"You! I... this!"
Muyun's face flushed with anger, but his father, Duo Jie, whose blood was surging the wrong way, tugged at his sleeve to signal him to shut up.
"But Father, these Liyue dogs clearly don't take us seriously at all!"
Duo Jie knew that perfectly well, but he was afraid Muyun would say something wrong and give the people of Liyue more ammunition to use against them. That would hinder their plans.
"Ahem, son, let's return to the ship first. Your father has his own ways of dealing with these arrogant scoundrels!"
Daddy's boy Muyun could only nod. He shot the Shadow Guards a vicious glare, then led everyone back aboard the ship, refusing all visitors for the time being.
"Hmph. A pile of rotten fish and shrimp, and they actually think they're fine seafood."
Wang Xiao snorted, thoroughly satisfied.
The two of them had been the ones to repel Duo Jie's oppressive aura.
Now that the old bastard had been angered into retreating to recuperate, they had naturally fulfilled the task Lin Yi had assigned them.
Their reward money was as good as guaranteed.
Back at Wanmin Restaurant, Lin Yi had eaten nearly all the delicacies covering the table.
The other merchants were all trembling with fear, afraid that even one extra sip of wine might upset Lin Yi.
"There's no need to jump at every shadow. I haven't stationed that many Shadow Guards in the city. Only ten thousand or so~"
What?
Over ten thousand Shadow Guards?
Did that mean these visitors had to worry about someone watching their backsides even when they went to the toilet?
At that thought, they could not help admiring and fearing Lin Yi's calculating mind.
Judging someone by their appearance was a grave mistake, and clearly everyone present had made