The person did not hesitate and truthfully informed them, "Turn left ahead, walk five hundred meters straight, then turn right, walk three hundred meters straight, then turn left, and then turn right. When you see an intersection, turn left, and you'll arrive after walking fifty meters."
The eccentric elder threw him away casually, "Scram."
"Ouch~!" The man fell and rolled a few times before staggering to his feet, "You!"
Upon meeting the elder's deathly gaze, he got scared and bolted.
Ming Zhi Tian was somewhat curious, "I say, Eccentric Elder, aren't you afraid he's tricking you?"
The eccentric elder glanced at Ming Zhi Tian, "I dare say he wouldn't."
With that, he pulled them along and they continued their journey. Indeed, Ming Zhi Tian once again witnessed the wisdom of this person known as the "Eccentric Elder."
Just as the passerby had said: "Left for five hundred meters, then right, then left, then right, turn left at the intersection, and walk fifty meters to arrive..."
They saw a large courtyard-style house. The plaque on it boldly displayed three characters—Linglong Pavilion.
The eccentric elder ascended the small steps and entered the pavilion. Looking around, it was a colossal structure. Inside, there were over a hundred cabinets, with more than ten thousand drawers. They appeared to hold traditional Chinese medicine, but in reality, they contained rare treasures.
A charming woman in a pink floral dress approached them, "Greetings, esteemed guests. I am Shopkeeper Four here, Yingzi. Do you have an appointment?"
The eccentric elder said directly, "No."
Looking at the eccentric elder's villainous appearance, and seeing him forcibly holding a few young men and women, Yingzi mentally gave him a score of zero:
"I'm sorry, esteemed senior. Linglong Pavilion prohibits the entry of contraband. Please leave." KuAiδugg
The two chains the eccentric elder was holding clanged. He stepped forward, ignoring Yingzi's words, "I need a stalk of Tian Se Li Xiang. I know it's in the Northern Desert, and only Linglong Pavilion possesses it."
Yingzi waved her hand, "Guards! Please escort this senior out."
Two guards quickly picked up their Bagua staffs and advanced. The eccentric elder firmly planted his stance and stomped on the exquisite wooden floor. A surge of wind erupted, directly pushing the two approaching guards away.
The locks of over ten thousand drawers snapped open. The eccentric elder flicked his sleeve, and the drawers were forcibly pulled out!
Then, a graceful woman in a yellow floral gown descended from upstairs, "Shopkeeper Four, what has happened?"
Yingzi shivered in fear, but upon hearing her sister's arrival, she felt somewhat reassured, "Reporting to Shopkeeper Three, an unreasonable old man is causing trouble here."
The graceful woman spoke politely, "I am Hua Kai, Shopkeeper Three of this Linglong Pavilion. Pray tell, where has our Linglong Pavilion offended you, sir?"
Ming Zhi Tian and the others glanced at the two women. They looked exactly alike? They thought to themselves, "Oh, twins?"
Disregarding the titles of Shopkeeper Four and Shopkeeper Three, the eccentric elder looked directly at Yingzi, "Do you want me to search personally?"
At the top of the pavilion, Fugui, dressed in a dark green gown, respectfully addressed a figure faintly visible behind a gauze curtain, "Pavilion Master, shall I go and see?"
The female Pavilion Master nodded, "Go."
She paused, then looked at the woman beside her, dressed in an orange ancient shirt, "Ban Luo, you go and see as well."
Ban Luo nodded and bowed respectfully, "Yes, Pavilion Master."
Fugui and Ban Luo began descending the stairs. Ao Zi Hua and the others heard the melodious footsteps and watched those two pairs of long legs, which were moving in unison towards them.
Ming Zhi Tian and the others were astonished, "Four... quadruplets?"
Yingzi, Hua Kai, Fugui, and Ban Luo, the four women, were indeed cast from the same mold, undoubtedly from the same litter.
Yingzi and Hua Kai respectfully clasped their hands and bowed to Fugui and Ban Luo, "Grand Shopkeeper, Second Shopkeeper!"
Fugui first glanced at the disheveled storage cabinets, then at the eccentric elder and his companions. His expression turned cold, "May I ask what dissatisfaction you have, sir?"
Ban Luo then asked Yingzi, "Yingzi, what's going on?"
Yingzi whispered, "Reporting to Grand Shopkeeper, this strange old man is of unknown origin. He's also holding onto several people, likely wanted criminals from somewhere, and is causing trouble in our Linglong Pavilion, demanding a stalk of Tian Se Li Xiang."