Saint Chu's Apology

The anniversary celebration truly lived up to its reputation as a nationwide event; today, apart from the book lovers reading inside, there wasn't a single person outside the Mysterious Bookstore Bookstore!

You have to understand, this is the Mysterious Bookstore! Usually, the outside is three or four stories high, but today the Bookstore was completely empty, which made Ma Feifei feel a little lonely.

Of course, it can't be said that there was no one there; there was still one standing at the door, and his status was quite extraordinary—it was Saint Chu Feng Yiming.

Feng Yiming had been standing outside for a day and a night, which really surprised Ma Feifei. He hadn't expected Feng Yiming to be so persistent.

"Zhang Yunji, go and invite Saint Chu in." In the end, Ma Feifei decided to meet Feng Yiming. It wasn't that she was moved by Feng Yiming's sincerity, but rather that she didn't want a Conferred Saint from a nation to stand at the entrance of her Bookstore. It might seem like it added a lot of prestige to her Bookstore, but if someone with ulterior motives stirred things up, it would have a bad influence.

"Okay." Zhang Yunji nodded happily. He was the most uncomfortable Zhang Yunji all day, so much so that he moved his small stool to the back gate and dared not sit at the door.

Sitting in the rocking chair, Ma Feifei pondered how to deal with Feng Yiming's matter. First of all, Feng Yiming's intentions were definitely singular, but now, not to mention that Ma Feifei didn't have the ability to directly make Feng Yiming immortal, even if he did, he wouldn't help him.

The strange thing is that Feng Yiming is one of the five giants of the Phantom Organization.

"Greetings, shopkeeper." It was Feng Yiming who entered; Zhang Yunji did not follow. He showed no displeasure and bowed to Ma Feifei.

Ma Feifei stood up to return the greeting and gestured for Feng Yiming to sit down.

Feng Yiming didn't stand on ceremony and sat down in the chair that Ma Feifei had just brought out, facing Ma Feifei.

"I heard that Saint Chu wanted to see me?" Although I roughly knew why Saint Chu had come, I still had to go through the proper procedures.

"I have come here with two matters to discuss. First, I wish to apologize to the shop owner, and second, I have a favor to ask of you." Feng Yiming didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

"An apology?" Ma Feifei was a little confused. The two of them had no interaction, so why would he need to apologize?

Feng Yiming nodded, opened his palm, and with a flash of light, a piece of brocade appeared.

"What is this?" Ma Feifei looked at the brocade that Feng Yiming handed over, took it, and spread it out to examine it.

"Phantom Organization Hunt Order"

"Posted by: Xiaoyao Zizai Patriarch of the War Emperor Clan"

"Prey: Ma Feifei, owner of the Mysterious Bookstore"

Ma Feifei looked at the words above and was slightly shocked. Feng Yiming had actually exposed all the people who wanted to kill him. He had really gone all out!

However, the person who assassinated him was none other than Xiaoyao Zizai, the patriarch of the War Emperor Clan, who was also the father of Xiaoyaozi, who died at the hands of Yang Chengzhi in last year's Dragon Ranking Competition.

The two had no grudge against each other, so why kill him?

"To be honest, I was one of the five leaders of the Phantom Organization, but I have now left the Phantom Organization." Feng Yiming the initiative to explain everything to Ma Feifei, even revealing this huge secret. If Ma Feifei were to leak this information now, Feng Yiming's reputation would be ruined.

They could even be assassinated by the monarchs of various countries. It is worth noting that dozens of monarchs have died at the hands of the Phantom Organization over the past five thousand years. Apart from Qin State, several monarchs from the other four countries have met a tragic end at the hands of the Phantom Organization. The countries must hate the Phantom Organization to the core.

Especially since Feng Yiming was Conferred Saint of the Chu Kingdom, this is an unforgivable point for the Chu Kingdom. The entire Chu Kingdom will surely launch a campaign against Feng Yiming. No matter how high Feng Yiming's cultivation is, he cannot withstand the Rage of an entire nation.

"Why did you tell me this secret?" Ma Feifei n't quite understand. He could understand that revealing the mastermind behind the attempt to kill him would make him owe someone a favor.

But there's no need to reveal everything... Besides, if Feng Yiming says this, it means he's also involved in the assassination of Ma Feifei, or at least bears some responsibility. Wouldn't that erase the favor owed earlier?

"That's why I've come to apologize to the shop owner." After saying this, Feng Yiming sincerely bowed and thanked him again.

Ma Feifei put away the brocade without saying a word.

Feng Yiming seeing this, Feng Yiming opened his palm again, revealing a spatial ring, which he handed to Ma Feifei: "I am truly sorry for the trouble the Phantom Organization has caused the shop owner."

Ma Feifei's eyelids twitched. He took the ring from Feng Yiming's hand and probed it with his divine sense. He was secretly shocked. There were no spiritual artifacts or rare treasures inside, only crystal clear Spirit Crystal, a total of 10 billion!

This is probably the largest sum of money Ma Feifei has ever seen.

However, regarding Feng Yiming's actions, Ma Feifei couldn't help but sigh that he truly lived up to his reputation as an old monster who had lived for over three thousand years. He handled matters flawlessly, making it impossible for anyone to feel any dissatisfaction towards him.

He proactively told Ma Feifei about the mastermind behind the scenes, and first distanced himself from the Phantom Organization to show his stance. He then used 10 billion Spirit Crystal to express his apology. Most importantly, if Ma Feifei hadn't guessed correctly, Feng Yiming probably resigned from his Conferred Saint title because of this incident.

In other words, Feng Yiming paid almost the entire price to cultivate a good relationship with Ma Feifei.

Of course, in reality, these vanities weren't very important to Feng Yiming, who was determined to reach the Immortal Realm. All he did was simply to express his stance to Ma Feifei.

All of this was done in the hope that Ma Feifei could help him enter the Immortal Realm.

Ma Feifei calmly put the ring away. He definitely had to accept the Spirit Crystal; it was compensation from Feng Yiming, the leader of the Phantom Organization. Why wouldn't Ma Feifei accept it?

After receiving the 10 billion Spirit Crystal, Ma Feifei's debt of nearly 10 billion Spirit Crystal was completely paid off, which was a good thing for Ma Feifei.

"Hmm... I'll accept the things. What's the second thing?" Ma Feifei asked.

Upon hearing this, Feng Yiming hesitated for a moment before saying, "I only have less than three months to live."

Ma Feifei nodded; he already knew this, so his face remained expressionless.

However, Feng Yiming saw something different in Feng Yiming's expression; it seemed as if Ma Feifei knew his life was coming to an end.

However, having already told Ma Feifei everything, Feng Yiming had no more hesitation and bowed, saying, "Please, shopkeeper, extend my life!"

Even the Feng Yiming treasure, the Benevolent Sword, cannot prolong Feng Yiming's lifespan now. The only way is for him to enter the Immortal Realm.

What truly drove Feng Yiming despair was...

"Sorry, no."