After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 247 - 214: Turns Out Running a Shop Is This Profitable_2

Chapter 247: Chapter 214: Turns Out Running a Shop Is This Profitable_2

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Qin Shufu unexpectedly appeared, standing behind Gu An, shaking his head with a sigh.

Gu An was also quite emotional: "Perhaps my talent lies in alchemy."

"Why not in arrays?" Qin Shufu curiously asked.

Because I’ve seen array plates and couldn’t understand them, Gu An thought to himself, without speaking out loud.

Qin Shufu also didn’t dwell on it, instead saying: "I’m going out for a bit, take good care of the shop. If someone buys an array, take it from inside.

If there is a shortfall, you need to make up for it with the same amount of spirit stones.

If you have the ability to sell at a higher price, that’s your gain."

Gu An nodded to show he understood.

Then, the other party left.

As such, Gu An was left alone in the shop.

Soon, someone came to look at talismans; it was a man at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

In his early thirties, he had a bulging muscular physique.

He looked rather fierce.

Raising an eyebrow, he asked Gu An: "Is the boss not here?"

"No," Gu An said with a smile and a shake of his head.

"I thought he was. Are you new here?" the man asked.

Gu An nodded: "I’ve only arrived last night."

"As usual, two Healing Talismans, one Solid Spirit Talisman, put it on the tab," the man said earnestly.

Gu An thought there was a big order and was surprised to hear about putting it on the tab: "Put it on the tab?"

"Yeah, didn’t the boss give you the ledger?" the man asked with a puzzled look.

"The boss indeed did not give me a ledger," Gu An nodded.

"Then just put it under the name Mang Hu, I will come to settle the accounts at the end of the month, it’s the old rule," the man urged: "Prepare the talismans."

Gu An watched the man, unmoved: "The boss didn’t mention this."

"Not mentioned?" the man sneered: "What, you think I’m trying to cheat you?

Do you know that I am a major customer here? You’ve just found an easy job, don’t you want to keep it?"

"Perhaps you should wait for the boss to return?" Gu An suggested.

"When will your boss return?" the man asked.

Gu An shook his head.

"Are you messing with me?" the man said coldly: "Take the talismans, put them on the tab, why would I covet these items? What kind of person do you take me for?

I see you don’t want to work here, wasting the boss’s long-term customers’ patronage."

Gu An looked at him calmly, feeling rather emotional inside.

It turns out that working in the city is not comfortable at all.

He himself was at the Qi Refining Sixth Level, and so was the man, yet he threatened him with his job.

Sighing, Gu An said: "Fellow daoist, please come inside with me."

Upon hearing this, a cunning look flashed in the man’s eyes.

After entering, there was a loud bang followed by a snap.

Then, Gu An came out with thirteen spirit stones, saying evenly: "Fellow daoist is honest in not pocketing lost money, encountering someone like you is fortune amassed over three lifetimes."

Behind him, the burly man clutching his arm was painfully exclaiming: "Fellow, fellow daoist, your words... I’ll be leaving now."

Gu An nodded: "Then I won’t keep you any longer."

Following this, the man hurriedly left.

Gu An sat in the shop, shaking his head with a sigh.

He had earned thirteen spirit stones; watching the shop was indeed profitable.

Later on, Gu An greeted two more customers, but they purchased talismans normally.

While they did bargain, Gu An transacted within the bottom line set by the boss.

He negotiated assertively, making the customers feel that bargaining was tough.

Eventually, they cut a deal.

And they left very pleased.

Giving ample emotional value.

The boss did not return from his outing.

Gu An watched the shop for three days.

On the evening of the third day.

Gu An was still reading a book.

Suddenly, an elderly woman walked in.

She looked around, then, respectfully focusing on Gu An, said: "Boss, I’m here to buy talismans."

Gu An looked at her, his eyebrows furrowed.

The visitor was an ordinary person.

And he had seen her before.

Around fifty or sixty, much older than himself.

Her spirit appeared somewhat depleted.

Bowing her head, as if always feeling inferior.

Ordinary people on this street do have to yield to others.

Accidentally bumping into a cultivator could easily lead to trouble.

"Old madam, which talismans would you like to buy?" Gu An asked.

This is Sister Zeng Lan’s mother.

Encountering her was also something beyond expectation.

