Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 387: Chapter 201: Another Departed Old Friend

In Ji Yuan’s eyes, this is indeed a good place for doing business.

It’s inconspicuous, and the venue is spacious enough.

At most, the selling speed is a bit slow, but Ji Yuan is not in a hurry to rely on these Spirit Stones for a living; for him, as long as they can be sold, it’s fine.

Seeing that Ji Yuan had sized up enough, Dong Qian suggested, ”There’s a room inside my shop. Would you care to come in and sit for a while, Junior Brother?”

This is about to discuss business... Ji Yuan nodded, ”Alright.”

The two of them entered the room one after the other, but outside the door, Shi Xiuer was shocked and covered her little mouth.

In her eyes, how stunning was this Senior Sister Dong?

Even in usual times, when other Foundation Establishment Stage elders came, Senior Sister Dong was always courteous, even speaking rather distantly. But now?

As soon as this elder arrived, Senior Sister Dong led him into the room... Shi Xiuer hurriedly used Spiritual Qi to plug her ears, silently chanting in her heart, ”Do not listen to improper sounds, do not listen to improper sounds.”

Inside the room, there was no bed, but only a soft chair covered with a purple thin carpet, and a dressing table with a mirror.

Dong Qian took a chair out of a Storage Bag, and after the two sat down, she asked, ”Junior Brother, how do you find my shop?”

Ji Yuan contemplated briefly, then said two words.

”It’s fine.”

Upon hearing this, Dong Qian smiled, and then she pasted a few Talismans on the wall.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan took out a small first-grade Array from his Storage Bag, enveloping the entire room.

Outside the door, Shi Xiuer perceived this aura, her pretty face immediately turning red.

”In the future, if Junior Brother needs to handle anything or wants to purchase something, you can just tell Senior Sister.”

”Alright, then this profit...”

”The profit will naturally all go to Junior Brother.” Dong Qian slightly furrowed her elegant brows, seeming a bit displeased, ”Junior Brother speaking like this makes it too formal.”

”No, business is business; we won’t talk about anything else. I still have to pay rent to Senior Sister, don’t I?”

Ji Yuan said helplessly.

”The shop makes enough to cover the rent, and besides, if Junior Brother can sell more Elixirs here, my shop’s business would also improve, isn’t that right?”

”When business gets better, Senior Sister can also benefit a bit more and earn more Spirit Stones.”

Dong Qian said with a chuckle.

Ji Yuan wanted to speak, but Dong Qian directly transmitted her voice, ”Alright, I know Junior Brother doesn’t lack these Spirit Stones, and you also know I don’t lack these Spirit Stones, so let’s not be polite.”

Ji Yuan paused for a moment, then nodded, ”Alright then.”

”That’s more like it.”

Seeing Ji Yuan agree, Dong Qian finally reclined with satisfaction on the soft chair.

Ji Yuan started organizing his Storage Bag, taking out things he couldn’t use, packing them neatly in a separate Storage Bag, all prepared for sale.

Among them, some miscellaneous Talismanic Elixirs were all saved before his Foundation Establishment.

When he handed over five fully packed Storage Bags for Dong Qian to help manage, it indeed left the accommodating Senior Sister Dong a bit shocked.

”This... so much?”

”Stored for who knows how many years, and now, this is all of it. Now, all my belongings are with Senior Sister.”

Dong Qian covered her mouth with a laugh and lightly brushed the five Storage Bags into her sleeve, ”Rest assured, I won’t embezzle your Spirit Stones.”

”Haha, it wouldn’t matter even if you did.”

Ji Yuan chuckled.

Then Dong Qian counted everything in front of Ji Yuan, a process that took a full hour.

When she finished counting, Dong Qian said there were no Spirit Stones to pay in advance; only after selling them could they settle the Spirit Stones.

Then the two came out of the room one after the other. At the door, Shi Xiuer appeared normal, but inside she couldn’t help but sigh... this elder, so long?

Could it be that all Foundation Establishment Cultivators are this strong?

”Sister Shi, come in for a moment.”

Dong Qian’s gentle call made Shi Xiuer shiver, ”Ah? Alright... okay.”

Ji Yuan wasn’t in a hurry to leave either. He visited nearby shops to exchange some Spirit Stones, and after Dong Qian finished speaking with Shi Xiuer, the two left All Things Island together.

On the way back, as if struck by a thought, Dong Qian said, ”Another one of our people from Cloud Rain Marsh has died; you should know him, Junior Brother.”

”Oh? Who?”

Ji Yuan asked curiously.

Among the people he knew, the only ones he was relatively close to were Dong Qian, Du Wanyi, and Han Feiyu. The others... Fang Jie was alright because of the connection with Liu Yuan, and the two would chat about it occasionally.

Fang Jie, due to sharing the Pseudo Spirit Root and not adventuring in Nine Nether Cave Heaven earlier, is still on the path of accumulating Foundation Establishment Pills.

He still serves at the Law Enforcement Hall.

”At that time in Cloud Rain Marsh, Yao Jingfeng, who had a rather good relationship with Du Wanyi. I think he was called... Yao Jingfeng?”

”It’s him!”

Hearing that the deceased was ”Brother Yao,” Ji Yuan was somewhat surprised. Strictly speaking, he didn’t have much conflict with Yao Jingfeng. The two diverged because Yao Jingfeng had poor character and could not keep up.

”Yes, I told you, Junior Brother, you knew him.”

”I knew.”

Ji Yuan sat on the Sky Raider flying boat as Dong Qian very cooperatively slowed the boat’s speed, and the two flew south side by side.

”Actually, back when I was in Cloud Rain Marsh, I, Yao Jingfeng, Du Wanyi, and a man named Luo Tian, the four of us formed a pact of the same year.”

Ji Yuan recounted in detail.

Dong Qian nodded slightly, ”I know all of them.”

”Luo Tian, who is also my third brother, died before he could join the Water Dragon Sect... We fought a great battle with the Demon Cultivator, and Yao Jingfeng was in that battle, injured to the point that there was no hope of Foundation Establishment anymore.”