Shi Xuan snorted coldly, "We've sold at least eight hundred or a thousand bottles since we left our shop. I bet you picked them up outside. After all, judging from your appearance, you can't afford the pills from our shop!"
Shi Xuan openly displayed his judgment of appearance, which made the burly man on the ground even angrier.
"Moreover, as everyone has probably noticed, the moment the topic of whether those two are really father and son comes up, this scoundrel immediately gets nervous. What else could it be but a guilty conscience!" Shi Xuan didn't give him a chance to react, and immediately followed up with a stern voice: "Speak! Who ordered you to do this!"
The burly man paused, his face flushed, and retorted, "What do you mean by 'instructing'? Someone died and we're here to demand an explanation, how does that turn into someone instructing us? I think you're just feeling guilty!"
"Ha, anyone with a discernment can see through your little tricks. You don't need to bother pretending anymore."
If the onlookers said they didn't see it at this point, wouldn't that be saying they lack the ability to discern? They can't admit to this.
The burly man continued to resist stubbornly: "If you have the guts, let me go! I'm going to the Lianfeng Sword Sect tomorrow to have your Enforcement Hall judge this! Is this how the disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect bully others?"
Shi Xuan wasn't annoyed; she was thinking about something else entirely. Now that the people were here, they should be put to good use; they shouldn't waste this excellent opportunity to test the drug.
Besides the one that makes one feel weak all over, she also upgraded the Calming Pill yesterday, upgrading it from a first-tier pill to a second-tier one. Its effects should be even better now. The Fragrance Pill can't be used indiscriminately; after all, there are so many people, and she can't just block everyone's noses.
With that in mind, she decisively arranged for the group of burly men with dark faces to receive a large gift pack of second-tier calming pills.
For a moment, the faces of the people on the ground contorted, and they howled and screamed, wishing they could roll around on the ground to relieve the excruciating itch all over their bodies. However, because they were controlled by the pills in front of them, they couldn't even stand up, let alone roll on the ground.
The most deadly thing is the unbearable itching that makes you unable to move!
Shi Xuan continued to make sarcastic remarks: "You don't need to rush tomorrow. I'll take you all back to the Lianfeng Sword Sect today and let the Enforcement Hall thoroughly interrogate you to find out who's behind you."
These scattered thugs had never been subjected to such torture before. They had only accepted some spirit stones to perform the duties of local ruffians, yet they were treated like this! The shop owner was probably even more ruthless than they were!
If she were to take them back to the Lianfeng Sword Sect now, would they even survive to return?
There was no time to worry about anything else now. Before the burly man could even speak, one of his henchmen confessed first.
"Fairy... Fairy, spare me! I'll talk, I'll talk!"
Shi Xuan didn't say anything, but just nodded at the younger brother with his chin.
The little brother burst into tears, crying out, "It's Huichuntang! Huichuntang sent us here to cause trouble with spirit stones! Fairy, please relieve my itch! I'm so itchy! Waaah!"
As he broke down, everyone behind him was infected by his outburst, pleading for mercy, including the burly, dark-faced man. He said with a ferocious expression, "I said! This dead man isn't my father! Huichuntang sent me. We just came to cause trouble, we didn't mean anything by it! Ah, it itches!"
Shi Xuan smiled slightly, revealing her two dimples. "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences. If I had known this would happen, I would have just said it directly earlier, and I would have suffered less."
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come no matter how many spirit stones you offered!" the burly man thought to himself. He'd been a rogue for so many years, but he'd never suffered like this. Usually, they'd either successfully frame someone or a fight would break out, and they could always run if things got bad. But this owner of the cheap shop—now they didn't even have a chance to escape. Huichuntang wouldn't come to their rescue either; they were truly helpless, crying out to heaven and earth in vain.
"Fairy, we've already said we can... can you relieve this itch for us?" The underling felt like he wanted to die; this job was a complete disaster.
Shi Xuan nodded: "Okay." As she spoke, she threw another pill over. The ruffians thought they could finally be free, and they looked at the pill thrown into them with joy and expectation, treating it as a lifeline.
But little did they know that the pills thrown among them were not an antidote at all, but rather a new kind of silence pill she had created: the kind that would make you laugh uncontrollably after taking one.
After a cloud of dust cleared, several people suddenly burst into wild laughter without warning. The laughter was deafening, and snot streamed down their faces from their eyes and noses, creating a truly terrifying scene.
If you're asking whether it's funny, they do look quite miserable; if you're asking whether it's tragic, they're all laughing.
The scene was so bizarre that it sent chills down the spines of onlookers, making them involuntarily tense up.
The owner of this cheap shop is definitely not a kind person; you should think twice before causing trouble for her.
In that instant, everyone gained a new understanding of this remote little shop.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry, I took the wrong one." Shi Xuan said with a forced smile, offering words of apology, but there was no trace of remorse in her voice.
"Let me look again, what other pills are there? Why do all these pills look so similar?" Shi Xuan seemed very conflicted.
"Hahaha... Fairy, fairy... Haha, we were wrong, hahaha... Let go... Hahahaha..." The dark-faced burly man stammered for a long time, laughing so hard he couldn't straighten up. He was already slumped on the ground due to exhaustion, and now he couldn't even sit up.
Shi Xuan stood up and looked down at the burly man. He picked out a blue pill from the two pills in his hand, looked at it, and then threw it over.
As soon as the melancholy blue pill burst open, several people wept with joy—literally, tears of joy. In just a few breaths, everyone was in tears.
The laughter from before hadn't even subsided when tears began to fall. For a moment, the group was caught between mixed emotions of joy and sorrow, laughing uncontrollably with tears streaming down their faces.
Apart from their wailing and maniacal laughter, all around was silent. The onlookers exchanged glances, even their breathing was cautious, and they dared not even discuss anything because they were too close.
The new pills she had been developing over the past two days had all been tested, and Shi Xuan felt the effects were quite good. She smiled contentedly, her expression very kind, and said, "It's still not quite right. I'll go in and look for it. You all wait outside for a while, and I'll come out and give it to you as soon as I find the antidote."
As she spoke, she turned and went inside, taking the four people from her front door with her.
Those outside only heard a loud "bang" as the door of the inexpensive shop slammed shut, completely cutting them off. One group of people outside were left sprawled on the ground, laughing and crying, while another group stood frozen in shock.
Shi Xuan went straight to the backyard. She still needed to spend time treating the two patients today, so she decided not to bother with those scoundrels outside. She considered it an act of kindness. She was so kind that she was almost moved by her own kindness.
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