The woman at the head of the group looked haughty. She turned to the welcoming attendant and asked,
"This dress, holding it for someone like her to try on, is she worthy?"
"Exactly, Sister Yan is right," a woman beside her quickly chimed in, her expression laced with fawning enjoyment.
This woman named Yan'er was the granddaughter of an Immortal King from Azure Dragon City. Arrogant and proud, she looked down on outsiders. Growing up, she was always surrounded by sycophants, maintaining a self-centered attitude. Some women, lacking confidence, enjoyed praise. With a crowd showering her with flattery daily, she felt invigorated and exhilarated.
The welcoming attendant remained silent. She knew the people in front of her were not to be offended. Letting them speak a few words wouldn't kill anyone. Circumstances were beyond her control. They were all young, after all. Who couldn't endure such a slight?
Chi Manman quickly changed back into her own clothes and handed the dress to the attendant, saying, "Sorry to have bothered you."
"It's alright," the attendant replied with an apologetic nod.
Chi Manman glanced at Lu Yan and her group, then turned to leave.
"Hold on," Lu Yan called out, raising her hand to stop Chi Manman.
"What is it?" Chi Manman asked.
"Buy the dress before you go. For someone like you to try it on is a complete waste, it lowers the standard of Yi Ni Shang." Lu Yan looked at Chi Manman with evident disgust. Perhaps it was jealousy; Chi Manman was beautiful and the dress suited her perfectly. Lu Yan herself wanted to buy it, but the size didn't fit.
Chi Manman's face flushed with anger. This person was relentless and spoke with such malice. It was no wonder she was so plump.
"The shop rules don't state that tried-on clothes must be bought, do they?" Chi Manman asked, displeased.
"They do now," Lu Yan declared, then turned to the attendant and instructed, "Tell your boss that tried-on clothes must be bought. This is a one-time exception."
The attendant was in a difficult position. She glanced at Chi Manman and ultimately decided to go upstairs.
Seeing the attendant go upstairs, Lu Yan sneered at Chi Manman, mocking, "Don't even look at this place. Is this somewhere someone like you can enter? People from small towns are just poor."
Chi Manman trembled with rage. Her reason told her she had to endure. But enduring was useless! She couldn't even gather ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
As Chi Manman was in distress, the attendant who had gone upstairs returned, looking apologetically at Chi Manman and saying, "I'm very sorry, the boss said you must buy the dress."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yan finally smiled. No one had ever refused her face before. Yi Ni Shang's boss wouldn't risk offending her over such a trivial matter.
"Hurry and buy it and get lost. If you can't afford it, then we'll send you to the Pleasure House to work as a courtesan until you can afford it," Lu Yan said, having seen that Chi Manman clearly couldn't afford it. She was deliberately making things difficult. Who told her she was so beautiful?
Chi Manman's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. She had some idea what the Pleasure House was. If she went there, would anyone still want her? It would truly be a complete ruin.
"It seems you don't have spirit stones to buy it. You can't blame anyone else for that," Lu Yan said, watching with amusement. She then turned to the two men behind her and said, "You two should patronize her business then, help her earn enough spirit stones quickly."
"Yes, Miss," the two men replied coldly.
"I... I'll go try and gather them," Chi Manman said, looking wronged and helpless. She walked to the corner of the second-floor stairs and called out to Xia Feng waiting below, "Xia Feng, come up here for a moment."
Xia Feng heard her and walked over.
"Go to the restaurant and notify Elder Chi. I've run into some trouble here," Chi Manman said anxiously as Xia Feng approached.
"What's wrong?" Xia Feng asked.
"Haha... It's nothing much. If you can't afford the dress you tried on, you'll be sold to the Pleasure House," Lu Yan chuckled, pointing at the dress in the attendant's hand.
Xia Feng frowned. How could there be people in the Immortal Realm playing such low-level games? It seemed no matter where people came from, villains always existed.
"Tell me, how many spirit stones?" Xia Feng asked Chi Manman, ignoring Lu Yan.
"What are you? Can you even produce ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones?" Lu Yan, seeing that Xia Feng hadn't even looked at her and was offering help, lost her temper.
"Noisy."
Xia Feng swatted at Lu Yan's face. The blow was so fast that Lu Yan stumbled back, still maintaining a smile. This was like poking a hornet's nest. Lu Yan let out a loud scream, "Ah~~"
Chi Manman was stunned. She had only asked Xia Feng to help notify Elder Chi; she hadn't asked him to hit anyone. Besides, who gave him the courage to hit people randomly in Azure Dragon City?
"Hurry, we're in trouble!" Chi Manman didn't have time to think and pulled Xia Feng, preparing to flee.
"No one is leaving today!" Lu Yan yelled. The two men behind her finally reacted. They moved swiftly to Xia Feng's side, preparing to attack. Before their outstretched hands could touch Xia Feng, they were sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
Chi Manman: ⊙０⊙
Chi Manman's expression was one of utter shock, her mouth agape wide enough to fit a sausage. She had distinctly felt a powerful aura. The two men inexplicably sent flying by Xia Feng were definitely cultivators at the Profound Immortal realm.
"Immortal Lord? Miss, he's an Immortal Lord realm cultivator, be careful!" one of the men lying on the ground shouted to Lu Yan.
Immortal Lord? Chi Manman was once again shocked beyond measure. Her own father was only an Immortal Lord. She was now confused. If he possessed the power of an Immortal Lord, why was he pretending to be a True Immortal? Was it for her? It was highly likely. Otherwise, why was he accompanying her shopping? Wasn't he protecting her? Da Feng Novel Network.
At that moment, Xia Feng's Immortal Lord strength made her unable to accept it, and she could only entertain wild thoughts, as if she had drunk two jin of Erguotou without peanuts.
Upon hearing the term "Immortal Lord," Lu Yan's face turned pale, and she retreated several steps. She herself was only at the True Immortal level, and her two accompanying guards were Profound Immortals. They had been instantly defeated.
"Don't come any closer."
"My grandfather is Immortal King Lu Daomi." Lu Yan, fearing Xia Feng would target her, quickly said, retreating.
Xia Feng ignored Lu Yan and turned to the attendant, asking, "What exactly happened?"
"Th-the situation is like this..." the attendant stammered, explaining the general course of events.
Seeing that Xia Feng wasn't paying attention to her, Lu Yan glanced at a woman standing not far from the staircase and gave her a signal, motioning her to quickly slip away and notify her grandfather. The woman nodded blankly, cautiously tiptoed step by step towards the staircase, and fled as if escaping, vanishing without a trace. Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief seeing her successfully escape. At this point, she felt her courage returning.