Although the Wang Family had become an affiliated family of the Netherworld Sect, it was not a direct descendant. In the past three hundred years, it had been bullied by the direct descendant of the Netherworld Sect. Its sphere of influence had also been encroached by the Liang Family established by the Elder of the Netherworld Sect, Liang Liang. There was only one shop left in the Qingli Market, Yuquan Miscellaneous Goods Shop.
In the past thirty years, the three major sects had internal strife, the Netherworld Sect was busy fighting for territory, and the Liang Family's Elder, the main force of suppressing the Wang Family, was also transferred to the front line. The suppression of the Wang Family was relaxed, and the Wang Family's business improved a little.
Now the Wang Family had more than sixty cultivators and more than a hundred thousand mortals, and they had a new shop.
The location of the Yuquan Miscellaneous Goods Shop was excellent. It was just upstream of the three-forked estuary. On the left was the Qingli River, on the right was the Qingxi River, behind was the intersection of the two rivers, and in front of the door was a big road. In order to facilitate the transportation of goods, the Wang Family built a small dock on the left side of the shop.
The spirit ship sailed into the Qingli Market and stopped at the small dock. Everyone got off the ship.
Wang Zhide introduced, "This is the only shop of our family. There are thousands of shops in the Qingli Market, and none of them is bigger or better than our Yuquan Miscellaneous Goods Shop."
Hearing this, Wang Daoyuan looked around and saw that the whole Qingli Market was divided into three parts by two rivers. The part where the Yuquan Miscellaneous Goods Shop was located was the earliest part of the Qingli Market, and it was also the most prosperous part. There were more than six hundred shops, and it was called the Old Market.
In the downstream of the three-forked estuary, the left side was called the Left Market, and the right side was the Right Market. There were about two hundred shops on each side.
The Left Market and the Right Market were newly built by the Netherworld Sect after the decline of the Wang Family. All the shops were owned by the Netherworld Sect.
There were more than three hundred shops in the Old Market, which were taken by the Netherworld Sect when they cleaned up the affiliated forces of the Zhao Family. There were only a little more than three hundred shops that did not belong to the Netherworld Sect.
The Netherworld Sect accounted for seventy percent of the Qingli Market, and the other forces accounted for thirty percent.
Wang Zhide continued, "The new shop of our Wang Family is next to the Miscellaneous Goods Shop. In the future, the family will transfer the talisman, elixir and spiritual grass business of the Yuquan Miscellaneous Goods Shop to the new shop. The Yuquan Miscellaneous Goods Shop specializes in stone, ore and spiritual wood business. Wang Zhihe will be the manager for the time being. All of you must listen to the manager's arrangements. "
Everyone nodded, and Wang Zhide led them to the new shop.
He saw that the doors, windows, and pillars of the new shop had been repainted, and a plaque covered by a red cloth hung on the door.
A person walked out of the house to welcome Wang Daoyuan and his group.
This person was Wang Zhihe, ranked tenth among his peers. He was at the seventh level of Qi Disciple. As his name suggested, he was very polite to everyone.
Wang Zhihe did things by the book. Whether it was managing the transportation of goods or entertaining the customers in the store, there were no omissions, but there were no outstanding contributions either. After working hard for fifty to sixty years, he finally became a shopkeeper.
He looked like he was in his forties, but his real age was over eighty.
Everybody greeted Wang Zhihe as Tenth Uncle, Tenth Granduncle. The group of people entered the backyard of the shop. Compared to the slightly narrow shop, the backyard was very spacious, with an area of about ten acres.
Wang Zhide and Wang Zhihe chatted for a while and then left.
Then, Wang Zhihe assigned tasks and residences to everyone.
As a talisman master, Wang Daoyuan's treatment was relatively good. He lived in an immortal's cave with abundant spiritual energy. The immortal's cave was backed by a clear stream, which was a good place to fish.
At the entrance of the immortal's cave was a field of spirit fields. Compared to the spirit fields in the grandmist space, the spiritual energy here was slightly richer.
In order to deceive others, he planted yellow cloud grass and red blood ginseng in the spirit fields. This way, when he took out symbol paper or red blood wine, it wouldn't be too obvious.
