Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

Chapter 326 Protection Fee

The Black Corner Territory is a chaotic and lawless area.

No matter who you are, as long as you have the strength, you can do whatever you want.

Of course, the term "strength" requires comparison.

Having strength and thinking you have strength are two different things.

On the second day of the restaurant's opening, as Xiao Yan expected, business was not as hot as the first day, and it was considered a return to normal customer flow.

Yunying said goodbye to Xiao Yan after helping out yesterday, but was missing as usual.

Fortunately, today is not as busy as yesterday, so the little doctor doesn't have to go to the kitchen to change shifts, and stands at the front desk to continue the bookkeeping work, while the others continue to work according to yesterday's assignment.

As for Feng Qing'er, she still stayed at her post as a waiter gloomily.

There was no other way. After going back last night, under the guidance of the little doctor fairy and Xiao Yan, he successfully bombed the kitchen three times. Of course, forget it at home. Feng Qing'er couldn't let Feng Qing'er mess around in the kitchen of the restaurant.

Judging from this, Feng Qing'er may not even be able to learn to cook by the end of this month.
The little medical fairy in front of the counter thought like this with the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

Suddenly, a man with a fighting spirit level suddenly broke in. His thick arm hit the counter hard, cracking the wooden counter that was not very delicate made by Xiao Yan. The children who were clearing the tables or serving the dishes were startled and looked at the fat man standing in front of the counter in fear.

Looking at the cracks spreading on the counter under the thick arm, the little medical fairy twitched his brows, slowly raised his head, looked at the man with a sinister face in front of him with a somewhat unkind look, then narrowed his eyes and reluctantly showed a formulaic smile.

"This guest, do you need anything?"

The first rule of opening a store is to avoid conflicts with customers as much as possible before conflicts actually occur.

The little medical fairy who once ran a medicine shop with Boss Yao knows this very well. Let’s talk about other things separately. At least when doing business, try not to do anything that can be solved by talking. If you encounter trouble, just use it without thinking about anything. If you solve it by force, then don't do business.

The man standing in front of the counter heard the little doctor fairy's question. He turned his head slightly and glanced at the customers in the store, which were not too many and not too few. The fat on his face shook and he glanced unkindly. Little medical fairy.

"Who gave you permission to open a shop here?"

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The corners of the little medical fairy's narrowed eyes twitched slightly, and she immediately understood the purpose of this man's visit.

To put it simply, they are looking for trouble.

The Little Medical Fairy had seen a lot of people like this before when she and Boss Yao ran the Wanyao Zhai in Qingshan Town. However, the medicinal material store is in urgent need in a place where mercenaries gather. Even if someone is looking for trouble, Boss Yao doesn't need to say anything. , the mercenaries learned the lesson of finding trouble first.

joke!To put it bluntly, mercenaries like them rely on these medicinal materials stores to survive. They may be needed one day, so don't look for trouble at the medicinal materials stores.

And after that, as the Little Medical Fairy slowly built up his reputation in Qingshan Town, no one dared to find trouble in Wanyao Zhai.

However, this is the Black Corner Territory, and shops like restaurants are obviously not strictly needed. If someone comes to make trouble, both Xiao Yan and the Little Fairy Doctor have already expected it.

Thinking of this, the little medical fairy breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I didn't come here yesterday. I was so busy yesterday, how could I have time to deal with such a mess?

"Sir, I don't quite understand what you mean." The little medical fairy still smiled and said softly to the fat man in front of her with a kind attitude that could not be faulted: "We rented this shop from the auction house Yes, there are no special regulations on the auction house, so I don’t think we can’t open a store here.”

"Go, go, go! The auction house is an auction house, and it is two different things from my place!"

The fat man waved his hands repeatedly, and the flesh on his face trembled slightly.

"I am in charge of this street! If you don't go and ask around, who in the whole street doesn't know me, Uncle Wu Hao? If you open a shop here without my consent, what do you think I am?!"

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Listening to the fat man's arrogant words, the little medical fairy still kept a smile on her face, feeling very helpless in her heart.

Ah. There is no shortage of people like this anywhere.
If you have hands and feet and don’t work, but make a living by robbing other people’s things all day long, why don’t you die?

The little medical fairy kept complaining in her heart. She had taken the things from the tomb, and she didn't think she was such a decent person.

But robbery is another matter.

Of course, if the man in front of him goes to grab someone who is stronger than himself, the little medical fairy can still admire his courage.

However, this kind of person will only target those who are weaker than him, and he will bully the weak and fear the strong.

The weak and strong predators that Xiao Yan hates are probably this kind of people.

