The market bustled with crowds.
Wang Ba glanced once more at their agreed meeting place, but there was still no sign of Ye Lingyu.
This time, however, he dared not delay any longer. Having obtained a Spiritual Root Talisman and a cultivation method, he was already thoroughly satisfied. What mattered now was helping Ye Lingyu buy high-grade Spirit Chickens as soon as possible, then hurrying back.
So he secured the things tucked against his chest and began searching earnestly for the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Before long, though he had yet to find the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, he spotted a place called the Hundred Beasts Garden.
After a moment's thought, he went inside anyway, intending to see whether it had any high-grade Spirit Chickens.
To be honest, despite having raised chickens for a year, he had never actually seen what a high-grade Spirit Chicken looked like, so he was naturally rather curious.
Only after stepping into the shop did Wang Ba discover that, despite its small entrance, the Hundred Beasts Garden held a whole other world inside.
Right at the entrance stood two imposing lion beasts, one on either side.
The lion beasts were powerfully built, their presence terrifying, and each crouched on a stone pedestal like the stone lions of the mortal world.
When Wang Ba entered, the two lions noticed his servant disciple attire, cast him a lazy sidelong glance, then turned their heads away, seemingly disdaining to spare him any attention.
Yet when another cultivator dressed as an outer sect disciple entered-
The two lions immediately shook themselves and rose, then stuck out their tongues and rolled over, acting as adorable as they could. They even stood upright and cupped their paws toward the cultivator like humans offering greetings.
*Apparently, it wasn't just dogs that looked down their