Chapter 424: Wujian Anomalies (2/3)

"We haven't finished eating yet, so why would we settle the bill?"

Li Heng did not make a sound, but the little golden dragon understood his intent immediately; it flew before the waiter, bared its fangs, opened its mouth wide, and said in a very "fierce" manner.

Looking at Li Heng, who remained seated, the waiter felt a wave of pressure for no apparent reason, and a drop of cold sweat rolled down his forehead. Yet, he gritted his teeth and spoke, "I suspect the two of you have no money!"

"The two guests look very much like you are trying to dine and dash!"

The little golden dragon was suddenly furious.

"Do you know who we are? You actually say we have no money? Is this how you run an inn? The guests are still eating and you suddenly run over to say they have no money?"

It had originally wanted to interrogate the waiter for assuming they had no money.

But after just a moment of thought, they indeed had no money.

At the very least, it had not seen Li Heng show any sign of it.

So, it immediately changed its tone to attack another point.

Seeing that Li Heng still made no move, the waiter felt a sense of relief in his heart and offered a fake smile. "Then I truly apologize, but we are a small business and must confirm."

"You say you have money, then bring the money out."

"Everyone, tell me, isn't that right!?"

He raised both hands, waving the towel on his shoulder, and looked at the surrounding guests. The surrounding guests heard this and cast their gazes over, showing expressions of wanting to watch the fun; some even began to jeer.

"That's right, that's right, no dining and dashing!"

"I noticed those two a long time ago. They actually dared to order the best food in the inn. Do they really have money? Can they afford it?"

"They are likely savages who crawled out of some Heaven and Earth..."

In an instant, the crowd was buzzing with discussion.

Feeling the pressure from so many people, the little golden dragon could not quite hold out and cast a look of help toward Li Heng, hoping Li Heng would come out to handle it; it truly lacked confidence.

Li Heng had just finished eating the last piece of pork belly on the table; it was fatty but not greasy. With one bite, the fragrance of the meat and the sauce intertwined and exploded in his mouth, leaving an endless aftertaste.

"Why the rush?" Li Heng finally spoke.

The waiter was stunned, the pressure in his heart rising again, and he felt a bit like retreating, but thinking of his shopkeeper's instructions and the gaze of the surrounding guests, his courage immediately hardened, and he spoke.

"This guest, we are not in a rush."

"We just want to see if you actually have money."

"After all, the two guests have eaten nine rounds of dishes, and they are all top-tier quality; you have already eaten up this shop's annual turnover, so it is better to confirm if you have money first."

The surrounding guests nodded one after another, feeling that what was said was reasonable.

"But you are not following the rules by doing this. Where is the logic in suddenly demanding payment while someone is still eating? Furthermore, if we can produce the money, what will you do then?"

Li Heng said with a smile.

The waiter was stunned, pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth, and spoke.

"If you, guest, can truly produce the money, I will treat you to today's wine and food; you won't need to pay!"

The crowd nearby gasped upon hearing this.

They did not expect this waiter to be so ruthless.

However, since he was so ruthless, did that not also mean the waiter had sufficient certainty? Thus, in an instant, even more people began to jeer, and some had even started a gambling pool.

Betting on whether Li Heng and his companion had money.

"Very well, what kind of money do you accept?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

The little golden dragon was dumbfounded.

Is the Honored One confused? He actually asked such a question; even asking others what kind of money it is, wouldn't that indirectly prove they truly have no money?

For a moment, it felt nervous in its heart.

It was merely a pitiful True Spirit and could not beat anyone.

Sure enough, the waiter was enraged upon hearing this.

He no longer cared about any pressure and pointed angrily at Li Heng.

"I knew you had no money! You actually dared to dine and dash at Wujian Inn? You are simply courting death!"

His voice was like a roar; the waiter looked like a steam locomotive, with smoke coming out of his seven orifices, filled with extreme fury.

