"Are you trying to force a sale?"
Bai Zihe turned around, staring at the boss with a cold smile.
"What forced sale, don't put it so harshly!"
The boss gave a sinister smile and stepped forward, whispering sinisterly, "I'm just following my rules. If you touch these medicinal herbs, you are responsible for them."
"So..."
"You must buy all these medicinal herbs today!"
"Don't worry."
The boss pressed the calculator and looked up, "I won't overcharge you. You'll pay the marked price!"
Bai Zihe ignored him and walked towards the exit.
The boss's expression darkened, and he sneered, "Trying to run? Not a chance!"
Bai Zihe paid no attention and continued forward.
"Take action!"
At the boss's command, the burly security guards immediately rushed forward.
But someone was faster than them!
Xue Er suddenly vanished from her spot, turning into an afterimage and charging into the crowd.
Before the security guards could react, each of them received a punch to the stomach and was sent flying, crashing into the door, the counter, and the walls...
Without exception, all of them were injured.
"Good kid, you've got some skill. No wonder you're so arrogant."
The boss, though surprised, showed no sign of panic.
He had already secretly called the police.
As expected, just as Bai Zihe reached the door, several special vehicles from the Enforcement Bureau appeared on the street.
These were the enforcement officers specifically responsible for the medicinal herb city. They could reach any location within the city within a minute of receiving an alarm!
The enforcement officers alighted and cornered Bai Zihe and his two companions inside the Tianlong Medicinal Zhuang.
There were about a dozen of them, a dense crowd.
"Director Liu, you've arrived just in time!"
Seeing him, the boss immediately jumped out and pointed at Bai Zihe, saying, "This person just damaged my medicinal herbs in the shop and tried to run without paying..."
"I had my security guards stop them, and he still assaulted them. Look, they're all lying on the ground!"
"You must uphold justice for me!"
He wept and wailed, acting as if it were all true.
Yet, as he casually looked up, he gave Bai Zihe a cold, mocking smile.
Director Liu heard his "accusation" and saw the security guards lying on the ground. He immediately pulled out his gun and pointed it at Bai Zihe: "Squat down, hands behind your head, and come with me for investigation!"
The enforcement officers behind him immediately cocked their guns, aiming at Bai Zihe and his companions.
Then, Director Liu, holding handcuffs, advanced menacingly.
Bai Zihe completely ignored him and continued to walk forward, as if the enforcement officers were mere figments of his imagination.
"Stop!"
Director Liu was enraged.
He had been enforcing the law in the medicinal herb city for so many years. Who didn't cower before him?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had absolute power.
Yet today, he was being so casually disregarded by Bai Zihe, as if he didn't exist...
A nameless rage immediately burned in his chest.
"I am Director Liu of the Enforcement Bureau!"
"I am warning you now, if you take another step forward, I will open fire!"
Bai Zihe glanced at him, his expression unchanged, and took a step forward!
The boss of the medicinal Zhuang was startled.
This person...
Was truly audacious. Facing so many guns, warned by Director Liu, and yet he dared to be so defiant, truly brazen!
"Damn it!"
Seeing him still walk, Director Liu was furious and his anger erupted. He roared, "Shoot them! I'll take responsibility if they die!"
As he spoke, he pulled the trigger.
Bang bang bang!
Instantly, gunshots echoed continuously!
The boss of the medicinal Zhuang, though accustomed to seeing many things, had never witnessed anything like this before.
The more than a dozen earth-shattering gunshots made him instinctively flinch – in his mind, Bai Zihe and his companions were sure to be riddled with bullets!
However—
Boom, boom, boom!!!
Immediately after the gunshots, the scene erupted with a deafening roar.
Streams of golden light flashed, intercepting every bullet aimed at the three. After fierce collisions, sparks flew, emitting blinding light.
Every single bullet, without exception, was detonated by the golden light.
Bai Zihe and his companions were completely unharmed!
Hiss—
Witnessing this, the boss of the medicinal Zhuang was stunned.
A chill, starting from his nether regions, snaked up his spine to the crown of his head.
This technique...
If it had been used against him just now, he would have been attending his own funeral tonight!
Director Liu was also terrified.
He had been enforcing the law for so many years, and this was the first time he had seen someone resist bullets so calmly and in such a heart-stopping manner!
Everyone else present, the guards on duty, the onlookers, the curious bystanders...
Every single one of them was dumbfounded.
For a moment, their mouths hung open, their eyes fixed on Bai Zihe in the center.
They forgot to speak, forgot to blink, forgot everything.
As if under a spell, they were all frozen in place.
The scene was rather comical.
And this scene happened to catch the eye of an old divine doctor passing by the street.
His name was Zhang Daxian, a descendant of the revered physician Zhang Zhongjing. He had dedicated his life to becoming a renowned physician like his ancestor, leaving a lasting legacy.
Not only was his medical skill extraordinary, but he also had a profound understanding of acupuncture and ancient texts.
With just one glance, he recognized the golden light displayed by Bai Zihe as resembling the 'Seventy-two Golden Needles of Yin-Yang,' enhanced by internal energy, possessing formidable offensive capabilities.
Thus, he immediately pushed through the crowd.
The onlookers and the guarding enforcement officers, all stunned by Bai Zihe's display, didn't notice him.
Therefore, he easily reached Bai Zihe.
The next moment, with an excited expression, he stepped forward: "Young man, what you just displayed, is it the Seventy-two Golden Needles of Yin-Yang?"
Director Liu finally reacted to someone rushing in and was about to scold and drive him away.
But upon seeing that it was Zhang Daxian, he immediately suppressed the thought, because Zhang Daxian was a famous divine doctor from the provincial capital, having saved more lives than he had taken!
Director Liu curiously asked, "Divine Doctor Zhang, what is this Seventy-two Golden Needles of Yin-Yang you speak of?"
Zhang Daxian didn't even look at him, his eyes fixed on Bai Zihe, his face filled with an urgent desire for an answer.
Bai Zihe was also surprised.
The Seventy-two Golden Needles of Yin-Yang, taught to him by his martial aunt, were recognized here? He looked at him with surprise and replied, "Yes."
"Really!"
"It truly is the Seventy-two Golden Needles of Yin-Yang!"
Zhang Daxian was overwhelmed with excitement, tears welling up in his eyes: "Young man, can you tell me, where did you learn the Seventy-two Golden Needles of Yin-Yang?"
"My martial aunt taught it to me!"
Upon receiving Bai Zihe's answer, Zhang Daxian actually bowed on the street, kneeling before Bai Zihe as if no one else were present.
"Young Master!"
"Please accept this humble bow!"