Chapter 18

The sound was like fireworks exploding behind Jing Yan and Jing Chenxing, causing them to frown and turn around.

"Jing Yqin?" Jing Chenxing's expression changed slightly.

Jing Yqin, a member of the Jing family, served as a manager in the Ruyi Pavilion.

Today, Jing Yqin's mood was clearly very bad. Just a short while ago, a major client she was responsible for was forcibly taken away by another manager, and she had no way to stop it. That manager didn't fear her status as a Jing family member.

Serving as a manager in the Ruyi Pavilion, Jing Yqin had considerable income, mainly from commissions on transactions. Losing a client meant losing commissions, which naturally made her very angry.

"I'm asking you, who allowed you to come up here?"

"Do you know that the second floor is not to be entered without permission?"

"Do you have a VIP pass? Hmph, without a VIP pass, get out of here quickly." Jing Yqin glanced at Jing Chenxing and Jing Yan. She recognized them, but precisely because she recognized them, she was not at all intimidated.

Jing Yan, whose realm had continuously fallen, almost becoming a waste, and Jing Chenxing, who had been forgotten in a corner. These two people, Jing Yqin didn't take seriously at all.

No matter how high their status was in the Jing family before, now they were marginalized.

Jing Yan and Jing Chenxing's faces darkened slightly.

This Jing Yqin was too arrogant. No matter what, they were all members of the Jing family, yet Jing Yqin humiliated them so excessively.

"Ha, is the master of the Ruyi Pavilion you, Jing Yqin?" Jing Yan's anger surged, and he said with a cold laugh.

How could Jing Yan give Jing Yqin a good face after she humiliated him and Uncle Chenxing?

"Oh." Jing Yqin saw Jing Yan's expression, her eyes widened dramatically, and she said in an exaggerated manner, "Isn't this Jing Yan? The first genius of the Jing family, the first genius of Donglin City, and you are also the direct grandson of our Jing family's patriarch. Tsk tsk, what a grand presence, but Jing Yan, you must understand one thing: those shining halos were all from your past. Now, you're nothing."

"Hmph, I advise you to get out quickly. If you don't, I'll have the guards throw you out." Jing Yqin rolled her eyes, mocking them.

Her voice was sharp and malicious, quickly attracting many guests who were trading on the second floor. These guests were all of high status in Donglin City. Among them were some who were familiar with Jing Yan and Jing Chenxing. Seeing the two being treated this way, they all turned to watch, not wanting to miss the spectacle.

"Jing Yqin, don't be too excessive. We are here to sell resources, and no matter what, we are still guests. As a manager of the Ruyi Pavilion, is your job to drive guests away?" Jing Chenxing took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger, and said in a low voice.

"Selling resources? What resources could you have?" Jing Yqin's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

She didn't believe that Jing Chenxing could have any resources to sell. Even if he did, it wouldn't be much. Before Jing Chenxing was disabled, he might have obtained a lot of resources, but now, he probably didn't even have a few dozen spirit stones.

"Jing Yan has hunted many spirit beasts and obtained some resources, and he wants to sell them in the Ruyi Pavilion." Jing Chenxing didn't want to be laughed at by the people around him, so he tried to speak calmly.

"Oh?" Jing Yqin was taken aback by this.

"Ha ha!" Then, Jing Yqin burst into laughter, looking at Jing Yan.

"Jing Chenxing, are you saying that this Jing Yan has hunted many spirit beasts?" Jing Yqin seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.

Others might have only heard rumors that Jing Yan's realm had fallen to the third level of the Martial Dao, but Jing Yqin, being a member of the Jing family, knew all too well about Jing Yan's fall. She also knew that just half a month ago, Jing Yan participated in the Jing family's monthly strength test, and many Jing family members witnessed that Jing Yan only had the third level of the Martial Dao realm.

At the third level of the Martial Dao, it was difficult to even perform the lowest-grade lower-class martial arts, let alone hunt spirit beasts?

Is Jing Chenxing's brain waterlogged? His legs are disabled, and his brain is also disabled? Now, Jing Yan hunting spirit beasts? Ha ha, isn't that just a lie?

Even if Jing Yan really did hunt some spirit beasts, it must have been with a team of Jing family members of similar strength. How many spirit beasts could they have hunted?

Getting a little bit of resources from a first-level spirit beast and coming to the Ruyi Pavilion to sell them? And doing it so grandly, specifically coming to the second floor of the Ruyi Pavilion?

The first floor of the Ruyi Pavilion has a dedicated acquisition counter. If the resources are not many or not very valuable, they can be traded at the acquisition counter on the first floor.

Now, Jing Chenxing actually brought Jing Yan to the second floor. Isn't that just waterlogged brains?

"I did indeed hunt many spirit beasts." Jing Yan narrowed his eyes, staring at Jing Yqin. "I came to the Ruyi Pavilion to sell resources because my Jing family has shares here, and I am thinking of the family's interests. If you continue to treat me like this, I might consider selling these resources at other markets."

"Ha ha ha..." Jing Yqin laughed even more exaggeratedly.

"Go, go, go, get out quickly. Go wherever you want. The Ruyi Pavilion doesn't need your resources." Jing Yqin waved her hands repeatedly. "Guards, guards!"

Jing Yqin turned to look for the guards, apparently intending to forcibly drive Jing Yan and Jing Chenxing away.

"Jing Yqin, you will be held responsible for your words. Uncle, let's go!" Jing Yan said with a cold laugh.

The Ruyi Pavilion might not need the resources Jing Yan had, but it wouldn't ignore them. After all, the resources Jing Yan had were obtained from the Wind Shadow Wolf and the Stone Spotted Tiger King, which were extremely valuable to any commercial institution like the Ruyi Pavilion.

It could be said that in Donglin City, any market where Jing Yan sold these resources would take them seriously.

"Let's go!" Jing Chenxing was also full of anger.

"Chenxing, why did you come?"

At this moment, a figure quickly descended from the stairs leading to the third floor. Behind him was the guard who had just brought Jing Yan and Jing Chenxing up.

This figure was Wang He, the manager of the Ruyi Pavilion, who had known Jing Chenxing for many years, and their relationship was quite close. Wang He had once suggested to Jing Chenxing that he come to the Ruyi Pavilion to serve as a manager, but Jing Chenxing had refused.

When Wang He heard from the guard that Jing Chenxing had come, he immediately came down from the third floor, showing his friendly attitude toward Jing Chenxing.