After parting with Mu Linglong, Chen Lin went to his shop and pondered her words in the Cultivation Chamber.
She had spoken with absolute conviction, so she probably had not been lying. Yet when Silver Fairy had taught him the Soul-Destroying Finger spell, she had given him no special instructions and had not even shown the slightest hint of anything unusual.
"Ah, do all these masters love speaking in riddles? Can't they just say what they mean?"
Chen Lin felt rather frustrated and silently grumbled about the two women.
"Employer, someone named Yan Wuya is here to see you. He says he's your friend."
The new shopkeeper was named Lu Youcai. He was an elderly cultivator well versed in business, with cultivation at the qi condensation late stage, and he had already signed an indenture contract with Chen Lin.
Not the kind written on paper, but a Soul Contract with powerful binding force.
It was not that Chen Lin had an excessive desire for control. He spent practically the entire year cultivating in his Immortal Cave, and a shop this large simply could not function without someone completely trustworthy to manage it.
Thus, whatever means he used, he had to ensure loyalty.
Hearing that High Person Yunhai had come, he immediately nodded and went downstairs with the shopkeeper.
"Brother Yan, what happened to you? How did you end up like this?"
High Person Yunhai's appearance gave Chen Lin quite a fright.
In his current state, people would have believed he was a zombie. He was utterly desiccated, without a trace of moisture, and waves of sinister energy radiated from him.
"Heh, I ran into a little trouble. Forgive this embarrassing sight, Brother Chen."
High Person Yunhai gave an awkward smile, then asked, "Brother Chen, could we speak in private?"
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