Who said this card is outrageous?

At the same time, a familiar aura also entered Zhang Che's perception range—

It is Luo Shulian.

Zhang Che's brow twitched slightly.

He seemed to have only met this vice president of the adventurers' guild once before, so it was hard to believe that he was coming over so late at night just to catch up.

As she pondered, a knock sounded at the door, followed by Luo Shulian's voice coming through the microphone, tinged with a lazy laugh: "Is Mr. Zhang Che in? I brought over the wine you ordered."

Zhang Che got up and walked over. The moment the door opened, warm yellow light from the corridor streamed in, illuminating the tall figure outside the door.

Then he saw this mature woman wearing a very figure-hugging outfit, pushing a small cart and standing outside the door.

The car contained the very drinks Zhang Che had just ordered.

A dignified fifth-order transcendent being serving him wine made Zhang Che feel a little surprised. He quickly realized that the other party must have had a reason for coming to him.

“Vice President Luo.” Zhang Che stepped aside to make way for him in the doorway. “You’re too kind. For something as simple as bringing wine, a waiter would have sufficed.”

"I just happened to be passing by, so I did it on the side." Luo Shulian chuckled, pushed the cart through the door, and quickly scanned the room before finally settling on Shuixian.

The girl in blue had already put down her water glass and was sitting in a chair, watching the uninvited guest at the door warily. Her eyes were wide open and her chin was slightly tense.

Luo Shulian's gaze lingered on Shui Xian's face for two or three seconds before she subtly looked away, pushed the cart straight to the center of the living room, placed the wine bottle on the table, and then sat down uninvited on the single sofa next to her.

As she sat down, she unceremoniously reached for the bottle of wine that Zhang Che had drunk from, poured herself a full glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

She put down her cup, let out a long sigh of relief, and leaned back on the sofa, her posture as relaxed as if she were back in her own home.

"Phew...that feels good."

Zhang Che leaned back on the sofa, arms crossed, watching the scene unfold. A slight smirk appeared on his lips, but he said nothing.

He wasn't the type to fuss over these things; it was just a bottle of wine, not worth making a big deal out of.

But Narcissus couldn't stand it. She immediately glared at the impolite woman.

As a card, it cannot act on its own without the master's command. It can intimidate the opponent with its eyes, which is the limit that Narcissus can do.

Luo Shulian clearly felt the burning gaze, turned her head to look at Narcissus, her smile deepened, and she even raised her empty cup in a perfunctory toast towards Narcissus.

Narcissus's face scrunched up even tighter.

In the end, it was Zhang Che who stepped in and patted Shui Xian's head to calm her down.

After handing her the prepared wine and letting her go drink it, Zhang Che finally had time to deal with the uninvited guest.

“Vice President Luo personally made this trip tonight,” he said, his tone nonchalant, “It can’t be just for drinking, can it?”

“Why can’t it be?” She leaned forward slightly, resting her elbows on her knees, and shifted her upper body a little closer.

The neckline of the deep red dress drooped naturally with this movement, revealing a large expanse of fair skin below the collarbone.

Her gaze was fixed intently on Zhang Che's eyes, the curve of her lips deepening slightly. "A long night, a lone man and a lone woman... Does Mr. Zhang Che have no interest in me?"

As she spoke, she deliberately added a languid tone at the end, which inevitably made people's imaginations run wild.

Looking at the face so close to his, Zhang Che felt no emotion whatsoever; instead, he almost laughed.

He wasn't some naive young man who had never seen the world. This body was indeed a novice, but his soul was not.

Chapter 331 Business Comes to Your Door

Back in Yuancheng, he hesitated to take advantage of girls like Ruan Ruoshi or Pan Tingting, who were relatively innocent, because there was no clear commitment or relationship between them.

But the man in front of him was clearly an expert. If he was determined to use this tactic to provoke him, he wouldn't mind letting the other party know what it means to play with fire and get burned.

So he smiled, and instead of backing away, he leaned forward as well.