"I, I only have three spirit stones, what kind of talisman can I buy?" The old woman cautiously took out three spirit stones and asked.

Gu An looked at the thrice-wrapped spirit stones and said, "What type do you want?"

"My daughter is a cultivator, I don’t know what kind of talisman she needs?" The old woman looked at Gu An, too afraid to speak loudly.

Gu An thought for a moment and said:

"A Healing Talisman, it would still be useful to her; if she had more spirit stones, a Defense Talisman could also be an option."

"Healing Talisman?" The old woman asked carefully, "But doesn’t a Healing Talisman cost four spirit stones?"

Four spirit stones? Gu An was surprised in his heart; even the basic Healing Talismans in Qingmu City were only two spirit stones, right?

Gu An pondered for a moment and said, "Prices have dropped recently; two talismans can now be bought for three spirit stones."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, the old woman’s eyes lit up with excitement, but she quickly lowered her head again, respectfully saying, "Shopkeeper, I would like to buy two."

Gu An took the spirit stones and carefully examined them, noticing one of the spirit stones was actually fake.

"Where did these spirit stones come from?" Gu An asked curiously.

"I exchanged them with a colleague for some broken spirit stones," the old woman replied nervously, "Is something wrong?"

Gu An shook his head: "No, you don’t have to exchange them next time; we also accept broken spirit stones."

Saying this, Gu An took the spirit stones and gave the old woman two Healing Talismans.

Finally, he couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Are these for your own use?"

"They’re for my daughter’s savings," the old woman carefully put away the talismans and said,

"She works too hard; I want to do something for her."

"Your daughter should be very happy," Gu An said calmly.

"She’s angry," the old woman smiled and said:

"She wasn’t like this when she was little, a very pretty little girl, but after I got sick, she never wore her pretty clothes again, and her delicate hands started to develop calluses."

Realizing she had said too much, she quickly apologized, "I’ve spoken too much; I will leave now."

After saying that, she hunched over and tried to pick up her pace as she left.

Gu An watched her leave, silent.

He then took out three spirit stones and added them to the shop’s revenue.

After that, he always felt that he was becoming less aggressive.

The confidence that came with an ascent to Primordial Spirit was slowly fading.

He was less and less inclined to engage in combat with others.

Not sure whether it was a good or bad thing.

Afterward, he either spent time logging at the Outer Peak or selling talismans in Qingmu City.

He met many people, some good, some not so good.

Eventually, some kind people gave him spirit stones.

He even managed to make a profit of fifty or sixty stones.

More than what the shopkeeper earned.

This job was indeed quite good.

The income was quite substantial.

At the end of April.

Gu An received a transmission from Duanmu Qing of Heavenly Suspension Peak.

It said that the Sect would open a New Secret Realm next month and wanted him to participate.

Moreover, with fellow disciples leading the way, there would be something to gain.

Gu An pondered for a long time; he had also asked some people, entering and exiting the secret realm takes at least one month, up to three months.

Therefore, he refused.

Claiming that he was busy with Outer Peak affairs and without great ambition, and not to occupy a spot from Heavenly Suspension Peak, he made it clear that he would not enter the secret realm.

The next day.

Lu Ruan also sent a transmission.

Informing him that disciples received by other Peak Masters recently participated in similar events.

If he did not go, he might be seen as having been abandoned by his Peak Master.

If that happened, his situation would be extremely difficult.

Gu An had already thought about this.

He could withstand it.

So, he still chose to refuse.

Heavenly Suspension Peak.

Lu Ruan and Duanmu Qing looked at each other.

"Why is this?" Lu Ruan couldn’t figure it out.

"Knowing that his situation will change, yet he still refused; is there a deeper meaning?" Duanmu Qing was also puzzled.

"By refusing, he’s not just turning down the chance to be nurtured, but also putting himself at the forefront of trouble," Lu Ruan felt he really couldn’t see through him.

"He seems very keen on logging," Duanmu Qing remembered what their Master had said.

Their Master had mentioned it unintentionally, saying that Gu An was only interested in logging.

Teaching the intransigent is impossible.

After pondering for a moment, he transmitted another message.

This time, the Communication Talisman returned very quickly.

Duanmu Qing checked the content and smiled, "He agreed to go."

Hearing this, Lu Ruan was even more puzzled: "Why?"