CFSMS -Chapter 168 How Did You Know I Was an Idiot?

Faced with the limitless imagination of her customers, Lu Wu admitted defeat. In the end, she had no choice but to log into her main account to prove her innocence.

“Everyone, Boss Lu has refreshed and is waiting for you all.”

Quite a few customers knew about Lu Wu’s account on One Realm Connect. The problem was that she usually lurked in silence, rarely spoke, and had never posted anything.

So when the account suddenly appeared, everyone’s first reaction was:

“Damn, these Boss Lu impersonators are getting more realistic by the day. Look, there’s even a corner of Da Huang’s tail in the photo!”

“Nice try, little hater. You think that can fool me? My eyes are sharp.”

Not everyone was clueless, however. Some people quickly discovered the truth.

“Wait a minute, guys. I think this really is Boss Lu’s account.”

“Holy crap, I clicked into the profile. It’s completely blank—no posts, no information. Damn, it really is Boss Lu!”

“Boss Lu suddenly showing up? I can hardly believe it.”

Seeing that the customers had finally figured it out, Lu Wu felt slightly comforted.

Though she really wanted to comment on one particular phrase.

What did they mean by a blank, uncertified account?

Her food…

Well, alright.

The Qingyuan Realm didn’t have food business permits, health certificates, or business licenses.

When she thought about it that way, she really was selling unlicensed products.

Hopefully nobody reported her.

The thought scared Lu Wu enough that she withdrew the hand she had been preparing to use to battle her customers in the comments section.

“Does anyone know where Immortal Invitation Town is? I’ve never heard of it.”

“If you’ve never heard of Immortal Invitation Town, surely you’ve heard of Heavenly Buddha Temple? The town is right next to it.”

“So Boss Lu is really setting up her stall outside Heavenly Buddha Temple this time?”

“Since we’re already talking about it, I’ll stop pretending. Yep, Boss Lu is right outside Heavenly Buddha Temple. I’m a temple disciple, and I’m already enjoying the benefits.”

“Guys, doesn’t this person look familiar? Wasn’t this Buddhist disciple stirring up trouble under another post earlier?”

“Wait, does that mean that little hater was actually Boss Lu?”

“Oh no! I was arguing with Boss Lu just now! What do I do?”

Some of the customers who had fought with Lu Wu’s alternate account were on the verge of tears.

Guys… are we about to lose our fan membership?

Soon, countless new posts about Lu Wu appeared on One Realm Connect.

Among them were reviews and sharing posts from ascetics and temple monks about the milk tea.

Originally, they hadn’t intended to share anything.

But since Boss Lu herself had stepped forward, they decided to come clean as well.

While everyone else was still busy guessing…

They were already drinking the milk tea.

A small step for them.

A giant leap in life.

The entire platform descended into chaos.

Customers wailed in despair.

The spectacle completely destroyed Lu Wu’s interest in chatting casually with fans online.

Forget it.

She’d go back to lurking.

While customers from all over were setting out toward Heavenly Buddha Temple, Lu Wu was busy experimenting with new milk tea recipes.

For many products, she couldn’t come up with endless variations.

Milk tea was different.

Every month brought countless new flavors, and inspiration was overflowing.

Yangzhi Ganlu.

Matcha Milk Pudding.

And one of Ruixue Ice Coffee’s signature drinks—Peach Four Seasons Spring Tea.

All of them were added to the menu.

Whenever new drinks appeared, the first beneficiaries were always Old Li next door and the two little ones.

Having once again obtained free samples, Grandpa Li rubbed his round belly.

Then he looked at the complaints from the Bun Cult followers and decided to share some blessings.

“Three cups of the new milk tea flavors. First come, first served.”

The moment he posted that message, the Bun Cult exploded.

“What?! More new milk tea? I’m still on the road! I haven’t even tried the previous flavors yet! They won’t stop selling them before I arrive, right?”

“Why is Boss Lu releasing new products so fast this time? Something feels off.”

“You people are still questioning things. I’m different—I already entered the giveaway.”