The distance between the two suddenly shrank to less than a foot, and they could feel the scent of alcohol on each other's faces as they breathed.

Zhang Che's gaze slid from her eyes to the tip of her nose, then to her lips, before casually sweeping down her neck and collarbone, finally slowly withdrawing.

“If Vice President Luo is truly interested,” his voice betrayed no hint of nervousness, “I am certainly willing to oblige.”

The air in the private room seemed to freeze for a moment.

Luo Shulian's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly, and although the smile on her lips did not fade, its curve obviously stiffened for a moment.

She clearly hadn't expected Zhang Che to pick up on the topic so directly, and even to take the initiative in the conversation.

This is quite different from the information in the intelligence report.

Just as the delicate atmosphere between the two was about to reach its peak—

"snort!"

A very displeased snort came from the side, and the two of them looked in the direction of the sound at the same time, only to find that the sound came from the narcissus not far away.

Taking this opportunity, Luo Shulian leaned back, creating some distance between herself and the others. She tucked a stray hair behind her ear, cleared her throat, and her smile faded, replaced by a slightly more serious expression.

"Alright, enough fooling around." She picked up the empty beer glass and twirled it in her hand. The deliberately sweet tone in her voice had mostly disappeared, replaced by a more capable and straightforward manner. "Let's get down to business."

Zhang Che curled his lip in disdain, but did not continue to pursue the matter.

The situation he just faced was a sure win for him. If Luo Shulian continued to provoke him, he would accept it and wouldn't be in the wrong no matter what happened afterward.

Now that the other party has taken the initiative to back down, he can't really force himself on them, otherwise that would be too outrageous.

He leaned back, picked up his cup again, and gestured for Luo Shulian to continue.

Luo Shulian placed her hands folded on her knees before speaking, "You can deal with those three thugs, Zhu Bo. I have no objection. Everyone in the guild knows what kind of people they are. They've been bullying newbies downstairs for a long time, relying on their third-tier cultivation. It's just that they haven't gone too far, so the guild hasn't interfered much."

She paused for a moment, glancing almost imperceptibly in the direction of the narcissus.

“But you just showed off a level 5 humanoid card in front of so many people at the main entrance, and it’s of such high quality. Isn’t that a bit too much of a commotion?” As she spoke, she couldn’t help but tap the table twice with her finger. “The group of people in the lobby downstairs have been discussing this since just now, and they haven’t stopped talking.”

With Zhang Che's move, it's foreseeable that there will be plenty of discussions about Narcissus within the Adventurers' Guild over the next week or two.

If it were just a Tier 5 card, it wouldn't have caused such a stir. After all, Nanzhao City's overall strength is undeniable, and some veteran adventurers have even seen Tier 7 cards.

The fifth and sixth orders go without saying.

However, it is extremely rare to see a humanoid card, especially one as beautiful as Narcissus, appearing in a place where combat power is the only standard.

While the cards used by most extraordinary individuals are quite efficient in combat, their visual impact and the amount of discussion they generate are nowhere near comparable to a living, breathing, beautiful girl card that looks like it stepped out of a painting.

Moreover, judging from Shui Xian's fleeting performance, her strength, even among fifth-tier extraordinary beings, would be at least average or even above average.

Luo Shulian, on the other hand, had received information from the Gray Rift beforehand, knowing that the creator of that beautiful humanoid card was the man in front of her who looked too young. That's why she came looking for him as soon as she heard that he had come to the Adventurers' Guild.

"So what?" Zhang Che put down his wine glass, his tone indifferent. "Just a bunch of rabble. I'm from a completely different world. What do their discussions have to do with me?"

As mentioned before, card makers who can create fifth-tier blue quality cards will be highly sought-after guests by major factions, no matter where they are.

Even if the onlookers downstairs discussed the daffodils in great detail, it wouldn't cause any real disruption to his plans.

In fact, one could say he was happy to see it happen.

As a production-oriented extraordinary professional, after this advertisement, he will surely be inundated with people coming to him to do business in the future.

