Xiao Feng put away the Mountain and River Sword and disguised himself as an ordinary person to enter the city.
He originally thought the woman would stay in the tavern and wait for him, since he had saved her life and it was only natural for her to watch the shop for a while.
However, he did not expect this.
The door to his tavern was wide open, but there wasn't a single person inside.
Xiao Feng entered, speechless, and complained, "Are you kidding me? The money pouch is just left on the table like that? Isn't she afraid someone will come in and take it?"
Although he had no interest in the money or wine in this city, the woman's actions disheartened him somewhat.
Xiao Feng walked up to the money bag, emptied the money out, and found that there was only one silver ingot inside.
Just as the woman said, this silver ingot could easily buy all the wine in the tavern.
But the woman went berserk in the morning, hacking and slashing left and right, leaving sword marks all over the tavern, and many of the stools and tables were no longer usable.
To avoid revealing his identity, Xiao Feng put away all the usable tables, chairs, and benches before entering the room used for brewing wine.
He had no experience in winemaking; the wine inside was left over from the previous manager.
Xiao Feng stared speechlessly at the nearly empty wine jar: "If I had known, I shouldn't have taken over the tavern. I should have learned some of the things I know how to do."
The fact that the tavern is out of wine will surely spread throughout the city.
In this way, his reputation will surely become famous throughout the city.
Fortunately, not many people came to buy the wine, so the wine can last for a while longer.
In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Feng poured the wine from the wine vat into different small wine bowls and went to the door.
Xiao Feng sat behind the counter, slowly recovering his spiritual power, hoping to find traces of the demons as soon as possible.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the counter: "Shopkeeper, it's only noon, and you're already getting sleepy. Brewing wine is quite energy-consuming."
Hearing that someone had come to buy wine, Xiao Feng nodded with a smile: "My family's brewing skills are a little tiring. What kind of wine do you need?"
The man spent a long time browsing inside the counter before randomly picking one out.
Xiao Feng personally poured him a few ounces of wine and placed it in front of him: "I guarantee you'll drink to your heart's content. If you need anything in the future, come find me."
He initially thought this person had just happened to come to his tavern, and was about to sit down when several more people walked in.
Xiao Feng looked at them one by one with a surprised expression, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.
Regardless of whether his wine was good or not, he never imagined that so many people would line up in front of him.
However, he could not reveal his identity, so he could only walk up to them with a smile on his face and personally serve them wine.
Before we knew it, three hours had passed.
During those three hours, his spiritual power had no time to spread, so he naturally didn't know whether the demons had come out or not.
Xiao Feng glanced at them, his face full of speechlessness: "Why did you agree to meet me at this time? Do you have someone backing you?"
With just a few words, the expressions of several people present changed, as if Xiao Feng had revealed their secrets.
When Xiao Feng saw this scene, he lost all interest in selling wine. He glanced at them and said, "Tell me, who is the person behind you? They are incredibly powerful."
The person who can attract so many people from different industries to buy wine from me must have extraordinary abilities.
They exchanged glances, then lowered their heads, not daring to utter a single word.
In their view, if they revealed their names, they would lose their lives.
Xiao Feng noticed their concerns, walked behind them, pulled down the tavern door, and stood in front of them with a face full of anger.
“Now that the door is closed, I will declare that you gave me the information, and your lives will be in danger as well.”
These people looked at Xiao Feng, who was trying to frame them in this way, with bitter expressions: "You're using such a trick to frame me, how despicable!"
Xiao Feng shrugged nonchalantly: "This is the only way to deal with you."
Suddenly, his gaze fell on the wine jars. He walked up to them, took two ounces of wine, and placed it in front of the people.
"As long as you reveal the name of the person behind you, I will not only give you two ounces of wine, but I will also keep your secret and guarantee your safety in the city."
Upon hearing this, these people were immediately intrigued, exchanging glances as if they wanted to reveal who was behind it all.
Seeing their excited expressions, Xiao Feng nodded slightly: "Whether you want to speak or not is up to you. I have already explained the pros and cons to you."
Xiao Feng originally intended to have a good talk with them, but no one expected that they would not give him any face at all.
Since that's the case, he didn't intend to give these people any face. His spiritual power spread out in ripples and crashed hard into them.
He glanced at the people present and said, "If you don't say anything, I have the right to kill you all here. People outside can't see inside."
Besides, he wasn't even from this city, so he had no reason to be afraid of the people inside.
When these people realized that Xiao Feng had no intention of letting them go, they exchanged glances and walked up to Xiao Feng.
“We are willing to reveal who is behind this, but we hope you will not betray us. We still have families and businesses in the city.”
Xiao Feng understood their difficulties, waved his hand, sat down behind the counter, and chuckled: "Tell me, as long as you all tell me, I can disregard it."
In his eyes, as long as the person behind it is not a demon, he will not pursue the matter.
His purpose in coming here was to deal with the demons; whether the tavern made money or not was none of his concern.
One of them approached Xiao Feng and whispered, "We were all sent here by General Mingyue. She gave us some money to buy wine."
Xiao Feng frowned slightly upon hearing their words: "General Mingyue?"
Mingyue Duoduo is the city's garrison commander. She once quelled the war in a single battle and became the only female commander in the city.
Xiao Feng's attention was focused on the word "general," and he didn't hear the person's full name. He thought the person was just a man and had nothing to do with him.
Xiao Feng glanced at them and frowned slightly: "You should leave here first. I won't go back on my promise. I won't keep it to myself."
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