Cultivation Pet Shop

When Lin Fan spoke, Mao Tao and Qiao Yi Fei had looks of shock on their faces.

Even the surrounding people had surprised looks on their faces.

It was clear that Mao Tao wasn't only taking care of this young master because he was bugging her, but rather because she was taking out the trash for Lin Fan. Lin Fan would definitely have scruples taking care of this person himself, but it was a different story for Mao Tao because of her status.

As the granddaughter of the president of the Hunters Organization, she had a status that surpassed the status of this young master.

When the young master saw this, he was surprised at first, but he quickly revealed a smile as he turned to Lin Fan to say, "You, not bad. It seems like you're not as dumb as you look, you can understand how to curry favour. Good, as long as you give me this store, I can…"

But before he could finish posturing, Lin Fan's next words made him swallow the rest of what he wanted to say. In fact, Lin Fan's words had made the expression on his face freeze before completely crumbling apart.

Lin Fan didn't even bother looking at the young master as he said to Mao Tao, "Don't make a mess in here. If you're going to do it, do it outside."

Mao Tao once again revealed a shocked look, but then she looked like she slowly understood what Lin Fan was saying as she revealed a smile, "Sure Owner Lin, I'll help you take out the trash."

Then in front of the young master's stunned expression, Mao Tao's whip wrapped right around his neck, lifting him into the air as she walked out of the store with him behind her.

There was no need to see what was happening outside to know what Mao Tao did with the young master, just the sounds that rang out were more than enough.

Then when she came in with a bit of blood on her cheek, there were some people who even took a step back in fear.

Lin Fan saw this and took a tissue from beside him which he handed her as he said, "There's something on your cheek."

Mao Tao took the tissue with a bit of a slight blush on her face as she said, "Thank you."

Then she wiped her face in a manner that was completely opposite to how she had acted just now.

However, this was enough to show everyone the attitude the Hunters Organization had towards Lin Fan. They wanted him, so much so that they didn't care about offending the other twelve great factions for him.

That just made everyone even more interested in Lin Fan, or rather the expert who was really in charge of this store.

Just who was this mysterious expert?

Still, no one dared to look down on Lin Fan anymore since Mao Tao was still here. They might be young masters from the twelve great factions, but they were only from branch families, so the training that they received wasn't as good as the core members. Most of them were only in the Fragmented Soul Realm, so of course they weren't a match for Mao Tao.

The ones that had been thinking about going forward to take care of Lin Fan now had a different idea after that one person took the initiative to be an example for them. 

The day passed just like that, with no one really making a move.

A few of them did come over to talk to Lin Fan, but they just asked a few simple questions before leaving.

When the end of the day came, that was when the third sudden development came.

When the store was about to close, there were two unexpected customers that suddenly came through the door.

Lin Fan was heading over to lock the door when they suddenly came in. Out of habit, Lin Fan said, "Sorry, we're closed…"

But when he saw who they were, he stopped moving towards the door as he revealed a surprised look.

The two who had just come in were old man Qiao and old woman Mao.

Old man Qiao looked at Lin Fan with a smile on his face as he said, "Are we not welcome?"

Lin Fan shook his head and said, "Of course not elder, you're always welcome. It's just that the store is closing, so I won't be able to provide you with any services."

Both of them gave a laugh before old man Qiao said, "We're just here to see the store. After all, this used to be my store, don't you know?"

Lin Fan nodded as he led the two of them around the store. Of course, he didn't forget to lock the door behind them to make sure that no one else could come in.

As he led them around the store, the two of them had surprised looks.

The store was completely different from how it had looked when old man Qiao left it. He knew since it was his store, so he had sent people to check on it from time to time.

However, with how much the store had changed, they were shocked by what they saw. Not to mention when they saw the second floor, they noticed that there were faint fluctuations of spatial energy warping the very space inside of the store.

Even with their cultivation levels, they couldn't tell what level the laws were to warp the inside of the store like this.

It seemed like they had completely underestimated Lin Fan, the backing that was behind him was possibly beyond this realm…Or he might be using some kind of special artifact for this store.

Still, either way, it meant that there was something special about him and their decision wasn't wrong.

After touring the store, Lin Fan brought them back to the first floor where they took a seat at the table by the counter.

While sitting there, Lin Fan brought out some tea that he had just prepared, but this was tea that was completely different from anything that they had in this upper realm. It was something that Lin Fan had found by accident last time in the Kunlun Mountains and it had taken him some time to prepare it, but now it was ready to be unveiled. However, before selling them, he wanted to test it with the two of them to see if it was any good.

After taking a single sip, old man Qiao's eyes lit up.

As a Gourmet Hunter, he could easily tell that this tea was different from anything that he had before and he didn't hold back with his praise.

Old man Qiao said with a voice filled with praise, "Good tea!"

He quickly finished off the rest of his cup and turned to Lin Fan to ask, "Little friend Lin, where did you get this tea?"

Lin Fan revealed a smile as he said, "It was just something that I found while exploring. I'm glad to hear that you like it."

Old man Qiao quickly said, "Like it? This tea has a taste that I've never tasted before. It has an earthy taste that also has a hint of sweetness to it, it's completely different from the normal taste of tea. You have to tell me where you found it."

Lin Fan revealed an awkward smile and said, "This is just something that I found in the wild and I'm afraid I took the last of it. I can't really tell you where to find more of this."

Old man Qiao had a disappointed look as he said, "So it's like this…"

Of course, Lin Fan hadn't been completely truthful because he did find the tree that produced these tea leaves and he had brought them back with him. While he couldn't tell him where to find more of these tea leaves, he definitely could give him more tea leaves.

So Lin Fan said, "I still have some of the tea leaves left, how about I give you some?"

Old man Qiao's eyes lit up once again as he said, "Is this true? Of course I'll take them."

Lin Fan nodded and said, "I'll give them to you when you leave."

It wasn't hard to hear the meaning in his words, he was changing the conversation to the main topic, which was why they had come to visit him. It was clear that they weren't just here to visit him and see the store.

Since Lin Fan had taken the initiative, they didn't shy away from it.

This time it wasn't old man Qiao who spoke, it was old woman Mao who said, "Little friend Lin, I've heard that a few friends of yours have met with some problems recently?"

Hearing this, Lin Fan slightly knitted his brows.

It wasn't the fact that she knew this that surprised him, but rather it was the fact that she had chosen to mention this.

For an organization as big as the Hunters Organization, there was no need for them to pay attention to a small family like the Xu Family, not to mention bringing it up in conversation like this.

What was she planning to do by mentioning the Xu Family?

After a period of silence, Lin Fan gave a nod and said, "Yes, they've met some problems recently, but it's not something that they can't handle."

Old woman Mao gave a nod, but then she said, "Then can we ask you for a favour?"