Chapter 38: Coming Back for a Beating?
The next morning...
"Hmm... it seems like I'll have to hunt some Demon Beasts tonight!" He muttered under his breath after looking at his stock of meat. 'Oh right, I also need to look at my Small World. I still haven't explored it fully.'
His eyes then glances on the side, where he can see the customers dining on the other side of the room. Wang Shinyu is going around and delivering their orders, while taking care of the empty tables and taking the dishes away.
'A lot of Cultivators has been coming here recently. It feels really exciting, seeing that they are being polite to me inside my shop. It makes me feel like a bigshot.' He thought with a grin, before his mind wanders once more. 'Though, I felt just serving them food is lacking. Maybe I should think about opening another shop?'
He can upgrade any types of object so long he considers it as his own. If he opens something like an auction house, maybe the Cultivators will like that. He recalls that Cultivators from most Xianxia novels he reads that they like looking at treasures, isn't it?
'Oh, I almost forgot. I was planning to give Old Wang and the others some upgraded stuffs. I really should get to that sooner. Maybe I'll give them all Rare tier items?' He thought, immediately recalling about his good friends.
A lot of things are coming to his mind. Contemplating about many things he has to do while he is preparing the orders of the others.
He still needs to think whether to wait for those two months to upgrade his income, or upgrade some of his abilities before thinking about upgrading his income. He is leaning on the latter option, as he felt a bit queasy at the fact that someone stronger than him is out there on the forest.
He felt a bit unsafe. Feeling a bit dreadful that there might be someone out there who is like that fox demon. He wanted to be invincible against everyone so no one can suppress him. That's the only way he can live as he likes.
'Right... I'll try and accumulate points as much as I can. Though if I get into some sort of emergency, I'll have to use it.' He thought to himself, finally deciding on that.
He feels that he is decently strong right now. Most of the people who he encounters reach his cultivation base. So he thinks he is safe for awhile.
He can't really be sure. This is a world where some Cultivators will just decide to wipe out cities just because they can. It's a really scary world where the strong eats the weak. He needs to be prepared if something like that approaches him.
As he is thinking about that, his eyes narrowed as he felt some malicious intents being directed on the general direction of his shop. The point of their intent is not necessarily on him. It was on Wang Shinyu who shudders on the side as she seems to have felt something within her meager Divine Sense.
"Who dares?" She spats with a bit of irritation. 'And just when I am feeling relaxed right now....' He thought with a frown.
The other cultivators who are eating here also seems to have noticed the intent as they stopped their chopsticks from moving. Their eyes narrowing as they look at the entrance of his pavilion.
It only took awhile before someone slams the door open.
"Smash this shop for me!"
Zhou Lin narrowed his eyes, looking at the person leading the group of men with familiarity.
'Isn't this the bastard who I've beaten up on the Gin Estate?' He thought with a frown. 'Did he come back here for another beating?'
He doesn't know how he learned of his shop, but he won't let him just do what he wants.
As he was just planning to move, he stops as the other customers moves first and kick the group of people who were going to smash his shop.
"How dare you cause trouble to this great pavilion?"
"You bastards are courting death!"
"If you have nothing better to do, then scram!"
"What will you do if the Pavilion Master becomes mad? Can you take responsibility? Do you want us to let you mess with this shop?"
"Useless retards! Messing with the wrong people!"
Each of the cultivators who are currently eating on this shop seems to be more stronger than the group of people that Gin Xuo brings.
The cultivators of the Sky Mountain Peak thoroughly respects the owner of this shop, Zhou Lin. They have heard them first at Di Cheng and his friends, and later officially announced by San Jing that the expert is truly a mysterious figure.
They finally have the opportunity to eat Demon Beast meat without going to the capital, or looking for someone willing to cook for them.
If Zhou Lin suddenly decided to stop serving food for them just because of this incident, then they will surely feel heart broken. This is an opportunity of a lifetime.
So they will act respectfully at Zhou Lin, while being relentless to those who dares mess with him.
It's just lucky as the current customers of Zhou Lin are actually Inner Sect Disciples of the Sky Mountain Peak. The one leading this people is another direct disciple of San Jing. His name is Murong Shen.
Gin Xuo only brings his people first, not really expecting to meet with people who are stronger than him. He wasn't really targeting Zhou Lin. It is Wang Shinyu who he is targeting.
He was planning to vent his anger first at the mortals who he was suppressing. Regardless of how they want to avoid trouble, he will still suppressed them just to take off the bit of grievances within his heart.
Who would have thought that the shop she has applied next actually have a group of cultivators who are stronger than him. Their robes also indicates that they are from a sect.
