Chapter 1: This is not a shady shop

In the world of the Journey to the West, amidst a mountain range of clear waters and lush greenery, stood a tall building.

On the building hung three characters: Grocery Shop.

And in the backyard of this grocery shop, Wu Feng sat on a rocking chair and sighed.

"This grocery shop has been open for a month now; when will it finally have its first customer?" Wu Feng looked at the white clouds drifting in the sky and couldn't help but sigh.

Wu Feng.

He was not a native of the Journey to the West world. Just like the predecessors he had read about in many novels, he was a genuine transmigrator.

And since all transmigrators come with a system, he had one too.

The grocery shop before his eyes was provided by the system.

As long as Wu Feng stayed inside the shop, he was in an invincible state.

Even the legendary Saints would be no match for Wu Feng.

Well, that was the system bragging; whether it was actually true, Wu Feng had never tested it.

Forget about Saints—at least send someone, anyone, to visit.

What made Wu Feng want to cough up blood even more was that, currently, he could not leave his own shop; he was confined to it.

Fortunately, the building was quite large and included a backyard for sleeping and eating, otherwise, Wu Feng felt he would truly starve to death here.

"Creak, creak..."

The rocking chair produced a mechanical sound in the empty courtyard.

Wu Feng’s eyes slowly narrowed; he was going to sleep.

Since there were no customers anyway, and this wasn't going to change anytime soon, Wu Feng had grown accustomed to it.

It was just that being alone all the time was truly quite boring.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

The sound of knocking suddenly rang in Wu Feng’s ears.

"What’s that noise? Disturbing my sleep," Wu Feng muttered, opening his slightly dazed eyes.

Suddenly, Wu Feng’s gaze sharpened, flashing with brilliance.

"Wait, someone is knocking." Wu Feng revealed an excited expression.

He had been in this world for so long without seeing a single soul; now, someone had finally arrived.

Regardless of who it was, Wu Feng was very happy about his first customer.

After all, once there is a first, there will be a second.

"Ahem, no, I must act like an expert since I am invincible here." Wu Feng coughed dryly.

Truth be told, since arriving in this world, he only had the shop. He was merely a mortal with no cultivation techniques.

Everything depended on the grocery shop.

When people entered the shop and obtained items, Wu Feng, as the owner, could also obtain those items—and with a bonus multiplier at that.

Because of this, Wu Feng was naturally very expectant of his first customer.

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"Since when did such a place exist on Mount Huaguo?" Sun Wukong touched his head, looking at the massive building in confusion.

One must know that Sun Wukong had spent hundreds of years on Mount Huaguo.

It could be said that he was intimately familiar with every flower and blade of grass on the mountain.

Even though this area was a remote part of Mount Huaguo, he had been here before, and there had clearly been no such building.

How did it suddenly appear now?

"Could it be that some deity is hiding here?" Sun Wukong’s expression turned cold.

At this time, Sun Wukong had just returned from his studies under Master Bodhi and had recently seized the Sea-Calming Needle from the Dragon Palace.

It could be said that Mount Huaguo was Sun Wukong’s territory.

For someone to build a cave dwelling here without greeting him was a slap in the face.

"Bang, bang, bang..." Sun Wukong placed his palm on the door and knocked.

This surprised Sun Wukong; his strength was immense, yet the door did not budge.

It seemed this building was not simple.

In reality, Sun Wukong did not know that even if he struck with all his might, he could not destroy this grocery shop.

"No one?"

A moment later, Sun Wukong frowned; there was no response to his knocking.

This made Sun Wukong hesitate: should he force his way in to take a look, or leave and come back later?

"Hoo..." Sun Wukong took a deep breath, reached into his ear, and pulled out a golden iron rod—the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Legend had it that this was the Sea-Calming Needle used by the Great Yu to control the floods.

It was a treasure imbued with merit.

"Creak..."

Just as Sun Wukong was about to strike, the door slowly opened before his bewildered eyes.

What came into view was a delicate-looking young man.

Most importantly.

The other party had no cultivation base?

How could this be?

How could a mortal appear on his Mount Huaguo?

"This is..." Wu Feng narrowed his eyes, sizing up the monkey before him.

He wore golden chainmail, had golden fur, and held a glowing rod in his hand.

If he wasn't mistaken, this monkey before him must be the famous Sun Wukong.

Had his grocery shop actually opened on Mount Huaguo?

And at this time, Sun Wukong should have already returned from his studies under Master Bodhi and obtained the Ruyi Jingu Bang from the East Sea Dragon Palace.

As a customer, this was excellent.

Thinking of this, Wu Feng’s eyes narrowed, appearing full of mysterious intent.

"Welcome, guest. I am the shopkeeper of this grocery shop. Welcome; you are my very first customer." Wu Feng welcomed him warmly.

Under Wu Feng’s greeting, Sun Wukong walked into the shop in a daze.

"Grocery shop? What is that?" Sun Wukong asked suspiciously.

"A grocery shop," Wu Feng explained. "Here, whatever you want, we have it—cultivation techniques, heavenly treasures, and so on. That is why it is called a grocery shop."

"Oh, then I am quite interested." Sun Wukong was curious. He walked to the cabinets in the room and saw all sorts of strange items.

Swords, towers, axes... and in other cabinets, there were elixirs and books.

With a hint of interest, Sun Wukong casually grabbed a sword.

"Hmm..." Sun Wukong was stunned.

Because he couldn't actually pick up the sword on the cabinet.

"I don't believe it." Sun Wukong used all his strength, his face turning red. ===== CHAPTER 3 =====