Nanzhao City is a great place with great trading potential. The reason Zhang Che summoned Narcissus downstairs was not only to demonstrate and for some unspeakable reasons, but also because he had some intention of advertising.

In production-related extraordinary professions, even the most abundant wealth will eventually be squandered if one relies solely on hard work.

Therefore, practicing one's card-making skills using other people's materials is a very sophisticated skill for card makers.

However, this is a matter of mutual consent; the buyers who come to us for card production are certainly aware of the risks involved, and they are only gambling on the success rate.

If the deal goes through, everyone will be happy, but if it doesn't, the buyer won't be able to cause trouble for the seller.

Luo Shulian leaned back on the sofa, her fingers lightly tapping her knees. After Zhang Che finished speaking, she didn't refute him, but simply looked at him quietly for a few seconds, then chuckled and shook her head: "You're not afraid of getting yourself into trouble."

“People who hate trouble wouldn’t willingly go into a hellish place like the Gray Nether Rift.” Zhang Che looked at the other person without any fear. “Besides, Vice President Luo came to tell me all this in the middle of the night; it couldn’t just be to advise me to be more discreet, right?”

Luo Shulian's eyes flickered slightly, and she stood up to straighten the wrinkles on her skirt.

Then she cast a meaningful glance at Narcissus, who had already finished her sweet wine and was licking her lips to savor it. Sensing Luo Shulian's gaze, Narcissus immediately straightened her face, snorted, and turned her head away.

Luo Shulian smiled with her lips pursed, not caring, and walked out on her own.

She paused at the door, not turning around, but only turning half her face to the side, and whispered, "Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, in the vice president's office on the third floor. I have a card order there; you might be interested."

Without waiting for Zhang Che's reply, she turned and left.

The high heels clicked on the wooden floor of the corridor, gradually fading into the distance until they were completely drowned out by the music from downstairs.

The door closed again, and the private room fell silent.

Shui Xian put down her empty cup, turned to look at Zhang Che, her face still carrying a hint of dissatisfaction from earlier, but more so a blank stare wondering, "What should I do now?"

Zhang Che didn't look at her; he just stared quietly at the empty wine glass across the table.

I didn't expect business to come to me so quickly. No wonder everyone says advertising is so effective.

"Let's go home."

Chapter 332 Ahri's Future

In a small house in a corner of the city, Narcissus, as always, began to look around at the home that Zhang Che had mentioned.

Having just arrived in this land world, she was curious about everything, especially things related to Zhang Che, and she wanted to uncover and understand them all.

The overall decor of the house was noticeably inferior to the Adventurers' Guild's private rooms, but it made people feel more comfortable.

At least that's what Narcissus thinks.

Zhang Che was already sitting on the sofa, unpacking the snacks he had bought and spreading them out on the coffee table.

I was so busy drinking at the Adventurers' Guild that my stomach was empty for most of the night. Now that I've eaten something proper, my stomach is finally feeling better.

Although a powerful superhuman like him no longer needs such an inefficient way of replenishing energy, as someone born into the Rabbit family, the events of that time are deeply ingrained in his soul and cannot be changed by any supernatural power.

A short while later, Narcissus sat down on the single sofa next to him, glanced at the food on the coffee table, but didn't reach for it.

She wasn't hungry either. She had only been drinking at the Adventurers' Guild out of pure curiosity. Now, her interest in the new environment clearly outweighed her appetite.

On the other side, Ahri, who was also summoned after returning home, stood at the kitchen door, staring straight at the direction of the narcissus, as if she were frozen in place, not moving at all.

Narcissus quickly noticed the other person's gaze. She turned her head and met Ahri's eyes. After waiting for a moment and seeing that the other person did not react, she stood up from the sofa, walked over, and gently pushed Ahri's shoulder with her finger.

Ahri swayed for a moment, as if she had just snapped out of her daze, and blinked.

"Ah Li, what are you doing?" Narcissus tilted her head and looked at her, her tone a little dazed and confused.