Translator: AnubisTL
"Hey, kid, are you blind?" Chu Youhuan's beautiful eyes widened as she shouted at Gu Feng from a close distance.
The fragrance around her grew more intense. Her skin was as smooth as cream, her delicate features complemented by long, fluttering eyelashes. Gu Feng couldn't help but show an admiring gaze, marveling at her unparalleled beauty.
"What are you waiting for? Move!" Chu Youhuan's scolding voice came again. Gu Feng snapped out of it, quickly pushing himself up from the ground.
Wait—why is the ground so soft? Gu Feng looked down at his hands in surprise. He was startled to find that his hands had landed on the most inappropriate spot. When he looked back at Chu Youhuan, her eyelids were twitching, her flawless face flushed with anger, clearly on the verge of exploding.
"Boom—"
A wave of spiritual power, like a tidal wave, sent Gu Feng flying. He crashed heavily into the stone gate behind him, creating a loud noise.
Gu Feng immediately woke up from his daze and shouted, "Senior Sister Chu, this is the Outer Sect. Don't be impulsive!"
Chu Youhuan didn't care. In a flash, she appeared in front of Gu Feng, her arm like a lotus root reaching out to grab his collar, lifting him up.
"Kid, you came back a long time ago. Why are you avoiding me? Are you trying to ditch your responsibilities?"
Huh? Gu Feng was momentarily stunned. He thought Chu Youhuan would beat him up over the earlier misunderstanding.
"I did come back early, but I wasn't avoiding you. I've been refining pills day and night!" Gu Feng felt a bit relieved and said with a smile.
"Humph, don't think I don't know. Before you went out on that Outer Sect mission, you had already prepared a batch of Bone Cleansing Pills!" Chu Youhuan snarled.
"Right, I did prepare a batch of Bone Cleansing Pills, but you took another plot of land. The current stock of pills isn't enough to support 40,000 cultivation chambers in the restrooms!
Can you let me go first? That slap of yours almost killed me!" Gu Feng said with a playful grin.
Chu Youhuan's eyes flickered with astonishment as she looked at Gu Feng in disbelief. Earlier, she hadn't controlled her strength well. Even a Qi Refinement eighth-level cultivator might not have walked away unscathed from that slap.
Yet Gu Feng seemed completely unharmed, bearing her slap with such ease and nonchalance. His physical defense was simply outrageous.
Suppressing her shock, Chu Youhuan glanced at Gu Feng and said skeptically, "Is that so?"
"Absolutely! We need to sell the pills in large quantities at once to create a sensation and drive demand for your restroom cultivation chambers. Otherwise, you'll be looking at losses!" Gu Feng said seriously.
"Are the pills ready now?" Chu Youhuan thought for a moment and found some logic in his words. The Bone Cleansing Pills needed to reach a certain quantity to ensure more cultivators could buy them, highlighting the scarcity of the restroom cultivation chambers. This would allow her to lease them all out before the Outer Sect disciples could react.
"Almost there!" Gu Feng scratched his head awkwardly.
"How much longer?"
"About ten days to half a month, maybe longer!"
At this, Chu Youhuan's hair seemed to stand on end as her anger erupted. She was now almost certain that Gu Feng was deliberately stalling.
She clenched her fists, wanting to pummel Gu Feng, but she didn't dare. She realized she had completely lost the upper hand. Gu Feng could afford to wait; the pills could be sold at any time. But she had invested real money into this. Without the pills, the restroom cultivation chambers couldn't be leased. She couldn't afford to wait!
Huffing heavily, she calmed herself down and looked at Gu Feng. "I might not be cut out for business. I need you to help manage the restroom cultivation chambers. I'll give you 30% of the profits!"
This was a last resort. Chu Youhuan felt this was the only way to get Gu Feng to act with full effort.
"50%!"
"You're robbing me!" Chu Youhuan trembled with anger, almost ready to call it quits and let everyone lose money.
"30% is fine, but you have to add something else!"
At this, Chu Youhuan was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter. "You want the subsequent cultivation methods?"
Her beautiful face radiated confidence, feeling for the first time that she had the upper hand in the negotiation.
However, her laughter soon faltered as she noticed Gu Feng was no longer in front of her. Turning around, she saw him already heading down the steps, her smile freezing on her face.
Chu Youhuan's expression darkened. She couldn't figure out if Gu Feng's demand for the cultivation methods was genuine or just another excuse to stall. After all, before reaching the Innate Realm, one could freely switch cultivation methods. Using them as a threat seemed far-fetched.
Thinking this, Chu Youhuan stomped her foot, gritted her teeth, and quickly caught up.
"Gu Feng, do you want the subsequent cultivation methods or not?"
"I do," Gu Feng stopped and turned around, flashing a bright smile. "But looking at your arrogant demeanor, I feel like I can't afford your methods."
