Chapter 4

However, in Lin Mo's view, for the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce, this sum should be trivial, and he hadn't done anything else anyway.

Seeing Lin Mo like this, Tingyun's tail wagged fiercely as she glared at him angrily.

How can you sit there so calmly? Can't you see I'm already fuming?

"If you get angry too often, it might be bad for your tail."

Seeing Tingyun's chest heaving violently, Lin Mo glanced at her tail and spoke slowly: "Before you sleep, remember to care for your tail; this cannot be neglected. The comb used must be made of boxwood, apply some fragrant balm to your fingertips and rub it into the base, then wrap it in plain cloud gauze before sleeping. By the next day, your tail will become both soft and fluffy."

"Tail?"

Hearing Lin Mo's words, Tingyun's eyebrows lifted in a subtle flicker as she instinctively looked down at her own tail.

Using a boxwood comb to groom the tail could make it fluffy?

Is that true or false?

But the next second, Tingyun instantly snapped back to reality, her expression blank: "Benefactor, do not try to change the subject."

This fellow had consumed four million credit points!

And it was just at a tea stall, drinking tea she herself couldn't bear to drink; the thought of having to pay this bill for him made her teeth itch with rage.

Meanwhile, those nearby who had been watching with schadenfreude now wore shocked expressions, looking at each other in disbelief.

What is going on? Isn't Miss Tingyun here to catch a fraudster in a rage?

Why does it seem they actually know each other?

"No way, is this guy not a fraudster?"

"It seems he isn't; otherwise, Miss Tingyun wouldn't be conversing with him."

"Phew, I knew it; how could anyone dare to dine and dash on the Xianzhou? It seems I worried too much."

"Alas, what a pity; I was hoping to see someone dine and dash."

"Even so, four million credit points is too outrageous; that is a full four million credit points."

One person after another whispered in discussion, many eyes filled with disappointment that he was not a fraudster after all.

Many of them had assumed this fellow was dining and dash.

At this moment, beside Tingyun, a waitress from the Buyehou shop who had been watching the scene let out a long sigh of relief in her heart.

Thank goodness; this person truly is a guest elder of the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce, so my bill is settled.

She immediately handed the bill carefully to Miss Tingyun: "Miss Tingyun, here is this person's bill, what do you think?"

The most urgent matter now was to get Miss Tingyun to settle the account; only when the money was in hand would it truly be hers!

Seeing the familiar bill with its line after line of expenses, Tingyun's eyelids twitched violently.

But since the consumption had already occurred and Lin Mo was her personally appointed guest elder of the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce, she could only accept it and pay.

Immediately, Tingyun settled the bill for Lin Mo.

The moment the four million credit points arrived, the little waitress from the Buyehou shop finally let out a long sigh, the huge stone hanging in her heart finally dropping as the money was secured.

Nearby, a crowd witnessing this stared with wide eyes.

Miss Tingyun actually settled the bill for this fellow!

Who is this person, and why would Miss Tingyun settle a bill of up to four million credit points for him!

On the Xianzhou, there is actually someone for whom Miss Tingyun would personally settle a bill!

For a moment, they felt extremely curious about Lin Mo.

"Is there a possibility!"

Recalling the news he had just heard, a person said with hesitation: "Could this person be that guest elder from the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce?"

The only one who could make Miss Tingyun do this is likely that guest advisor of the Minghuo Merchant Guild.

After all, his handsome appearance and elegant demeanor match the description perfectly.

Especially since Miss Tingyun arrived and even addressed this fellow as her benefactor before paying the bill.

It must be that mysterious guest advisor invited by Miss Tingyun.

"Uh, that makes sense; otherwise, Miss Tingyun wouldn't have paid the bill."

"The mysterious guest advisor of the Minghuo Merchant Guild we just heard about is actually right here beside us."

"What virtues or abilities does this person possess to make Miss Tingyun pay so many credit points, and moreover, to be invited as a guest advisor?"

"Who knows? Why don't you go ask him?"

As this person spoke, the others began whispering one after another, sizing up Lin Mo.

So this is the guest advisor of the Minghuo Merchant Guild; they had just been wondering about him, never expecting he was right beside them.

