Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 204: Actually Worse Off Than a Dog?

Chen Nuo sized up Nezha and found him indeed useful, though not at the moment.

If one day the business really took off, it might be worth considering letting Nezha cross-dress as a brand ambassador.

"No need," Chen Nuo shook his head slightly.

"Don’t say that!" Nezha was anxious.

"What about other members? Isn’t there a single member I can acquire?" Nezha felt somewhat unwilling to give up.

Chen Nuo raised an eyebrow and said, "The minimum standard for our Chaos Residence’s membership is the Black Iron Level."

"You get a discount every ten consumptions, saving on one consumption."

Nezha’s heart immediately started to calculate; this Black Iron membership, though not as good as the Weaver Girl’s silver, still seemed not bad at all!

"Shopkeeper Chen, then please trouble yourself to get me one of these Black Iron memberships!"

Hearing this, Chen Nuo shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, saying, "Sure! Just recharge the cost of ten consumptions in a lump sum, and you’ll automatically be upgraded to a Black Iron Level member."

"This is the minimum threshold for membership."

Once these words were out, Nezha’s face instantly fell; ten consumptions, are you kidding me?

One consumption costs him half of his cultivation.

Ten times, that would mean half his cultivation gone!

If he were to drop a major stage, it wouldn’t be easy to cultivate back up; who could withstand that?

With a forced smile tugging at his lips, Nezha tentatively asked, "Shopkeeper Chen, you’re not joking, are you?"

Perhaps seeing the disbelief in Nezha’s eyes, Chen Nuo paused for a moment before saying, "I’m not."

"There are quite a few Black Iron members in the store, like Tian Peng and the Xiaotian Dog; both are Black Iron Level members."

Xiaotian Dog!!!

Nezha’s breath hitched, and then his face turned red with shame and anger. He, the Great God of the Three Altars of the Seas, Nezha, was actually considered inferior to a dog!

This was too insulting; he hadn’t thought that even Brother Yang’s dog had a membership.

However, Nezha also thought that each person’s consumption pattern was different, and perhaps the Xiaotian Dog had a simpler standard!

"Shopkeeper Chen, what is the Xiaotian Dog’s charging standard?" Nezha directly decided to verify his guess.

If it were for dog bones or something like that, it would make sense!

However, what Chen Nuo said was like a bolt from the blue.

"Xiaotian Dog? His fee is one Golden Immortal Magical Treasure."

Chen Nuo remembered clearly that his and Tian Peng’s consumption standards were the same, which was why they had initially established some treasure hunting squad to be self-sufficient.

Golden Immortal... Magical Treasure???

Nezha’s face was full of astonishment; this was completely different from what he had thought!

Xiaotian Dog, that creature... was he really the type to afford a Golden Immortal Magical Treasure?

If it were Tian Peng, Nezha would have found it more understandable. As a disciple of the Human Sect with a large family business but few people, he wouldn’t lack benefits.

But Xiaotian Dog, with his low cultivation, even in a fight just gnashed his teeth—it didn’t seem like he had the look of someone with a Magical Treasure, right?

Suddenly, Nezha thought of a possibility; could it be that dog had stolen all of Brother Yang’s Magical Treasures to recharge?

Thinking about the dog’s cunning look on a normal day, the more Nezha thought about it, the more he felt it was likely.

No!

Next time he saw Brother Yang, he must inform him to be cautious; even if it wasn’t true, better to prevent potential issues.

But then, Nezha frowned; if the lowest membership threshold required prepaying ten times, then the Weaver Girl’s consumption standard was one-fifth of her Mana at a time.

She certainly wouldn’t be able to prepay for ten times in one go!

At that thought, Nezha blurted out, "The Weaver Girl didn’t recharge either, so why did she become a member all of a sudden? And a silver one at that. Didn’t you say the minimum threshold was a one-time payment for ten times?"

Chen Nuo smiled slightly, "It’s true she didn’t meet the standard, but she helped out Chaos Residence a lot, enough to qualify her for a silver-level membership against the rules."

