Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Xu Yi finally opened the Stone Gate that had been sealed for so long. Desolate Ancestor hurried over as soon as he heard the news, his face strained with anxiety and his brows shooting upward.
"You're finally out of seclusion, Young Master! If you'd stayed in there any longer, I really wouldn't have been able to hold things together. Everyone's so anxious they're cursing us, saying that Guanglong Hall is an old-established business in Qingxing City, and if we can't honor our promises, we should just take down our sign instead of making fools of ourselves. Some of what they said was even worse..."
Desolate Ancestor rattled on without pause.
He had indeed been under considerable pressure these past few days. The moment the sign went up, customers started showing up.
But following Xu Yi's instructions, Desolate Ancestor had insisted that only orders for more than a thousand bundles of medicinal ingredients and at least twenty Essence Fruits counted as bulk purchases. Guanglong Hall would only buy in bulk.
The profit at twenty percent above market price was substantial. Over the past seven days, more than a dozen groups of merchants had come by.
Desolate Ancestor had relied on stalling them, and he had held out until now. He really couldn't keep it up any longer.
"All right, take me to meet them. Let's see just how difficult they are."
Xu Yi wiped his face, raised his gourd, and took a long swig of spirit liquid. The weariness in his expression eased a little.
Desolate Ancestor led the way. They first entered the hall, then headed straight into the guest rooms on the left. He pushed open the door to the largest room, the Heavenly One Guest Room, and stepped aside