"Come on, Zhao Hao, use your venomous snake to hit this spot."

Jiang Yueming patted his chest, a smug look on his lips.

Previously, Zhao Hao always used the power of the spirit beast's transformation to put pressure on him at every turn. Now the tables have turned, and it's time to give his spirit beast a chance to shine.

"Come on, Zhao Hao, hurry up and unleash your spiritual energy to attack me!" Jiang Yueming walked up to Zhao Hao, opened his chest, and laughed.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hao didn't dare to move an inch, let alone speak; a layer of fear clouded his eyes.

If it were before, he would have pierced Jiang Yueming's chest with a single palm strike without hesitation, but now that the other party's identity is unknown, he wouldn't have the guts!

After all, even Huang Yuyuan is somewhat afraid of Jiang Yueming now, let alone these thugs who follow Huang Yuyuan's orders.

Pfft!

Zhao Hao's knees suddenly buckled, and he knelt down directly in front of Jiang Yueming, wailing, "Young Master Jiang, please forgive my rudeness!"

"Let you go? Why didn't you let me go before!"

Jiang Yueming's eyes were ruthless as she grabbed Zhao Hao's neck with one hand, her five fingers digging deep into the flesh of Zhao Hao's neck.

Zhao Hao's face immediately turned ashen, and he gripped Jiang Yueming's wrist tightly with both hands. If he hadn't been taller, Jiang Yueming would have lifted him up with one hand.

"Young Master Jiang..."

The stark contrast startled everyone present.

Ye Mo, in particular, never imagined that the sunny and cheerful young man had such a ruthless side.

"Jiang...Lord...if you kill..." Zhao Hao hadn't finished speaking when a dizzying sensation spread throughout his body.

Seeing Zhao Hao's face growing paler, Huang Yuyuan knew that Jiang Yueming had used too much force and shouted, "Jiang Yueming, that's enough!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yueming released Zhao Hao's grip, turned to Huang Yuyuan, extended one index finger and waved it, saying with a half-smile, "Not enough, far from enough."

"Cough cough cough!" A violent coughing sound suddenly rang out behind him, and he knew it was Zhao Hao, who had barely survived.

If Huang Yuyuan hadn't spoken up in time, Jiang Yueming would have genuinely wanted to strangle Zhao Hao for a moment.

If such a person is allowed to live, given his arrogant nature, he will surely become a future threat to the people.

"Jiang Yueming, I can let you go, but this matter is over!" Huang Yuyuan met Jiang Yueming's eyes, a hint of coldness creeping onto his face as he spoke.

He wasn't sure if Jiang Yueming was actually the Li family's son-in-law, but it was best to back off just in case.

Anyway, he has already achieved his goal.

Further investigation would obviously be detrimental to them, as the Li family would always be a blade hanging over their heads.

And the person wielding the knife was Jiang Yueming!

Upon hearing Huang Yuyuan's offer to concede, Jiang Yue looked at Ye Mo with bright eyes, seemingly asking for her opinion. However, he quickly looked away and said calmly, "Want to let it go? Fine, but you'll have to show some sincerity."

The reason he glanced at Ye Mo before speaking was because he was thinking about why she had agreed to Huang Yuyuan's request to become that corrupted dancer at the dance studio.

With his intelligence, he quickly came up with an answer.

For money!

Although it may sound a bit mercenary, life really can't do without a few coins. Thinking back to how he had asked Ye Mo to pay for a horse before, he felt quite embarrassed.

So since Huang Yuyuan and Zhao Hao are both from wealthy families, let's take this opportunity to extort them and make a quick buck.

"Sincerity?" Huang Yuyuan narrowed his eyes, then waved his hand, signaling Li Jianwen to hand over all the Star Origin Coins he had to Ye Mo.

Seeing this, Zhao Hao and Wang Ben were not fools either, and they followed closely behind, taking the treasure pouch from their belts and handing it to Ye Mo.

Ye Mo's beautiful eyes reflected the bags of Star Origin Coins. She was about to reach out her hand but then withdrew it, glancing up at Jiang Yueming.

