Temporary Retreat of the Approacher

When Sun Zhicheng asked, Meng Haoran felt uneasy.

If he weren't a member of the Meng Family, seeing the movements Sun Zhicheng had just demonstrated, he would have definitely bought the defensive talismans sold by the Lin Family as well.

Seeing Meng Haoran's hesitation, Sun Zhicheng asked again, "Hey, kid, what are you thinking about? I've done my part and said my piece, how do you plan to handle this?"

"We absolutely cannot back down at this moment!"

Meng Haoran tilted his head slightly, looking at the remaining onlookers by the door, and thought to himself, If I return Sun Zhicheng's Spirit Stones in front of them, then my Meng Family will have to be hesitant about selling any goods in the future. Most importantly, if our Meng Family opens this loophole for Sun Zhicheng, and the Lin and Chen Families find out, they will definitely find ways to use these underhanded tactics of returning goods until they bring down our Meng Family's Xinghua Meng Pavilion!

"Stall! Let's stall this Sun Zhicheng for now!"

With that thought, Meng Haoran looked up and said, "Fellow Daoist Sun, I have a proposal. See if it's feasible. You think the defensive talismans made by our Meng Family are not as good as those made by the Lin Family, right? Give me three days! Just three days! If after three days, I haven't given you a satisfactory answer, I will return the Spirit Stones for the talisman you purchased in front of everyone! What do you say?"

Sun Zhicheng repeatedly shook his head and replied, "No, no! I want my Spirit Stones returned now! I don't want anything else!"

How could Meng Haoran fulfill Sun Zhicheng's wish?

"Fellow Daoist Sun, just three days!"

Meng Haoran insisted, "After three days, if I can't give you a satisfactory answer, my Meng Family will not only return all your Spirit Stones, but we will also give you an additional one hundred Spirit Stones as compensation for your wasted wait of these three days! How about that?"

"One hundred Spirit Stones? Kid, are you serious?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhicheng was overjoyed. As a rogue cultivator without a stable income, all the Spirit Stones he possessed were earned by risking his life wandering the Tianyang Mountain Range.

Now, he only needed to wait three days to easily obtain one hundred Spirit Stones. This was like a pie falling from the sky, incredibly surprising!

"Although I am a junior of the Meng Family, as a member of the Meng Family, my words are never false. Just like our Xinghua Meng Pavilion, since it opened, we have never sold fake goods!"

Meng Haoran suddenly turned and looked at the remaining onlookers outside the door, raising his voice, "Everyone who happens to be here, please bear witness for me, Meng Haoran, and Fellow Daoist Sun Zhicheng. If after three days, I cannot give Fellow Daoist Sun a satisfactory answer regarding defensive talismans, I will not only return all his Spirit Stones, but I will also give him an additional one hundred Spirit Stones!"

As soon as this was said, it immediately drew cheers from the passersby outside the door.

"Good, good, good! We all heard it!"

"Hahaha! Is this kid crazy? Isn't he just giving away one hundred Spirit Stones to that scoundrel Sun Zhicheng for free?"

"Alas! If I had known there was such a good deal, I would have come to return my goods too!"

Seeing this, Sun Zhicheng had no more harsh words to say.

"Kid, you said it yourself! Three days! Just three days!"

Sun Zhicheng looked into Meng Haoran's eyes and held up three fingers, saying, "After three days, if you cannot give me a satisfactory answer and fail to keep your promise today, then we'll meet at the county yamen. Let the county magistrate make the decision!"

Meng Haoran cupped his fists, "Fellow Daoist Sun, everything will depend on three days from now!"

"Hmph! Farewell!"

With that, Sun Zhicheng flicked his sleeve and turned to leave.

After the main troublemaker left, the crowd of onlookers outside the door slowly dispersed.

"Brother Haoran, I bought it back!"

A junior from the Meng Family, disguised, ran into the backyard and handed the item in his hand to Meng Haoran.

After receiving it, Meng Haoran smiled and said, "Thank you. If you have nothing else, you can go about your business."

As soon as the Meng Family junior left, Meng Haoran placed the item on the table.

This item was the best-selling cultivation item from the Lin Family today.

"Five Elements Defensive Talisman!"

This talisman was the defensive talisman that Sun Zhicheng had brought back today.

"Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated!"

Meng Haoran whispered, "Since our Meng Family's defensive talismans are lagging behind, we must find the advantages from the Lin Family's Five Elements Defensive Talisman!"

As soon as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from outside the house again.

"Brother Haoran, how did things go?"

Meng Xiaoran's voice came from outside the door.

As Meng Haoran looked up, he saw the faces of Meng Xiaoran and Meng Luohai.

He quickly got up and said, "Clan Uncle Luohai, you're here!"

Meng Haoran organized his words and briefly recounted to Meng Luohai how he had persuaded Sun Zhicheng to leave, and then explained the reason for purchasing this Lin Family "Five Elements Defensive Talisman."

After listening, Meng Luohai let out a slight sigh and praised, "Haoran, you handled this matter well. Maintaining the reputation of our Xinghua Meng Pavilion is the top priority, and you accomplished that. Furthermore, using the allure of Spirit Stones to stabilize Sun Zhicheng's emotions is even more pleasing to me!"

Meng Haoran replied, "Clan Uncle Luohai, it was a last resort. If I hadn't done so, Sun Zhicheng would have caused a scene. It's a small matter if it escalates to the county yamen, but if it causes customers to lose faith in our Xinghua Meng Pavilion, that would be a much greater loss!"

Meng Xiaoran, listening to their conversation, interjected, "Clan Uncle Luohai, Brother Haoran, what should we do now? We only have three days left. If we can't give that scoundrel Sun Zhicheng a satisfactory answer after three days, we will not only lose one hundred Spirit Stones for nothing, but we will also lose the century-old reputation our Xinghua Meng Pavilion has built in Qingyang County!"

Meng Luohai said coldly, "What to do? Of course, we need to study this Lin Family's Five Elements Defensive Talisman carefully! Uncover the advantages of the talismans developed by the Lin Family! And then combine them with our Meng Family's defensive talismans!"

"Perfect! This Lin Family's Five Elements Defensive Talisman was just bought. Clan Uncle Luohai, you are the master talisman craftsman of our Meng Family. I'm sure it won't take three days for you to decipher the Lin Family's Five Elements Defensive Talisman!"

Meng Haoran flattered, "By then, our Meng Family's newest model of defensive talisman will be developed by you, Clan Uncle Luohai!"

Flattery, no matter how old or how skillful the person, cannot resist praise.

Meng Luohai, at his age and cultivation level, couldn't resist the praise and smiled, "Hehe! While it might be a bit early to say, in front of you two, your uncle has that confidence!"

Meng Haoran looked at the "Five Elements Defensive Talisman" on the table and said with some anticipation, "Clan Uncle Luohai, shall we start now!"

.:wap.

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