Wang Daoyuan's task was to provide spirit symbols. Every month, the family would provide 300 symbol papers and enough spirit ink. If he handed over 120 low-grade first level spirit symbols, then he would complete the task.
This task was relatively easy. An ordinary low-grade first level spirit symbol master could craft a dozen or so talismans a day without any pressure. Moreover, he was a medium-grade spirit symbol master, so it wasn't difficult for him to craft 30 talismans a day.
If he completed the monthly task, he would receive a monthly salary of five spirit stones.
If he exceeded 120 talismans, the family would buy them back at the price of one spirit stone for six talismans. If he couldn't complete the task, the loss would be deducted from his salary.
This price was quite good. An early Qi Condensation cultivator would use any spirit stones they had to increase their cultivation. There weren't many that were willing to buy spirit symbols. The price of low-grade first level spirit symbols wasn't too high. The store would sell them for one spirit stone for five.
The next day, the new store opened. Several families with good relationships sent people to congratulate them. These people were received by Wang Zhihe. Wang Daoyuan only needed to be in the background.
Almost all of the guests had arrived. Wang Zhihe personally tore off the red cloth covering the sign. He saw the words' Jade Spring Pill Symbol Pavilion 'written on the sign. The words were strong but didn't reveal any sharpness. It was clear that this was Ninth Uncle's handwriting. A talisman master's calligraphy was generally good. At least, that was what Wang Daoyuan thought.
The shops of the immortal cultivation world relied on the accumulated reputation over the years. There were no grand opening promotions or opening ceremonies. After the sign was unveiled, the store would officially open for business. The main family would host a banquet to entertain the guests that came to congratulate them.
These things were all arranged by the shopkeeper and the greeter. Wang Daoyuan, as a technical talent, didn't need to participate.
Just as he was about to return to his cave, a young master came in. He was wearing a brocade robe and a jade crown. He had a big yellow dog in his hand and a few servants followed behind him. This young master's appearance was quite good. However, he looked down on people and had a condescending look.
A group of people walked along the street. The pedestrians on the street all made way.
The young master in the brocade robe walked in with his dog. He was the first customer of the Pill Symbol Pavilion. He shouted loudly, "Give this young master's dog some spirit pills."
He was clearly looking for trouble. If he was really here to do business and buy spirit pills for spirit beasts, he would have directly pointed out what kind of pills he wanted to buy. He wouldn't have said that his dog should get some spirit pills.
The first customer came to buy spirit pills for his dog. It was a slap to the Pill Symbol Pavilion's face and also a slap to the later customers' faces.
Although he was an evil customer, he was still a customer. They couldn't just kick him out. If they received him normally, it would mean that the Wang Clan admitted defeat.
This young master in the brocade robe was only 18 or 19 years old. Other than Wang Daoyuan and Wang Daocheng, the rest of the Wang Clan members in the Pill Symbol Pavilion were from the older generation. If they stepped in, they would be seen as bullying the young.
Wang Daocheng was the greeter, so it was appropriate for him to step in. However, he had never experienced this before and couldn't grasp the situation well. If his counterattack was too weak, it would embarrass the Wang Clan. If his reaction was too intense, it would show that the Wang Clan was not tolerant.
Wang Daocheng's goal was to become a shopkeeper. If something went wrong now, it would be difficult for him to succeed in the future. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
As Wang Daocheng's grandfather, Wang Zhide couldn't just stand by and watch. He transmitted his voice to Wang Daoyuan. "Daoyuan, that young man is the son of the Liang Clan's Patriarch, Liang Zilong. He's a complete prodigal son. This time, he came to find trouble with us.
Your Fourth Brother is the greeter, so he should be the one to deal with this. However, this matter isn't easy to handle. His future path is to become a shopkeeper. What he needs is popularity and reputation. If he messes up, his future will be over.
"You're not an adult yet. No matter if it's a loss or an advantage, we can treat it as a child's mischief. After the matter is over, we can cover it up by saying that you're young and frivolous. If we elders step in, we'll be bullying the young.
"You've been smart since you were young. If you help your Fourth Brother resolve this matter, I'll allow you to exchange for two low-grade level two spirit talismans."
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