Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 87 - 00 VIP Collision (Part 1)
Chapter 87 -0087: VIP Collision (Part 1)
Chapter 87 -0087: VIP Collision (Part 1)
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Just as Bai YuJie was helping Qi Tian handle the procedure of storing Hu Niu, a young man ran out from the nearby Lianying Trade Union and came to the VIP mount storage area, asking, “Cheng Qi, I told you to reserve ten single cages specifically in the VIP mount storage area. Have you prepared them for me?”
Cheng Qi, who was in the process of storing Hu Niu for Qi Tian, is also a cultivator, possessing the cultivation of the 7th Level of Qi Cultivation and looks less than twenty years old. If he were in the Imperial Master Mansion, he would undoubtedly be a promising talent nurtured attentively by Sky Eagle Hall, might even be placed in Golden Roc Hall, but in the Lianying Trade Union, he is just a mount caretaker. It shows how formidable the Lianying Trade Union really is.
In response to the inquiry, Cheng Qi, not daring to slack off, hastily replied, “Steward Jiang, rest assured, I’ve reserved them for you. Look, here’s one, here’s another…one, two, three, four… seven, eight… nine… huh? I remember there were clearly ten, how come there are only nine left?”
“Nine? Cheng Qi, I asked you to keep ten. If one is missing, I won’t let you off. If anything goes wrong, don’t expect me to cover for you.” The steward named Jiang didn’t show any politeness and directly reprimanded.
“Ah… right. This single cage can’t be given to you.” Cheng Qi snatched the pen from Qi Tian’s hand, who was in the process of filling out the storage form. “Store your mount somewhere else.”
“How dare you.” Before Qi Tian could utter a word, Bai YuJie’s face fell, “Do you know who you just snatched from? If I were you, I’d return the pen to him immediately and apologize for my mistake. Boy, if you choose otherwise, be prepared for the consequences.”
Hearing a familiar voice, the Jiang-named steward turned his head and saw Qi Tian and Bai YuJie, immediately saying with a smile, “Isn’t this Captain Bai? What brought you here?”
“What brought me here? Trouble? Jiang Miao, I’m here to ask you, is my reputation, Bai YuJie, not big enough? Or is our City Lord’s Mansion not authoritative enough? That you have allowed your people to treat our esteemed guests in such a manner?” Bai YuJie asked with a stern face. Although the City Lord’s Mansion doesn’t want to provoke Lianying Trade Union, they’ve already offended him. If he doesn’t at least make a sound, City Lord Zhuang Yanran will definitely whip him until he does.
Jiang Miao’s face changed, and he hurriedly laughed it off, “Captain Bai, what nonsense are you saying? It’s all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.”
“A misunderstanding? A misunderstanding my ass. In front of me, our City Lord’s Mansion’s property can be snatched by your people. Is it that one day, your people will raid our City Lord’s Mansion, rob us, and afterwards, claim it as a ‘misunderstanding’ and let it slide?” replied Bai YuJie, unyieldingly.
Jiang Miao became somewhat headache-ridden. The Lianying Trade Union doesn’t wish to offend the local powers like the City Lord’s Mansion. Even though the City Lord’s Mansion is not as powerful as the Lianying Trade Union in terms of comprehensive strength, local forces have their own advantages, and Zhuang Yanran has been deeply rooted in Guchuan city for many years. If the two clash directly, the Lianying Trade Union may also lose a few teeth, let alone, this time it’s due to a trivial matter, it’s even more unnecessary to escalate it to a life or death struggle. He chuckled and said, “Captain Bai, we are old friends. My subordinate is new and ignorant, primarily, he doesn’t recognize you and unintentionally offended you and your friend. So, I’ll have him apologize to you and your friend, and I will also personally apologize to you. In addition, your friend can store his mount here this time without any charge, and I’ll give each of you a 1000 yuan membership card. Is this arrangement acceptable to the two of you?”
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Bai YuJie didn’t expect Jiang Miao to lower his stance and apologize so quickly, and he couldn’t say anything more. All he could do was look at Qi Tian because the one who was offended was Qi Tian and not him. If Qi Tian decided not to press the matter, then he wouldn’t either. If Qi Tian felt this matter couldn’t be dropped just like this, then he would have to represent the City Lord’s Mansion and continue to request Jiang Miao to show more sincerity.
Qi Tian waved his hand and said, “Let’s do as Steward Jiang suggested.”
Jiang Miao quickly led Cheng Qi in bowing and apologizing to Qi Tian and Bai YuJie, and compensated Qi Tian and Bai YuJie with a 1000 yuan membership card each. Although Cheng Qi was somewhat unhappy, he didn’t harbor resentment. As a small employee in the VIP Mount Storage area, he had neither the nerve nor the will to wrestle with the City Lord’s Mansion. He could only consider himself unlucky, blaming himself for not being smart enough to not recognize Bai YuJie, a high-ranking official from the City Lord’s Mansion, and deserved today’s mishap.
