The shopkeeper went to fetch the white ginkgo nuts. Zhu Yanyi looked Deng Qing up and down.
"You look a bit presentable now," she said. "You don't speak nonsense all the time. That is good."
Deng Qing was speechless. He dared not say much more, fearing another attack.
Zhu Yanyi stopped watching her and turned to the herbs nearby. There were many kinds. She saw a white object, picked it up, and felt its soft texture. It had a faint herbal scent.
The shopkeeper returned and saw her looking at it. she smiled. "This is Rou Zhi. A customer sold it to us recently."
Rou Zhi? Zhu Yanyi paused. This was not Rou Zhi, but Tian Zhi. Rou Zhi, also known as Tai Sui, was a top-tier tonic in the mortal world, rare and hard to find. Tian Zhi looked similar but had a hint of gold and jade color. Its effects were ten times stronger than Rou Zhi.
"How much?" Zhu Yanyi asked.
"This piece is not the largest, so it is not too expensive, but not cheap either. Eight hundred yuan." The shopkeeper was honest and did not overcharge.
"I'll buy it." Zhu Yanyi paid immediately.
The shopkeeper wrapped the herb and handed it to her. As they prepared to leave, three or four people approached. They wore Japanese clothing. One man in a suit stood beside them, likely a translator.
"I heard you have Rou Zhi," a man in dark gray Japanese attire asked.
The shopkeeper smiled politely. "Hello, sir. The Rou Zhi is sold. The last piece was bought by this young lady."
"Transfer it to me," the Japanese man said seriously, looking at Zhu Yanyi.
"No," Zhu Yanyi replied firmly. Among all nations, she disliked Japanese people the most. Even if it were ordinary Rou Zhi, she would sell it to anyone else, but never to them.
"Do you know who I am?" The man spoke broken Chinese, his tone threatening.
"I don't care who you are. I hear the threat in your words," Zhu Yanyi said coldly. "You are Japanese, but this is not Japan. This is China. Please follow Chinese rules. Do not think you are superior because of your nationality. If you have such thoughts, I can settle historical debts with you."
She was direct and showed no mercy.
Gu Jingtian rubbed his forehead, speechless. He knew that whenever they met Japanese people, his junior sister, like his master, would show strong disgust.
Although she also disliked them, she did not react so extremely. She was too direct, refusing to leave any room for negotiation.
However, their group always protected their own. They did not care about right or wrong, only loyalty. Even if Zhu Yanyi were wrong, they would still believe she was right.
"Didn't China say, 'Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?'" another man in green Japanese attire asked.
Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "The problem is, you are never my friends." Dealing with wolves, she would not act like a fool.