Only after the latter nodded with a smile did she accept all the money with a clear conscience. She opened the treasure pouch one by one with her nimble fingers, counted the coins, and began to make a living budget.

This scene shocked the more than thirty ordinary people kneeling on the ground. They had never seen anyone force the powerful and wealthy to the point of handing over their money.

"This kid is amazing! He actually managed to get nobles to give him money willingly. It's a rare sight indeed. I wish I had that ability."

"Don't be envious. Didn't you hear what Young Master Huang said? You're the son-in-law of the Li family, you have status and position. How can we poor people compare?"

"Big Dog, you didn't hear the whole thing, did you? When did Young Master Jiang ever admit to being the Li family's son-in-law? Even if he really is, you're definitely a great person."

"..."

Many similar words of praise and admiration for Jiang Yueming could be heard whispering outside the inn.

Huang Yuyuan's brows furrowed with a hint of anger as he turned and glared fiercely at the whispering crowd.

As soon as the people sensed Huang Yuyuan's murderous gaze, they immediately fell silent and knelt on the ground, their mouths tightly shut and not daring to raise their heads.

The current situation made Huang Yuyuan feel a tightness in his chest. He originally wanted to use the momentum of defeating Jiang Yueming to intimidate these lowly scoundrels and make them completely lose their ability to resist, but the result was unexpected.

Now, these people will surely remember Huang Yuyuan as a laughingstock who was forced to pay money to avoid trouble!

"Jiang Yueming, you just wait!" Huang Yuyuan's eyes suddenly turned cold as he looked at Jiang Yueming and said in a deep voice.

Jiang Yueming caught a glimpse of Huang Yuyuan's murderous expression out of the corner of her eye, but ignored it, pointing instead to the small blue-and-white porcelain pouch in Ye Mo's hand: "How about it, is this enough money? Want to rip them off one more time?"

"Hehe," Ye Mo's red lips curved slightly, her beautiful face as radiant as a hundred flowers blooming in spring, and she laughed, "That's enough, that's enough, give me some face."

In truth, the money she had couldn't provide a permanent solution, but she knew that if Jiang Yueming pushed them too hard, he might eventually resort to desperate measures.

After all, giving money to a child in front of the lowly people they despised to the most was already a huge loss of face for Huang Yuyuan and his group.

If they aren't given a way out, who knows if Huang Yuyuan might suddenly change his mind and try to take them all down with him? If the situation develops to that point, it will be a disaster.

If it really comes down to a contest of strength, they really can't beat Huang Yuyuan and his group of four. They should end this matter as soon as possible.

"Alright then," Jiang Yueming thought for a moment, then gave Huang Yuyuan face.

As he turned around again to have Huang Yuyuan refine pills for the people, a middle-aged man rushed over from a distance, seemingly shouting something.

Unfortunately, it was too far away, so I couldn't hear it very clearly.

When they got closer, they finally heard the sound.

It was an extremely mournful and sorrowful wail, like the mournful cries of wild geese that had fallen behind their flocks flying south under the setting sun.

"Xiao Tao, your mother... your mother... is gone!"

Upon hearing this, the thirty people kneeling on the ground immediately erupted into a frenzy, scrambling to Huang Yuyuan's feet, begging for the elixir, and even to the sides of the other nobles.

The death of a relative in the same village completely ignited their extreme desire for the elixir and their fear of losing their family members.

"Young Master Huang, please, please concoct medicine for my elderly mother!"

"Young Master Huang, please save my daughter! She was just born!"

"Young Master Zhao, if you would only ask Young Master Huang to refine an elixir to save my brother, I would give you anything, please!"

"..."

Jiang Yueming gazed at the tragic scene, but some words remained stuck in his throat.

These people set aside their last shred of dignity and desperately begged for an outcome, a chance to save their loved ones.

At that moment, he felt a mix of emotions, his brows furrowed, and his expression was indescribable.

He used to think that the hardest thing in the world was not knowing where his next meal would come from.

Now he deeply understands that he was wrong; the hardest thing in the world is asking for help…

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