"By the way, where did the shopkeeper go? How come we can't even find him?" Zhang Yunji stood at the entrance to the Bookstore, gazing at the crowds flowing along the long street outside as he asked in a low voice.
Beside him, Ba Jiu listlessly chewed on his finger. Ever since the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey had left the Mysterious Bookstore, the job of guarding its entrance had been handed to Ba Jiu. Every day during business hours, he stood at the door and did his part for the Mysterious Bookstore.
"Didn't Sister Qingyang say the shopkeeper wouldn't be in any danger?" Unlike Zhang Yunji, Ba Jiu had complete faith in Ma Feifei. Not only was Ma Feifei the shopkeeper of the Mysterious Bookstore, but his strength was also unfathomable in Ba Jiu's eyes.
From the very beginning, Ba Jiu had felt that Ma Feifei could kill him with a wave of his hand if he wanted to. And now Ma Feifei had even entered the Immortal Realm.
"It's already been three days. In the past, whenever the shopkeeper went away for this long, he always brought a Saint with him," Zhang Yunji said with a troubled expression. As an employee who had followed Ma Feifei for a year, Zhang Yunji knew him all too well. Whenever Ma Feifei went out, he always brought along a powerful employee as a bodyguard—especially when he was going to be away for three days.
"How could you or I possibly know where the shopkeeper is? Don't worry. Even Sister Qingyang isn't concerned, so why are you?" Ba Jiu waved a hand dismissively. He thought Zhang Yunji was worrying far too much.
"I hope so." Zhang Yunji sighed and turned his gaze to the passersby, falling into thought.
Where was Ma Feifei now? Of