After a moment's thought, Shi Xuan judged that this was most likely caused by vicious competition. Their shop used to be doing well, with a limited number of pills, but recently they had put a large number of new pills on the shelves. The variety was extensive and the quality was good, which must have affected the business of other pill shops, which led to this incident.
"Close the shop and rest for now, I'll be right there." Shi Xuan's voice was calm, without a trace of panic, which inexplicably calmed Chen Ji down.
In his many years as the owner of the elixir shop, he had encountered all sorts of troublemakers, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone bring a dead body to his door in such a grand manner.
These people blocked the doorway, preventing other customers from entering, and cried out that people had died from the pill shop and that they needed an explanation.
Chen Ji tried to reason with them, but it was completely useless. They just kept talking to themselves and didn't give Chen Ji a chance to finish his sentence.
This is a bunch of real scoundrels. Chen Shengjun almost rushed up and attacked them, but Chen Ji stopped him in time.
It would be better if this problem could be solved; if not, at least don't cause trouble for the employer.
When Shi Xuan arrived, Chen Ji had not closed the shop. Instead, he, along with Chen Shengjun, Leng Rufeng, and Shen Wuyang, who was staying temporarily, blocked the entrance.
Opposite them, facing a group of people, was a burly man with a dark face. On the ground lay an old man, his face pale, who appeared to have been dead for some time. Behind them were five or six reinforcements, and some in the crowd had shifty eyes, suggesting they were well-prepared.
Shi Xuan stepped down from the puppet sword and walked between the two opposing sides. He smiled generously and said, "I am the owner of this place, Shi Xuan, a disciple of Fu Yufeng of the Lianfeng Sword Sect. Please feel free to tell me what's on your mind."
She looked at the burly man with a dark face, raised her chin, and said with drooping eyes, "Tell me first, why are you blocking the door?"
Shi Xuan's attitude was poised and generous, showing no signs of impatience whatsoever; in fact, it had a mischievous quality, like teasing a child.
For a moment, the burly man with the dark face felt a sense of fear. This was the market of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, and the shop owner here was a direct disciple of the Lianfeng Sword Sect. If things escalated, he would probably not have a good outcome.
But since things had come to this point, he decided to persist a little longer, make a scene for a while, and then leave, thus achieving his goal.
Thinking of this, the burly, dark-faced man's eyes widened in anger, and he said with deep grief and indignation, "My father died yesterday after taking the pills I bought from you! I've come to demand an explanation!"
The followers behind him echoed his words: "That's right! He died after taking your pills! What a shady shop you are! Who would dare to buy anything from your shop again!"
Perhaps this last sentence is the key point.
However, after he said that, quite a few people in the crowd nodded in agreement.
Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, the burly man with the dark face seemed even more confident, his eyes glaring even more fiercely, as if he was determined to get an explanation today.
Shi Xuan looked at the dead body on the ground and asked, "Is he really your father? He doesn't look like him at all."
The burly man's overwhelming arrogance was momentarily silenced, and he never expected Shi Xuan to ask such a question.
The person on the ground was indeed not his father, but at this moment, it had to be. He stiffened his neck and shouted, "How can you say such a thing? My father is already dead, yet you insult him like this!"
As he spoke, he appeared ready to go up and fight Shi Xuan to the death.
He was just pretending to charge forward, and his followers would hold him back. But before he could even make the move, Shi Xuan jumped in first.
She raised her voice and said, "How dare you! You haven't even explained yourself properly, and you're already trying to fight! This isn't a place for you to run wild!"
Just as she uttered her first word, a pill flew out from her sleeve and landed among the burly man and his group. After a light dust settled, the group, including the burly man, collapsed to the ground, feeling completely powerless and unable to even stand up.
The burly, dark-faced man was both shocked and frightened, but he still stubbornly shouted, "You black-hearted inn, are you trying to silence us? You killed my father, and now you're not even letting us go!"
"Don't talk nonsense," Shi Xuan laughed. "I've been using the recording stone since I arrived here. You just pretended to kill me, and I was just acting in self-defense. You weren't injured at all."
But they couldn't move.
Shi Xuan's move was incredibly intimidating. Just as the few people in the crowd who were trying to stir things up were about to speak, the others had already started discussing it.
[What kind of elixir is this? Why can it make all these people sit down so quickly?]
[This single pill alone demonstrates Xuan's skill; how could he possibly sell any poisonous pills that could cause death?]
It's possible the clerk made a mistake and took the wrong thing.
But people who take pills all know what they're made of; they can't just pop any random one into their mouths.
Let's wait and see.
...
Shi Xuan was quite pleased at this moment. This was a new pill she had developed in the past two days, capable of completely draining a person's strength. It just so happened that she had them test the pill, since these days it wasn't easy to fool those who tested the pill. As soon as they heard that she had a new pill, the people from Hundred Herbs Peak became habitually nervous.
This effect satisfied Shi Xuan.
The person was unable to move. Shi Xuan smiled kindly and said, "This is good. We can finally talk calmly. Say it again, is this deceased person really your father? Your biological father?"
The burly man's face flushed red, but he stubbornly insisted, "Exactly!" He was originally a rogue cultivator with low cultivation level. He had taken on this job for a few spirit stones, expecting it to be just a bit of trouble to deter customers from going to the shop. However, things had taken an unexpected turn. This shop owner was quite unpredictable. If things continued like this, he feared he wouldn't be able to escape unscathed.
But now that things have come to this, he can't think of any other way but to tough it out.
He was feeling a bit weak.
"I see," Shi Xuan said with an air of composure. "I have something that was given to me by my master. It can determine whether two people are related. I will test you two now. If you are indeed father and son, then we will proceed to the next step."
Upon hearing this, the burly man on the ground could no longer sit still. He tried to stand up but couldn't, and could only slump to the ground, angrily shouting, "If someone died from eating something, that's it! Why make up excuses and try to divert attention with baseless accusations!"
"Oh?" Shi Xuan said, "So you do know that you need to have evidence to back up your words. Then what is your evidence for causing trouble at my shop? How can you prove that this person died after taking my pill?"
"This is the evidence!" The man pulled out a porcelain bottle with some difficulty. It was the packaging of the cheap shop, with the character "Lu" printed on the bottom.
Shi Xuan twitched his lips. Lu Shan was lucky. Since this person was framing Lu Shan, it was perfect to let them test the medicine on Lu Shan's behalf.
Chen Ji was now completely relaxed. He felt nothing but admiration for his boss. Her arrival seemed to have immediately turned the tide, and they were no longer in a passive and helpless position.
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