Chapter 45

Inside the hotel private room, Salas saw that his offer of 50,000 Gold Soul Coins had failed to move Ling Bufan and Luo Xingyue, so he spoke again: "100,000 Gold Soul Coins, that's almost my annual salary; it's enough to buy dozens of maidservants."

As a Spirit Douluo of the Spirit Hall and a Platinum Bishop, Salas was indeed very wealthy.

At this moment, Salas seemed as if he were possessed.

Yet, the thought of those two women made his heart itch.

He had even lost his appetite for other women lately, and was even unable to perform, having been looked down upon several times after failing in bed.

Salas had always assumed it was because of the two maidservants from the Ling family.

Therefore, in order to restore his virility, he had to take these two, Liu'er and Huoyun'er; otherwise, some of his cultivation might truly be lost forever. After all, he was over seventy years old, and this was his final stubborn stand.

"Sigh... Brother Salas, this really isn't a matter of money!" Ling Bufan said.

Salas said: "We can discuss anything, Brother Bufan. You promised me just now that you would help me; this is the only request your brother has."

In truth, as a Platinum Bishop, he was not lacking in women.

But sometimes, when one sees too many, one's tastes change.

Even he himself did not know why he was so fixated on these two maidservants in Ling Bufan's household; of course, their beauty was a given.

Ling Bufan said: "It's not that I won't help you. If it were a few days ago, I could have let you have them and helped you, but now, even I am powerless."

"Why?" Salas asked.

Luo Xingyue explained: "Because we have already adopted them as our goddaughters."

"Liu'er and Huoyun'er have both changed their names to take my surname: Luo Liu'er and Luo Yun'er!"

"It is truly a pity for them! We could hardly marry our daughters off to you; it would be far too inappropriate."

"This... you..." Salas originally wanted to fly into a rage, but he held it back.

His status was higher than Ling Bufan's, but in terms of strength, he was no match for Ling Bufan.

"Thank you both for coming today, let's end it here."

Salas still couldn't help but end this meal; it was obvious they weren't going to give them to him, and they had even come up with such an excuse.

Ling Bufan and Luo Xingyue didn't say much else, stating: "Many thanks for the hospitality, Brother Salas. Xingyue and I will be taking our leave!"

The two turned and left together, a hint of a smile appearing on their faces.

They had seen many people like Salas and naturally knew how to deal with them.

After Ling Bufan and Luo Xingyue left, Salas went to the front desk, where a waiter approached him.

Salas said with some impatience: "I still have a balance of 20,000 Gold Soul Coins with you, that should be enough, don't bother me."

This waiter was, at the very least, a Soul Ancestor and could withstand the pressure coming from Salas, saying: "Lord Salas, your balance is insufficient!"

Salas was stunned and said: "Although it was a bit expensive today, it shouldn't exceed 20,000 Gold Soul Coins. How are you calculating this?"

"Lord Salas, h-here is the menu, please take a look!"

Taking the menu, Salas's face turned livid, and he said: "These few dishes were only ordered once, how are there three? And this wine and these drinks, didn't we only drink one bottle of each? Eleven bottles, did you even serve that many? If you're trying to swindle me, you should see who I am first."

"Lord Salas, you didn't order them, that child did, and he took them away," the waiter said helplessly.

"Such valuable items, he said he was taking them, and you just let him?" Salas said, somewhat angrily.

"But, but you said at the beginning that whatever this child ordered should be provided."

Salas was speechless, "You..."

"How many more Gold Soul Coins are needed?"

He had originally wanted to fly into a rage, but the person behind this establishment was Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire.

For him, a dignified Hall Master of a Spirit Hall branch, to come here to eat and then renege on the bill would not look good if word got out, and it would also offend Prince Xue Xing; it wasn't worth it for a few Gold Soul Coins.

"In total, it is 105,380 Gold Soul Coins."

"You are a member of our hotel, so you get a 5% discount, which comes to 100,111 Gold Soul Coins. I will take the liberty of waiving the remainder, and after deducting the 20,000 Gold Soul Coins you have on deposit, you still need to pay 80,000 Gold Soul Coins."

"Will you be using your Gold Soul Coin Card, or..." the waiter was almost afraid to speak.

This amount was truly terrifying.

It was rare for a single table to spend this much even in several years.

It was mainly because of the twenty bottles of wine taken away; each bottle cost 3,999 Gold Soul Coins, so twenty bottles alone came to nearly 80,000 Gold Soul Coins. How could it not be expensive?

"Use the Gold Soul Coin Card!" Salas said with some anger.

Walking out of the hotel, Salas almost tripped when getting into his carriage; 100,000 Gold Soul Coins gone in one go, it truly pained his heart.

"Ling Bufan, I will remember your family."

"Even if I don't deal with you myself, there are others who will."

"Lingxu, it seems you have escaped this assassination attempt. Since even a Soul Emperor couldn't kill you, then I will hire a Soul Saint-level assassin. If that still can't kill you, then I will hire a Spirit Douluo-level assassin. Someone will eventually be able to kill you."

"Whatever Luo Yun'er and Luo Liu'er, one day, I will capture you!" Salas's gloomy eyes looked as if they could devour people.

On the way back, Lingxu waited for his parents for quite a while before they reunited and walked together.

Lingxu also told them about how he had taken so many things.

"Son, this is worth at least 100,000 Gold Soul Coins."

"We have completely offended Salas," Luo Xingyue said.

Ling Bufan said: "Offended is offended, am I afraid of him? In this world, strength is what matters. Even if he is a Platinum Bishop, so what?"

"Son, well done! Actually, your father here has long found him an eyesore."

"However..."

Ling Bufan looked at his son, as if he had something to say.

"Dad, go ahead," Lingxu said.

Ling Bufan revealed a smile, appearing somewhat embarrassed.

(Scamming Salas; one must never forget Xue'er, no matter who else they forget)

"That wine worth 3,999 is truly delicious, it even has a slight effect on soul power. You took ten bottles, will you share a few with me?"

Just as he finished speaking, Luo Xingyue looked over with a stern face. "Bufan, didn't I tell you to drink less? Right in front of me, you're asking your son for wine?"

Don't look at the fact that Ling Bufan is a Spirit Douluo; at home, he is henpecked.

"This, this isn't..." Ling Bufan didn't know what to say.

Lingxu quietly sent a voice transmission to Ling Bufan, saying: "Dad, I'll save ten bottles for you. You can drink them slowly when the time comes, I'll give them to you later."

"Well done, worthy of being my son."

A single glance and a voice transmission reached an agreement.

The three of them strolled home together, and after arriving, they called for Huoyun'er and Liu'er.

They formally adopted them as goddaughters, addressing them as Luo Yun'er and Luo Liu'er.

The two girls wept with joy; although they were goddaughters, they stated that they would remain the same as before and continue to take good care of Lingxu.

Afterwards, Lingxu also took out a bottle of wine, a bottle of expensive beverage, and those ten portions of premium dishes.

Because they were preserved in the System Space, they were still in their freshest state.

He also let them enjoy this meal worth over ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

After finishing, Lingxu also came to the underground secret chamber space from the secret passage in the room.

There was naturally one portion of dishes left in the System Space prepared for Qian Renxue.

After all, Lingxu could forget anyone, but he could never forget his Xue'er.

(End of this chapter)