What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Impossibility! (BTTH)

When Xiao Yan saw the slanderous behavior of Lingquan and others, his frowning brows relaxed.

At least he was sure that Lingquan's behavior was definitely not instructed by the elders of the ancient clan. Even if the elders of the ancient clan really wanted to embarrass him, they would never use such a stupid method.

Then again, could the ancient clan still have such a thing? Xiao Yan glanced at the trembling clerk standing beside Lingquan, revealing a little disgust in his eyes.

It's not that he hates this clerk. Judging from the clerk's appearance, he is an ordinary person of the ancient clan. He must have been bullied by Lingquan on weekdays. As a weak person, he has no power to choose. Being sandwiched between the two sides, it is difficult to choose either side. He can only choose the lesser of two evils.

Without thinking about the situation of the other party, he opened his mouth and asked ordinary people to stick to justice. It is really easy to talk without any pain.

Therefore, what Xiao Yan really hates is Lingquan who dragged the clerk into this dispute.

Want to make trouble for me? Yes, but don't involve irrelevant people to bear unnecessary responsibilities and pressure.

What should I do? I suddenly don't want to form an alliance with the ancient clan.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. He had a good impression of the Black Annihilation Army. Gu Qinghan was the commander of the Black Annihilation Army. He was upright and dared to take responsibility. He cared about the people around him from the bottom of his heart. No wonder he was trusted by his subordinates.

As for Gu Zhen and others, it can be seen from their behavior in Luoxing City that although they think highly of themselves and act a little arrogantly, they will unexpectedly avoid causing trouble to ordinary people. Their pride in their status makes them not to harass ordinary people casually. Even if they cause losses to ordinary people, they will give due compensation.

To put it another way, if Gu Zhen and others are really not good, they will not get along so well with Xiao Ning.

But Ling Quan in front of him, to be honest, is pure bad. He has single-handedly brought Xiao Yan's good impression of the Black Annihilation Army to the bottom.

"Tsk"

Xiao Yan curled his lips. To be honest, Ling Quan's behavior was too childish in his eyes. He really didn't want to waste time with Ling Quan.

But now that so many people have gathered around, Xiao Yan can't leave even if he wants to. If he doesn't clear himself, the news that he ate a free meal tonight will spread throughout the city before tomorrow.

Although the elders and Gu Yuan will not believe it, and Xun'er and Gu Qinghan and other people who know him will not believe it, but after all, he came in with Xun'er and Gu Qinghan. If he spreads a bad impression here, they will also be implicated, which will cause trouble for them.

Therefore, this matter must be resolved here.

But before resolving it, let's get rid of the irrelevant people first, so as not to continue to be troubled by Lingquan.

Xiao Yan glanced at the clerk, then looked at Lingquan and asked.

"Mr. Lingquan, are you here to uphold justice for this restaurant?"

"Of course! I am a member of the Black Annihilation Army! Naturally, I have the obligation to uphold justice for the ancient people!"

Lingquan raised his neck, very proud, and this move made many onlookers look contemptuous.

Many of these onlookers were nearby shop owners. Everyone knew that Lingquan and his group of Black Annihilation Army grassroots were arrogant and domineering on the streets all day long. They were used to eating a free meal today and taking goods for free tomorrow.

Including today's incident, no matter how righteous Lingquan said it was, the people around knew very well that it was Lingquan who deliberately made trouble for Xiao Yan.

However, even though they knew it very well, no one stood up to help Xiao Yan. It was not because Xiao Yan was an outsider, but if they spoke for Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan would not have any trouble, but Lingquan would definitely hate them and would definitely make trouble for them more frequently in the future.

Kindness is okay, but kindness that harms one's own interests is not something that many people can bear. Everyone is just an ordinary person. They have already tried their best to live a good life. Where do they have the time to show off their indifference? Not being able to denounce Xiao Yan with Lingquan is the limit of what they can do, although silence in this case is no different from being an accomplice.

When Xiao Yan heard Ling Quan's answer, he smiled slightly and raised his hand and said.

"Since it is for justice, it means that Xiao has destroyed justice in your eyes, right?"

"What else?"

Ling Quan raised his eyebrows, not knowing what Xiao Yan wanted to say.

After Xiao Yan got Ling Quan's answer, he clapped his hands.

"As expected of the Gu family, even the young people are so righteous and capable. Xiao Yan has learned from it." Xiao Yan said, slightly tilting his head and showing a look of difficulty, "But if you are here to uphold justice, it will surely waste a lot of time. Xiao doesn't care, but the clerk of the restaurant may have a lot of things to do. Debating with us here will harm his interests. Do you agree?"

