Ever since the tea drinks had taken Shuzhou Prefecture City by storm, the layout of Hundred Herbs Hall had changed as well.
The front hall still sold all manner of inexpensive medicinal herbs and five varieties of tea drinks, but the rear hall had been converted into an accounting department, with people dedicated to keeping the books.
Since profits had to be shared with medicine halls throughout Shuzhou, the ledgers had to be calculated meticulously.
Thus, Wang Ji had specifically hired ten experienced accountants.
At that moment, the sharp clatter of abacuses filled the air.
The second floor still contained two rooms for receiving visitors.
One was for business, and the other was for honored guests.
Chen Yi followed Wang Ji into the innermost room.
After taking a seat, he casually surveyed the surroundings. True Essence circulated through his body, dispelling the effects of the Mysterious Turtle Breath Concealment Art.
In an instant, he could hear raindrops pattering, footsteps, breathing, and the voices of all sorts of people talking.
It was somewhat noisy, but it put him more at ease.
The two people with faint breaths could not have Cultivation Bases above the Seventh Rank.
After listening for a while,
Chen Yi gained a clear grasp of the several martial artists outside Hundred Herbs Hall and said aloud:
"Thanks to Shopkeeper Wang's care, the business of the Xiao Family's medicine halls has improved considerably."
Yet he dipped a finger in tea and wrote on the table: "Someone intends to wipe out Hundred Herbs Hall. Make preparations early."
After reading it, Wang Ji's expression changed slightly, but he smiled naturally as he said, "shopkeeper Chen, you are too polite."
"Previously, Wang was fortunate enough to be entrusted by the Eldest Miss with serving as shopkeeper at Jishi Pharmacy. Now that things