Chapter 1250: You Are the One in Charge
After Yang Haoran smiled and nodded to Gu Yi and the other three, his gaze shifted to Jiang Dashi. He naturally saw the helplessness and bitter smile on Jiang Dashi's face.
“Haha, Jiang Dashi, you don't need to worry. As for the trouble that follows, Xu Meijing and I will figure out how to handle it. ”
Yang Haoran knew why Jiang Dashi wore that expression, so he spoke words of comfort. However, Jiang Dashi's worries did not dissipate because of Yang Haoran's words.
“This is not the time to talk about that. Quickly try to persuade Xu Meijing. If she truly obliterates this fellow's soul, then the trouble will be immense. ”
Yang Haoran chuckled in response, then looked at the young man. The young man was still struggling violently, trying to break free from the Soul Armament Life Ender. However, the tendrils of Yin Qi emanating from Life Ender, like highly resilient black ropes, tightly coiled around the young man's spirit body. It was precisely because of these Yin Qi restraints that the young man was unable to escape Life Ender.
Judging from the current state of the young man's soul, even if Xu Meijing no longer attacked him, if the young man continued to struggle like this, at most within a few minutes, his soul would dissipate.
Yang Haoran did not rush Xu Meijing, because he had just given her a reminder. No matter what Xu Meijing ultimately decided—whether to utterly destroy the young man's soul or to temporarily let him off—he would support her.
He naturally knew that scattering the young man's soul would undoubtedly invite significant trouble, but he would rather stir up trouble than see Xu Meijing unhappy, so he did not speak again.
Yang Haoran naturally wouldn't refuse Xu Meijing. Since she wanted to do this, he would let her. Even though he knew Xu Meijing's personality would escalate the situation, potentially leading to significant trouble, he still made this decision.
After Xu Meijing made her appearance, he did not show himself, but instead remained hidden in the shadows, witnessing everything. When he noticed Jiang Dashi showing signs of intervening to stop Xu Meijing, he took action, though his target was not the young man, but Jiang Dashi.
Of course, this so-called intervention merely bound Jiang Dashi, depriving him of both his ability to move and his ability to speak, but it did not cause Jiang Dashi any other harm.
The reason he did this was simply to prevent Jiang Dashi from disturbing Xu Meijing, and also to prevent Jiang Dashi from being accidentally harmed. Although Jiang Dashi was once a Night Watcher of Lecheng, he couldn't guarantee one hundred percent that if Jiang Dashi were to intervene and stop Xu Meijing, Xu Meijing wouldn't accidentally injure Jiang Dashi. To prevent this from happening, binding Jiang Dashi in place was the best course of action.
Xu Meijing, with a detached expression, watched the young man's struggling spirit body. She seemed to be considering whether or not to destroy the young man's soul. After a short while, the young man stopped struggling; it wasn't that he didn't want to struggle anymore, but rather that he had no strength left to do so. Because his soul was not far from dissipating, in his current state, he naturally lacked the strength for any extreme struggle.
Seeing this, Xu Meijing finally made up her mind. She lightly beckoned to her Soul Armament, Life Ender, and Life Ender withdrew from the wall, returning to her hand.
“Hmph, this was just a small lesson for you. If you are not satisfied with this lesson, I welcome you to cause trouble again anytime. Next time, I will give you a lesson you'll be satisfied with. ”
Having said that, Xu Meijing's gaze swept over the other onlookers present. She plunged Life Ender into the ground before her, then placed both hands on its hilt, and continued to speak.
“Of course, I also welcome others to cause trouble at our Jingran Pharmacy. However, I cannot guarantee that I won't kill someone then. ”
Xu Meijing's words left Yang Haoran feeling somewhat helpless, because her words were a bit offensive to the customers. If he were Xu Meijing, he would definitely not have spoken such words to the customers present.
However, since Xu Meijing had already issued such a brutal public warning, he naturally wouldn't step forward to publicly contradict Xu Meijing. He wouldn't do such a thing, nor would he dare to.
Moreover, although Xu Meijing's words would bring some negative repercussions to Jingran Pharmacy, they also had their benefits. At the very least, anyone intending to cause trouble at Jingran Pharmacy in the future would think twice. If Xu Meijing hadn't killed the chicken to warn the monkey today, if she hadn't laid down the law beforehand, then everyone would have thought Jingran Pharmacy was a soft persimmon easy to squeeze, which would also be troublesome.
Xu Meijing's words carried a strong threat. The onlookers present were not fools; they naturally understood the menacing intent behind Xu Meijing's words.
These people wore varied expressions; some frowned deeply, seemingly displeased by Xu Meijing's threat. Others were expressionless, their thoughts unknown. Still others wore a look of indifference, as if Xu Meijing's threat didn't bother them in the slightest.
Xu Meijing sheathing her blade meant she had already given up the idea of destroying the young man's soul. The young man, steeped in extreme despair, did not react immediately when Xu Meijing sheathed her blade; instead, he remained slumped against the wall, a look of utter despair on his face.
It was not until Xu Meijing's cold and haughty voice of threat sounded that he snapped out of his despair. However, having snapped out of it, he did not choose to flee immediately, nor did he burst into curses. Instead, his spirit body drifted lightly down the wall. When he reached the ground, due to his extreme spiritual weakness, the young man fell into a deep slumber.
