'Hmph, don't be stubborn. I'm telling you, or else you'll regret it.' Li Feng glared at Zhou Ran menacingly.
'That's right!' Jiang Yuxi replied coldly.
'You two must be misunderstanding something. This fruit is absolutely fine.' Zhou Ran said helplessly.
At the same time, he mentally called out to the system: 'What should I do if someone else questions it?'
'Temporary task acquired. Please maintain the reputation of this store at all costs; it must not be defamed in any way. Upon completion, you will be rewarded with 300 points!' The system spoke authoritatively, clearly a bit annoyed.
Hmm...
There was actually a temporary task.
And it rewarded 300 points! Zhou Ran was stunned.
That's equivalent to 300,000 Blue Star Coins—he'd struck it rich!
Zhou Ran was thrilled, and a smile spread across his face.
'Slap!' Li Feng slammed his hand on the table angrily and said, 'Still laughing? Are you looking for trouble?'
Zhou Ran was startled awake by the sound and immediately said, 'Do you have any evidence? Just because of a fruit you've never heard of, you've already made a conclusion?'
'Hmph! How could a tiny fruit make a beast that had lost its appetite start eating again, let alone eat non-stop, and even make a seventh-tier bloodline treasure pattern pig go crazy with desire? Isn't that enough proof?' Jiang Yuxi crossed her arms and spoke angrily.
"Is that it? You're really ignorant. The fruit is dropped from the Thousand-Year Tree Spirit. If you don't believe me, go check for yourselves." Zhou Ran spoke calmly.
"The Thousand-Year Tree Spirit? An exotic beast extinct for a thousand years? Your ignorance has no bounds!" Jiang Yuxi sneered.
Zhou Ran was taken aback. Extinct for a thousand years? Holy crap! The Fenglin Hai Mountain he had entered was from a thousand years ago?
He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
'Kid! Doesn't it feel bad to have your lies exposed?' Jiang Yuxi shouted.
At the same time, Li Feng glanced at the cargo containers behind Zhou Ran. Sure enough, they were all filled with foods he had never heard of before, and the prices were extremely expensive, especially the three in the middle. He couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.
"It's definitely a rip-off shop! Look at those items—the prices are outrageous." Li Feng was furious, and a powerful aura emanated from him.
Zhou Ran was taken aback—he was a five-star beast tamer, already among the top combatants in the outer city.
'Hmph! Scared, aren't you? If you don't want to die, just hand it over!' Li Feng shouted angrily.
'Scared? Just a bunch of ignorant fools. I have nothing to hide, so if you've got the guts, come at me.' Zhou Ran responded calmly.
Anyway, with the system on his side, what was there to fear from these scum?
Jiang Yuxi was startled. Could her brother be right? Was the owner of this shop a hidden master?
He hadn't been intimidated by the five-star beast tamer's aura. He must have some connections.
Jiang Yuxi waved her right hand, and a light gate appeared out of thin air. A blue butterfly flew out, staring coldly at Zhou Ran.
'I don't care how skilled you are. Selling something you shouldn't sell is illegal. Come with me to the Beast Regulation Bureau!' Jiang Yuxi said coldly.
Zhou Ran immediately checked with the Beast Identification Device and found it to be a seventh-tier Ice Spine Bone Butterfly, currently at the peak of the sixth-tier upper stage, ready to break through at any moment. However, the beast tamer had suppressed it to maintain control.
Zhou Ran sighed deeply and immediately ran out of the store.
"Trying to escape!" Li Feng immediately acted as well, summoning a sixth-tier upper-tier two-headed hellhound, which charged疯狂地 toward Zhou Ran.
"Both are five-star beast tamers. Today is truly a day of misfortune. Erbao, protect me quickly!" Zhou Ran swung his right hand, and a light gate appeared, emitting a terrifying aura.
A ten-metre-tall Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog stepped out and let out a long howl to the sky.
'My goodness! What is that terrifying beast?'
'What a terrifying aura! Have people from the inner city come to our side?' Some bystanders who didn't know the truth shouted.
The originally fierce two-headed hellhound immediately wilted. Even with its sixth-tier upper-tier strength, it was terrified. It was an absolute suppression from the bloodline. If the other party didn't look like it was still in its formative stage, it would probably have been crawling on the ground, kowtowing.
"..."
'This aura... It's a ninth-tier bloodline canine-type beast! How is that possible!' Li Feng considered himself one of the top experts in the outer city, yet there was a youngster who possessed a ninth-tier beast!
Jiang Yuxi, standing beside him, was already speechless. She now understood why he had rushed out. Such a massive beast—summoning it would surely destroy the shop.
"You... who are you!" Jiang Yuxi began to panic. Though the beast Zhou Ran had summoned was still immature, appearing to be around the upper fourth rank, it possessed a ninth-rank bloodline!
If she had previously suspected that the beast food Zhou Ran sold was problematic, she dared not think that now. A teenager with a ninth-rank beast meant there was an extremely powerful family behind him, one she could never match.
As for the 'Ning Fruit' and 'Qian Ning Tree Spirit,' those weren't impossible either!
Zhou Ran was also a bit surprised. He hadn't expected this Husky to scare them into submission. It seemed that a ninth-tier beast represented everything in this world! If he'd known, he would've just let it show itself instead of going on and on about it earlier.
'I'm just an ordinary pet shop owner. I think our misunderstanding should be resolved now,' Zhou Ran said calmly.
Jiang Yuxi's expression changed drastically as she whispered, 'I'm sorry, we didn't mean to offend you, boss. It's just that it concerns my younger brother, so I got a bit anxious.'
Li Feng, standing beside her, dared not say a word and nodded frantically.
"Hmph!"
"Then please feel free to leave. No need for a send-off!" Zhou Ran's expression darkened as he spoke.
Upon hearing this, Li Feng immediately grabbed Jiang Yuxi's hand, intending to leave at once.
"Wait, I'd like to ask the boss's name," Jiang Yuxi whispered.
'My name is Zhou Ran,' Zhou Ran said softly.
Jiang Yuxi sighed deeply in her heart, then the two bowed to Zhou Ran and left immediately.
Along the way, Jiang Yuxi didn't say a word, feeling very dejected.
'I said don't drag me into this kind of thing again. We've really offended a big shot,' Li Feng said, feeling speechless.
Jiang Yuxi wore a wry smile, constantly thinking to herself, Is there a prominent Lin family in Xuan Zhong City?
Could it be an outsider?
Both of them were members of the treasure-hunting team from the outer city of Xuan Zhong City, working for the government, and naturally despised those so-called black merchants. They never expected this to be a misunderstanding, which was truly embarrassing.
At that moment, Zhou Ran composed himself and excitedly said, "This should count as completing the task, right? Give me 300 points quickly!"
"Ding! Host's temporary task completed, reward of 300 points obtained!" The system's voice rang out.
Zhou Ran was overjoyed. This was much simpler than doing business. Adding the previous 10 points, he now had a total of 310 points.