Luo Xiu let out a long sigh and then slowly stood up from the couch, bracing his hands on his knees.

"I called dibs on this Old Jade Spiritual Ganoderma first, and today, I must have it!"

He then asked Zhou Hai, "Do you have some kind of membership tier system here?"

A trace of disdain flashed in Zhou Hai's eyes, but out of professional ethics, he didn't let it show. He was about to explain when the woman in the suit interrupted him.

"Alright, Manager Zhou, don't waste your time on this pauper!" she snapped. "Hurry up and pack it for me. We're in a rush and have no time to dawdle with riffraff like him!"

Zhou Hai could only shake his head helplessly. "Of course, please wait a moment."

He had worked here for many years and was naturally familiar with the bigwigs of Sea City who often came and went. He paid the arrogant woman in the suit no mind; he didn't even know her name. However, he wouldn't dare offend the lady in the white dress beside her—Miss Su—not even if he had ten times the courage.

Because this was the eldest daughter of the Su Family—Su Shanyue!

"That Platinum Membership Card, can I apply for one right now?" Luo Xiu suddenly spoke up, just as Zhou Hai was about to package the item.

Hearing this, Zhou Hai froze. He turned around and looked at Luo Xiu as if he were a fool. "Is this your first time at Wan Yao Hall?" he asked with a mocking smile.

Luo Xiu nodded.

"Then I suggest you leave, sir. Don't waste everyone's time." With that, Zhou Hai turned and walked away.

The woman in the suit looked at Luo Xiu with scorn and jeered, "It's one thing to be unsophisticated, but why come here and pretend to be some big shot? What a country bumpkin. Do you think a Wan Yao Hall membership card is something just anyone can get? Let me tell you, Wan Yao Hall has three levels of membership cards: Regular, Platinum, and Purple Gold. But judging by the likes of you, you'd be lucky to get a regular one after working for another ten lifetimes."

At that moment, Su Shanyue gently tugged on the sleeve of the woman in the suit and shook her head. Perhaps she felt her companion was speaking too harshly.

The woman in the suit took Su Shanyue's hand and smiled. "It's alright, Miss. I've seen plenty of people like him. They probably scrounge together a little money, think they're hot stuff, and want to come out and show off."

Su Shanyue sighed helplessly. Her large, watery eyes then turned to Luo Xiu, and she gave him an apologetic nod.

Luo Xiu glanced at Su Shanyue and his brows furrowed slightly. He sensed a peculiar power emanating from her—a force that rendered this unparalleled beauty mute. Of this, he was certain.

There's more to this woman than meets the eye.

Just then, Zhou Hai walked over carrying a long, exquisite-looking nanmu box. The woman in the suit was about to reach for it, but Luo Xiu beat her to it.

"Thank you." Luo Xiu took the nanmu box and thanked Zhou Hai.

At the sight, the woman in the suit flew into a rage. She pointed at Luo Xiu and scolded, "What do you think you're doing, you country bumpkin? That belongs to my miss! What right do you have—"

She was cut off mid-sentence when she saw Zhou Hai bow a full ninety degrees to Luo Xiu, his posture one of utmost respect. By now, a purple card had appeared in Zhou Hai's hand.

Just as Luo Xiu took the box, he had slipped the Purple Gold Card from Li Jiuzhen into Zhou Hai's hand. He had originally intended to just pay for it, but under the circumstances, he had no choice but to use the card. After all, he was determined to get the Old Jade Spiritual Ganoderma today!

"My apologies, sir! I was unaware that you are an esteemed Purple Gold member. My service has been lacking. Please forgive me. I will be sure to correct it in the future." Zhou Hai's head was beaded with cold sweat, and he remained bowed, not daring to straighten up.

At the same time, the previously arrogant woman in the suit found her bluster completely gone. She stared blankly at Luo Xiu, not daring to utter another word. Everyone in their circle understood that anyone who could produce a Purple Gold Card from Wan Yao Hall was a figure of significant standing. She simply couldn't believe, however, that a country bumpkin like Luo Xiu, who looked like he'd never seen the world, could possess a Wan Yao Hall Purple Gold Card.

Amid the silence, Luo Xiu asked, "Are the other medicines packed?"

"Yes, yes, all packed." Zhou Hai forced a smile.

At this, the woman in the suit interjected, "Manager Zhou, aren't you being a bit hasty? Shouldn't you verify the authenticity of this Purple Gold Card? Who knows if this country bumpkin found it or stole it."

Zhou Hai's expression hardened. "Ma'am, please watch your words! Our Wan Yao Hall Purple Gold Cards are one-of-a-kind. Any manager-level employee can verify its authenticity by touch alone. Furthermore, I'm confident that no one in all of Sea City would dare to counterfeit a Wan Yao Hall membership card." He spoke this last sentence with absolute confidence.

Afterward, Luo Xiu left Wan Yao Hall with Xu Qianqing, his hands full of bags large and small.

The woman in the suit and Su Shanyue remained standing there, feeling utterly humiliated. They simply couldn't fathom how that young man possessed a Wan Yao Hall Purple Gold Card. Across all of Sea City, no more than five people owned one!

