The sun had risen as usual, and the streets of Qingyang County Town were growing busier by the minute.
After leaving the Qingyang County Yamen yesterday, Lin Yuan Kui had not returned to Xinghua Village. Instead, he had come to Xinghua Lin Pavilion and stayed there all night.
He knew that this morning, constables from the county yamen would arrive with magistrate Song Zhiyi's seal and shut down Xinghua Lin Pavilion for three months.
So, before the constables sealed the pavilion, he had to sell as many of its cultivation supplies as possible.
Although Xinghua Lin Pavilion brought in half of the Lin Family's total income, the costs it incurred were enormous as well.
"Hmph? Three months?"
Lin Yuan Kui chuckled softly. "If the county yamen really shuts down my Xinghua Lin Pavilion for three whole months, there'll be no point in reopening this shop at all!"
His Lin Family had struggled for generations in Xinghua Village for hundreds of years. At long last, they had established a foothold in Qingyang County Town with Xinghua Lin Pavilion. It was thanks to the pavilion that they had built up a large customer base.
If the county yamen really closed Xinghua Lin Pavilion for three months, it would be like forcing the Lin Family to start all over again!
They would have to spend a long time opening another Xinghua Lin Pavilion in Qingyang County Town. The Lin Family would suffer a huge loss!
Listening to the calls of vendors coming and going outside, Lin Yuan Kui raised his voice and asked, "Qingshan, how are things in the front hall? Have any customers come in to buy our goods?"
Lin Qingshan nodded slightly. "Patriarch Yuan Kui, there are Rogue Cultivators buying our Lin Family's cultivation supplies, but..."
Lin Yuan Kui frowned. "But