At this moment, the man in fine clothes stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Immortal. I am Xiahou Yi, the Fifth Prince of the Tianwu Dynasty. These are my guards, and these are heroes from the martial world. We were attacked while passing through this place and were saved by you, Immortal. We are extremely grateful."
Lin Qianqian did not deny his address to her. In a modern world, her proactive exposure might have led to her being reported, arrested, and investigated. However, in the ancient world, it would only enhance their image and background.
Lin Qianqian waved her hand dismissively and said, "You can rest in my shop for a while. No one will hurt you here."
Then, looking to the side, Luo Zexuan, who had been invisible for half a day, immediately came out carrying a medicine box. Although he was not a military doctor, he had learned basic bandaging.
As he bandaged their wounds, he explained the effects of alcohol, antibiotics, and other medications. Everyone was astonished to hear that these medicines could prevent wounds from festering and fever. Both the Fifth Prince and the martial arts practitioners knew that these were the two things most vulnerable to when injured.
Wen Mingyue didn't say anything, but just stood silently to the side observing the group of people.
The Fifth Prince, as the leader, stepped forward to express his gratitude to Lin Qianqian, but Lin Qianqian's response was unexpected.
"This isn't free. This is a dimensional mall where everything requires trading. As long as you have money, I can buy food, medicine, clothes, weapons, and all sorts of things you've never seen or even imagined before."
The Dimensional Mall was a new concept to everyone. Although they didn't quite understand the specifics, they knew it was similar to a shop.
But do gods do business?
Lin Qianqian seemed to see through their thoughts, and after a slight twitch of her lips, she still said, "Even immortals eat incense from mortals and need mundane things to sculpt their golden bodies."
After speaking, he didn't look at them, but simply made a gesture for them to follow.
The others dared not move, but the Fifth Prince took the lead and followed. His guards naturally followed their master's footsteps, and even the injured struggled to catch up.
An old Taoist priest with white hair and beard, among the group of martial arts practitioners, followed without a second thought.
Lin Qianqian led a group of people slowly past rows of shelves. Looking at the wide variety of goods and food on the shelves, especially the fresh fruits and juicy braised meat, the group of people who had only eaten a little dry food that night secretly swallowed.
They recognized most of the things on the first floor, but they had no idea what was on the second floor and beyond. Were those things in the shiny, transparent glass bottles wine? Not to mention the things on the third floor, they didn't recognize them at all! What were those big and small metal boxes on the fourth floor for? They looked so high-end, it was truly an eye-opener.
Lin Qianqian and the other two led them to the fifth floor and let the seriously injured people stay in the rooms.
He then led the others to the restaurant, waved his hand to remove the large 20-person dining table, and set out several 10-person tables. He tapped the tables with his fingers, and steaming hot food, various fruits, pastries, drinks, and alcohol appeared on them.
Everyone stared at the scene with their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
At this moment, Lin Qianqian felt like a little elf at Hogwarts, with a dining table in front of her and everything she wanted. She was so proud that her nose was practically pointing to the sky.
I want to shout: Tremble, mortals! Shocked, Muggles?
Lin Qianqian raised her hand, gesturing for them not to be shy and to sit wherever they liked and eat as they pleased. The Fifth Prince was the first to pick up his chopsticks, and when the eunuch beside him tried to stop him, the Fifth Prince glared at him.
Immediately afterward, the old Taoist priest reached for the wine bottle, poured a full glass of baijiu into the clear glass in front of him, and then downed it in one gulp. He then picked up a braised pork knuckle and began to eat it heartily.
Can Taoist priests eat meat and drink alcohol?
Seeing the old Taoist priest's demeanor, the other martial artists followed suit, and the guards also sat down and began to eat voraciously.
Everyone ate with complete absorption, oblivious to the chaos of war and widespread shortages of food and clothing. Except for the Fifth Prince, no one else could afford such fine food—not because they lacked money, but because they had nowhere to buy it. Moreover, it was a modern delicacy made with over a dozen spices; they were practically swallowing their tongues in anticipation.
After the meal, the Fifth Prince took out several gold ingots, intending to hand them to Lin Qianqian, but suddenly changed his mind and handed them to Luo Zexuan instead. He felt that the fairy should not be tainted by gold and silver.
If Lin Qianqian knew, she would definitely say: I am a fairy, but I still eat earthly food. I don't mind having too much gold, and I don't mind having too much silver. I can carry as much as I want.
After handing over the gold, the Fifth Prince asked Lin Qianqian, "My lady, is this gold enough to cover our meals and the medical expenses for the other wounded?"
Lin Qianqian thought for a moment, deciding not to take advantage of the situation: "That's enough. Also, my name is Lin Qianqian, you can call me Boss Lin. This is Wen Mingyue, and this is Luo Zexuan." The group of people stood up and bowed.
The elderly Taoist priest spoke up, "Fairy Lin, you just said that this place is a dimensional marketplace where you can buy many things with money. Do you also sell those kinds of medicines? How do you trade them? Do you only accept gold and silver?"
Lin Qianqian sized up the old man and saw that he had strong blood and qi. In a real fight, even Luo Zexuan would not be his match. He was someone whose martial arts were close to the Foundation Establishment stage.
The task of introducing the goods was naturally taken over by Luo Zexuan and Wen Mingyue: "Gold and silver are accepted here, and barter is also possible."
As he spoke, he led the group of people who had finished eating and drinking downstairs, introducing the area as they walked: "We just ate on the fifth floor. On the fourth floor, the left side is the home appliance, vehicle, and book section, and the right side is the clothing, shoe, hat, bag, and home textile section."
If they didn't understand something, they immediately asked: What are home appliances? Why is the vehicle different from the ones they've seen before? Why are there small wheels on that box?
Luo Zexuan patiently explained everything, with Wen Mingyue occasionally adding a few words. Lin Qianqian followed behind the group without saying a word, watching her two employees perform.
"The third floor has daily necessities, toiletries, cosmetics, baby products, stationery, and toys..."
But when they reached halfway down the floor, the group split into several smaller groups, with several female warriors among them stopping in front of the cosmetics counter.
The Fifth Prince stood in front of the stationery shelf, holding a calculator and pressing +1, +1, +1...
A guard beside him was leaning over the opposite shelf, pressing the switch of a crystal chandelier. The chandelier flickered on and off, startling him.
The other martial arts figures browsed and touched various items in the daily necessities section. Most surprisingly, the old Taoist priest was squatting in front of the toy shelf, playing with a toy gun one moment and a wind-up frog the next.
Luo Zexuan had to call them several times before finally getting them to come over, and then led them downstairs. The second floor was the snack, beverage, and alcohol section. Looking at the dazzling array of food, everyone was amazed, realizing for the first time that there were so many kinds of food.
In front of the liquor shelf, a burly man who hadn't had enough to drink at the dinner table picked up a bottle of liquor, intending to open it and drink.
Lin Qianqian stood behind, watching coldly, and warned, "If you take anything from inside without paying or our permission, you won't be leaving the mall. Unless you're tired of living, I advise you not to take anything!"
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