Chrysanthemum Douluo Weeps, Joyfully Added to Observation List

Watching the Extraordinary Velvet Chrysanthemum vanish into thin air in Lin Feng's hand, Chrysanthemum Douluo turned to stone.

He stood frozen in place, his wide eyes filled with disbelief, as if he had been struck by lightning.

"It... it's confiscated?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice was so faint it was barely audible, and his face turned as pale as paper in an instant.

The next second, the reality of the immortal herb's disappearance finally shattered his psychological defenses.

"Ahhhhh!"

A heart-wrenching scream erupted from Chrysanthemum Douluo's throat, a sound so shrill that Hu Liena and the others couldn't help but shudder.

"My Extraordinary Velvet Chrysanthemum! My Extraordinary Velvet Chrysanthemum!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice cracked, thick with a wailing sob.

His legs gave way, and he collapsed onto the floor, his eyes instantly turning red.

"Senior! Senior, please have mercy!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo wept so bitterly that his face was a mess of tears and snot.

Where was the dignity of a Title Douluo now?

He looked exactly like a spoiled child who had just had his favorite toy snatched away.

"I was wrong! I truly know I was wrong!"

"I shouldn't have tried to dine and dash! I shouldn't have ignored your advice! And I certainly shouldn't have wasted your fine food!"

"I beg you! Please, give the Extraordinary Velvet Chrysanthemum back to me!"

Hu Liena stared blankly at the scene, unable to process what was happening for a long time.

Yan and Xie Yue exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

"Has Elder Chrysanthemum... completely lost it?"

"No kidding! Would you be able to keep it together if it were you?"

Xie Yue whispered back, "That's an immortal herb capable of helping a Title Douluo break through! To watch a massive opportunity slip through your fingers right before your eyes—who could handle that?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo was still there, wailing to the heavens:

"Senior, I promise! I swear! I swear on my life that I will never make this mistake again!"

"Please, just forgive me this once!"

"I'm willing to compensate you! I can pay more! I'll pay double the price! No, ten times is fine!"

As he spoke, Chrysanthemum Douluo scrambled up from the floor, his trembling hands reaching for his storage soul tool.

Watching Chrysanthemum Douluo in such a pathetic state, the displeasure in Lin Feng's heart instantly dissipated quite a bit.

Trying to dine and dash, were you?

Ignoring my advice, were you?

Know regret now, do you?

However, on the surface, Lin Feng maintained his indifferent posture.

He waved his hand languidly:

"Don't waste your time."

"Those are the rules here; those who break them do not deserve the reward."

"It doesn't matter how much money you offer; it's useless."

Hearing this, the last glimmer of hope in Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes was completely extinguished.

He slumped onto the floor, staring blankly at the ceiling, looking as if his soul had left his body.

Just as Chrysanthemum Douluo sat there in despair, an annoying voice drifted over from the side.

"Elder Chrysanthemum, if you had known it would come to this, why act that way in the first place?"

Yan's face was plastered with an "I told you so" expression. "We told you not to be impulsive from the start. If you had just eaten and drawn your prize honestly, you would have already gotten the immortal herb."

As soon as these words were spoken, they pierced into Chrysanthemum Douluo's heart like a steel needle.

"That's right! Why didn't I listen to them!" Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly realized, and in his frustration, he slapped himself hard across the face.

Smack!

The crisp sound was jarringly loud in the quiet shop.

"How could I be so stupid! So stupid!" Chrysanthemum Douluo cursed himself as he slapped, his alluring face turning bright red from the impact.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue's eyelids twitched as they watched; this Title Douluo, usually so high and mighty, now looked exactly like a fool who wanted to bash his head against a wall in regret.

"If I had just come in and eaten properly from the start, none of this mess would have happened."

The more Chrysanthemum Douluo thought about it, the more he regretted it, wishing he could travel back an hour and give himself a massive slap.

"The Extraordinary Velvet Chrysanthemum... my Extraordinary Velvet Chrysanthemum..."

At this moment, Lin Feng's voice rang out once more, his tone still so indifferent that it made one's heart race with anxiety.

"Yue Guan."

Hearing Lin Feng call his name, Chrysanthemum Douluo shuddered all over and hurriedly raised his head.

"Sen... Senior, do you have any other instructions?"

Lin Feng slowly leaned back into his rocking chair and lazily stretched his limbs.

"In light of your performance today, I have decided to place you on the observation list."

Chrysanthemum Douluo stared blankly at Lin Feng, his mind unable to process the information.

"Senior, what is an observation list?"

Lin Feng half-closed his eyes, his tone languid: "Just as the name implies, it is a list for priority observation."

"Your performance today was very poor, so poor that I didn't even want to deal with you."

"But considering this is your first offense, I will reluctantly give you a chance."

Hearing this, a flicker of hope instantly ignited in Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes.

"Senior! Do you mean..."

Lin Feng yawned and continued in a slow, measured pace: "The observation period is three months."

"Within these three months, if you dare to commit the same mistake again..."

He paused, his gaze suddenly turning dangerous.

"You will be blacklisted directly, and never allowed to enter the shop again."

These words struck like a bolt of lightning, leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo scorched and stunned.

Never allowed to enter the shop again?

Wouldn't that mean he would never have the chance to obtain immortal herbs ever again?

"Senior! I promise! I swear!" Chrysanthemum Douluo was so agitated he almost knelt down again. "I will absolutely never make such a mistake again!"

"I swear by my martial soul! I swear by my life!"

Yan curled his lip from the side: "Elder Chrysanthemum, you swore the same thing just a moment ago."

Chrysanthemum Douluo instantly bristled: "You brat! You're still there making snide remarks!"

"If you three little rascals hadn't insisted on dragging me here to verify something, would I have ended up in this situation?"

Hu Liena muttered softly: "It was clearly you who wouldn't listen to advice..."

"What did you say?!"

"Nothing... I didn't say anything..."

Seeing that these people were about to start an argument in his shop, Lin Feng gave a light cough.

In an instant, the entire shop became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Watching the group settle down, Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

He looked up at the clock on the wall and spoke lazily.

"Alright, business hours for today are over."

Lin Feng yawned and swept his gaze over the people in the shop.

"All of you go back. Eat your meals and come back tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo felt quite uneasy.

He had just been placed on the observation list, and he didn't know if he would still be able to come in to eat during these three months.

"Senior, then tomorrow..."

"If you want to come tomorrow, then come. If you don't want to, then don't."

Lin Feng glanced at him indifferently, his tone full of disdain.

"In any case, my shop isn't missing a disobedient customer like you."

Chrysanthemum Douluo let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly nodded and bowed.

"Yes, yes, Senior is right! Please get some good rest, Senior!"

By the time Chrysanthemum Douluo was helped out the door by Yan and Xie Yue, moonlight had already spilled across the entire street.

"Elder Chrysanthemum, are you alright?" Hu Liena asked with concern.

"Alright? Alright my foot!" Chrysanthemum Douluo was on the verge of tears. "I have never been this stuffed in my entire life!"

Just then, Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly remembered something and whipped his head around.

"Wait!" He hurriedly broke free from Yan and Xie Yue's support and stumbled back toward the shop. "We haven't even asked for that senior's honorable name yet!"

However, the moment Chrysanthemum Douluo turned back, they happened to see Lin Feng wave his hand casually inside the shop, causing the door to close automatically.

Even more shocking was the sentence that clearly echoed in their ears.

"My name is Lin Feng, merely an ordinary restaurant owner."