“Ha.” Gu Lingzhi laughed lightly.

It has been a long while since she completely looked down upon and was treated like this.

Nie Sang’s eyes hardened as his face turned dark. In a swift movement, he was about to teach this shopkeeper, who only knew how to look down on others, a lesson. Gu Lingzhi was, however, one step ahead. She retrieved the curved blade from her Storage Ring and a tinkling sound could be heard as she unsheathed the sword. The air seemed to split open as she pounced towards the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper’s pupils shrank and his call for help had yet to leave his throat when the curved blade was already against his neck. The sharp edge had yet to reach his throat when the aura of the sharp edge had already cut his skin, causing red beads to appear.

“You, you…” The shopkeeper was dazed from fear and could not even complete his sentence. His entire mind was filled with the sword edge that was pressed against his neck. He was afraid that if Gu Lingzhi’s hands were to tremble, his life would end there and then.

“Let the shopkeeper go!” The guards from the Tianbao Store rushed up, pointing their weapons at Gu Lingzhi threateningly.

The shopkeeper finally found his courage and...