"Ha" the little medical fairy sighed deeply, eyes half-squinted, "Then what do you mean?"

"I saw it yesterday. You are quite profitable here." The fat man said with a sinister smile: "Give me half of your daily turnover as protection money. I will protect you from now on, otherwise you will be in a lot of trouble in the future. "

Protection fee. Are you talking to me about protection fee in Point Noire?
Half of the daily turnover is too much for you to open your mouth. With this money, why don't I go to the auction house and hire a regular guard?

And aren't you the one who's causing trouble?It's as if you can still come forward if you are really in trouble.

The little medical fairy slowly raised her hand and stretched it towards the door with a smile.

"Guest, I'm sorry that we can't meet your needs. Please find another job. With so many shops on this street, there will always be someone willing to cooperate with you."

As the saying goes, things turn against each other when they are extreme. The little medical fairy's words are indeed very flattering, but combined with what the fat man did, these words sound more like sarcasm.

The fat man was not stupid. His face was trembling wildly, and there was a sinister look in his eyes. Just when he was about to say some harsh words, Xiao Yan, who heard the noise, walked out of the kitchen and came to the counter. Zheng Sheng asked.

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

"He's here to collect protection money."

Before the fat man could speak, the little medical fairy on the side explained concisely.

"Protection money?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the fat man, "Sorry, sir, I have never heard of paying protection money. Who asked you to collect it?"

"It's me! Do you have any opinions?"

The fat man looked down upon Xiao Yan arrogantly. He didn't even look down on Xiao Yan, an eight-star fighting master, let alone Xiao Yan, a three-star fighting master.

Xiao Yan didn't feel angry when he heard the fat man's words. He had expected to meet such a person before opening the store.

But when you actually encounter it, it’s really quite frustrating.

Xiao Yan pressed his neck helplessly.

It's probably useless to be reasonable with this kind of person.
Thinking of similar situations he encountered in the past, Xiao Yan made a judgment in his mind, but he still spoke tentatively.

"I'm really sorry. If you are here to dine, we welcome you, but we really can't pay the protection fee. We have no reason to pay it."

"No reason?" The fat man's eyes flashed, and he punched Xiao Yan without warning, "I'm here to tell you what a reason is!!!"

Xiao Yan was already prepared for the fat man's sudden attack. When he was about to make a move, a bolt of thunder suddenly shot out from behind him and hit the fat man's fat face hard.

Immediately, in front of Xiao Yan, Feng Qing'er's figure landed lightly on the ground, glaring coldly at the fat man lying outside the store.

She was in a bad mood, or she hadn't been in a good mood since yesterday. With her status as an errand boy, how could she feel better?
But now, there happened to be someone she could vent to, so she took action without hesitation.

"Leave that guy to me, you can do your business."

Feng Qing'er dropped this sentence coldly and stepped out of the store.

The little medical fairy held the counter and looked at Feng Qing'er leaving the store, then turned to look at Xiao Yan. "Won't you stop me?"

"Why stop her? She was in a bad mood to begin with, and that man was in trouble."

Xiao Yan smiled helplessly. Although he didn't know Feng Qing'er's specific identity, he could tell just by looking at his temperament that it was definitely extraordinary. However, a person with this identity actually worked as a waiter in a restaurant. How frustrating.

Therefore, Xiao Yan mentioned this matter to Feng Qing'er before opening the store or after closing last night, saying that if Feng Qing'er was unwilling to do this job, there was no need to force it.

After two inquiries, Feng Qing'er decisively refused, insisting that she must return Xiao Yan's favor.

For this reason, it was just a waiter's job, she just did it, and she, Feng Qing'er, was not that delicate yet.

While Xiao Yan was talking to the little medical fairy, voices kept coming from outside.

"Who are you?! How dare you hit me? You know I am. Ah!"

"You wait! Just wait! I'll turn around... ugh!"

"Ah! Oh! Ouch!"

Along with the continuous thunder and lightning, the screams of the fat man also came one after another. Although he tried to fight back, he was a one-star fighting spirit, which was really not enough in front of Feng Qing'er, the peak fighting spirit.

At this time, the children were also gathered around the door, looking at Feng Qing'er who was beating the fat man with thunder and lightning all over his body, their eyes filled with admiration.

It seemed that Feng Qing'er was deliberately merciless in order to vent her resentment. She beat the fat man for three minutes before stopping. At this time, a large group of people gathered around. They did not have the slightest sympathy for the fat man's miserable situation. Instead, they seemed to watch. There were constant boos as if it was a good show.

