SLAM !!!
A voice of something being 'craacked' furiously was heard.
No, It was not for that customer..
Instead, it was for a man who was behind the customer, trying to steal from that customer.
The man who was trying to steal was sent back flying by a single slap of Xian Li when it did not even come in contact with his cheeks.
The shockwave caused everyone present to draw their attention to them. As there were no guards nearby, no guard came. Xian Li looked at his surroundings and sighed-
It caused such a reaction..
Why is it so hard to keep a low-profile?....
Xian Li wondered and came back to reality.
Meanwhile, the customer who was about to retaliate more was so utterly dumbfounded that he could not even dare to breathe loudly. That slap passed right past him and if he moved even a liitle, he would be in the shoes of that slapped person.
He touched his cheeks with his hands and looked at Xian Li who had a smile which was not at all a good smile, with horror and fear visible in his eyes. Before he could do anything else, Xian Li spoke in a polite manner, as if he had been a butler in his past life with his right hand on his chest and left hand behind the back-
"That person was trying to steal from you, dear customer. So, that is why..."
The customer looked at him, seemingly shocked by the sudden change in the attitude and why he had had attacked that person.
It was indiectly aimed at him!!
He remembered his previous words, and it hit him with a jolt that if the person in front of him had a great background, he, his entire fdamily and his upcoming generations would be doomed! All because of his few 'impolite' words.
He hurriedly bowed and said-
"Th-th-thank you very much. And s-s- sorry for my ha-harsh words I- I said before."
He was desperate, with drops of sweat on his face filled with fear.
Xian Li waved his hands.
"Hahaha. Don't worry, It was my duty to s-serve my customer, and prevent any inconviniences for him.... or her."
His voice twitched when he said the word 'serve', which was caught by the customer. He looked at the other young men behind him and said in a very low voice-
"May I get some of the longan, please."
"Of course."
Xian Li said as he packed some longans in a basket and gave him with a smile. The customer also smile awkwardly and began taking out the coins. He unintentionally looked at him and he noticed the cold expression he had on his face, which caused his soul to shake and his heart to skip a beat. He acted as if he suddenly remembered something and asked-
"How much for these?"
He looked at Xian Li after asking, and to his surprise, the expression had changed into a smile again.
"5 silver..only"
That customer stared at him as if saying 'Why don't you just rob me then, at leat I will be in profit.'
He only 4 silver on him at this time, which was a relatively big amount to carry around for common people. He looked at Xian Li in fear, and said in a low voice-
"I-I don't have enough money."
Hearing this, Xian Li frowned and asked-
"How much do you have on you now?"
The customer hurriedly took out all the money he had in his sack, which amounted to 4 silver and 56 copper, and kept it on the wooden counter in front of him.
Xian Li nodded indifferently and said as he waved his hands at him-
"You can go now."
The customer hurriedly bowed his head an vanished like wind. All the spectators were watching the scene, slightly surprised, thinking of it as just a normal incident. After the customer ran away, they also went back to whatever they were doing.
The ones who were the most dumbfounded were none other than the people he accompanied, the young merchant group. There was one who was both shocked and had..... uncontrollable fear which started lingering in him when Xian Li first slapped the theif.
He was shivering so much that it could be seen from metres away.
Suddenly, Xian Li looked at him with the side of his eye. Hee, too, saw him and was so terrified that his soul left his body and....
He fainted.