A few hunters, looking like blood gourds, had their skins ripped to shreds.
They were panicked, their legs weak, and they rolled down the hillside.
"Tiger demon is eating people!"
A robust farr's wife saw this and imdiately scread shrilly.
This instantly caused chaos throughout the marketplace.
The old Han selling candied hawthorn shuddered, scattering the straw targets and sending the hawthorn balls rolling into a pile of donkey dung.
The strong Great Han performing the chest-crushing stone act had just lifted his hamr when the stones below cracked into two.
It wasn't that he knew Astral Force, but the person assisting him below had shaky hands.
The monkey troupe was worse off; seven or eight mischievous monkeys shrieked and rushed into the crowd, overturning the dumpling stear and ripping apart the "Wu Family Pancakes" stall...
The marketplace was already crowded, and the chaos triggered a chain reaction.
Many people misheard it as "tiger demon is coming down the mountain to eat people," and seeing others running, they hurriedly picked up their children, frantically squeezing their way out. So tiptoed to see the excitent but were jostled to stagger...
Sha Lifei and his group weren't idling either.
Seeing a child knocked down, trampled on the ground, Sha Lifei stepped forward, crossed his arms, and used skilled energy to open up the crowd, holding the wailing child in his arms.
Wu Ba, with his incredible Divine Power, slapped the boiling oil pot back into place, then single-handedly propped up the collapsing wooden pole.
But faced with the chaotic crowd, what they could do was only a drop in the ocean.
At this mont, Long Yan'er suddenly made a move.
She ford a hand seal, her sleeves fluttering, and countless "Frost Moths" rose, their tail fluorescence ant to confuse was ineffective in daylight, but the wing scales they fanned scattered over the crowd.
Her Gu Technique, even ordinary Cultivators couldn't withstand it, let alone these commoners.
Soon, a bizarre scene appeared in the marketplace:
The previously panicked people stood fixed, their eyes vacant, drooling.
And the area was still expanding.
"How dare you!"
A roar ca from afar in the inn: "Using Gu Technique to harm people in broad daylight!"
Before the words finished echoing, the inn's second-floor window shattered with a crash, and a figure shot out.
It looked bulky, but the movent was agile, landing with the toe touching the ground like a horse treading a flying swallow, stepping twice on the canopy support, and leaping above the crowd, aiming a palm at Long Yan'er's head.
Long Yan'er was maintaining the Gu Technique, glanced over casually, and didn't bother to react.
She knew the opponent couldn't hurt her at all.
Sure enough, Sha Lifei behind her, holding the child in one arm, swiped his waist and pulled out the Flintlock.
The man knew this, quickly withdrew his hand, performing a kite flip to land back and retreat.
"Despicable!"
Landing, he cursed angrily.
He was a tall Han in a brocade robe, with hands extending past his knees.
A person of peculiar appearance and obviously skilled.
Sha Lifei didn't hold back, retorted: "Blind dog eyes, can't you see we're saving people?"
Whoosh~
A group rushed in from afar, all practitioners holding swords, spears, and sticks, surrounding the crowd.
At the sa ti, a few from Cao Gang ca to their senses too.
"Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding!"
Sweating profusely, they hurriedly interposed, persuading in the middle.
"Second Master Shi, these are the Squad Leader's esteed guests..."
"Hero Sha, this is our Squad Leader's junior..."
After so persuasion and explanation, both sides put away their weapons.
Sha Lifei muttered a few words, still standing guard next to Long Yan'er, while Wu Ba chuckled foolishly and discreetly kept the surroundings cleared, obviously not relaxing vigilance due to any connections.
The Han before them was Chen San's junior, surnad Shi, nad Heihu, rumored to be a descendant of Jumping Flea Shi Qian, skilled and clever, running Jingyang Ridge Inn, adopting the Liangshan heritage, considered a local Jianghu hero.
Thanks to him, Jingyang Ridge fair developed over the years.
And hearing the quiet whispers from Cao Gang brothers, Shi Heihu's face also showed surprise.
"Heroes, I was rash, apologies." Shi Heihu, not stubborn, clasped his fists in apology.
"No problem."
Sha Lifei grinned, appeasing him.
With the misunderstanding cleared, things naturally beca easier.
Long Yan'er ford a spell seal, lifted the Illusion Technique, and the people from Cao Gang and Shi Heihu's brothers cald the panicked crowd, then carried the wounded to the dical clinic.
Shi Heilong organized the fair, earning not a small sum every year, openly and secretly.
If not handled properly, the fair might never open again.
After a while, the chaotic market finally dispersed.
The timid commoners had long fled, leaving this place of trouble.
The bold ones, including quite a few Jianghu Artists, tiptoed over, staying to watch the excitent.
"Disperse, disperse, don't spout nonsense!"
Shi Heilong glared and said to those around: "No tiger demon, likely a tiger from the mountain. Rest assured, I'll go cut the tiger whip down the mountain for wine. The governnt said, spreading rumors will face execution in autumn!"
His words, mixing threats and reassurances, ultimately dispersed the gathered crowd.
Otherwise, if things escalated, even he couldn't handle it.
After this, Shi Heilong turned and headed straight for the inn.
The injured hunters were still inside; he needed to understand what happened first.
Sha Lifei exchanged a glance and they followed after.
Curious indeed, and seeking business opportunities too.
Seeing this, Shi Heilong was moved but did not stop them.
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