The lead guard immediately roared out at the guard on the ground, "Stand down you fool!"
The look of disbelief of the guard on the ground became even deeper as he was completely confused by this turn of events. However, the lead guard did have some prestige among these guards since he was their captain, so the guard on the ground said, "Yes, captain!"
Then after saying this, he quickly got up and moved back to where he had been standing before.
The lead guard turned back to Lin Fan with a smile and said, "This young master, I apologize for the mix up. Please go ahead and enter your store, don't mind us at all."
Then with a wave of his hand, he led the guards away to patrol the street again.
Everyone who had been watching couldn't believe what had just happened and many of them were starting to question what kind of status Lin Fan had for the guard captain to act like this.
After leading the guards away, the guard that the captain knocked down couldn't help asking, "Captain, is there something special about that kid?"
Their captain was normally quite well tempered and wouldn't resort to violence that easily, so for him to have such a big reaction, it could be seen that this kid didn't have a normal identity.
The captain was still thinking about the seal that was on the deed.
That seal was one that was very special since what it represented was something that they couldn't ever go against.
There was no need to doubt the authenticity of that seal since it was made with a special method. Only the ones that it represented had the way of creating that seal.
Then again, if there was someone who was crazy enough to forge that seal, they would definitely be hunted down by the shadow guards of that organization it represented.
But if that was the case, then that would mean that this young man definitely wasn't normal.
Seeing that their captain wasn't saying a thing, the guard that had been knocked down asked again, "Captain, are you listening?"
Hearing this, the captain finally reacted. He turned to look at the guard calling him and said in a serious voice, "Don't bother asking, it isn't something that we should get involved in. You're just lucky that that young master was willing to let you go so easily. If you ever see him in the future, don't push your luck with him, that's the only advice I can give you."
The guard was taken aback by how serious the captain was, but he still gave a salute and said, "Yes sir."
These guards quickly made their way to their original post, but they completely ignored Lin Fan and the gazes of the people around them.
As for Lin Fan, while he was surprised by the reaction of the guards, he didn't mind them and headed right into the store.
When he opened the door, he saw what he had already expected. This store was completely abandoned and the inside of the store was quite dirty, but it was a good thing that there wasn't any rotting furniture or anything.
Still, this was strange since this was a store that had belonged to old man Qiao, who was a Two Star Hunter. For it to become like this, something must have happened that must have made him give up this store.
What Lin Fan didn't know was that old man Qiao had given up this store just because he was bored of it and he had left it there. His disciples had cleaned it out of the valuable things, but that didn't mean that they had time to clean it up which caused it to reach the abandoned state that it had currently been in.
Lin Fan didn't mind any of this since it wasn't him who would be cleaning up the store, it was the system.
As Lin Fan stood in the center of the store, he asked the system, "Does this qualify as a space that can be used for the store?"
The system was silent for a bit before saying, "A suitable place has been found. The system will now refurbish this location into the pet store. This process will take two hours. Host, please vacate the premises."
Lin Fan was already used to this since this had happened with the stores back in the lower realm, so he just exited the store where he saw that there were quite a few people who had gathered.
Ignoring them as he came out, he pulled out a large white sheet from his Storage Ring which he immediately threw over the store with his spiritual sense, completely covering it up.
When he did this, there were even more people who paid attention to this store that was completely covered up in the white sheet.
There were a few people in the crowd who knew what kind of store this was, so naturally they had other intentions as they watched this white sheet come over this store.
Finally, one of the people watching couldn't hold back anymore and came up to Lin Fan to ask, "Hey, do you know what's happening with this store?"
Lin Fan was surprised to see someone coming up to him, but since they weren't hostile like the guards, there was no need for him to be hostile. Rather, by talking to this person, he would be able to generate some advertising for his store.
Lin Fan turned to that person and said, "Yes, there's a new store opening here tomorrow morning and I'm the new owner."
The person who came up to ask had a surprised look when he heard this, but then he said with an excited look, "So that means that it's finally coming back!"
Lin Fan was confused when he heard this, but before he could ask that person what he meant, that person had already run off.
The people around them that knew what this store was before all had traces of excitement in their eyes as they pulled out their watches to start posting.
Lin Fan looked around and seeing that no one else was coming over to talk to him, he had no choice but to give up the idea of advertising his store. Seeing that there was nothing else for him to do here, Lin Fan gave a sigh and then headed off back home.
What Lin Fan wasn't aware of was what kind of a stir he had just caused on the city forums.
The reason for this was because of what this store was before Lin Fan had taken over and how popular it had once been. It was so popular that even after it had been abandoned by the owner like this, there were countless fans that still went once in a while to see if the owner would ever come back.
The main reason the store was so popular was because of who the owner was. The owner of this store previously had been the Ghost Chef, Qiao Yi Yin, the Two Star Hunter that everyone considered the best chef in the world.
The only problem was that Qiao Yi Yin had a wandering spirit and wasn't prone to stay in one place. This meant that his store had actually been closed for most of the year and would only open on certain occasions.
However, just with those certain occasions that it opened, it had generated fame that no one could ignore.
There was a legend that once said that on the coldest day of the year, the Ghost Chef Qiao Yi Yin had served a special meal for an old friend, but the smell from that meal had spread all over Harmony Street. On that day, there wasn't a single person in any of the other stores as they had all gathered around Qiao Yi Yin's store, trying to get a single peek at where that delicious smell was coming from. Even the workers in the other stores had gone out to see where that smell was coming from.
On that day, the entirety of Harmony Street had stopped.
The economic damage to Harmony City was clear since their monthly revenue had dipped greatly that month, but no one could blame anyone since even the officials of the city had been standing outside the store.
Now there was someone that was taking over the store that the Ghost Chef once used, this was news that was definitely worth spreading.
The Ghost Chef's age wasn't a secret and most people knew what he looked like since he was quite famous, so they knew that Lin Fan wasn't the Ghost Chef. However, the fact that the guards had even allowed him to approach the store and he said that he was opening the store again, most people thought that Lin Fan was the Ghost Chef's disciple.
The disciples of the Ghost Chef were all famous in their own rights, so no one doubted their abilities, even if Lin Fan seemed a bit young.
Just the chance to have a taste of the food cooked by the Ghost Chef's disciple was something that one could brag about, so many people were excited for what was in store tomorrow.
It was just too bad that all of this was pure speculation and Lin Fan wasn't planning to open a restaurant, but rather a pet training store.
It seemed like tomorrow was destined to be a day that would be filled with disappointment and shock.
But none of that was Lin Fan's fault.