Before leaving, Yun Xian conducted an extremely cautious background check.
These knife-cut noodle shops of Dao Zong have been coming in with great force. According to interviewees, it felt like the streets and alleys were filled with these shops overnight, and there was not even any time to get used to them. Countless old shops were squeezed out, and they are still a little uncomfortable.
"Opening one more store means one more store will go bankrupt," Yun Xian said. "Just like that old lady's shoe-repairing stall Brother Xue mentioned, it was also taken over by the Blade Sect... Wait, these two aren't competitors, are they?"
Qiao Lingshan said: "Acquire, acquire."
Feng Ye said: "I have money, I have money."
Yun Xian: "..." She knew these two people wouldn't be able to say anything useful. No matter what, she was definitely going to go to the knife-cut noodle shop to find out what was going on.
Ji Rongxue rushed back after the auction. Yun Xian told her all the news he had received. Seeing that she looked exhausted, he asked curiously, "Miss, where did you go for business?"
"The Sword Sect isn't behaving properly again." Ji Rongxue still reeked of blood. Speaking of the Sword Sect, his expression grew even colder. "They're looking for a fight."
It seems like he went to fight.
Yun Xian asked, "Who is it this time?"
"I don't know. I've never seen her. Others call her Senior Sister Liuxu." Ji Rongxue wiped her paws. "She told me to talk it over and not get violent. Is there something wrong with her brain?"
Yun Xian: "...Is she okay?"
Help! Liu Xu! How could you be so unlucky? Were you sent to fight right after arriving in Qiankun City?
"It's nothing, she's quite impressive." Ji Rongxue asked, "Why, have you seen her?"
"Not only have I seen her, you've seen her too." Yun Xian said awkwardly, "The one who was silent in the corner last night was her. I ran into her in Tang Lingguo, and she helped me."
It was probably too dark, and Liu Xu kept covering her ears and keeping silent to avoid suspicion, so Ji Rongxue had no impression of it at all.
Ji Rongxue: “…”
Yun Xian: “…”
The two looked at each other in silence, feeling a little awkward.
"It's okay, it's okay. We've already fought, why are you still talking about this? No friendship without fighting." Yun Xian said palely, changing the subject: "I want to sneak into the knife-cut noodle shop of the Sword Sect and take a look."
Just now, Su Chi quickly collected the information currently available and found that just like the Dao Sect's store, recruitment notices were also posted all over Qiankun City. Moreover, it seemed that this store did not need to rest at all. It was open for twelve hours at most, from morning to night, with bright lights on.
It can outlast other stores by just keeping things going. Late at night, no one else is selling anything but it, so of course everyone goes there to eat.
"But this is really abnormal!" Yun Xian used his clever mind and decided to assign tasks to everyone: "Now, there are two clues. One is the knife-cut noodle shop."
"There are two possible scenarios here. The first is to poison the noodles regularly, putting some in every time Mr. Liu comes to eat. But that's a bigger risk. What if he doesn't come next time? The second is to seize the opportunity to poison the noodles. In that case, we need to find out which restaurant he visited last."
"Also, the antidote to the poison is very likely in the hands of Divine Doctor Fang! As everyone knows, Divine Doctor Fang's fame is largely due to Liu Feiran's endorsement. He might have already been bribed by the Sword Sect and become a lackey!"
Su Chi reached out and tied her messy hair up again.
"So, we'll split up into two groups," Yun Xian whispered, "Lingshan and I will try to infiltrate the knife-cut noodle shop as undercover agents, while Fengye and Brother Xue will go and confront that genius doctor. Remember, don't alert the enemy."
"That makes sense." Feng Ye hesitated and said, "But Yun Xian, you left such a deep impression on Doctor Fang last time that you've already alerted the enemy."
"No, that would only make him relax his guard." Yun Xian said calmly, "He would obviously think I'm mentally retarded!"
Everyone: “…”
Sincerity is the real killer.
"As for Senior Brother..." Yun Xian thought to himself that using Senior Brother to solve this kind of problem was simply overkill. He said, "I think you're almost at the Spiritual Severing stage, so be careful of being struck by lightning. By the way, if you meet anyone, remember to put in a good word for me!"
Those Blade Sect members were constantly gossiping about her, which was truly annoying. Of course, Yun Xian wanted to casually say she didn't care what others said or what they looked at her like—but the truth was, she did care, and was even a little vain, easily becoming proud of her achievements. But that was nothing, it was perfectly normal. She was still so young!
Su Chi came to Qiankun City and has been doing logistical work. Xue Lingxiu wanted to say something sarcastic, but seeing his calm face, she thought better of it.
