Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 126: Immortal World 7

Seeing their reaction, Lin Xiaoqian's lips curled up slightly, and he said, "I suppose you two know you can't escape, right? Tell me, why did you sneak in through the window instead of the main entrance to my little shop?"

The man in gray remained silent, his head bowed.

The man in blue's eyes flickered as he said, "I was just tempted by your lavish spending at the free market. You've not lost anything, and you've taken our storage bags. Why don't you just let us go?"

This guy in blue is quite glib.

Lin Xiaoqian chuckled and said, "Let you go? It's not that easy. You barged into our little shop for no reason and think you can leave easily? Just because you saw us spending lavishly at the market and got greedy? I don't think it's that simple."

The man in blue immediately retorted, "Indeed, no one else instructed us; we were just greedy. You bought so many things at the market, and we thought we could make some money off you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in gray looked at him with a complicated expression.

Lin Xiaoqian looked at the man in blue and gave him a meaningful smile: "When did I say that someone was directing you?" He didn't expect there really was someone behind the scenes.

The man in blue was speechless for a moment, his face turning somewhat embarrassed. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

The man in gray remained silent, but there seemed to be a hint of impatience in his eyes. He raised his head and stared intently at Lin Xiaoqian.

Lin Xiaoqian met his eyes; his gray pupils were deep and mysterious, making one feel dizzy and mesmerized.

"Ding!" Lin Xiaoqian felt a crisp ringing in his head, and his previously confused thoughts instantly cleared up.

It was the system reminding her! She had almost fallen for the gray-clad man's illusion.

The man in gray didn't expect Lin Xiaoqian to wake up so quickly. He had originally wanted to trick Lin Xiaoqian into letting them go, but he underestimated this mortal.

Lin Xiaoqian sneered and said, "You do have some tricks up your sleeve, but these little schemes won't work on me. Now, you'd better honestly explain your purpose, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Seeing that the gray-robed man's illusion had failed, the blue-robed man became even more flustered. He hurriedly said, "It's Zhenxiu Pavilion! It's said that your Buddha Jumps Over the Wall can lead to sudden enlightenment and breakthroughs, and the whole of Xunxian City is abuzz with the news. Zhenxiu Pavilion has always been the leader in the culinary world of the entire cultivation realm. The sudden appearance of such a miraculous dish in your restaurant naturally made them restless, and they wanted to find out the secret of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. So they sent the two of us to investigate."

Lin Xiaoqian was speechless. First there was the Treasure Pavilion, and now there's the Delight Pavilion. Do they have some kind of trouble-attracting constitution?

The man in gray seemed to be watching the spectacle with amusement: "A dish devoid of any spiritual energy can help someone break through their cultivation level, and such a treasure has appeared. It's no wonder that the Treasure Pavilion has taken notice of it."

Lin Xiaoqian glanced at him and suddenly asked, "Now that your investigation has failed, what do you think will happen to you?"

The gray-clad man's expression stiffened, then he forced a nonchalant smile and said, "It's no different than being killed by you. If you're going to do it, then hurry up and get back to your original form so you can start cultivating sooner."

Lin Xiaoqian waved her hand: "Stop killing all the time, it's too bloody and violent."

The two looked at Lin Xiaoqian, puzzled, wondering what she was trying to say.

Lin Xiaoqian continued, "Are you employees of the Zhenxiu Pavilion?"

The man in blue quickly shook his head and said, "We are not employees of the Treasure Pavilion; we are merely hired by them."

The man in gray also spoke up, saying, "We are just some independent cultivators who took on this mission for a small reward. We never expected to be defeated by you."

Lin Xiaoqian said, "So, you're saying you'll do anything as long as I give you spirit stones?"

The man in blue seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became somewhat awkward: "It's not like I do everything."

Lin Xiaoqian frowned, rolled her eyes at this lunatic, and asked the man in gray, "Where did you all receive these kinds of missions?"

The man in gray looked up at Lin Xiaoqian with a probing gaze, and then said, "The Dark Pavilion."

The Dark Pavilion is a well-known information organization in the cultivation world. As long as you can afford the price, there is no information they cannot find, and no task they cannot post.

After Lin Xiaoqian carefully inquired about how to find the Dark Pavilion, he instructed Zhuang Damao to release the two men.

The two thieves left bewildered. Although they didn't understand why Lin Xiaoqian had let them go, at least their lives were spared.

Lin Xiaoqian asked the system to help open the two people's storage bags. Inside were some neatly stacked spirit stones and magic treasures, as well as talismans and pills.

Lin Xiaoqian rubbed his hands excitedly, took out all the spirit stones from the two storage bags, put them in a separate storage bag, and handed it to Zhuang Damao.

"Brother Zhuang, please go to the Dark Pavilion tomorrow and issue another mission to investigate our shop."

Zhuang Damao and Liao Zhuang were somewhat confused by Lin Xiaoqian's words, but Jiang Shuang, who had known Lin Xiaoqian for a longer time, understood what she meant.

"Little Qian, are you trying to entrap us?"

Lin Xiaoqian took out all the treasures from the two thieves' storage bags and placed them on the table. Under the light, the treasures shone brightly.

"Sister Shuang, look, how many spirit stones would we have to spend if we bought these things ourselves? Now that we have the opportunity to have some people deliver these things to our door, why not take advantage of it?"

That's true. Even the spirit stones for issuing the mission were given to us by others. It's like getting something for nothing, a business with no cost.

Zhuang Damao and Liao Zhuang then realized what was going on.

Zhuang Damao said with some concern, "Xiao Qian, isn't this too risky? What if it attracts even more powerful people?"

Lin Xiaoqian explained, "It's alright, Brother Zhuang. Didn't you hear what those two said? There are quite a few people who want to test our restaurant. We're just making the fire burn even brighter. I actually hope that even more capable people will come over. Such people's treasures must be even better."

Lin Xiaoqian felt a surge of anticipation.

The next day, Zhuang Damao changed his clothes and secretly slipped out of the restaurant, while the others proceeded with the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish as planned.

When someone came to pick up the pre-ordered Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, another problem arose.

Two people came with identical number plates to pick up Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Lin Xiaoqian, Jiang Shuang, and Liao Zhuang looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lin Xiaoqian frowned and said, "It seems someone is up to something again."

She picked up the number plate and examined it closely. These number plates are very common in modern times; they are made of plastic. However, the two number plates looked exactly the same. She wondered where the plastic material used to make the counterfeit came from.

Although Jiang Shuang noted down the name of the person who made the reservation yesterday, the two people who came to pick up the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall had completely different names from the person who made the reservation. The two people each had their own version of events, claiming that the person who made the reservation sold it to them.