Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 270 - 60: He’s Shameless [Seeking monthly tickets!]_1

Chapter 270: Chapter 60: He’s Shameless [Seeking monthly tickets!]_1

When Chu Liang heard more rumors about this matter, he couldn’t help but feel unsettled.

According to Shen Qiongguang’s description, the thieves were a man wearing a bamboo hat with an unusually fierce little girl; it was this little girl who beat him half to death with one punch.

Hearing such a detailed description, Chu Liang couldn’t help but associate them with these two.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, there may not be only one man who wears a bamboo hat and takes a child along; but children of a few years old who are this fierce would definitely not be too many.

Let alone the combination of the two.

But why would they rob fruit outside of Shu Mountain? It would be simpler to come up the mountain and ask him directly.

Then he thought about the identity of the little girl, and her intricate relationship with the legendary Disaster Demon. Could it be because of this that it was inconvenient for her to go up the mountain?

Chu Liang sighed internally. After all, they had a brief past, and he owed the little girl for finding the Immortal Ascending Grass. If a letter was sent up the mountain, he could deliver some boxes of fruit to them.

The next day, more information came in.

It turned out that not only Shen Qiongguang was robbed. Yesterday, more than twenty cultivators from various sects were robbed after leaving Shu Mountain. The common point was that they all had their Gold Pattern Berries stolen. And after their berries were taken, they all received gifts that were worth far more than the gift boxes.

In fact, the same was true for Shen Qiongguang.

Though the man in the bamboo hat did not leave him any items, he used his True Qi to heal his wounds, which was equivalent to cleansing his meridians and opening his acupoints; it benefited his future cultivation immensely.

Listening to this, Chu Liang couldn’t help a thought from forming: wasn’t this equal to buying at high prices? If he had known, he would have sent them hundreds of boxes directly, why let middlemen make a profit?

Before he had time to act, Lin Bei and others came looking for him early in the morning.

The fruit gift boxes were selling like crazy!

Many people were initially uninterested in the Gold Pattern Berries and didn’t think they were worth the slightly high price; in a group of ten people, probably only one would consider it.

Now after this incident, everyone was suddenly interested in this fruit.

The mysterious powerful cultivator must have it even if he has to rob; this fruit!

This gimmick was even stronger than the fruit tea commercial that Jiang Yuebai endorsed. After all, this was the Immortal Cultivation World, and there were more people who wanted to follow the trend of the strong than the trend of beauty.

As for the possibility of hyping this, some people also proposed it, but it was quickly rejected by the public. Did Chu Liang have the ability to hire two unfamiliar powerful cultivators or bribe more than twenty cultivators from different sects?

If he had such capability, he wouldn’t need to calculate these small profits.

So today, the members of the small group sold the fruit gift boxes, which was completely different from before. Previously, they had to work hard to sell them. This morning, they were swarmed and everyone rushed to buy them!

The usual amount of stock that would take a whole day to sell out disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the few of them hastily returned to Silver Sword Peak to restock.

Shang Ziliang said, "Brother, this is a godsend opportunity. You quickly replenish our stock, and let us go back and raise the price!"

Riding on this wave of popularity, even if the price is increased tenfold, it’s probably going to be sold out clean!

Being rich himself, his real father was the Peak Master of Shu Mountain, and he wasn’t unfamiliar with money. Initially, he followed Chu Liang in business because of friendship, not for making money. However, the longer he followed Chu Liang, the more enthusiastic he became.

Indeed, he had seen money, but he had never seen so much money!

Although Chu Liang always took the lion’s share in every venture, Shang Ziliang, relying solely on the small profits, had accumulated over a thousand Sword Coins. His father couldn’t possibly give him this much pocket money in a year, but with Chu Liang, he only needed to do a few days of business. And he didn’t have to exhaust himself doing tasks, at most he would just set up a stall and sell goods.

He had thoroughly experienced the charm of live-streaming sales!

This wave will raise a high price, and by the end of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference, he can even give his father pocket money.

Thinking about the scene of him and his dad switching roles, Shang Ziliang couldn’t help grinning.

But Chu Liang pondered for a while, and firmly said, "Do not increase the price, and... not only should we maintain the original price, but we can’t restock, you can only sell that many per day."

"Ah?" Henchman A was also a little puzzled, "Once the Shu Mountain Peak Conference is over, we won’t have such a good opportunity. Shouldn’t we earn more during this period?"

"What’s hard to make is not the product, but the brand." Chu Liang explained, "If we hastily raise the price because of some gimmicks, what have our products become? Nothing more than a trend led by the powerful. Once this trend passes, no one will remember you."

