Dao God Sect Divine Maiden Ye Hongyu

This city was not far from Fruit Mountain, only about a hundred li away. It had long since become overcrowded, and Jiang Chen and the others were already considered late arrivals.

"Brother Jiang Chen, let's enter the city and find somewhere to settle down first. We can head over once the divine mountain opens."

"Sounds good," Jiang Chen replied.

"Esteemed guests, what do you need?"

Inside an elegantly decorated inn, Jiang Chen and Li Jiang stood before the counter as the waiter hurried over to ask.

The inn's business was booming. Jiang Chen looked around and said, "One room."

"My apologies, esteemed guests, but our inn has no rooms left. Why not try somewhere else?"

"Brother Jiang Chen, let's look elsewhere."

The two visited inns of every size throughout the city, but without exception, every one was full.

"Brother Jiang Chen, only these last two are left. Looks like we'll be sleeping on the streets," Li Jiang sighed.

Jiang Chen comforted him. "Let's hope not."

Jiang Chen thought about it. As someone with the Destiny System, if he ended up sleeping on the streets, he would probably be the least impressive system holder of them all, right?

"Brother Li, shall we go in and ask?"

The two entered an inn. "Waiter, do you have any rooms left?"

"My apologies, esteemed guest. As you know, Fruit Mountain is about to open, and many people have come to our Clear Moon City. We only have one lowest-grade room left."

Seeing that the two were plainly dressed, the waiter said somewhat awkwardly, "It costs one hundred Divine Soul Coins per day. What do you think?"

"One hundred Divine Soul Coins a day? It's normally only one Divine Soul Coin! Why don't you just rob us?!" Li Jiang snapped.

"Esteemed guest, rare things are naturally valuable, and prices rise accordingly. If you won't stay, someone else will," the waiter said coldly.

He could tell these two were not rich. Two poor bastards, and they still had the nerve to complain?

Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully triggering a choice:

Choice One: Teach the waiter a harsh lesson for his disdain and contempt.

Reward: One million Divine Soul Coins.

Choice Two: Scornfully retort that even dogs would not sleep in a low-grade room, leave with overwhelming swagger.

Reward: Ten million Divine Soul Coins.

Jiang Chen really wanted to teach this snob a lesson, but the system's reward was simply too generous. In a place filled with geniuses, it was not wise to cause a commotion.

"System, I choose Two."

"Congratulations, host, for making your choice. You have received ten million Divine Soul Coins."

"You fucking snob! Even dogs wouldn't sleep in your low-grade rooms, and you still have the nerve to bark?!"

"Trash will always be trash. You'll never amount to anything! The customer is your father, and this is your attitude?"

Jiang Chen took ten thousand Divine Soul Coins from the system space and tossed them before the counter. "See these? You won't earn this much even in your whole damn life!"

"Owner, get your ass out here!"

Before long, a burly, stout man jogged over to Jiang Chen. When he saw the gleaming Divine Soul Coins on the counter, he became even more respectful. "May I ask what you require, young master?"

Jiang Chen pointed at the waiter. "Fire this snob, and this money is yours!"

"Owner, I-I've worked diligently for you for twenty years! Even if I have no merit, I've put in hard work!"

The inns of Clear Moon City did excellent business every day, especially before Fruit Mountain opened, and the waiter's wages were quite generous.

At such a busy time, they needed all the help they could get.

After pondering for a moment, the middle-aged man said, "Young master, why lower yourself to argue with a waiter?"

"How about I make him apologize to you two?"

Jiang Chen looked at the smug waiter and said slowly, "I'll double it."

"Certainly, esteemed guest."

"You piece of shit, you're fired! Get the hell out of here right now!"

The waiter's smile froze.

"Owner, you can't fire me! I have an old mother above me and a wife and children below me waiting to be fed! How am I supposed to live?!"

"If you don't get out, I'll hand you over to the law enforcement team!"

"You damn fool, you have no sense at all! You've been secretly taking things out of the inn, and I've always turned a blind eye. I've put up with you for a long time now. Get lost!"

The moment he heard "law enforcement team," the waiter's face turned pale with terror. He immediately fled the inn and vanished from sight.

"My apologies, esteemed guests."

The owner spoke with a fawning smile.

Jiang Chen tossed out ten thousand Divine Soul Coins, then left the inn with Li Jiang without giving the owner so much as a glance.

"Take care, God of Wealth."

"Brother Jiang Chen, where did you get so many Divine Soul Coins? That was twenty thousand Divine Soul Coins! You just gave them away like that?"

"I'll go get them back for you."

Li Jiang was about to enter the inn when Jiang Chen grabbed him.

"It's only twenty thousand Divine Soul Coins. Tell me, didn't that feel great? If we go back for it now, where would our pride be?"

Li Jiang was momentarily speechless. Throwing away twenty thousand Divine Soul Coins just to fire a waiter—even someone as rich as a nation should not squander money like that, right?

Huh? Wait!

"Brother Jiang Chen is so rich, so why didn't he even have money for the ferry?"

Jiang Chen scratched his head awkwardly. Then, as if thinking of something, he patted Li Jiang on the shoulder. "Brother Li, I'm a rich second-generation kid out here to experience life. You get it?"

Jiang Chen then took out one hundred thousand Divine Soul Coins and handed them to Li Jiang.

Li Jiang looked at the heavy Divine Soul Coins in his hands and suddenly understood. So it had been a test for me!

"Brother Li, let's go. We'll ask at the last one."

The last inn was extravagantly decorated, arguably the finest in all of Clear Moon City. "Owner, do you still have rooms?"

Only the owner stood behind the counter. The inn was not as noisy as the others, instead carrying a comfortable quietness.

"Esteemed guests, there is one Heaven-grade room remaining. For ten thousand Divine Soul Coins, you may stay until the divine mountain opens."

"The Heaven-grade room is spacious enough for five or six people, and its furnishings are absolutely the best in Clear Moon City."

"Wait, owner. Twenty thousand Divine Soul Coins. I'll take it."

Jiang Chen was just about to pay when a voice sounded behind him.

Which blind idiot... a fairy!

Jiang Chen turned around, and the curse that had nearly left his mouth abruptly stopped. A woman in a pink dress approached, her face untouched by makeup, her temperament utterly extraordinary.

Jiang Chen did not understand why his heart was beating so quickly. Perhaps... this was what it felt like to fall for someone.

"I am Ye Hongyu of the Dao God Sect. I hope you two gentlemen can give the room to me."

Ye Hongyu spoke with a faint smile, making it feel as though one had entered a fragrant, radiant spring.

"We got here first. Why should we give it to you?"

"Because you're pretty?"

Jiang Chen said stubbornly.

They had searched everywhere and finally found a room. Did she think she could just demand it and get it?

"Brother Jiang Chen, she is Ye Hongyu, the divine maiden of the Dao God Sect, one of the twelve top powers. We should not make an enemy of her," Li Jiang whispered into Jiang Chen's ear.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully triggering a choice:

Choice One: Because you are pretty, firmly refuse to yield the room.

Choice Two: Since the divine maiden has asked, give it to her.

Choice Three: Invite Ye Hongyu to stay with you.

Jiang Chen chose Three without a second thought. Though it was difficult, he already had a full set of Soul Bones. Increasing his soul power was what mattered most.

"System, I choose Three."