"Huh~~ It feels so comfortable."

Feng Qing'er breathed a long sigh of relief and released all the resentment accumulated in her heart.

Then he lowered his head and looked down at the fat man lying on the ground, twitching continuously. A trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes. He slowly raised his hand, and the sharp thunder and lightning that was completely different from before continued to flash in his hand.

Cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, leaving no room for them.

Since he has already been offended, there is no need to keep him alive, otherwise he may cause trouble in the future.

The little medical fairy and Xiao Yan also saw Feng Qing'er's intention. The little medical fairy didn't feel anything, while Xiao Yan frowned slightly.

However, he didn't say anything to stop him, he just watched quietly.

This made the little medical fairy a little surprised. He looked at Xiao Yan and asked softly.

"Won't you stop me?"

Although Xiao Yan was really merciless in his actions, and the little medical fairy was not sure what the bottom line was for Xiao Yan to kill him, she felt that although the fat man came to the store to collect protection money arrogantly, he should not have The bottom line is to touch Xiao Yan, at least not yet.

Xiao Yan heard the little medical fairy's question and answered softly after being silent for a while.

"If it were just me, I would probably let him go." Xiao Yan said, glancing slightly at the children surrounding the store door, "But these children can't stand the torment of these people."

"I can't risk their safety on the conscience of evil people."

Xiao Yan's answer made the little medical fairy's eyes flash with surprise.

Then he came back to his senses and smiled happily.

Xiao Yan has changed. For the better.

In fact, the Little Fairy Doctor vaguely felt that Xiao Yan's pedantic and overly pedantic personality had indeed slowly changed in some aspects since the Snake Tribe incident.

"But that being said, we can't let her kill someone in front of the children."

Xiao Yan said softly, leaving the store and walking towards Feng Qing'er.

Outside the store, the thunder and lightning in Feng Qing'er's hand had also been charged up, and when it was about to take away the life of the fat man, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the children surrounding the door of the restaurant, looking at her with admiration.

For a moment, Feng Qing'er's heart suddenly stopped, and an idea suddenly came to her mind.

If he killed someone in front of the children, he would most likely leave two impressions on them.

Or, he is afraid of his own murderous behavior, leaving a psychological shadow.

Or, they admire their own murderous behavior and even want to imitate it.

No matter what it is, it is not a good thing for these young children whose views have not yet been finalized.

Thinking like this, Feng Qing'er's injured thunder and lightning gradually faded away. She kicked the fat man in displeasure and snorted coldly.

"I'm taking advantage of you. I'll spare your life."

The reason why Feng Qing'er felt unhappy was not only because she couldn't kill people in front of the children, but also because she didn't expect that she would actually care about the impact of killing people on those children.

Do you really care about others so much?

Feng Qing'er frowned slightly, turned around and prepared to go back to the store, when she bumped into Xiao Yan who came behind her, staring blankly at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan originally came out to stop Feng Qing'er, but he didn't expect that Feng Qing'er took the initiative to stop.

"You're not going to kill him?"

Xiao Yan asked blankly, while Feng Qing'er curled her lips slightly.

"The kids are there watching."

After saying that, Feng Qing'er returned to the store, and the children immediately gathered around Feng Qing'er with admiration in their eyes.

"Sister Feng Qing'er! You are so amazing!"

"I knocked that man down in just three or two strokes!"

"I will be like you in the future! Let those people never dare to bully us again!"

Listening to the children's sincere words of admiration, Feng Qing'er was stunned.

Ever since she was little, everyone around her has been praising her talents, and Feng Qing'er thought she was used to being praised.

But this is really the first time that I feel from the bottom of my heart that I deserve these compliments.

This made Feng Qing'er's heart quietly touched, and at the same time, a trace of happiness flowed out of her heart that even she didn't feel.

It's really great that I didn't kill anyone in front of these children just now.
Outside the store, Xiao Yan looked at Feng Qing'er, who was surrounded by children, with a slight smile on his lips.

He really didn't expect that Feng Qing'er would stop because she cared about the children.

Immediately, his face suddenly turned gloomy, and he turned to look at the fat man lying on the ground who was still unconscious.

Before the children noticed him, he finished what he had to do first.

A red light flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, he bent down slightly, picked up the obese man's collar, and slowly left the place over the onlookers.

Among the crowd, Han Feng, who did not know when she arrived, looked at Xiao Yan's retreating back. In her field of vision, a wisp of black energy slowly flowed out of Xiao Yan's body, lingering around Xiao Yan's body.

This made Han Feng frown slightly.

What it is?
(End of this chapter)