"Only Black Iron members can be obtained at will if the standard is met, whereas higher levels of membership require contributions to Chaos Residence."

Chen Nuo was unflinchingly straightforward.

Speaking of rules, don’t you know that the final interpretation is always up to the organizer?

Seeing the dejected Nezha, Chen Nuo paused briefly, then began to paint him a rosy picture.

"You too, when the need arises, providing help to Chaos Residence in exchange for member rewards, only ever increasing, never decreasing," Chen Nuo said flamboyantly.

That’s good, that’s good, Nezha sighed in relief.

As long as there was hope for him to advance in membership status, it was enough.

"This Shopkeeper Chen is really mysterious," said the Weaver Girl, standing on the clouds and voicing her impression.

Nezha, who was right beside her, nodded in agreement, "Of course, indeed!"

Helping someone to awaken their Divine Skills was not a simple matter; that terrifying level of cultivation was something he couldn’t even begin to fathom.

But what could be said for certain was that within the Three Realms, Shopkeeper Chen was definitely among the very top echelon, as for whether he could compare to a Saint, that remained unknown.

Smacking his lips, Nezha’s face was full of nostalgia, "It’s just that the serving sizes are a bit small, and you can only order once a day."

The Weaver Girl nodded slightly in agreement, noting she had eaten a much larger main dish and still found it not enough.

It was just too delicious!

It was her first time tasting something so exquisite; she feared she wouldn’t find another with such culinary talent in the Three Realms!

Then, the Weaver Girl glanced at Nezha, who seemed to still be craving more, a teasing smile on her face.

"Even if it were unlimited, what would you do about it? Nezha, are you going to come every day? Be careful, or you’ll eat yourself into becoming a mortal," she joked.

She had just learned about Nezha’s payment method.

"You!" Nezha said, frustrated yet helpless.

Indeed, his partial cultivation wasn’t mana, which could be recovered at any time.

Even with the current limited portion, if he ate there every day, he wouldn’t be able to take it. Thinking of this, Nezha almost wanted to cry.

Life was too hard for him!

Not only did he have to endure the Weaver Girl’s ’devilish’ trials of trying on various dresses, but he also couldn’t fully enjoy the cuisine at Chaos Residence!

"Nezha," the Weaver Girl called out again.

As Nezha was lost in his dismay, he didn’t turn his head: "What now?"

"These next few days, please visit the Weaver Girl Palace more often."

The Weaver Girl’s voice was gentle and pleasant, yet to Nezha, it sounded no less thunderous than a violent storm.

Jolted, Nezha stammered, "Go to your place again, for, what?"

Hadn’t he already tried on all the clothes?

"Didn’t you awaken the Divine Skills for makeup?"

"I plan to design a specific outfit for each type of makeup you learn," she said.

The Weaver Girl leaned forward with a teasing smile, "How about that? Aren’t you grateful to me?"

Nezha: "..."

Devil!!!

"Xiaotian!"

"We should be going, have you finished your business yet?"

Yang Jian looked exasperated while standing outside, urging him on. They had agreed to visit his martial uncle early today, but when Yang Jian arrived, Xiaotian Dog was only just waking up.

Since Xiaotian Dog’s Spiritual Wisdom was no different from a human’s and considering their many years of companionship, Yang Jian never completely regarded Xiaotian Dog merely as a pet.

Thus, there was a special room reserved for Xiaotian Dog in the estate.

"What’s the rush? Eager to be reincarnated? His Highness will be right there. That sword has already been broken for several days now; it won’t make much difference if it’s a little while longer," Xiaotian Dog’s voice could be heard retorting from inside the room.

With a forehead creased by lines of annoyance, Yang Jian thought to himself that Xiaotian was becoming too over-the-top after those few visits to Chaos Residence, hardly recognizing himself anymore!

Before, Xiaotian dared to call him by name, but now he even dared to utter such words?

His fists itched with restraint—it seemed he had been too indulgent.