A Fortunate Accident

Plum Blossom filled Dubian Town, leaving Ma Feifei completely bewildered.

"What does this mean?" Ma Feifei grabbed Plum Blossom that floated past him, puzzled.

As we recited "Ode to the Poplar," why are Plum Blossom falling from the sky?

Most importantly, can you just randomly plant Plum Blossom? If you do that, everyone in Dubian Town will have Plum Blossom to eat, and then how will you sell them?

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei's heart bled, his mind filled with thoughts of the Spirit Crystal he had already lost.

"It should just be a regular Plum Blossom, right?" Ma Feifei looked at the Plum Blossom in her hand, still somewhat unwilling to give up, and chewed it before swallowing it.

He waited blankly for a minute, and when he found that no new energy had appeared in his body, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, he did not dare to draw a conclusion directly. Instead, he took a Plum Blossom and put it into Yun Qingyang's mouth.

"Mmm..." Yun Qingyang's mouth was stuffed shut by Ma Feifei, and he shook his head.

"Sweetie, taste it and see if it's any different from the Plum Blossom on this tree," Ma Feifei reassured her.

Yun Qingyang then stopped resisting, Swallow the Plum Blossom that Ma Feifei had stuffed into her body, sensed the energy within her, and shook her head, saying, "I don't feel anything."

"That's good." Ma Feifei finally felt relieved and began to look at the sudden shower of Plum Blossom.

It's easy to guess that the sky full of Plum Blossom was a result of Ma Feifei reciting "Ode to the Poplar" earlier. But if these Plum Blossom didn't grant anyone Dharma Powers, why create this sky full of Plum Blossom?

"Shopkeeper, Chairman Zhou sent a message that the entire area from Zhenbei to the Pokémon competition venue has been surrounded by plum trees that have suddenly appeared." At this moment, Zhang Yunji suddenly came from the Bookstore to the backyard and reported to Ma Feifei, glancing at the plum tree next to Ma Feifei from time to time. Clearly, he had his own guess about this scene.

"Plum tree?" Ma Feifei looked at the still-falling Plum Blossom with suspicion, then walked outside to see what was going on.

By this time, the long street was already crowded with cultivators heading to the Zhenbei to observe. Each of them had a look of surprise and astonishment on their faces as they watched the Plum Blossom falling from the sky. Almost every cultivator caught one and then put it in their mouth.

"Ha... a bunch of troublemakers!" Ma Feifei couldn't help but sneer inwardly when he saw this scene. These scoundrels really did have the idea of getting something for nothing. Fortunately, the Plum Blossom didn't have the same effect as the Plum Blossom on the plum tree in the backyard, otherwise Ma Feifei might really have gone bankrupt.

"Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have that effect." A cultivator who had just eaten the Plum Blossom felt the energy within his body and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"It's really strange. Why do the plum Plum Blossom sold at Wantong Trading Market have such peculiar effects, even though they're all Plum Blossom?" Another cultivator was also puzzled and couldn't figure it out.

"If it works, wouldn't the shop owner go bankrupt? A single Plum Blossom is worth a thousand Spirit Crystal!" another cultivator couldn't help but joke.

In Dubian Town, Ma Feifei has now earned a new title: the King of Unscrupulous Merchants. No one in the entire Azure Dragon Continent can find a more ruthless businessman than Ma Feifei.

People used to think that spending one Spirit Crystal per hour reading in Bookstore was expensive, but they later realized that those weren't the real issues. The real cost was the fees you had to pay for the benefits you gained from the books, as well as the items with specific magical effects that the Mysterious Bookstore occasionally sold. Those were the big expenses. Take this Plum Blossom, for example. It's just a tiny little thing, a single flower, yet Ma Feifei is selling it for a thousand Spirit Crystal a single bloom! This isn't eating flowers; it's eating lives!

Most importantly, this is the only one of its kind in the entire Azure Dragon Continent. With the opportunity to become an immortal, Plum Blossom have become the most sought-after product in the Wantong Trading Market. This alone can boost the Wantong Trading Market's performance by about 50% every day, which is enough to prove how popular Plum Blossom are.

If this product, which is sold out so quickly, were to disappear because of this shower of plum Plum Blossom, the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore would probably be contemplating suicide.

"Brother, you really understand me!" Ma Feifei patted the cultivator on the shoulder and said with a kind expression.

"Uh..." The cultivator who had just spoken turned around and saw Ma Feifei. His face instantly turned embarrassed, and he stammered, "Shopkeeper, I didn't say that..."

"No, no, no, you're right." Ma Feifei didn't seem to mind being called the King of Unscrupulous Merchants at all; instead, he nodded in agreement.

This left the other cultivators nearby somewhat bewildered.

"What's your name, brother?" Ma Feifei continued to ask.

"Shopkeeper..." Upon hearing that Ma Feifei was even asking for his name, this cultivator immediately understood Ma Feifei's intentions. He put on a mournful face and looked at Ma Feifei with pleading eyes.

If Ma Feifei really holds a grudge, it would be a relief if he couldn't even survive in Dubian Town; the worst-case scenario is that he won't even be able to leave Dubian Town!

"Hmm?" Ma Feifei raised her eyebrows.

"I, Shen Wansan, beg you, shopkeeper, spare my life..." Shen Wansan's legs were trembling.

"What's your name?" Ma Feifei was a little surprised. The name sounded very familiar... Wasn't this the richest man in my Great Ming Dynasty? How did he end up in another world?

"I am Shen Wansan." Shen Wansan grew increasingly hesitant.

"Are you a businessman?" Ma Feifei asked curiously.

"How did you know, shopkeeper? I am the manager of the Yunteng Chamber of Commerce's branch in Dubian Town." Shen Wansan looked at Ma Feifei with surprise. He didn't expect that someone as insignificant as him would be known by the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore.

Yunteng Chamber of Commerce is the second Great Shang in the Great Chu, with Wantong Chamber of Commerce ranking first. It is also very powerful, with Spirit Saint as its worshipper and its shareholders being composed of the top forces in the Chu Kingdom.

"Young man, keep up the good work. You have a good name, you're destined for great things. If you can't make it at the Yunteng Chamber of Commerce, feel free to switch to the Wantong Trading Market." Actually, Ma Feifei just wanted to scare him and didn't have any other intentions. He patted Shen Wansan on the shoulder and then walked towards the Zhenbei.

"Is the shop owner trying to recruit me?" Looking at Ma Feifei's back, Shen Wansan suppressed his excitement, his face flushed.

"Brother Shen, congratulations!" The surrounding cultivators clasped their hands in greeting, their faces full of envy.

These days, being a member of the Mysterious Bookstore is more prestigious than being a student at the Vast Academy.

"The shopkeeper was just joking, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously..." Shen Wansan returned the greeting with a cupped hand, his face showing an indifferent expression, but in his heart he had other thoughts.

"Whether the shop owner was joking or not, since he said it, he probably won't go back on his word, right? But sticking it up like this isn't a good idea; we should give the shop owner a big gift first."

"By the way, didn't one of the Chamber of Commerce's shareholders hire the Phantom Organization to assassinate the shop owner last year? Why don't we leak this shareholder's information to the shop owner as a token of our loyalty?"