#1949 - The right way to reason with people

"You dare hit me?"

The middle-aged man responsible for guest registration steadied himself against the counter, nearly falling.

He clutched his slapped cheek, a burning pain on his face, knowing it must be red and swollen.

Instantly, murderous intent surged in his heart, his eyes turning ice-cold.

"You're courting death, a bunch of country bumpkins, do you really think you're still the ancient imperial clan?

You're nothing but fallen descendants of the imperial clan, living worse than dogs, yet you dare act wildly here…"

Smack!

Before he could finish speaking, another loud slap landed heavily on his face.

The last one was on the left cheek, this time it was the right.

This slap was much stronger than before, instantly sending the middle-aged man responsible for guest registration flying out from behind the counter, more than ten meters away.

A diner at the table closest to the counter was so startled that he jumped up instantly, moving away from the table.

With a crash, the middle-aged man slammed into a table, sending it flying.

He felt his head buzzing, a splitting headache, his vision blackening, and he couldn't manage to get up even after several attempts, his body swaying, temporarily unable to maintain his balance.

Whoa!

The onlookers erupted in an uproar, the people of Apricot Blossom Village actually dared to strike a second time.

They were truly audacious, what did they think this place was?

Didn't they understand their situation?

The first floor was very spacious, with over a hundred dining tables.

Now, half of the diners had stood up, becoming spectators watching the excitement.

The remaining half remained seated at the tables, eating and drinking while watching.

Some had strange expressions on their faces, while others had a slight upturn at the corners of their mouths, with a flash of cold light occasionally flickering in their eyes.

"Men, capture them alive, I want to trample them under my feet, let them taste pain and torment in humiliation and despair!

What imperial clan descendants, just a bunch of trash!"

The middle-aged man responsible for guest registration felt his dizziness slightly subside, and immediately issued a hysterical roar.

His cultivation wasn't high, only at the Saint Realm.

He also knew that since the people of Apricot Blossom Village had come to participate in the Heaven-Bestowed Battle competition, those who came must be a group of Divine Realm experts.

But so what?

If it were other Divine Realm experts, he wouldn't dare to act presumptuously, but since the opponents were from Apricot Blossom Village, everything was different.

In this ancient town, no force would side with Apricot Blossom Village, and they might even harbor hostility towards them.

Plus, he had the shopkeeper behind him, and the shopkeeper had good relationships with the various forces in the town.

Based on this alone, he was sure to take advantage of the people from Apricot Blossom Village today!

Immediately, two Divine Realm experts in their forties or fifties walked out.

They helped the middle-aged man responsible for guest registration up, then looked at Jun Wuxie and the others with icy eyes.

"Since our 'Yuan Ke Inn' opened, no one has dared to cause trouble here.

You so-called imperial clan descendants are already worse than plucked chickens.

I'm afraid you won't have the chance to participate in the Heaven-Bestowed Battle competition in two days."

The two Divine Realm experts walked over, their Demi-God realm aura sweeping out, forming a fierce gale, causing the surrounding crowd to retreat.

This time, Jun Wuxie didn't attack, but looked at Hua Qi, Hua Qing, and Hua Hu beside him, saying, "Come out with me, you can be a little arrogant."

"Understood!"

Hua Qi had long been unable to restrain himself, worried that his rash actions would lower his impression in his master's mind since his master hadn't spoken.

Now that his master had taken the initiative to let him attack, what was there to be afraid of?

In an instant, Hua Qi was like a wild beast released from its cage, his aura even fiercer than the two Divine Realm experts from Yuan Ke Inn.

He instantly rushed over, the two sides' auras colliding, with a bang, forming a strong current that swept out, shattering all the tables and chairs within a radius of more than ten meters.

Almost at the same time, Hua Qi's fists and palms came out together, attacking the two Divine Realm experts simultaneously.

They were only at the Great Perfection of the Demi-God Realm, only one level higher than Hua Qi.

Hua Qi's Divine Forbidden Domain was much higher than theirs, and coupled with cultivating the Imperial Technique, he suppressed the two as soon as they exchanged blows, leaving them with no power to fight back.

In a few moves, the two Great Perfection Demi-God Realm experts were knocked away, their mouths full of blood, falling more than ten meters away, smashing a pile of tables and chairs, and shattering the plates and bowls on the tables all over the ground.

The two Demi-Gods wanted to get up and fight again, but Hua Qi preemptively closed in, stepping on them on the ground, one foot on each.

"You people from Apricot Blossom Village are too arrogant, business should be voluntary for both parties.

If Yuan Ke Inn doesn't want you to stay, that's their freedom, the inn is theirs, yet you're using force here, so barbaric.

What imperial clan descendants, just a bunch of savage country bumpkins!"

"Don't distort the facts and downplay the important points, did we attack because of the accommodation issue?"

Hua Qing was furious, it was clearly the people from this inn who told them to get lost that caused the conflict.

"What, so many eyes saw it clearly, and you still want to deny it?

The facts are before your eyes, no room for your sophistry!"

The person who spoke from the crowd said with a sneer.

"You—"

Hua Qing and Hua Hu's faces were ugly, their hearts burning with anger.

These people were clearly targeting them, with no reason to be found.

"Your way of telling people the facts and reasoning is wrong."

Jun Wuxie patted Hua Qing's shoulder, saying, "I'll tell you the correct way to reason with people."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled up a series of afterimages, so fast that it was impossible to see clearly.

