Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 480 - 59: I’ll go and bring him back for you [Seeking monthly votes!]_1

Chapter 480: Chapter 59: I’ll go and bring him back for you [Seeking monthly votes!]_1

Henchman B walked away proudly.

...

After being poisoned by the blood puffer, he received the best possible treatment. With adequate preparations and a relatively mild poison, he managed to quickly rid his body of the toxins.

In fact, there’s no way that the Whale Guild would accept ingredients with obvious toxicity. They must have been tested before being sent.

What was peculiar about this Yueshan blood puffer was that its flesh was not poisonous initially. However, sometime after its death, it suddenly became toxic. This was how Henchman B was caught off guard.

The first thing Henchman B said after he regained consciousness was, "I think it’s still edible... it just needs to be prepared properly."

"Let’s not think about eating it right now..." The others couldn’t help but ask him, "How are you feeling?"

"I’m fine," Henchman B replied nonchalantly, shaking his head. "We can continue."

"Continue?" The others were surprised.

"A mere blood puffer is not worth mentioning," Henchman B said dismissively, his every move exuding the demeanour of a master.

Chu Liang couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up.

Well done, that’s the spirit.

Henchman B tested nearly thirty ingredients that day, rejecting thirteen, and approving seventeen for sale. Along with some basic ingredients, the hotpot restaurant was ready to open for business.

Although these spirit plants and spirit beast meats were rare, the large size of each individual made up for this. A single spirit beast could be several meters tall, and some even resembled small hills.

As long as they were edible, they were enough to last for a while.

Another boon was that Red Moon Square’s menu could change on a daily, if not hourly, basis, offering patrons a refreshing dining experience. When top-notch ingredients were available, they could be highly advertised.

The Whale Guild could also prioritize procurement of ingredients with great taste and texture, for potential repeated sales.

So, the next morning, Red Moon Square opened for business.

Jiang Yuebai didn’t want to leverage her own influence to attract customers, so the grand opening was quite low-key. She didn’t even appear in person. Instead, a few people quietly watched from a second-floor private room.

But there are no secrets that cannot be exposed.

News of Immortal Jiang opening a restaurant on Red Cotton Peak had already begun to circulate around Shu Mountain during the preparations. Xu Hongqiu was rather ostentatious, with all the deliveries made by the Whale Guild personnel. As the young lady of the Whale Guild, she had quite a bit of influence herself.

Hence, quite a few people came to the grand opening to show their support.

While many were there purely for social reasons, they were still impressed by the service at Red Moon Square upon entry.

On the left were a dozen strapping Whale Guild men, their faces beaming with enthusiasm. Dressed in aprons with sleeves rolled up, they would welcome with a resonant, "Welcome to Red Moon Square, gentlemen!"

To the right were more than a dozen gentle women in red dresses. Whenever a female guest arrived, they would promptly ask about the size of their party before enthusiastically leading them to their seats, all while introducing—with, "Besides our basic ingredients, we also have specialties such as Yellow Scale Tiger, Spirit-Spotted Deer... What would you like to try?"

There were only two floors to the restaurant, and it soon filled up. The expected initial slow business did not happen.

This crowd was brought together through connections, after all. If the experience wasn’t good, nobody would come back daily just for the buzz.

But once the first wave of customers left, word quickly spread.

"They opened a hotpot restaurant on Red Cotton Peak, said to be a joint venture by Immortal Jiang and the young lady of the Whale Guild, so I decided to give it a try," someone excitedly shared with their friends, "It’s absolutely authentic Shu Mountain style, completely on point!"

"It’s covered by a cap!"

...

Watching the bustling scene below from the second floor, Chu Liang turned to say, "As long as we can maintain the current level of service, I believe Red Moon Square’s reputation will build up quickly, and it might even become another landmark of Shu Mountain soon."

"It won’t be that simple," Jiang Yuebai opined, sensibly, "If this becomes popular, other stores in the vicinity will follow suit. They might even offer lower prices. The boom won’t last long."

"Who would dare to copy us?" Xu Hongqiu declared boldly, "I’ll make it impossible for them to stay on Red Cotton Peak!"

Given the Whale Guild’s standing and history on Red Cotton Peak, she did have the right to be arrogant, but...

