Ren Jian immediately backed down and apologized after glancing at the back of the invitation, behaving as obediently as a puppy, and there was a reason for it.
At Mingyue Base, there was no false advertising; it was his own fault that he had brought shame upon himself.
The reason was that when he received the invitation, he found a loophole in the content that he could exploit.
In his excitement, he hadn't finished reading the invitation, which led to the embarrassing situation today.
As a business elite, Wen Qingtian had organized countless events and would never make such a low-level mistake.
How could he leave a loophole in the promotional material? On the back of the invitation, he had already included a friendly reminder, which read:
Due to limited gifts, to ensure that all participating bases receive them, bases attending the trade fair.
Please ensure that the number of attendees does not exceed five. Additionally, seating at the trade fair is limited.
During the trade fair, please confirm the list of attendees in advance. Other personnel should wait at the foot of the mountain.
Thank you for your cooperation! Mingyue Base Business Department. Mingyue Base reserves the final right of interpretation.
Now, in the apocalypse, food was a scarce resource. Wen Qingtian was afraid that people like Ren Jian, who had intentions, would exploit the situation.
He was afraid that they would bring their families to freeload and take advantage, so he had already taken precautions.
Although the reminder was subtle, it also indicated the base's attitude: each base was limited to five people.
Even if you came shamelessly, with limited spots, you would not be received and would have to wait at the foot of the mountain.
Ren Jian felt regretful. He was so happy that he didn't bother to look at the rest.
As the saying goes, the seller is never as cunning as the buyer. Why else would they say that no business is without deceit? He had made a complete fool of himself this time.
He now understood why no one had left despite his aggressive behavior.
And they were all pointing at him, and he thought they were all helping him condemn Mingyue Base.
Now that he thought about it, those people were all watching him make a fool of himself, watching him embarrass himself.
They might even be calling him an idiot, saying he had a screw loose, and treating him like a monkey.
However, Ren Jian had a remarkably strong psychological resilience. Let them look however they wanted; it wouldn't cost him a pound of flesh.
He sat comfortably in his seat, crossed his legs, and spun his flip-flops with his big toe.
"Mr. Ren, these are the gifts for your Baihu Base: fifty catties of giant rice and five tomatoes. Please accept them.
Also, a reminder, the trade fair is about to begin. Please confirm the number of attendees. The rest should wait at the foot of the mountain."
Baihu Base had abundant oil, which was what the base needed. Ji Shiyou had specifically reminded him of this.
Therefore, Wen Qingtian did not stop Ren Jian when he saw him brazenly finding a seat. Instead, he personally delivered the gifts according to the regulations.
However, he still reminded Ren Jian that Baihu Base's personnel exceeded the limit and asked him to confirm the attendees.
"I'm not leaving. There are four more spots. Do you want to play rock-paper-scissors to decide?"
Baihu Base had no hierarchy or rules, and Ren Jian did not consider himself a leader. He turned to his brothers and suggested.
Rock-paper-scissors? Baihu Base's unique problem-solving method shocked the people from other bases around them, who watched them with meaningful glances.
The team members who came with Ren Jian did not have such thick skin. They casually nominated four people, and the rest, blushing, left.
They all felt too embarrassed and wanted to leave immediately. They should not have come out with Ren Jian in a fit of impulse.
After the farce ended, La Mei quickly led Zhao Wumian and the others into the venue and arranged seats for them.
Their group walked face-to-face with the Baihu Base members who were about to descend the mountain.
Yin Qing was a little distracted. From the moment she saw Ren Jian, her eyes had not left him.
She was very familiar with his robust body, including the parts covered by his clothes.
In her previous life, Ren Jian was the most satisfactory of her many conquests.
Looking at Ren Jian, Yin Qing's body felt a surge of heat, and she planned how to subdue Ren Jian, just like in her previous life.
To make him her subordinate, to be at her beck and call, both in and out of bed.
"Your life!"
As she was lost in her lewd fantasies, with boundless spring scenery in her mind, a roar suddenly sounded.
A giant fireball flew towards her abruptly. Yin Qing was caught off guard.
She wanted to use her abilities to block it, but it was too late. At the critical moment, a wind shield appeared.
It blocked the fireball, spun, and dissolved its power, extinguishing it.
Yin Qing narrowly escaped death. She collected her thoughts, not daring to indulge in further fantasies, and looked in the direction from which the fireball had come.
She saw that the person who had launched the fireball at her was standing among the Baihu Base members descending the mountain. He was an extremely disheveled man.
"Qi Wu! Why are you here?"
She identified him carefully and was horrified to discover that it was Qi Wu.
"Yin Qing, Feng Gui Qu. I thought you two scoundrels had perished in Jincheng.
I didn't expect you to still be alive. If you don't die, Qingying will not rest in peace. Today, I will kill you again."
Qi Wu also did not expect Yin Qing and Feng Gui Qu to still be alive and standing before him.
He thought that Qingying, having been reborn, had guided him to Mingyue Base to kill these two scoundrels.
"Qi Wu?"
Wen Qingtian and the others were also stunned. How had they not noticed Qi Wu's arrival at Mingyue Base?
When they saw Qi Wu's appearance, they understood the reason. Even if Qingying were reborn, she would probably have to look closely to recognize him.
Qi Wu's hair was now medium-length and messy like a bird's nest.
A large beard obscured his once handsome face. His clothes were not only tattered but also covered in dirt and grease.
He looked like a vagrant in his forties or fifties, a far cry from the formerly sunny and handsome Qi Wu.
This was why Qi Wu had blended in with the Baihu Base members going up the mountain, and no one from the Mingyue team had noticed him.
After Qi Wu's self-detonation using the Yan Yang Pearl that day, he had taken Qingying's body and inspected the explosion area.
He found no bodies of Yin Qing and Feng Gui Qu. He assumed the two had been reduced to ashes by the flames.
He then left with the deceased Qingying, found a place, and buried her.
He felt as if his heart was gone, and he wandered around like a walking dead man, eventually discovering Baihu Base, which was surrounded by fire.
He was a fire ability user. The flames burning day and night at Baihu Base gave him a sense of belonging.
So he entered Baihu Base and never left. He didn't talk to anyone and stayed in his room, thinking about Qingying every day.
Baihu Base was freely accessible, and no one paid attention to who came and went. Moreover, Qi Wu did not interact with others.
He stayed in his room all day, and everyone thought he was unapproachable and left him alone.
Only Ren Jian, who was restless and enjoyed finding amusement everywhere, found Qi Wu very peculiar and went to see him whenever he had free time.
Their interactions consisted of Ren Jian talking and Qi Wu listening, but over time, they both considered each other friends.
How could Ren Jian forget his friend when he came to exploit the situation? So, he dragged Qi Wu along and brought him to Yunmeng Mountain.
"You want to kill us? Don't you even look at your level? It's not enemies that meet, but destined ones. Since we've met today, let's settle the score from outside Jincheng."
Feng Gui Qu recalled how he had been severely injured by Qi Wu that day and would have died if not for Yin Qing. He gritted his teeth, wanting revenge.
He exchanged a glance with Yin Qing, and they both attacked simultaneously, launching level-nine wind blades and wood thorns at Qi Wu.