章節 41: The Escalating Situation (2)

"Wow, wow, wow... How could I be at fault in this situation? Shouldn't you all be the ones who are looking down on me? What about the situation I'm in right now, when there are two maids who both have concealed their cultivation level, one of whom has even reached High Rank Martial Dominator, and a branch manager who's a High Rank Martial King in the place where the strongest person has only reached peak Martial Dominator.

Can someone explain this to me? Do you think it's appropriate to act this way towards your client? Or do you think so highly of yourself to the point of doing whatever you want just because you believe that your fists are the strongest in this place? Isn't that what you think? Or after I've spoken so blatantly to you like this, you will silence me just so that nobody knows about this?"

James laughed loudly, speaking whatever came to his mind in a mocking tone, then instructed Little Fluffy to teleport him to his little sister if any of them decided to attack.

The three of them were shocked, not because of the fact that James was aware of their actions, but because he knew Old Bai's exact strength.

Old Bai was a genuine High Rank Martial King, and he was wearing a high level treasure capable of blocking the perceptions of even the strongest Martial King.

Unless you were a strong individual at rank 12 or someone with a stronger treasure that could detect someone's cultivation or had a stronger perception than other people of the same rank, you couldn't detect Old Bai's exact strength.

After having an awkward silence for a moment, James wondered,

'Fck, did I say too much? What should I do now? Should I double down or what?'

James quickly used his brain while asking Little Fluffy to confirm once more,

"Little Fluffy, are you sure that you can definitely teleport me away from this old monster's grasp if he decides to attack?" James asked Little Fluffy seriously since he could lose his life in this kind of stupid plan.

"Don't worry, trust me." Little Fluffy laughed as if he were just here to watch the show.

'Do we have a contest where whoever talks first is gay or what? How can y'all be silent for this long?'

James was frustrated as he thought to himself, since there was still no response after a few seconds.

James couldn't take it anymore and spoke calmly, "Do you really not want to explain why you're doing this? Or do you truly believe that because of my handsomeness and the fact that I have always smiled since our first meeting, you can treat me like a pushover?"

"Hmmph, what a stinky shameless man! What does the connection between you being handsome have to do with any of this?" Luo Xian'er snorted and gave a look at James.

"How dare you call me a stinky sham... Wait, so you agree that I'm handsome, right?" James smiled, rubbing his chin as he looked at Luo Xian'er.

Luo Xian'er blushed away and looked down as she rubbed the hand James had touched earlier and said,

"In your dream, hmmph."

Then she stomped her feet and ran to her older sister, hugging her while looking up as if asking for help.

Luo Meng shook her head helplessly at her younger sister's behavior, and patted her head before cupping her fists towards James and apologizing.

"I am truly sorry for this. Please calm down, we had no malicious intention from the start, as we also have our reasons for acting this way."

"Well, I wasn't angry and knew that you had no ill intention towards me, which is why I just teased your little sister for playing along with y'all. But how dare you have the audacity to raise your voice against me when you were the ones who started this? Go on, tell me your reason, and I'll let it slide if I'm satisfied with your answer." James sneered as he looked at Luo Meng.

Luo Meng then explained the reasons behind their actions and how the situation had developed this way.

First, the two maids were actually the direct descendants of the Luo family, which owns the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce.

Luo Xian'er was essentially the little princess of the family, adored by the elders.

As a result, when Luo Xian'er wanted to experience the outside world for the first time, the elders decided to let the Luo family's butler, Old Bai, come with them to ensure her safety.

As for Luo Meng, she just wanted to accompany her younger sister since this was her first time experiencing the world.

The reason they had acted as they did was that Luo Xian'er wanted to observe how to run a business, as she had no prior experience in such matters.

Therefore, they came up with the idea of the two girls being the maids while Old Bai acted as the person in charge.

Coincidentally, James was the first person to sell or buy high level treasures.

Second, Luo Xian'er had rarely interacted with men outside her family, let alone massaging one or being touched by a stranger.

Which was why she was throwing tantrums when James suddenly touched her hand, and Old Bai couldn't help but talk like that to ease her anger.

Third, the reason why they were in this place, despite the considerable distance from their headquarters, was due to a secret realm near this kingdom that would open in a few days.

They had also heard that there would be an interesting auction held by their Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce.

So they decided to come early to attend the auction for fun and to let Luo Xian'er get to know the outside world more before entering a dangerous place.

As for why the elders chose that secret realm for Luo Xian'er to practice in, it was because that place only allows people under the rank 7 to enter.

Additionally, it contained an extremely rare rank 7 herb that can only be found in that secret realm, which had the effect of enhancing the breakthrough pill of peak rank 7 by a whole 10-20% if added to the ingredients for refining the pill with the correct method.