An Auspicious Beast Holds the Fort

Inside the private room, Ma Feifei gestured for the man in black to sit down. He was completely unprepared, nor did he need to be. No one in the Bookstore could harm him, not even an immortal.

Moreover, judging from the man in black's appearance Ma Feifei felt that he might not actually be an assassin from the Shadow Phantom Organization. If he were, he wouldn't have come in with Ma Feifei. After all, the news of the divine-level formation inside the Mysterious Bookstore had become incredibly widespread, and no one would be foolish enough to come to the Bookstore to assassinate Ma Feifei.

Most importantly, Ma Feifei discovered that this man in black seemed to have quite a temper. Although his face was covered, his unhappiness was obvious. If someone like this could become an assassin, Ma Feifei felt that the Phantom Organization's recruitment standards were far too arbitrary.

In conclusion, the likelihood of this customer assassinating Ma Feifei is very low; the likelihood of him complaining about the employee is very high.

"Excuse me, sir, which employee of our Bookstore are you complaining about?" Ma Feifei poured a cup of Enlightenment Tea and handed it to him, speaking in a friendly tone.

Since they were customers who came to complain, Ma Feifei was determined to treat them well. As the saying goes, the customer is always right.

Seeing that Ma Feifei was so polite and even poured him tea himself, the masked man in black couldn't bring himself to vent his anger on Ma Feifei. He accepted the tea from Ma Feifei, thanked him, and removed his mask, revealing his fair face.

Ma Feifei glanced at him, a hint of jealousy creeping into her heart. He was truly handsome! Not only was his complexion fair, but his features were also incredibly refined. If it weren't for the Adam's apple on his throat, Ma Feifei would have thought he was a woman disguised as a man.

"Huh?" Ma Feifei, with her sharp eyes, noticed a dark tattoo on the man's neck, which appeared to be a pair of animal horns.

"It looks a bit like deer antlers..." Ma Feifei thought thoughtfully.

Generally speaking, cultivators on the Azure Dragon Continent rarely tattoo such messy patterns on their bodies. Only a few beast tamers would tattoo their own revered spirit beasts on their bodies as a sign of respect.

The man in black before them was young, with fair skin and slender fingers; he was clearly not a beast tamer.

"It's like this, I want to file a complaint against that guy in your Bookstore..." The man in black stopped mid-sentence, realizing he didn't know Yun Qingyang's name.

Although he didn't know the name, the man in black still managed to let Ma Feifei know who he was talking about. "It's that Frost Giant Dragon in your Bookstore."

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei was startled and looked at the man in black with surprise.

So far, only a handful of people know that Yun Qingyang is a dragon, but Ma Feifei is certain that he does not recognize this man in black and has never seen him before. Since leaving Nine Heavens Mountain, Yun Qingyang has been following Ma Feifei. Basically, whoever Ma Feifei has met, Yun Qingyang has met, and vice versa. Therefore, it is unlikely that Yun Qingyang would recognize him.

But the man in black knew that Yun Qingyang was the Frost Giant Dragon, and even wanted to file a complaint against her. Was there something he didn't know?

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei suppressed his suspicions and asked, "Young man, why did you file a complaint against her?"

"She deceived my feelings." The man in black said casually, then finished his tea. The tea tasted like nectar as it went down his throat, leaving a lingering aftertaste. The man in black couldn't help but close his eyes, a look of pleasure on his face.

"What did you say?" Ma Feifei stood up abruptly, staring at the man in black, her expression very unpleasant.

Yun Qingyang actually has a dog outside!

Now this dog has actually come knocking on our door!

Ma Feifei was very upset.

The man in black was startled by Ma Feifei's attitude. He no longer cared about savoring the taste of the Enlightenment Tea and subconsciously stood up and took two steps back, fearing that Ma Feifei would suddenly make a move.

However, he didn't back down. He raised his chin and said, "I said she deceived my feelings. I sincerely asked her for directions. If she didn't want to tell me, that would be fine, but she actually lied to me! I asked her which way to Zhao State, and she pointed me to Dubian Town. Can you believe your Bookstore employee is so morally bankrupt? Am I wrong to complain about her?"

