"May I ask, are you Young Master Wuyou?"
After finishing his rebuke, Head Shopkeeper Yang shoved Assistant Shopkeeper Sun aside, then hurried up to Xu Taiping and asked with great respect.
"That's me."
Xu Taiping nodded.
He had sent Mu Yun a voice transmission last night, reminding him not to reveal his identity to the Pearl Relic House and preferably to use an alias.
It seemed Mu Yun had indeed been meticulous.
"This assistant shopkeeper had eyes but failed to see and neglected you, Young Master Wuyou. Please forgive him."
After confirming Xu Taiping's identity, Head Shopkeeper Yang immediately stepped forward with a fearful expression and cupped his hands in apology.
As he spoke, he shot Assistant Shopkeeper Sun a cold, cutting glance.
"Young Master Wuyou, I had eyes but failed to see. Please be magnanimous and overlook this lowly man's faults. Forgive my presumptuous behavior just now."
Seeing even Head Shopkeeper Yang treat Xu Taiping with such respect, Assistant Shopkeeper Sun, who was already looking terrified, immediately stepped forward nervously to apologize to Xu Taiping as well.
Had he not needed to preserve the Pearl Relic House's dignity, he might already have dropped to his knees before Xu Taiping.
Xu Taiping remained as calm as ever at their attitudes.
He knew very well that their change in attitude was not because of him, but because of Mu Yun and the Guangling Pavilion behind him.
"Shopkeeper Sun, I'm not the one you treated presumptuously. It was this friend of mine."
After meeting Assistant Shopkeeper Sun's gaze, Xu Taiping suddenly shook his head and turned his eyes toward Lu Bugong beside him.
Perhaps he had inherited the Seventh Peak of the Azure Profound Sect's tradition of fiercely protecting its own. Although Xu Taiping did not particularly like Lu Bugong, when he