Unscrupulous Merchant!

Impossible!

Dai Mubai blurted out, "How could a twelve-year-old possibly have that kind of strength and physique?"

"Why not?"

Xiao Wu planted her hands on her hips. "All three of us are twelve."

Dai Mubai looked as though he had been struck by lightning, his stiff gaze slowly turning toward Tang San.

Tang San nodded calmly. "We are indeed twelve. Brother Chen is only a few months older than us."

Dai Mubai sucked in a sharp breath. When he looked at Jiang Chen again, he was completely dazed.

He had always thought himself a genius. At fifteen, he had reached level thirty-seven, enough to be proud among his peers.

But these three before him... they were practically monsters!

Especially that golden-eyed boy. At twelve, he could crush him with sheer physical strength. His Soul Power Level was probably no low either.

Dai Mubai suddenly felt a burning pain across his face.

He had actually shamelessly claimed that they were relying on an age advantage...

"Now do you know who has the age advantage?" Xiao Wu added with a grin, twisting the knife.

Dai Mubai's face alternated between green and white. His lips moved, but in the end, he said nothing. Lowering his head, he strode quickly toward the hotel entrance.

Seeing this, his two female companions hurried after him.

At the doorway, Dai Mubai paused and looked back at Jiang Chen deeply, his expression complicated.

There was shock, unwillingness, and a trace of... barely perceptible envy.

In the end, he pushed open the door and left without a word, his retreating figure carrying a hint of embarrassment.

"That's it? He's leaving?" Xiao Wu curled her lips. "I thought he was going to spit out some tough talk."

"He was probably too shaken up."

Tang San looked at Jiang Chen and smiled. "Brother Chen, you made someone question his whole life again."

Jiang Chen shrugged. "What does that have to do with me? He was the one who wanted to fight."

He turned and walked to the front desk, waving at the still-stunned attendant.

"We'll take that room. Please show us the way."

"Ah? Oh, oh! Yes, yes!"

The attendant snapped out of his daze and hurriedly dug out the key, leading the three upstairs with great respect.

As he walked, he kept sneaking glances at Jiang Chen from the corner of his eye.

He was already this powerful at twelve, and so handsome too.

Unfortunately, such a dazzling genius belonged to a world entirely separate from theirs.

Rose Hotel · Couples' Themed Suite.

The moment the door opened, all three fell silent.

The entire room was decorated in pink, with a heart-shaped canopy bed and exaggerated heart-themed oil paintings hanging on the walls.

A sweet, cloying rose scent drifted through the air. There was even a pair of swan-shaped candlesticks with entwined necks on the bedside table. One look was enough to tell that they were far from innocent.

At the sight, Xiao Wu's cheeks flushed faintly, and her rabbit ears twitched unconsciously.

"As expected of a room favored by hooligans. It's really improper."

Tang San gave a light cough and looked away. "How about... we change hotels?"

Jiang Chen remained calm. He entered the room, looked it over, then sat down on the sofa.

"Why change? We'll make do for one night. There are three of us anyway. What could possibly happen?"

"Then are you sleeping on the bed?" Xiao Wu asked, blushing.

Jiang Chen glanced at her. "I'll sleep on the sofa, Tang San will sleep on the floor, and you'll take the bed."

Xiao Wu blinked and looked at the pink sofa beneath Jiang Chen. "That sofa doesn't seem long enough. Won't you be uncomfortable?"

The person assigned to sleep on the floor: "???"

But since they had already booked the room, it did not seem right to cancel now. The three decided to make do for the night.

After resting for an hour, Xiao Wu was fully revived and began urging them to go shopping again.

"Women are such a hassle."

Jiang Chen grumbled, but Xiao Wu kept pestering him, so he could only get up unwillingly.

Hearing Jiang Chen's complaint, Xiao Wu curled her lips. Rarely, she did not argue back. Instead, she looked at Tang San, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor, and asked tentatively.

"Tang San, are you going shopping?"

Tang San opened his eyes, looked at the two of them, and shook his head. "I plan to cultivate in the room this afternoon, so I won't be going."

He had indeed been provoked by the strength Jiang Chen had displayed in the lobby.

They were the same age, yet Brother Chen had defeated level-thirty-seven Dai Mubai with a single strike.

Even if he could defeat Dai Mubai himself, he definitely could not do it as effortlessly as Brother Chen.

"If you're not going, forget it. We're leaving, then."

As Xiao Wu spoke, she grabbed Jiang Chen's arm and pulled him toward the door, as if afraid Tang San might change his mind.

Feeling the girl's unique warmth and fragrance, goosebumps instantly rose all over Jiang Chen.

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not like I can't walk."

"Hurry up, I'm hungry."

"Didn't you just eat?"

"Oh, come on..."

The door slammed shut with a bang.

Tang San, sitting cross-legged on the floor, stared blankly at the door for a while. Then he gave a bitter smile, closed his eyes, and immersed himself in cultivation again.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen, who had been dragged out of the hotel by Xiao Wu, wore a lifeless expression.

"Could you slow down? Those shops aren't going anywhere."

Xiao Wu dragged Jiang Chen through the streets and alleys of Suotuo City.

The girl seemed curious about every stall they passed. Before long, he was carrying a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts and a rabbit-head plush doll.

"That's enough. If you buy any more, I won't be able to carry it all." Jiang Chen said helplessly.

He was not about to use the Green Lotus Pendant to store things like this.

"Got it!"

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and was about to pull him onward.

At that moment, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped, his gaze falling on an inconspicuous shop at the street corner.

The storefront was narrow. A round emblem was engraved on its sign, and a wooden board leaned beside the door with the words "No Bargaining" scrawled across it.

Jiang Chen's gaze lingered on the round emblem for several seconds before the corners of his lips lifted slightly.

"Come on. I'll take you treasure hunting."

Carrying the chestnuts and plush doll, Jiang Chen walked inside.

"This shop is so rundown. What good stuff could it possibly have?"

Xiao Wu followed curiously, not forgetting to complain.

The instant they entered, a stale, moldy smell hit them in the face.

The shop was even narrower inside than it appeared from outside. In the dim light, shelves were piled high with all sorts of miscellaneous items.

Behind the counter, a middle-aged man lay dozing in a rocking chair, his body swaying slowly with it.

The man looked to be in his fifties, with a sturdy build, prominent cheekbones, and a jutting chin that gave him a crafty, calculating air.

Pinching her nose, Xiao Wu muttered softly, "You can find treasure in a place like this? Isn't he just selling junk...?"

Jiang Chen ignored her, his gaze sweeping quickly across the shelves.

Soon, he stopped before an unremarkable wooden box in the corner.

A layer of dust covered the box's surface, and its edges were somewhat rotten, but through the crack, a faint dark golden glow could be seen inside.

"Boss, how much for this?" Jiang Chen asked, pointing at the wooden box.

Hearing the movement, the middle-aged man cracked open his eyes and replied casually, "One hundred Gold Soul Coins. No bargaining."

"One hundred?!" Xiao Wu nearly jumped up. "You're charging one hundred Gold Soul Coins for a broken box like this? You might as well rob people outright! You'd make money a lot faster than scamming them!"

After being influenced by Jiang Chen these past few years, Xiao Wu had developed quite a sharp tongue herself.

It could be said that aside from Jiang Chen, she had never lost to anyone in a battle of words.