"Ah? Ah, agree, so what?"

Ling Quan was full of doubts, and he was getting more and more confused about what Xiao Yan wanted to do. After getting the reply, Xiao Yan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and spoke.

"In that case, why don't you pay the clerk for the bowl of jelly that Xiao probably ate extra, and let him go back to his work. Then you can discuss justice with me. If the final result is that Xiao really violated justice, Xiao will double compensate you for your losses. How about that?"

"No! He's a witness!"

Lingquan seemed to have reacted a little and quickly refused, but Xiao Yan smiled again.

"The so-called witness, just giving a testimony is enough, isn't it?" Xiao Yan said, glancing at the people watching, "Everyone present has heard what the clerk said just now. There is no way that Xiao will come to him later. To tamper with the testimony, it would have no impact to let the clerk leave.”

Xiao Yan said, pinching his chin and looking at Lingquan sincerely.

"Or is it that in order to uphold justice, Mr. Lingquan would rather let this clerk miss work and bear greater losses?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan immediately shook his head before Lingquan could speak.

"Absolutely not. Your Excellency Lingquan is a good man who acts bravely and takes the initiative to stand up for justice for ordinary people. How could he do such a thing?"

Phew~ The old woman standing on the roof of the attic couldn't help but feel happy when she heard Xiao Yan's words.

High, Xiao Yan just raised Lingquan's moral pressure, so that he had to let the clerk leave according to Xiao Yan's wishes.

You said you wanted to seek justice?

Okay, now that their testimony has been finished, you still waste their time by leaving them here. Your so-called justice will only cause the other party to suffer greater losses. So is your fairness still fair? As long as the clerk, the witness, leaves the scene, Xiao Yan has already won half the battle.

Then the old woman's smile softened a little, and she looked at Xiao Yan with satisfaction in her eyes.

Although this is just an extremely small dispute, the smaller the dispute, the more the resolution method can reflect the character of the parties involved.

Even though he was slandered by the clerk, Xiao Yan did not feel angry at the clerk. He knew very well that the clerk was under involuntary coercion. Therefore, he did not first explain whether he had eaten an extra bowl of jelly, but first told the clerk Get out of this dispute that has nothing to do with him, so as not to suffer the same disaster again.

"Gu Lie, go back and ask your young men to learn from Xiao Yan." The old woman tilted her head slightly and educated Gu Lie: "Put them in Xiao Yan's position, and they will probably take action immediately, right?"

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Gu Lie didn't say a word, his face revealed a gloomy look.

Not to mention the young men under his command, if he had been in Xiao Yan's position, he would have beaten Lingquan half to death!

How dare you dare to slander me here? Who do you think you are? The most important thing is that Gu Lie really feels embarrassed. He has been bragging to the old woman about how strict the military discipline of the Black Annihilation Army he leads and how well-loved he is. However, what Lingquan did is simply... Slap yourself in the face one slap after another!

The old woman glanced at Gu Lie who was gritting his teeth, turned his eyes back again, and said leisurely.

"Gu Lie, let's go back and improve the overall quality of the Black Annihilation Army's grassroots. Judging from the appearance of that boy, he probably does a lot of things that ruin the reputation of the Black Annihilation Army." The old woman narrowed her eyes, with a glint in her eyes. "Don't think it doesn't matter. In your opinion, that kid is not that important to the Black Annihilation Army, but his words and deeds are related to the tribe's trust in the Black Annihilation Army. Every time he does something dirty, everyone's trust in the Black Annihilation Army will increase." The impression will be even worse.”

"It is the duty of the Black Annihilation Army to protect the ancient tribe, but if you can't even maintain the trust of the people being protected, why should you be proud of it as a Black Annihilation Army?"

Gu Lie's face was solemn, and he lowered his head after a long time.

"Gu Lie has learned a lesson."

At this time, the scene turned back to the field. Ling Quan was provoked by Xiao Yan's words. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the crowd whispering, and their faces were extremely ugly.

When he came to trouble Xiao Yan, he relied on his legitimacy. Now if he insists on not letting the clerk leave, his legitimacy will be gone.

Finally, Lingquan gritted his teeth and glared at Xiao Yan with anger in his eyes and nodded.

"Okay, let him go first!"

As soon as the clerk heard that he was being pardoned, he glanced at Xiao Yan gratefully, raised his feet and was about to leave, but Lingquan suddenly stopped him.

"Wait!"

"ah?"

The clerk trembled, looked back at Ling Quan and took out the money bag from his sleeve, and asked in a deep voice.

"How much does the jelly cost?"

