Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

"What are you, a grown man, afraid of? Besides, if he dares to hit you, there are so many of us here, are we afraid we can't beat him?"

Aubrey, holding the dumplings, glanced at the pistol on Asa's waist.

They immediately became bolder.

Holding the dumplings, he nodded firmly and walked out of the kitchen.

A little while later, Aubrey returned and said, "Boss, that guy said the food at our restaurant is very interesting and delicious, and he'll come back to eat there tomorrow!"

Qi Yuan nodded to indicate that he understood.

He now caters to the tastes of the people of the North Continent. As long as he doesn't add chili peppers, the freshness of the ingredients and the moderate flavor are enough to win over the stomachs of the people of the North Continent.

Qi Yuan already had a plan in mind for what dishes to add to the restaurant next.

Once the restaurant opened, the kitchen staff were so busy they had no time to rest.

Everyone was busy preparing various ingredients and had no time for idle chatter.

In the restaurant, diners moved from table to table.

The red-haired man, who had attracted the most attention, finally finished his meal. As he paid and left the restaurant, two shifty-looking men immediately followed him.

The man turned from the main road into a small alley in the wind and snow, and the people following him also turned in.

Then, at the crossroads of the alley, the two lost track of him.

Just as they were about to search around, the red-haired man suddenly emerged from somewhere, his height putting immense pressure on everyone.

Looking into his golden eyes, a flicker of panic crossed the eyes of the two men who were following him.

"What are you two doing following me?" the red-haired man asked.

The two men mustered their courage and said, "We are from the Davis family. Your appearance matches our patriarch's standards, so would you like to come with us?"

The red-haired man's golden eyes sized them up. "The head of the Davis family, I remember he likes pretty, petite boys. Are you sure he likes someone like me?"

"Even if they don't like someone like you, there are others who will. There are so many rich and powerful people in Juecheng. You are a rare Ogang person, even rarer than Dongzhou people. There will always be people in Juecheng who like your type."

“That’s right!” the man’s companion stepped forward. “We brothers know a lot of important people in Juecheng. If you come with us, you’ll definitely live a life of luxury and comfort in Juecheng. Judging from your appearance, you must be from out of town. Our Juecheng has food that’s even better than that porridge hotpot!”

The red-haired man glanced at their attire, snorted coldly, and stepped forward to approach them. "You two are probably just looking for clients for pimps, aren't you? Dressed like that, you think you know some big shots in Juecheng?"

The two were dressed in cheap clothes, some of which were even dirty and smelly.

The man had seen many people like this; they were either pimps or human traffickers who would lure people to a place, knock them unconscious, and take them away.

The man thought things would be better in Juecheng, but he didn't expect to encounter this on his second day there.

But thinking about it, it's not surprising that this happened. These people don't dare to touch the people of Juecheng, but they dare to touch those from other cities who have no backing.

"Our boss knows you, kid. We're only here because we respect you, so don't be ungrateful."

They saw their brothers approaching from the alleyway, their imposing manner increasing considerably. They assumed the men in front of them were simply taller and bigger, and certainly no match for them.

"Do you have guns? Juecheng produces all the guns in the entire Northern Continent, you should have guns, right?" the red-haired man suddenly asked.

The person being asked paused, standing there unsure of what to say.

The man smiled. "It seems you don't have guns, but I do."

As he spoke, the man pulled a revolver from his waist.

The moment the gun appeared, the people around were stunned into silence.

They were just small-time thugs in Juecheng, barely making ends meet every day. How could they possibly have guns?

Looking at this man from another city, the thugs suddenly realized he was just bluffing. "Your gun's out of bullets, isn't it? You..."

boom--!

"Ah—! My leg."

Before the thug could finish speaking, a bullet pierced his leg, and blood instantly gushed from the hole.

The thugs never expected that his gun actually had bullets in it.

Ignoring the life or death of his companions, he immediately ran away, fearing that if he was too slow, a bullet would hit him.

The man walked up to the wounded thug and said, "What I hate most in this life are guys like you, using sweet words to deceive innocent kids and lead them to hell. Tell me, how many bullets should I put in you?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, please, please spare me! We were just following the boss's orders, otherwise he would have killed us!"

The thugs were so frightened that tears and snot streamed down their faces as they begged the man to spare their lives.

But there was no pity in the man's golden eyes, only endless coldness.

"Ao, stop!"

A female voice rang out.

The red-haired man named Ao put away his gun and looked at the woman and man running towards him from the alley entrance.

The woman had jet-black blonde hair tied in a ponytail, giving her a capable and spirited look. The man beside her looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with slightly curly brown hair and freckles on his cheeks.

Upon seeing them, Ao put away his pistol.

Upon seeing this, the thug who had been shot struggled to his feet and limped away.

"Ao, are you crazy? This is Juecheng! We've only been here two days, and you're firing shots in broad daylight?!"

“Ao, Grace is right. Juecheng is the territory of the four major families. Any thug here could be a member of one of them. If you mess with them, we're finished! Didn't we come to Juecheng following K's trail? We haven't found K yet. If you offend those guys, we'll have to leave.”

Yul echoed Grace's words and gave Ao a good talking-to.

Hearing their advice, Ao's brows furrowed slightly. "Those guys don't seem to be from the four major families. Their methods are too crude. If they were from the four major families, they certainly wouldn't act like this. But do you think K will be in Juecheng?"

“He should be there. Didn’t we hear that a person with gray-blue eyes went to Juecheng with a group of construction workers? It’s winter now, and it’s difficult to go to other cities without enough food. K should stay in Juecheng,” Yul speculated.

Ao chuckled. "He can really run. He's been running for over a year. I really want to find him soon, then break his legs so he can't go anywhere."

Yul and Grace exchanged a glance, already used to each other's madness.

“We’d better hurry up and leave. It would be terrible if those guys came back to cause trouble for us. I heard from people in the city that the four major families of Juecheng have been having some trouble lately. Ao, you’d better behave yourself and not cause any more trouble,” Grace warned.