Open for business at night

Upon entering the Bookstore, Bookstore was quiet and peaceful, with everyone engrossed in their own books. Outside, however, a large crowd was gathered, whispering amongst themselves. Fortunately, Bookstore Bookstore had excellent Soundproof, so it didn't disturb the customers inside.

Ma Feifei stood in the center of Bookstore and surveyed its layout. First of all, the wall directly opposite the entrance, which is the cashier counter, should not be used to hang Martial Arts Diagram. After all, Ma Feifei himself sometimes sits at the cashier counter to work, and it would be inappropriate to hang them behind him for a group of people to see.

The area near the private rooms is also unsuitable; those areas are lined with bookshelves and are not ideal for viewing.

However, the other side was mostly blank, with only two portraits hanging there after the authors had comprehended the Book Spirit of the books; nothing else existed there.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei wrapped the three pictures and walked towards the inner corner.

"Although it's a bit remote, this is a benefit in itself, so there's no need for excessive promotion. Those who are destined to receive it will get it!"

Ma Feifei hung the three paintings one by one. Because of her slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, she left a certain distance between each painting, and the distance between each painting was exactly the same.

"It's a pity there's only one more." Ma Feifei looked at the three asymmetrical paintings and felt extremely sad.

"Shopkeeper, were these paintings painted by the Saint?" Luan Feng had quietly walked up to Ma Feifei without her noticing, looking at the three paintings hanging on the wall, and asked.

Ma Feifei nodded, glanced at Luan Feng, and suddenly became interested. Pointing to the Martial Arts Diagram on the wall, he asked, "Take a look at this painting, can you see anything in it?"

Upon hearing this, Luan Feng frowned slightly, slowly turning her gaze to the Martial Arts Diagram on the wall, and entered a state of comprehension.

Ma Feifei didn't disturb them. He walked to the cashier and sat down. Bored, he took out the "Su Nu Jing" (Su Nu Jing) to read. However, he kept glancing at Luan Feng out of the corner of his eye, wanting to see what would happen when Luan Feng went inside.

However, it seems that comprehending the Martial Arts Diagram is not an easy task. At least for the next half hour, Luan Feng remained motionless, as if she were trapped inside the Martial Arts Diagram, but in reality, she did not enter it.

As the sun sets and the days grow shorter in November, the clock strikes five o'clock, signaling the end of the Mysterious Bookstore's day.

At that moment, all the books in the Bookstore turned into a golden light and flew back to the bookshelves. The cultivators who were reading the books then seemed to awaken from their dream, and subconsciously looked up at the clock hanging on the wall above the Bookstore's cashier, only to realize that it was already five o'clock.

"Alas, what a pity. If I had a little more time, I would surely have been able to trigger the world within this book." An old man rose and left, shaking his head and sighing repeatedly, seemingly regretting the short time he had to read it.

"I was in the same boat; I was almost able to comprehend an extremely powerful cultivation technique," a man in black robes sighed and said.

"The time was too short..." This is the most genuine thought deep in the hearts of all practitioners who read the book.

Ma Feifei listened to the group's murmurs, he leaned on the cashier's counter and fell into deep thought.

"Is eight hours too short?"

"But I can't increase the viewing time!"

Thinking about this gave Ma Feifei a headache. After five o'clock, the Bookstore was completely dark inside. In that situation, it was difficult to even see people, let alone read books.

Especially when it gets dark outside, it's truly pitch black.

"Oh right, isn't there also a permission to Reading by Lamplight? Even though it's only once a week, that still adds up to an extra night's income, right?"

Ma Feifei hadn't used this license for a long time; the only time he used it was at the Qin State branch, and he hadn't used it since.

"There's no time like the present, let's start tonight." Ma Feifei wasn't one to hesitate, and he acted immediately. He glanced at Luan Feng, who was still studying the Martial Arts Diagram, and at Zhang Yunji and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey outside who were tidying up, and then called out to Zhang Yunji, "Zhang Yunji!"

"Huh?" Zhang Yunji was tidying up the thirty-six tables and chairs by the door when he heard Ma Feifei call out, so he quickly turned around to look at Ma Feifei.

"Just to let you know, all Bookstore staff will be working overtime tonight. The Bookstore will remain open as usual!" After saying this, Ma Feifei ran to the backyard. He needed to find Chang Kong. Without Lantern Holder lighting the Lotus Lantern, the overtime work wouldn't be possible.

"Overtime?" Zhang Yunji was a little confused, but although he didn't understand those two sentences, he understood the last one.

"The Bookstore is open at night?" Zhang Yunji looked up at the sky. The sky had already darkened, and the visibility inside the Bookstore was extremely low. In less than fifteen minutes, the Bookstore would be plunged into darkness, and no matter how Tongtian your cultivation was, you wouldn't be able to see anything inside.

How can we operate a business like this?

"I remember my master once saying that he and the shop owner once ran a branch in Qin State for one night, relying on that Lotus Lantern." Thinking of this, Zhang Yunji suddenly realized that the shop owner must have gone to the branch to find his master.

"Do we have to work tonight?" Sky-reaching Ape Monkey scratched his head and asked.

Zhang Yunji glanced at him and replied, "Anyway, you don't need to guard those important figures today, so continuing to work won't be a problem."

"That's true," the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey nodded.

"Where is the shopkeeper?" At this moment, Luan Feng finally snapped out of her reverie from the Martial Arts Diagram. Unfortunately, although she was engrossed in it, she couldn't quite grasp the essence of the Martial Arts Diagram, perhaps because her comprehension wasn't deep enough and she was still lacking in skill.

"It seems the shop owner went to the branch." Zhang Yunji looked at Luan Feng with a smile and continued, "Isn't it your job to be on guard tonight? It's alright, you can go ahead, we can handle things here."

Luan Feng hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll trouble you tonight."

"You're too kind," Zhang Yunji replied with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Luan Feng left the Bookstore.

Zhang Yunji and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey stood in front of the Bookstore, watching Luan Feng's figure.

"Sister Luan Feng seems a little off today," said the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

Zhang Yunji thoughtfully and said, "Chu Chuxue said that women have these few days every month when they feel a little off."

"What does that mean?" This was a bit difficult for the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey to understand.

"You can't understand, and it's no use knowing. Close the door and go mooch a meal in the backyard." Zhang Yunji waved his hand, too lazy to discuss such matters with the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, and strode inside.

"How do you know I can't understand?" The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey scratched its chest hair, bared its teeth, and then followed him inside.