…The faint pressure of disappointment lifted.
A small price for silence.
Just as the tension was about to settle, Lin Yijun's easygoing voice cut through them.
'I get where you're coming from, Senior Yue.'
'The elders did tell us to keep the store hidden from prying eyes. And we've been doing pretty well on that front.'
His smile faded just a little.
'But with this… second entry point, it's like someone else flipped the board while we weren't looking.'
Hua Feixue and Xiao Lianfeng nodded.
'Still.' Lin Yijun continued, tone shifting back to breezy confidence.
'Maybe it's not all bad.'
He gave them a knowing look, one brow raised.
'Isn't this also a chance?'
The others turned toward him, listening.
'I mean, think about it. This store's not normal. Not even a little. And if it's now connected to multiple places, that means we're at the center of something big.'
He gestured casually toward the shelves.
