Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 219 Some Backers
But if he had other plans, it meant that he must have something to rely on, or to depend on. How could he be willing to stay in the border area between Ying and Qi states?
Wei Li, who had collected protection fees here before, was defeated by him. If he knew some of the situation, he would not easily cause trouble for him.

The most important thing is that the reason why Yuji Clothing Store can have such a status within a radius of ten miles is definitely due to the excellent craftsmanship of Old Yu, which cannot be easily replaced by others.

Unless, behind this young man in front of him, there really is a force more powerful than Wei Li.

But even so, how could they be sure that the power wouldn't eventually devour the young man and the Yuji Clothing Store behind him? How could they be sure that it wouldn't suffocate them?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan was unwilling to think about it any further.

"Okay, the young man you mentioned may not be able to come, but I do want to meet your boss Yu. However, I have been very busy recently, and I don't know when he will be able to come." Jiang Xuan said to the young man with a helpless look on his face.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xuan did not give the young man a chance to speak.

He added, "If it's fast, maybe in the next few days; if it's slow, I don't know when it will come again."

Upon hearing this, the young man nodded and said with a smile, "Our boss won't leave the shop unless he has family matters to attend to. He cherishes this business very much! So, we welcome you back anytime."

Jiang Xuan did not answer the young man's words. Instead, he looked around the shop, up and down, and took in every place he could see.

Jiang Xuan was surprised to find that, apart from himself, there were a lot more customers in the store than the last time he came.

In addition to the young man who greeted him, there were also several waiters busy greeting guests.

"Business is good." Jiang Xuan said.

Although Jiang Xuan said this, the doubts in his heart increased a lot.

In a place where two states meet, there are not many people passing by. Among them, how many people need to buy clothes?
If they really needed fancy clothes, they would naturally go to the city to choose.

If they just needed clothes to get by, they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.

But what Jiang Xuan saw in the store was that the customers were carefully selecting and taking their time in making their choices.

"We've been in the store for so long, but no one has chosen anything to check out?" Jiang Xuan thought to himself.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel something was wrong with the atmosphere in the store.

Upon hearing this, the young man politely replied to Jiang Xuan, "Yuji can be so prosperous now thanks to that young master and you, the guest, as well as all the guests who come to take care of our business."

After saying that, the young man looked around at the customers in the store.

Jiang Xuan shook his head helplessly. He just felt that there was something wrong with Yu Ji Clothing Store, but he couldn't specifically say what the young man did wrong.

In this way, without any evidence, Jiang Xuan could not make random guesses. If the young man was really a warm and kind person who spoke without making any mistakes, he would not make the young man unhappy by probing him too much.

Jiang Xuan came to his senses and decided not to worry about these abnormalities for the time being. He stayed nearby and observed the situation.

Looking at the young man's clothing, which was different from the other employees, Jiang Xuan asked him, "I don't know if this is offensive, but I haven't had the chance to ask you yet. What is your relationship with your boss, Yu?"

After saying this, Jiang Xuan smiled at the young man, lest he misunderstand his meaning and perceive any unfriendly meaning. "Oh, it's my fault for forgetting to tell you, sir. I am the master, and therefore Boss Yu's apprentice."

After saying this, a look of pride actually appeared on the young man's face.

"Oh, so you are Boss Yu's apprentice. I have never heard Boss Yu mention this before." Jiang Xuan said to the young man with a smile.

"Sir, I'm not mistaken. The boss only recently accepted me as his apprentice. He felt that he was getting older and that the time had come for him to have someone to help him run the clothing store, so he chose me."

The young man didn't hesitate and explained to Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan originally felt that something was wrong in the store, but he had not yet suspected the young man in front of him.

At least there wasn't much doubt.

When Boss Yu was mentioned just now, the young man said that he had become Boss Yu's apprentice, and there was even a hint of pride on his face.

This made Jiang Xuan a little confused.

Originally, he felt something was wrong about the shop and the abnormalities in it, but after seeing the real pride on the young man's face, Jiang Xuan dispelled a lot of his doubts about the young man, and even wondered if he had made a wrong judgment.

But Jiang Xuan heard the young man say that Lao Yu had accepted him as his apprentice recently, which made Jiang Xuan realize that something was wrong.

This time, Jiang Xuan didn't feel that something was wrong with the store or the situation inside the shop, but rather that something was wrong with the young man who claimed to be Shopkeeper Yu's apprentice.

In fact, Jiang Xuan also guessed from the conversation between the young man and him that the young man was not just a clerk in the shop.

Generally speaking, shop assistants or waiters would usually refer to themselves as "little boy", but the young man standing in front of him was not so humble.

Whether from the difference in the young man's clothing from the others, or from the way the young man addressed himself when speaking to Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan truly realized that the young man standing in front of him was definitely not a waiter, or even just Lao Yu's new apprentice.

It would have been fine if the young man hadn't said anything, but after he explained to Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan discovered something was wrong.

This is also a manifestation of "the more you say, the more mistakes you make".

Unless this young man is truly speaking the truth and is not afraid of others' verification, he would not have the confidence to say a few more words.

If this is not the case, then there is only one possibility.

That is, facing Jiang Xuan's inquiries, he felt a little guilty, so he was busy explaining to Jiang Xuan, which resulted in what Jiang Xuan saw as a "flaw".

Since Lao Yu wanted to accept an apprentice, why would he temporarily place the new apprentice in the shop? Wasn't Lao Yu afraid that after he finished his business, the shop would have changed its name when he came back?

In this case, it would be better to close the shop for a few days. Because everyone knows that Lao Yu does not have to pay protection fees to the mercenary group that Wei Li belongs to, which means that everyone knows that Lao Yu has some backers.

(End of this chapter)