"Heh, Master, this brat is quite quick to provoke," Wang Xianzhi chuckled.
Zhao Yan glanced at General Black Tiger. Her initial thought was whether someone had stolen the talismans she drew.
She believed the talismans she drew were quite valuable in the shop.
She hadn't expected it to be General Black Tiger who was stolen.
Upon hearing the words "stolen dog," General Black Tiger's droopy ears immediately perked up, and he bared his teeth at the man.
"Why steal the dog?" Zhao Yan asked.
The man stammered, "My master's birthday is approaching, and my senior brother said your dog is a spirit dog. He wanted me to steal it as a gift for my master."
"Spirit dog?" Wang Xianzhi glanced at General Black Tiger.
Indeed, General Black Tiger had undergone some changes after consuming the thousand-year-old wild ginseng, but he hadn't reached the level of a spirit dog.
Zhao Yan didn't see General Black Tiger as just a dog; she considered him a formal employee of the shop.
She hadn't expected this fellow to try and steal her employee.
As she thought about it, Zhao Yan's face grew grim.
Seeing Zhao Yan's stern expression, the man's heart sank. Her gaze was too terrifying, as if she could devour him whole.
"I know I was wrong!"
"You know you were wrong? If everyone who made a mistake could be absolved by saying they were wrong, wouldn't the world be in chaos?" Wang Xianzhi said coldly.
"I'm willing to compensate! Compensate for all your losses," the man said in a panic.
Zhao Yan glanced at the coffin. A hole had been dug into the coffin, but otherwise, there weren't many losses in the shop.
If the compensation was just for a coffin, it would be too lenient.
Zhao Yan said, "I'm not short of money!"
The man thought for a moment, not lacking money.
He then thought of something: "My master has a treasure called the Purple Gold Rope. This rope can automatically sense Yin energy and thus capture Yin ghosts."
"Is it on you?" Wang Xianzhi asked.
"No, but I'm willing to steal it for you. My master trusts me very much, and I'm sure I can succeed. Please believe me, don't feed me to the zombies," the man said urgently.
Zhao Yan gave Wang Xianzhi a look. Wang Xianzhi understood and walked over, untying the rope from the man.
Zhao Yan told Wang Xianzhi to keep an eye on the man, then turned and walked towards the first floor. She took two leftover dog biscuits from General Black Tiger's bowl.
Once she had the dog biscuits, Zhao Yan returned to the second floor.
She pinched the man's mouth open and stuffed the two dog biscuits into his mouth. Before he could chew them, she lifted his head, making him swallow the biscuits whole.
Zhao Yan said coldly, "I'll give you two days. You've now been poisoned with my Ghost Poison Ten Dispersals."
"If you don't take the antidote after two days, my Ghost Poison Ten Dispersals will begin to act, forming many corpse worms that will slowly eat your stomach empty, causing you to die in pain."
"Ah! You are so venomous!" The man was terrified. He frantically clawed at his throat, trying to vomit, but no matter how hard he tried, it was futile.
Wang Xianzhi glared at him and said fiercely, "My master is venomous? If you hadn't come in to steal the dog, you wouldn't be in this situation. In the end, you brought this upon yourselves."
"Your rope has been untied. Hurry up and get your master's Purple Gold Rope, or you can just wait to die."
"Not only will you die, but you and your senior brother will also perish together."
"Scram!"
With Wang Xianzhi's roar, the man, in a state of panic, fled out of the door.
He ran with incredible speed.
"Master, what about this guy?" Wang Xianzhi pointed at Shi Jiechang.
"Put him in the warehouse on the second floor. When his junior brother brings the treasure, let his junior brother take him away."
"Alright!" Wang Xianzhi dragged Shi Jiechang to the warehouse.
Zhao Yan went downstairs, with General Black Tiger following behind.
Her attention towards General Black Tiger was still insufficient. Shi Jiechang had gone to such lengths, all for General Black Tiger, proving that General Black Tiger's spirituality was not low.
With this thought, Zhao Yan turned around and stared intently at General Black Tiger.
She went upstairs and took out her bag, then took out the Yin-Yang Bead and placed it in front of General Black Tiger.
She wanted to see if General Black Tiger would have any special reaction to the Yin-Yang Bead.
As soon as she placed the Yin-Yang Bead in front of General Black Tiger, the dog stirred, sniffing the Yin-Yang Bead vigorously, and then took a deep inhale.
A stream of Yang energy was inhaled into his nostrils, and General Black Tiger closed his eyes.
Seeing this, Zhao Yan seemed to read a look of great comfort on General Black Tiger's canine face.
General Black Tiger inhaled again and again, and Zhao Yan did not take it away.
It wasn't until General Black Tiger had absorbed enough Yang energy that he lay down on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhao Yan checked him carefully, and found no issues with General Black Tiger.
She picked up the Yin-Yang Bead and stroked her chin. If General Black Tiger were to absorb Yang energy every day, would he one day become a spirit?
If he became a spirit, it would be much more interesting.
With this thought, Zhao Yan's gaze towards General Black Tiger became filled with anticipation.
She put the Yin-Yang Bead back into her bag, stood up, and heard many footsteps from outside the door.
She opened the door and glanced outside.
She had thought Shi Jiechang's junior brother had gone to find someone to deal with her.
Seeing over a hundred people approaching, she did not see Shi Jiechang's junior brother among them.
As the crowd drew closer, she saw the banners they were holding.
"Thank you, Senior Zhao, for saving our lives!"
"Salute to the most beautiful rescue angel."
Wang Xianzhi softly read aloud behind Zhao Yan.
After reading, he understood.
"Master, the people at the very front are the ones you saved before. Looking at the banners they're holding, they're most likely here to repay your kindness."
Zhao Yan saw the content of the banners and understood what was happening.
"Open the door and prepare some tea for our guests."
"Okay." Wang Xianzhi nodded, turned, and went to prepare.
They had originally intended to come yesterday, but they were delayed by an incident.
That incident was the search for the little zombie.
They were worried the little zombie would escape and become a malevolent beast that harmed the land.
However, after searching for a whole day, they still couldn't find the little zombie.
Furthermore, they were worried that if they did find it, their abilities wouldn't be enough to deal with the little zombie.
After all, that little zombie was an uncorrupted bone.
After much deliberation, they thought of the people on the mountainside.
They thought of Zhao Yan, who had saved them.
Being able to save so many people, Zhao Yan's abilities must be very strong. Although she used talismans, they asked themselves if they could have done the same.
In comparison, they realized that what Zhao Yan could do, they were incapable of.
With Zhao Yan's help, their chances would undoubtedly be greater.
Moreover, Zhao Yan had helped so many people without asking for any reward.
From this perspective, they believed Zhao Yan to be a kind-hearted and beautiful person.