Unyielding
In the end, Young Master Schulman, who had come charging in aggressively, failed to gain even the slightest advantage over Great Demon Li. He was stopped dead in his tracks by a single sentence and couldn't say a word for a long while.
He couldn't win in a fight, couldn't outshout him, and couldn't win an argument either. Instead, he had only managed to make himself look utterly miserable.
In the end, Schulman and Everin Borg, the captain of the "Apostles," could only retreat in dismal defeat. If having money meant you could act like a thug, then what happened when you encountered someone even richer?
Trying to reason with an unreasonable person was itself unreasonable. That was the paradox.
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John Samus and his bodyguards lived next door to the two Demonesses. The two sides had long been familiar with each other and even had business dealings. (The members of the Samos Family were currently staying together at the Qiongya Province cultivation base of Kunlun Demon Realm Co., Ltd.) There was no need to worry about either side causing any unpleasantness.
In fact, Mr. John was very tactful and never disturbed the two Demonesses. He let them make all sorts of trouble next door while pretending not to see or hear anything. Sometimes, he would even bake some hefty pies and send them over to share.
Each pie weighed at least ten pounds, which was indeed quite a show of sincerity. Moreover, he always sent at least fifty at a time. Even Qingyao Demoness, who was extremely picky about food, was quite satisfied.
High in fat, sugar, and cholesterol, these baked pies were veritable calorie bombs and could absolutely be considered high-quality food.
For Li Bai, having them as neighbors—and having them located not far outside the gate