Unsheathed

After Chen Ping'an left the shop at the start of the street in Gold Dust Market...

Tang Jinxiu lightly tapped the counter with her fingers, a wide smile on her face as she did so.

People always said that inviting a deity was easy but farewelling a deity was hard. However, she had not only succeeded in inviting the deity, but she had even managed to make a small profit. Indeed, she had legitimately made some money on the transactions.

However, Tang Jinxiu still grumbled in her mind, afraid that her older brother who was seldom so serious would scold her for so-called gilding the lily.

Tang Jingqi arrived at the shop in Gold Dust Market the moment that Chen Ping'an stepped out of Copper Stench City,

There was a slightly nervous look on Tang Jinxiu's face as her eyes wandered around.

Tang Jingqi smiled and praised, "You did fairly well, and you responded to the situation quite appropriately. In fact, you even managed to smoothly complete some transactions. This is indeed quite a rare sight, with you actually knowing how to make some money for Copper Stench City."

Tang Jinxiu felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

There was a smug look on her face as she asked, "Big Brother, do you think that person guessed my identity?"

Tang Jingqi pursed his lips and replied, "Perhaps he was unsure in the beginning, but he was most likely aware by the time he left the shop."

"Did I accidentally reveal some clues when I interacted with him?" Tang Jinxiu mused in disappointment. "The owner of Gold Dust Market being aware of many historical stories isn't unreasonable, is it? A few female officials who work with me have also accompanied me and read those books for the past several hundred years. They're also well aware of these historical stories."

Tang Jingqi glanced at Shopkeeper Zhenguan and pointed in her direction.