The Future Shopkeeper of Immortal Food Pavilion
Chen Yan beamed with delight and said respectfully, "Thank you, Senior Shi, for granting my request. In the future, if you'd like custom spirit robes or armor, please come to our Spirit Robe Building. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
Shi Yue nodded, accepting her offer.
Just then, the crowd watching stirred and parted to make way. Two men, one tall and one short, emerged from the crowd.
One of them was tall and lanky, looking like a bamboo pole. He was around thirty years old and wore a blue scholar's robe. The other man was obese, like a ball of flesh, with no neck to speak of. Judging by the powerful Spiritual Pressure radiating from them, they were clearly Nascent Soul Cultivators.
A squad of black-clad guards followed behind them. A black lotus was embroidered on each guard's sleeve.
"Eh? It's the Black Lotus Twin Heroes. What brings you here?" Lin Bin exclaimed, looking puzzled when he saw the two men.
"Shopkeeper Lin, you're here too. Perfect. Please send someone to build a two-story pavilion here, about the same size as the Immortal Herb Pavilion." The tall, lanky man pointed to the intersection.
The intersection was only a little over twenty zhang from the Immortal Herb Pavilion—not far at all.
"Build a pavilion? Fellow Daoist Chen, why the sudden decision to build one here? It's already crowded enough. Won't another pavilion make it even more crowded?" a Nascent Soul Cultivator complained.
"My brother and I are acting on Senior Chen's orders to establish a base here and station a squad of patrolling cultivators to protect the merchants' legitimate interests." After speaking, the tall man clasped his hands toward Shi Yue and smiled. "Fellow Daoist Shi, I'm Chen Li, and this is my younger