Now that we have no choice but to let the clerk go, we should at least do it flawlessly, so as not to be criticized by Xiao Yan again.

The clerk was stunned, and quoted the price with fear. It was not expensive at all. After all, how much is a bowl of jelly worth?

After taking the unnecessary extra jelly money from Lingquan, the clerk immediately ran away, while Lingquan looked at Xiao Yan again.

"Okay, he's gone and I've paid the money. Let's continue discussing this matter."

As he said that, Lingquan showed an angry look in his eyes. He came to find trouble for Xiao Yan, but before he could find trouble, he first posted a bowl of jelly money that didn't exist.

The money is small money, but it's embarrassing. Doesn't it feel like I came over and asked Xiao Yan to have a bowl of jelly? If Xiao Yan's reputation is not ruined today, Lingquan will be unable to survive!

At this time, in Lingquan's sight, Xiao Yan frowned, holding his chin with one hand and raising his head, as if he was thinking about something, which made Lingquan urge unhappily.

"Hey! I'm talking to you!"

"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry." Xiao Yan came back to his senses and scratched his hair naively, "Sorry, I just remembered that I probably ate two bowls of noodles and only gave one. money.”

"Huh?" Xiao Yan's words made Lingquan suddenly stunned. He looked at Xiao Yan with one big eye and one small one, "You admit it?"

"Admit it? No, no, no, I just said that I probably ate one more bowl of jelly, because I don't remember whether I ate one or two bowls. Your characterization is a bit arbitrary."

Xiao Yan waved his hand to deny Lingquan's characterization, and said so with a very serious face.

For a moment, Lingquan seemed to have his IQ insulted, and veins on his forehead popped out.

"What are you kidding! How long has it been? You can even forget whether you ate one bowl of noodles or two bowls of noodles?!"

"Because their jelly is really delicious, and because it is so delicious, I probably ate one more bowl of jelly but paid less. Isn't this reasonable?"

Xiao Yan looked at Lingquan sincerely. His eyes were so sincere that Lingquan, who knew best that Xiao Yan was wronged, couldn't help but doubt whether Xiao Yan really ate two bowls of noodles and only paid for one bowl.

"How about this, can Lingquan lend me some money?"

".Hmm??"

Looking at Xiao Yan's serious eyes, Lingquan was confused and asked stupidly.

"Why do you want to borrow money?"

"I'm going to buy another bowl of jelly. After I finish eating, maybe I'll remember whether I ate one or two bowls before." Xiao Yan approached Lingquan, raised his hand and put his shoulder, and smiled: "Mr. Lingquan is so upright, he must want to give everyone justice, right?"

"Stop joking!" Lingquan slapped Xiao Yan's arm on his shoulder and glared at Xiao Yan angrily, "It's obviously you who ate a free meal, but now I have to lend you money to buy jelly just to make you admit that you ate a free meal? Are you kidding me?"

"Mr. Lingquan, I don't allow you to say that about yourself."

Xiao Yan said this with a serious face, which made the onlookers couldn't help but snicker. Lingquan's face became even uglier, and his anger soared. He was already a little defensive in his heart. He was about to curse, but Xiao Yan spoke again to block his words.

"Mr. Lingquan is such an upright person. He is willing to waste his time and suspect Xiao of eating a free meal to give justice to this street. Why should I not cooperate? If I don't give justice to everyone today, how can I live up to Mr. Lingquan's hard work?" Xiao Yan raised his hands and pressed Lingquan's shoulders, his face was also very serious, "So Mr. Lingquan, in order to give everyone justice, please lend me money so that I can buy another bowl of jelly!"

The extreme anger and the emotion of being forced to stop venting made Lingquan's mind completely confused. Looking at Xiao Yan with a serious expression, his thoughts did not turn around.

For justice, I want to lend him money to buy jelly? Is this the logic? And did he just mock me very seriously? Lingquan's mind was a little blocked, and it took a long time before he nodded blankly.

"Okay, I'll lend you money."

Then Lingquan lowered his head and took out the purse from his sleeve and took out the money from it in the stunned eyes of the people behind him and the onlookers. Now everyone except Xiao Yan was stunned.

No? Are you really going to lend it? Has this kid been fooled? Looking at Lingquan taking out the money, Xiao Yan's expression was still serious, but he was already smiling in his heart.

Xiao Yan experienced a lot in the reincarnation of a hundred lives, and his way of doing things has changed a lot. It was also in the reincarnation of a hundred lives that Xiao Yan deeply understood many truths.

The most important point of proving your innocence: never prove your innocence. (End of this chapter)