After Qi Tian and Bai YuJie put away their membership cards, Jiang Miao chuckled, “Captain Bai, could you ask your friend if he could surrender the single cage he reserved? We are indeed in urgent need of it. There are some important guests coming soon who have specifically asked me to prepare ten single cages. Don’t worry, I’m willing to compensate with another 5000 yuan membership card for him to switch cages. How does that sound?”
Normally, storing the Golden Flur Tiger in the VIP Mount Storage area would cost around 1000 yuan per day. A compensation of 5000 yuan for cage switching is indeed, not a small sum.
However, Bai YuJie knew well that Qi Tian didn’t lack money. How could someone who could casually gamble 1.5 million coins with the City Lord possibly be short of cash? He didn’t even bother asking Qi Tian. He felt that questioning Qi Tian about this would be an insult to him. He coldly huffed, “Steward Jiang, this Qi Tian might be my friend, but he has a much more important status. He is an esteemed guest of our City Lord’s Mansion. So you think the VIPs of your Lianying Trade Union are nobles, but those of the City Lord’s Mansion are not?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Miao gave an embarrassed smile. If Bai YuJie put it this way, there really wasn’t much left for him to argue. He bowed to Bai YuJie and Qi Tian, “My apologies, please consider my words withdrawn, I shall not disturb you. I’ll have to find another solution.”
Jiang Miao turned to check out other storage locations while Bai YuJie stood by Qi Tian, whispering, “Qi Tian, I don’t know if what I said earlier was right. If you have your own thoughts, you can speak up directly without considering me.”
“It’s fine, it was good. By the way, Captain Bai, take this membership card and have some tea.” Qi Tian handed the 1000 Yuan membership card, which was just given to him by Cheng Qi, to Bai YuJie smoothly.
Bai YuJie was the captain of the Aerial Guard Team and was not lacking money. However, 1,000 Yuan was equivalent to about 1,000 taels of silver, a considerable sum. Most importantly, Qi Tian’s action just now actually demonstrated an attitude of great admiration for his handling, otherwise, why would he suddenly give him money?
“I won’t stand on ceremony then.” Bai YuJie chuckled and took the membership card.
Qi Tian bowed his head to continue filling the storage form, which included the type, name, gender, and storage precautions of the mount. For example, what kind of food it eats, and if it has any dietary restrictions. There were so many options. Filling out the form alone took a few minutes, but this was a necessary stage. After all, a mount is alive and not like a car that can be left anywhere without needing to be cared for.
After completing the storage form, Qi Tian handed it over to Cheng Qi, who led the way to a solo cage.
Hu Niu seemed unused to staying in a cage. She burrowed into Qi Tian’s arms, reluctant to separate—she looked nothing like a Golden Flur Tiger and more like a clingy kitten.
Only after Qi Tian repeatedly promised to get her out soon did Hu Niu finally step into the solo cage with much hesitation. After Cheng Qi locked the cage and activated the runes on the cage to ensure Hu Niu could not break the cage, she handed the keys of the cage to Qi Tian. Soon, Qi Tian could bring the keys to find Cheng Qi, so she could open the door and let Hu Niu out.
Just as Qi Tian put away the key, a crisp bird song echoed from the sky. The sound was everywhere and growing louder. Looking up, they saw a group of black dots flying over from the west.
The color drained from Bai YuJie’s face, “We’re under attack! Qi Tian, I’m sorry, I can’t stay with you. I must hurry back and get the team ready for battle just in case.”
At this moment, Jiang Miao walked over and laughed, “Captain Bai, don’t overreact. They’re not attacking beasts; they are all mounts, invited by our Lianying Trade Union. Don’t worry, we have already reported to your City Lord’s Mansion.”
Just then, a team of aerial birds flew up from the city, each with an Aerial Guard Team member on their back. They directly flew towards the incoming demonic birds. Soon, both sides made contact. After some conversation, the Guchuan City Aerial Guard Team opened a path for them, allowing them to fly towards the Lianying Trade Union.
Shortly after, this group of demonic birds arrived near the Lianying Trade Union. Indeed, all these birds had a person riding on their back, men or women, standing or sitting. Each one was young but dressed impeccably and emanated an extraordinary aura—it was evident they were not ordinary people.
Jiang Miao stood at the VIP mount storage area, waving desperately at the approaching birds.
The group flew past the Lianying Trade Union and arrived above the VIP mount storage area. The demonic birds started to circle in the sky above the storage area, not in a hurry to land.
A young man who was originally sitting cross-legged on his demonic bird’s back patted the bird’s head, uttered, “Go ahead,” and lightly pushed himself off the bird’s back. There was a gap of over ten meters between the demonic bird and the ground, but the young man landed as lightly as a fallen leaf. Solid ground bore two footprints about half an inch deep, and the downward force was completely absorbed by these prints.
