Chapter 26

Liu Tong, thinking this, finally felt his heart settle. He walked up to the front of his guild with two servants, deliberately looking at the guild members with a face full of dissatisfaction and said, "What's going on? When troublemakers come, why don't you report them to the authorities? Letting them stay here, isn't that affecting our business?"

The old farmers, upon hearing Liu Tong's words, immediately jumped up in anger and shouted.

"What troublemakers?"

"We are here to seek justice."

"Quickly return our grain."

The old farmers shouted in anger. Facing their voices, Liu Tong finally turned his head and looked at everyone, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, be careful I report you to the authorities for false accusations."

"Whether it's a false accusation, you know it in your hearts. You deliberately used bran and pebbles to pass off as grain to deceive us. What do you have to say about this?" Lin Yiming walked up to Liu Tong, never expecting to meet the Liu Tong who had passed the examination so soon.

"Is that so? Then do you have any evidence?" Liu Tong was not afraid at all.

"The evidence is the seal. I am an appraiser, and I can determine that these seals were affixed by your own people. Our people never touched them."

"Is that so? But I am also an appraiser." Liu Tong said with a face full of dissatisfaction: "Although I am not a master appraiser, perhaps I am not as good as you in appraising high-level treasures, but in appraising ordinary things, such as seals, I am not necessarily inferior to you. You appraised that the seals were affixed by our guild, but I appraised that the seals were affixed by you."

Liu Tong's face suddenly turned very angry: "You country bumpkins, you are quick to accuse. I think you are crazy from poverty, coming up with such a despicable scheme to defraud us."

Lin Yiming immediately understood that the other party was going to act shamelessly. But he had no other way.

Just at that moment, Liu Tong's voice sounded again: "If you are still not convinced, then wait for the mayor to return and sue us. Our guild will always be ready to accompany you. However, now, it's best for you to take your people away and not disturb our business."

Upon hearing the other party's words, Lin Yiming felt a bitter smile in his heart. Suing, the time for a lawsuit can be long or short. How could he and the villagers afford to wait? Besides, this is in the town, where Liu Tong and his people are the local bullies. Could he hope to win a lawsuit on their turf?

Moreover, the mayor might not be fair. If Liu Tong is familiar with the mayor or gives some gifts, they would have even less chance of winning.

Lin Yiming sighed in his heart. He thought that becoming an appraiser would solve this matter, but he didn't expect to still be in a difficult situation.

It seems that this is the world of commoners, where privileges exist everywhere. Only strong martial power can grant privileges. If he were a powerful figure, he would naturally be part of the privileged class.

In this world, there are two huge classes.

Sighing in his heart, Lin Yiming thought for a moment and decided to take a step back. He said softly, "We still have matters to attend to in the village and don't have time to sue. Young Master Liu, everyone knows the truth about this matter. We don't want to force anything. How about Young Master Liu showing some leniency and compensating us with some grain? If Young Master Liu does this, I am willing to recognize you as a friend. After all, having more friends is always better than having more enemies."

"Friend?" Young Master Liu burst into laughter upon hearing Lin Yiming's words: "Friend? Just you, a country bumpkin, can be friends with this young master?"

"Are you saying, Young Master Liu, that you don't want to reconcile?" Lin Yiming looked at the arrogant Young Master Liu and suddenly thought of a problem. He had appraised that the seals were affixed by the guild, and Young Master Liu said he appraised that they were affixed by them, leading to a stalemate.

But if other things have different opinions from two appraisers, what would happen? There must be a solution, the Appraiser Alliance must have a way to resolve it. Since that's the case, why not go to the Appraiser Alliance for a fair judgment?

Liu Tong had been secretly observing Lin Yiming. Seeing the change in Lin Yiming's expression, he immediately knew something was wrong. He had just wanted to bully a group of country bumpkins who knew nothing and could be fooled. But seeing the change in Lin Yiming's expression, it was clear that he had figured it out.

This wouldn't do; he couldn't give them a chance.

He glanced at the servants behind him, puffed out his chest, and deliberately shouted loudly, "I warn you, this young master won't do anything to you, but if you don't leave, my subordinates might not be able to hold back. They all have short tempers, and if they hurt you, it won't be good."

As Young Master Liu's words fell, the servants behind him immediately understood. This was the young master's signal to act. At first, they didn't dare to act because the other party was also an appraiser like the young master. Now that the young master had given the order, they would act. Even if something happened, the young master would help smooth things over.

The servants rushed out, surrounding Lin Yiming and his group.

At this moment, Young Master Liu's voice sounded again, "Don't use violence, don't use violence. Also, don't damage their carts, the grain boxes, or the seals. They are evidence, and we will need them when the mayor returns for the lawsuit."

Young Master Liu shouted loudly while laughing in his heart. Challenging him was asking for death. He would destroy all the evidence, and see what evidence they could find.

Young Master Liu's subordinates, upon hearing this, immediately understood. The young master wanted them to destroy the evidence. Without hesitation, the servants shouted and jumped onto the carts.

A vein throbbed on Lin Yiming's forehead. This was too much. Young Master Liu was clearly trying to destroy the evidence, which was too much of a bully.

"Stop, don't touch it!"

The old farmers, seeing the other party about to destroy the evidence, immediately rushed forward to stop them. However, they were just ordinary farmers, and the other party were professional guards, each a martial artist. They were no match for them.

"Old fools, get out of the way!"

"Move to the side!"

These guards, each a martial artist, immediately knocked down four or five old farmers with just one touch.

At the same time, three guards surrounded Lin Yiming.

The three guards shouted and rushed towards Lin Yiming.

Lin Yiming glanced at the three and immediately understood their level. They were late-stage martial artists.

He stomped his foot hard on the ground, leaving a clear footprint. Lin Yiming spread his arms wide, like a spreading eagle, and clenched his fists, swinging them towards the three.

The three who rushed forward didn't react in time. They only felt a blur before their eyes, and then their faces were hit by a powerful force. They were immediately dazed, their teeth knocked out, and they fell to the ground, their heads spinning.

Even as they fell to the ground, they couldn't understand how they, who had come to attack, ended up being hit.

"Martial artist? This kid is also a martial artist!" Liu Tong, seeing Lin Yiming injure the three, instinctively took a step back, his eyes full of disbelief. This country bumpkin, who looked only sixteen or seventeen, was not only a master appraiser but also a martial artist, and a very powerful one. From his level, he was a late-stage martial artist.

This kid, just a country bumpkin, how could he be so favored by heaven, given such talent? It was too unfair!

"Quick, all of you, go and stop that kid."