The owner of that voice was a young man. When he heard from the shop assistant that someone who might be looking for trouble had arrived, he immediately hurried over.
Lifting the curtain, he saw that the unfamiliar face in the shop looked younger than him, and felt a little more at ease.
"Our Sect Master is very busy. Not just anyone is qualified to see her."
As the young man spoke, he sized Lu Yi up from head to toe.
Just as the assistant had said, this customer had arrived in fitted martial attire, without even a padded coat in such cold weather. He looked as though he had come prepared to stir up trouble, dressed for ease of movement.
But seeing Lu Yi's handsome features and extraordinary bearing, he thought he might be some sect's young master.
Although he disliked those young masters too, caution prompted him to speak in an even tone.
"If you have business to discuss, you can talk to me. My words carry some weight in the Earth Dragon Sect."
The young man before him was not yet twenty, and Lu Yi sensed that his cultivation was at the Soul Ancestor level. Ordinarily, he would have been considered a genius elsewhere.
But Lu Yi wanted to discuss the Earth Dragon Sect's ancestral property. He did not believe someone like this would be qualified to deal with such matters.
"Sure. I came to discuss business with your Sect Master Nan. If you can make decisions for the Earth Dragon Sect, I don't mind talking to you. I just wonder whether your Sect Master would mind!"
Lu Yi spoke quite casually, but his words left the young man in an awkward position.
He was just about to put up a stubborn front when the shopkeeper beside