Poet Immortal, Poet Sage, Duke of the State!

Three burly men stood in a row, completely blocking the entrance to Qing Shuang Fang.

The customers queuing at the door took a few steps back upon seeing this scene, and dared not come in.

Seeing that things were going badly, Pearl gave Jade a wink and immediately ran towards the back of the shop, shouting as she ran, "Young master, young master, something terrible has happened! Someone is causing trouble in our shop!"

Click!

In the backyard of Qingshuangfang, Chen Chang'an slammed his palm down, breaking the blue brick in his hand into two pieces.

These days, even without Qing Shuang's supervision, he has not slacked off in his training.

Hard work pays off. In just a few days, his internal energy increased again, and he finally mastered the secrets of the Stone-Splitting Palm.

Upon hearing Pearl's voice, Chen Chang'an turned around unhurriedly, threw the broken half of the blue brick on the ground, dusted off his hands, and walked towards the shop entrance.

He stepped out of the shop, looked at the three burly men, and calmly asked, "I am the manager of Qing Shuang Fang. What business do you have with me?"

"What's the matter?"

"Your skin moisturizer is poisonous! It's made my hands look like this!"

"Pay up! If you don't have three thousand taels, we'll smash up your shop!"

……

The three burly men stared fiercely at the thin young man in front of them, their tone aggressive, as if they wanted to devour Chen Chang'an.

Facing the oppressive presence of the three giants, Chen Chang'an remained unfazed and retorted, "Our shop sells hundreds of bottles of Qing Shuang Lu every day, so why is your arm the only one like this?"

The burly man was prepared. He stiffened his neck and shouted, "You're asking me? Who should I ask? All I know is that I used your stuff last night, and my arm was injured this morning. What, you want to deny it?"

Another burly man behind him immediately chimed in, "My brother's arm used to be perfectly fine, but after using your Qing Shuang Lu (a product name), it became like this. If you don't pay us back today, we'll smash up your shabby shop!"

Chen Chang'an looked at the customers queuing up and said, "Everyone, please be the judge. We've sold thousands of bottles of our Qing Shuang Lu without a single problem. Everyone who's used it says it's good. Yet these people claim our Qing Shuang Lu is poisonous and are asking for thousands of taels of silver. What kind of logic is that?"

Those who line up at Qing Shuang Fang early in the morning are all loyal customers of the shop.

They knew better than anyone whether Qing Shuang Lu was poisonous.

"The shopkeeper is right. Our family has used over a dozen bottles of Qing Shuang Lu (a type of facial cream). Do you think I wouldn't know if Qing Shuang Lu is poisonous?"

"These people don't look like good people; they're definitely here to scam money!"

"How dare you! This is the capital city! Is there no law anymore?"

……

Hearing the crowd's discussion, the three burly men turned around at the same time, glaring fiercely at the crowd.

The crowd hesitated for a few moments, then immediately fell silent.

The burly man with festering skin on his arm turned to look at Chen Chang'an, and said angrily, "You've ruined my arm like this, and you still dare to deny it? I'll smash up your shady business first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his intact arm and swung his fist at Chen Chang'an's face.

This punch was delivered without holding back, powerful and heavy, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking. If it had been Chen Chang'an half a month ago, he probably would have been knocked unconscious by that punch.

Now, facing this heavy punch, Chen Chang'an neither dodged nor avoided it. The instant the big man threw his punch, he also struck out with his palm.

He had practiced this palm strike thousands of times.

His inner energy surged rapidly to the base of his palm, and a powerful force burst forth from his palm, colliding head-on with the big man's fist.

The Stone-Splitting Palm can split both stone and bone.

Click!

After a crisp sound, the big man's arm went limp and fell to his side.

He froze for a brief moment, then felt a piercing pain, clutched his wrist, and screamed, "Ah, my hand!"

"Running a shady business and daring to assault people!"

"Attack together!"

Upon seeing this, the other two burly men's expressions changed. After exchanging a glance, they simultaneously pounced on Chen Chang'an.

One of them threw a punch at Chen Chang'an's face, while the other kicked him in the waist.

Instead of retreating, Chen Chang'an advanced. He had already mastered the Stone-Splitting Palm technique to the point that it became second nature. He first struck the first burly man's fist with a palm strike, then turned his wrist so that his palm faced down and landed on the ankle of another burly man, unleashing a burst of power.

In the span of just three breaths, two of the three burly giants had broken arms and were screaming in agony, while the other had a broken leg and was rolling on the ground...

Chen Chang'an looked at the three of them, clapped his hands, and said, "If you won't listen to reason, I also know a little bit of martial arts..."

The "Breaking Army Technique" is a top-tier internal energy cultivation method. Chen Chang'an has been focusing on the Rock-Splitting Palm technique these days, which can be described as a one-trick pony that works wonders.

Although he looked thin, dealing with these big, dumb guys who hadn't cultivated internal energy was a complete game of cat and mouse.

An eerie silence fell over the entrance to Qing Shuang Fang, with only the screams of the three people audible.

No one expected that the seemingly thin and weak manager of Qing Shuang Fang would have such good skills.

Only Pearl and Jade were not surprised at all; they had personally witnessed the boss splitting the blue bricks with his bare hands. These three guys had bullied the wrong people.

"Well played!"

"The shopkeeper is truly a master of disguise!"

"We shouldn't be polite when dealing with these guys!"

……

Someone shouted "Good!" first, and then the crowd suddenly erupted in cheers.

Amidst the scorn and ridicule of the crowd, the three burly men helped each other to their feet, no longer daring to utter any more threats. They limped out of the crowd and slunk away...

On a street corner, a waiter at Ruyilou Restaurant stared in disbelief at the scene. After regaining his senses, he ran away without looking back.

At the entrance of Qing Shuang Fang, Chen Chang'an cupped his hands to the onlookers and said, "Excuse me for disturbing you all. Today, Qing Shuang Lu is on sale at a 20% discount, limited to two bottles per person. Quantities are limited, first come, first served..."

The crowd paused for a moment, then erupted into a flurry of activity as they surged into the shop.

Pearl and Jade were busy greeting the guests, and Chen Chang'an was about to go in to help when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

Then, a familiar voice reached his ears.

"Not bad, you've improved!"

Upon hearing Qing Shuang's voice, Chen Chang'an's face lit up with joy, but when he turned to look at the figure, he was stunned.

Today's Qing Shuang has a rather strange look.

She was dressed in ordinary clothes, with her hair styled in two buns, and her face covered in thick powder, completely like a maid.

If Chen Chang'an hadn't been so familiar with her, he wouldn't have recognized her at first glance.

Being stared at like that by Chen Chang'an, Qing Shuang wasn't shy at all; instead, she was a little smug. Holding her chin high, she said, "These past few days, my father wouldn't let me go out, insisting I study in the study. So Xiao Tao and I changed clothes and sneaked out of the house. Nobody recognized us. How about that? Pretty clever, right?"