The private room's door was kicked open.
Five cultivators filed in, their faces hostile.
The leader was the second shopkeeper who had spoken with Elephant Rhyme Old Ancestor. He looked calm, as though everything were under his control.
Just as he was about to speak, one of the men among the God Flower Four Emperors opened his mouth.
"These people really don't know how to do business. At the very least, they should have waited until we finished spending and boosted the GDP before coming to make trouble," said Qi Yuan. "They're too impatient. They won't accomplish anything big."
They had only just mentioned that someone might come looking for trouble, and trouble had immediately arrived.
The second shopkeeper was briefly stunned. He did not quite understand Qi Yuan's words.
Unhurriedly, he said, "An artifact of Star Gazing Wine Shop, the Exquisite Kettle, has gone missing. A waiter saw that you were responsible. Please come with us."
Qi Yuan rubbed his nose. "Stop talking. Every time you talk, my nose gets longer."
The second shopkeeper frowned. This feeling of talking on completely different wavelengths was unpleasant.
He waved his hand, and a waiter who looked rather nervous walked in.
The instant the waiter entered, he fixed his eyes on Qi Yuan and Rogue Immortal Venerable. Anxiously, he said, "Shopkeeper, it was those two! I saw it with my own eyes—they stole the Exquisite Kettle!"
At that moment, the private room's door was open, and the cultivators outside heard the conversation within.
No matter where one went, there were plenty of people who loved watching spectacles and gossiping.
Quite a few cultivators secretly paid attention to what was happening in this private room.
"They actually stole Star Gazing Wine Shop's treasure that holds the building down, the Exquisite Kettle!"
"This person