How come I was born a deity?

"Although we're the ones who are making the price..." He Yan, the old bald man, was clearly prepared, and asked with a forced smile, "But I wonder if Master Xuanqing has any preferences? If we could know that, it might make it easier for us to make a decision."

Shen Nianxu's eyes twitched violently. In terms of heritage, a small bookstore could hardly compare to an entire family.

Judging from what the young Taoist priest said, this meeting was probably a bidding process, with the highest bidder winning the opportunity to meet, and those who couldn't offer a price would have to slink home.

This is an absolutely overwhelming disadvantage!

He Yan was aware of this, which is why he took the initiative to let the young Taoist priest and Xuanqing Zhenren name the price, and they would pay for it.

The young Taoist priest's expression was like a sweaty soybean in a phone keyboard; he could only laugh awkwardly, "Then I'll ask Master Xuanqing again..."

He had just turned around when he suddenly stopped, as if he could hear a sound that only he could hear.

"This is... a technique for transmitting sound across distances?" Upon seeing this, He Yan immediately realized that it was Master Xuanqing who had made his move.

He turned around, wanting to take advantage of this rare opportunity to mock Shen Nianxu and deflate her arrogance.

As a result, Shen Nianxu didn't even look at him; the former just stared at Chen Qi beside him, seemingly surprised by something.

Before long, the young Taoist priest turned around with a broom in hand and smiled at Shen Nianxu and He Yan, saying, "Master Xuanqing has already told me, Mr. He."

He Yan stepped forward. "What did True Master Xuanqing say?"

"Master Xuanqing asked," the young Taoist said, "would your He family be willing to share your ancestral body-gathering technique?"

Upon hearing this, He Yan's expression froze on his face.

The He family's Body Gathering Technique is quite famous. It can use spiritual energy to push a cultivator's physical strength to a level far beyond that of ordinary people in a short period of time, thus achieving the level of the Hulk.

This ancestral martial arts technique is the very pillar that supports the He family's current status in Qingcheng.

Now, Master Xuanqing is actually making outrageous demands, wanting this thing?

Isn't this going to shake up the foundation of the He family?

Without waiting for He Yan's reply, the young Taoist turned to Shen Nianxu beside him and said, "Miss Shen, Master Xuanqing asked if your bookstore would be willing to lend the Shangqing Palace a copy of the only copy of the 'Earth Escape Scroll' of the 'Heavenly Book of Dunjia' in the entire Qingcheng."

Shen Nianxu's expression also froze.

But what she was thinking was different from what He Yan was thinking.

"Daoist Master!" He Yan suddenly exclaimed, "The Body Gathering Technique... our He family can share it, along with a few other techniques obtained from other channels. We only hope that True Master Xuanqing will keep his promise!"

The young Taoist priest hadn't expected He Yan to agree so quickly. He turned to look at Shen Nianxu and asked, "Miss Shen, is your bookstore there? Is there anything you'd like to say?"

Shen Nianxu's words caught in her throat, "Uh... this... is a bit... impossible..."

"Is that not possible?" The young Taoist priest still had a kind smile on his face. "Then it seems that Mr. He is very lucky this time."

He Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, Shen Nianxu didn't agree, otherwise he would have had to keep raising the price.

And it might not even be as tempting as the "Earth Escape Scroll" of the "Book of Escape Techniques"!

"Alright, alright," He Yan turned to Shen Nianxu, whose face was slightly pale, and said, "This is none of your business at the bookstore. Hurry up and leave, or the bookstore's revenue might not even cover next month's rent if it gets too late."

As he spoke, He Yan added to Chen Qi, "Friend, bookstores are a dead-end place. You can come and connect with us when you have time. If you need anything, just let us know."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qi's expression turned serious. "Really?"

Shen Nianxu stomped on his foot.

Chen Qi: "Hiss... We don't need it anymore."

"Hahaha!" He Yan laughed loudly three times, his appearance extremely arrogant. "Daoist Master, please lead the way!"

Just as the young Taoist priest was about to make a "please" gesture, a pretty little girl in a white Taoist robe suddenly ran out from inside the mountain gate.

"Second Brother! Eldest Sister wants you to clean the toilets later!"

The young Taoist priest's smile instantly froze on his face. "Junior sister... there are outsiders here. Could you please give me some face? Let's talk about this trivial matter later?"

The little girl gave an innocent smile. "Face? Can you eat that stuff?"

Young Taoist priest: "..."

"Outsiders?" The little girl turned her head to look at the group of people standing outside the mountain gate. "Are they the suckers Master mentioned?"

He Yan: "..."

Shen Nianxu: "..."

That's just kids saying the darndest things.

Her gaze swept over the faces of the people outside the mountain gate, and the little girl suddenly noticed Chen Qi standing next to Shen Nianxu. She pointed at Chen Qi with her slender, pointed fingers and said, "Ah! It's that bastard who pooped next to the mountain gate!"

He Yan: "?"

Young Taoist priest: "?"

Pointing at Chen Qi, who was staring at Shen Nianxu beside him, he said, "Sister, how could you do something so tasteless?"

Shen Nianxu: "...She's obviously pointing at you, isn't she?"

"Huh? Me?" Chen Qi's eyes were filled with confusion. "When did I ever do something like that?"

The little girl grabbed her second senior brother's sleeve, so angry she almost jumped up from the ground. "It's him! Second senior brother, the guy I was talking about before! The guy I caught taking a dump by the mountain gate a few years ago. I stopped him, and he even asked me for toilet paper! I was so angry I threw his poop back at him!"

"Oh my god! So it was you, the little brat who threw poop at me?" Chen Qi finally realized what was happening and said to Shen Nianxu, "See? I told you my memory is fine. You're not some monkey from the mountains at all."

"Who are you calling a monkey?!"

The little girl gritted her teeth in anger, and her second senior brother quickly reached out and patted her head, "Alright, alright... Master will scold you again if he sees you like this..."

Then, the young Taoist priest asked Chen Qi, "Friend, who are you...?"

Shen Nianxu, as if she had suddenly grasped a lifeline, introduced him: "His name is Chen Qi, and he is the new owner of our bookstore."

"Chen Qi?" The young Taoist priest had never heard of this name before and shook his head.

Seeing this, He Yan felt a weight lifted from his heart. "Your behavior is too disgusting. How can the name of a junior surpass the ancestral martial arts that our He family is so proud of? Don't be ridiculous..."

Before he finished speaking, the young Taoist priest suddenly turned around and looked towards the mountain gate.

After about two or three seconds, the young Taoist priest nodded and replied, "Understood."

He Yan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Miss Shen, Mr. Chen," the young Taoist priest pulled the girl behind him and gestured for them to come in, "Please come in. Master Xuanqing wishes to meet with you both."

Shen Nianxu gave a peace sign, "Yay!"

He Yan: "No, buddy..."

Didn't we just agree on this?

How could you change your mind at the last minute!