I insist

Chapter 43: A Terrible Idea

Song Miqiu's angry curses did not awaken the shopkeeper's conscience; instead, the shopkeeper couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"The law? In such a chaotic world, you dare to talk to me about the law? In that case, I'll show you what the law is! Ask the people here if they'd be willing to go without food just to force us to lower our prices!"

"Your so-called law will only cause more people to die here!"

Song Miqiu's face turned red with anger, but he didn't know how to refute her.

She is usually an eloquent person, but now, listening to these words, she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Qiu Tianlei was far less polite and immediately began to hurl insults at the shopkeeper.

He only managed to utter one curse before the shopkeeper interrupted him.

"I bet you're not here to buy food at all, but just to cause trouble! Men! Drag them out! If they dare to resist, beat them up!"

Their grain stores are staffed with a large number of guards, and these men are quite strong. Although Qiu Tianlei is tall and strong and looks fierce, he is no match for so many guards.

Those who were waiting here to buy food never expected such an unexpected turn of events.

Seeing the shopkeeper's angry expression, they were afraid of being implicated, so they immediately chose to take sides.

"If you can't afford the food, then don't come! Just because you don't eat doesn't mean others won't! You're clearly complaining about the shopkeeper because you don't have money. I really don't know what your family is thinking!"

"This is simply a disaster! At such a critical juncture, it's already good enough that people are willing to sell their grain. Instead, they're being picky. If they're so picky, then they shouldn't eat it!"

"That's right. You keep saying you're complaining, but aren't you here to buy food? It's like you're doing something special. You're just causing trouble and delaying everyone's food purchase. Can you afford to take responsibility for that?"

Song Miqiu and his companions never imagined that the local people would act so irrationally over a mere grain of rice!

If everyone were a little more united, how could these grain merchants have been so audacious?

It's simply because everyone is terrified of so-called bandits. They only know that they are willing to hoard food no matter how much it costs in order to avoid going hungry. But they never thought that at such a critical moment, even if His Majesty were to make the decision, he should provide disaster relief for free!

These unscrupulous merchants have simply exploited people's psychology!

But even if they said these words, no one would listen.

As Song Miqiu listened to the increasingly offensive remarks from those around her, her expression turned sour.

"Let's go! It's pointless to waste words on these people!"

It was the first time she had ever felt so powerless. She didn't know if it was because these ordinary people felt sad or not, but she just felt extremely distressed.

Back at the inn, thankfully news of what had just happened hadn't reached them yet, otherwise they probably would have been kicked out too.

Song Miqiu sat down in a chair angrily and gulped down two glasses of water before she could calm down.

Yu Huailin watched silently from the side without saying a word.

Because Tian Yumei and her family were worried about scaring the children, they took the two children to the next room.

Looking at Yu Huailin, who remained calm and composed even during the argument and being driven away, Song Miqiu finally couldn't help but reveal her true feelings.

"Don't you think these grain merchants are incredibly arrogant? How dare they do such things? Is there really no law?"

Yu Huailin hadn't expected this woman to choose to say these things to him at this time; he had originally thought she would avoid him.

However, after hearing her words and recalling her previous reaction, I could roughly guess that this woman's thoughts were different from those of the others.

"I also think they're being a bit too arrogant. How about we disguise ourselves tonight, go to their house, and beat them up?"

Song Miqiu was full of anger, but his words immediately silenced him.

"You..."

Song Miqiu was at a loss for words, but Yu Huailin's expression was very serious when he said it!

He didn't seem to be joking at all!

"Are you serious? We just had a conflict with them today. Are you going to beat them up? Are you afraid people will link it to us?"

"Then what should we do? If we can't fight them, then let's drive down the price of grain! As long as they sell to us at a low price, then no one will find out, right?"

Song Miqiu had always known that powerful people could do whatever they wanted here, but she never expected it to be like this!

But I have to say, this method sounds really appealing.

"But...but I don't know martial arts or lightness skills, so I'm afraid there's no way."

Song Miqiu also felt very regretful. She had finally been reborn here, but she was already too old and had many secrets to keep. She no longer had the opportunity to learn the light-body martial arts that she had loved since childhood.

After all, who hasn't dreamed of being a martial arts hero?

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Yu Huailin was staring at her strangely, an expression that made it hard not to think.

"Why...why are you staring at me like that?"

Yu Huailin chuckled, but did not answer her question.

"If you're worried you won't be able to go, then leave this to me. If you can trust me, I'll bring you food before dawn."

When it comes to trust, Song Miqiu feels that she has no other choice.

So I just nodded haphazardly, thinking maybe this man had been cooped up for too long and wanted to go out for a stroll?

Yu Huailin left, but before leaving, he gave her a meaningful look.

Song Miqiu was somewhat startled by that glance, and only after the person had left did she stare at herself in the mirror with a puzzled expression.

"Could it be that my body is actually that of some kind of master?"

If that's not the case, why did Yu Huailin look at me like that when I said I didn't know martial arts?

However, Song Miqiu quickly let it go, "Whatever! Even if they know it, it has nothing to do with me, right? Anyway, I'm not the one who knows it!"

She's just occupying someone else's body, but she knows absolutely nothing about these things.

I thought I could sleep peacefully through the night after figuring things out, but I'm still very concerned about the condition of this body!

"I've always heard that the human body has muscle memory, I wonder if I have it too..."

Song Miqiu had countless ideas in his mind, while Yu Huailin had already begun to take action.