You actually dared to bully me?

A streak of light flashed across the sky.

Not long after, a small town appeared before Li Yu.

"I've been here for so long, but I haven't experienced the local customs and culture of this world. Let's go take a look at this town!"

He landed his escape light from a distance and walked along the road towards the town.

Upon reaching the town, Li Yu found it to be a small settlement with a modest population. However, it was bustling with people, so it wasn't deserted.

Stepping into the town, Li Yu looked up and noticed that the overall style of the town was somewhat similar to ancient towns from his previous life.

As he walked through the town, pedestrians saw Li Yu, who was dressed in fine clothes and looked extraordinary, and they all moved aside, clearing the path for him.

"It seems that the concept of social hierarchy is quite severe in this world."

Li Yu sighed softly. In a world where strength determined status, ordinary people's positions were bound to be very low.

After looking around, Li Yu stopped in front of a restaurant.

"I haven't officially eaten anything from this world since arriving."

Li Yu smiled and walked into the restaurant.

"Welcome, honored guest!"

A waiter, looking like a young attendant, bowed and greeted him.

"Yes. Find me a private room and bring out the best wine and dishes you have."

Li Yu waved his hand magnanimously, acting like a nouveau riche.

"Certainly!"

The attendant agreed and led Li Yu to a private room upstairs.

Entering the private room, Li Yu scanned the room and found that what was called a private room was merely a slightly more refined room.

"It's just so-so!"

Li Yu curled his lips, sat down by the table in the room, and silently complained in his heart, "It's too far from the luxury of 'Heavenly Realm'."

Well, actually, Li Yu had never been to the so-called "Heavenly Realm" in his previous life. He was just a bit envious of the imperial enjoyment that "Heavenly Realm" boasted.

Not long after, the attendant brought up the wine and dishes.

"Honored guest, these are our specialty dishes. This is Braised Cloud Deer Lips, this is Stir-fried Jade Gold Orchid, and this is..."

"Enough. Enough."

Li Yu waved his hand, interrupting the attendant's lengthy recitation of dish names. He picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of the so-called Braised Cloud Deer Lips, and took a bite.

"Mmm! The meat is tender and refreshing. Not bad, not bad."

Li Yu tasted it and found that the so-called Cloud Deer Lips tasted quite good. He had never tasted this kind of meat before and found it quite interesting.

Li Yu, engrossed in eating the meat, didn't notice the strange look in the attendant's eyes when he said, "Not bad, not bad."

The taste of the wine and dishes was novel. Both the meat and vegetables carried a fresh aroma.

"This should be related to the spiritual energy of this world."

As Li Yu ate the food and drank the wine, he felt the spiritual energy contained within them and couldn't help but nod. "No wonder this world can produce so many incredibly powerful beings. It's truly rich in spiritual energy; even ordinary things contain it."

Soon after, the food and wine were finished, and Li Yu was full.

"Waiter, the bill!"

"Honored guest, your table's wine and dishes come to a total of one thousand gold."

The attendant stood before Li Yu, his smile seeming to carry a hint of mockery.

"Huh?"

Li Yu was stunned. One thousand gold? Although Li Yu didn't know the exact value of this "one thousand gold," judging by the attendant's expression, it was clearly an attempt to overcharge him!

"Damn it. They're trying to rip me off?"

At that moment, Li Yu thought of classic rip-off tactics like "fish roe counted by the grain" and "shrimp counted by the piece."

One thousand gold was meaningless to Li Yu. He could exchange a large sum of it with just a few Energy Points in the System.

The problem wasn't the thousand gold itself, but the blow to Li Yu's pride!

Since arriving in this world, everything had gone smoothly. Even cultivators from the Six Great Grotto-heavens had been very obedient in front of Li Yu. Today, he was being bullied by a mere mortal? If this got out, where would he ever show his face again!

Li Yu's expression turned cold.

"What? You don't have money?"

The attendant glanced at Li Yu dismissively and sneered, "A country bumpkin who can't tell the difference between a pig's snout and a deer's lip dares to put on airs? You stole your clothes from somewhere, with your hair all messy, and you dare pretend to be a young master?"

"Damn it! I'm being looked down upon by a mere waiter!"

He couldn't tell the difference between deer lips and pig snouts because he'd never eaten them before. As for the messy hair... he didn't know how to tie his hair! Li Yu felt so frustrated!

"If you don't have money... that bell on your waist is nice. We'll take it as payment."

The attendant's eyes flickered to the bell on Li Yu's waist and he sneered, "A spiritual artifact stolen from its owner, right? And you dare to hang it on your waist so openly? Anyone with even a little knowledge of cultivation can see the spiritual aura on it!"

"Huh? So that's how it is!"

Li Yu finally understood. After all that beating around the bush, the waiter was actually after his "Soul-Shaking Bell"!

Using a Saint King Divine Weapon as payment for a meal? What an idea.

"They're pushing their luck with me?"

Li Yu let out a cold snort and glared at the waiter. "Waiter, don't bring disaster upon yourself, and don't cause trouble for your employer."

"Bring disaster? Cause trouble?"

The waiter glanced dismissively at Li Yu and sneered. "Do you know whose establishment this is? This is a Li Family restaurant. Several young masters from the Li Family are cultivating in Yanhsia Grotto-heaven. How dare you act wild here?"

"Yanhsia Grotto-heaven?"

Li Yu recalled that among the people who had bullied Zhou Yi and demanded his treasures, there was someone from Yanhsia Grotto-heaven.

"Cultivating? Mere mortals, daring to call themselves immortals?"

Li Yu shook his head in disdain, a thought flashing through his mind. A vast aura surged towards the heavens, his body radiating divine light, surrounded by ethereal energy.

"An... an immortal?"

Seeing this, the waiter was utterly terrified. With a "plop," he collapsed onto the ground.

Trying to rip off an immortal? How unlucky could one get to encounter such a situation!

"Hmph!"

Li Yu snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and sent the waiter flying. He then stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

"I was actually looked down upon by a mere waiter."

Li Yu's mood immediately soured. He felt his excursion today had been a complete failure.

"Mortals can't appreciate my noble presence. It seems I can only act like a master before cultivators."

Li Yu shook his head and was about to take flight when he overheard people on the roadside discussing something, causing him to stop.

"Old Jiang is truly miserable."

"Yeah! Poor Little Tingting, she can barely afford to eat now."

"Their family was doing quite well. Their son and daughter-in-law had entered the immortal sects, they had a home and a business. Who would have thought... alas!"

"The Li Family is too much. Not only did they seize the family's assets, but they didn't even spare the old and young, and they're still bullying them."

"Shh! Are you trying to get yourself killed? If they hear you, you'll be in for it."

A few passersby stopped their discussion, looked around nervously, and then hurried off in different directions.

"Tingting? Old Jiang? Could it be that coincidental?"

Li Yu paused for a moment, then smiled again. "Tingting? Could it be that person with the Taiyin Physique? It seems I need to go and take a look."