OBS Chapter 397 It's just... a matter of pride!
Chapter 397 It's just... a matter of pride!
The three listened to the story with longing expressions.
He drank the wine, his face full of bliss.
It seems that one can taste the loneliness of the martial arts world from this wine.
He would occasionally peel a peanut and casually toss it into his mouth.
A crisp, crunching sound rang out.
As you chew the peanuts, a delicious flavor fills your mouth, and a feeling of happiness lingers in your heart.
The original story of "Snow in the Mountains" is nearly five million words long and tedious.
To provide a better reading experience, Xiao Yu condensed the text to just 50 words.
The seemingly mundane plot actually contains many conspiracies and schemes.
The butcher Xu Xiao uses the world as a chessboard, his adopted sons as pawns, and even his four children become pawns.
The story is full of twists and turns, with undercurrents surging within.
But equally... there is also genuine human emotion and heroic spirit.
The groom, Jian Jiuhuang, accompanied Shizi on his six or seven-mile journey through the martial world.
He went to the battle of Wudi City alone, like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.
All for the sake of retrieving the sword for his master, and also to test the sword against Wang Xianzhi for Xu Fengnian...
Finally, he left only one sentence: "Bring wine to the young master!"
When the old madman recounted this part, everyone seemed to see it.
A greasy old man sits quietly on the city wall, looking back to the north, raising his glass in invitation.
How desolate, yet how magnificent! Heart-stirring! Overflowing with heroic spirit!
Then, Persimmon, along with his family, once again ventured into the world of martial arts, embarking on adventures.
This opening section, though only 30,000 words long, makes the characters seem as if they have experienced the vicissitudes of life and lived for a hundred years.
People couldn't help but feel sorry and sigh, "Life is long, spanning decades."
Life is short, and two people who were deeply in love didn't even have time to say goodbye.
It was already a separation of life and death...
The three city lords, Snow Night City Lord, Sunset City Lord, and Ghost Lamp City Lord, suddenly exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with complex emotions.
Suddenly, I realized that the three of us had been fighting each other our whole lives, but what was it all for?
I've lived for so many years, yet I'm not as insightful, carefree, and decisive as Old Huang.
"Sigh... Life is but a fleeting few decades, it's all just... a matter of fighting for pride!"
At that moment, the three looked at each other with wry smiles, a hint of nonchalance arising in their eyes.
Whether tomorrow brings us together to face the end of the world and go to the underworld, or we continue to fight to the death, it doesn't matter.
But at this moment, the three of them, like old friends, clinked glasses and drank heartily.
His eyes were filled with boundless pride, and he dismissed all past grievances with a smile...
Similar scenes were also occurring at other dining tables, where many people were drinking heavily.
The monkey wine in Longcheng is so fragrant, and the story behind it is so captivating; you have to drink it to your heart's content.
Moreover, the moment the three city lords of Xueye City opened the wine, it attracted everyone's attention.
The old madman, the storyteller, wisely stopped telling stories for a while and began to enjoy his tea.
Once everyone had a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts, the old madman continued his story.
As the old madman brought the story to its climax, a shout of approval rang out: "Well done! Well told!"
Immediately afterwards, Lord Xueye clapped his hands in appreciation.
At the same time, he waved his hand, and a crystal coin flew out of his hand.
It landed directly in the donation basin next to the old madman's podium.
He felt that the old madman's words were so well said that he took the initiative to give a reward.
"Wow! Lord Xueye is too generous. A single reward of ten thousand yuan?" Upon seeing Lord Xueye's reward, the audience was shocked and began to whisper among themselves.
But before he could finish speaking, two more crystal coins flew out and landed in the old madman's reward basin.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Lord of Sunset City and the Lord of Ghost Lantern City raising their eyebrows at each other.
It was obvious that the two people who just gave the tips were indeed the ones who did so.
After all, they've been fighting for so many years, and the three of them want to compete for everything.
One person tipped, and the other two naturally didn't want to be left behind.
