Lin Xuan looked far into the distance until Yue'er's figure disappeared, then turned around and returned to Fangshi.
With Yue'er's current cultivation level, even if she encounters an enemy at the peak of the pill condensation stage, she can escape safely, so Lin Xuan was not worried and walked slowly towards Baishan Hall.
The market in Cuiyun Valley is quite large, with seven or eight pharmacies alone. Compared with the shops opened by those sects, Baishantang is inconspicuous. After all, its backend is only a small aristocratic family.
The surname is Zheng, and there are only more than twenty immortal cultivators. This kind of family can be regarded as the lowest level in Youzhou. Compared with casual cultivators, the situation is only on the upper level.
Recently, we have encountered a lot of trouble and had to sell this small shop that has been passed down for several generations and is regarded as the family's source of income and lifeline.
When Lin Xuan came to Baishantang, the whole store seemed lifeless. There were only young people in their 10s and 20s outside. The waiters were dressed up and their cultivation level was pitifully low. They were on the third floor of the agility stage.
"Senior, our store is closed."
Although Lin Xuan restrained his aura, the cultivation he showed was still at the level of the Foundation Establishment Stage. Naturally, the man didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly pulled himself together, saluted, and said so.
"Closing? We should be counting the goods and preparing to sell this Baishan Hall!" Lin Xuan did not stop and exposed his lie lightly.
"Senior knows, so why are you here..." The clerk was stunned for a moment, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face, but then he seemed to have remembered something and spoke in surprise.
"Yes, I'm planning to buy this store. Why don't you spread the word quickly?"
"This..." The clerk scratched his head and did not move immediately. Although his cultivation level was not high, he also knew that Baishan Hall could not be bought by just a foundation-building monk.
"Why, do you think Li is joking with you? Why don't you go and report it?" After Lin Xuan finished speaking, he flicked his finger and an earthy yellow spar slipped out of his cuff. The guy subconsciously caught it, and then a look of joy appeared on his face. Se: "Thank you, senior, for the reward. Please come in and sit down for a while. I, the junior, will go and invite the shopkeeper."
"Um."
Lin Xuan entered the Baishan Hall. The shop was not very big, with an area of only about a hundred feet. A young maid in green offered fragrant tea. Lin Xuan's consciousness swept away and there was no fluctuation in spiritual power. She was just an ordinary mortal maid.
After taking a sip, my mouth was full of fragrance and it tasted pretty good.
"I don't know which fellow Taoist wants to buy our store. Please don't be offended if Yu is disappointed."
Lin Xuan turned around and saw a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed as a Confucian scholar and looking extraordinary. However, his cultivation level was also pitifully low, only around the fourth level of the agility stage.
"Fellow Daoist, whose surname is Yu, is not a monk from the Zheng family?" Lin Xuan's face showed a look of surprise. The backstage of Baishan Hall is not a small family named Zheng. How could a monk with a foreign surname be used as the shopkeeper?
"It is true that Yu is not a child of the Zheng family, he is just employed by the proprietor and works for them."
"work to earn a living?"
Lin Xuan scratched his head. This was the first time he heard of this novel term. After some explanation from the shopkeeper, he finally understood it.
This phenomenon is also unique to the Jiulong Mountain area. Compared with the strong predators and bloody violence in the world of immortality in other places, Jiulong Mountain is worthy of being a holy land of Taoyuan. Not only is there no invasion by foreign enemies, but even the local sects rarely use force when encountering disputes. Solving the problem of killing people and robbing treasures is even rarer.
But this has also resulted in the cultivators having no money to make money. The sect family is okay, they have their own business and mineral resources, which can provide their disciples with their cultivation needs, but the casual cultivators are in misery. They have no financial resources, and not everyone
They all have the strength to go out and kill animals in search of treasure.
In order to prevent these poor casual cultivators from causing trouble, the sect family headed by the Jiulong Sect reached a far-reaching agreement after secret discussions.
In the business they run, except for the person in charge, the rest of the shopkeepers do not use their own disciples, but hire casual cultivators to work for them and pay a certain amount of crystal stones as compensation.
In this way, the conflict between the two parties is resolved, and the disciples of the sect no longer need to be distracted by secular affairs, and their cultivation can be more diligent.
On the contrary, although casual cultivators have obtained a small amount of crystal resources, their training time has been greatly shortened. In this way, it is naturally impossible for any masters to emerge, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the status of these sects.
Killing two birds with one stone, Lin Xuan couldn't help but sigh, the person who made this suggestion was really very scheming.
Of course, it has nothing to do with yourself.
Lin Xuan glanced at the Confucian scholar and spoke slowly.
"According to what Fellow Daoist Yu just said, you are just the shopkeeper. There should be someone else in charge of this Baishan Hall. If I want to take over, can you make the decision?"
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist, because the Zheng Dong family has something to do, they have entrusted me with the sale of Baishan Hall. As long as the price offered by the senior is suitable, I can sign." The Confucian scholar spoke slowly, while watching Lin Xuan's expression.
