The entire Jingyi Shop is actually putting on a performance.
In the seemingly calm and peaceful store, everyone is busy with their own affairs, but it's actually all arranged in advance by Zhou Xuan.
He deliberately spread the word that his elixir was to be completed before ten o'clock, thus marking the last opportunity for Mr. Yan to "steal the elixir."
The peaceful scene of everyone is merely to prevent alarming the snake, inviting the enemy into a trap.
At the moment the "Alchemist Dan Silk" appeared, everyone in the Jingyi Shop knew that Mr. Yan had already started to steal the elixir,
but everyone pretended that nothing had happened—Zhou Xuan had informed them in advance: if he didn't make a noise, no one should go upstairs.
Capturing requires timing, and before the right time, Mr. Yan might have the chance to escape.
If he escapes, it would bring endless trouble.
So, everyone in the hall continued with their tasks, acting as if nothing happened...
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