"Uh..." Ma Feifei realized after listening that the man in black didn't mean what he thought at all. He immediately felt relieved and quickly smiled, inviting the man in black to sit down, saying, "Hehe, young brother, there might be some misunderstanding here. Let's sit down and talk."

The man in black was puzzled by Ma Feifei's ever-changing temper. How come none of the people in the Mysterious Bookstore were normal? Their tempers were like crazy, one minute they were like this, the next like that.

"Young man, can you tell me where you met her?" To express his apology, Ma Feifei personally refilled the man in black's teacup and continued to ask.

Ma Feifei finally understood. If he wasn't mistaken, the man in black must have encountered Yun Qingyang within the last two days. Perhaps due to some misunderstanding, the man in black had a strong grudge against Yun Qingyang, which is why he came to the Mysterious Bookstore to complain to Ma Feifei.

Furthermore, since the man in black knew that Yun Qingyang was an employee of the Mysterious Bookstore, he must have been to Dubian Town before. Based on this reasoning, the place where the man in black encountered Yun Qingyang should be near Dubian Town.

For example, Yuanfang City, surrounding towns, or the borders of the Qin State are all possibilities.

However, the man in black's next answer surprised Ma Feifei.

"We met him on the seventh mountain," the man in black said.

It turns out they met at Nine Heavens Mountain. What was Yun Qingyang doing at Nine Heavens Mountain?

Suddenly, Ma Feifei remembered something: before he met Yun Qingyang had always lived in the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Ice Cavern beneath the Nine Heavens Mountain. In other words, Yun Qingyang's appearance in the Nine Heavens Mountain was very likely because she had gone back to the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Ice Cavern.

"Is she angry with me...?" Ma Feifei felt a little disappointed. Yun Qingyang had been by Ma Feifei's side for almost a year. Since the day they met, the two had never been apart and had spent more time together than anyone else. So if you were to ask who Ma Feifei relied on the most in this world, it would undoubtedly be Yun Qingyang.

Now that Yun Qingyang is actually going back to Nine Heavens Mountain, does that mean Yun Qingyang's very disappointed in him and plans to leave him?

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei couldn't help but sigh.

"Is this shop owner out of his mind?" The man in black silently observed Ma Feifei's expression and couldn't help but think to himself.

In just one minute, the shop owner displayed three completely different attitudes: happy, angry, and disappointed. Each one was genuine and didn't seem fake at all. The problem was that what I said was perfectly normal and didn't provoke him. The only explanation was that the shop owner had something wrong with his head.

To be precise, it seems like everyone at the Mysterious Bookstore, from the owner to the employees, has a problem!

Thinking of this, the man in black suddenly recalled the scene earlier that day when Yun Qingyang had attacked her without warning. He glanced at Ma Feifei subconsciously, then silently got up to leave.

"Huh?" Ma Feifei finally realized what was happening, looked up at the man in black who was almost at the door of the private room, and asked curiously, "Young man, where are you going?"

"Um, I suddenly remembered I have something urgent to attend to, so I'll take my leave now." The man in black chuckled, opened the door, and ran outside.

Ma Feifei was completely bewildered. Wasn't this supposed to be a complaint against Yun Qingyang? They'd already run off before the issue was even resolved?

However, just as Ma Feifei was in a daze, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered the enhancement quest - Auspicious Beast Guards the Bookstore."

"Mission Details: The system has detected an auspicious creature entering the Bookstore. Please capture it."

"Store Owner Reward: With an auspicious omen guarding the Bookstore, the host can enjoy double the dividends. Purchasing any item in the System Shop will have a chance to trigger a critical hit effect (Note: Critical hit effects are divided into buy-one-get-one-free and free purchase).)"

"Book Lover Rewards: With an auspicious creature guarding the Bookstore, readers will have a significantly increased chance of obtaining various benefits from the book, and will also have a greatly increased chance of triggering story quests within the book."

"Zhang Yunji, catch that lucky cat!"