"But... they didn't take that jade... talisman!" Chang Feng grew anxious, arguing while looking somewhat pleading. With a fawning smile, he said, "Fellow Daoist... if you feel displeased, how about I let you pick any one jade talisman from my stall?"
"No!" Xiao Hua was exceptionally decisive. "Since you slandered my reputation, you must be prepared for your slander to fail. I will ask the seniors of Jingbo City to uphold justice!"
As he spoke, Xiao Hua cupped his hands respectfully toward the elderly man surnamed Yang. "I have heard that Jingbo City's market follows the rule of tenfold compensation for fakes. I wonder, since I was slandered, should I also receive tenfold compensation?"
The elderly man surnamed Yang glanced at Xiao Hua, then looked around at the surrounding cultivators and nodded. "The reason Jingbo City's market is so appealing is precisely because it is known for fairness. What Fellow Daoist says is fully in keeping with Jingbo City's rules. Fellow Daoist was slandered over one jade talisman, so... Chang Feng should produce ten jade talismans as compensation!"
"Ah?? Senior Yang, Senior Yang..." Seeing his worst fear come true, Chang Feng knew begging Xiao Hua was useless and hastily turned around. "Junior... junior... this jade... jade... is a jade pendant, an ordinary jade pendant. It absolutely is not some jade talisman!!!"
"Is that so?" The elderly man surnamed Yang did not seem surprised. He merely snorted coldly.
"Hehe, Senior Yang must uphold justice!" Xiao Hua was overjoyed inside. Cupping his hands, he said, "Fellow Daoist Chang recommended it to me as a jade talisman over and over, and even demanded two supreme-grade spirit stones for it. All the fellow Daoists nearby heard it. If Senior does not believe me, ask the others?"
Before the elderly man surnamed Yang could speak,