Unsheathed

Approximately half an hour later, a female ghost who was purposely not wearing palatial garb led the old esteemed immortal back to the shop at the start of the street in Gold Dust Market.

Shopkeeper Zhenguan stood there as if she were facing a formidable foe.

Tang Jinxiu had already arrived at the entrance of the shop long ago, and she stood with her hands clasped behind her back. She gently waved one hand, gesturing for the female ghost shopkeeper to not feel nervous.

After the female ghost who had led the young sword immortal over explained the situation...

Tang Jinxiu looked toward the "old geezer" who was wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a large sack on his back. She smiled with squinted eyes and said, "Old Esteemed Immortal, you surprisingly didn't enter Daughter Market even though you passed by, and you instead went into hiding to drink wine by yourself. You were truly very difficult to find."

She then introduced herself, saying, "I'm the main shopkeeper of all of the shops in Gold Dust Market, and Zhenguan failed to do business with you because her appraisal skills are too lowly and her pockets don't have enough immortal coins. That being the case, why don't I do business with Old Esteemed Immortal instead?"

Chen Ping'an smiled faintly and replied, "Alright. But I hope you don't take advantage of the fact that you're a big shop to pick on your customer. These old bones of mine can't take much anymore, and even empty threats are too much for me to handle."

Tang Jinxiu couldn't help but grumble in her mind. However, the smile on her face grew even wider as she said, "Even the youngest shop in Gold Dust Market is four hundred to five hundred years old, and the quality and reputation of our shops attract an endless sea of return customers. So, you can rest assured about our business practices, Old Esteemed Immortal."

Chen Ping'an entered the shop, and Tang Jinxiu and Shopkeeper Zhenguan stood side by side behind the counter.

Meanwhile, the female ghost who had found Chen Ping'an stood guard at the entrance of the shop.

Chen Ping'an took off his large sack and once again placed the items on the counter one by one.

Just like before, he only placed thirty percent of the items on the counter.