"Hey, you two, it's not that I regret it, but this note was not written by me at all. I never knew there was such a prize in it." The shopkeeper explained in a panic.
"What is he talking about?"
"How can you say that? Isn't this just refusing to pay your debt?"
"That's too much. You won the jackpot and you don't want to give it away. How can that be possible?"
"I heard before that this shopkeeper was pretty good, why is he doing this now?"
"There's always a shady business. Although he's won a lot of prizes before, they were mostly small ones! There's only been one or two big prizes over a thousand. Who knows if they were hired by him?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper quickly explained, "It's not that I'm shirking my responsibilities. Everyone knows me. I, Old Hu, am not that kind of person. But you see, this is definitely not my handwriting... And honestly, what you did just now was against the rules, wasn't it? Our challenge is for one person to do it, but you had two."
He randomly pulled out a few slips of paper from the box and showed them to Ning Zhishui and Ling Luo. The handwriting was indeed different.
The other handwritings in the box were more mature and heavy, but Ning Zhishui's handwriting looked childish.
After pointing out the differences in the notes, he also pointed out that the two of them did not follow the rules.
The meaning was very clear. Regardless of whether it was considered a default, Shopkeeper Hu was not going to give the prize to them.
Ling Luo was stunned at first, then furious. "Why are you still not keeping your word? Now you're saying we're breaking the rules, but why didn't you say anything when you asked us to draw the lottery? It's obvious you're just trying to shirk your responsibility!"
Ning Zhishui also said, "Let's talk about the note first. You said the note wasn't written by you, but the origin of the note has nothing to do with us. You gave the box to us, and you've been keeping it normally. So any problems here are due to your own lax supervision. You can't put the blame on the customer."
Shopkeeper Hu pursed his lips.
"Let's talk about the issue of whether it's in accordance with the rules. Everyone can clearly see that Ling Luo could have successfully refined the elixir, but an accident occurred because someone disrupted it. You, the shopkeeper, decided on the alchemy venue, but you didn't manage the crowd properly, so this accident happened. You must take responsibility for this matter."
"Besides, Ling Luo is right. If you were unhappy with my meddling, you should have objected at the time, but you didn't. You showed up with the box and watched me draw the lottery, indicating that you already accepted the outcome. So, isn't it a bit too much to say we're breaking the rules now? Can I understand that you think the prize I won is too valuable, so you're breaking the contract and not honoring it?"
Ning Zhishui refuted each point with reason and evidence, leaving the shopkeeper speechless and his face turning red and white.
Ling Luo nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's right! Shopkeeper Hu, you've been running this shop for so long, do you really want to lose your credibility and become the gossip of our sect disciples?"
"Oh, look who's here!"
"Who is it...ah, isn't this the most beautiful woman?"
"She is Ren Fei?"
"Is that Lu Rushan next to him?"
"It's really... they're a perfect match."
Ning Zhishui's ears twitched and he suddenly turned his head to look towards the door.
The shop, which was originally packed with people, was forced to make a path, and a man and a woman walked over in the spotlight.
The two of them were dressed in white clothes, green gauze and red ribbons, and their outfits were fresh and beautiful. With their arrival, a pleasant and refreshing fragrance wafted faintly into the shop, like the fragrance of flowers after the rain.
The woman had fair skin and a face as delicate as a flower, while the man had a sinister look on his face and seductive eyes.
The two of them standing together are as beautiful as a painting, which makes many people stunned.
"I was wondering who was refusing to acknowledge the debt, but it turns out to be Shopkeeper Hu."
The female cultivator walked over, her gaze lingered on Ning Zhishui's surface for a moment, and then she looked at the shopkeeper.
She was smiling and there was no anger in her voice, but the shopkeeper broke into a sweat upon hearing her words.
"Baby Zhishui, come and stand next to your aunt." Without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, the female cultivator waved to Ning Zhishui with a smile in her eyes.
Everyone was stunned, even Ling Luo looked at Ning Zhishui in shock.
What is this?
Aunt?
"Aunt." Ning Zhishui stood next to Ren Fei facing all the gazes.
Not to mention others, even Ning Zhishui was shocked after seeing his aunt's current appearance.
The person is still the same person, but her temperament has changed a lot, and it seems that she has become more beautiful after being baptized by the exercises.
Maybe it's not just because of the martial arts. According to the Hexian Sect's style of doing things, there are countless treasures that can enhance beauty.
My aunt is now the master's disciple, and she must have used everything she should and can use.
"Fairy Ren, you are..." The shopkeeper was stunned.
He was already panicking when he saw Ren Fei appear with a questioning attitude, and now that he knew about her relationship with Ning Zhishui, the shopkeeper was even more upset!
"Yes, our relationship is as you can see." Ren Fei raised his eyebrows and smiled, "But it doesn't matter. It's not about the person, it's about the matter. Manager Hu, you can handle this matter however you want. Don't consider me."
"Ren, Fellow Daoist Ren, I'm not... I'm not shirking my responsibility. How could I dare to do that? Haha, I definitely accept this prize."
Shopkeeper Hu almost gritted his teeth, but after seeing the scene today, he knew that he could no longer deny it.
What do you mean by not having to consider her... Even if Ren Fei really doesn't care, does that mean the Hexian Sect won't care either?
Everyone knows how much the master likes her as a disciple. If she bullies others and bullies her, will it be good for her?
So with bleeding heart, the shopkeeper still took out the pills.
but……
"There's something wrong with the quality of this pill." Ning Zhishui just glanced at it and pushed it back. "Why don't you replace it with crystals, boss?"
This guy is really a thief with evil intentions. He is still playing tricks at this time.
He probably thought that the Golden Jade Pill was an unpopular elixir, not many people knew about it, and even fewer people could tell the good from the bad, so he deliberately sold inferior products as good ones.
Ren Fei's face darkened upon hearing this. He looked at Shopkeeper Hu and snorted, "Shopkeeper Hu, are you taking advantage of my niece's young age? How about this, we take the elixir to the Xianlai Sect and ask them, and see what they say."
"Xianlai Sect?" Shopkeeper Hu was bewildered.
Ning Zhishui explained at the right time, "Oh, I am a disciple of the Xianlai Sect... taught by the sect itself."
Shopkeeper Hu: ...
Shopkeeper Hu cursed in his heart and sighed that he didn't check the almanac today.
He wiped his sweat and said, "Haha, I didn't even notice. Maybe it took too long to refine, so the quality of the pill is a little bit worse... Then I'll replace it with crystals for you."
He doesn't want to change, but is it okay not to change?
Not to mention Ren Fei, just the Lu Rushan standing next to her looked at her with such cold eyes that it seemed as if he wanted to kill her.
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