Xiao Hua had already waited three days. Could it be that the Teleportation Array still had not gathered enough people bound for Shallow Language City? As he left the inn, he thought to himself, If it really comes to it, this young master will just have to spend lavishly!
With that thought, Xiao Hua headed toward the central square of Yanyuan City. Eh? Isn't this an Imperial Pill Sect shop? Why does it look somewhat different? Reaching a storefront, Xiao Hua frowned to himself. He then glanced around and stepped inside.
Just as Xiao Hua reached the entrance, a sharp-witted shop clerk dressed like an ordinary mortal hurried over with a smile. "Immortal Master, are you here to purchase immortal pills again?"
"Immortal pills?" Xiao Hua chuckled. "Since when has the Imperial Pill Sect been capable of refining immortal pills?"
The clerk's face flushed crimson, and he seemed at a loss. One hand clutched a corner of his clothing and rubbed it hard. Seeing this, Xiao Hua smiled. "Don't attend to me. Call over a fellow Daoist from the Imperial Pill Sect instead. Otherwise, you probably won't understand what I say."
"Yes, this lowly one understands. But the Immortal Masters in the shop are temporarily absent, so only this lowly one is here to serve you!" The clerk blurted it all out in one breath before finally taking a long breath.
"Oh? Is that so?" Xiao Hua nodded, looking over the rather empty shop. Curiously, he asked, "I came to this shop half a year ago. It seemed to have a great many pills then. Why have they suddenly disappeared?"
"To inform Immortal Master, this lowly one only arrived a month ago. I do not know the exact circumstances either," the clerk answered honestly.
"So this shop... only reopened a