Shen Yuan Ring

Chapter 161 The Second Floor of the Shop

As a guardian, Ji Daoyi doesn't actually stay in the shop all the time, because under normal circumstances, no one would try to take advantage of the Ji family's shop.

His existence serves to restrain other people with ulterior motives or local bullies. Even if the Ji family has the ability to eliminate those thugs, they still have to consider the impact. The Ji family came here only to do business, not to seize territory.

On the street, Ji Daoyi, dressed in a blue robe, seemed to blend into his surroundings.

It was early morning, and sunlight filtered through the thin clouds, falling softly onto Huanglong Town.

Shops line both sides of the ancient street, and shouts of vendors rise and fall.

The air was filled with the aromas of various foods and the lively atmosphere of everyday life.

He saw a small stall selling steamed buns on the street, with steam rising from the steamer; and a grocery store with a colorful sign hanging in front of it, attracting the attention of passersby.

There were farmers hurrying along carrying loads, women strolling through the streets with their children, and some wandering figures dressed in strange clothes, hurrying about.

Ji Daoyi sighed inwardly: Huanglong Town may be small, but it is so lively and bustling!

Although Huanglong Town is bustling and lively, like a busy marketplace, cultivators here are extremely rare, or rather, they are like fireflies, unable to compete with the bright moon.

Today, he used his spiritual power to explore the entire Huanglong Town like a hawk, and was surprised to find that the strongest cultivators here were only beginners in the early stage of the Meridian Refining Realm, and had only recently broken through. The rest were like young deer, only at the Blood Refining and Marrow Refining Realms.

"Fortunately, I earned quite a few points, which I exchanged for a lot of resources before coming here. Otherwise, I would really have been stuck here cultivating in seclusion!"

Ji Daoyi couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart. Although he knew that his father would arrange a quiet and secluded place for him, he never expected it to be so peaceful and tranquil.

The reason for this sigh is that there are few cultivators in this place, and they are weak, so the resources suitable for his cultivation are relatively scarce.

Previously, he had handed over all the useless Yuan Techniques and cultivation methods to the family. The family also encouraged Ji Daoyi's spirit of contributing to the family, so the reward points were as high as hundreds of thousands.

However, Ji Daoyi did not exchange for the pills needed for daily cultivation. Instead, he used his points to exchange for a large amount of spiritual herbs and spirit stones!

He himself can refine a second-grade pill called Peiyuan Pill, which is of better quality than the pills refined by his family!

Although Huanglong Town does not have an alchemy room for refining pills, his Azure Wood Yang Fire is now like a greedy beast. It is believed that it will not take more than a few months to devour the red wood block. At that time, Ji Daoyi can use it to refine pills.

He had already refined enough Qi-Nourishing Pills himself to last him a long time, so he didn't need to worry about running out of pills for cultivation.

Ji Daoyi unknowingly wandered into his own family's shop. After thinking for a moment, he decided to go in and take a look. After all, he was nominally the guardian of this place, but in reality, as the young master of the family, he had an obligation to check out the shops below.

"Guardian, what brings you here?" The old shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to greet Ji Daoyi as he entered.

Upon hearing this, Ji Dao looked helpless and said in a deep voice, "Old shopkeeper, didn't I tell you yesterday not to call me 'Guardian' anymore? I'm only eleven years old, probably around the same age as your grandson. From now on, you can just call me by my name; it's much more intimate that way. If you call me 'Master' again, I'll really get angry!!"

Seeing that Ji Daoyi seemed to be angry, the old shopkeeper quickly bowed and said, "Sir, how dare I address you by your name? If my family finds out that I have been disrespectful to you, I'm afraid I will lose my job and may even be punished."

"With me here, who dares to gossip? If anyone in the family asks, just say it was me, Ji Daoyi, who said it. If they have any doubts, let them come to me. Old manager, although you are a mortal, you have served the family all your life. You are of the same lineage as us, and I have never felt that you are inferior to others."

The old shopkeeper was deeply moved by Ji Daoyi's words. His life's work had finally been recognized by his clan, and Ji Daoyi had never looked down on him, a mere mortal.

"My lord, with your words, I am already completely satisfied!" The old shopkeeper was moved to tears and almost stepped forward to hug Ji Dao.

Ji Daoyi feigned anger and said, "Still calling me 'sir'! If you call me that again, I'll really get angry!"

"Dao Yi, is there anything you need from me today?"

"It's nothing, I just wandered around the streets for a while and ended up here, so I thought I'd come in and take a look," Ji Daoyi said as he walked into the shop.

"By the way, where's Xiao Si? Where is he?" Ji Dao asked casually when he noticed that Xiao Si, who wasn't much older than him yesterday, wasn't in the shop.

"Xiao Si went to buy goods this morning and won't be back until the afternoon. If it weren't for Xiao Si, this old man would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago." The old shopkeeper smiled with satisfaction when he mentioned Xiao Si, and he looked very energetic.

"Oh." Ji Daoyi nodded, then asked, "Does your shop buy any spiritual medicines or similar items used by cultivators? I see you only sell things for ordinary people."

"The items used by cultivators are all on the second floor; the first floor is for ordinary people! Moreover, there are very few cultivators here, mainly because resources are scarce and the area is remote!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Daoyi suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is! I was wondering why there were only ordinary people's items! Xiao Si is only buying ordinary people's products today?"

"Yes, in the past, items related to cultivators were delivered by the family itself. We ordinary people were not qualified to transport things used by cultivators!"

"Can I go upstairs and take a look?" Ji Daoyi asked curiously.

He also wanted to see what was on the second floor! When he used his mental power to probe the second floor just now, he discovered that there was also an array set up on the second floor.

"Of course, this second floor is the area you're in charge of. However, there aren't many cultivators doing business here, so the second floor hasn't been open much over time."

As the old shopkeeper spoke, he led Ji Daoyi upstairs to the second floor.

As soon as Ji Dao went upstairs, he found that the entire second floor was quite spacious, but there were very few things for sale, just some Yuan artifacts and a small number of pills!

"If there's no business, why hasn't the family shut down the second floor? Why has it remained?" Ji Daoyi asked, puzzled.

"It's already been cancelled!" The old shopkeeper was also taken aback when he heard this. He didn't expect Ji Daoyi to say such a thing. In his opinion, Ji Daoyi should know about the situation here!

"In other places, the family would assign two people to liaise with the guardian. Only here, we change the guardian every year, and the guardian who comes here doesn't run the business on the second floor; he just ensures the safety of this place!"