Although Shopkeeper Jia had seen a lot in his life, as a former scholar, he didn't know any martial arts. For a moment, he didn't know how to dodge.
Just then, Little Ling suddenly sprang out of Feng Yunshu's arms and sank her teeth firmly into the man's wrist.
"Ah!"
The man let out a shrill scream. In pain, he tried to pull Little Ling off, but she didn't give him the chance. With a nimble spin, she leaped onto his shoulder, then stuck her head in front of his face and bared her teeth.
Since few people in the imperial city of the Dan Kingdom raised foxes, few had ever seen such a creature. At first glance, they thought Little Ling was a snow - white dog.
At this moment, in front of the bitten man was an enlarged, hideous face like that of a fierce ghost. His face turned deathly pale. Stumbling backward, he shouted in panic.
"Ah! Monster! There's a monster here! Help! The monster's going to eat me!"
The people around looked at Little Ling, but all they saw was a pretty - looking puppy. Although it was fierce, it didn't look like any monster at all.
"Second Brother, are you okay?" Another man immediately supported his companion and stared warily at Feng Yunshu and Shopkeeper Jia.
"You're in this together! You even set your dog on us on purpose! Is there no law or justice in this world?!"
Little Ling was just having a great time and hadn't had enough fun yet. She was about to pounce on the man again when Feng Yunshu grabbed her tail tip and pulled her back.
"Enough. These are just ordinary people. Don't bite them into disability. They might even try to extort us. Leave the rest to me."
Little Ling grumbled, "Fine, fine. It's so hard to get a chance to stretch my muscles. I'm starving. Hurry up, Master... My stomach's growling. I'm so hungry..."
"Okay, I can't let you starve."
After soothing Little Ling, Feng Yunshu stepped forward with Little Ling in her arms and stared coldly at the trouble - making man.
"Sir, it was clearly your companion who tried to attack our shopkeeper first. We're just defending ourselves. Even if the officials come, we're in the right."
"Who are you? A mere woman..." The man shouted while sizing Feng Yunshu up and down, leering at her.
"I bet you're the shopkeeper's mistress. You're quite a beauty. But the shopkeeper's so old. Why don't you come with me, and I'll make sure you have a wonderful time every night..."
The moment the man finished speaking, Feng Yunshu's eyes turned cold. With a loud "slap", she slapped the man across the face.
How powerful was that slap? The man's face was knocked to one side. Two blood - stained teeth flew out of his mouth, and half of his face instantly swelled up like a pig's head.
"If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"
"You shrew! How dare you hit me?! It was clearly your Wuxiang Restaurant that poisoned the guests first. Do you still think you're in the right?!"
This man's words were clearly meant to create misunderstandings among the others about the Wuxiang Restaurant. The diners present began to whisper to each other and were quite critical of Feng Yunshu and her group.
Seeing that he had the support of public opinion, the trouble - making man became even more confident. "You're bullying us because you're in the majority, right? Fine, I'll go to the authorities right away. I'd like to see if there's any justice in the imperial city under the emperor's nose!"
"Hehe."
In response to the man's ruckus, Feng Yunshu sneered. Then she walked up to the man who claimed to be a "doctor" and said calmly.
"Sir, you just said that you've determined that this diner was poisoned by the food in our restaurant and that the poisoning was quite serious, right?"
The man who claimed to be a doctor had witnessed the power of Feng Yunshu's slap. Still shaken, he shrank back slightly and then nodded. "Yes, he's definitely poisoned. There's something wrong with your food!"
"Okay, since you've determined that he's poisoned, could you please be more specific about what kind of poison he's been poisoned with?"
"This..." The man who claimed to be a doctor was stunned for a moment and couldn't say a word.
"What's wrong? Miss here sees that you carry a silver needle with you and speak so confidently. You must be quite capable, right? Since you're so good, why don't you just tell us what kind of poison it is so that we can take responsibility clearly?"
Facing Feng Yunshu's and others' attention on this matter, the man quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He walked up to the poisoned man and sniffed seriously.
"The food contains a special poppy powder. If a small amount is added, it can make people addicted and want to eat more. But if the amount is large, it will cause diarrhea, foaming at the mouth, and severe abdominal pain. In more serious cases, it can even be fatal..."
As soon as the man spoke, everyone around gasped in horror. It was like a bomb had gone off.
"My goodness! This is so scary..."
"I didn't expect the Wuxiang Restaurant to do such a crazy thing for the sake of business. It's so inhumane!"
"Are you done talking?"
Feng Yunshu glanced coldly at the man who claimed to be a doctor, then clapped her hands. "Not bad. Your story is quite professional. Did you memorize it backwards and forwards before you came here?"
"You're slandering me!"
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to what this little woman has to say."
It was too noisy around, so Feng Yunshu had to release a little of her limited spiritual power to suppress the noise. Soon, the noisy restaurant fell silent.
"I need to clarify a few points here. First, the restaurant has never added poppy powder to any of its dishes. Second, according to what I've learned from the Annals of the Dan Kingdom, poppies have never appeared in the Dan Kingdom, and few people know about them."
After saying that, Feng Yunshu turned to glance at the man who claimed to be a doctor and sneered. "Sir, your accent and clothes clearly show that you're a native of the Dan Kingdom. Why do you know so much about poppies?"
"I... I'm a doctor, so I can naturally distinguish more drugs. What's so strange about that?"
"Oh? Really?"
Feng Yunshu suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the man's arm through his sleeve. With a clatter, a dagger fell out of his body, and the scene became noisy again.
The man who claimed to be a doctor was so frightened by the pressure released by Feng Yunshu that he was shaking all over. He was almost on his knees.
"You keep saying you're a doctor, but there's not a trace of the smell of medicine on you. Moreover, you have calluses on the虎口 of your palm. You're clearly a martial artist. How dare you claim to be a doctor?"
The moment the man was exposed, he flew into a rage. He simply threw caution to the wind. Suddenly, his face contorted with anger. He grabbed a wine jar from the table and smashed it towards Feng Yunshu's head. "Die, you bitch!"
Everyone was shocked. Seeing this, Ziyuan, who was standing next to Feng Yunshu, rushed forward without hesitation to block it for her. "Miss, be careful!"
In the blink of an eye, the wine jar didn't fall but was shattered in mid - air with a bang.
Before everyone could react, the man's neck was grabbed by a strong hand, and he was lifted off the ground with his feet dangling.