"We need to have our own style. It is the powerful that become our audience, not us getting the favor of the powerful."

"Release the news that all of the daily portions of the berries have been sold out. If you want to buy tomorrow, come to Tontian Peak early. Also, those who use Sword Coins can have priority in purchasing."

What he didn’t fully reveal was that for relatively low-value products like Gold Pattern Berries, if one wanted to maintain high profits, they could only add a brand price. Once everyone can easily buy and eat them, people will soon discover that it is not worth the money and will quickly abandon it.

Only by allowing some people to buy it while others can’t, despite having the money, can you trigger a sense of superiority. These lucky few will then feel that they’ve spent their money well.

Lin Bei nodded in deep agreement, "Makes sense."

Henchman B looked at him curiously, "You understood it?"

"Not really." Lin Bei replied, "But I know Chu Liang is right."

...

When Chu Liang arrived at the peak of Tontian with his team again, he immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

Some wanted to buy the berries but couldn’t. They had already heard from other Shu Mountain disciples that the handsome young man was the secret master behind the berry group. Their eyes held a hint of surprise.

The others were more concerned about the Shu Mountain Peak Conference. They found out that Chu Liang had become the first one to secure a spot in the top four, and they were indignant.

You must understand, Chu Liang had only taken action three times in all previous matches, cumulatively amounting to less than five breaths worth of time.

Never in history had a disciple made it into the top four of Shu Mountain’s novices in such a minuscule amount of time.

Especially since all of his victories seemed to rely on his magic artifacts, cunning tactics and mind games, without displaying any real strength. Many of the Shu Mountain disciples felt... I could do that too.

They were both amazed and envious.

Some even speculated in hushed tones that Chu Liang’s competitors were the ones he and his master had injured. Although Shen Qiongguang’s description clearly didn’t match Empress Feng, couldn’t she have hired attackers?

It was definitely something she could do.

Even Elder Sun, sitting on the guest stand, curiously asked, "Ah Feng, are you sure your disciple’s opponent wasn’t beaten up by someone you hired?"

Empress Feng gave him a sideways glance, "If I want to beat someone, do I need other’s help?"

"Exactly." Elder Huang nodded in agreement, "Don’t question Ah Feng’s integrity."

He sported a bruised left eye and exhibited traces of being scorched by flames. Although he looked slightly embarrassed, his steadfast support for Empress Feng was unwavering.

It was hard to say there was no causality between the two.

"I just find it strange that someone powerful would resort to robbing for some berries?" Elder Sun chuckled.

Seeing Elder Huang’s predicament, he was in high spirits.

"I think I can guess who the culprit is based on prior information, but I won’t tell you." Elder Huang said.

"Hmph, I couldn’t care less." Elder Sun coldly snorted, "Now that Chu Liang has made it to the top four, even though he hasn’t battled, it still counts as a win, right? Does that mean I won our bet?"

"How is that possible?" Elder Huang widened his eyes, "At most, he hasn’t lost, but he also hasn’t won. I propose that we postpone our bet and wager on his next match instead."

"You’re being devious," Elder Sun sneered, "Are the top eight and top four matches the same?"

On the surface, postponing the bet doesn’t change anything, but the top eight and top four matches involve completely different competitors. Those in the top four of the Shu Mountain newcomers are considered top-tier in the Nine States. The difficulty for Chu Liang to win would be much higher than the top eight matches.

Elder Huang immediately turned his face towards Empress Feng, "Ah Feng, see? This old man has lost faith in your disciple. He thinks your disciple will lose. Hehe..."

He’s stirring the pot.

"How dare you slander me!" Elder Sun felt the dangerous gaze of Empress Feng lingering on him. He promptly shouted, "Fine, let’s bet! But Ah Feng, remember, I am betting on your disciple winning, and he is betting on your disciple losing!"

Counter stiring.

Feeling that dangerous gaze shift towards him, Elder Huang quickly said, "I heard that Ah Feng, you have another bet with Wang Xuanling of Shu Mountain. You wagered your Phoenix Soul Blood Jade against his position as the head of all peaks. Do you have that much confidence in your disciple?"

"Not at all." Empress Feng replied candidly," To be honest, when I made the bet with Wang Xuanling, Chu Liang’s cultivation was weak. I’m already very pleased that he has come this far."

"Ah?" Elder Sun said, "Then why would you dare wager the Phoenix Soul Blood Jade? Aren’t you afraid of losing?"

"Can’t I renege?" Empress Feng looked at him strangely.

"But what if Wang Xuanling loses and he reneges?" Elder Huang asked again.

"Then he is so shameless!" Empress Feng exclaimed.

Elders Sun and Huang: "?"