The Ten Thousand Ways to Hug the Female Protagonist’s Thigh - Chapter 14.2

Li Yusheng was dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected things to turn out this way, nor had he anticipated such a composed response from the girl. It was as if she had known he would cause trouble and had prepared the Recording Stone in advance!

The crowd had grown larger, and people were whispering and pointing. Some even recognized Li Yusheng.

Most who frequented the Spiritual Weapon Pavilion were wealthy or influential figures, not ordinary folk.

Li Yusheng glanced at the elderly man and noticed his furrowed brow. His heart sank.

The Wen family had been busy preparing for the upcoming Clan Tournament, with senior disciples traveling in groups and junior disciples rarely venturing alone. When his subordinates reported that two Wen family disciples had been spotted alone at the Spiritual Weapon Pavilion, he saw it as the perfect opportunity to stir up trouble.

If he could frame them for theft, the Wen family would offend the Li family, and the Spiritual Weapon Pavilion would also turn against them!

But he hadn’t expected the girl to remain so calm and composed, logically dissecting the situation without a hint of fear or anger.

She had proven his accusations baseless and willingly handed over her storage bag for inspection and even offered to be searched in public!

Such behavior was hardly typical of a young girl.

And the other girl he had knocked down was already growing into a young woman. While Wen Shu was still a child, Wen Xuening was clearly a young lady.

Yet, despite being handled roughly, she showed no signs of distress. Instead, she looked at him strangely as if he had been wronged.

Li Yusheng wasn’t foolish. His original plan had been to play the role of a spoiled young master, using the incident to provoke the girls into a confrontation. He could use his men to fabricate evidence and solidify their guilt if they argued or fought.

Afterward, he could circulate stories that the Wen family’s disciples had disregarded the Spiritual Weapon Pavilion and provoked the Li family. With public opinion against them, the Wen family’s reputation would suffer, giving the Li family a justified reason to take action.

But things hadn’t gone as planned.

After inspecting the storage bags, the elderly man from the Spiritual Weapon Pavilion quickly announced, “These storage bags contain only items purchased from our pavilion.”

“I knew there was something suspicious about that young man!”

“If Elder Lin says so, it must be true.”

“These two Wen family children don’t seem like troublemakers.”

“Look at him, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, mistreating two young girls. How shameful!”

The crowd’s murmurs grew louder.

“Ahem,” Li Yusheng coughed awkwardly and reluctantly said, “Perhaps I lost it somewhere else.”

Li Yusheng gritted his teeth but had no choice. He waved his hand, signaling his men to disperse, and under the crowd’s scrutiny, he was forced to apologize.

“It seems I was mistaken. I’ll send an apology gift to you two later.”

With that, he quickly left the scene.

“Those two girls are quite interesting.”

After turning the corner, Li Yusheng’s lips curled into a strange smile. Still, it quickly vanished, replaced by a look of frustration as he disappeared into the alley.