"Oh, that's right. Will Miss Su be staying on the Verdant Continent for a long time?"
"What, does Fellow Daoist Li want this little lady to stay here?"
Upon hearing this, Su Hong was first slightly stunned. Then, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly said something that sounded somewhat ambiguous.
Sure enough, the next moment, she saw the exquisite, beautiful black eyebrows of Zhao Min furrow slightly. Su Hong, however, felt a wave of satisfaction.
Li Yan's expression froze, and he immediately spoke.
"Oh, Miss Su is joking. I was just wondering if I could find Miss Su for help again next time if something comes up."
Su Hong immediately let out a silver-bell-like giggle. The snowy white expanse of her chest rose and fell like mountain peaks, making Li Yan feel dizzy for a moment. He quickly looked away!
"I have no plans to leave for the time being. If Fellow Daoist Li and Miss Zhao have any matters, you can directly leave a message at any branch."
"I will naturally do my best to help where I can. After all, we are old acquaintances!"
She deliberately emphasized the words "old acquaintances."
Although on the surface her words also included Zhao Min, upon hearing this, Li Yan quickly pulled Zhao Min's sleeve and immediately walked towards the door.
He had originally wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about the power behind Su Hong, but it seemed that was not possible now.
Although he hadn't seen the "Gui Qu Lai Xi" merchant guild on the Forsaken Continent, just being able to spread across two continents, even the Four Great Sects of the Desolate Moon Continent couldn't compare to this level of strength.
However, the other party seemed to have seen through Li Yan's thoughts. With just a couple of deflective sentences, Li Yan was already overwhelmed.
Li Yan knew that Su Hong was still holding a grudge for what happened back then and was taking the opportunity to embarrass him on purpose.
"This Shopkeeper Su really holds onto the past. Next time, if there's anything, I should come and seek her help more often. Some things would really save a lot of effort!"
As they left the private room, Zhao Min had already re-covered her peerless face. She said to Li Yan in a low voice.
Li Yan looked over in surprise, but seeing Zhao Min's serious face, for a moment he couldn't tell if she really thought so, or if she was dissatisfied with what Su Hong had just said.
At this time, there were quite a few cultivators on the second floor. Li Yan could only pretend not to hear and quickened his pace, leading Zhao Min quickly downstairs.
And just as the two of them were about to reach the corner staircase, a head popped out from the top of the stairs.
Then, in their equally fast movement, they saw an attendant leading a woman with her face veiled in black gauze and draped in a translucent cyan gauze up the stairs.
Li Yan was currently feeling a bit down due to Zhao Min's unusual behavior today.
So, at a glance, he saw that it was a woman whose alluring, snow-white skin was faintly visible under the gauze, her figure graceful. He immediately looked straight ahead and walked forward.
The woman in the cyan gauze was listening to the attendant's whispers, apparently also with a heavy heart. She also didn't notice Li Yan and his companion coming from the opposite direction amidst the bustling crowd.
And just as they passed each other, one going up and one going down, Li Yan smelled a faint, fresh fragrance.
This fragrance was not the smell of rouge and powder, but was as unique as the fresh fragrance emanating from Zhao Min beside him.
Although both were fresh fragrances, the two were completely different. This was the unique body fragrance of some women.
Upon smelling this fragrance, Li Yan's body paused slightly. He suddenly felt that this fragrance was familiar.
He couldn't help but turn his face to look. As his forward movement stopped, Zhao Min also followed Li Yan's gaze.
With her personality, she rarely took an interest in others. After a closer look, a hint of surprise also appeared in her eyes.
Although the woman in the cyan gauze had her face covered, anyone could tell from her swaying and graceful figure that she was definitely a worldly beauty.
At the same time, another figure flashed in Zhao Min's mind. It was an expert she had once seen in a great battle.
The woman in the cyan gauze was originally walking along with the attendant when, suddenly, she stopped in her tracks. A heart-palpitating, cold and gloomy aura emanated from her body.
With her cultivation, she immediately noticed that someone was staring fixedly at her, and among them was a male cultivator.
She instantly turned her head. A pair of beautiful eyes, as deep as a secluded valley, looked at Li Yan. At this time, Li Yan also happened to be looking up in confusion.
Their four eyes met. In the next moment, they both exclaimed in unison.
"Little fellow!"
"Senior Shuang!"
This at once attracted the attention of the other cultivators on the second floor. Many of them, upon seeing the woman in the cyan gauze, their eyes lit up.
Seeing the alluring body faintly visible under her translucent gauze, some male cultivators suddenly felt their mouths go dry and their lower abdomens burn. Even some female cultivators' faces were flushed as if on fire.
"Hmph!"
Suddenly, a cold snort came from the woman in the cyan gauze. A boundless pressure emanated from her body.
With a series of "thuds," several cultivators who were looking directly at her fell to the ground, blood streaming from their mouths, eyes, and noses. They had all fallen into a coma.
"A... a Nascent Soul expert!"
At this, many people immediately sobered up. This woman in the cyan gauze was actually a terrifying Nascent Soul old monster.
However, the woman in the cyan gauze also knew that the power behind "Gui Qu Lai Xi" was strong, and she had come here to consult them on something, so she did not kill these cultivators who had offended her here.
The attendant in front was also trembling all over. His teeth chattered as he said.
"Se... Se... Senior, my... my young mistress is in... the private room. W... we should go over!"
Facing a Nascent Soul expert, even though he knew the power behind his own shop was strong, he was terrified under the other's aura.
The woman in the cyan gauze snorted again before retracting her aura and coldly sweeping her gaze over the people on the second floor.
Among those people, apart from the few who were unconscious, some were already prostrating on the ground, trembling all over, while others had hidden in a corner, not daring to look up.
