Monarch Of Time

Chapter 279 - 279 Hiding the news?

Liu Mei had just entered the room on the second floor, when she saw Shun Long suddenly appearing on top of the meditative cushion in the middle of the room.

ʼʼLong-ge!ʼʼ

Liu Meiʼs excited voice entered Shun Longʼs ears as soon as he appeared back in the room.

Turning his head to look at his stunning young wife who was dressed in white robes, Shun Long had a smile on his face as he asked

ʼʼMeiʼer, are you alright?ʼʼ

Shun Long had no idea how these last 7 days were for Liu Mei who had to act as the shopkeeper by herself.

He had originally expected to be able to cultivate in seclusion for 3 days at most before someone came to cause trouble in the shop.

After all, this was the ʼCity of Sinʼ, and Shun Long already had a bad relationship with the ʼBlood Pill pavilionʼ and the ʼViolent guardian gangʼ.

However, since Little Black hadnʼt mentioned anything, Shun Long decided to continue cultivating in seclusion this time, spending a month and a half more inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ, in order to breakthrough to the early rank 4 in the Spirit realm.

Nodding her head, Liu Mei had a smile on her face as she then answered

ʼʼLong-ge, I am alright. Surprisingly, nothing happened in the past week.

As for the store itself... we made more than 20 million low-grade spirit stones during this time!ʼʼ

Shun Long had a surprised expression on his face when he heard Liu Meiʼs words.

Additionally, he also noticed that there was an unconcealed hint of pride and joy in Liu Meiʼs tone when she mentioned the 20 million low-grade spirit stones.

The look in Shun Long face however soon turned serious, as he thought to himself

ʼʼThen, this is even more suspicious! There is no way that anyone wouldnʼt be tempted to rob a shop that makes 20 million low-grade spirit stones within a week, especially inside the ʼCity of Sinʼ.ʼʼ

As this thought flashed through Shun Longʼs mind, his mind quickly spun as he started to think of the possible reasons that had allowed the shop to keep its peace for the past week.

Seeing the serious look on Shun Longʼs face, Liu Mei seemed to have understood what he was thinking about. After all, she too had the same concerns when she saw how many spirit stones the shop earned within the week without any issues.

Just as Shun Long had fallen into deep thought, Little Blackʼs voice once again sounded in his mind, completely waking him up from his reverie

ʼʼMaster, for the past week, there have been 2 different groups that have been keeping an eye on the shop at all times. It seems that they are just waiting for master to leave the shop before they make any moves.ʼʼ

The moment that Shun Long heard Little Blackʼs words, it was like the final piece of the puzzle had finally found its place, leaving a complete image in his mind.

ʼʼOf course!

The reason that no Nascent Soul stage expert has come to find trouble just yet, is because they probably donʼt know about the shop, since it is still new and unknown in the ʼCity of Sinʼ!

Additionally, itʼs in the northern part of the city, and more precisely, in the area where the ʼBlood Pill pavilionʼ and the ʼViolent guardian gangʼ seem to be in charge of. As long as those 2 powers suppress the news of the shop appearing, other powers would have a hard time finding out about our shopʼs existence in just a week, let alone make any moves.

Sooner or later however, the shopʼs name will spread throughout the city.

After all, no matter how hard the ʼBlood Pill pavilionʼ and the ʼViolent guardian gangʼ try to suppress the news, they cannot control every single person who enters the Silver cross street.

Based on the power and influence that the ʼViolent guardian gangʼ and the ʼBlood pill pavilionʼ have over the Silver cross street, there is also a very high chance that there are Nascent Souls stage experts behind them.

But then, why havenʼt they attacked the shop just yet, and simply sent a few Spirit realm cultivators from the ʼBlood pill pavilionʼ?

Could it be that they are actually waiting for something, which is why they have each sent a group to keep track of us?

Right! After all, as long as we donʼt leave, the spirit stones wonʼt leave either!ʼʼ

Sorting out his thoughts and deductions, Shun Long guessed that he had probably understood almost everything by now. There were a few small pieces of information that he still couldnʼt wrap his head around, like the reason why they hadnʼt attacked the shop just yet.

Of course, it was also possible that there was no Nascent Soul stage expert behind these 2 powers, but then that wouldnʼt justify the control and influence that the ʼBlood Pill pavilionʼ and the ʼViolent guardian gangʼ had in the northern part of the ʼCity of Sinʼ. After all, Shun Long had already heard that the ʼBlood Pill pavilionʼ was one of the 3 biggest pill shops in the northern part of the city as well.

Once these thoughts flashed through Shun Longʼs mind, and after noticing that it was still the start of the night and there were more than 8 hours until the sun rose, Shun Long suddenly put on a bright smile on his face as he looked at Liu Mei, before he said in a seemingly casual tone

ʼʼMeiʼer, letʼs go!ʼʼ

Liu Mei was stunned for a moment, but she still nodded her head as she followed Shun Long who walked to the first floor, passed through the black panther who opened his eyes as soon as he saw its master, before he stopped in front of the shopʼs entrance.

Without opening the door of the shop, Shun Long asked Little Black for the exact location, as well as the strength of the 2 groups who were keeping an eye on the shop.

With a somewhat evil smile on his face, Little Black seemed to have guessed Shun Longʼs intentions, as the black dragon then said in an excited voice

ʼʼMaster, one group only has an early rank 4, as well as a pair of peak rank 3 Spirit realm cultivators, while the other one has an early and a middle rank 4 Spirit realm cultivators, as well as one who is at the peak of rank 3.ʼʼ

With that same smile on his face, Shun Long raised his left hand, before he slashed the air in front of him, opening a nearly 2m(6.6ft) long space tear. Holding Liu Meiʼs hand, Shun Long then entered the space tear, as he and Liu Mei instantly disappeared from the shop.