Each of the disciples are at the Earth Realm. Even Murong Shen is at the 5th Stage of the Earth Realm. He looks like he is just a few years older than Gin Xuo, but he already achieves that much, showing that he is more of a genius than him.
Gin Xuo, who was just looking very arrogant awhile ago, became intimidated. Though he quickly tries to use his tongue to try and divert their attention somewhere.
"Seniors! Why don't we calm down first? We don't have any grievances to each other so can't you just let this go? I promised I am not targeting you! I only need to teach a mortal some manners!" He tries to reason with them.
He thinks these people won't care about a mortal. Cultivators must be proud and shouldn't lower themselves to the mortal standards!
Though Murong Shen's face turned a bit dark as he heard his words, before almost everyone in this place bursts their cultivation levels as they glared at him.
"How daring! So you actually want to suppress someone in front of us?"
"If we just let you go, are we still from a Righteous Sect?"
"First you want to destroy this shop, then you want to suppress the innocent? How shameless!"
All of them sneered or look at him coldly as they step forward at his direction. Gin Xuo can only take some steps back while they got closer to him.
".... S-senior Da Feng!" In the end, he asks for the aid of his collaborator.
All of them narrowed their eyes as they look at the people on the dark robes who are just standing a bit distance away from the shop. Da Feng and his group are just watching for awhile, waiting for Gin Xuo to call for them.
Gin Xuo said that he will be the only one to take care of this shop, so Da Feng just let him. They don't need to do anything and just watch as the place is being destroyed.
He is a bit surprised when he saw that there are actually Earth Realm cultivators though, but he immediately smiled. His eyes acquiring a malicious glint in it.
"I thought it will just be a boring side trip. It seems like we can get some warm up before going to the main event!" He said with a grin on his face.
The others noticed them for awhile now, but didn't thought that this troublemaker Gin Xuo is actually one of them. Their eyes immediately turned hostile when they sensed the maliciousness of their Qi.
"Evil cultivators!?" Murong Shen exclaimed, before they brandished their blades at them. "How daring! Trying to cause mischief in broad daylight? You sure seem very arrogant!" He declared while pointing the tip of his blade in the direction of the group of dark robed figures.
Da Feng just smirked. Letting Gin Xuo stands besides them as he looks at these group of cultivators arrogantly.
"Of course I'll be arrogant. Who is my match on this small region?" As he says that, he releases his own cultivation base.
All of them widened their eyes at that. Looking at Da Feng who is showing up his whole power, and suppressing them with his aura.
'Mountain Realm!?' They thought, feeling a bit depressed at that.
They are trying to act high and mighty against a cultivator who is two realms higher than them. It seems like they are the one being the arrogant.
Though, Da Feng and his group are evil cultivators. It is fated for them to face each other regardless of how strong the other party is.
"So what if you are a Mountain Realm cultivator. Do you think you are a god amongst men?" Murong Shen spat as he glared at him. "Your just an ant compared to the expert who owns this shop!" He said arrogantly, while directing a sneer at Da Feng.
Da Feng widened his eyes for a bit at that, before letting out a bellow. "Hahahaha! How rich! So there is someone who can match me in this small place?" He said with mirth, before turning his gaze at the shop. "Then why don't they come out! Let me see if he can receive one of my attacks!"
Just as he says that, a figure quickly rushes through from the door, and going at them at extreme speeds. They didn't have the time to processed that as almost everyone feels their gut being punched or their face being kicked.
"Aaaaaaargh!?" Da Feng grunted as he was blown to the side along with all of his group and Gin Xuo.
"... Hmph, I'm here now. You can't even receive a single of my strike? How weak!"
Da Feng widened his eyes, before almost puking blood at the remarks of the person who strikes them.
'Shameless!' He thought in anger.
They were attacked in surprise. They weren't even prepared to receive anything from him. Though they can't even say anything else, as they are really being very arrogant and acting as if they are invincible in this place.
Da Feng stood up while coughing for a bit, before glaring at Zhou Lin. Then widening his eyes for a moment once more when he recognizes him.
"A handsome cultivator wearing artifacts, and a sword that looks like it's owned by an immortal." He mutters, recalling what Gin Xuo explains to him. "So your that bastard who killed our good friend!"
His eyes turned murderous as he glared at Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin on the other hand is just looking at him with a frown on his face.
'Who's friend....?' He wonders, before immediately recalling as he saw the familiar dark robes that they are wearing. 'Are they friends with that black hooded bastard who made a mess at that festival?' He thought himself, before sneering at Da Feng.
"Hah! So what? Do you want to be next?" He said, feeling confident as he already verified that this person can easily be killed by him.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone