Seeing the confidence in Ye Xuan's eyes, Shao Jun couldn't help but hesitate.
If this shop truly was a property of the Artifact Refining Workshop, he would be courting disaster by daring to take Ye Xuan and the others away.
The Celestial Dragon Guard were indeed powerful in the Sky Empire, but their power stemmed entirely from their allegiance to the imperial family, taking orders from them alone.
But what kind of entity was the Artifact Refining Workshop?
Its master, Lu Li, was the number one Artifact Refining Master in the empire, his status so high it was almost unimaginable.
Years ago, to keep Master Lu Li in the empire, the current emperor personally paid him three formal visits and sought him out multiple times. He even personally set aside an area in a luxurious district of the Imperial Capital to establish Artisan's Alley, all for the sake of convincing Master Lu Li to stay.
To this day, Artisan's Alley had become a sacred place within the Imperial Capital.
