Tomorrow is the Fifth Prince's coronation ceremony, and also the day Lin Qianqian and the others return to Blue Star.
The system's trading tasks were completed long ago. The reason it didn't return immediately but waited until now is because there are some things that need to be settled.
On the day the mall closed for business, Lin Qianqian settled the wages of all the guards, maids, and children.
In addition to paying them the agreed-upon wages, they were also given many extra goods that they could use.
They took away all the blankets, pillows, clothes, and toiletries that the maids had slept in.
The same went for the children; all their clothes and belongings were packed up and given to them, and jobs were even found for them.
They no longer live in the dilapidated slums; they are all temporarily staying at the Fifth Prince's estate.
Once the Fifth Prince's factory is up and running, they will go to work in various factories and workshops.
Whether it's doing odd jobs or becoming an apprentice, it's better than them going back to begging and wandering.
The scene of that farewell is still vivid in my mind.
The guards bowed and thanked them many times, the maids held their bags and packages with reluctance, and the children cried with tears streaming down their faces, turning back every few steps.
But all good things must come to an end!
However, Lin Qianqian kept her maid Xiaodie by herself. Xiaodie was the little girl who had served her closely at the beginning and later went to work at the mall.
When the Second Prince came to cause trouble, she offended him by siding with the mall.
Although the second prince will be sent to his fiefdom after the fifth prince ascends the throne.
But for a prince like him, killing a powerless little girl was still very easy.
Through their time together, Lin Qianqian learned that this girl was an orphan who had sold herself into the Fifth Prince's household as a maid to avoid starving on the streets. She was honest, kind, and resolute.
Therefore, Lin Qianqian plans to give her a special power fruit or teach her how to cultivate immortality, so that her life can have another possibility.
Lin Qianqian first tested her spiritual roots, and to her surprise, the little girl's spiritual root aptitude was quite good, with both fire and wood spiritual roots.
Wood generates fire, and the spiritual roots complement each other, which enhances alchemy.
Lin Qianqian immediately chose a cultivation technique for her and became her guide in cultivation.
Xiaodie also lived up to expectations, and with Lin Qianqian's help, she quickly guided Qi into her body.
Lin Qianqian was about to leave and didn't have time to teach her slowly, so she left her some cultivation resources such as spirit stones, talismans, and pills, and also gave her a ten-cubic-meter storage bag. Xiaodie was extremely grateful for all of this.
Although Lin Qianqian did not formally accept her as her apprentice, Xiaodie had long regarded her as her master in her heart.
He always kept Lin Qianqian's teachings in mind, and worked diligently and earnestly in his cultivation.
Later, Xiaodie achieved great success in her cultivation and became the female national teacher of the Tianwu Dynasty. She devoted her life to justice and served the country and its people.
As for why Lin Qianqian didn't sign Xiaodie up as an employee of the mall, it's because she also had her own selfish motives.
They are not special talents like Zhang Laodao who are useful to Yan Kingdom or Shangcheng.
Lin Qianqian rarely signs people from other dimensions as mall employees, since mall employees are paid commission.
Lin Qianqian will try her best to reserve the mall's employee positions for talents recommended by Yan Guo, which will benefit both the country and its people.
Master Zhang also formally bid farewell to his disciples and grand-disciples. With Lin Qianqian's consent, he hinted to his disciples that he had gone to another world to cultivate with the immortals, and that they might meet again if fate allowed.
His disciples weren't saddened at all; on the contrary, they were all happy that their master had found a destiny with immortals.
The next day, Lin Qianqian and the others witnessed a grand ancient imperial enthronement ceremony.
She gave Xiahou Yi the last 200 tables of lavish food from her spatial ring, along with a tablet loaded with various documents and a solar-powered power bank, as a gift.
At midnight, the shop disappeared from the Fifth Prince's residence. The newly enthroned emperor, accompanied by a group of ministers, watched the shop leave.
He was very grateful to Lin Qianqian and the others. The emergence of the mall made the people of Tianwu believe that he was a chosen one with divine protection, which was why he was able to seize power and bring peace to the country so quickly.
Although everything in the mall was sold for a fee, it did indeed save the Tianwu Dynasty.
It saved countless people who would have frozen or starved to death in this natural and man-made disaster.
He would have the historians record this extraordinary encounter in history.
This was Zhang Laodao's first time experiencing interdimensional travel. He squatted by the glass door, occasionally glancing at the passageway outside.
"Old Taoist, are we in an ascension passage? Is Earth similar to the Immortal Realm?"
"No, although I've never ascended, the ascension path shouldn't be like this."
Lin Qianqian has always been keen on shattering other people's beautiful dreams.
"Moreover, putting everything else aside, in terms of air quality, Earth is definitely a world apart from the Celestial Realm. I'm certain that the Celestial Realm has no air pollution or nuclear wastewater."
"Fairy Lin, can't you let this old Taoist have a little more sweet dreams?"
"Hahaha..." Luo Zexuan and Wen Mingyue both laughed.
Amidst lighthearted laughter, the mall landed on Earth.
Before starting the disinfection, Lin Qianqian called out to Tang Dezhong and Chen Dinghai, who were standing outside, "Old Tang, Old Chen, we've signed an employee from another world this time. He's a martial arts master from the world of high martial arts, Zhang Shanfeng of Wudang."
Upon hearing that it was "Zhang Sanfeng," Tang Dezhong and Chen Dinghai, who were standing at the entrance, lit up. Who in this era didn't know the name of the Tai Chi master "Zhang Sanfeng"?
Unable to enter the mall for the time being, the two stood on tiptoe and kept peering inside, hoping to catch a glimpse of Master Zhang's demeanor as soon as possible.
Lin Qianqian had guessed this reaction; she did it on purpose.
The two people outside spun around excitedly. Since they had gone to the world of high martial arts, they must have brought back martial arts manuals. Moreover, they had signed a contract with the martial arts master "Zhang Sanfeng". It seemed that the entire population of Blue Star could learn martial arts.
After the disinfection process was completed, Tang and Chen finally met the venerable and otherworldly Zhang Laodao.
Lin Qianqian watched as Tang Dezhong and Chen Dinghai addressed Zhang Laodao as "Master Zhang" repeatedly, leaving the latter somewhat bewildered by their enthusiastic attitude.
Lin Qianqian desperately tried to suppress her laughter.
Even Luo Zexuan and Wen Mingyue, who are usually very composed, were blushing red from holding their breath.
Tang and Chen weren't this enthusiastic when they first learned she was a cultivator.
This overly flattering attitude made Zhang Laodao feel increasingly uneasy, and his sense of unease grew stronger.
He wasn't stupid; recalling Lin Qianqian's expression when she first heard his name, he had a hunch.
Besides, he was someone who had seen Tai Chi Master Zhang Sanfeng.
So he clasped his hands in a salute and earnestly introduced himself: "I am Zhang Shanfeng, the 18th generation former head of Wudang. Zhang is the character for 'bow' and 'long,' and 'mountain' is the character for 'peak.'"
"ah!"
This time, Tang Dezhong and Chen Dinghai were confused and asked somewhat dumbfoundedly, "The 'mountain' in 'big mountain'? The 'peak' in 'mountain peak'?"
"Hahaha……"
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