Cultivation Pet Shop

Shi Yan and Lei Feng…

If it wasn't for Shi Yan, Lin Fan wouldn't have gotten involved in any of this since he would have no reason to get involved.

All he wanted to do was quietly build up his power before taking revenge on the True Spirit Sect, but there were all these twists and turns that didn't let him.

But what he didn't know was that if it hadn't been for Shi Yan, he never would have received the store that he was currently using. That store had been given to him by the Hunters Organization as compensation for using him as bait for Shi Yan.

In the end, everything was connected and even if one thing was changed, the ending still might have been the same.

Seeing that bitter smile on Lin Fan's face, old man Qiao knew that his words had the effect that he wanted.

With a smile, old man Qiao said, "So tell me, what kind of compensation do you want?"

Lin Fan didn't answer right away as he fell into a period of silence with a look of deep thought on his face.

He was thinking about what was best to get as compensation since he would have to be involved in this matter anyway. Since he would get involved, he would gouge them for as much as he could.

Old man Qiao could easily see through his thoughts, but he didn't have a choice, so he just patiently waited.

After a while, Lin Fan finally asked, "The store that I'm using, it used to be your restaurant, right?"

Old man Qiao was confused why Lin Fan would suddenly ask this, but he still said with a nod, "That's right, it used to be my restaurant. What about it?"

Lin Fan then asked, "Since you ran a restaurant, were you involved in any other food businesses?"

Old man Qiao was even more confused, but he still answered, "I also had a few other businesses under me, but what does that matter?"

Lin Fan revealed a faint smile when he heard this, "Then that must mean you have a distribution network in place, right?"

Old man Qiao seemed to have understood something as he paused to think about something before asking, "You want to use my distribution network? Wait, you can actually cook? You weren't kidding about becoming a Gourmet Hunter?"

Lin Fan gave a slight nod before saying, "Well, I do know a few recipes."

Old man Qiao slightly knitted his brows before asking, "Why not use the Hunters Organization's distribution channels?"

Lin Fan just said with the same smile, "It's better to use a specialized distribution channel than just a general distribution channel, don't you think?"

Old man Qiao then knitted his brows even more.

It seemed like this kid really was quite greedy, he even wanted to use his name to market his own products.

Who was he?

He was the famous Ghost Chef that had built his reputation up over the decades, he was one of the greatest figures in the culinary world!

And this kid just wanted him to endorse his products that easily?

Old man Qiao was silent for a bit before saying, "I have to see your product first and if I'm not satisfied with them, I can't put them in my distribution channels. But I will find someone else to help you with distributing them based on what level of product I think it is. That is the best I can do for you."

Lin Fan gave a nod without hesitation in agreement since this was to be expected.

After all, the reputation that was built over time was something that was hard to regain once it was lost. He didn't want to harm old man Qiao with his request since he did owe old man Qiao quite a bit, so he was fine with these terms.

Of course there were still details that needed to be worked out, but they couldn't just work them out here, so they just came to a simple verbal agreement right now.

Once that was decided, both of them had smiles on their faces as they turned back around and came back to the table.

Seeing the smile on their faces, it was clear that they had reached some kind of deal, so Bing Lan couldn't help giving a sigh as One Sword closed his eyes again.

It seemed like they wouldn't have a chance to lure Lin Fan in this time.

Once they sat back down, Lin Fan took the initiative to say with a smile, "Apologies everyone, that was my mistake, I misheard just now. It would be an honour to lead the team into the Ancient Era Ruin."

No one said a thing in response to this since it was already something that had been decided and because they had all seen Lin Fan's strength. He was more than qualified to lead them into the Ancient Era Ruins.

After that was decided, there was nothing else for them to discuss since that was the only matter on the table, so everyone started heading off in their own direction.

With everyone watching, Wang Jian stood up and walked over to where Bing Yu was sitting before asking, "Junior Sister Bing, are you alright?"

When Bing Yu heard this, she immediately looked up at Wang Jian with a blush on her face before giving a slight nod.

Wang Jian revealed a faint smile and said, "That's good to hear."

Bing Yu was taken aback by that smile before she also revealed a bright smile back that was like a blooming flower.

This Bing Yu was completely different from the one that had lost herself in her rage and wanted to kill Lin Fan.

The reason for this was because Bing Yu and Wang Jian were not only childhood friends, but also childhood sweethearts.

This was also related to the relationship between the two factions.

After what happened all those years ago, they had become closer and that had caused many different couples to form between the two factions. However, there was no couple that was more important than this one.

Bing Yu and Wang Jian were both the leaders of the younger generation and very likely to become the leaders of their organization in the future. If they were to come together, they would be like the couple that they had destroyed in the past. If they were to come together, it would truly bind the two factions together.

That was why all the elders approved of the relationship between the two of them and did what they could to push them together.

After a moment of pause, Bing Yu suddenly said in a lower voice, "Senior Brother Wang, I feel that you should be the one to lead the team instead of that unknown kid. You've become much stronger since you came back from the Hunter Exam, I'm sure that you can easily take care of someone like him."

Wang Jian revealed a bitter smile when he heard this.

Take care of him?

I can't even touch him now…

Wang Jian shook his head and said, "I can't win against him either."

Bing Yu revealed a shocked look when she heard this.

The Senior Brother Wang that she had known was someone who never backed down from a challenge, even if that person was much stronger than him. His pride had never allowed him to admit that he was weaker than someone else.

But what was going on now?

Could it be that she was talking to a fake Senior Brother Wang?

But what she didn't know was that this was just how Wang Jian had matured after he had overcome his mental demon.

After being beaten by Lin Fan, he had developed a mental demon that caused him to fear Lin Fan. Naturally this wasn't something that he could allow himself to keep, so he had gone into closed door cultivation as soon as he came back from the Hunter Exam.

Through his strong Sword Will, he was able to work through this mental demon and he came to a realization. There were still many strong people in this world, it was foolish for him to believe that he could beat them all.

However, that wasn't the realization that he came to.

The realization that he had was that while he wasn't able to beat them now, that didn't mean that he wasn't able to beat them in the future.

With his talent, it wouldn't be a problem for him to catch up to others in the future and when he did, naturally he would be able to win.

So there was nothing for him to fear.

The one problem that he neglected was that Lin Fan was younger than him and he was already more powerful, which meant that Lin Fan was clearly much more talented than him.

So instead of it being considered a realization, it was more of a form of denial.

Seeing the shocked look on Bing Yu's face, Wang Jian didn't forget to add, "But that doesn't mean that I can't win in the future."

The shocked look on Bing Yu's face immediately changed to one of admiration before she said in a gentle voice, "Of course you can, Senior Brother Wang."

While the two of them were lost in their own world, Lin Fan and the others left this place.

Lin Fan didn't head back with them, rather he headed off on his own back to the store since there were many things he had to think about…