A Cup of Tea

"Young Master Ye, I heard Senior Chen Xin sent word earlier that you were cultivating. How has your cultivation been going now?" Since Shopkeeper Li had become one of Ye Xiaofeng's people, he was naturally concerned about such matters.

"I successfully broke through to the Soul King realm. As for my own strength..." Ye Xiaofeng smiled at Shopkeeper Li and did not continue, but Shopkeeper Li immediately understood.

"As expected of Young Master Ye. You broke through to the Soul King level at such a young age." Shopkeeper Li hurriedly poured Ye Xiaofeng some wine, his face full of smiles.

After the two talked for an entire afternoon, Ye Xiaofeng left the inn and arrived at the Imperial Capital Grand Soul Fighting Arena.

"Hi, beautiful. What's your name?" Ye Xiaofeng walked up to the counter in the Welfare Betting Area and greeted the female attendant who had previously recommended the overdraft Purple Gold Card to him.

At first glance, this female attendant was especially captivating. She wore purple beneath a black leather jacket, and even her hair was purple, making hearts stir at the sight of her.

"You still dare to come here?" The female attendant recognized Ye Xiaofeng the moment she looked up. Last time, he had scammed them out of quite a bit of money under the name of the Sword God.

Because of that incident, the owner of the Grand Soul Fighting Arena had been replaced. Yet more than a month had passed, and no one had seen what the new owner looked like. Manager Luo handled all affairs personally, while their wages had instead doubled.

"Why wouldn't I be allowed to come here? You still haven't told me your name." Ye Xiaofeng continued smiling at the female attendant.

"Hey, are you buying a ticket or not? If not, hurry up and move aside. If you're not buying, the rest of us still want to," said someone in line behind Ye Xiaofeng impatiently. They had all been waiting behind him to invest in the welfare betting for this match.

"Exactly. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Do you really think someone like you deserves Miss Qingqing?" Another person in line chimed in, clearly fed up with waiting.

"Qingqing. That's a very nice name. I'll remember it." Ye Xiaofeng completely ignored the insults from behind him and continued smiling at Qingqing.

"Young Master Ye, if you are not purchasing welfare betting, please step aside first," Qingqing said tactfully. Someone in her position could not afford to offend anyone.

"I'd like to invite Miss Qingqing for a cup of tea. Would you honor me with your presence?" The more Ye Xiaofeng looked at her, the more interested he became, though he merely wanted to tease the girl.

"Young Master Ye, can't you see that I'm busy? I advise you to leave quickly," Qingqing said, finding an excuse to refuse him.

"Then let's make a bet. I believe Miss Qingqing has the time. The Gold Soul Coins in this Purple Gold Card will be the stake. If I lose, it's yours. If I win, you won't need to do anything—just have a cup of tea with me." Ye Xiaofeng smiled at Qingqing.

The people behind him resumed cursing Ye Xiaofeng, but he acted as if he had heard nothing. Without waiting for Qingqing to answer whether she agreed, he left the Welfare Betting Area.

Ye Xiaofeng entered Luo Shaotian's office directly, only to find Luo Shaotian getting intimate with a beautiful woman.

"Get out! Who told you to come in without knocking?" Luo Shaotian turned around and angrily cursed at Ye Xiaofeng.

"Hm... Manager Luo, it's only been a month since we last met. How has your eyesight become so poor? I should consider replacing you." Ye Xiaofeng's expression immediately changed.

"Who do you think you are?" the woman Luo Shaotian had been fooling around with snapped back at Ye Xiaofeng.

"Shut up. Get out." Luo Shaotian angrily slapped the woman across the face.

After being slapped, the woman glared viciously at Ye Xiaofeng. Sensing that something was wrong with Luo Shaotian's expression, she wisely left his office.

"Young... Young Master Ye, I... I didn't know when you arrived." Luo Shaotian began stammering.

"Do I need to report to you when I come here?" Ye Xiaofeng asked as he looked at Luo Shaotian.

"Young Master Ye, it isn't what you think. Listen to my explanation." Cold sweat broke out on Luo Shaotian's forehead, and he hurriedly dropped to his knees in fright.

"Get up. How has business been lately?" Ye Xiaofeng merely wanted to put Luo Shaotian in his place and had no interest in doing anything to him.

"Everything has been going smoothly. Last month's net profit was twenty million. The money has already been deposited into the card." Luo Shaotian hurriedly reported the Grand Soul Fighting Arena's earnings, then handed over a black card.

"Only twenty million?" Luo Shaotian had been feeling pleased with himself, thinking that twenty million in monthly income would surely earn Ye Xiaofeng's praise. But reality slapped him in the face. Ye Xiaofeng was not satisfied with the current earnings, so he did not take the card.

"Young Master Ye, ever since you won last time, very few people have placed bets in the tens of millions, so the profits..." Luo Shaotian hurriedly explained.

"This... isn't your fault. Keep the card for now and use it as operating capital for the Grand Soul Fighting Arena. If you run short of money later, go directly to Shopkeeper Li at the Heavenly Human World Inn. Just say I sent you, and he will help resolve it." Ye Xiaofeng could not help smiling at the thought. Perhaps he had already scammed them badly enough to leave a psychological shadow.

"Understood, Young Master Ye. Please enjoy." Ye Xiaofeng sat down on the sofa, and Luo Shaotian quickly served him tea. At that moment, Luo Shaotian was no different from an inn attendant—if there was any difference, it was that he was probably even better at serving people.

"Oh, right. Go call Miss Qingqing over." Ye Xiaofeng smiled directly at Luo Shaotian.

When Luo Shaotian heard Ye Xiaofeng mention Qingqing, he did not react for a moment.

"She's at the counter in the Welfare Betting Area right now." Seeing that Luo Shaotian had not understood, Ye Xiaofeng deliberately reminded him.

"Alright, I'll call her over immediately." After hearing Ye Xiaofeng's words, Luo Shaotian suddenly understood. He gave Ye Xiaofeng a lecherous smile, as if telling him, Young Master Ye, I understand!

"Qingqing, come to my office," Luo Shaotian said to Qingqing when he arrived at the Welfare Betting Area.

"Manager, I can't handle things over here by myself. Can I come over later?" Tomorrow at noon was the final between A Xin and a level sixty-five Soul Emperor, so there were especially many people investing.

"I've already arranged for someone to handle things here. Come with me first." Luo Shaotian smiled faintly at Qingqing.

"Manager, if there's something you need, just tell me now," Qingqing asked directly as she walked over to Luo Shaotian.

"The boss wants to see you. Come with me." Luo Shaotian led Qingqing to the office door.

"Go in first. I have something else to take care of, so I'll go deal with it." Luo Shaotian found an excuse and left.

Watching Luo Shaotian leave, Qingqing could not help becoming nervous. After hesitating for a moment, she knocked on the office door and went inside.

"Hello, Boss." It was Qingqing's first time meeting the boss, and she did not dare raise her head to see his face.

"Hello." Seeing Qingqing lower her head, Ye Xiaofeng deliberately made his voice rougher.

"Boss, may I ask why you wanted to see me?" Qingqing still did not dare raise her head to look at Ye Xiaofeng.

"I wanted to invite you for a cup of tea." Ye Xiaofeng stopped teasing Qingqing and answered in his normal voice.

"You... you wanted to invite me for tea?" Qingqing suddenly thought of something and looked up, only to see Ye Xiaofeng.

"Why is it you?" Qingqing was somewhat shocked. She had never imagined that Ye Xiaofeng was her boss.