Lin Weiming also noticed something was wrong.
His hands moved quickly, but his eyes had already scanned the group of people several times.
Everyone else seemed normal, but the man in the lead kept staring at his daughter, which made Lin Weiming a little uncomfortable.
Despite my displeasure, they were a major customer, and it was obvious at a glance that they were wealthy and powerful, so it was not easy to offend them.
Besides, the man only glanced at Lin Wanyue a couple of times and didn't do anything excessive.
Even though Lin Weiming was dissatisfied, he could only keep it to himself for the time being.
Before he could even do anything, someone else started the trouble.
Ever since Zhang Xiangyang was beaten into submission by Jiang Yongqiang last time, the two of them have become friends despite their age difference, often getting together for drinks and meals.
After the two became friends, Zhang Xiangyang shamelessly started calling Lin Wanyue "Grandma" along with Jiang Yongqiang.
Even though Lin Wanyue ignored him, he remained extremely attentive.
Later, Liang Xin repeatedly instructed him not to make things difficult for the Lin family, but to take good care of them instead.
Zhang Xiangyang and his men became even more respectful and caring towards the Lin family.
He had just returned from patrolling the streets and was about to go to the Lin family's place to maintain order and ask for a bowl of herbal tea when he was pulled aside by a constable as soon as he got near the Lin family's shop.
"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang...please come over here quickly!"
The constable was rather sleazy-looking, especially with his pair of large front teeth, which resembled those of a field mouse, so he earned the nickname "Big Field Mouse."
"Huh?" Zhang Xiangyang heard the big field rat calling him. Although he was a little annoyed, he still followed him over: "What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"Look over there!" Big Field Mouse quietly pointed to a group of people eating roasted sweet potato noodles in front of the Lin family's shop. "Brother Zhang, look at those people... I've noticed them for a while now. They keep staring at our little immortal. I reckon they're up to no good!"
Upon hearing that it concerned a minor deity, Zhang Xiangyang immediately took it to heart.
Along with the constables following behind him, they all held their breath and crouched in the corner, secretly looking in the direction of the Lin family's shop.
Just as the giant field mouse had said, the leader of this group of handsome young men had already glanced at Lin Wanyue several times, and he was doing so without any restraint!
"Holy shit!" Zhang Xiangyang spat on the ground. "This is definitely not good stuff!"
The others asked Zhang Xiangyang, somewhat puzzled, "Brother Zhang, how did you figure that out?"
"What kind of good people are these rich?" Zhang Xiangyang said smugly, "Anyone richer than me is no good!"
Everyone: "???"
"Well... the little fairy seems to be richer than you..." the big field mouse said hesitantly.
He had barely finished speaking when he received a hard flick on the forehead, the pain bringing tears to his eyes. Then he heard Zhang Xiangyang spit at him: "Nonsense! How can a little immortal compare to a mortal like me? A little immortal is naturally better in every way!"
"..." The giant field mouse dared not speak again, and continued to lower its body along with its companions, its eyes fixed on the movements at the Lin family's restaurant.
Seeing that the richly dressed, distinguished young man seemed to want to go over and say something to Lin Wanyue, fortunately Lin Weiming reacted in time and picked up his daughter.
"Wanwan, you've already told fortunes for three people today, you must be tired, right? Come on, go to the back and rest, don't overwork yourself." Lin Weiming's words were directed at Lin Wanyue, but his meaning was clearly to reject the man from out of town.
"Look!" Zhang Xiangyang waved his fist. "It really isn't anything good, is it? Luckily, Boss Lin has some knowledge. Let's make sure these outsiders don't kidnap our little immortal."
The big field mouse quickly nodded and said, "Brother Zhang, that's what I was thinking too. I'm just worried that these outsiders might have bad intentions. What if they kidnap our little fairy? Life in our county is getting better and better. If it weren't for the little fairy, how could we live such a good life?"
As soon as he said this, he immediately received nods of agreement from the group of yamen runners.
Although they used to live a life of tyranny and oppression, they were not unaware that the people were secretly cursing them.
Nowadays, the atmosphere in the county town is getting better and better, there are more people doing business, the county government can collect enough taxes, and pay them enough wages without any delays.
If doing good deeds could guarantee a good life, even people like them wouldn't want to go back to the days when they had to extort money and act like bad guys to get home.
"Brother Zhang, what do you suggest we do?" Everyone turned their attention to Zhang Xiangyang.
Zhang Xiangyang stroked his beard and scratched it a couple of times: "Hmph, who cares who they are, daring to come to our county to kidnap children! And they even dared to set their sights on our Little Immortal, then I'll show them just how many eyes the Horse King has!"
"Then... shall we rush over now?" someone immediately suggested impulsively.
Zhang Xiangyang held the man down: "Don't rush, we can't scare the little deity, and we shouldn't ruin the Lin family's business."
With Zhang Xiangyang in command, the others obeyed, suppressing their eagerness to try and keeping their eyes fixed on the group.
However, Zhang Xiangyang soon discovered that those people were more alert than he had thought. Before they even left the Lin family shop, some people were already looking in their direction.
Zhang Xiangyang immediately came up with an idea. He arranged for the field rat, who was dressed in plainclothes, to continue keeping watch, while the rest of them continued patrolling, pretending not to be watching the group.
This made those people lower their guard and stop paying attention to them.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Xiangyang quickly went to Liang's residence to find Liang Xin, who was resting at home.
"Lord Liang, something terrible has happened!" Zhang Xiangyang rushed into Liang Xin's study, shouting anxiously.
Liang Xin sipped his tea, stroked his beard, and asked, "What happened? Tell me slowly."
"Our little fairy has been kidnapped!" Seeing Lord Liang's slow and hesitant manner, Zhang Xiangyang blurted out a bombshell.
"Pfft cough cough cough... What? What did you say?" Liang Xin almost choked on the tea in his mouth when he heard the news.
He hurriedly spat out the tea, not caring that his frantic movements had soaked the official documents. He braced himself on the table, leaning forward, his eyes wide open.
"What exactly happened? Tell me the details right now! Didn't I already tell you to be careful about the Lin family, especially to keep an eye on the Little Immortal's movements and make sure no one hurts him... What are you doing? Who is so audacious?" Liang Xin was furious.
Zhang Xiangyang was bombarded with a barrage of questions from Liang Xin, and his momentum immediately weakened. He cautiously replied, "Um... when I went to the Lin family's shop today, I ran into a group of people who were acting suspiciously, constantly peeking at Little Immortal. The way they looked at them, it was like they wanted to steal the child!"
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