Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Ye Zhenzhen winked at Ye Zhenrong, meaning, "Tell Second Grandfather."

Ye Zhenrong looked at Ye Shiqing with a troubled expression and said, "Second Grandfather, can you smile? Your fierce look is really affecting our business."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiqing instantly realized that he had acted too fiercely and scared away the guests. He silently turned around, his back to the two of them, and said, "You shouldn't be able to see me now, right? I don't care anymore, do as you please."

After saying that, he silently turned his back, closed his eyes, and sat down to rest.

Ye Zhenzhen and Ye Zhenrong exchanged a glance, thought it was ready, and smiled, preparing to welcome the upcoming guests.

Ye Zhenzhen nudged Ye Zhenrong and said, "Fifth Brother, that lady said we need to do some shouting too, you do it."

Ye Zhenrong: "I didn't call out to you, you come on over."

Ye Zhenzhen: "How can a little girl like me bring up this? You come here, hurry up."

Ye Zhenrong looked at his unreliable younger sister beside him and said helplessly, "Fellow Daoists, don't miss out! The newly released talismans and magical artifacts are so good that you'll want to use them again after using them once, and even more after using them twice."

The sudden shout startled the nearby stall owners and attracted the attention of passersby. Soon, several customers stood in front of the stalls and picked up the talismans to examine them.

Ye Zhenzhen gave Ye Zhenrong a thumbs up and praised, "As expected of my fifth brother, he doesn't make a move unless it's truly amazing."

Ye Zhenrong rolled her eyes silently as she listened to Ye Zhenzhen's flattery and said, "We have guests, let's get to work."

Ye Zhenzhen hurriedly and enthusiastically recommended the talismans on her stall to the customers. The items they bought at the stall were generally one spirit stone cheaper than those in the shops. After verifying the talismans, many customers bought several. Soon, the talismans on the stall were sold out, and Ye Zhenzhen successfully earned several hundred spirit stones.

Meanwhile, Ye Zhenrong's magical artifacts also sold out thanks to the two's enthusiastic recommendations. Not bad, today's harvest was quite good.

After Ye Shiqing saw that the two had sold all their goods, he led them back to their inn.

After leaving the street vendor area, they looked around at the surrounding environment. There were small shops all around, selling a wide variety of things.

As Ye Zhenrong walked, he saw a shop across the alley with a dusty front, which looked like it hadn't been open for a long time.

Ye Zhenrong looked at the shop and thought to himself: This shop has a great location. It is no more than 20 zhang away from the entrance of the stall area diagonally opposite. Whether you are going in or out of the stall area, you have to pass by this shop. Why is no one opening such a good shop?

Ye Zhenrong said to Ye Shiqing, "Second Grandfather, let's go and inquire about this shop in the surrounding area. The location of this shop is very good. If we can get it, it will be of great benefit to our family's future business."

Ye Shiqing nodded in agreement and led the two of them toward a small shop next to the main store. When they came over, they saw that it was a medicine shop called Li Family Pill Pavilion.

Upon entering Li Family Pill Pavilion, they saw a middle-aged man with a mustache greeting guests. Ye Shiqing and his companions were not in a hurry. They first looked at the pills in the shop, which were all of low and medium quality. It seemed that high-grade and top-grade pills were scarce everywhere.

After the middle-aged man saw off the customers in front, he hurriedly walked up to Ye Shiqing and the others and said, "Fellow Daoists, welcome to our shop. We are not very busy, so we apologize for keeping you waiting. What kind of pills do you need?"

Ye Shiqing gave Ye Zhenrong a wink, meaning: Go ahead and ask.

Ye Zhenrong glanced helplessly at her second grandfather, thinking to herself, "Sure enough, besides fighting, my second grandfather has no one else I can rely on."

Ye Zhenrong smiled, glanced at the middle-aged man, and noticed that he was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. He said to the middle-aged man, "Fellow Daoist, hello. I would like to inquire about the shop next door. I see that there is no sign for rent or sale, and it is not open. I wonder what the situation is? Please enlighten me."

Upon realizing that Ye Zhenrong wasn't there to buy anything, the middle-aged man's expression instantly changed from respectful to indifferent. He simply looked at Ye Zhenrong without offering any reply.

Looking at the man's expression, Ye Zhenzhen understood that he was waiting to be given benefits.

Ye Zhenzhen took out a few spirit stones, held them in her hand, and said to the middle-aged man, "I would appreciate it if you could give me some pointers, fellow Daoist."

Ye Zhenrong understood and said to the middle-aged man, "Fellow Daoist, if you don't know, then we'll go ask someone else."

The middle-aged man had originally wanted to see if these people would give him a few more spirit stones, but when he saw that they were about to leave, he realized he wouldn't be able to earn those spirit stones. He quickly stopped them, silently put away the spirit stones, and started talking to Ye Shiqing and the others about the shop next door.

Originally, this shop belonged to the Huang family. It was still open, selling talismans, and business was quite good; the family of four lived comfortably. However, later, a son of a concubine from the Li family of Yunfeng Mountain took a liking to the Huang family's daughter. The Huang family disagreed, and the son forcibly abducted the Huang family's daughter. When she was returned, she was covered in injuries, a pitiful sight. Immediately afterward, the Huang family's shop was vandalized. Huang's father, originally a Foundation Establishment cultivator, had his cultivation destroyed by someone while protecting the shop. When he was rescued, he was barely clinging to life. Seeing her husband and daughter in such a state, Huang's mother was so enraged that she died. Now, the family is solely supported by her son, who is at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

The son's name seems to be Huang Shuwen. For the sake of his father and sister, Huang Shuwen wanted to seek justice from the Li family, but he was beaten up and thrown back to the shop's entrance. Huang Shuwen wanted to sell the shop to raise spirit stones to save his father and sister, but then news spread that the Ji family had spoken out, forbidding the sale of the shop.

The Huang family is a pitiful bunch. With the Li and Ji families joining forces, who would dare to touch the shop next door?

Ye Zhenrong: "Why is the Ji family speaking up about the Li family's matter?"

The middle-aged man said, "That illegitimate son of the Li family follows the legitimate son of the Ji family every day, so it's normal for the Ji family to help the Li family!"

Ye Zhenzhen: "Where is the Huang family now?"

Middle-aged man: "I don't know the exact location, but I heard it might be in the shantytown area."

Ye Zhenzhen: "Where is the shantytown?"

Middle-aged man: "Keep heading northwest towards Yunlin City until you reach a place with only dilapidated shacks, then you'll be almost there."

After listening, Ye Zhenzhen seemed to be deep in thought and didn't say anything more.

Ye Zhenrong continued, "It seems this shop is best avoided! Thank you, fellow Daoist."

After finishing their conversation, Ye Shiqing and his two companions left Li Family Pill Pavilion and headed towards the inn. This shop still needed careful planning!