Turns Out, I'm a Reclusive Master!
Chapter 27

Roast Chicken Plan

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Hu Li started drooling when he heard the Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan speak, but he immediately thought of a problem and said, "But Third Elder, what if Xu Yan takes Su Jiuer with him to buy roast chicken?"

This was highly likely, after all, Xu Yan even brought Su Jiuer when he went to see patients. It was perfectly normal for him to bring Su Jiuer along to buy roast chicken.

The Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan smiled confidently and said, "Add this piece of information: customers who don't bring pets into the shop will receive a free shop-special roast chicken."

A look of smugness appeared on his face. Clearly, temptation was more effective than threats.

After all, many people were not swayed by threats, but not many could resist temptation.

"Brilliant, truly brilliant!" Hu Li exclaimed, giving a thumbs-up.

He really hadn't thought of using temptation, only wanting to threaten Xu Yan using his identity.

As it turned out, Xu Yan wasn't someone who could be threatened. The Third Elder was truly amazing, coming up with the idea of tempting him with roast chicken through the information.

The only thing that made him regretful was that the entire message was made up; there was no such shop. Otherwise, he would have gone to try the shop-special roast chicken himself first.

"Alright, the remaining one who hasn't met Xu Yan yet, go deliver the message to Xu Yan."

Xu Yan had just finished brewing a bowl of medicine to restore the woman's body and spirit and was preparing to make something to eat.

Just then, shouts came from outside his shop.

"New shop opening! Customers who don't bring pets get a free shop-special roast chicken. The taste is absolutely top-notch!"

An elite of the Demon Tiger Clan walked back and forth in front of the "What Are You Looking At Small Shop," shouting energetically.

A portly man heard this and immediately walked up to the Demon Tiger Clan elite and asked, "Brother, where is the shop you're talking about? How come I don't know about it?"

The Demon Tiger Clan elite glanced at the small shop and saw Xu Yan standing at the entrance. He deliberately raised his voice and said, "It's on the next street. You'll know when you get there. I'm telling you, the roast chicken at that shop is really delicious, absolutely the best roast chicken in Tianren City. And if you enter the shop alone, they'll give you a free shop-special roast chicken."

He didn't believe Xu Yan wouldn't be tempted. Even he, knowing it was fake, was tempted.

"There's such a thing? Thanks, brother. I'll go get the shop-special roast chicken first and see if it tastes as magical as you say." The portly man wiped his mouth and said.

With that, he quickly headed towards the next street.

Hu Li, the Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan, and the other two Demon Tiger Clan elites, who were hiding and watching from not far away, all smiled.

It seemed like they would succeed this time. After all, even a passerby was attracted, which was equivalent to cooperating with the promotion.

Xu Yan was indeed tempted. He hadn't eaten roast chicken for the past two days, and hearing about it now made him quite craving.

He asked the Demon Tiger Clan elite, "Are you telling the truth? A free shop-special roast chicken if you enter alone?"

He was planning to buy something to eat anyway. If there was a place giving away roast chicken, it wouldn't hurt to check it out.

Seeing that Xu Yan had taken the bait, the Demon Tiger Clan elite smiled and said, "Brother, of course, it's true. That brother just now has already gone. If you want to go, you'd better hurry. You might miss out if you're late."

As long as Xu Yan dared to go alone, they would dare to enter Xu Yan's shop and capture Su Jiuer!

"Then I can go take a look." Xu Yan closed the shop door, but didn't lock it, and walked towards the next street.

Since it was right next door, he was too lazy to lock it. The woman had already recovered anyway and was just pretending.

An irrepressible smile spread across the Demon Tiger Clan elite's face. After Xu Yan walked away, he didn't say another word, opened the shop door, and stepped inside.

BOOM!

The calligraphy and paintings in the shop's outer hall released brilliant radiance and supreme Dao Intent the moment the Demon Tiger Clan elite entered, suppressing him.

A look of utter horror appeared on the Demon Tiger Clan elite's face. He turned to flee the shop.

But how could his speed be faster than the Great Dao's rules? In an instant, the Great Dao's rules engulfed him.

In the blink of an eye, he was annihilated, body and soul, not even ashes left behind.

After executing the Demon Tiger Clan elite, the Great Dao's rules returned to the calligraphy and paintings, and everything returned to peace, emitting only a faint Dao charm.

Su Jiuer, sitting at a table in the outer hall, witnessed the shocking scene. Her awe of Xu Yan returned to its peak.

In their recent days together, Xu Yan had acted very naturally and friendly, making her almost forget that he was a terrifying old monster.

The Demon Tiger Clan elite who had just been annihilated, body and soul, was a cultivator in the Spiritual Roaming Realm, much stronger than her.

Yet, even a demon race cultivator in the Spiritual Roaming Realm was instantly annihilated.

The power contained within these calligraphy and paintings was unimaginably strong.

Somewhere outside the shop, the Demon Tiger Clan members were hiding.

Hu Li, seeing that the Demon Tiger Clan elite had been inside for so long and still hadn't come out, impatiently said, "What's going on? He's been inside for so long and still hasn't come out. Could it be that Xu Yan hid Su Jiuer?"

They had finally succeeded in luring the tiger away from its mountain, but this Demon Tiger Clan elite couldn't even get a simple task done. What a waste!

The Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan frowned slightly and said, "Let's wait a bit longer. If he still doesn't come out, we'll send someone else in."

The foolproof plan he had painstakingly devised was working. If they couldn't capture Su Jiuer this time, they wouldn't have many more chances.

Another minute passed, and the Demon Tiger Clan elite still hadn't emerged.

Hu Li finally couldn't stand it and said, "Third Elder, I'll go take a look. If that useless guy keeps delaying, Xu Yan will return."

"Be careful. It's possible that Xu Yan's shop hides some secret," the Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan said.

He felt that the Demon Tiger Clan elite wouldn't be foolish enough to search such a small shop and not find a fox. If he were that stupid, he wouldn't have become an elite of the Demon Tiger Clan.

"Alright!"

Hu Li responded and strode towards the What Are You Looking At Small Shop.

He refused to believe it; the shop was so small, could there really be a man-eating monster inside?

However, just as he reached the shop, Xu Yan returned to the street, a roast chicken in hand.

"Damn, how did he get back so fast? Shouldn't he have taken longer to find it?" Hu Li saw Xu Yan returning to the street and immediately changed direction, walking past the What Are You Looking At Small Shop with his back to Xu Yan, muttering in confusion.

When Xu Yan reached the shop, he saw a man in black with his back to him. He thought it was the man in black who had said there was roast chicken in the next street and called out, "Thanks! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known there was a new roast chicken shop on the next street."

As he spoke, he raised the roast chicken in his hand and continued, "But you got one thing wrong. The rule is that the first fifty customers get a roast chicken, not just those who go alone."

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