He regretted it in his heart; had he known, he should have stopped serving the food just now. Now, even if he exposed that these two had no money, he would still have to bear a great deal of the resulting losses.

This was enough to make his ten thousand years of accumulation vanish in a single day!

The hatred!

The surrounding guests were also stunned; they did not expect Li Heng to self-destruct so quickly, especially those who had participated in the gambling pool and bet on Li Heng because of his sky-high odds; they were filled with regret.

They had simply been giving money away to the bookies for nothing.

Yet unexpectedly, Li Heng still smiled leisurely and spoke.

"As the saying goes, a dragon does not dwell with snakes. To me, you lot do not even count as snakes, but merely a group of filthy things. How would I know what currency you require?"

"Even if I produced my money, could you understand it?"

"Even if a wealthy man produced gold, to a starving ghost, this gold would be inferior to a bowl of thin porridge."

Once these words were spoken, it directly mocked everyone present.

They were instantly furious; he actually dared to call them filthy things? He was simply courting death! If not for the fact that this was Wujian Hell, they would have already started a fight and crushed this person to death.

They themselves were, at the very least, geniuses of the Emperor Road in the past.

"Haha, what a fine 'a dragon does not dwell with snakes'."

A hearty laugh rang out.

A short figure gradually emerged from the shopkeeper's counter hidden in the shadows and came before the crowd; it was strikingly an old man with a hunched back.

The crowd was shocked to see this.

This farce could actually draw out the manager of Wujian Inn?!

The waiter was also terrified, kneeling down directly.

"Manager, I..."

Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, this Wujian manager spoke again leisurely, blocking his words. "Alright, Xiaojiu, get up. Why kneel? I am not your master. This matter isn't that big; at most, it's just a deduction of wages. Why act like this?"

Then, the waiter felt an invisible force lift him up, preventing him from kneeling and forcing him to stand where he was.

His expression stiffened instantly, his heart bitter. This vampire, what does he mean it's not a big deal, at most a deduction of wages? These wages are his life!

The Wujian manager appearing in person—this is a big deal.

The guests nearby dared not jeer anymore, falling silent one after another, then casting pitying gazes toward Li Heng and the little golden dragon, feeling that this man and dragon were doomed, with absolutely no suspense.

Even if they didn't die, they would certainly lose their freedom for eternity.

"It seems you are the one in charge here. Then, can you make the call regarding this waiter's promise from just now?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

The Wujian manager stood with his hands behind his back, speaking with a smile.

"Not at all, not at all. I am merely a manager."

"Moreover, Xiaojiu's promise does not require me to make the call. After all, the wages he has accumulated are enough to pay the price for these meals. Right, Xiaojiu?"

The manager cast a sidelong glance at the waiter standing blankly to the side.

The waiter nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, yes, the manager is right."

"Since that is the case, why did you appear!"

Li Heng looked the old manager up and down, smiling leisurely.

"I was just curious. I didn't expect that after so many years, I would still hear these words on this road. It seems you must be an unparalleled genius."

"I, this old man, am most interested in such geniuses."

The Wujian manager laughed aloud.

"So I intend to join this wager as well. If you can produce the money, all the food in this Wujian Inn is yours to enjoy, free of charge. But if you cannot, I must trouble you to serve as a waiter in my Wujian Inn. What do you think?"

His turbid, lusterless eyes stared fixedly at Li Heng.

Li Heng nodded slightly, "That is an interesting wager."

"But since you are only the manager, can you make the call?"

"Hahaha, interesting, truly interesting. It has been many years since I have seen someone question me. I don't know how many tens of thousands of years it has been; you are the first."

"Rest assured, I can still make the call on this."

"You also don't need to worry about me going back on my word; Wujian bears witness."

The Wujian manager guaranteed with full confidence.

Li Heng also sensed at this moment that as this old manager spoke these words, an invisible force descended from the Void, protecting this wager; it seemed to be exactly the "Wujian bears witness" he spoke of.

