Tonight's bill is all on Young Master Lu!

Lu Qian had never forgotten his purpose in coming here, but a mere Tang San really posed little challenge to him.

So Lu Qian soon shifted his attention to the Shrek Seven Devils. Aside from Tang San, he had no intention of letting the other six slip by either.

For someone like Ma Hongjun, who had little backing but excellent talent, Lu Qian planned to take him on as a subordinate so he could serve Spirit Hall when the time came.

But with someone like Dai Mubai, Lu Qian felt that befriending him would certainly be no easy task. He was lecherous, overbearing, and so haughty his eyes sat above his head, and even after befriending him, there would be little use to be made of him.

If Dai Mubai really became emperor of the Star Luo Empire in the future, how could he possibly not guard against Spirit Hall?

He might very well even oppose Spirit Hall in secret!

But if he did not become emperor of the Star Luo Empire, what use would Spirit Hall have for him?

So, after weighing everything up, Lu Qian decided to abandon the idea of befriending Dai Mubai, and even oppose him outright!

Since he wanted to prevent the Shrek Seven Devils from coming together, he would need a fuse to light the fire, and Dai Mubai was currently the best choice.

Moreover, Lu Qian had already successfully intensified the conflict between Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. Once a rift formed, repairing it would not be so easy.

Lu Qian had thought of all this the moment he first laid eyes on Dai Mubai, and he had carried out his plan perfectly.

Right now, Dai Mubai's head was filled with nothing but the thought of burying Lu Qian under money!

"You dared come here and make a spectacle of yourself with a measly thousand Gold Soul Coins?"

With that, Dai Mubai tossed a full two thousand Gold Soul Coins right in front of Lu Qian, in full view of everyone.

"Here's some pocket money from your grandpa. Take it and get lost!"

After saying that, Dai Mubai wore an utterly disdainful expression, as though he were shooing away a stray dog.

As the saying went, a true man knew when to bend and when to stand tall, and there were a full two thousand Gold Soul Coins lying before Lu Qian.

Everyone waited for Lu Qian's response. Would he back down and take the two thousand Gold Soul Coins, or keep going head-to-head with this Young Master Dai?

"Ha ha."

Lu Qian laughed, then placed every Gold Soul Coin he had brought with him onto the table.

A full five thousand!

"I didn't bring much with me, but your two thousand Gold Soul Coins really don't catch my eye. Everyone! Tonight's bill is all on me, Young Master Lu!"

"Woo-hoo!"

A wave of cheers rang out through Yixiang Pavilion.

With this move, Lu Qian had actually pulled everyone over to his side.

Ma Hongjun stood dumbfounded beside him. What a dazzling display of showing off!

Lu Qian felt immensely pleased as well. He had never expected that he would one day get to recreate Young Master Zhao's iconic scene. The feeling really was thrilling!

As Yixiang Pavilion instantly came alive around him, Dai Mubai's expression turned extremely ugly.

Although he was the Second Prince of the Star Luo Empire, he had fled here to escape the schemes of the First Prince, Dai Weisi.

Dai Mubai did indeed have some money on him, but if he kept competing with Lu Qian, he might end up drawing water with a bamboo basket and have nothing to show for it.

And as he watched Lu Qian's calm, confident expression, Dai Mubai was already starting to lose his nerve.

However, when Lu Qian saw Dai Mubai fall silent, he immediately said to him:

"Young Master Dai, was it? If you're backing down, then take your money and get out. Sorry, I've booked the whole place today. Hahahaha!"

Mocked by Lu Qian once again, the anger Dai Mubai had just suppressed with reason flared right back up!

"Bullshit! I am the illustrious Young Master Dai! How could I let some bastard from who knows where steal my spotlight!"

"Someone! Withdraw twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins from this card! I, Young Master Dai, am booking the whole place too, and then you can throw this piece of trash out!"

Dai Mubai took out a diamond-studded soul coin card and handed it to the madam beside him.

Then he shot Lu Qian a provocative look and demanded sharply:

"Well, brat? Have you got any money left?"

"Take a guess."

Lu Qian smiled faintly at Dai Mubai. Though he appeared breezily unconcerned, inwardly he was starting to panic.

There was indeed a card in his Storage Soul Tool, but it was a black soul coin card, and Lu Qian had never checked how many Gold Soul Coins it contained.

Dai Mubai's diamond-studded soul coin card, however, looked very high-grade at a glance. Surely it held quite a lot of Gold Soul Coins.

"Guess? If you don't have any, get lost! Your grandpa doesn't have the patience to play guessing games with you!"

Dai Mubai was utterly arrogant now, because he had seen Lu Qian's hesitant expression. Barring any surprises, he would win this round!

Young Master Dai was still Young Master Dai!

"All right, all right. Since you're so eager for a slap in the face, don't blame me."

Lu Qian took the black soul coin card out of his Storage Soul Tool. Before he could say anything, he heard Dai Mubai blurt out:

"A Black Gold Card!"

Lu Qian even made a point of glancing at his soul coin card. Sure enough, it had a ring of golden patterns on it.

Although Lu Qian did not know what this Black Gold Card represented, if it could astonish Dai Mubai so much, then it seemed that a winner between the two of them could be decided today.

"It's actually a Black Gold Card!"

The owner of Yixiang Pavilion, who had been watching from the shadows, now stepped out of his own accord. He approached Lu Qian and said with great respect:

"Hello, honored guest. I'm the owner here. Let's leave today's matter at this. I will personally give you an answer regarding the specific arrangements for compensation."

"All right, I'll give you that much face."

Lu Qian felt that he had achieved his goal, so with someone smoothing things over, he naturally took the offered way out.

"Brother Ma, shall we go take a look?"

Lu Qian turned to Ma Hongjun as he spoke.

"Huh? Oh! Oh, okay."

Ma Hongjun was already completely bewildered. To him, the clash between Lu Qian and Dai Mubai was like a battle between immortals.

As for Dai Mubai, he had calmed down considerably after seeing Lu Qian's Black Gold Card. The owner had not even glanced at him when he came out to smooth things over, which already said a great deal.

Still, Yixiang Pavilion handled things quite well. Another manager first announced that everything was free for everyone, then escorted Dai Mubai to a VIP room.

Meanwhile, Lu Qian took Ma Hongjun straight to the owner's private office. Faced with such an honored guest as Lu Qian, the owner took him very seriously.

Half an hour later, Lu Qian left Yixiang Pavilion with Ma Hongjun.

"Let's get something to eat and rest a bit first. We'll come back tonight to have fun!"

Lu Qian handed Ma Hongjun a VIP Card the owner of Yixiang Pavilion had given him. It contained precisely Lu Qian's five thousand Gold Soul Coins.

As the saying went, no merchant was without guile. After seeing Lu Qian off, the owner personally received Dai Mubai as well, likewise giving him a VIP Card for another establishment.

Dai Mubai might not match Lu Qian in wealth, but he was still a major customer. How could the owner let him slip away?