Wei Shandong rescued Luo Qian from a crowd of "married women" who looked ready to throw caution to the wind. Luo Qian gazed at him with innocent, blameless eyes glistening with blue tears of gratitude, until Wei Shandong's scalp tingled. Business at Luo Alchemy General Store was booming beyond belief, but its blonde salesclerk, Yifen, sat off to one side, indignantly filing her nails with nothing to do.
The little shop was packed with people—all women. Young and old, tall and short, fat and thin. They even found Yifen's presence annoying and "politely" suggested she go cool off somewhere else.
Yifen had always considered her charm boundless, and Tie E had lately given her plenty of reason to believe it. This time, though, her confidence took a blow. Luo Qian drew crowds of female customers, while she attracted hardly any men. Men might often fantasize about squeezing through a crowd of beauties and getting their hands on them, but if they actually faced such a scene, probably only a tiny few would charge in howling.
It was like a bus packed with beautiful women: it made men hesitate to board. Of course, among tens of thousands, there was bound to be one groper.
Luo Alchemy General Store was full of women, including a few terrifying beasts straight out of the Cretaceous. That was enough to make any man choose wisely between beauty and danger. Poor Yifen was the one left behind.
Wei Shandong's looks had reached the point where a hundred poisons could not touch him and ten thousand evils dared not approach. Just standing there, he could frighten little girls to tears, grown girls into a daze, old girls witless, and antique girls off their feet. Like a great ship cleaving a wave, he rumbled through the crowd to