Let alone the young man's soul being weak and falling into slumber; even if the young man's soul were now full of vitality, he wouldn't dare to yell in front of Xu Meijing, much less utter any threats. Because he could sense that Xu Meijing wasn't feigning ruthlessness; she was genuinely ruthless. If he dared to utter any harsh words, he would certainly be utterly destroyed by Xu Meijing.
The two maids brought by the young man, seeing his soul fall into slumber, immediately ran to him, then scurried away from the place with his soul. Because the Underworld had a special barrier suppressing things, ordinary means could not collect souls into a Soul-Gathering Bead; one could take them out but not put them in. The purpose was to prevent Ghost Officials or Underworld Officials from taking ghosts out of the Underworld via Soul-Gathering Beads or other means.
The two maids were not strong. They naturally lacked the special means to collect souls into a Soul-Gathering Bead, nor the ability to ignore the Underworld's special restrictive barrier. Thus, they could only wrap the young man's soul in Yin Qi and then lead it away from Jingran Pharmacy.
While doing this, the two maids were trembling with fear, terrified that Xu Meijing, in a bad mood, might slaughter them both as well. Therefore, as they took the young man's soul away, their hearts were filled with dread.
The two were also forced into this situation with no other choice. If they had any other option, they certainly wouldn't have done this. But the problem was that they had no other choice. Their not taking action against Xu Meijing was understandable; after all, they were just pitifully weak servants. If they had acted against Xu Meijing, neither the rules of the Underworld nor their own strength would have supported such an action.
But in the current situation, they didn't need to attack Xu Meijing; they merely needed to take their master's soul away. If they couldn't even manage that, then once the young man's soul reawakened, their own souls would most likely be forfeit.
Of course, although they had successfully taken the young man's soul away this time, it wasn't certain they would have an easy time once he reawakened.
Xu Meijing, of course, knew what the two maids were doing, but she did not make things difficult for them. With her arrogant personality, she simply disdained to trouble two servants, and thus allowed the two to take the young man's soul away.
After Xu Meijing finished laying down the law and threatening everyone, the Soul Armament Life Ender, upon which her hands had rested, dissipated into tendrils of Yin Qi. Yang Haoran witnessed all of this, knowing it was his turn to take the stage.
With a flash of his figure, Yang Haoran vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was already by Xu Meijing's side. Compared to Xu Meijing's aloof and contemptuous expression, Yang Haoran's demeanor was diametrically opposed.
Yang Haoran wore a kind smile, giving off an approachable aura. Unlike Xu Meijing, who seemed to be looking down on everyone.
“Haha, everyone, I apologize. Some minor incident occurred in the shop today, affecting your shopping experience. Please accept my apologies. However, please don't take the words of the troublemaker to heart. What I can guarantee everyone is that our Jingran Pharmacy will absolutely never sell fake medicine. If one day you truly discover fake medicine at our Jingran Pharmacy, then it must be a competitor playing tricks behind the scenes. If you are so 'fortunate' as to encounter such a thing, then congratulations, you've hit the jackpot! I will definitely give you satisfactory compensation. As for our competitors, I will handle them myself. ”
After a slight pause, Yang Haoran then continued to speak.
“I truly apologize for wasting your time today. As an apology, all your purchases at our Jingran Pharmacy today—whether for appraising items or buying Dānyào—will receive a 20% discount. Though the discount is small, it's a token of my appreciation; I hope you don't mind. However, before that, I need to restock some medicines for the pharmacy and have a brief meeting with my employees. It won't take long; I hope you can understand. ”
Yang Haoran said with a smile. Although it was an old routine, these were not the same people he had used this trick on before. Therefore, even if this routine had been used once already, its effect was still quite evident.
Moreover, even if such a routine were used on the same person, it would still be effective, because this routine didn't cause customers any loss; on the contrary, it allowed them to save some money. Thus, even if some people knew it was a routine, they would still willingly go along with it.
As Yang Haoran spoke, his attitude was extremely courteous. By the end, he even clasped his fists and bowed to everyone present. Offering benefits while being so polite, most of the people present greatly increased their favorable impression of Yang Haoran. Any remaining anger some had in their hearts now completely dissipated because of Yang Haoran.
“Tsk, hypocrite! ”
Xu Meijing, standing nearby, couldn't help but roll her eyes at Yang Haoran. Her expression was full of disdain and contempt. However, Xu Meijing deliberately kept her voice very low, so apart from Yang Haoran, no one else heard her words.
The smile on Yang Haoran's face did not change at all, as if he hadn't heard Xu Meijing cursing him. After he finished bowing to the guests present, he smiled and looked at Xu Meijing.
“Xu Meijing, let's discuss matters inside. ”
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile and was about to gesture for Xu Meijing to go first. He wanted to let this tigress, Xu Meijing, walk ahead, as that would give her sufficient 'face'. However, just as he extended his hand, Xu Meijing lightly slapped it away.
“You are the one in charge. You walk in front; I'll just follow behind you. ”
Although Yang Haoran didn't say it explicitly, Xu Meijing guessed what he intended to do. She also figured out what Yang Haoran was thinking, and thus stopped him in time, quietly uttering those words.
Upon hearing this, the smile on Yang Haoran's face deepened slightly. He didn't waste time on this matter. He shot a look at Gu Yi and the others, then strode towards the broken main entrance of Jingran Pharmacy.
After Yang Haoran took his first step, Xu Meijing then moved, slowly following behind Yang Haoran. Seeing this, Gu Yi and the others quickly followed suit. One by one, they passed through the dilapidated entrance and entered Jingran Pharmacy.
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