AWB Chapter 23 Rumors 4
Chapter 23 Rumors 4
Ye Xiaobai went back and also practiced the Divine Travel Nine Heavens Technique. The name sounded impressive, but it was just the lowest level technique in the cultivation world for enhancing divine sense. At most, one could only cultivate it to the Foundation Establishment stage, and after that, one could only choose to cultivate other functions.
Qi Refining stage cultivators typically begin cultivating their divine sense only when they reach the Qi Refining stage and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, as this makes the Foundation Establishment process smoother.
Ye Xiaobai started cultivating at the fourth level of Qi Refining. It's fortunate that he was a transmigrator with a divine sense far exceeding that of ordinary people; otherwise, it would have been very difficult for him to cultivate.
After a day of rest and adjustment, Ye Xiaobai's injuries have been completely healed; in fact, the injuries were not serious to begin with.
Ye Xiaobai felt that he was slowly getting the hang of the Divine Travel to the Nine Heavens technique and would soon be able to enter the basics. However, he felt that some parts of the technique were strange.
The next day.
Ye Xiaobai cultivated for a while after getting up in the morning, and then went to Xiaoyao Restaurant.
On the way, Ye Xiaobai suddenly felt that he was spending too much time in the kitchen every day and that his cultivation time was too short. How could his cultivation level improve quickly if he did this?
"Isn't this all for earning spirit stones?"
Ye Xiaobai could comfort himself in this way, but he still felt that this way of making money was wrong.
Wealth lies in strategy, not in physical labor. This sentence suddenly popped into my head. I think I saw it in a video before I transmigrated, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time.
Looking back now, I have a lot to say. The key to accumulating wealth is not simply relying on physical labor, but on strategy and wisdom.
Ye Xiaobai felt it was time to make the next development plan for Xiaoyao Restaurant, but the timing was not yet right.
They arrived at Xiaoyao Restaurant in no time. Li Minghan arrived very early every day, and when he saw Ye Xiaobai, he asked with concern, "Junior Nephew Ye, are you sure your injury is alright? Should you rest for a few more days?"
"Uncle Li, everything's fine." Ye Xiaobai said, stretching his body to show Li Minghan. After spending some time together and getting to know each other, Li Minghan told Ye Xiaobai to just call him Uncle Li, as calling him Manager Li sounded too formal.
"It's good that you're alright." After saying that, she walked into Xiaoyao Restaurant with Ye Xiaobai.
Xiaoyao Restaurant reopened after a one-day closure and, unsurprisingly, was packed to capacity once again.
Looking at the empty seats in the restaurant, Li Minghan was filled with emotion. It was hard to imagine that just a few days ago, the small restaurant was deserted, but now it had become the most popular restaurant in the market.
This is all thanks to Ye Xiaobai, who also reaped a great harvest, earning over a thousand spirit stones.
"Manager Li, bring me a pot of wine!"
"coming!"
……
Inside a restaurant.
Several restaurant owners, whose businesses were struggling, were discussing something again.
"Manager Zhao, Xiaoyao Restaurant is so popular again that we can't continue doing business."
"The previous low-price strategy failed, and then..."
"What should I do?"
"There's another way now."
"Manager Zhao, stop beating around the bush and just say what you mean."
What are we restaurant owners most afraid of?
No customers?
"Wrong! It's food safety!"
"As long as we do this..."
……
One day, at Xiaoyao Restaurant.
Everyone was enjoying their meal.
Suddenly, a strange sound broke the lively atmosphere.
"Manager Li, your shop is too unscrupulous! You actually use expired Black-tailed Pig Demon meat to cook dishes?" shouted a skinny cultivator who looked like a monkey.
Li Minghan was inspecting the store to see if there was anything that needed help with.
Upon hearing the sound, he immediately ran to the complaining customer to examine the meat closely. After confirming several times, he found that the meat was indeed problematic and had expired, but his shop had never used expired meat. To further confirm, Li Minghan immediately sought out Ye Xiaobai.
As soon as Ye Xiaobai arrived, he could tell from the smell that this was definitely not meat from Xiaoyao Restaurant.
The meat pieces were about the same size and color, and they were also coated with sauce, but the sauce tasted very different.
Ye Xiaobai and Li Minghan discussed that this matter still needed to be investigated, and it needed to be handled discreetly for the time being.
“Fellow Daoist, there must be some misunderstanding here. How about this, we'll waive your meal today,” Li Minghan said with a smile.
"Your expired ingredients made my stomach sick and affected my future cultivation. How will that be compensated?"
"You?" Li Minghan was so angry that he couldn't speak. Ye Xiaobai quickly confirmed with Li Minghan and said, "Fellow Daoist, how about this, double the meal fee as compensation should be enough, if it's really not enough, we'll need to find the market administrator to handle it."
"That's more like it. Don't use expired ingredients next time." After saying that, the skinny monkey cultivator took the spirit stones and left.
When giving him the spirit stones, Ye Xiaobai patted him on the shoulder.
After resolving one customer's complaint, a second and a third one immediately appeared.
Ye Xiaobai realized that this was not just a problem with an individual customer; someone was definitely causing trouble behind the scenes, and it was very likely that the same group of people who attacked him were involved.
As more and more diners filed complaints, rumors began to circulate.
"I heard that Xiaoyao Restaurant uses expired ingredients in its dishes!"
"Oh no, I ate there before, what should I do?"
"I've heard that the Xiaoyao Restaurant uses poisonous meat in its dishes, and that eating it will prevent you from ever improving your cultivation level again."
"What about my cultivation level?"
"Doesn't Xiaoyao Restaurant have any conscience at making such dirty money?"
"How can their boss have any conscience after doing something like this?"
"No matter what, I propose a boycott of Xiaoyao Restaurant!"
Boycott Xiaoyao Restaurant!
Boycott Xiaoyao Restaurant!
……
With rumors flying everywhere and a large number of cultivators boycotting the establishment, Xiaoyao Restaurant gradually became deserted. The restaurant's staff began to feel the strain, and some requested to leave, gradually increasing the number of customers. Even the apprentice chefs wanted to leave, feeling that staying any longer would surely lead to starvation, and that they might even have vegetable scraps thrown at them when they went outside.
Li Minghan tried to persuade them to stay, but to no avail; those who wanted to leave couldn't be kept. Ye Xiaobai also told Li Minghan directly, "Let them go if they want to. Anyway, there's no business left, and they have nothing to do here."
Li Minghan had no choice but to let them leave. When closing the shop that night, Li Minghan said to Ye Xiaobai in disappointment, "Xiaobai, is Xiaoyao Restaurant really finished if things continue like this? Should we find the market manager to prove that there's nothing wrong with my ingredients?"
Ye Xiaobai calmly said, "First of all, Xiaoyao Restaurant will not go out of business. Secondly, we do need to find the market administrator, but not to find them to prove the authenticity of my ingredients."
"Then what do you want with them?" Li Minghan pressed.
"Go and catch the real mastermind behind this!" Ye Xiaobai said calmly.
"Do you know who's behind this?"
"I don't know, but we've figured out the approximate location."
……
A familiar restaurant.
Manager Zhao and several other restaurant owners were discussing things there.
"You've all done a great job. If this continues, Xiaoyao Restaurant will definitely go out of business!"
"Manager Zhao is still a cut above the rest!"
"Yes, yes, quite a few chefs and service staff at Xiaoyao Restaurant have started to leave."
"Our restaurant's good days are coming!"
"Come on, everyone, let's toast Manager Zhao!"
……
On the other side, Ye Xiaobai led Qian Baiwan, the outer sect elder and administrator of the market, to a secluded spot in the market.