At this moment, Tingyun had finished paying the bill and, watching Lin Mo drink the last sip of tea, said expressionlessly, "I wonder if Benefactor has finished drinking; if so, please accompany this humble woman for a walk to stroll around this Xianzhou Luofu."

Tingyun realized she really needed to keep a tight watch on this fellow, for who knew what he might do next.

If he could spend four million credit points in a mere teahouse, imagine what would happen if he went elsewhere.

After all, a teahouse is the cheapest place to spend money.

Yet this fellow spends like this; if he went to an expensive place, wouldn't he rack up an astronomical bill?

Thinking of this, Tingyun felt her mind go blank.

Therefore, absolutely, absolutely cannot let this fellow go out alone!

"That is certainly no problem."

After finishing the last sip of tea, Lin Mo set down his cup and let out a long sigh.

The storytelling was finished, the tea was drunk, so there was no need to linger here any longer; he might as well walk around other parts of Luofu.

He had not yet properly seen this place, and with Tingyun guiding the way, he believed he would become familiar with it much faster.

Seeing Lin Mo agree, Tingyun felt a wave of relief in her heart; it was good that this fellow agreed, for if he refused to leave, she would have had no choice.

Immediately, she beamed with a smile and walked side by side with Lin Mo out of the Buyehou Teahouse.

"This fellow has left; what a pity."

Watching Tingyun and Lin Mo depart, one person lamented, "I was hoping to witness the birth of an interstellar debt slave with my own eyes."

"That was four million credit points, an amount I could never earn in my entire life, yet this fellow drank it away in a few cups."

"Sigh, comparing oneself to others is enough to make one die of anger; although I don't understand why he was invited by Miss Tingyun to become a guest advisor of the Minghuo Merchant Guild, Miss Tingyun must have her reasons."

"No, I must tell my friends about this; today I witnessed sky-high priced tea with my own eyes."

The rest of the crowd discussed the matter one after another, and soon the news began to spread.

A guest advisor of the Minghuo Merchant Guild drank tea at the Buyehou shop, spending a full four million credit points.

At this moment, Tingyun and Lin Mo had already left the Buyehou shop and arrived on Xuanye Avenue.

Looking at Lin Mo beside her, Tingyun smiled brightly and said, "Originally, this humble woman felt somewhat embarrassed, but since Benefactor has spent so many of my credit points—a full four million credit points—drinking tea that even I cannot bear to drink, Tingyun happens to have a matter for which she needs Benefactor's help."

"Consider the four million credit points just spent as advance payment for Benefactor; please, do not refuse this humble woman."

Lin Mo: ".........."

Hearing Tingyun's words, Lin Mo's eyelid twitched; since she had put it this way, how could he have the nerve to refuse.

"Adult Tingyun, Adult Tingyun."

Just then, a fox-eared maiden from the Minghuo Merchant Guild ran over from a distance and hurriedly reported, "That large order has been accepted; a merchant has brought three pieces of unknown ore of different textures and requires your personal verification."

"Unknown ores?"

Hearing this, Tingyun immediately looked over with a surprised expression, "Even you people do not recognize them?"

After all, these maids of the Minghuo Merchant Guild were accustomed to seeing goods from different worlds.

As an extraterrestrial trading caravan, they had naturally encountered many types of minerals, so how could there now be ores they had never seen before?

As an extraterrestrial trader, the Minghuo Merchant Guild naturally needed to purchase certain items, so they would post purchase orders; if merchants had goods, they could come to the caravan for trade immediately.

Ordinary orders would not trouble her, as the subordinates could handle them on their own.

Matters troublesome enough to require her involvement would usually be scheduled and notified in advance.

It seemed now that there was indeed a matter the subordinates could not handle.

"We do not recognize them; those three ore pieces are quite similar, not only beautiful but also crystal-blue, with what appears to be liquid flowing inside them; they are very beautiful."

The fox-eared maiden hurriedly explained, "That merchant claimed they are rare gems condensed from the power of the starry sky flowing through the universe during stellar anomalies, but although the three pieces are identical in nature, they vary in size; since we do not recognize them, we thought to ask you to go and take a look."