What Kind of Person Was the Shopkeeper, Really?

At this point, Zhao Xiaodao couldn't help but chuckle, and regardless of whether Gongsun Qiong was listening, he continued, "Who knew that when we went in, we found that the entire Bookstore only had one book, that 'Andersen's Fairy Tales.' At that moment, I thought, 'Is this guy an idiot? He dares to open a store with only one book? Isn't he afraid of starving to death?'"

"But that book was really good! It was the first time I'd ever read such an interesting book. Even though half a year has passed, I still remember many stories from Andersen's Fairy Tales, especially the Little Match Girl. She was so pitiful, and I saw a reflection of myself in her."

"Later I realized that I had only read a little bit of Andersen's Fairy Tales after spending the whole afternoon there; but the Bookstore had a rule that it would close at five o'clock at night, and I really wanted to continue reading. I was also afraid that if I went to the Bookstore to read books the next day, I would have to pay. So I made a really stupid decision and stole the only book in the Bookstore."

"Pfft!" Gongsun Qiong couldn't help but laugh out loud at Zhao Xiaodao's words, but her eyes remained fixed on the moon in the sky.

Zhao Xiaodao smiled and continued, "President, you have no idea how complicated my feelings were when I stole the book. I was scared and excited at the same time. Unfortunately, I was discovered by the shop owner as soon as I stepped out the door. At that time, the shop owner was just an ordinary person with no cultivation and not very strong, but he chased me for twenty miles."

"Can he catch up with you?" Gongsun Qiong asked curiously.

Zhao Xiaodao shook his head and said, "Under normal circumstances, of course I couldn't catch up, but at that time I was injured and couldn't use my Spiritual Power, plus I felt a little guilty, so in the end he still caught up."

"Then you returned the book to him," Gongsun Qiong said.

Zhao Xiaodao nodded and said, "How could I not return it? Even though the shopkeeper had no cultivation level, he was practically ready to fight me to the death. In the end, I had no choice but to return the book to him."

"Although I stole his book, he never scolded me; the next day, when my desire to read led me to the Bookstore, he discovered me there and even invited me in to read, not holding a grudge about what happened the night before."

"So, if you, the president, ask me what kind of person the shop owner is, I can only tell you that in my heart, he is a simple-minded, honest person who is kind to even strangers," Zhao Xiaodao answered earnestly.

"A person who harbors kindness even towards strangers." Gongsun Qiong murmured to himself, gazing at the moon in the sky.

Under Gongsun Qiong's gaze, the moon in the sky seemed to change, casting two shadows.

One man and one woman.

The man was speaking excitedly, while the woman listened quietly.

'Boom~'

The weather in early spring is so strange; it changes in an instant.

The sound of rumbling thunder pulled Gongsun Qiong back to reality.

"It's raining, let's go inside."

The days that followed were uneventful.

Ma Feifei opens her shop and teaches classes every day as usual, living a leisurely and carefree life.

The Mysterious Bookstore is now running smoothly, with groups of practitioners entering to Bookstore every day, as well as practitioners who can't afford the latest exclusive number and just watch from outside.

During this period, several Yellow Quality books in the Bookstore have been triggering the worlds within them one after another. Almost every time a cultivator enters, they are able to successfully complete the tasks within the worlds and obtain some treasures.

Ma Feifei was also very happy because he had made a lot of money.

As for the "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" book, it's even more outrageous. Over this period of time, eight dungeon opening tokens have been issued one after another. The system is clearly planning to turn this book into a dungeon game! As a result, the Tomb of the Tomb of the Hegemon has been the most frequently opened during this period.

However, Ma Feifei was unlucky, winning only once out of eight attempts, and he didn't get anything good from them.

On that one occasion, Ma Feifei lost approximately 700,000 Book Qi Points, to the point that Ma Feifei wondered if he should first assess the team's overall financial situation before entering the instance to become a boss and rob the boss.

What angered Ma Feifei the most was that the system didn't take a cut of anything obtained from the dungeons in "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles"!

In other words, as long as the team successfully clears the Overlord 'Tomb of the Hegemon dungeon, everything obtained inside can be taken for free. Yes, free!

Since the system doesn't take a cut, Ma Feifei not only didn't receive any bonuses, but she didn't even get any Book Qi Points.

So Ma Feifei thought he should find some time to burn this "Grave Robbers' Chronicles"; this thing not only didn't bring him any benefits, but instead attracted a lot of trouble, and a prince had his eye on it.

Although there is no news yet, the rumor that Emperor Chu the Conqueror, is dead has spread throughout the entire Azure Dragon Continent. Cultivators from Qin State and Zhao State have said that the death of Emperor Chu the Conqueror has attracted the attention of the high-ranking officials.

Especially in the Qin State, it is said that when Qin Shi Huang heard the news of the death of Xiang Yu, the Emperor Chu the Conqueror, he went to offer sacrifices to Heaven the next day. Immediately afterwards, several generals from the border were recalled to the Qin capital. Clearly, Qin Shi Huang was starting to make moves again.

Given Qin State, do you think Chu Kingdom would remain completely unaware of its actions?

That's definitely impossible, but why hasn't Ma Feifei heard any news from the Chu Kingdom officials even though almost a month has passed? It's as if they've forgotten about it.

With no movement from the Chu Kingdom, Ma Feifei was naturally happy to have some peace and quiet, leaving the matter aside and continuing to run his Bookstore.

However, not all Yellow Quality books trigger the world within the book.

Among them, the Diamond Sutra and the Art of War are still in a state of semi-dead state.

The Diamond Sutra was alright; Ma Feifei had at least seen the scenes from the world depicted in the book once, so his curiosity wasn't that strong. But the Art of War was different; it was a newly published book, and Ma Feifei was very interested in the world within it.

The problem is this: people read "The Art of War," but it just doesn't trigger anything.

Why hasn't it triggered after so long? Is it because the book is bad? Definitely not! Then it must be because the person reading the book isn't talented enough!

So Ma Feifei set his sights on private room number two, where the person sitting was the one who had been studying "The Art of War" for almost a month!

That's right! This person has been here for a month!

When this person threw six special numbers at Ma Feifei was completely stunned.

What is his/her identity? What is his/her status?

Then Ma Feifei went to find Gongsun Qiong and finally learned his identity.

The God of War of Great Yan, Luan Feng!