The shopkeeper waved his hand, with a look of disgust on his face, and the previous attentiveness was completely gone.
He put away the storage bag from the counter, turned around and left.
"stop!"
Xiaotong saw that the shopkeeper was about to leave without keeping his word, and his face was filled with anxiety.
"But you took the master's spiritual stone and gave it back to us!"
The shopkeeper's body froze, holding the high-grade spiritual stone in his arms, with an impatient look on his face.
"Where did you come from, little brat? Do you have any right to speak here?"
Lin Mingyuan had been observing the shopkeeper's expression and noticed that he peeked at the back of the yard from time to time, obviously having some scruples.
"Shopkeeper, is someone threatening you?"
Lin Mingyuan said calmly, with no intention of leaving.
"There's so much nonsense. If I say I won't sell it, I won't sell it!"
The shopkeeper's eyelids twitched, obviously not wanting to talk to Lin Mingyuan any more.
"Okay, then you can return my spirit stone to me."
Although Lin Mingyuan didn't care about a high-grade spiritual stone, the shopkeeper's approach made him very disgusted. It didn't take much to know that the monks of the Langya Sect had targeted the two of them when they entered the city.
"What spirit stone? Get out of here quickly!"
The shopkeeper snorted coldly, apparently because the person behind him was so confident that he actually wanted to swallow Lin Mingyuan's spirit stone. Xiaotong next to him pouted, his face full of anger.
"Master, I saw it. Someone just said something to the shopkeeper. It must be his fault!"
Lin Mingyuan nodded. Since the other party didn't follow the rules, he didn't have to be polite.
"Shopkeeper, how about you return the spirit stone to me and we go to buy it from another store, or we continue the transaction as we agreed before, what do you think?"
When the shopkeeper heard Lin Mingyuan's words, he thought that Lin Mingyuan had given in, and he became more and more merciless.
"Okay, let's continue the transaction. Including the alchemy furnace, we need a hundred high-grade spiritual stones in total. Bring it."
"one hundred?!"
When Xiaotong heard this, she stamped her feet angrily. It was obvious that the shopkeeper was deliberately trying to embarrass them by asking for high prices.
"Why, there is no spirit stone? Then what medicinal materials are you here to buy? Why don't you get out of here?"
There was a sneer on the shopkeeper's face. Although Lin Mingyuan looked very wealthy, a monk from the Wolf Fang Sect had just greeted him.
He is certainly not a fool. Qingluan City has been ruled by the Langya Sect for many years, and now he has taken the initiative to speak out. It is obvious that Lin Mingyuan is not favored by the other party. If he does business with them, he will inevitably be in trouble.
Of course, there is no need to return this high-grade spiritual stone in your hand. People who are targeted by the Wolf Fang Sect will not end well, and they may die when they leave the house.
The shopkeeper ignored him and was about to turn around and leave, but he instantly felt that his body was enveloped by a terrifying pressure. Although he also knew some cultivation methods, he was only at the Qi Refining Stage level. He could not withstand Lin Mingyuan's pressure.
Breaking into a cold sweat.
"You...whatever you want to do, I'm warning you not to do anything!"
His legs were trembling, and he was a little scared. Although he was notified by the monks of the Wolf Fang Sect, they did not say that they would take action to protect him. If Lin Ming taught him a lesson, he would really suffer the consequences of being dumb.
"I say it again, do you really think I'm easy to bully when you hand over the spirit stone?"
Lin Mingyuan showed indifferent eyes. He didn't like killing people, but when he met a greedy shopkeeper like him, he didn't mind giving him a lesson.
"Don't forget, this is Qingluan City! You can't tolerate being so arrogant!"
The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and looked towards the backyard.
"Sir, help me!"
Lin Mingyuan was not surprised when he heard the shopkeeper's cry for help. He had long noticed the aura of the monks in the backyard, but he had always hidden it and never revealed his true identity.
Just when the scene was about to break out, an old man with gray hair and a boyish face suddenly walked into the drug store. Feeling the tense atmosphere, he asked strangely.
"What's going on, Shopkeeper Qian?"
The old man asked strangely. He came today to get the goods because he had a deal with Boss Qian. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
"Mr. Zhong! You are here!"
Shopkeeper Qian seemed to have seen the savior, and ran up to the old man and said very kindly.
"It's okay, there are two outsiders here who are causing trouble. I have prepared the medicinal materials you want and are waiting for you to get them!"
Mr. Zhong just nodded and glanced at Lin Mingyuan and Xiaotong, but still didn't mind his own business.
"You are not allowed to say that, Master!"
Xiaotong was unhappy when she heard that shopkeeper Qian actually called them rogues. In her heart, Lin Mingyuan was the most important existence besides Brother Tianyou, and of course she did not allow anyone to insult her master.
"Grandpa, don't listen to his nonsense. This profiteer swallowed the master's spiritual stone without giving medicine, and he wants to drive us out. How can there be such logic?"
"Oh? Is there anything else?"
Mr. Zhong raised his eyelids. It was obvious that he knew Shopkeeper Qian's character and asked calmly.
"Hey Mr. Zhong, how could I do such a thing? Don't listen to their nonsense. Let's go, I will take you to get the medicinal materials!"
Shopkeeper Qian's head was covered with sweat. He couldn't afford to offend the Wolf Fang Sect. Mr. Zhong in front of him was not a simple person either.
"No! You can't leave!"
Xiaotong's stubborn temper came to light, and she opened her little hand to block Shopkeeper Qian's path.
Her face was very angry, and a weak spiritual power emanated from Xiaotong, obviously she had been really angry.
"Hey, you little girl, start the movie!"
Shopkeeper Qian pushed towards Xiaotong impatiently, but Lin Mingyuan grabbed his wrist tightly.
"You, what do you want to do? Mr. Zhong is here, I advise you to be careful!"
Shopkeeper Qian is obviously more confident. Now that he has the monks of the Wolf Fang Sect supporting him, and Mr. Zhong coming to do business with him again, he is less afraid of Lin Mingyuan even if he wants to cause trouble.
When Xiaotong saw how unreasonable the other party was, she was so anxious that she burst into tears and punched shopkeeper Qian with her little fist.
"Hey, you damn girl, you don't want to live anymore!"
Shopkeeper Qian was about to throw Xiaotong away when he heard a loud shout.
"Wait a minute!"
At this time, Mr. Zhong came to the three of them and interrupted the farce.
Lin Mingyuan felt the bottomless aura of the visitor, and suppressed the murderous aura in his heart. If the old man hadn't been there, shopkeeper Qian might have wanted to take action against Xiaotong, and would have given him a lesson.
"Child, what is your name?"
There was a strange light in Mr. Zhong's eyes, and he leaned down and asked softly.
Xiaotong hid behind Lin Mingyuan with some fear, only revealing a small head.
"Mr. Zhong, this is just a little girl's movie. You don't need to pay attention to the old hat from out of town."
Shopkeeper Qian was still grumbling, obviously looking down on Lin Mingyuan and the two of them.
"Did I let you speak?"
Mr. Zhong looked at Shopkeeper Qian with cold eyes. The latter shrank his neck and immediately closed his mouth. The old man in front of him had a considerable background. Even the Wolf Fang Sect did not dare to provoke him easily.
"Little girl, can you use the spiritual energy you just used again?"
A kind smile appeared on Mr. Zhong's face, and Xiaotong relaxed, just looking at Lin Mingyuan eagerly, as if asking for his opinion.