Daily Life

"Uh!" Jiang Liu said, slightly embarrassed, "Hai-ge, I've already completed Bone Forging! I'm currently in Blood Exchange."

"Oh? You kid! How are you so fast? No wonder the hall master thinks so highly of you! Not bad at all!" Lin Hai said excitedly, unconsciously channeling the Blood Essence of a Ranked martial artist into his hand and patting Jiang Liu on the shoulder.

"Hiss!" Jiang Liu immediately felt his shoulder go numb, followed by a sharp pain. He couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Jiang Liu seriously suspected that Lin Hai was retaliating, unable to stand that he was more talented than him. It's a pity that he can't beat him right now, or he would give him a piece of his mind.

When Lin Hai saw Jiang Liu's pained expression, his face froze. He awkwardly released his hand and said with an embarrassed smile, "Sorry! Jiang brother, I got a little too excited just now and didn't realize how heavy my hand was!"

Jiang Liu circulated his Blood Essence to relieve the pain, and it took a while before he felt a little better.

Lin Hai sensed the circulation of Jiang Liu's Blood Essence and realized that Jiang Liu had indeed completed Bone Forging. He couldn't help but marvel in his heart! What a freak!

He thought that he was already a third-rank martial artist before the age of thirty, which was considered a genius in the Fallen Blossom Gang.

But compared to Jiang Liu, he was a bit lacking. Jiang Liu was only sixteen years old, and he would definitely be Ranked before next year. He was almost twenty when he became Ranked.

He had to know that he had built a foundation and practiced martial arts since he was a child to have the strength he has today. And Jiang Liu had only been practicing martial arts for a year. Thinking of this, Lin Hai felt even more speechless.

Huff! Jiang Liu exhaled a breath of stale air. He reached out and rubbed his sore shoulder, looking at Lin Hai with annoyance and said, "Hai-ge, if you use a little more strength! My arm would be useless!"

"Uh! Sorry, Jiang brother! It won't happen next time, your brother will make it up to you. Let's go, I'll take you to eat something good. And we'll go to our hall to report!" Lin Hai said, pulling Jiang Liu along.

Jiang Liu's daily necessities had already been packed and placed in the room. Now, they were being carried by the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall members, who followed Lin Hai to find Jiang Liu.

"Hai-ge, wait a minute, I have a brother who is also going to report!" Jiang Liu quickly said.

"You mean Wang Zhuang? He probably saw that you didn't come back and left on his own. It's okay, you'll see him at the Hunting Eagle Hall later."

"Alright!" Jiang Liu said, casually taking the package handed over by the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall member, and followed Lin Hai out of the Fallen Blossom Gang's main gate.

Lin Hai led Jiang Liu to Gathering Wealth Street and entered the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. He saw that the large hall was bustling with people, indicating that business was good.

As soon as Lin Hai entered the door, he shouted, "Shopkeeper, bring us a jar of your Immortal Brew and a few of your signature dishes!"

The shopkeeper, who was calculating accounts at the counter, looked up and said, "Oh, it's Chief Lin! Okay! Coming right up!" He turned his head and gave instructions.

Lin Hai led Jiang Liu to a window seat on the second floor. The second floor was much quieter than the first floor. Jiang Liu looked up and observed that the third floor seemed to be private rooms.

The waiter immediately came over with a rag to clean the table and pour tea, saying, "Master Lin, please rest! The wine and dishes will be here soon."

Lin Hai waved his hand and said, "Stop messing around here! Hurry down and tell the kitchen to get started!"

"Okay, Master Lin!" The waiter said, bowing, and turned to go downstairs.

"Lin brother, do you know what the most famous thing about this Drunken Immortal Pavilion is?" Lin Hai asked pretentiously.

"What?" Jiang Liu's response was perfectly timed.

"It's this Immortal Brew," Lin Hai said triumphantly.

"Oh! What's so special about it?" Jiang Liu continued to play along.

"Because this Immortal Brew can stimulate a martial artist's Blood Essence, especially for Body Refinement martial artists who are building their foundation, it's even more beneficial. It's as if it was brewed by immortals, so it's called Immortal Brew," Lin Hai said didactically.

"Then this wine isn't cheap, is it?" Jiang Liu asked with slight curiosity. He thought, this is just hunger marketing!

"The price isn't the problem! The problem is that the daily quantity is small, and not everyone can drink it. I'm only getting a share because of Master Lin's favor!" Lin Hai said proudly.

"Ah! Then the wine that so many people are drinking on the first floor isn't this Immortal Brew?" Jiang Liu asked curiously.

"Of course not! Where would they get so much Immortal Brew to supply? They usually drink Immortal Nectar. Although the names are only one word different, the effects are far apart. This one is supplied without limit. Immortal Brew is only available on the second floor and above, and it's supplied in limited quantities," Lin Hai explained.

This Immortal Nectar wouldn't be the Immortal Brew diluted and then sold, would it? This business is really awesome! Jiang Liu thought.

Jiang Liu looked around and found that there were only a few tables of people sitting sparsely, and said, "Not everyone is qualified to come to this second floor, right?"

"That's for sure! It's a symbol of status!" Lin Hai said proudly.

Looking at Lin Hai's smug expression, Jiang Liu asked, "Then why don't we go to the third floor?"

"Uh!" Lin Hai suddenly seemed to be choked, unable to speak, and finally muttered, "I can't go to the third floor!"

Jiang Liu laughed inwardly, knowing that this was the case. He had experienced countless marketing routines like this in his previous life.