...

After they left, Xu Qianqing looked at Luo Xiu with a peculiar expression. "Luo Xiu, I never expected you to have a Wan Yao Hall Purple Gold Card." She was becoming more and more curious about his background.

Is he really the 'kept man' my colleagues gossip about? And would someone as exceptional as Lin Xiyue really marry an ordinary man?

"Sir, please wait!"

Just then, the woman in the suit and Su Shanyue hurriedly caught up to them. Su Shanyue trotted up to Luo Xiu and began to gesture to him in sign language. At the same time, the woman in the suit was bowing her head, apologizing to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu watched Su Shanyue, completely baffled, and spread his hands, as he didn't understand sign language.

Xu Qianqing spoke up. "Luo Xiu, she says she wants to buy that Lingzhi from you. You can name your price."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu looked at Su Shanyue and gently shook his head in refusal. The medicinal power from his Qihuang Technique was now at less than ten percent, and he needed the Old Jade Spiritual Ganoderma to replenish it.

Su Shanyue grew anxious and began using sign language again. After a moment, Xu Qianqing translated, "She says she really, really needs it and hopes you'll reconsider."

Luo Xiu replied, "I need it just as badly. It's to save my life."

Hearing this, Su Shanyue froze. She sighed, gave Luo Xiu a nod of understanding, and turned to leave.

Watching her retreating back, Luo Xiu suddenly said, "If you want to cure your muteness, the Old Jade Spiritual Ganoderma is useless. Strictly speaking, what you have isn't an illness, but the result of something else."

At his words, Su Shanyue stopped in her tracks. She turned to look at him, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.

Since he can produce a Wan Yao Hall Purple Gold Card, he must be well-acquainted with Doctor Li. If that's the case, he must know some medical techniques himself. She couldn't help but take his words seriously. And then she suddenly recalled something Doctor Li had said the last time he visited her home. He'd mentioned meeting a young Divine Doctor, one who might be able to cure her muteness... Could this man, who holds a Purple Gold Card, be the young Divine Doctor he spoke of? If he didn't have extraordinary skills, why would Doctor Li have given him a Purple Gold Card?

Thinking of this, she hurriedly began to gesture to Luo Xiu in sign language.

Luo Xiu glanced at Xu Qianqing with a questioning look.

Xu Qianqing said, somewhat reluctantly, "She wants to add you on WeChat."

Luo Xiu nodded. "Sure."

To him, she was a potential client, so there was no reason to refuse. More importantly, he was also somewhat intrigued by that peculiar power inside her body.

After they added each other on WeChat, Luo Xiu said he had other business and would be in touch, then he and Xu Qianqing hailed a taxi to the hospital.

At the hospital, Luo Xiu only needed a brief look before telling Xu Qianqing that her husband could be cured. He suggested she take him home the next day.

By the time they left the hospital, it was already noon.

Luo Xiu rubbed his stomach. Looking at the large building across the street, he said, "There's a restaurant over there. Let's just eat there so we don't have to wander around."

Xu Qianqing glanced over and said with a peculiar expression, "We should probably skip it. That place is too expensive. That's the most high-end restaurant under the Sun Corporation, catering specifically to the wealthy. I heard the minimum charge there starts at twenty thousand yuan."

Luo Xiu remembered the bank card Sun Gaozhi had given him and laughed. "Don't worry, this big meal is on me."

Xu Qianqing tried to change the subject. "I remember there's a little eatery nearby with excellent pig's trotter noodles. It's cheap, the portions are huge, and I always eat there whenever I visit the hospital."

Luo Xiu's face twisted into a pained expression. "But I'm sick and tired of noodles."

Back on the mountain with his master, they were sometimes so poor they wouldn't see a single grain of rice for a month. His three heartless senior martial sisters never sent any living expenses, so they ate noodles for all three meals a day. He had long since developed a psychological aversion to them.

Xu Qianqing gave a helpless, wry smile. "But we really don't need to eat somewhere so expensive."

Luo Xiu said in a joking tone, "I only have a few years left to live. Can't you let me enjoy city life properly before I die? It's not like we lack the means. I've never actually been to such a high-class restaurant before."

Hearing this, Xu Qianqing's heart ached slightly. She nodded, then forced a smile. "Alright then. We'll do as you say."

The two then crossed the street and headed for the restaurant.

But before they could even enter, a playful voice called out from behind them, "Well, well, if it isn't our campus belle, Qian Qing. You come to places like this to eat too?"

Luo Xiu and Xu Qianqing turned to see a man and a woman standing there. Both wore work badges, indicating they were employees. The man was dapper in a suit, while the woman was stylish and seductive.

"Liu Qiao?" Xu Qianqing recognized the woman; she was an old classmate and a former love rival.

Liu Qiao sized up Xu Qianqing and curled her lip, her eyes showing undisguised scorn. "I say, our great campus belle, what's your monthly salary these days? And you dare to eat here? Is a place like this really for someone like you?"

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