53 How to Persuade Others to Do Your Bidding (2/2)

“Alas, at such a young age, you already can’t get it up, what would you be in the future?” While his mouth was mocking, inwardly, he was astonished. The fatty’s intuition was actually quite sharp. The Lady Boss, who was able to destroy magical treasures with bare hands and treat the Fifth Elder like a sandbag, was indeed much stronger than those category three monsters at the Small Clear Sky Peak, even though she was just a mortal world’s martial art master. Even Wang Lu himself wouldn’t want to be on the Lady Boss’s bad side.

“However, this time, she would be friendly to us, so you don’t need to worry about anything.”

“Friendly… Senior Brother, is she the foreign aid that you talked about then!?”

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Knock, knock, knock.

While Wen Bao was nervously watching from the side, Wang Lu brazenly knocked on the Ru Family Inn’s front door.

Because the business wasn’t doing well recently, the Ru Family Inn had to close the operation early. The closed door clearly showed that the inn wasn’t receiving any guest, but Wang Lu obviously ignored this cold shoulder.

Shortly after he knocked, there was a sleepy, lazy voice from inside the door. “It’s close. We don’t accept guest at this time!”

Wang Lu smiled. “That’s great. We don’t intend to pay either. Hahaha, Lady Boss, prepare yourself, we’re coming!”

Then, he unceremoniously pushed open the door. His unbridled face scared Wen Bao even more.

“Coming my ass!”

The laughing curse was followed by the figure of the Lady Boss who staggered out of the room on the second floor. From her crumpled clothes and her sleepy eyes, it was not difficult to judge that Wang Lu had just woken up her from her sleep. However, when the Lady Boss saw Wang Lu, she couldn’t help but smile.

“Adulterous couple!” That was the first thought that came into Wen Bao’s mind. At the same time, he also admired Wang Lu even more.

The Spirit Sword Sect never forbade, even encouraged, the emotional exchange between the disciples from the Misty Peak, Carefree Peak, and so on. Thus, it was not rare to find a couple who did the double or pair cultivation, but… to date this person whom people referred to as a vicious beast in human skin, Senior Brother, you deserved our kowtow!

While Wen Bao was fantasizing, the Lady Boss happened to see him, but from his point of view, he could not see her.

The Lady Boss smiled slyly. “Oh Wang Lu, you actually came with an animal, is it to prepare it for the meal?”

Wen Bao nearly slumped to the ground, he thought, “Sure enough, this Ru Family Inn is a dark inn [1]! This Lady Boss clearly wants to put my meat into her steamed bun! Or even my fat!”

Wang Lu laughed. “Yes, we indeed came for a sumptuous meal. If it isn’t too much bother, we would like four dried fruits, four fresh fruits, two pickled fruits and four candied fruits.”

The Lady Boss yawned. “There are apples at the counter. You can peel them yourself.”

Wang Lu went silent for a while. “... Then, is there a roasted quail, fried duck, chicken soup, fermented deer belly, duck fried beef tendon, chrysanthemum rabbit silk, deep fried deer leg, ginger vinegar golden and silver hoof?”

The Lady Boss cast Wang Lu a look and then pointed at the nearby table. “Sit there first. I’ll cook them for you.”

After a while, the Lady Boss carried three bowls of bland noodles. “Sir, these are your order.”

Wang Lu looked at the bland noodles. “Lady Boss, your cooking level has shrunk so much that you’re now on the level of Evil God! Come on, I brought a guess with me here, be sincere a bit, okay!”

However, the Lady Boss cold-heartedly said, “Feeding you is already sincere enough, what else do you want? If you want to eat, then eat, if not, then get lost.”

Having no other option, they had to eat whatever was on the table. And, before anyone could say anything, Wen Bao had quickly snatched the chopsticks.

Wen Bao was very hungry; although he couldn’t eat those famous dishes that Wang Lu said just now, a bowl of bland noodles was still good. At least, it was better than the Look Up at the Starry Sky… While thinking, he lightly sipped a mouthful of soup. The next moment, Wen Bao’s expression became very strange.

Because the taste was beyond his imagination! He thought that this peasant craft would taste as bland as it look. However, as soon as the soup entered his mouth, it tasted so refreshing and delicious, making Wen Bao recall his pampered life two years ago.

“This...This Lady Boss is a hidden gem! Senior Brother Wang Lu really brought me to a good place!” Although he had tasted all the luxury food at the Carefree Peak Cafeteria during the past two years, but the chef’s bland dishes, like the bland noodle or boiled pork and so on, were simply that, bland dishes. However, with just a bowl of bland noodle, Wen Bao had already confirmed that the Lady Boss was absolutely a top-class chef.

Before long, the three bowls were wiped clean by them. While cleaning the table, the Lady Boss asked, “Looking for me this late at night, what exactly do you want?”

Wang Lu went straight to the point. “I want to pick up herbs at the Small Clear Sky Peak, however, our team lacks a muscle. I see that you, Lady Boss, have strong bones, a perfect material for a bodyguard. Thus, I want to recruit you as such.”

The Lady Boss then very enthusiastically responded to Wang Lu’s invitation. “No time, very busy.”

“Busy with closing the door? In any case, no one will come to your inn.”

“Sh*t! Don’t say those words!” Being poked at the sore spot by Wang Lu, the Lady Boss pounded the table. “Who says no one comes to this inn? My inn’s average daily turnover for the past two years is ten thousand tael of silver, understand!?”

Wen Bao was taken aback. “It’s so much!?”

Wang Lu was also taken aback. “You actually came up with the average value! You really are shameless! Two years ago, at the Immortal Gathering, I helped you earn more than ten million taels, if it’s divided with the total days for two years, it would indeed average around ten thousand… Yet, you actually have the nerve to say that! Two days ago, Elder Lu Li also announced that the average disciples’ deposit is around seventy thousand spirit stones, who would believe that kind of statistic!”

The Lady Boss was choked on his words, unable to come up with a refute.

Wang Lu continued to earnestly persuade, “Instead of wasting your life here, you might as well come with us to the mountain to cultivate your mind.”

The Lady Boss laughed. “Do you think you are qualified to talk about how to cultivate the mind?”

“... Hey, please respect this top student a bit okay? Let’s put aside my results in the six courses in the cultural class first, even when I was still living on the village mountain, I was already a well known literary scholar who excelled in all kind of things. So, I have long been accustomed with this mind cultivation.”

The Lady Boss continued to laugh. “Did you really cultivate your mind if you’re anxious like this?”

After quarreling for two years, her debating skills have surged near his level. Now, seeing that his usual persuasion failed to move her, Wang Lu decided to go for broke, no longer caring for idle talk.

Wang Lu lowered himself to worship her. “Master, please help your disciple!”

Puff!

The Lady Boss spurted on the spot. Wen Bao who watched this from the side felt his heart stop.

“Senior Brother Wang Lu, your image has collapsed too fast!”

However, Wang Lu seriously looked up. “The so-called a day as a teacher, forever a slave… Oh wrong, a day as a teacher, a hundred days a grace. Master, no matter what, you can’t just cast aside your disciple!”

The Lady Boss had a frightened expression. “Hei, don’t scare me like that! Your obeisance stance is like forcing me to—in your words—put up, em, some strange [2] flag!”

After she had hesitated for a moment, she saw Wang Lu was about to kowtow again; the Lady Boss finally relented. “Okay, okay, since you’re so sincere in inviting me, then I’ll help you, just don’t worship me again.”

Wang Lu was filled with joy; he put the chopsticks straight on the table. “Master! Please accept your disciple’s respect!”

[1] Inn that kills and robs guests.

[2] White flag.