“Hmph. Three thousand people competing for three cups? The odds are terrible. Anyone who joins must be an idiot. Huh? How did you know I was an idiot? Since you’ve already figured it out, I won’t hide it anymore. Yes, I joined.”

…

Some burned incense and prayed to Buddha.

Others staged dramatic performances themselves.

The cult followers celebrated wildly.

Watching the steadily increasing membership numbers, Grandpa Li nodded with satisfaction.

Excellent.

Very excellent.

The Bun Cult was growing stronger every day.

Sooner or later, it would spread throughout the entire Qingyuan Realm.

Ding ding.

Private messages kept arriving.

Most were old acquaintances trying to use personal connections to cut in line.

Grandpa Li responded by demanding various favors and conditions.

In exchange for a single cup of milk tea, he acquired piles of valuable treasures.

Watching his operations from the sidelines, Lu Wu deliberately looked away.

After deceiving herself for so long, she wasn’t stupid.

The Bun Cult had become one of the largest communities on One Realm Connect.

And it was constantly associated with the title “Boss Lu.”

Even the slowest person would have figured out the connection by now.

Don’t look.

If I don’t look, then I don’t know the Bun Cult has anything to do with me.

She absolutely wasn’t running some fan club.

Absolutely not.

The next morning, before dawn had fully broken, a crowd of cultivators had already gathered at the foot of Demon Suppression Mountain.

Even with their spiritual power suppressed, their excitement couldn’t be hidden.

Most of them were customers who had traveled from nearby regions.

They were waiting to climb the mountain together with Lu Wu.

“Boss, are we doing this or not?”

Behind a large tree near the mountain base, three heads were stacked on top of one another as they observed the dense crowd ahead.

The second brother looked worried.

This wasn’t what their intelligence report had described.

Wasn’t Heavenly Buddha Temple supposed to be nearly empty this time of year?

Then why were there so many people here?

Not only that—they were gathered in groups, chatting enthusiastically as if they all knew one another.

“We’re doing it. We have to. Otherwise we won’t get the remaining payment.”

Perched at the top, the eldest brother stared at the crowd, searching for a less populated route up the mountain.

The thought of the large reward awaiting them after completing the mission made his heart burn with excitement.

The three brothers would never have to beg again.

“But, Big Brother, Second Brother… there are so many people. Can we really handle them all?”

The youngest brother, supporting the weight of the other two heads, spoke softly.

Sure enough, being the youngest meant getting bullied the most.

“Little Third, don’t worry about that. Just charge with us when the time comes.”

The eldest brother patted his head.

Thunk. Thunk.

“How many times do I have to tell you? Stop calling me Little Third!”

The youngest was deeply unhappy.

Someone had once told him that “Little Third” was actually an insult.

“I’m the eldest. What I say goes. If you don’t like it, keep it to yourself.”

After chattering among themselves for quite a while, the three brothers still couldn’t find an opportunity to act.

“Who are these people waiting for? I keep hearing them talk about some Boss Lu. This Boss Lu sure has a lot of influence.”

The second brother frowned.

A bad feeling was creeping into his heart.

“Who cares?”

The eldest brother couldn’t have cared less.

Clearly, none of the three had ever heard of Lu Wu.

Then—

“Boss Lu is here!”

A familiar shout rang out.

The crowd erupted into cheers.

The overlapping waves of sound startled the youngest brother.

He lost his balance and dropped to his knees.

The two brothers stacked above him tumbled down as well.

All three smashed their heads against the ground.

It hurt.

A lot.

“Um… rise—no, wait. Please get up.”

“I know you all love my food, but there’s really no need to perform such a grand salute.”

Seeing three people fully prostrated on the ground the moment she arrived, Lu Wu couldn’t simply ignore such enthusiasm.

With a warm smile, she reached out and helped all three of them to their feet.

At that moment, in the eyes of the three brothers, Lu Wu seemed to be glowing.

The sun:

That’s right. I’ve started my shift. ☀️