Chapter 199 Ch-199: Crowd
?Next Morning
Wang Ming had stayed inside the massage parlor for the night, Dual Cultivating with his partners instead of returning to his residence.
"Why hasn't the door opened? Isn't it time for business?" said a female disciple with irritation in her voice. Not only she, but all the female disciples who had arrived in front of his door were getting impatient.
"Hey, don't be impatient. If the effects of his massage are true, then I am willing to wait for a few months as well," said another female disciple.
"I only came because you dragged me here. I still find it hard to believe that a massage can increase one's cultivation by that much. Are you sure Senior Shang Rui's cultivation has increased?" asked another female disciple, doubt evident in her eyes.
"Yes, I am telling the truth. I saw her cultivation reach the Golden Core Realm," said the disciple. The disciples who heard this were shocked. They knew that Shang Rui's cultivation had increased from her, but they did not expect she reached the Golden Core Realm.
"What Golden Core Realm? You are lying, right?" exclaimed a disciple.
"How can this be possible? Only a few elders and the sect master are at this realm," said another female disciple.
"No, she is not lying. I also saw them. Heck, I even saw Deng Yan, who was in the Qi-Gathering realm, now at the Golden Core Realm," said a disciple who was familiar with Deng Yan, causing the girls' eyes to almost pop out.
"Impossible! How can something like that be possible?" said another disciple in disbelief, mirroring everyone's expression. What was the concept of the Golden Core Realm? It was the highest realm of cultivation in their sect, which takes years to reach even for the most talented cultivator. But hearing someone reach the Golden Core Realm so easily is something unbelievable.
"No wonder Elder Zheng Mei also told me to come here. If my cultivation did not improve, she would give a Sky-Rank treasure from the treasury," said a female disciple, causing them to look at her in shock when she mentioned Sky-Rank, which was impossible for normal disciples to obtain. Hearing Zheng Mei bet a Sky Rank treasure made them falter.
"I am not doubting you, but it's still hard to believe," said a disciple while gulping a mouthful of saliva.
"We will find out when we try anyway. Just wait patiently," said another disciple.
"Hmm, why are there no customers today?" Hao Li, who was the number one masseur, said in confusion. There were always customers every day, but today he found not a single female disciple present and frowned. He looked at the other parlors and found there were no customers there as well. He saw everyone looking in the distance with amusement, anger, and mocking faces. He spotted a large group of females in the distance, recognizing it as the new establishment which charged higher prices than he did.
"Hey, what's going on there?" Hao Li asked, tapping the shoulder of a fellow masseur. When the person looked at Hao Li, his expression soured, as Hao Li monopolized most of the female customers, leaving them with only a few.
"Oh, Senior Hao Li," the man said with a forced smile.
"What's going on there?" Hao Li asked, ignoring the sour expressions of the people in front of him.
"I don't know much, but I heard from the girls that they saw a few disciples had their cultivation greatly increased from a simple massage at the scammer's parlor. I heard them saying that Wang Ming also increased their cultivation to the Golden Core Realm. There was even an exaggerated rumor that he directly made a Qi-Gathering Realm expert advance to the Golden Core Realm. Hmph, how can such things happen? He must be lying to them," said the person as he snorted in disdain, thinking Wang Ming was trying to get attention by lying and he even hired some females to lie to others.
"I see," Hao Li understood why they were behaving like that and smirked as he made his way to the girls.
"Ladies, what are you doing here?" Hao Li approached the female disciples who were waiting for Wang Ming. The girls turned back towards the source of the voice and saw Hao Li displaying a charming smile towards them.
"Oh, Hao Li, we are waiting for Disciple Wang Ming to open the doors," Mei Wu, who was the most loyal and frequent customer, informed him.
"Hmph, who does he think he is to make beautiful ladies like yourselves wait? Come to my parlor today. I will give all of you a 50% discount and free massages for the first three people," Hao Li said, hesitation appearing in the girls' eyes. They knew Hao Li was the best masseur, and hearing about his offer made a few girls change their minds. Hao Li, seeing his words taking effect, smirked. For him, even a 50% discount would bring him many customers, as the number of disciples was very high, and he was confident many of them would be tempted, which was true, judging by the girls' reactions at the moment.
Creak.
Suddenly, the door opened, and Wang Ming came out of the room with drowsy eyes, as if he had just awakened from his sleep. He was shocked to see the large crowd, but then a smile appeared on his face as he approached the ladies. Seeing this, the girls blushed a bit, as Wang Ming was the most handsome man they had ever seen. Hao Li, seeing his schemes go down the drain, snorted and looked at Wang Ming with eyes filled with disdain.
"Are you Wang Ming?" asked a beautiful lady from the crowd.
"Yes," Wang Ming replied.
"Great, I am Mei Xie. I heard that you can increase a person's cultivation with a massage. Is it true?" she asked, still being a bit skeptical.
"Of course. Would you like to come inside and see if it's true or not?" Wang Ming asked.
"Fine." Mei Xie entered along with Wang Ming. The other girls did not protest; they wanted to see if her cultivation really increased or not, while Hao Li was waiting for Wang Ming's failure.
10 minutes later
The door opened again, and everyone's eyes widened when they saw Mei Xie with a red face, disheveled clothing, and limping as she walked, but the most noticeable change was her increase in cultivation.
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