So the group acted separately according to Yun Xian's instructions.
Before leaving, Tiedan said to everyone in a deep voice: "My name is He Zhilin."
"I understand." Yun Xian said, "Tiedan."
“…”
The method Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan chose to sneak into the knife-cut noodle shop was extremely simple, that is, to work as handymen.
Unexpectedly, there were quite a few candidates for the knife-cut noodles position. Everyone had notices in their hands. Yun Xian borrowed one to take a look. The two of them put their heads together and read slowly: "After three months, you will be taught the Dao Sect's mental methods and martial arts to strengthen your body. After five months, you can enter the Dao Sect as an outer disciple. The effect is long-term...?"
The salary is quite fair, just about average for Qiankun City. You won't get rich, but if you work hard every day, you can make a living.
It looks normal.
But if it is too normal, it will seem abnormal.
"That's not right, Lingshan." Yun Xian scratched his head and said, "Logically speaking, such a good workstation should have been taken long ago. Even if the store expands, do we really need so many people?"
With so many people crowded together, it's hard to say what was cut off by the knife.
Qiao Lingshan said, "Whatever the secret is, we'll find out once we investigate."
Yun Xian: "Also, although the person in charge of the selection is wearing the sword sect uniform, he doesn't seem to have any spiritual energy."
Qiao Lingshan: "Whatever the secret is, we'll find out once we find out."
Yun Xian felt that Qiao Lingshan was fooling her, but she had no evidence.
Although the team was long, it moved very quickly. The selection criteria were much stricter than Yun Xian had imagined. Many people who were not selected ran out crying, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. The next time we meet, you will regret losing me!"
Yun Xian: “…”
It’s just a noodle shop! Is this really necessary?!
Soon it was their turn.
Yun Xian is now wearing the mask that Su Chi learned to make. It doesn’t seem to fit very well, but fortunately it can be used. At most, he can say that he was burned by fire when he was a child.
The manager looked at her and asked slowly, "How old are you?"
Yun Xian lowered his voice: "Fifteen."
"Fifteen? Not bad, you're young and strong, you must have just graduated from school." The manager continued, "Do you have three years of experience working in a noodle shop? If you do, you'll be given priority."
"..." Yun Xian said speechlessly, "Manager, I just graduated from school not long ago, how can I have three years of work experience?"
"If you don't have it, then don't. Even if I have to teach you, it's still troublesome." The manager said, "Stretch out your hand so I can see it."
Yun Xian stretched out his hand. He took a look from a distance, and his face was filled with satisfaction. "This callus, it's obvious that it hasn't lived a life of luxury. It must have done a lot of heavy work, right? Not bad, not bad."
He asked the same question over and over again for a while, then handed Yun Xian a wooden sign: "Go in, someone will take you there."
Is it that easy?
Yun Xian glanced at Qiao Lingshan behind him. Sure enough, Qiao Lingshan was just like him and passed the selection quickly. The two walked in side by side.
The lights in the kitchen were dim, and the two of them stopped at the same time.
This is a hellish scene!
In the small kitchen, workers stood densely packed with numb faces, slicing noodles. Yes, slicing with knives, slicing non-stop. When someone came in, the workers didn't even look up.
"Okay! Shift change!" A manager clapped his hands and said, "Next shift!"
Another group of workers with the same look on their faces moved in like zombies and began to cut noodles listlessly.
Most of them were low-level cultivators with weak spiritual energy and mixed spiritual roots. At a glance, they were all in the Foundation Establishment stage. Qiao Lingshan noticed the removed wooden board and whispered to Yun Xian, "Yun Xian, they're working in two shifts!"
No wonder they could be on call for twelve hours at any time. Isn't that being on call at any time? Looking at them, they looked like they were about to die at any moment. She was even afraid that they would cut off her hands.
"It's already like this, do we really have to make this money?" Yun Xian said in astonishment, "Wouldn't it be easier to go somewhere else?"
The person in charge changed shifts, but he didn't leave. He stood there and cleared his throat.
"I know everyone is tired! But being tired is useful. Every drop of your sweat is paving the way for your future path to immortality! Just imagine, if you persist for three months, you can learn the martial arts of the Sword Sect. In five months, you can become an outer disciple. This is an opportunity that countless cultivators can only dream of!"
"Don't always feel tired. Think about your contribution to the Sword Sect. If your contribution is no greater than others, why should you be given a chance? Hope is in your own hands. As long as you can't kill me, then cut me to death!"
The workers were so excited after hearing this that they started to cut wildly again!
But he really had no strength, so in less than half an incense stick of time, he became lifeless again.