"What if the same big powers from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands start copying us?" Chu Liang countered with a resigned laugh. "What if they open in Taotie City or Yu Capital City? We can’t always solve problems by being antagonistic."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Xu Hongqiu asked, seeing that Chu seemed to have an idea.

"I think..." Chu Liang said, "We can summarize our own ingredients, food materials, business methods, and so forth into an experience, then we promote it. If someone wants to open a similar shop, they can join as a franchise and we then support them as much as possible."

"Franchise?" The girls seemed to hear this concept for the first time and appeared confused, "Isn’t that supporting our competitors?"

"Yes." Chu Liang continued with a smile, "As long as they give us a portion of the franchise fee, they can use the name of our Red Moon Square, our experience, resources... The competition is inevitable anyway, but instead of cutthroat competition, I believe more businesses would prefer to accept these conditions, after all it’s all about making money."

"In time, the Four Seas and the Nine States will be filled with our name, and the business of our Shu Mountain head shop will also rise to the next level. Even if our head shop isn’t doing well, we can still make money from the franchise fees."

"Isn’t that wonderful?"

...

Just as Chu Liang was busy at the Red Cotton Peak, several uninvited guests had already arrived at the Silver Sword Peak.

A whirlwind descends, revealing over ten figures, all dressed in Regent Residence attire. The man in the lead, handsome as jade and clad in flowing white robes, was unquestionably Li Chengfeng, the highest of the four celestial officials.

Upon arriving at Silver Sword Peak, he looked around and his subordinates scattered.

He himself, however, headed straight for Empress Feng’s pavilion.

Feeling the presence of outsiders, Empress Feng, who had her arms crossed over her chest and sat in a chair with a displeased expression, cast stern glances at those entering her pavilion.

"Why?" Empress Feng squinted slightly, "You didn’t even greet me. What brings you to my Silver Sword Peak?"

"Empress Feng..." Li Chengfeng looked somewhat troubled, he slowly said, "The Regent Leader has already sent a message to Master Wen Yuan, notifying him. There indeed is a case where your Silver Sword Peak’s cooperation is required."

Empress Feng fell silent for a long time.

It was apparent that her mind was working at a rapid pace, as if recalling something, and after half a day, she finally replied, "Which case?"

"Ah?" The tone took Li Chengfeng by surprise.

"Whatever the case is, before my Law Enforcement Elder arrives, I will say nothing." Empress Feng said gravely.

"It’s not your case." Seeing her attitude, Li Chengfeng hurriedly said.

"You should’ve said so earlier." Empress Feng finally let a smile grace her face.

Just now, she was sweeping through her mind, considering every law-breaking act she’d committed, wondering which one might have tipped off Chengfeng, spending more than half a day only reviewing less than a tenth of them.

There were simply too many.

Since it wasn’t her case, she breathed a sigh of relief, chuckled and asked, "So, who else at our Silver Sword Peak could get into trouble? That big silly brute or that little silly fish?"

"Neither." Li Chengfeng replied, "It’s your only disciple, Chu Liang."

"Chu Liang?" This made Empress Feng somewhat surprised.

After all, this disciple could be considered the most steady person in the Silver Sword Peak, she reviewed all possible suspects, even those unlikely to be suspects, but really didn’t think it might be Chu Liang.

It’s not that Chu Liang couldn’t do anything wrong, but even if he did, it’s unlikely he would have left any clues...

"What did he do to warrant you, a celestial official, to arrest him personally?" Empress Feng’s smile gradually faded, replaced with a gloomy face.

"Well..." Li Chengfeng then recounted the matter.

"I see." Having listened, Empress Feng casually nodded, saying, "Well then, sit... I’ll go and have him brought back."

Boom--

With that, Empress Feng’s figure suddenly transformed into a bundle of flames, shooting out and creating an explosive sound in the air.

"Huh?!"

Seeing this, Li Chengfeng immediately realized that something was wrong, instantly transforming into a whirlwind and racing after her.

Above Shu Mountain, a peculiar sight unfolded.

Empress Feng’s flames were shockingly fast, quickly shooting half way across Shu Mountain, followed closely by a whirlwind with vague shouts echoing from behind.

"Empress Feng..."

"Heaven’s net is wide yet lets no wrongdoers slip through, don’t try to challenge the law!"