Under the cover of night, the flying car arrived at a place three miles away from the imperial city in just a few minutes. They found a secluded spot to park, and then proceeded to walk into the city. With Lin Qianqian with them, safety was not a concern.
After retracting the flying car, Lin Qianqian and the other two followed the Fifth Prince Xiahou Yi toward the city gate. There were many refugees by the city gate, some leaning against the wall, some lying down.
These are all people who were affected by the disaster and could not survive in their hometowns, so they came to the capital to find a way to make a living.
But the imperial city wouldn't allow so many refugees to enter; you could tell by the soldiers standing guard on the city walls.
On their side, the guards took out the Fifth Prince's token and immediately went inside.
After entering the city, Lin Qianqian and her companions temporarily stayed at the Fifth Prince's residence.
The Fifth Prince instructed the steward of the Prince's Mansion: "These are all distinguished guests, so be sure to treat them well. Especially Fairy Lin, assign more people to take good care of her, and absolutely do not offend her."
Thus, Lin Qianqian experienced the life of being waited on in ancient times. She was helped to walk, had someone lift her hand to help her get dressed, only needed to lift her head to wash her face, and had food brought to her mouth.
Whenever she poured tea, her personal maid, Xiaodie, would kneel down in fear and trepidation to beg for forgiveness.
Xiaodie wanted to sleep on the floor next to her bed to keep watch that night, but it took a lot of effort to persuade her to sleep on the chaise lounge in the outer room.
The next day, the Fifth Prince got up early to receive the officials who came to visit.
Lin Qianqian arranged for Luo Zexuan and Wen Mingyue to guard the mall while she prepared to go out and check on the situation in the city. Unexpectedly, someone came to her door.
The Taoist priest before me had white hair and beard, but his complexion was ruddy and he was full of energy.
He looks to be in his fifties but is actually 101 years old. He calls himself Zhang Shanfeng, the former head of the Wudang Sect.
"You read that right, it's the 'mountain' of 'mountain peak,' and the 'peak' of 'mountain peak.'" Lin Qianqian confirmed three times. It was indeed the two characters for "mountain peak."
However, he prefers to be called Zhang Laodao.
According to him, his martial arts skills had reached their peak many years ago, and it was difficult to make any further progress.
But after meeting him in the dilapidated temple, he knew that his chance to break through had come, and that he had come to become an apprentice and learn skills.
Lin Qianqian was in a dilemma. She didn't want to take on a disciple, especially one from another world.
“Your martial arts have reached a high level. If you take another step forward, you can enter the Dao through martial arts and follow the path of martial arts cultivation. There is no need for you to learn Qi cultivation and magic from scratch. It is not appropriate for you to become my disciple.”
Instead of being discouraged, Zhang Laodao burst into laughter: "I knew it. You are either immortals or cultivators. I was right to choose you. Please accept me, fairy."
At this moment, Wen Mingyue pulled Lin Qianqian aside and whispered, "Can't the mall sign intelligent beings from other dimensions as mall employees? Sign him and bring him back to Blue Star to be a martial arts master."
Lin Qianqian's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. That's right! Even if we exchange martial arts manuals, we can't just practice them haphazardly. We need a real teacher so that the people of Yan can avoid many wrong paths when learning martial arts.
So Lin Qianqian walked back to him and asked, "Do you still have relatives, friends, family, and attachments in this world?"
When Lin Qianqian asked this question, Zhang Laodao thought she was afraid that he couldn't let go of his worldly ties, so he immediately explained.
"I am an orphan with no blood relatives, but I do have a few disciples. However, they have all completed their training and do not need my care. I also do not need to worry too much about my old friends. I can leave the mortal world at any time to live in seclusion and cultivate."
Hearing this, Lin Qianqian felt a little relieved and continued, "I don't take on disciples, but I do have some cultivation techniques that I can guide you in your cultivation. However, you'll need to sign an employee contract with the mall and travel with us through various planes. While we're resting on Blue Star, you'll also need to teach others martial arts. Are you willing?"
He then gave a brief explanation of what time travel and interdimensional trading are.
Master Zhang was overjoyed after hearing this. He had originally thought he would be able to become an apprentice and follow an immortal to cultivate, but he never expected to be able to go to so many worlds.
He indeed encountered a great opportunity and immediately agreed with joy.
Lin Qianqian then took out the employee contract of the Dimensional Mall for him to sign. Zhang Laodao glanced at it and found that it was just some rules to follow.
For example, he must not harm the interests of the mall, nor can he harm Lin Qianqian, the owner of the interdimensional mall. He is under Lin Qianqian's command and control, must serve the mall wholeheartedly, and the termination of his employee contract requires Lin Qianqian's consent, etc.
Surprisingly, he also received wages; he would be paid each time he traveled through time.
Wouldn't that mean he could possess many things from different worlds? Just thinking about it was exciting, and he couldn't wait to sign his name.
Lin Qianqian promised to give him the cultivation technique after this time travel was over and they returned to Blue Star.
After Zhang Laodao became an employee of the mall, Lin Qianqian immediately gave him a task: to promote their mall to the martial arts world, telling people that the mall had everything and that they should not miss it.
Lin Qianqian not only wanted to exchange for the secret manual from the Fifth Prince, but she also wanted the martial arts techniques in the hands of martial arts practitioners.
Meanwhile, the Fifth Prince had finished meeting with several important officials and members of the royal family. He told them somewhat mysteriously that he had been saved by an immortal. The immortal would come to the capital three days later with a large amount of food and all sorts of strange things. The immortal's abode would be located in the training ground in the northwest corner of the Prince's Palace.
When the time comes, the northwest gate of the Prince's Palace will be wide open; everyone can bring gold to exchange for it. If any family possesses any secret manuals or formulas, that would be even better—perhaps they could exchange them for celestial treasures.
One of the greedy people said, "Shouldn't immortals bestow things upon us? Why do we need to buy them with gold?"
Xiahou Yi glanced at the man sideways, thinking to himself: "Greedy and insatiable, utterly useless." Then, he slowly picked up the tea beside him, took a sip, and said indifferently, "Even immortals need to have their golden bodies made and enjoy incense offerings."
Everyone readily agreed, and they discussed sending out notices to various places, inviting wealthy merchants from all over to come and make purchases.
Old Zhang was quick to act; he immediately sent messages to all the major sects via carrier pigeon.
In particular, his eldest disciple, the current leader of Wudang, and his second disciple, the current leader of the martial arts alliance, were ordered to come immediately.
After becoming an employee of the mall, Zhang Laodao learned more about its secrets.
He had also seen airplanes, cannons, ships, superpowered fruits, superpowered cubs, superpowered trees, and other amazing things in the space magic treasures.
So he also hinted at it in the letter he sent out, and it was up to them to see if they believed him.
He's become obsessed with his phone and tablet these past few days. Even though he can't access the internet, he's downloaded enough movies and TV shows to watch.
Here he is, sipping his soda and eating potato chips, watching Tai Chi Master Zhang Sanfeng...
Two days later, in the middle of the night, a huge building suddenly appeared in the empty training ground in the northwest corner of the Fifth Prince's residence.
The streetlights on the wall illuminated the surroundings as bright as day, and the four large characters "Dimensional Mall" shone brightly.
The main gate of the mall and the back gate of the Prince's mansion were less than ten meters apart, and a group of maids and guards were already waiting there.
After the semi-transparent door opened, the maids carrying small bundles walked in one after another. Wen Mingyue would give them pre-job training so that they could start working as soon as possible.
The guards stood at the door, waiting for Luo Zexuan to give his instructions...
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