Let's not be physical or Let's be physical?

"Young master, How should I let the fire in the cauldron be sufficient enough to melt the ingredient in mild texture?"

"Young master, what's my next task?"

"Young master, when will we open our own store?"

"Young master?"

"Young mast-

"Young ma-"

"Enough!"

Lan Ling who constantly barraged me with many tasks for herself after I'd saved her mother in near-death became glued to me.

I was grateful that I had now a diligent alchemist on my side, but she was getting on my nerve now. I did not know that her personality is like this when there's no disturbing matter on her head. She was so gleeful, and every minute would try to help in any single thing to appease me.

3 days ago after her mother has been cured, she started living here, when she oath her service to me in front of my mother, so now we are in here, living in my courtyards after my mother appointed her as my second personal-maid.

"Okay, Lan Ling, I know your excited and all but, everything is needed to be procedure in detail, so hold your horses and wait."

"Y-yes, young master."

Reprimanded by me, she became silent in the side.

I shook my head and sigh before I took a sip in my coffee.

Actually, the thing is, what I say to her is a big fat lie. There's no procedure for our plan to open a shop. All I need to do was to buy my own shop in the commerce street and wapish! Done, just like that. So I was just spitting crap at her to behave. But good news for her, coincidentally enough, today is our day to buy a shop and start our business.

After lunch, we once again leave the clan compound. Task, buy a shop, and opened my business!

Arriving at the familiar bustling street our destination is been fixed already as I let Yin Yue scout every shops that available to sell their property land and business permit in the last couple of days, in which three shops are eligible to comply on her findings.

The first shop is too shabby in condition, so I flat rejected it before we can even arrive at the shop entrance as I saw it in the distance. The owner who is waiting outside tried to persuade me but the guards seize him up and lock him to the city cellars after his persuasions became more assertive.

The second shop meets my expectations demand. Clean, have a flow of costumers, and the structures of the establishment are durable as of now. Some few renovations of it and it'll be a great shop. But I didn't struck a deal immediately yet as long I don't see the condition of the third shop.

Which gravely disappoint me so we came back to this shop once yet again. I bought the store for the sums of 160 gold coins which was a great deal between us.

The owner didn't even bother to move his belongings before scurrying jovially to the street.

And I had a premonition seeing that.

"Owner Bu, where're your monthly payments! Pay up!!"

A group of gang consists of 7 thugs barged in inside the shop, demanding payments which I knew nothing about.

Sigh... Ironic right? An Immortal like me has been scum just like that? Haha... Not funny at all...

Although I wasn't the one who looked at the shops which Yin Yue job it was still undeniable that this is my fault for being careless, so it's not Yin Yue's fault at all.

Even though I wasn't blaming her, she's still looking at me in the side with a wronged expression on her face as she saw the thugs and immediately knew what's the problem is.

She's so cute!

"Huh! Watcha' mean' payments! Who's you er' trying to scum!!"

Did I say, Lan Ling also has a tomboyish side of her? Yes, I didn't, did I?

Being negated by some woman the thugs' leader became infuriated.

"Don'tcha' talk back to me, woman!! Or-!"

"*Slap* Or what!? What'cha mean? I can't hear your goddamn' mouth! Speak sissy!!"

"Y-yo-you...! I'll kill you!!!"

Hay! Hay!! Stop...! Let's not be physical here guys, we're all adults here, so be sophisticated, alright...

Lan Ling slapped the leader's cheeks which were the last straw for his pride, he attacked. But before he could do so, something resonates inside the shop inquiring their all attention towards the source of it. It was me as I shook the bag of coins in my hand.

The attention is now all to me so I spoke with sincere voice. "Big brother, what's the fuss? Can you please elaborate to us what's your business in here." I ask.

His infuriation eased somehow after I spoke sincerely to him. It seems for him being called "Big brother" by a five-year-old kid is alluring in his ear, and I had a bad feeling about it. I'm not even gonna pronounce those words as it was just a speculation of mine.

"It's none of your business kid, so don't butt in. Owner Bu, where the fuck are you!! Show yourself before I smash your store!!!"

Although his infuriated countenance is now gone, he still wore his stern look as he called out the former shop owner of this establishment. But sorry for him, his now gone.

"I dare you, you dimwit-!?" *Spank*

Hay! Please don't speak now Lan Ling. You're just brewing trouble, and I hate silly troubles.

Spanking her butt, Lan Ling became flustered and looked at me with asking face of "What did I do wrong?" expression.

Everything, Lan Ling, everything...

I looked at the leaders and spoke. "Sorry to disappoint you, big brother, but, owner Bu is not the owner of this store anymore. See?" I showed him the business permit where my name imprinted on it, an alibi that I am now the true owner of this store.

Seeing the permit his eyes flash angered inside and growled under his breath. "Let's go, men, our business here is done."

It seems this guy is civilized to talk to, and not an unreasonable person to pass the debts that the former owner has, to us.

He strode across his men and exited the shop opposite of what bearing he had when he entered. His men followed him after giving us one more glance and bumped into my guards who are carrying the store's necessary equipment.

I stop my urge to applause for the leader's temperance characteristics for not robbing us even though he saw my hand has full bags of gold coins.

Although that was my impression of him, his followers are not, as they glanced at me with greed in their eyes before leaving the shop.

It was easy to guess where's this is going, so, start the cue people!

It's face-slapping time!

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