"Officer, we merchants don't have it easy. Thirteen carts should be one hundred and thirty silver coins, right?"
It wasn't that Boss Wang was worried about the money; he was just indignant. The Southern King had always had a virtuous reputation in these parts. 'Why would she start extorting money so blatantly this year?'
The young man had been looking for an excuse to give Boss Wang a hard time, and he inwardly rejoiced at the opening. He snapped, "Oh? I say, have you paupers decided to rebel? What I say goes. What… you dare refuse to pay?"
Feng Ling had already been made uncomfortable by the young man's greedy, lustful gaze. She now retorted angrily, "We won't pay… What, are you going to rob us?"
"Heh heh? Girlie, you really don't know who you're dealing with!" A savage grin spread across the young man's lips, and he bellowed, "Men! We have people here resisting orders and refusing to pay! Get over here and take them down!"
