"Let's wait until Shi Bao gets back and see. You hold onto it for now. Hang up the wooden sign for business, same as before: we'll open on the first and fifteenth of each month," Shi Yue said after a moment's thought.
Zhao Sisi acknowledged the order and left.
Back in the rear courtyard, Shi Yue took out his Transmission Mirror and contacted Murong Xiaoxiao.
"Fairy Murong, I've taken care of everything on my end. Are you free now?" Shi Yue asked with a smile.
Murong Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, not suspecting a thing. "I'm free, Junior Brother Shi. Actually, Junior Brother Luo wanted to see you."
The image shifted, and Luofu Hai appeared on the mirror.
Though they hadn't seen each other for many years, Luofu Hai hadn't changed much.
At the sight of Shi Yue, Luofu Hai was overjoyed. He said excitedly, "Senior Brother Shi, it really is you! Senior Sister Murong told me you were the shopkeeper of Immortal Herb Palace, but I didn't believe her. So it really was you!"
"Junior Brother Luo, it's been years. How have you been?"
Shi Yue was just as happy to see Luofu Hai.
"I've been doing well. As a matter of fact, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have reached Nascent Soul so quickly!"
As they reminisced about the past, both of them sighed wistfully.
"Senior Brother Shi, once my cultivation improves, I'll come to Tianzhu Star and challenge you to a contest in talisman-making. This time, I'll definitely beat you."
Luofu Hai had lost to Shi Yue at talisman-making time and again, and had always wanted to win at least once.
"Good. I'll be waiting. You should focus on cultivating diligently. Talismans are, after all, external aids, and the same goes for other things. Your cultivation is what