Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

But Lao Xiao doesn't like it when unrelated people disturb him during meals.

Faced with Xiao Zizai's warning, some of the idle people in the market obediently left, while others disobeyed and continued to disturb Xiao Zizai's meal.

This forced Lao Xiao to process a few more ingredients, and only through his violent methods was everyone finally allowed to leave.

...

Just as Xiao Zizai was having his meal, deep within the ruins, the market's leader, Big G, was smoking a cigar, enjoying the last moments of peace.

Not far from him, a disheveled old man in a white robe sat hunched over, basking in the sun on the ruins above.

"G, the market is so lively today."

The disheveled old man seemed to have sensed the battle in the distance and slowly spoke.

...

P.S.: I pray for everything as usual. Goodnight and sweet dreams to all my godfathers.

Chapter 380 Xiao Zizai, the Quick-Draw Master! (First Update)

Listening to the slovenly old man's words, the man in the G-Wagon, who was smoking a cigar, didn't take it too seriously. He saw the old man exhale a smoke ring and then speak:

"Well, that's normal... You've probably heard about what happened at the market. These guys are under pressure, so they'll naturally vent..."

"About the market... Oh, right, I almost forgot, you've all surrendered to Behemoth."

Big G wasn't too happy with the sloppy old man's explanation and corrected him:

“Li, what do you mean by surrendering? It’s just another way of surviving. Interfering in the affairs between Behemoth and King Nathan… it won’t do me any good, and it won’t do these guys any good either.”

"Tsk..."

Another way of life...

Ok.

It's nothing more than escapism.

The sloppy old man didn't mock Da G's correction too much.

Just as the two were exchanging words, one of Big G's men rushed up to them in a panic.

"G! Something terrible has happened! Someone's vandalizing our market..."

"Disrupt the event?"

Hearing this, Big G raised his eyelids and looked at his subordinate, asking, "You can't handle this?"

"Those people seem to be outsiders. They're incredibly ruthless; they've gone on a killing spree."

"?"

"Outsiders..."

Upon hearing these three words, several alternative factions flashed through Big G's mind.

Are they Behemoth's men?

That shouldn't be the case.

Behemoth has promised me... as long as we don't resist, the entire marketplace will be taken over...

"Li, shall we go take a look together?"

Big G extended an invitation to the disheveled old man.

"..."

"can."

...

With the old man's consent, Big G followed his subordinate to the crime scene.

When he saw the hellish scene in this small corner, he was momentarily stunned.

Is this still a market?

What you can see.

The honey badger was tied to a post. Its already thin body was now disemboweled, exposing some of its ribs.

The attacker's technique was highly skilled, demonstrating a deep understanding of human skeletal structure, which resulted in the honey badger's ribs remaining completely undamaged...

A large amount of still-uncoagulated blood flowed on the ground, mixed with the stench. Under such torture, the honey badger certainly had no chance of survival.

Even more shockingly, besides the honey badger, there were several other corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.

The bodies of these people were not as meticulously preserved as those of the honey badger tied to the post.

If the honey badger is an unfinished, half-finished product, then these people can only be called defective products—no, they don't even qualify as defective products...

The perpetrator treated these defective products extremely roughly; the signs of a fight were very obvious... and there were no details to be seen.

Big G was somewhat shocked, but even more so, he felt indignant.

Although the market will soon be taken over and incorporated by Behemoth, for now... the market is still the market, and it still has its own rules.

He couldn't stand by and watch as the other party not only wrecked his place but also humiliated his market staff in such a disgraceful way.

He admitted that there were no good people in the market... they all had lives on their hands, but they were still people from the market after all.

Isn't this a slap in the face to his G-Wagon?

...

"You know what, you really do want to meet the person who did all this... They have some interesting ideas."

The old man called Li wasn't as angry as Da G. He only noticed the honey badger tied to the pillar. Its death was unusual and detailed, unlike anything a normal person would do.

"Where are they? Where are they?" Big G had no time to answer Old Man Li's question; he just looked at his men and asked about the location of the people who had caused the disturbance.

“Maybe…by the door? His companions are there! He must be there too,” the subordinate replied.

Upon hearing this answer, Big G silently took a puff of his cigar, then turned his gaze to the disheveled old man beside him:

"Li, do me a favor. Name your price... anything available at the market, you can take it."

"Oh?"

Old Man Li was a little surprised by the amount of money that the G-Wagon was willing to spend.

"G, this isn't like you at all. Are you really going all out like this?"

"Hmm!" Big G nodded, paused for a second, and then said:

"These people wrecked the market, they disgraced the market, I have to get back the face they've lost..."

Hearing Da G keep talking about saving face, Old Man Li couldn't help but smile.

"G, you care about face, but East Asians care even more about that... Why are you, a European, so concerned about face?"

"It's none of your business whether I help or not," Da G said, enduring Old Li's teasing and asking directly.

"Okay... I'll help you. I've been wanting to see who they are anyway..."

Hearing the old man in front of him agree, Big G felt that the broken leg of this market had been reattached.

Who is Li?

That's Nathan King's maternal grandfather... He's one of the top tier in strength on the entire Nathan Island, plus his status as Nathan King's maternal grandfather.

It can be said that...

Li Xiang could go wherever he wanted, and no one dared to stop him.

...

At the entrance of the market.

Zhou Fengliu and his group didn't have to wait long before they saw Xiao Zizai, whose clothes were stained with blood, walk out carrying his bag.

"Old Xiao...so fast?"

Zhou Fengliu was a little surprised that Xiao Zizai's meal time would be so fast this time.

Like a quick-draw gunman, he finished the fight in less than three seconds.

"There's nothing I can do... there's always someone bothering me."

At that moment, Xiao Zizai replied, his eyes remaining crimson beneath the hood.

He could only say that he had a very unpleasant experience with the meal, as he was constantly being disturbed while he was creating.

This causes the honey badger's life to pass away very quickly; before it can even enjoy its meal, it's gone.

This feeling... is really giving me a headache.

It's like... driving your beloved car on the highway, you've just stepped on the gas pedal, ready to enjoy the feeling of speed, when suddenly there's a road collapse ahead, forcing you to turn around.

Being stuck in the middle is incredibly frustrating.

...

"Fortunately, we now know the location of the palace... this time we shouldn't be wrong," Xiao Zizai said after calming himself down.

"You've worked hard, Lao Xiao... Take a good rest and recuperate after you're done." Zhou Fengliu could tell Lao Xiao's condition from the tone of Xiao Zizai's voice.

He understood that feeling of being stuck, inch by inch... it was really painful.

"Mm." Xiao Zizai nodded.

"Let's go."

Just as everyone was about to turn and leave, they were stopped by a group of people before they had gone far.

"You lot! Stop right there! You think you can just come and go as you please? What do you take this market for? A vegetable market?!"

Big G appeared behind the group and spoke in a very unfriendly tone.

Chapter 381 "The Untainted Immortal" Li Muxuan! (Second Update)

Hearing what Da G said, Zhou Fengliu and the others turned around and took a look.