The entire afternoon, Long Xingyun managed to sell all two large bottles of Dragon God Dragon Pills that Cheng Xiaofan had given him, earning tens of millions.
When Cheng Xiaofan returned home, Bai Yiling informed him that all the guest rooms and private rooms at the Lake Heart Island Hotel had been snapped up. The lunch expenses alone had brought in over two million.
Was this a lot of money?
Not really!
This was what Bai Yiling quietly told Cheng Xiaofan, behind the backs of Cheng Fugui and Miao Xiu Hua.
If the old couple knew that a single lunch had earned so much, they would certainly think Cheng Xiaofan had priced things too high, essentially robbing the customers.
"Tomorrow, take your mom's homemade Happy Wine and Drunken Chicken to the hotel on Lake Heart Island!"
Cheng Xiaofan said with a serious expression, "Use your evenings to talk to Mom and Dad. Don't worry about the price being too high; the most important thing is whether the customers like it!"
"The news about dragon energy appearing in Nanshan Lake can no longer be concealed. You need to tell Mom and Dad that there's no such thing as dragon energy in this world. Why are so many people rushing to Nanshan Lake looking for it? In reality, these people are too rich. With too much money, their brains have gone a bit haywire."
"If you don't sell your products at a higher price, they won't deem them worthy. Only when items are expensive do they feel it matches their status!"
"I believe Mom and Dad will understand these principles!"
"..." You're saying this with such a straight face; do you expect me to believe you?
However, these words came from Cheng Xiaofan, and as his intimate girlfriend, she could only accept them.
Bai Yiling smiled charmingly and said, "Yes, I'll do my best to work on Mom and Dad's mindset!"
"By the way, how was the overall catch for those people fishing in Nanshan Lake today?" Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but ask curiously.
Bai Yiling chuckled, "I was just about to tell you about this!"
"I heard from Long Xingyun and his girlfriend that their catch was dismal; almost nothing was willing to bite."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "That's very normal!"
"Nanshan Lake has abundant aquatic plants and omnivorous creatures. Normally, the fish are full, so who would care about the bait provided by cultivators!"
Bai Yiling said, "If this continues, will it discourage the cultivators from fishing and cause them to leave Nanshan Lake?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Since they've come, how could I let them give up so easily? If I don't fleece them a few times, my conscience wouldn't be at ease!"
"I've decided to sell them fishing bait tomorrow!"
"No, in order to fulfill their desire to obtain some dragon energy from the fish, I will only charge them a symbolic handling fee!"
"..." Regarding her mysterious man's declaration, Bai Yiling could only express speechless.
She could only silently offer her condolences to those cultivators.
After dinner, Cheng Xiaofan returned to the back mountain early.
As soon as it was completely dark, he sat cross-legged on the roof of the bamboo pavilion, his eyes fixed on the direction of Nanshan Lake, wanting to see how Master Gongqi would search for the source of the dragon energy.
From the mysterious aura emanating from Miyakishita Tianye, Cheng Xiaofan could tell that he might be able to find the source of the dragon energy.
However, no matter how powerful the opponent was, Cheng Xiaofan absolutely would not allow him to steal the dragon energy on his territory.
At this moment, Nanshan Lake was brightly lit all around.
Due to the frequent activity of poisonous snakes at night, neither cultivators nor tourists dared to move around Nanshan Lake at this time.
Some people who couldn't secure accommodation on Lake Heart Island had to camp far away from Nanshan Lake.
As it neared midnight, the wind began to blow!
As the wind grew stronger, clouds began to accumulate in the sky.
Lightning flashed intermittently within the clouds, accompanied by faint rumbling thunder.
Cheng Xiaofan, observing the rapid change in weather, immediately realized that someone was manipulating it from behind the scenes, causing the weather to become abnormal.
Abnormal weather changes could easily lead to the leakage of dragon energy.
Clearly, this was orchestrated by Miyakishita Tianye behind the scenes.
Being able to manipulate the weather in a distant place showed that Miyakishita Tianye from Sakura Country indeed possessed considerable skill.
Crack!
With a clap of thunder, a torrential downpour began.
The entire fierce storm was confined to the Nanshan Lake area.
Brilliant lightning bolts shot down from the sky directly into the lake.
This bizarre phenomenon filled onlookers with dread.
Inside the Lake Heart Island Hotel.
"Heavens, what is going on? The lightning in the sky is like countless snakes drilling into the lake!"
"And this thunder is so abnormal, it's like it's going to strike directly into the lake!"
"Could it be that the dragon energy beneath the lake has caused this abnormal weather phenomenon?"
"Highly likely, it indicates that the dragon energy beneath Nanshan Lake is extremely potent, otherwise, such a bizarre phenomenon wouldn't occur!"
"Excellent, it seems we haven't come here in vain!"
"Perhaps there will be a major surge of dragon energy soon!"
The cultivators, one by one, jumped out of their beds, crowded in front of the windows, gazing at the pouring rain outside and the streaks of lightning that struck the lake, which were both thrilling and terrifying.
Some even opened their windows and reached out to catch the rainwater, gulping it down.
As if the rainwater itself already contained some dragon energy.
From the bamboo pavilion in the distant back mountain, Cheng Xiaofan sat unmoving and steady, his gaze sharp, fixed on the direction of Nanshan Lake.
Suddenly!
The dragon pearl in his chest pulsed rapidly.
As if sensing something, Cheng Xiaofan abruptly shifted his gaze to the sky.
Within the clusters of clouds, he saw a pair of sinister eyes.
He wasn't mistaken; it was indeed a pair of eyes, hidden within the masses of clouds, resembling the eyes of a beastly human.
Those eyes stared unblinkingly at the lake surface and gradually moved towards Lake Heart Island.
Just as the pair of eyes in the sky were about to approach the underwater river beneath the lake's heart, a golden light erupted from Cheng Xiaofan's body.
Roar!
The golden light immediately transformed into the phantom of a golden dragon. With a dragon's roar, it soared into the sky amidst the fierce wind and rain.
The phantom of the golden dragon instantly approached the eyes, extended its claws, and grasped at them.
The eyes clearly sensed danger and were about to dodge, but it was too late.
"Ah—"
A heart-wrenching scream echoed from the Xinyi Hotel in Jinbao Town.
"Ah, Master Miyakishita, what happened to you?" Sakai Koji, who lived next door, broke down the door, rushing towards Miyakishita Tianye's bedroom while frantically asking.
Miyakishita Tianye clutched his eyes, screaming in agony, "My eyes, my eyes..."
Sakai Koji, seeing Miyakishita Tianye's face covered in blood, was terrified and anxiously asked, "Master Miyakishita, what happened to your eyes?"
Miyakishita Tianye cried out hysterically, "My eyes are gone, my eyes have been completely ruined, I'll never be able to see anything again..."
"Ah, Master Miyakishita, who dared to blind you?"
Sakai Koji yelled furiously, "I'll call the police for you right away!"