"Arrogant?" Chu Youhuan was momentarily stunned, forcing a smile. "I'm always like this. Let's talk properly~~"
While she smiled on the surface, inside she was seething with anger. As the fifth-ranked on the Inner Sect Heavenly Leaderboard of the Sunset Glow Sect, she was being manipulated by an Outer Sect disciple. If word got out, she'd become a laughingstock.
"Then let's talk?"
"We must talk. It's beneficial for both of us!" Chu Youhuan said seriously.
"Alright, let's find a restaurant and talk over a meal. You're paying!" Gu Feng's lips curved into a perfect smile, while Chu Youhuan's face turned green. "Fine, I'll pay, but no takeout!"
At this point, she didn't care about the cost of a meal. After weighing the pros and cons, she nodded in agreement.
The two arrived at the 'First Restaurant' and booked a private room. The room fee alone was 500 Spirit Stones, which made Chu Youhuan's heart ache. It was too extravagant. Even she, when she was in the Outer Sect, hadn't enjoyed such treatment.
Gu Feng wolfed down the food with gusto. Chu Youhuan watched the plates of exquisite dishes, feeling her wallet bleed. She patiently waited for Gu Feng to finish eating, but his next move infuriated her.
"I want 30% of the profits and the cultivation methods for the Postnatal and Innate Realms!"
After saying this, Gu Feng paused for ten breaths. Seeing Chu Youhuan remain silent, he pretended to get up.
"Are you robbing me? You want both the cultivation methods and 30% of the profits? What's left for me!!!
Am I your lackey?!" Chu Youhuan slammed Gu Feng against the wall, cursing and spitting in his face.
"Calm down, we're just negotiating," Gu Feng wiped the saliva off his face and said with a smile.
"How can I not be angry?!
To build 40,000 restroom cultivation chambers, I even took out high-interest loans, pouring everything into it. Because of your delays, I haven't dared to show my face..." Chu Youhuan grew more agitated, her eyes red and teary. "At most... I can give you 20% of the profits and the cultivation methods up to the Innate Realm."
Chu Youhuan squatted on the ground, burying her head in her knees, sneaking a glance at Gu Feng. Seeing him silent, she smiled secretly.
"Sigh—" Gu Feng sighed deeply. "I originally wanted 30% of the profits and the cultivation methods, but seeing you so pitiful, I'll settle for 35% of the profits and the cultivation methods. Not a penny less!"
Chu Youhuan, who had been silently chuckling under her breath, froze at his words. She shot up from the ground.
"What did you say?"
"Senior Sister Chu, you're the fifth-ranked on the Inner Sect Heavenly Leaderboard. Don't you think the image of you squatting on the ground, crying, is worth an extra 5% of the profits?" As he spoke, Gu Feng waved a Recording Stone in his hand, which he had obtained during a mission and kept for such occasions.
"You... you're shameless!!!" Chu Youhuan trembled with anger.
"Senior Sister Chu, I've done the math for you. After deducting construction costs and loan interest, even with 35% of the profits going to me, your Jade Maiden Sect can not only recover previous losses but also net a profit of nearly two million Spirit Stones!
Of course, with my 35% share, I'll also fulfill my obligations. I'll develop marketing strategies, train marketing personnel, and ensure all 40,000 restroom cultivation chambers are leased out at once.
Moreover, I can provide job opportunities for the unemployed members of your Jade Maiden Sect to sell pills, with salaries that are top-tier in the industry...
After today, you won't have to worry about anything!
Isn't it great to earn twenty million lying down?" Gu Feng's smooth talk, a mix of coaxing and deception, calmed Chu Youhuan's agitated emotions.
Her thoughts were muddled, and after much deliberation, she couldn't find any flaws. She signed the agreement in a daze.
On the way back, she suddenly realized what had happened and couldn't help but curse Gu Feng as a scoundrel!
For the past two months, her Jade Maiden Sect had been working tirelessly. To save on labor costs, she had her disciples act as workers, exhausting themselves daily. To boost morale, she, the sect leader, had even disguised herself and worked on the construction site for a few days. The psychological pressure from the debt collectors was another story!
After all that effort, she was only earning a measly two million Spirit Stones?!
The key point was that if her Jade Maiden Sect didn't cooperate with Gu Feng, they could earn two million Spirit Stones a month just by hunting Demon Beasts with a bit of effort!
It meant that after two months of hard work, they had essentially lost a month's income and her cultivation methods!
As for Gu Feng, he hadn't lifted a finger or spent a single coin, yet he gained 40,000 restroom cultivation chambers and the cultivation methods. He even found time to complete an Outer Sect mission, earning millions of Spirit Stones and a hefty amount of sect contribution points.
Chu Youhuan sadly realized that she had been played for a fool, losing big time.
In her bitterness, she silently vowed never to work with Gu Feng again after this. Trying to make money from him was harder than reaching the top of the Inner Sect Heavenly Leaderboard!
Gu Feng was a con artist. Doing business with him was worse than being robbed by him!
(End of the Chapter)
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