He has been the shopkeeper here for more than 20 years and has seen many customers from all over the world. However, he has never seen a mere monk in the Foundation Establishment Stage with such wealth.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say a probing sentence:
"I wonder where senior Gao, with his surname and name, spends his time cultivating?"
"I, Li Yaotian, like to travel around the world and work as a casual cultivator." In addition to purchasing ancient waste elixir prescriptions, this shop will also be the residence of Ying'er and Xin'er in the future. Naturally, Lin Xuan will not reveal his true identity at all.
"It turns out to be Senior Li. I'm sorry. This is our store's list of elixirs and assets. I would like to ask Senior to take a look at it. We can negotiate the price later." The shopkeeper said as he handed over a jade slip.
Lin Xuan nodded, and after taking it, he put his spiritual consciousness into it and found that it was clearly listed inside.
There are not many types of elixirs. They are basically ordinary elixirs used to strengthen the body and strengthen the body, or to heal injuries. There is only one kind of marrow-cleansing elixir that can increase mana, and the quantity is extremely limited. The main business of this store is to sell various medicinal materials, and
It wasn't anything new. After a quick scan, Lin Xuan didn't take it seriously. After all, its backend was just a small, low-profile family, so naturally there wouldn't be anything good about it.
Lin Xuan put down the jade tube with no trace of emotion on his face: "I wonder how much fellow Taoists are asking for this Baishan Hall?"
"Thirty thousand crystal stones." The shopkeeper held out three fingers.
Lin Xuan did not comment, picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Senior, I think it's too expensive. You must know that although Baishantang is not big, it is a time-honored brand that has been around for hundreds of years. It has many regular customers and orders a large amount of medicinal herbs from us every year. If the proprietor hadn't encountered something big, he would never have done it.
We will not sell off our ancestral property easily." A flash of anxiety flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, and he couldn't help but explain.
Lin Xuan didn't mean to lower the price, but he was just a "foundation-building stage" monk. If he acted too wealthy and arrogant, throwing away tens of thousands of crystals without feeling any distress, it would arouse people's suspicion.
So I had to be patient and bargain with the other party for a few words. After a while, I finally acted like I was convinced by the other party.
"Okay, just thirty thousand crystal stones."
"Great, I'll go get the contract now, junior." The shopkeeper was overjoyed and stood up from his chair after speaking.
Lin Xuan waved his hand: "This matter is not urgent. I have one more thing I would like to ask fellow Taoist for advice."
"Oh, senior, please tell me. As long as this junior knows, I will not dare to hide anything." Shopkeeper Yu sat down again and spoke respectfully.
"How many people, including Taoist friends, are running this shop? After selling it, are you still willing to work here?" Lin Xuan took a sip of tea and said calmly.
"To be honest, Senior, Baishantang is not big. Except for me, there are only five clerks in total. In the past, the Zheng family paid me twenty crystal stones every year, and the other clerks paid fifteen Yuan each. As long as the remuneration given by Senior is not low,
For this amount, we are naturally willing to serve you."
Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows. It was less than he expected. No wonder those sects and families, no matter how small, looked down on casual cultivators. These people were indeed the most pitiable grassroots people in the world of immortality.
"In this way, I will give you two more crystal stones each year, and you can stay and continue to manage this store for me."
"Thank you, senior, we will try our best." Shopkeeper Yu was overjoyed, and after giving Lin Xuan a gift, he went to get the contract.
Looking at his back, Lin Xuan sighed. It's not that he was stingy. He could have given the other party more crystal stones, but people are greedy. If he really acted too generously, it might be counterproductive and make the other party think that he was too generous.
As a soft-hearted proprietor, I am not conducive to the two girls' management of this store in the future.
After a while, the guys got the news that Baishantang had been bought, but the new owner was willing to continue to employ them and give them more crystals. Everyone was overjoyed, and the originally lifeless atmosphere was swept away.
Now that the deal was settled, the subsequent handover was very smooth. Shopkeeper Yu released the transmission talisman. Soon the person in charge of the Zheng family came, signed and pledged, and delivered the crystal. Then Lin Xuan took the store deed to Fangshi's management office for backup.
He became the new owner of this century-old store.
It was already getting late at this time. He had gone shopping in the market and found nothing to buy. However, Lin Xuan did not go back to Jiulong Sect, but planned to wait here for Yue'er to come back.
Although Baishan Hall is not big, there are of course guest rooms in the back. Although Cuiyun Valley's spiritual energy is not sufficient, it will naturally have no impact on people like Lin Xuan who rely on spiritual pills to practice.
He placed a few small restrictions around the room and began to take medicine and meditate. Although it was a break from his busy schedule, he would naturally practice hard as long as he had time.
As expected, Yue'er did not disappoint him. It only took a little more than one night to bring the two girls over.
"Master!"
Ying'er and Liu Xin bowed and saluted. The two women's cultivation has really made rapid progress, and their promotion speed is much faster than that of Lin Xuan.
This is also normal. Although their spiritual roots are not outstanding, they are not a little better than Lin Xuan's qualifications at that time.
In order to make the two women his right-hand men, Lin Xuan did not skimp on the pills at all. When the two of them were put together, the upgrade would naturally be extremely rapid.