Chapter 304 Mr. Chen, Please Stay!
Chen Xuan could see that these two individuals possessed some skill, their strength aligning with Lin Li's introduction. However, he didn't pay them much mind.
Lin Li deliberately put on a show. "Lin Lei, what do you think of the two friends I invited? With their help, who would dare harm even a single hair on our father's head? You don't know, I merely sent a message, and they arrived immediately, refusing even gifts."
"Brother, you're too amazing!"
Lin Lei felt a pang of envy. "This is all thanks to your great influence, otherwise, others wouldn't be able to invite them no matter how hard they tried."
A Ninth-Grade Internal Energy Master and a Half-Step Internal Energy Grandmaster. In Jiangzhou, they could completely sweep aside the Wan Yang Martial Arts Hall! Yet, individuals of this caliber had been invited by Lin Li.
Lin Li stood tall, beaming with pride. He lacked cultivation talent, which was why he had never received much attention from the patriarch. So what if he had no cultivation talent? As long as he had money, all the wealthy would work for him! Now, he felt a sense of exhilaration.
At this moment, Mo Chou said coldly, "We are merely passing through Jiangzhou to find a divine physician at the Medicine King's Manor to treat my junior sister. If it weren't for the need to treat my junior sister, let alone you offering fifty million, even if you offered a hundred million, I wouldn't come to help you."
Her words caused an immediate silence.
"This..." Lin Lei was momentarily stunned.
Lin Li coughed, doing his best to save face, and forcefully explained, "Haha, I merely offered fifty million as a gift. Third brother, they refused it, but I couldn't just not give it, could I? I couldn't have them come for nothing!"
Lin Li wasn't telling the truth. He had relied on friends, who in turn relied on more friends, begging and pleading to find these people. The fifty million was merely their reward. As for his friends who brokered the deal, they charged tens of millions more, bringing the total to over a hundred million. Although he possessed over two billion in assets, he still felt a twinge of pain.
Lin Lei didn't think much of it. Instead, he felt Lin Li was remarkable. To be able to hire a Ninth-Grade Internal Energy Master and a Half-Step Internal Energy Grandmaster for fifty million was quite impressive.
"Why are you being so impolite? You've been here for a while and haven't even offered us a seat to have some tea," Mo Chou said, annoyed, no longer bothering to expose Lin Li.
Lin Li dared not offend these two. He quickly said, "My apologies. Please, have a seat..." As he ushered them inside, he also instructed Lin Lei to quickly prepare tea.
Lin Lei personally went to brew the tea. Lin Li welcomed Mo Chou and Zhao Xiaoyu inside.
"What's going on? Is that beggar from your Lin family still occupying the main seat?" Mo Chou's gaze shifted, and she saw Chen Xuan, dressed in ordinary clothes, sitting in the first seat on the left. She couldn't help but feel displeased. That was the most honored seat. What was Mo Chou's identity and status? The best seat should naturally be reserved for her!
Lin Li glanced at Chen Xuan and saw nothing particularly special about him. He assumed Chen Xuan was just an assistant hired by the Lin family. He raised his hand and pointed at Chen Xuan, ordering, "Aren't you going to quickly move and give up your seat to Miss Mo?"
Chen Xuan frowned, placed the teacup in his hand on the table, and said unhappily, "On what basis should I give her my seat?"
"Don't you know your own strength?" Lin Li said with some displeasure. "Hurry up and move, or get lost."
"I won't move!" Chen Xuan smiled faintly.
"Good, you can get lost now! Our Lin family doesn't need your assistance!" Lin Li said coldly.
Chen Xuan smiled playfully. "You don't seem to have the authority for that, do you?"
"You... you wait for me... I'll have my third brother kick you out later." Lin Li was so angry he almost spat blood. He truly didn't have that authority.
Just then, Lin Lei, carrying tea, ran over. Noticing the strange atmosphere in the room, he sidled up to Lin Li and whispered, "Brother, what's wrong?"
"Third brother, you're finally here. Where did you find this assistant? Not only is he dressed shabbily, but he's also so clueless, hogging the most honored guest's seat. Hurry up and make him get lost!" Lin Li said furiously, pointing at Chen Xuan's nose as he berated him.
Lin Lei's expression changed drastically. He quickly said, "Brother, this is Mr. Chen Xuan. Father invited him."
"Ah?" Lin Li was taken aback. He hadn't expected this fellow, dressed in what looked like cheap street clothes, to be that Chen Xuan.
"I told you, you don't have the authority," Chen Xuan said, taking a sip of tea.
Lin Li shot Chen Xuan a glare and angrily retorted, "Alright, so it was you who tricked my father into joining the Qingcheng Martial Arts Hall. Don't worry, I will expose you." He had heard about Chen Xuan, mostly because the Qingcheng Martial Arts Hall, which was flourishing, had chosen to ally with an unknown emerging force. In his opinion, the patriarch had been completely deceived!
"Whatever," Chen Xuan said indifferently.
Lin Li was furious and glared resentfully at Chen Xuan.
Mo Chou glanced at Lin Li and said, "You can't even handle such a small matter and still have the nerve to invite us. You're truly useless!"
Lin Li's face darkened further. He felt that Chen Xuan had made him lose face in front of Mo Chou. If this fellow hadn't been acting pretentious, he wouldn't have offended Mo Chou.
Mo Chou looked down at Chen Xuan with a condescending gaze and imperiously commanded, "Kid, I'll give you a million. You get out of here immediately and give me your seat."
Chen Xuan glanced at Mo Chou and said calmly, without any change in expression, "Then I'll give you two million, and you get out of here right now!"
The living room fell silent instantly, only the sound of gasping for breath could be heard. Zhao Xiaoyu looked at Chen Xuan in surprise. How could this fellow dare to speak to her senior sister like that?
"What did you say?" Mo Chou's voice became somewhat sharp. Her face, covered in thick powder, looked particularly contorted.
"I'll give you two million, and you get out of here right now!" Chen Xuan stared at Mo Chou and repeated, word for word.
"You're seeking death!" Mo Chou was so enraged that her chest heaved, her eyes reddened, and she clenched her fists.
"Senior sister, calm down, don't resort to violence," Zhao Xiaoyu quickly urged.
Mo Chou took a breath and turned to Lin Li. "Lin Li, if you don't make him get lost, then I, Mo Chou, won't help you with this matter!"
"Don't, Miss Mo, please rest assured, leave this to me! I'll make this fellow get lost right now!" Lin Li pleaded.
"That's what you said!" Mo Chou declared, then glanced dismissively at Chen Xuan. It was as if she were saying, I'll see how this fellow scrambles away!
Lin Li, exasperated, turned to Chen Xuan and said, "Kid, get lost quickly. We don't need you here anymore. I declare that our Qingcheng Martial Arts Hall has absolutely no relationship with your so-called Xuanji Hall, not a single bit!"
"Are you authorized to make that decision?" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"Rest assured, I'll discuss this matter with my father," Lin Li said. Damn it, where did this fellow get his confidence? With a big shot like Mo Chou, who needed a swindler like you?
"Alright!" Chen Xuan was equally decisive and stood up.
Lin Lei quickly tried to dissuade him. "Mr. Chen, why don't you just give up your seat and stay? Having one more person is more strength." Ultimately, Lin Lei also had doubts about Chen Xuan's strength.
"No need." Chen Xuan, hearing the implication in his words, walked towards the exit.
"Mr. Chen, please stay!" At this moment, a voice rang out.