Li Yan at this moment had hurriedly walked over to the woman in the cyan gauze. The other's aura just now had only been directed at a few of the cultivators staring at her, deliberately avoiding some people.
Especially Li Yan and Zhao Min only felt the release and retraction of an expert's aura, but there was no pressure on them at all.
"Greetings, Senior!"
Li Yan had brought Zhao Min over in a hurry. For a moment, he was somewhat excited. The person in front of him was none other than Shuang Qingqing from the Desolate Moon Continent.
The "Cloud-Piercing Willow" he had been using was a gift from her.
And Zhao Min, at his side, also recognized Shuang Qingqing. During the great battle at Windy Cool Mountain that day, although there were many Nascent Soul cultivators, this Senior Shuang's peerless elegance was unforgettable.
Especially the final scene of her questioning "Martial Uncle Gu" in front of tens of millions of cultivators, how could one forget?
In his excitement, Li Yan was also afraid that Zhao Min, not knowing, would offend the other. He hurriedly sent a voice transmission in secret, but he had only said a few words before being interrupted by Zhao Min.
"I know this senior!"
When Shuang Qingqing saw Li Yan, a strange light also flashed in her eyes. After Li Yan and Zhao Min had paid their respects, her Divine Sense also swept over Zhao Min.
Then, her expression had returned to its previous calmness.
"I didn't expect you two to have survived. Back then, Gu Jiuqi entered the Devil's Cliff Crevice but couldn't find any trace of you two."
"It just so happens that I have some matters to discuss with you later. Follow me to meet the person in charge here. After I've asked about some things, I'll talk to you in detail!"
Shuang Qingqing had already switched to voice transmission. Although Li Yan was somewhat excited, he also knew that this was not the place to talk.
After Shuang Qingqing's voice transmission, she waved her hand at the apprehensive attendant.
"Take us to see the person in charge here!"
She paid no heed to the fearful gazes around her.
The attendant glanced at Li Yan and Zhao Min, not daring to say anything more, and hurriedly walked inside.
Soon, the four of them arrived at the door of a private room. The attendant immediately knocked on the wooden door. Li Yan and Zhao Min, following behind, couldn't help but exchange a look, a helpless expression on their faces.
Although Shuang Qingqing, walking in front, did not turn around, she noticed their abnormality. A voice entered their minds.
"What, you know the person in charge here?"
"Senior Shuang, we just left from here..."
Before Li Yan could finish, the door to the private room in front had already opened, and Su Hong's charming voice came from within.
"This junior pays her respects to this senior!"
Shuang Qingqing swept her gaze over Su Hong, and her beautiful eyebrows, visible outside the black gauze, furrowed. She, of course, knew what "Gui Qu Lai Xi" did.
She had also been to several branches of this shop before. With her status, she was personally received by a Nascent Soul cultivator every time.
Today, although she had not taken the initiative to state her purpose, she had told the other party that she wanted to see the person in charge here.
Moreover, this was a very old market in the Sparrow Plume Pagoda Domain, and the person in charge of "Gui Qu Lai Xi" here was also a Nascent Soul level cultivator.
However, with her scheming mind, although she was somewhat displeased, she would not immediately erupt but would see how the other party explained.
If the other party was trying to fool her, then she might have to teach them a lesson to make them remember, did they really think they could bully customers just because their shop was big?
Then, without waiting for Li Yan to finish speaking, she had already stepped into the private room. She still thought that Li Yan and the others had just come here to buy things.
In the private room, there was only a female Golden Core cultivator and a Foundation Establishment young cultivator who looked like a maid. With such cultivation, there was no problem in receiving Li Yan and his companion.
After Shuang Qingqing entered, she walked directly to the main seat and sat down without any ceremony. Then, the door to the private room closed automatically.
Su Hong had already received the voice transmission from below. Originally, this matter was not her responsibility.
It was just that the Nascent Soul cultivator stationed here had gone out early this morning to receive an important shipment. Unexpectedly, a Nascent Soul cultivator had arrived right after he left.
Nascent Soul cultivators were not cabbages; they were rarely seen.
The other deacons here naturally notified their own young mistress of the arrival of a powerful expert.
Seeing the other's figure flash and sit in the seat she had just been sitting in, Su Hong's face showed not the slightest bit of dissatisfaction. Instead, she looked up with a smile.
Then, she saw Li Yan and his companion inside the private room door at a glance and was greatly surprised.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you..."
Then she immediately moved to the side and bowed to Shuang Qingqing again.
"Senior, these two are private acquaintances of this junior. They haven't had time to leave yet and have somewhat disturbed you. This junior will have them leave now!"
Then, she instructed Mi'er, who had just raised her head with an astonished expression.
"Hurry up and take Fellow Daoist Li and the others out!"
Shuang Qingqing, who had just sat down, was originally very dissatisfied with a cultivator of Su Hong's level receiving her.
But seeing the other party so protective of Li Yan and his companion, a look of interest appeared in her eyes.
Mi'er was also an extremely quick-witted person. Although she particularly disliked Li Yan, she obeyed her young mistress's words.
She had already walked quickly in front of Li Yan and Zhao Min, and she gave them a look.
"You two, please follow me!"
Mi'er, like Su Hong, thought that Li Yan and Zhao Min had some other matter and had actually turned back with that Nascent Soul senior.
But the other party was too bold, actually following behind a Nascent Soul cultivator to come in.
But when Mi'er had finished speaking and had already opened the door, she found that Li Yan and his companion had no intention of moving a single step.
This made Mi'er both angry and resentful, and she couldn't help but think.
"You don't know life from death, but don't drag my young mistress down with you!"