Someone went to the manager with a piece of paper, and the two of them started arguing quietly. No one else could hear, but Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan couldn't miss it if they wanted to:
Worker: "Boss, I quit. Please pay me half a month's wages."
The manager said, "If you don't want to work, there are plenty of people who will. Just pack up and leave. You haven't put in any effort, and you still dare to ask for money?"
The worker was furious: "We clearly agreed to daily wages! Why aren't you paying me?! I'm going to report it to the police! Give me back my money!!"
"You go ahead." The steward stroked his goatee and smiled meaningfully. "Haha, young man. Really, too young. By the way, let me remind you, if you dare to make trouble, do you believe I can make other shopkeepers afraid to hire you?"
Yun Xian: “…”
If I remember correctly, in this situation, if the worker goes to report to the police, most of the people who handle the case will be from the Sword Sect.
That would really be a case of "Who in the audience is suing me?"
The young worker went out with a sad face, and the manager came over with a smile: "Come, come, I will teach you how to start."
Slicing noodles with a knife is not really a technical job, it's just complicated and troublesome. If you use some skill, the noodles can be sliced to be evenly thick and chewy. But the person in charge should never have arranged Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan to sit face to face.
This position arrangement is also sinister. Even if you lower your head, you can see the movements of the opponent's hands. Seeing how hard the other person is working, you can't help but get anxious and start competing with each other.
Yun Xian tried to whittle it twice, and the manager exclaimed in surprise, "You clearly use a sword!"
"Oh no!" Yun Xian said awkwardly, "Yes, really? My mother taught me two moves when I was a child..."
"It's okay, I understand you." The manager said, "Abandoning the sword and following the knife is the wisest choice."
Yun Xian: “…Hehe…Hehe…”
When Qiao Lingshan looked up, she saw the mask on Yun Xian's face with crooked eyes and a slanted mouth, which made him look mentally retarded, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
I've already said that the person in charge shouldn't have let them face each other. Yun Xian didn't know how other people got along, but she and Qiao Lingshan had been together since they were little, and they could point fingers at each other and curse at each other in person, but as long as they looked at each other affectionately for more than a moment, they really couldn't help laughing.
Even though it sounds a bit strange, and we both know it's nothing funny—we just want to laugh! We just can't help it!!
It would have been fine if she had just laughed, but as soon as the other person started to hold back their laughter, it erupted like a volcano. Qiao Lingshan was shaking from holding it back, and gritted her teeth as she whispered, "Stop laughing!"
Yun Xian was chopping noodles while gritting his teeth and said, "Stop first."
Qiao Lingshan took a deep breath and cut her noodles: "Stop licking, I can't see your lips!!"
Yun Xian closed his eyes and cut noodles: "I told you to stop first!"
Everyone around them was secretly shocked. Sure enough, they weren't working hard enough. Look at these two new girls, they were smiling even while shaving noodles. How eager were they to work?!
The manager was deeply moved by the two workers' happy faces and decided to give them another lesson during the break.
Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan had been slicing noodles all morning, their arms aching from all that. They were just about to take a break when they heard the steward clapping his hands again and saying, "Everyone, come here."
The two of them squeezed through the crowd and found that there were a lot of iron chopsticks on his table. They didn't know what he was going to do with them.
"As everyone knows, our Sword Sect's motto is 'Never give up.'" The steward looked at Yun Xian, his eyes full of admiration. "Look at this young woman. She can appreciate the profound meaning of life and the taste of happiness from the tedious work. Why can't you do the same? Reflect on yourselves and learn from this little girl."
Yun Xian was flattered to be singled out for praise.
"Come on, Xiaohong, come up here." The person in charge must have taken the opportunity to instill some ideas in Yun Xian. He placed a chopstick in Yun Xian's hand and said, "Break it."
For a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, it is still possible to break an iron chopstick with force. Yun Xian broke the chopstick with a snap.
"Did you see that?" the steward said as he placed the ten chopsticks back into Yun Xian's palm. "Unity is the greatest strength. As the saying goes, a single chopstick is easily broken, but ten chopsticks are as strong as iron..."
Yun Xian snapped all ten chopsticks.
Everyone: “Ah!”
Manager: “…”
He remained calm as he stuffed another handful of chopsticks into Yun Xian's hands and said with a smile, "As the saying goes, a single chopstick is easy to break, but a bunch of chopsticks is hard to break..."
Yun Xian snapped the chopsticks and all of them broke.
Everyone: “…”
Manager: “…”
Yun Xian said innocently, "Anything else? I can still fold it."
After the silence.
Manager: "You are fired!!!"
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