Haiya family like Ren Yi and Xi Ziang, the attraction of such "motivated female disciples" cannot be underestimated.

Even the well-informed Young Master Ren Yi feels like his eyes are shining!

But the chair next to Xi Ziang was still empty.

After pouring the wine for everyone, Shopkeeper Su introduced him respectfully: "Today we have more men than women, so the party is not fun, so I will follow my own preferences and introduce you to some female disciples of the Haiya Sect. You can let it go, don’t worry, everyone, as for Master Xi, we have specially arranged for a newcomer who has just passed the Immortal Ascension Conference..."

After saying that, the door opened, and a beautiful woman walked in timidly.

The female disciple next to Su Cheng, who was obviously experienced in the battlefield, walked over, took her hand and walked to Su Cheng, but Su Cheng pointed at Xi Ziang and said: "Send it to Mr. Xi, I will never Stunning beauty!"

In this way, the new female disciple was brought to the empty seat next to Xi Ziang.

Yang Lu watched all this with cold eyes, knowing that this should be a deliberately arranged plot. After all, shopkeeper Su had already said that the new female disciple was for Xi Ziang, but Su Cheng's female companion still led her to Su Cheng, considering Su Cheng's female companion was obviously a veteran of this kind of scene, and she didn't appear to be someone who would make such a stupid mistake.

When Xi Ziang saw the shy beauty approaching, he quickly turned his begging eyes to Yang Lu.

However, Yang Lu just glared at him fiercely, gave him a "behave well" look, and then ignored him.

Although Yang Lu didn't clearly say what he could and couldn't do, Xi Ziang still didn't dare to move and had no choice but to ask about this woman's situation like a gentleman.

It turned out that her name was Zhang Xuqing, and she was not a disciple of the Haiya Sect, but a disciple of the Guyun Sect who had just tested her spiritual root at the Immortal Ascension Conference in Luanshi City a few months ago. Originally, she thought she had tested her spiritual root aptitude, so she I was able to realize the carp leaping over the dragon's gate, but I didn't expect that I couldn't afford the necessary training resources. Her embarrassing situation was noticed by the boss of Fangshi, who enthusiastically recommended her to come to Haiya City to "make extra money".

Of course, the owner of Fangshi Shop is not a philanthropist. Every time he facilitates a business, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce will give him a substantial kickback.

Seeing that everyone else was chatting and laughing with the distinguished guests, but the young master Xi in front of him was like a living saint, not even looking at him, Zhang Xuqing quickly picked up his wine glass and wanted to clink it with Xi Ziang.

Perhaps because of excessive nervousness, she accidentally placed the rim of her cup higher than the mat.

Although Xi Ziang didn't notice such a trivial matter at all, Zhang Xuqing was afraid to pour herself wine and prepared to toast again, but Xi Ziang waved his hand to express that he had drunk enough.

The embarrassing scene here was also noticed by Su Cheng, so Master Su immediately said displeased: "Don't you see that Master Xi doesn't like drinking? You are still here toasting one cup after another. Are you not sincerely trying to embarrass Master Xi?" ?"

Zhang Xuqing just looked at Su Cheng pitifully and did not dare to speak.

Su Cheng couldn't help complaining to Shopkeeper Su: "Why is the female disciple you found today so cold?"

Seeing that the boss was unhappy, shopkeeper Su quickly smiled and said: "Isn't this the cold beauty specially prepared for you gentlemen? If it wasn't cold, I wouldn't have brought it!

After saying that, he walked up to the other party and whispered a few words in his ear.

Zhang Xuqing blushed after hearing this, and said tremblingly: "Master Xi, I was wrong. I will punish myself with a drink, and then I will toast you with a drink!"

Su Cheng raised his eyebrows and said with some displeasure: "The voice is too soft, what are you talking about?"

Zhang Xuqing had no choice but to speak a little louder.

This kind of performance made the beauty who was leaning next to Su Cheng couldn't help but laugh: "Junior Sister Zhang, you speak so quietly, will your voice be so quiet when you practice dual cultivation with Taoist companions in the future?"

Zhang Xuqing didn't know what to say at this moment and could only stand there with a red face.