CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 289: THE LECTURE BEGINS

The shopkeeper of Tianming Pavilion is still the one hired by the Le Family, and the staff are also the original ones.

Shen Qinglan saw that everyone was fine, so she hired them directly.

"Shopkeeper Wen, have all the guests been accommodated properly?" Shen Qinglan asked.

"Owner, all the guests are already seated!"

Shopkeeper Wen was smiling happily; it had been a long time since he had seen so many guests.

Two days ago, Shen Qinglan had someone promote the story of "Journey to the West," so there were particularly many people coming to Tianming Pavilion today.

"When will the story start?" someone shouted from the second floor.

"Exactly!" another person chimed in, "We have been waiting for a long time, shouldn’t it be starting now?"

"Very soon!" Shopkeeper Wen shouted, "Everyone, please be patient. The storyteller will be here shortly!"

Someone sneered, saying, "Making it so mysterious, who knows if the story is worth the price of this tea."

A guest at another table laughed and said, "I heard it’s a mythological story. I love listening to these tales of monsters and demons. If it’s good, I’ll willingly spend these dozens of taels of silver."

At the next table, Duan Yunfei chuckled softly.

Le Zhao sighed lightly and said, "Still, it’s Shen girl who has a way. The tea that our Le Family couldn’t sell in a year can probably be sold out here by her in a day!"

The income from this one day could be more than thousands of taels. It’s really mind-boggling!

Yan Yijie laughed gently, patted him on the shoulder with a bit of sympathy, and said, "If your brother finds out about this, he’d surely be quite frustrated."

Le Zhao could only smile bitterly and remain silent upon hearing this.

"Mr. Xing is here!" Xuan Ying pointed downstairs excitedly and said, "I heard this story was written by Miss Shen. I wonder if it’s any good!"

"I imagine it should be great," Le Zhao smiled at him, "Otherwise, your master wouldn’t be singing its praises!"

Duan Yunfei, who was usually not interested in such things, was now intrigued, which was proof enough of the story’s uniqueness.

Shopkeeper Wen climbed onto the storytelling platform and shouted, "The story is about to begin, and I ask all esteemed guests to listen quietly!"

Xing Kang adjusted his garment and cleared his throat.

After Shopkeeper Wen descended, he climbed onto the storytelling platform.

"Greetings, everyone!" Xing Kang bowed to the guests on all sides and then smiled, "My surname is Xing, a single name Kang. You may call me Mr. Enlighter!"

"Mr. Enlighter?" someone laughed heartily, "This is amusing!"

After a round of self-introduction, Xing Kang gave a brief introduction to the story of "Journey to the West."

"Today is the first day; let’s start with the opening of the fifth Chapter."

Someone couldn’t wait and shouted, "Get started already!"

"Chapter One, Spiritual Root’s Origin Nurtures As Mind Cultivates The Great Way..."

After arranging everything, Shen Qinglan sat down on the Shen Family’s side.

"Miss Shen!"

Song Ting, whose arrival went unnoticed, greeted her softly.

She nodded slightly in return, acknowledging his greeting.

Upstairs, observing this, Duan Yunfei couldn’t help but frown, a cold gaze flashed over Song Ting.

Listening to Xing Kang imitating a group of monkeys clapping and talking, everyone couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

After the laughter, they quieted down again to listen carefully.

Once the fifth Chapter was finished, everyone still wanted more.

Someone shouted, "We’ll continue with the tea; can you add two more Chapters?"

"Yes!" someone agreed, "We’re willing to continue with the tea!"

"This..." Xing Kang hesitated, "Please wait a moment while I ask Shopkeeper Wen!"

Seeing this, Shen Qinglan quickly got up and went over to Shopkeeper Wen.

"Miss, they..."

Before Xing Kang could finish, Shen Qinglan asked, "Mr. Xing, is your voice still okay?"

Xing Kang was stunned, feeling a sudden warmth in his heart, and quickly nodded, "It’s okay, it’s okay, I could even tell ten more Chapters!"