The stall owner not far away felt his heart skip at Jun Zi Shuo's words. His legs trembled as cold sweat broke out anew, an unprecedented unease spreading through him. His resentful gaze could not help but sweep toward the shack in the distance.
Had he not greedily accepted that man's benefits, how would he have landed himself in this predicament? Today, he had truly been led into a pit!
Lu Feng deliberately mocked him with praise. "Young Master Shuo truly understands reason, unlike certain women, who know only how to throw their weight around."
Jun Ziya shot Lu Feng a vicious glare, her expression as cold as a snow mountain glacier. Then she cast a somewhat disappointed glance at her younger brother, Jun Zi Shuo.
Lu Feng strode past the long table and stomped on the ground. A round bead promptly sprang up from beneath the surface.
Wrapping the bead in spiritual energy, Lu Feng raised it before Jun Ziya and declared, "This is the evidence of your breach of trust!"
Jiang Ruoyun, who had remained close at Lu Feng's side from beginning to end, saw the bead and the tension and worry on her face suddenly eased considerably.
This was precisely the bead that had accidentally bounced onto the ground midway through her first cooperation with Lu Feng, when they had been mocked and humiliated by everyone.
At the time, she had thought it was a mistake caused by Lu Feng's unfamiliarity with the process. She had never expected that from that very moment, Lu Feng had already been plotting for the situation before them and had deliberately preserved evidence.
Such meticulous thoughtfulness inexplicably gave her heart three parts reassurance and seven parts peace.
As for the stall owner, his legs had long since gone limp. He collapsed