"Very well, I accept. But before that, to revisit the old matter: what is the money your inn collects?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

The many guests watching nearby were in an uproar.

They did not expect Li Heng to agree to the Wujian manager's words. Agreeing is one thing; perhaps this person really was confident and was just fishing earlier.

But now he actually asked the previous question again—what money does Wujian Inn collect? Isn't this clearly the spirit and attitude of a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger, a complete fool?

They felt that Li Heng was completely unaware of his own situation.

They couldn't help but mock him in their hearts.

Yet, while mocking, a trace of envy faintly arose.

After all, fools are always happy.

"Actually, the money our inn collects is something you should have already seen, guest. Outside the inn, aren't there some paper coins scattered in the small mounds along the road? That is the money our inn requires."

The Wujian manager said with a smile.

The little golden dragon also remembered instantly, feeling even more anxious. The inn actually collects those paper coins? Damn it, it should have collected some just now!

"It seems you are not pretending at all."

Li Heng smiled faintly.

"Guest, please pay up."

The Wujian manager's smile grew deeper.

"Oh, right, if you truly have no money, guest, you can also have this little dragon beside you run outside to grab a few paper coins. Our inn acknowledges those as well."

The little golden dragon was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

Is this Wujian manager planning to let them go?

With a thought, it sent a voice transmission to Li Heng.

"My Lord, should I really go and get a few?"

Li Heng glanced at this dragon, too lazy to pay attention to this foolish dragon, and then smiled as he spoke, "That is truly a coincidence. As for these so-called paper coins, I truly have as many as you want."

With a thought, those paper coins piled up on the ground instantly.

Piled on the ground in stack after stack.

"Take a look, are these them?"

Li Heng spoke with a half-smile. The many guests around looked at the scene before them and were instantly stunned. So this person actually had money; so he really was fishing!?

"If that's not enough, I can add more."

"I have this money by the pound."

Li Heng said with a smile.

The Wujian Innkeeper stood frozen on the spot for a long time, his expression growing increasingly unsightly. He tried hard to scan through these stacks of paper money, wanting to find a flaw in them.

But the more he looked, the more he felt they were real.

Or rather, they were real!

But why! A monstrous shock surged in the Wujian Innkeeper's heart; why would this fellow who had just entered the Wujian Road possess Underworld Money! This made no Reason, and there was so much of it!

He had noticed Li Heng and the Little Golden Dragon from the very beginning.

The Wujian Inn had manifested precisely because of this.

It could be said that Li Heng and the Little Golden Dragon had been under his nose the moment they entered the Wujian Road; every move they made could not be hidden from him, so there should not have been any surprises!

Could it be that this person had obtained the Underworld Money outside the Wujian Road?

That also made no Reason!

How could there possibly be Underworld Money outside the Wujian Road!

"What, Innkeeper, are you still thinking of going back on your word?"

Li Heng watched the Wujian Innkeeper remain frozen on the spot for a long time without moving, and smiled slightly. He truly did not have Underworld Money, but he had the omnipotent Source Power, which he could create casually.

"This amount of yours is still not enough!"

The Wujian Innkeeper gritted his teeth and said.

"I already told you it comes out by the pound, why do you still not believe me?" Li Heng shook his head, his thoughts stirred again, and another large pile of Underworld Money appeared, almost filling half the room.

At this moment, all the guests present were breathing rapidly.

So much money!

The Wujian Innkeeper was completely dumbfounded.

"May I ask who you are, Sacred one? You are definitely not someone who just entered the Wujian Road; how could someone who just entered the Wujian Road have so much Underworld Money!"

He roared out in anger.

Wujian Road? Underworld Money?

Li Heng was thoughtful, but on the surface, he remained calm and spoke indifferently. "What, Innkeeper, do you want to go back on the promise you just made, do you want to go back on the Wujian you spoke of?"

He was not worried that this Wujian Innkeeper would welsh on the debt.

Because that power of Wujian felt somewhat familiar to him.

It seemed to be... Strange!