The surrounding spectators glanced at the three city lords, and couldn't help but look at their own money bags.
"That's well said. How about we give them a tip..."
"Tch! What's the point of giving a reward? He's a ninth-tier expert, he's got a lot of money. Can we even compare to him?"
Some people wanted to follow the example of the three city lords and give a generous reward, but many more were reluctant to spend their money.
"Thank you for the generous donations from the three city lords!" On the platform, the old madman glanced at the donation basin on his left without making a sound, nodded calmly, and bowed slightly.
However, his heart skipped a beat.
The city lord told him that he would get a commission if customers tipped him a lot.
This is just the beginning, and the three city lords have already given a reward of 30,000 yuan!
"Hahaha... A true hero should be straightforward and decisive. Those who are all talk and no action are not real heroes! This is a great pleasure to hear and it will also be very helpful to my state of mind! I'll reward you! Here you go!" At this moment, a burly man with a full beard laughed heartily and downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.
Then, he casually tossed his money bag away.
Bang!
The money bag fell into the tipping bowl.
Everyone around was stunned.
Is he really that drunk after just a few drinks?
Did they go all in at once?
"Hahaha... This guy is indeed a man of character! This is how a man of the martial world should be!" Seeing the burly man with the bushy beard's performance, some people mocked him and called him a fool, while others looked on with admiration.
Several people even imitated the big man and threw their money bags away.
Then, these people looked at each other in the crowd, as if they had found kindred spirits.
They clasped their hands in greeting and then sat down together to drink.
No matter what world you're in, life is full of different aspects.
Some people betray their brothers for personal gain; others disregard human ethics and drive their own sons out of their homes...
But... there are also those like the master who created the Divine Weapon City for the sake of all living beings and accepted disciples for free.
There are also those like the dark horse, who risked offending powerful figures to save people and ended up as a wilderness hunter.
Some people, unable to tolerate this ugly world, will step in to help those in need...
For these people, money is just an external thing; all they care about in life is a sense of justice and pride!
"These heroes are right! It's just a little money! We can earn it back later!" Some people admired those heroes and were inspired by their passionate spirit, so they also took out money from their pockets to give them a reward.
Once one starts, another follows, and gradually, more and more people began to tip.
However, there are not many truly passionate people.
Most of these people will only tip a couple hundred yuan; a thousand yuan is considered a lot.
However, as the story became more and more exciting, the three city lords of Xueye City repeatedly gave rewards, each time ten or twenty thousand, and the three of them alone gave more than one hundred thousand in rewards!
The high-ranking officials of the three cities also joined in with donations, directly setting off a wave of donations.
Finally, when the first lecture of "In the Snow" ended, everyone left.
On the platform, the old madman calmly counted the amount in the donation basin.
My heart was churning like a raging storm.
The reason was that customers tipped so much that the entire tipping basin couldn't hold it all.
Many crystal coins were scattered on the ground, covering the entire area.
According to the city lord, he would receive a 0.001% commission for every customer who tipped him more than 10,000 yuan.
But now, the total amount of tips here is at least over a million!
In other words, his income today is over one hundred yuan!
How many times more is this improvement in treatment compared to before?
The old madman shook his head; the number was too big for him to calculate.
That afternoon, when Honglian handed the business report to Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu was also somewhat surprised.
The daily turnover reached a staggering 356 million!
From then on, every afternoon, the storyteller, the old madman, would tell stories.
As a result, the food court is packed almost every afternoon.
Not only are the snacks like peanuts and Jerusalem artichokes sold out every day, but the wine and peanuts are also sold out daily.
For three consecutive days, the daily donation amount in the old madman's donation pool never fell below one million!
The commercial street's turnover even reached a peak of 371 million.
Subsequently, the turnover gradually stabilized, averaging 350 million per day.
Having only been in the City of Ruins for half a month, Xiao Yu has already earned over 30 million!
He had a premonition that his first level nine pet was not far off!