Before long, at the foot of the mountain where Yae Shrine stood, Xu Yanwu had only just arrived when he saw Lianshan waiting in the distance.
Hmm... two figures were floating beside Lianshan as well. They were Danzhu and Cang Xuan's souls.
"Hey—! Lianshan!" Xu Yanwu waved his arm at Lianshan, drawing his attention.
Xu Yanwu quickened his pace and walked over to Lianshan, Danzhu, and Cang Xuan. "I got held up for a little while on the way. I'm not late, am I?"
That was what Xu Yanwu said to the three of them.
"No, we only just came down the mountain too."
Lianshan shook his head and asked Xu Yanwu, "Brother Xu, that shopping street you mentioned earlier... what kind of place is that?"
"Ah... you don't know? It's the sort of place where you buy things." Xu Yanwu gave a simple explanation. "Didn't Cang Xuan once say that once she had the means, she'd open the biggest chain mall to sell things? A shopping street is something similar to that."
"Is that so?"
Lianshan nodded, looking somewhat enlightened.
Having spent so much time around Xu Yanwu and the others, Lianshan had picked up quite a bit of knowledge.
But Cang Xuan, floating at the side, darkened.
"Yes, I did say that. And then you dissolved all the salt I'd stored away in water."
Cang Xuan's expression made Xu Yanwu feel a little uneasy. He quickly laughed awkwardly and changed the subject. "Ah, I haven't been to the shopping street in ages. Today, we have to take a good look around... I happen to be out of quite a few things, so I'll buy some new ones..."
"Danzhu, Cang Xuan, if there's anything you need, tell me. I'll buy it for you..."
As Xu Yanwu changed the subject,