Dear Lingshi

Hearing this, Lu Yunsheng felt relieved and immediately bowed and asked, "Sir, this is my first time doing business. I don't know how to collect profits and taxes. Please explain it to me!"

"Haha! Okay! Then I will tell you, you merchants who do business in my Xiaoyao City must pay taxes. Your store only needs to hand over 200 high-quality spirit stones every month." The leading cultivator was very patient and explained every word very clearly to Lu Yunsheng.

After hearing this, Lu Yunsheng quickly took out two hundred high-quality spirit stones and handed them over.

At the same time, he took out dozens of spirit stones and quietly stuffed them into the leader's hands.

"Hehe! You're a sensible boy! Let's go!" The leader collected the spirit stones without leaving a trace, and walked towards the next shop with a group of people in a swagger.

Lu Yunsheng didn't want to get involved, and he didn't care about these few spirit stones. After all, paying taxes was a reasonable thing to do.

"I'm sorry, sir! I'm sorry for wasting your time." After Lu Yunsheng sent the group of old men away, he quickly said to the guest.

"It's okay! Boss, please take out this piece of Yingyun steel and let me have another look!" This middle-aged guest was very easy to talk to.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunsheng smiled and quickly took out the treasure ore from the container.

"Sir, are you a disciple of Tongtian Sword Sect?" Lu Yunsheng asked intentionally or unintentionally as he watched the cultivator looking at the treasure mine.

“No way, how could Tongtian Sword Sect take a fancy to my mediocre talent? However, I plan to give it a try in ten years to see if I can become a disciple of Tongtian Sword Sect. If I am lucky enough to become a disciple of Tongtian Sword Sect, I will be able to reach the sky in the future!”

The guest laughed at himself while turning the treasure mine over and over again.

"After hearing what you said, I want to join the Tongtian Sword Sect, but I am already in the late Jindan stage, so I'm afraid I don't have a chance!" Lu Yunsheng joked with a smile.

"How could that be? When recruiting disciples, the Tongtian Sword Sect does not consider their cultivation level. They only consider their swordsmanship aptitude and understanding. During the last disciple-recruiting ceremony, the Tongtian Sword Sect even accepted a great master in the fusion stage as a disciple!" As the customer spoke, he finally put down the treasure mine in his hand.

When Lu Yunsheng heard this, half of his worries disappeared immediately.

"Sir, is this treasure mine worthy of your attention?" Lu Yunsheng asked calmly.

"Okay! This is it. How many spirit stones does it cost?" asked the monk.

"Not expensive, just five hundred high-grade spirit stones." Lu Yunsheng quoted a price with a smile.

Hearing the price, the monk showed a trace of pain on his face, and asked, "Is four hundred and fifty okay?"

Lu Yunsheng thought for a moment and said readily, "Okay, four hundred and fifty!"

As soon as the guest left, He Kun came out from the back room.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yunsheng quickly told He Kun the news he had just received.

"Since cultivation is not a problem, the next thing we have to do is to think of a way to conceal the fact that we are practicing the secret Dantian sword-forging method." He Kun said with a frown after listening to Lu Yunsheng's story.

Lu Yunsheng also nodded. This matter was really difficult to handle. After all, there was no way to conceal it. Even if there was a way to conceal the cultivation methods of the two, no one could guarantee that they could escape the eyes of those powerful people when recruiting disciples.

In the past few days, Lu Yunsheng also learned from many customers that there is a high possibility that there are Mahayana cultivators in the Tongtian Sword Sect.

If the secret Dantian sword-forging method they practiced was ever discovered, endless torture would be waiting for them.

Just as the two were thinking about how to deal with the situation, another group of monks dressed in white robes walked in from outside the store.

Seeing this, Lu Yunsheng frowned slightly and muttered in his heart: "These people are very powerful, much stronger than the group who just collected the profits and taxes."

Lu Yunsheng didn't even dare to use his soul to investigate the cultivation level of these people.

Not knowing the background and purpose of these people, Lu Yunsheng still walked forward with a smile on his face: "Dear adults, what can I do for you in our shop?"

"Haha! We came here because we have something important to discuss with you." One of them said while laughing loudly, sitting on the armchair.

Lu Yunsheng smiled and did not respond, continuing to wait for what was to come.

"It's like this. Today we are here to collect the city defense tax. As you know, there are many evil cultivators causing chaos in the Linyuan Mountains to the west. Our Pingtian team has put in a lot of effort for your safety, so... it's not too much to collect some city defense tax, right?" The man explained with a forced smile.

When Lu Yunsheng heard the words "Pingtian Team", his eyelids couldn't help but twitch, and he immediately glanced at He Kun without leaving a trace.

But when this person finished speaking, Lu Yunsheng and He Kun both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as your identity isn't exposed, then nothing is a big deal.

Lu Yunsheng followed the principle of less trouble is worse than more trouble, and immediately asked with a smile: "Sir, may I ask how much is the city defense tax?"

"Not expensive, only two hundred high-grade spirit stones per month!"

The man said carelessly.

Just as Lu Yunsheng was about to take out the spirit stone, He Kun suddenly walked up to the man on the armchair and complained, "Didn't someone just come to collect taxes? If they continue to collect taxes like this, how can we survive?"

Looking at He Kun's actions, Lu Yunsheng immediately realized that he almost ruined the situation.

If I hand over the spirit stones openly, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of these people.

"Older gingers are more spicy!"

Lu Yunsheng sighed in his heart, but did not immediately step forward to dissuade He Kun. He just watched He Kun perform quietly.

Sure enough, when He Kun said this, the leader said contemptuously: "Boy, if we were not the pillar of this city, how could you live here and do business safely? Of course, if you don't want to pay the city defense tax, it's okay. If anything happens to your store in the future, don't..."

Before the man finished speaking, Lu Yunsheng quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Sir, why don't we return it?"

After saying this, Lu Yunsheng ignored He Kun's dissuasion and quickly presented all the spirit stones.

The man took the spirit stone, looked at the two of them with a smile on his face, and then turned around and left.

But at this moment, the man turned around and suddenly said to the two of them: "Oh, right! If I am not mistaken, one of you is in the Spiritualization Stage, and the other is in the Void Stage. Why do you two want to hide your true cultivation?"

Hearing this, Lu Yunsheng's eyebrows jumped, but he still forced himself to calm down and said, "Sir! We have no choice but to do this. My brother and I have offended our enemies in our hometown, so we came to Xiaoyao City and opened this shop to survive."