The Bookstore's New Look

Luan Feng's words filled Ma Feifei with awe. He stopped trying to persuade Luan Feng to simplify her drawing method and let her continue drawing according to her own ideas. It was precisely because of this that Luan Feng's Fenghuang still hadn't appeared by nightfall.

Fortunately, Ma Feifei wasn't in a hurry. Although Yun Qingyang and Ba Jiu were making rapid progress, they were still far from being able to draw their own true forms, not to mention that there was still a tortoise among the Four Divine Creatures of the Book of Rites whose whereabouts were unknown.

So, with drawing, you have to take it slow.

In the evening, the group ate the leftover Spirit Bamboo Pig from lunch, then cleaned up the room and the gathering was over.

Ma Feifei lay in the rocking chair, looking at the sky that hadn't yet darkened. The rustling of maple leaves in the breeze reached her ears, and the whole world seemed to quiet down. She quietly closed her eyes, savoring the beauty of this moment.

"Teacher, we'll head back now." After some time, Chang Kong's voice startled Ma Feifei awake. Opening her eyes, she found that it was already completely dark, and Chang Kong's family was standing quietly waiting by her side.

"Oh..." Ma Feifei nodded subconsciously, but then, as if remembering something, she reached out to stop him and said, "Elder Chang Kong, if you're free tomorrow, would you like to accompany me to the branch?"

It's been almost a month since Ma Feifei last visited the branch store. In that month, the branch store has only been open for one night, and the profit is almost non-existent. Currently, there are no tasks for Ma Feifei to complete at the main store. Ma Feifei feels that he should start managing the branch store properly, and it would be best to find a branch manager or something to open the branch store up and make it thrive from both ends, generating more revenue for him. After all, he is currently in debt for billions of yuan and needs to earn money to repay his loans.

"Branch stores?" Before Chang Kong could speak, Zhang Yunji and Liu Ying, who were standing next to him, had their eyes gleaming. They naturally knew about the branch stores, especially after Chang Kong told them that the branch stores were actually established in the Qin State. Zhang Yunji and Liu Ying's interest in the branch stores had grown even stronger.

"Okay, teacher." Chang Kong nodded without any hesitation.

"Then you should go back and rest early. I'll wait for you at the Bookstore tomorrow." Ma Feifei then put her hand away and lay back down.

"Goodbye, teacher (shop owner)." The Chang Kong family said goodbye and left.

"Shopkeeper, Luan Feng has also gone back." Then, Luan Feng took her leave.

Yun Qingyang, Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, and Ba Jiu all returned to their respective rooms to rest, leaving only Ma Feifei lying in the rocking chair in the courtyard, gazing at the moon in the sky, lost in thought.

Lost in thought, Ma Feifei began to feel sleepy.

Then he fell asleep.

The next day, the day the Mysterious Bookstore opened for business, many cultivators gathered at the Bookstore entrance early in the morning to watch and wait. Normally, unless the Mysterious Bookstore is holding some kind of event, there wouldn't be so many people watching. The reason there were so many people today was because the Mysterious Bookstore had undergone a major transformation the day before, which aroused everyone's curiosity and attracted their attention.

"In the book, there are beauties as fair as jade; in the book, there is the path to immortality. The shopkeeper is truly a man of exceptional literary talent; I am no match for him." Among the onlookers, an old man stroked his beard and read aloud the couplet in front of the Bookstore, marveling at it.

"Of course, the shop owner is a Bookstore owner after all, he has a lot of knowledge and wisdom. I remember there used to be a Thirty Poems' written by the shop owner in the Bookstore! The imagery of each poem in it was very beautiful, it's just a pity that we can't find it now." A cultivator next to him said with a hint of regret.

"It's not just the 'Thirty Poems' that's gone; all the white-covered books in the Bookstore are like that. The owner must have packed them all up," another cultivator interjected.

It's unclear when exactly, but the White Quality books that used to lie at the bottom of the bookshelf disappeared. However, since White Quality books didn't have much effect, cultivators who usually went to the Bookstore wouldn't choose to read them, and over time, everyone forgot that White Quality even existed.

If it was like this when the book was still here, it's even more unimaginable what it would be like when it's gone.

"Speaking of which, I was fortunate enough to read those white papers once before. The stories were quite good, but it was a pity that you couldn't Harvest much from them," a cultivator who had visited Bookstore in his younger days said, shaking his head.

"What a coincidence, brother! I've also read that book once. May I ask which one you were looking at?" a cultivator asked curiously.

"Hmm... I forgot the name."

"..."

"Crunch~"

At nine o'clock, the Mysterious Bookstore opened for business, and those who had purchased the qualification to enter the Bookstore to read books that day began to line up and slowly enter after having their tickets checked.

Wow! How spacious and bright!

"It's definitely much brighter than before. Are these walls made of ice? It feels a bit cold."

"These four pillars are so beautiful; they make me want to write on them."

"Two portraits hung on the wall in the corner, seemingly of the Empress and General Luanfeng, with below them descriptions of the insights they gained from the books in the Mysterious Bookstore."

Upon hearing about the potential profits, a large group of cultivators who had entered the venue immediately gathered to watch.

"So the Empress's previous gain was Vast Righteousness!" a cultivator exclaimed in sudden realization.

Ever since Gongsun Qiong benefits from the Epic-grade- quality book "The Analects," her gains have remained a mystery. No one knows exactly what she gained, but everyone is clear that her gains are Chang Kong greater than Gongsun Qiong's, because she directly comprehended the Book Spirit, and she even managed to destroy the entire "The Analects."

"But what exactly is this Vast Righteousness?" a cultivator asked suspiciously. Although the benefits had been given, the name alone didn't reveal anything, unlike the one under General Luanfeng which said "Transcending the Transcendent to Saint," where the benefits were immediately clear.

"Perhaps it's a high-level cultivation technique..." a burly man with a full beard speculated.

"That must be a divine-level cultivation technique, right?" the cultivator who had spoken earlier said with some surprise.

"I don't know about that, but I do know that books of Yellow Quality or higher are no longer available to us." The burly man with stubble shrugged, glancing at the list of yellow books, which was now completely empty. Of the four hundred people, only the two of them were still standing there Analytic; the others had long since found their books, sat down, and begun to comprehend the benefits within.

"..."

The transformation of the Mysterious Bookstore is just a topic of casual conversation for most people. When they actually go Bookstore, what they really want are the books on the shelves that can generate various kinds of income. After all, it's not easy to get a chance to come in, and no one wants to waste their time on these unimportant things.

"Huh? Why does reading feel a little different today?" After reading for only five minutes, a cultivator frowned, his face full of suspicion.