Chapter 2369: You looted the canteen?

Today, when secluded cultivation was mentioned casually, Tianlin only then belatedly reacted.

Exactly, Ye Zhangqing makes breakthroughs as easy as eating and drinking—he's personally witnessed it.

He eats and drinks, declares a breakthrough, and does it with no sign whatsoever.

People differ; Ye Zhangqing appears to be resting, but actually he never stops cultivating.

But when he rests, he truly is resting.

Although Tianlin also wonders how Ye Zhangqing does it, everyone has their own secrets, just as Tianlin does.

Moreover, some secrets are not even known to one's own father.

Ye Zhangqing has no intention of volunteering the information, and Tianlin will certainly not go probing.

Casually inquiring about others' secrets is very impolite; the friendship of gentlemen is as light as water.

After muttering something envious and jealous, Tianlin got up and left, intending to go into secluded cultivation.

Although Miao Qianqian was still clueless, she clearly understood what could be asked and what should not be pursued relentlessly.

So, despite still having unresolved doubts, she rose to take her leave, and said she would also begin secluded cultivation tomorrow, to meet again after emerging.

Ye Zhangqing smiled, nodded, and saw them off.

Just as the two left, one after the other, Jueying hurried in, her complexion somewhat grim.

Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing asked with a smile.

"What's wrong? Your face looks so grim."

"My lord, one of our shops has been looted, and all the dry rations inside have been taken."

Upon hearing this, Jueying did not conceal anything, but gritted her teeth and said.

Now the Canteen, after that earlier expansion, already has dozens of shops.

They are mainly distributed around Wuji Xiancheng and Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng.

In major cities, including some prosperous towns and villages, they exist as well.

The Canteen has never before suffered looting; I just didn't expect it to happen this time.

It seems the outside world is truly becoming more chaotic, but Ye Zhangqing doesn't understand what there is to loot in a wine tavern.

Those dry rations, frankly, if exchanged for immortal crystals, would be worth hardly anything to Ye Zhangqing.

The ingredients and seasonings used are utterly ordinary, with nothing noteworthy about them.

"Do you know who did it?"

He pulled Jueying down to sit, first comforting her with a few words, telling her not to be too angry, that it's not a big deal and the loss is minor.

It's merely that the shop needs repairs and that batch of dry rations—none of which is a problem.

That amount of dry rations, Ye Zhangqing could replenish with a single pot, taking little time.

Under Ye Zhangqing's consolation, Jueying's anger gradually faded, and she pouted cutely, saying.

"I just received the news, still haven't found out who did it. Humph, if I find out, I will skin him alive—daring to break ground on Tai Sui's head."

Jueying's words were extremely vicious, but paired with her expression, their lethal impact was greatly reduced.

Anyway, Ye Zhangqing couldn't resist tweaking her nose and laughed.

"Alright, still talking about skinning people—do you think you're a Demonic Cultivator?"

"Hmph, who let them bully our family to this extent?"

Jueying was furious beyond measure, and Ye Zhangqing could only smile and comfort her.

This matter isn't major; sending someone to investigate should turn up the culprit, after all the Canteen is essentially an intelligence operation—if it lacked even this ability, that would be strange.

It's just that the incident happened suddenly, so it still needs a bit of time.

In Ye Zhangqing's company, Jueying's mood gradually improved.

But the good times didn't last; soon word came that a Canteen in Wuji Xiancheng had also been looted.

This news caused Jueying, who had just calmed down, to explode again instantly.

Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng, Wuji Xiancheng—two Canteens looted in succession; these people are utterly lawless.

However, it's clearly not the work of a single group.

Wuji Xiancheng and Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng are hundreds of thousands of li apart; in such a short time, it couldn't be the same group.

It's likely a coincidence that they chose the same target.

Nevertheless, regardless, these successive lootings have truly made Jueying very angry.

Killer intent gathered in her eyes; this time even Ye Zhangqing remained silent, only throwing out a sentence.

"These damned things, Madam, tell me who they are once you find out, and I will personally exterminate them."

Having said that, he didn't wait for Jueying's reply, slipped away on oily feet, and fled directly.

By the time Jueying came to her senses, there was no trace of Ye Zhangqing left.

Staying behind would obviously make her a punching bag; Ye Zhangqing would never do such a foolish thing.

Anyway, they're just a bunch of petty thieves; once we identify them, we'll wipe them out.

They even loot wine taverns—has the outside world really descended into this? It's utterly insane.

Ye Zhangqing didn't take this to heart, but Jueying immediately ordered all Canteen resources mobilized to thoroughly investigate.

Meanwhile, not far from Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng, on the bank of an Immortal River.

This Immortal River has nothing special about it; it's just an ordinary river in the Immortal Realm, located in a remote place where few people go.

Yet at this moment, along the banks of this Immortal River, several Spirit Cities tower.

These Spirit Cities are low-ranking, with figures constantly coming and going.

Inside the central Spirit City, in the Front Hall, a white-haired old man sits upright in the chief seat.

Below him is a youth with narrow eyes, a weasel-like face, a sly appearance, holding a box of dry rations, who smiles obsequiously.

Old sir, you don't like eating the canteen's meals, do you? This time we went out, and that town just happened to have a canteen, we also snatched it, and there's still plenty left in this Space Ring.

This youth originally intended to come and claim credit.

These people are all a rabble, all loose cultivators, with low cultivation and no background.

Before, it was all about barely surviving in the Immortal Realm; for a bit of Xiūliàn resources, one could even gamble their life.

However, this time, due to the aftermath of Green Pine Immortal City, the entire Immortal Realm is becoming increasingly chaotic.

And this old man at the head also seized the opportunity, quickly gathering a group of loose cultivators, hoping to profit from the situation.

This old man is of Immortal Venerable realm cultivation; under his leadership, needless to say, numerous loose cultivators have indeed recently made a fortune.

This also made them even more unscrupulous, after all, who knows how long this chaos will last; for now, the major powers still have grudges against each other, so they have not truly joined forces.

But if the situation continues to deteriorate, touching the bottom lines of the major powers, then a thorough purge will inevitably come.

By then, there will be no chance to make a fortune anymore.

Originally I thought I would get a word of praise, but seeing the youth's dry rations and Space Ring in his hand, the old man's face turned deathly pale as he spoke.

You………………… you guys snatched the canteen? Is that the canteen of the contemporary Yāoniè Ye Zhangqing?