"People from the mountain?" After carefully considering Gu Liyan's words, Wang Yuba's expression suddenly changed drastically.
Does that mean the Thousand Absolutes Mountain?
Isn't that person referring to the Fox Spirit?
So he is...
Wang Yuba's gaze towards Gu Liyan immediately filled with terror. Before he could apologize, he suddenly noticed that the crowd that had been watching the commotion around them was unusually quiet; upon closer inspection, they were completely motionless, as if frozen in place!
"What, what's going on?" Wang Yuba exclaimed in fright.
Gu Liyan smiled faintly, lifted her foot and walked step by step toward Wang Yuba, explaining, "You are now in my domain. Time within the domain will stand still, so people outside cannot hear or see us talking."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuba's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, pointing at Gu Liyan in terror as he exclaimed, "You, you really are the Fox Immortal?!"
Gu Liyan smiled slightly, "It's enough that you know it yourself; there's no need for others to know."
Wang Yuba trembled with fear. Remembering the rumors circulating on the mountain recently, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "My lord, I was wrong! You are a magnanimous man, please don't hold it against me, please forgive me!"
Gu Liyan glanced at Wang Yuba, somewhat puzzled. Why was this guy so afraid of her? But she didn't think too much about it, since the presence of a fox spirit on Thousand Absolute Mountain was something everyone revered.
Gu Liyan coughed lightly and said coldly, "I'm too lazy to argue with you. As long as you keep your mouth shut, don't tell anyone else about this, and stop bullying others, I won't pursue your mistakes."
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, Wang Yuba hurriedly knelt down, raised his right hand, and swore, "I, Wang Yuba, swear to heaven that I will never reveal your identity, sir, and I will never bully others again. Otherwise, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
"Very well, remember what you said. If any third party finds out, I will definitely not let you off!" Gu Liyan said coldly.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Yuba hurriedly kowtowed.
Gu Liyan turned around and snapped his fingers. The domain that controlled time disappeared, and the people around him who had been frozen in place returned to normal.
When they saw Wang Yuba kneeling on the ground, looking completely subservient, they exclaimed in surprise:
Why is Wang Yuba kneeling on the ground?
"This person seems to be someone of great importance; it would be best if we didn't provoke him!"
Wang Yuba was still trembling. Regardless of what the people around him were saying, he knelt on the ground without moving, not daring to speak for fear of saying something he shouldn't.
With his back to Wang Yu, Gu Liyan said domineeringly, "Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished. It's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet. Remember what you promised me."
Wang Yuba was covered in cold sweat and dared not utter a word of dissent.
After finishing speaking, Gu Liyan turned and left without lingering.
Seeing this, none of the onlookers dared to step forward and ask questions. After all, even the number one bully in Qianjue Town had backed down. Wouldn't it be suicidal for them to go up and inquire about it?
"Boss, are you alright? Get up quickly." After Gu Liyan left, his underlings stepped forward one by one to help Wang Yuba up.
"It's nothing..." Wang Yuba's legs went weak with fright, and he was still a little scared as he looked at Gu Liyan's back. "If you see him in the future, you should all take a detour!"
Although they found Wang Yuba's order strange, they dared not disobey it, since Wang Yuba was working for that person...
As Gu Liyan walked down the street, she smelled the aroma of steamed buns; it was the same steamed buns that the blind old woman had just made.
“This tastes familiar…” Gu Liyan walked toward the blind old woman’s stall.
The blind old woman groped around and took the buns out one by one, placing them in a paper bag.
"Grandma, give me a steamed bun," Gu Liyan said.
"Young man, is this your first time buying steamed buns from me, the blind old woman?" the blind old woman said with a smile.
The image of Gu Yan buying him steamed buns flashed through Gu Liyan's mind, and he truthfully replied, "My master bought them for me when I was little."
"Oh, so you're a repeat customer! Blind Granny, I only sell even numbers of buns, not odd numbers," the blind granny said.
Gu Liyan asked, puzzled, "Why do you only sell even numbers and not odd numbers?"
"Because good things come in pairs, and being alone is always better than being alone and helpless!" the blind old woman said with a smile.
Gu Liyan nodded. "I see. Then take two."
"Wait for the next batch," the blind old woman said.
"Huh? So many buns and no one's buying them? Why are you making me wait for the next batch?" Gu Liyan asked, pointing at the buns.
“These have all been pre-ordered, so we’ll have to wait for the next batch!” the blind old woman said.
Gu Liyan sighed helplessly, "Alright, I'll come back later."
Gu Liyan turned and left. Ping'er came to the stall and said, "Blind Granny, I've come to get my steamed buns."
"Oh, it's Ping'er." The blind old woman recognized her voice. "Everything's ready, it's all here."
"Thank you, Grandma," Ping'er said, taking all the buns away. "I'll come again at this time tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, okay." The blind old woman nodded with a smile.
Ping'er turned around and inadvertently caught sight of Gu Liyan's back. She paused for a moment, then smiled meaningfully: "Finally down the mountain, huh...?"
Gu Liyan walked to the entrance of an inn and felt a sense of familiarity. "I think I've been here before, haven't I?"
Seeing Gu Liyan stop at the door, the waiter hurriedly ran out and said, "Sir, please come in and have a seat!"
Seeing the boy's eager manner, Gu Liyan shook her head after looking at the deserted inn. "No, thank you."
Gu Liyan turned and left, and the waiter behind him sighed helplessly, "Alas, ever since Miss Xue'er started performing on stage during the day, all the customers have gone to the brothel!"
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