Golden blood energy burst through the crowd, and he instantly appeared in front of the person who spoke, grabbed his shoulder blade and threw him out.

The man screamed miserably, his entire shoulder blade shattered, the flesh broken, and blood splattered.

Immediately afterwards, Jun Wuxie's figure disappeared into the crowd, instantly appearing in front of him, snapping the man's limbs with a few clicks, and leaving a deep, sunken footprint on his chest.

The man's internal organs were shattered, blood spurting wildly, and he let out a pig-slaughtering scream.

Then, he stepped on his face, silencing his screams abruptly.

This series of operations stunned everyone.

"Come, tell me, is it because of the accommodation issue?"

Jun Wuxie smiled, his voice gentle.

The man was about to open his mouth, but felt a terrifying energy gathering in the foot stepping on his face, as if it would shatter his head in the next moment.

He was terrified, his mind trembling.

"Of course not, how could it be because of the accommodation, it's simply that Yuan Ke Inn bullies its customers, not only deliberately saying that the rooms are full, but actually being rude to you, so you taught them a lesson, the fault lies with Yuan Ke Inn!"

"Did you hear that, he's quite reasonable, fair and just."

Jun Wuxie said to Hua Qing and Hua Hu.

He then released his foot, saying to the man, "Do you take responsibility for what you said?"

"Of course! I take responsibility for every word I said, this is an ironclad fact, I saw it with my own eyes!"

The man said righteously.

Hua Qing, Hua Hu, and Hua Qi were all dumbfounded.

So that's how reasoning can be done?

They felt as if a new world had opened up in an instant.

The onlookers all had twitching facial muscles.

Is this freaking reasoning?

This is clearly conquest by force, the foot is already stepping on the person's face, what else can the person say?

"You people from Apricot Blossom Village, how dare you do this, when the shopkeeper arrives, you will definitely be in for a world of trouble!"

The two Demi-Gods suppressed by Hua Qi shouted sternly.

They were no match, but the shopkeeper was a True God Middle Heaven expert, and his relationships were very deep, besides the few major forces in the ancient town, the shopkeeper could almost walk sideways.

"A few plucked chickens actually dare to run wild in my inn, you're really courting death!"

A cold voice came from outside the door.

Immediately, an old man in brocade robes with one hand behind his back led two middle-aged men into the inn, glanced at the few people being suppressed, and then fixed his gaze on Jun Wuxie, Hua Qi, Hua Qing, and Hua Hu.

"I wondered what abilities you plucked chickens from Apricot Blossom Village had to dare run here and cause trouble, it turns out you're just two True God Minor Heaven, and two Demi-God Realm.

You're really courting death!"

The onlookers on the first floor of the inn all showed expressions of watching a good show.

The owner of Yuan Ke Inn has arrived.

Now there will be a good show to watch.

This person is a True God Middle Heaven expert, and not to mention his deep relationships, just his own strength is already very strong.

The highest realm among the people from Apricot Blossom Village is only True God Minor Heaven, and the remaining two are only Demi-Gods.

Such strength is simply not enough to look at in front of the True God Middle Heaven shopkeeper of Yuan Ke Inn.

"Kneel down and repent, then crawl out of my inn, perhaps you can save your lives!"

The shopkeeper of Yuan Ke Inn was high above, with an attitude of having life and death in his hands.

He stood there arrogantly, confidently waiting for the people of Apricot Blossom Village to have no choice but to bow their heads in the face of reality, thereby kneeling to him and crawling out of here full of humiliation.

However, what responded to him was a golden light-wrapped palm.

He only saw the figure of the young man in the moon-white sword robe flash, and his vision was filled with afterimages.

He was shocked, drawing back and retreating violently, but still failed to dodge.

The golden light-wrapped palm slapped his face with a smack.

Instantly, a burning pain struck, accompanied by a buzzing in his ears, instantly deafening him.

The huge impact made it difficult for the shopkeeper of Yuan Ke Inn's body to maintain its center of gravity, and under the gaze of everyone's eyes, he flew out, crashing into the counter, smashing a big hole in the counter, and sending wood chips flying.

The two middle-aged men following behind the shopkeeper of Yuan Ke Inn were immediately so frightened that their legs went weak, and they sat directly on the ground, shivering, their faces pale, and their pupils filled with fear.

The shopkeeper was a True God Realm middle-stage powerhouse, a top-tier existence in this ancient town.

That was because the highest realm among the forces in this ancient town was only the True God Realm middle-stage. The difference was that the major forces had a larger number of powerhouses at this realm.

Now, the shopkeeper had actually been sent flying by a single slap.

The youth before them was too terrifying. They simply couldn't afford to offend him.

Although the shopkeeper had a wide network of contacts, everyone who could help him was absent at this moment.

"You—you're asking for death!"

The shopkeeper spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, his eyes seemingly about to burst.

Jun Wuxie's figure flashed.

The expression on the face of the Yuan Ke Inn's shopkeeper drastically changed, and he immediately tried to roll away, wanting to dodge.

However, Jun Wuxie's speed was too fast, and he couldn't dodge at all.

A foot covered in faint golden light, like a mountain, stomped on the chest of the Yuan Ke Inn's shopkeeper, causing him to feel as if his internal organs had been impacted by vast divine power. His internal organs shifted, and a mouthful of thick blood spurted from his mouth.

"Who's asking for death?"

Jun Wuxie, stepping on the chest of the Yuan Ke Inn's shopkeeper, leaned down and stared at his face, which was swollen like a pig's head, and asked indifferently.