Store Guide

Notice on Store Operations

Welcome, new owner of the store.

This small shop was founded over 3,700 years ago. Enduring to this day, you are its 100th owner.

This is a consulting agency responsible for providing help to clients who come to our door on their own initiative.

The name of the store is not fixed; you can name it whatever you please.

According to tradition, the store has maintained the following rules:

1. Business hours are from 19:00 every night until 8:00 the next morning. Unfortunately, there are no days off; the store must remain open even on [Day of No Tomorrow];

2. During business hours, if you need to step out to handle a client's affairs, you must not lock the door. This allows new clients to enter and wait on their own;

3. You can only wait for clients to come to the door on their own; you must not bring guests in yourself;

4. When helping clients solve their problems, you must charge what you deem an appropriate fee. This store does not provide free services;

5. Please do not actively disclose the way to the store to outsiders. Not everyone can see the store's door, and those who are meant to come will always find their way.

Of course, as the new owner, the store's rules are ultimately up to you. You are free to decide whether to follow these conventions. The choice is in your hands.

While Chen Miemie was exploring the room.

Yi Zhu was leading Yi Xian around, searching everywhere for Chen Miemie.

"He was just here. How could he disappear in the blink of an eye?" Yi Zhu was somewhat puzzled.

They had been searching together perfectly fine; there was no reason for him to leave without saying goodbye.

As dusk approached earlier, Yi Zhu couldn't find Chen Miemie, so he pulled his sister into a nearby shop to hide temporarily, only coming out after dusk had passed.

But in just this short time, not only had the sky turned dark, it became even harder to find Chen Miemie.

They had been moving together earlier and hadn't even added each other's contact information on their smartwatches yet.

"Sister, sit here for a moment. I'll go look again."

Yi Xian nodded. She was blind, so even if she wanted to help, she couldn't.

As soon as Yi Zhu left.

The owner of the shop where Yi Xian was sitting walked over.

"Little girl, do you need a refill?"

This was a coffee shop, and the owner was a young woman.

Yi Xian nodded: "Thank you."

It was the post-dusk reopening, and there were no other customers in the shop.

Since neither of them had much to do, they gradually started chatting.

"My name is Qiu Tian. I'm the owner of this shop, as well as the manager and the waitress. Well, actually, I'm the only person in the whole shop."

"Hello, my name is Yi Xian."

"The shop you're looking for probably isn't on this street. Although missing number 19 is indeed a bit strange, it's impossible for us neighbors on the same street not to know about it."

Yi Xian thought for a moment: "Boss Qiu, have you been running this shop for a long time? Is it possible that it existed before, and later the number was changed or it was merged?"

"Probably not. I haven't been running the shop for very long, but I've lived here for a long time. This shop used to be a teahouse run by my father. After it came into my hands, I changed it into a cafe. Nothing has changed around here for at least over a decade."

Because Yi Xian couldn't see, she was better able to hear the sincerity in people's tones.

"Thank you for letting me know. The coffee smells wonderful."

"Hehe, I'm glad you like it. These are my specially made coffee beans, the only ones in the whole city."

Yi Zhu arrived at the entrance of 17 Fairy Tale Road once again.

He had searched this small street all over again, even looking inside the doorways of every shop, but he still couldn't find Chen Miemie.

"He must have left already. It's a pity, I was planning to invite him for dinner."

For Chen Miemie to be so young yet able to casually tussle with the [Rebellious Broom] and ultimately retreat unscathed with everyone, he was undoubtedly someone with great abilities, worth befriending.

The mystic circle was also a society of its own; it wasn't just about fighting and killing, social graces and worldly wisdom were just as important.

Since he really couldn't find him, there was nothing he could do. Yi Zhu prepared to go back to his sister.

Just as he turned around, as if driven by ghosts and gods, he tripped over the exact same stone on the ground.

When he steadied himself again, he noticed the gap between 17 Fairy Tale Road and the wall.

"It looks like I can barely squeeze in here?"

Next, he repeated the exact same experience Chen Miemie had just gone through.

The difference was that he didn't have the moonlight ability, so he moved much slower in the dark.

No matter how slow, he eventually arrived in front of the stone door.

Looking at the rustic number "19" on the door, his heart leapt with joy: he actually found it.

He pushed the stone door open with force.

Chen Miemie had just finished inspecting his new shop and making comments about each room, and had only just sat down on the sofa in the reception hall.

The sound of the door being pushed open came from the entrance.

"Brother Miemie, you really are inside."

Chen Miemie tilted his head and looked at his watch.

The watch showed 19:03.

Chen Miemie extended a hand: "Please sit."

Yi Zhu sat on the sofa opposite Chen Miemie.

When entertaining guests, serving a cup of tea was an indispensable gesture.

Chen Miemie hypocritically picked up the teapot and two teacups on the table, originally intending to show that the pot was empty, so he shouldn't be blamed for having no water to drink.

To his surprise, when he lifted it, the teapot that felt completely empty actually poured out tea.

And it was steaming hot tea that gave off a faint fragrance.

"Oh, thank you. It's great that you successfully found the shop you were looking for, but it's really hard to find. How would an ordinary person ever squeeze through that gap." Yi Zhu took the cup with both hands.

Seeing that Yi Zhu was about to drink it.

Chen Miemie called out to stop him: "You young folks just aren't steady enough. If I were you, I wouldn't drink water from a strange place."

Yi Zhu became even more puzzled: "This tea smells great. Is there a problem?"

Chen Miemie couldn't answer this question.

He quickly sought help from his off-site audience.

'Xiao Shuang, is this teapot a [Mystic Item]?'

[Your reaction is quite fast this time. This is the [Pot of No Intention]. It can pour out tea out of thin air, intensity level 5.]

'[Pot of No Intention]? Is the tea inside reliable? Can ordinary people drink it?'

[Yes, the tea soup from the [Pot of No Intention] is mellow with a sweet aftertaste. It is top-tier tea.]

[Only when the user has no desires and a mind free of distracting thoughts will the spout automatically pour out the most moistening and thirst-quenching tea. Once the thought "I want to drink tea" arises, the water flow stops immediately. It is the most generous pot, but also the most demanding one.]

'What the heck? When I want to drink, it won't let me, but it only pours water when I don't want to drink?'

[A very accurate summary. This pot is not prepared for the master, but mainly for treating guests.]

Chen Miemie finally realized that whether he wanted to drink or not didn't matter; the users also included the guests.

The guests who came here weren't here to drink tea; the guests were all in a state of "no intention," so tea could be poured out when serving them.

'What are the side effects?'

[The side effects only affect the person pouring the tea. Pouring tea from this pot over a long period will cause one to do things without intention and find no flavor in tasting tea.]

Chen Miemie was speechless.

"There is no problem. I was just joking with you."

Yi Zhu didn't find it funny. As the tea entered his mouth, he couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!"

This praise was sincere; the tea was indeed of a super high quality that he had never tasted before.

"Alright, let's get to the point. Yi Zhu, this is a shop that solves people's troubles. What perplexes you?"

Yi Zhu pointed at himself: "Me? I don't have any perplexities, do I?"

Chen Miemie crossed her arms and leaned back slightly against the sofa. Her gaze was dark and profound, half of her face hidden in the shadows.

"Only special people can enter this place. You've been trying to cozy up to me this entire time, and it's not just because I saved you all, is it? Wouldn't you agree, my very first guest?"