My Seven Sisters Are Stunningly Beautiful (The Return of the Gods)

Upon hearing the team leader's almost ridiculous asking price, the pedestrians around them instantly exploded, with noisy discussions rising one after another, like the chirping of cicadas in summer, loud and lively.

"One hundred source stones! Oh my god, this is equivalent to 10,000 top-grade spirit stones. Is he robbing me?"

A sturdy man with a sack on his shoulder and sweating profusely opened his eyes wide with an expression of disbelief, and the sack in his hand almost slipped out of shock.

"Yes, yes, when I entered the city last month, I only spent one high-grade spirit stone. Why is it that you are asking for so much now?"

Next to them was a woman in coarse clothes, holding a sleeping child in her arms, rocking the child and muttering to herself, with a look of discontent on her face.

A thin young man squeezed in from the crowd and said with a look of indignation on his face.

"Isn't it obvious? If this kid offends the bully Li Tian, ​​who will have a good ending? Li Tian, ​​relying on his brother-in-law working in the City Lord's Mansion, is usually arrogant and domineering. He must be looking for trouble on purpose."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted a wave of echoes.

"That's right. Li Tian bullies men and women all the time. How dare we, the common people, offend him? I think this brother is going to be in big trouble."

An old man wearing a conical hat shook his head, his eyes full of helplessness.

Hearing this, Lu Yun curled up a faint smile. He ignored the discussions around him and just gently patted the dust off his robe. His movements were calm and elegant, as if all the troubles around him had nothing to do with him.

"Li Tian, ​​right? The manager of the City Lord's Mansion, right?"

Lu Yun's voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone, with an inexplicable penetrating power.

He slowly raised his head, his eyes wandering among the crowd, finally landing on the face of the team leader, his tone was calm but full of majesty.

"Interesting, it seems that I was unlucky today and ran into a 'big shot'."

The team leader was shocked by Lu Yun's sudden momentum and his face changed, but when he thought of his backing, he straightened his back and remained unforgiving in his words.

"Humph, it's good to know. If you know what's best for you, get out of here and don't waste my time."

The people around saw this scene and started talking even more. Some sympathized with Lu Yun's situation, some were secretly glad that they were not the target, and some were just there to watch the fun and wait for the show to begin.

"Brother, why don't you just forget it and don't bother with this kind of people? We can't afford to offend Li Tian and his gang."

The woman just now kindly reminded me, her eyes full of kindness.

Lu Yun smiled slightly, shook his head, did not answer, but slowly turned around and walked out of the crowd.

Just when people thought Lu Yun was going to give up and prepare to disperse, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and fixed his eyes on a stone tablet next to the city gate.

The stone tablet was engraved with the city rules, one of which read: "Anyone entering the city must pay a high-grade spirit stone, and no increase or decrease is allowed without permission."

Lu Yun pointed at the stone tablet. His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard in all directions.

"Here are the rules. I want to ask, do you, the city gate guards, intend to ignore the city rules, or do you think the rules only apply to civilians?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was in an uproar again. Many people looked surprised and talked even louder. They all looked at the captain, waiting for his response.

The captain's face was uncertain, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. He obviously felt the pressure from all sides. He gritted his teeth, tried to save face, and wanted to say something, but at this moment, a discordant voice broke the deadlock.

"Li Tian, ​​what are you doing again?"

A lazy yet majestic voice came from the city gate tower, and then a middle-aged man dressed in gorgeous clothes with a gold token hanging around his waist slowly walked down the stairs. He glanced around sharply and finally stopped at the team leader.

This person is the manager of the City Lord’s Mansion and also Li Tian’s brother-in-law—Manager Zhao.

His appearance made the team leader feel like a deflated ball. He looked listless and no longer dared to be arrogant.

"Uncle Zhao, I...I'm just performing my duties..." The team leader stammered, trying to explain.

Manager Zhao waved his hand, interrupting him, then turned to Lu Yun with a much gentler attitude.

"Sir, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. It's our fault for mismanagement. According to the regulations, you only need one high-grade spirit stone to enter the city. I'll pay for it for you today."

After saying that, Manager Zhao personally led Lu Yun through the city gate and into the city, leaving behind a group of stunned onlookers and a livid-faced team leader.

Someone in the crowd whispered, "This young man is finished. Even Manager Zhao has to show up in person."

Li Tian followed Lu Yun into the city. He appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually burning with anger.

He seized the opportunity, and while Manager Zhao was busy and not paying attention, he quietly pulled him away from the crowd, found a corner, and quickly set up a simple soundproofing magic circle.

Although this magic circle is simple, it is enough to isolate their conversation from being heard by outsiders.

"Uncle Zhao, what do you mean by this? This kid is clearly here to cause trouble, why are you still protecting him?"

Li Tian lowered his voice, frowned, looked unhappy, and gestured randomly in the air with his fingers. It was obvious that he was still immersed in the humiliation of being contradicted by Lu Yun in public.

Butler Zhao glanced at Li Tian, ​​his eyes full of helplessness and blame. He raised his hand and rubbed his temple, seeming to be quite troubled by this young and energetic junior.

"Are you stupid? There are so many people watching at the city gate, and you attack a ragged stranger. Do you still want to save the reputation of our City Lord's Mansion?"

"Don't forget that you are currently engaged to Han Qingqing, the granddaughter of the steward of Duobao Pavilion in Mingcheng. Don't bring bad luck upon yourself at this time."

Mentioning Han Qingqing, Li Tian's heart tightened. That was a marriage he had fought so hard to secure, and it was related to the stability of his position in the city and the future of his family.

He suddenly came to his senses, looked regretful, and quickly apologized to Butler Zhao.

"Uncle Zhao, I was impulsive. I will go and apologize to him right now."

“No need to apologize.

"Butler Zhao waved his hand, a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes.

"However, what you said does make sense. It's really hard to swallow that he embarrassed you in public. But we have to find another way to teach him a lesson without leaving any room for criticism."

Li Tian's eyes lit up, he took a step forward and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Zhao, do you have any good ideas?"

Butler Zhao raised a barely perceptible smile, lowered his voice, leaned close to Li Tian's ear and whispered.

As Li Tian listened, a smug look gradually appeared on his originally dissatisfied face, and he nodded continuously.

"Great, it's really great! Uncle Zhao, this trick is cruel and covert enough. I'll arrange it right away."

After saying that, Li Tian changed his previous dejection, a cunning light flashed in his eyes, a smug smile hung on the corners of his mouth, and he turned around and strode away from Butler Zhao, heading towards the city.

As he walked, he took out a small sound transmission talisman from his sleeve, chanted a spell, and passed the message to a few of his usual friends.