Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 043 - Shop Manager
The manager and business responsibility of the Jade Treasure Shop in Moonlight City has changed several times since the store was established hundreds of years ago.
Since seventeen years ago, after the last great world war of cultivators, a cultivator named Fu Mian was appointed as the manager of the shop branch in the Moonlight City. Manager Fu, that was how he was called and currently his practice level was at the peak stage Core Realm.
Fu Mian could be flattered to have met Feng Xian in person when he came to sell pills. However, it only lasted for seven years before Feng Xian closed himself off from the world.
The Jade Treasure Tower was the first to learn of Feng Xian's self-closing as the man told Fu's manager, which was then passed on to the center of the sect.
Ever since Feng Xian closed down, the Moonlight City no longer experienced the time when many visitors from all over would come to get the chance to obtain his pill and it had already lasted for ten years. Even so, there were still many who bought resources from the Jade Treasure Shop.
Fu Mian was reading the monthly report when someone knocked on the door of his room. He gave her permission to enter and looked like a young girl.
"Manager Fu, sorry to interrupt. There's a customer who leaves something to you."
"Oh, what is it? Give it to me."
The girl handed me a letter and a medal. Fu Mian frowned deeply upon seeing the medal and it took him a while to recognize the medal.
"Eh, isn't this..."
Fu Mian's heart pounded and hurriedly opened the letter and read its contents. The servant girl who was still standing there could see Fu Mian's forehead shriveling deeply and showing a surprised face.
Fu Mian looked back towards the medallion, "It's unmistakable that this Jade Treasure Tower honorary medal was awarded to Senior East Wind!" Fu Mian's voice trembled slightly.
The servant girl's eyes widened. He was no stranger to the name although he had only worked for five years in the store.
"Manager, you mean..."
"Oh, don't ask. Take me immediately to this letter and medal..."
"Well, Manager."
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Yao Han was made confused as a man walked hurriedly towards him then behaved respectfully. Behind the man was a servant girl who had briefly spoken to him earlier and also behaved respectfully.
"Young Master, I'm sorry we kept you waiting..."
Fu Mian's attitude not only confused Yao Han, but the cultivators and workers there. Fu Mian was known as a person who had quite high self-esteem and only a few people could make him behave respectfully.
People's gazes turned to Yao Han and were curious about his background as it could make Fu Mian behave respectfully towards a foreign youth.
However, to the more meticulous cultivator, being able to see regardless of the friendly face Yao Han showed, the aura surrounding the young man was not an ordinary aura.
The girl standing behind Fu Mian gave a different look towards him.
"Sorry, Senior, how do I call you? Can you not be like that to me?"
"I'm sorry, Young Master. My name is Fu Mian, manager of the Jade Treasure Shop of the Moonlight City branch. If my attitude is disrespectful, please forgive me this."
Yao Han scratched his head, "Manager Fu is being too respectful towards me. I'm just an ordinary young man, not an important person."
In the end Fu Mian did not mince words any further and invited Yao Han into his room to have a more free conversation. Fu Mian signaled for the people there to shut up and not pay any further attention to Yao Han.
In Fu Mian's room, the new Yao Han was first hosted by someone, feeling clumsy and stunned. Fruits including magic plants and good drinks were served to him.
"I'm sorry if this dish doesn't suit your taste."
"No, this is enough for me." Yao Han smiled faintly, "Manager Fu, I'm here because something is quite important." Yao Han slightly hesitated whether his needs were important or not.
"Ah yes it is..." Fu Mian issued a letter and a medal, "Sorry my sass, Young Master, in this letter it is said that the mail carrier, that is you, is a Senior disciple of East Wind. Really it?" Fu Mina asked slowly.
"I did not know in detail the contents of the letter, but it is true that I was his disciple. Oh, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Yao Han. Greetings, Manager Fu."
Fu Mian's eyes widened and his breathing was restrained, 'He turned out to be an East Wind disciple! This is really shocking news!'
"Young Master, let me calm down first..."
"Hm, fine..."
Yao Han understood Fu Mian's reaction, as Meirong and Yutian once said others would be shocked and would not immediately believe he was Feng Xian's student.
Fu Mian dissolved into his wild thoughts. No one knew the exact reason Feng Xian had shut himself down, including the Jade Treasure Tower party through the Jade Treasure Shop of the Moonlight City branch.
At that time Feng Xian only said he wanted to shut himself down temporarily which meant that he would not sell pills for the next few years.
It was already a miracle Feng Xian told Fu Mian about it, so the person who served as the manager did not dare to ask any further.
Then ten years later, Fu Mian got information related to Feng Xian through letters and medals given by Yao Han.
"Manager Fu, are you done?"
Fu Mian came to a realization and lowered his head feeling guilty, "Have it been, Young Master. I only felt surprised to hear that Senior East Wind actually had a disciple. And I think he shut himself down because it was related to this..."
Yao Han did not reply but rather smiled faintly. Let alone Fu Mian, he alone did not know the reason Feng Xian obviously closed himself off. Although it has little to do with its existence on the island.
Yao Han asked Fu Mian to stop calling him Young Master and rejected Fu Mian. After a small debate, Yao Han finally got a call as Brother Yao and Fu Mian tried to act ordinary towards Yao Han.
'The attitude between the student and the teacher differs greatly.'
"Manager Fu, in addition to sending my teacher's letter to you, I'm here to sell my pills."
"Oh, show me."
Yao Han took out a few bottles of pills and let Fu Mian examine them.
'I want to see what the quality of pill made disciples of Alchemists number one...'
Just as he opened the lid of one of the bottles, a strong scent came out and filled the room.
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