Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

Zhao Chengji's face couldn't help but change slightly when he heard this.

Soon...

A series of questions continuously spewed out of his mouth.

"Who is the person behind Yun Qianshan? Which sect does the talisman master in the shop belong to? And what is the origin of the sword cultivator who appeared that day? Are they all local cultivators on Mingzhu Island?"

The old man looked at Zhao Chengji's impatient appearance, chuckled, deliberately teasing him, and slowly said, like a slippery fish, "Zhao, this place is crowded with people and not a good place to talk, don't you think so?"

Zhao Chengji's eyes flickered slightly, but soon returned to normal. He squeezed out a fake smile and said, "Zhao has been rude."

"Fellow Daoist Xu, shall we have a chat at the Drunken Immortal Tower?"

"If the information is true and useful, Zhao will naturally not treat Fellow Daoist Xu unfairly!"

Regarding Zhao Chengji's last sentence, the old man with a goatee just smiled and didn't say much. He followed him towards the Drunken Immortal Tower not far away.

The Drunken Immortal Tower was originally a small tavern, but because Qianji Sect settled in Tianzhao City, the tavern was bought by Qianji Sect and even renovated and expanded.

As a result, the expanded Drunken Immortal Tower became the largest tavern in Tianzhao City and the second most representative landmark building in Tianzhao City!

At first, the indigenous people of Tianzhao City were puzzled by Qianji Sect's confusing behavior until... a building called Bai Xiaoge was born next to it, and they suddenly realized.

"Zhao, please!"

Drunken Immortal Tower, 58th floor, Gengzi Chen private room, the old man with a goatee made a gesture of invitation to Zhao Chengji.

Yes, it was the 58th floor!

After the expansion by Qianji Sect, the Drunken Immortal Tower had a total of 101 floors. Except for the first-floor hall, all the floors were equipped with 60 independent private rooms for secret information exchange among guests.

And each private room was charged by the hour, one top-grade spirit stone per quarter of an hour. If it was less than a quarter of an hour, it would be counted as a quarter of an hour.

As for tea and wine, they were charged separately.

Don't be fooled by the large number of private rooms, there were a total of 6,000. There were many guests coming in on weekdays, and the occupancy rate was basically stable at around 70%.

In other words, just the venue fee for the private rooms could bring Qianji Sect an income of 400,000 top-grade spirit stones from the Drunken Immortal Tower.

...

Originally, it was supposed to be a meeting between two spies.

But when Zhao Chengji entered the private room, he found that there was already someone inside.

It was a middle-aged cultivator, whose cultivation was only at the late stage of Gold Core, but his attire was luxurious, presumably someone important from a major power.

"Please sit."

The middle-aged cultivator glanced at Zhao Chengji and pointed to the seat opposite him.

Seeing this, the old man with a goatee hurriedly approached and sat between the two.

He first helped the middle-aged cultivator pour tea with great enthusiasm, and then poured tea for himself.

As for Zhao Chengji...

The old man just placed the teapot in front of him after pouring the tea, indicating that he could help himself.

"Let me introduce first."

"This is Xie Guan, the top-grade guest envoy of Wandao Commercial House stationed outside, Xie Guan, Master Xie!"

Zhao Chengji's heart trembled, and he quickly put aside his dissatisfaction with the old man not pouring tea for him earlier. He stood up from his seat respectfully and bowed to the middle-aged cultivator, saying, "So it's Master Xie! I was disrespectful before, please forgive me!"

Although the other party was just a small envoy stationed outside.

And only at the level of Gold Core.

But as long as it was related to the four words "Wandao Commercial House," it was worth treating him with such respect!

Of course.

If it were a Gold Core cultivator from another sect, even if the other party was already a peak-level three-star alchemist, as long as they hadn't reached four stars, Zhao Chengji wouldn't even spare them a glance.

"No need to be polite."

Xie Guan nodded slightly, and then asked, "I heard from Fellow Daoist Xu that you are very interested in the information about 'A Shop of One's Own'?"

"A Shop of One's Own," the name Ji Boying gave to those three shops.

Originally, he didn't want to give himself a name.

After all, coming up with a name was too difficult for him.

But... Yun Qianshan, his two wives, and the people from Fengming Pavilion were all very insistent.

Helpless...

Ji Boying decided to name himself "Youjia Store".

Hmm...

At that moment, Ji Boying could clearly feel the temporary freezing of the atmosphere.

Although they all agreed that the name was creative and catchy.

But... the twitching corners of their mouths exposed their true thoughts.

Ji Boying was also helpless about this.

He simply chose to ignore these details selectively.

Although Xie Guan's tone was calm, he had to be cautious in response to the questions from the guests of Wandao Trading Company.

Moreover, dealing with business intelligence required confidentiality to avoid giving others leverage, so...

After a moment of contemplation, Zhao Chengji said, half-truthfully, "That's right."

"The owner of Youjia Store, Yun Qianshan, shares the same name and surname as a junior fellow disciple of mine from years ago!"

"I heard that this Yun store owner is also from Dongzhou, so... I wanted to inquire about the news of Yun store owner and the guests in the store to verify it."

"Oh?"

After hearing Zhao Chengji's words, Xie Guan's expression changed noticeably. He looked at Zhao Chengji for a moment and then slowly said, "I have some acquaintance with Fellow Daoist Yun as well. When I was first appointed as a guest disciple of the trading company in Fulong City, it was Fellow Daoist Yun who assessed me."

"As for whether Fellow Daoist Yun is the junior fellow disciple you mentioned, I cannot give you a definite answer. But I can briefly tell you what I know..."

In his words, Xie Guan began to explain briefly about Yun Qianshan's experiences, including from Fulong City to Canglong Immortal City, and then to Mingzhu Island.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chengji's mind was filled with countless doubts.

But when he heard that Yun Qianshan was no longer the store owner in the trading company, he visibly relaxed.

As long as the contact was severed.

Although there was still the relationship with Xie Guan, it wasn't a big problem.

The other party was just a guest disciple stationed outside. Although he was a big fish in front of others, he was nothing compared to their young master.

Just as he was secretly rejoicing, Xie Guan continued, "As for the two guests you want to ask about, they should have little to do with you. But since you have paid spirit stones, I can tell you a little."

"After all, it's not a secret..."

He didn't say the last sentence.

On the other side, Zhao Chengji became serious upon hearing this.

"Regarding the person who seems to be a Four-Star Grandmaster, Xiao Fu, although she is not a member of the trading company, she is Mr. Ji's wife."

"And the sword-wielding fairy, Yue Yao, is also Mr. Ji's... friend."

Originally, he wanted to say concubine, but after some thought, it seemed inappropriate. After all, Ji Boying only admitted Xiao Ninger and Ye Qingqing as his wives from beginning to end.

As for the relationship of friends...

Both of them had already shared their knowledge and taught each other, so calling them friends was not an exaggeration.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chengji was delighted once again.

The two of them had no connection to the trading company.

This time, it was truly secure!

Thinking of this, he continued to ask, "May I ask... who is this Mr. Ji that you mentioned, Master Xie?"

It seems that the young man behind Yun Qianshan that day was also surnamed Ji.

Yun Qianshan seemed to call him Mr. Ji as well?

He should be a genius from some major sect, right?