Following my second uncle to raid tombs, one shovelful of earth led me to the world of immortal cult

Chapter 714 Ji Family Ancestral Land

Swish!

In an instant, Lin Que and Shen Wuliang's gazes became suspicious again, and they both focused on the short old man, causing the short old man to blush immediately!

"You unlucky girl!"

"What do you mean our chamber of commerce is going bankrupt?!"

"You unlucky girl, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. We call it rest and recuperation, so we can return on a chosen day!"

"Can't you see how old your grandpa is?!"

"I need a rest!"

"rest!"

"You unlucky girl, come here right now and quickly pour these two guests a cup of tea!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking in a fit of anger, the disheveled girl muttered something under her breath.

"Oh!"

Immediately afterwards, the girl stepped out from the pile of debris and quickly walked up to Lin Que and Shen Wuliang, bowing politely!

"I apologize to you both, Rou'er will go and pour you some tea right away!"

"Please have a seat for a while, gentlemen!"

Upon arriving in front of her, Lin Que finally got a clear look at the girl's appearance. Her hair was a mess, like a chicken coop, and her face and clothes were covered in dust. She was only slightly better looking than the short old man.

But those eyes were incredibly bright and pure, like a flawless gemstone, untouched by any taint.

After the girl finished speaking, she quickly ran towards a cubicle.

However, after hearing this, Lin Que and Shen Wuliang looked around and were speechless again!

There's not even a place to stand here, let alone a seat.

Should we sit on a pile of junk?

Seeing this situation, and hearing the girl's words just now, Lin Que's originally happy mood turned depressed again, and a sense of doubt rose in his heart once more!

Does this chamber of commerce really have the two things he needs?

But... never mind!

Now that the two of them were inside, let's see what the old man has to say.

"That unlucky girl!" After a burst of angry cursing, the old man turned to Lin Que and Shen Wuliang with a smile and said, "Hehe, please don't mind, gentlemen!"

"By the way, please don't be shy, gentlemen!"

"Please sit wherever you like!"

"Just treat it like your own home!"

Hearing this, Lin Que was speechless. Just as he was about to speak, the girl's little head suddenly peeked out from a cubicle, revealing a timid look.

"grandfather!"

"You unlucky girl, what's wrong now?!"

"Grandpa, um... it seems our chamber of commerce doesn't have any tea left."

"Should we...should we still make tea for those two guests?"

Lin Que: "......"

Shen Wuliang: "..."

Upon hearing this, the old man blushed again, and his angry gaze became evasive.

"Ouch... Ouch!"

"Please don't mind, gentlemen. Our chamber of commerce has just run out of tea and hasn't had time to replenish it yet."

"Please sit down, please sit down!"

The moment he finished speaking, the old man's short body hurriedly pulled two chairs out from a pile of clutter, then quickly cleared a slightly spacious area and gestured for the two to sit down.

Then he yelled at the girl who was still peeking out, "You unlucky girl, if you don't have any tea leaves, hurry up and go borrow some from Old Zhang next door!"

"Don't let our two guests go thirsty!"

"Oh!" the girl muttered again, looking aggrieved, before slipping away from the guild building.

However, as he passed by Lin Que and Shen Wuliang, he bowed apologetically once again.

Seeing this, Lin Que and the other person nodded awkwardly in acknowledgment.

After the girl left the guild hall, Lin Que decided not to delay any longer. He sat down and asked directly, "Let's not waste any more time. Shopkeeper, just get to the point."

"Does your chamber of commerce actually have the two things I need?"

"If not, let's not waste each other's time."

After all, Lin Que had other things to do. When he arrived in Shenbei City, he sensed more than a dozen hidden auras following behind the two of them.

Upon hearing this, the short old man chuckled again and said, "Oh dear, sir, don't be in such a hurry!"

"I run a business, would I lie to you?"

However, Lin Que no longer wanted to play games with this short old man. He just looked at him calmly, his eyes as still as a deep well, which made the short old man's expression tighten!

After a while, the short old man became extremely flustered under Lin Que's calm gaze, and then waved his hands repeatedly as if surrendering, saying, "Oh, alright! Alright!"

"To be honest, our guild does not currently possess the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ice Jade or the Flowing Breath Dew."

"Tch!" Upon hearing this, Shen Wuliang immediately scoffed and said, "I told you, there's nothing here that you're looking for, so let's just leave."

"Save time!"

Having said that, Shen Wuliang stood up and was about to leave.

Strangely, Lin Que remained seated and did not get up, which puzzled Shen Wuliang.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you leaving anything behind if you don't have what you wanted?"

However, Lin Que did not answer him. Instead, he smiled and said to the short, dejected old man in front of him, "It would have been better to do it this way from the beginning. Why go through all this trouble?"

"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do by keeping us here?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Wuliang asked curiously again, "Is he trying to trick us?"

After saying that, he sat back down in his seat.

"Didn't you hear what the old man said?" Lin Que glanced at Shen Wuliang, who had sat down again, and then continued, "The old man just said 'not yet'."

"That means he definitely knew where those two things were, and maybe his decision to keep us here is related to that."

"Ah! Impressive! Impressive!" Upon hearing this, the short old man let out a deep sigh, his smile vanished, and he looked at Lin Que with his cloudy eyes, asking, "I am Ji Qian. May I ask how you two gentlemen are addressed?"

"Lin Que!"

"Uh... Boundless God!"

"As expected, heroes emerge from among the young. You've seen through my intentions. Young friend Lin is truly remarkable!" Ji Qian exclaimed, then said, "I can say with certainty that in the entire Hanbei region, apart from my own place, there is no other merchant guild that possesses the two items you need."

Upon hearing this, Lin Que pondered for a moment and asked, "Then, shopkeeper, what did you mean by 'not available for the time being'?"

Just as Ji Qian was about to recount the events truthfully, the girl who had just left ran back in through the door...

"grandfather!"

"I've borrowed the tea leaves!"

"Please have the two guests wait a moment, I'll go make them right away!"

After speaking, the girl passed by and bowed slightly to Lin Que and Shen Wuliang before running back to the cubicle.

Seeing this, Ji Qian smiled.

"This is my granddaughter, Ji Xiaorou."

"Please forgive me if I offended you just now, esteemed guests!"

However, after Ji Qian finished speaking, his smile vanished instantly, and he became extremely serious!

"As for why I said 'for the time being,' it's all because it's related to an ancestral land!"

"An ancestral home of my Ji family!"