Guan Qiu took a step back calmly and pulled his thigh back from the vendor's hand.
"What were you doing?"
Ye Xin spoke before the vendor could, "Sir, I'm reporting this vendor for selling counterfeit goods. I wanted to buy a painting, but I discovered that the stall was full of fakes. When he saw that I recognized the items, he got angry and tried to hit me, so I was forced to fight back."
When Ye Xin said this, his face showed great confidence, without even taking a breath.
Guan Qiu seemed to be unconvinced. He glanced at the collapsed shelf and then at Ye Xin. Seeing Ye Xin's extremely confident look, the corners of his mouth twitched suspiciously.
Do you want to watch what you are saying? Who is bullying whom?
Hearing Ye Xin's serious nonsense, the vendor raised his head in panic, "Sir, it's my fault. I shouldn't have sold fake goods to fool people."
After the vendor said this, he was stunned when he realized what was going on. What did he just say? Is this what he said?
Guan Qiu stroked his chin and stared at the vendor meaningfully. "So, you were the one who started it?"
The vendor pinched himself and forced out two tears. "Sir, not only did I start it, I even cursed at her a few times, and then this woman hit me."
The vendor said this pitifully, then froze again.
Aaaaaaaahh ...
What on earth are you talking about!
Ye Xin shook the sword in his hand, softening it and sheathing it back at his waist. "Officer, you heard everything, didn't you? It was this vendor who started the fight. I didn't hit him. I just used more force than him."
Well, she didn't cause any trouble, she just fought back in advance.
"In that case, according to the laws of the Domain Dynasty, anyone who sells counterfeit goods will be severely punished."
Guan Qiu waved his hand, and the two officers behind him walked up to the vendor.
One officer held down the vendor, while another officer collected all the scrolls scattered on the ground.
Ye Xin's one-sided statement alone cannot prove that the vendor is selling fake goods. They have to go back and report to the governor, and let the governor have someone identify the goods before punishing the vendor according to the law.
If it is eventually discovered that the vendor is indeed selling counterfeit goods, he will face at least one year in prison.
"Sir, wait a minute."
Before Guan Qiu was about to leave, Ye Xin chased after him and stopped him.
Guan Qiu turned around and looked at Ye Xin with a frown on his face. "Is there anything else?"
Ye Xin pointed to the painting of a lady with a hairpin that she had seen before. "Only one of these paintings is real, and this is the one I like. Can you sell it to me?"
Guan Qiu looked at the official holding the calligraphy and paintings, and saw that among the pile of calligraphy and paintings in his hands, there was a half-opened scroll on top.
The contents of the scroll were clearly visible, and Guan Qiu felt it looked familiar at first glance, as if he had seen the painting somewhere before.
These paintings were to be taken back to the government office, and logically Ye Xin could not take them away now, so Guan Qiu shook his head and rejected Ye Xin's request.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, a light flashed in his mind.
Guan Qiu's body froze, and he agreed to Ye Xin as if he had lost his soul. "Okay, we just need to take the rest back."
Ye Xin curled her lips, walked up to the officer and took out the painting of the lady, "Thank you, officer. I believe this vendor will receive the punishment he deserves."
Seeing that Ye Xin had nothing more to say, Guan Qiu led the men back. Not far from Ye Xin, his eyes flashed and his body trembled.
He looked down at his hands, then at the officer holding the calligraphy and painting, and his mind suddenly froze.
Wasn't he talking to someone? How did he get here?
Could it be that he hasn't had enough rest recently?
Guan Qiu scratched his head and threw away this inexplicable idea.
Never mind. The person was brought back, so it wasn’t a wasted trip like the previous two days.
..........
"Master, why do you insist on having this painting of a lady? Is there any meaning behind it?"
Xingchen stayed in its old position, stretched out its head and looked at the painting of the lady in Ye Xin's hand with a puzzled look on its face.
This is just an ordinary painting. Why did the owner collect it?
Ye Xin placed the paintings of ladies on the ground, squatted down and carefully rolled them up.
"I have a painting of a lady like this at home on Earth, but the lower half is missing. I can't bear to see these things only in half, so I bought this. Now that I have this, the painting at home can just sit at the bottom of the box and collect dust."
Ye Xin rolled the painting into a long strip and found a wooden box to put it in.
In fact, this was not the only reason. When she was looking at a painting of a beautiful lady, she accidentally discovered that there was a little girl's wish hidden in it.
Being able to use the scroll to store wishes, it seems that this little girl has a very devout faith!
"I thought this painting of the ladies had the same power of faith as the painting of the white bird! But then again, Master, when will you give me some more power of faith to eat?"
Xingchen licked his face and moved close to Ye Xin's ear, nudging her with his transparent head. "I want some snacks, Master, please give me some!"
"Only a local tycoon like you can treat the power of faith as a snack. I, your master, work very hard, okay?"
Ye Xin hooked the little star on Xingchen's head, spun it on her fingertips, and then flicked it away. "Let's get to work. Let's split up and see if there's anything we can take away from those corners."
"Owner......"
Xingchen's muttering disappeared from his ears. After Ye Xin and others completely disappeared, he took a look at the real body inside the star mark.
After being fooled last time, Xingchen finally found out the truth not long after.
It was so furious that it bit the white part of the scepter in anger.
It also threatened that either it would die or these things would disappear.
Maybe it was just an accident! After taking a bite, it unexpectedly discovered that the power of faith was edible, and it even thought it tasted pretty good.
So Xingchen unilaterally announced that he would challenge Merit, and in just a few days, more than half of the white on the scepter disappeared.
Later, Ye Xin couldn't bear it anymore and took action to restrain Xingchen.
Because this guy had a big belly, the power of faith and merit were running rampant in his consciousness, almost knocking him apart.
After that, Xingchen lay down for five full days before he completely digested the merit.
After that, Ye Xin said that she would not let it eat the merits anymore, and only gave it to it as a snack occasionally.
However, although the stars that have absorbed the power of merit and faith have lost their original color, their power has become even stronger.
If the power of the scepter has reached its peak, then the scepter that has absorbed merit will tear a hole from the top and build a hollow star on the hole.
The more merits the stars have absorbed, the more magic power is stored in the hollow stars.
This could be considered a blessing in disguise! If Ye Xin encountered another human killed by a fallen demon, she could use her merits to purify them and wouldn't have to summon the stars anymore.
Otherwise, if she did this every time, Xingxing would avoid her when she saw her.
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