Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and True Lord Yanjin appeared at the Ye Talisman Shop again, wearing his spirit-blocking veil.
The moment he appeared, however, surprise flickered in his eyes.
The shop was still packed with cultivators today. On the first floor, talisman cultivators from the Ye Family were even copying patterns and crafting first-stage spirit talismans.
Quite a few cultivators had gathered to watch.
Yet no one noticed him immediately. Only two ordinary Ye Family members spotted him and came over to ask a few questions.
"Senior Yanjin, this way, please." At last, a cultivator emerged from the distant staircase and hurried over with eager steps.
The speaker was a steward elder of the Ye Talisman Shop, Yunlu of the Yun generation, who had received True Lord Yanjin last time.
"Our ancestor has been awaiting you for some time."
"It seems Fellow Daoist Ye has made another breakthrough. Truly worthy of being the Central Region's foremost genius." True Lord Yanjin glanced upstairs, then spoke with a smile.
His voice was loud enough for those watching the talisman crafting to hear.
Of course, despite his smile, everyone knew he was far from pleased.
After all, it was one thing for Ye Jingcheng not to come, but even the people in charge, Ye Jingting and Xiao Shaoen, had not come to receive him.
What surprised him, however, was that no reply came from upstairs, and Ye Yunlu before him likewise gave no answer, as though he had heard nothing.
When he failed to receive the response he wanted, a trace of displeasure flickered through True Lord Yanjin's eyes.
He, too, was at the Nascent Soul middle stage. Ye Jingcheng had not come last time, and now he had again failed to appear.
He was a guest, after