Chapter 126: Chapter 126: The Mall’s Upper Echelon is Shaken, Is She the Exalted Lord’s Wife?

At the same time.

She had only taken a few steps forward.

Yun Zhenyue hadn’t even reached the ghouls yet.

Suddenly, a cry of alarm came from behind her.

She whipped her head around.

She saw Mengmeng being grabbed by the arm by a yaksha at the entrance of her shop.

The two of them seemed to be in some sort of conflict.

Fury flashed in Yun Zhenyue’s eyes.

’Mengmeng has already been so patient, and they’re still pushing their luck?’

"Let go!"

Yun Zhenyue rushed to Mengmeng’s side and barked the command.

Hearing her, the ugly yaksha suddenly felt a chill in his heart. For some reason, he sensed a lethal threat in this little mouse’s voice and subconsciously loosened his death grip.

"Ngh~"

Mengmeng bit her lower lip, staggering back two steps.

A shocking bruise had already appeared on her arm.

One could only imagine how much force the yaksha had used.

After letting go, the yaksha finally processed what had happened. ’Was I really just scared off by a little mouse?’

Instantly, a cold, murderous intent surfaced in his terrifying greenish-blue eyes!

But Yun Zhenyue paid him no mind.

Instead, she looked at Mengmeng’s injured arm and immediately used Purifying Hand to heal the wound.

Stepping in front of Mengmeng again, Yun Zhenyue asked, "Mengmeng, what happened?"

"I..."

Mengmeng’s lips parted slightly as she glanced nervously at the yaksha.

Seeing the stark killing intent in his eyes, she immediately shrank back.

It seemed she didn’t want Yun Zhenyue to get hurt too.

She swallowed all the grievances welling up inside her.

"I’m fine. Let’s just go back."

"Don’t be afraid. Why did he hurt you? Tell me, and I’ll help you!"

Yun Zhenyue said decisively.

With her persistent questioning, Mengmeng began to feel safe and slowly revealed the truth.

It turned out that she had noticed Yun Zhenyue was gone and had rushed off to find her.

She happened to see this yaksha dragging someone away.

That person was wearing clothes very similar to Yun Zhenyue’s. Mengmeng didn’t have time to get a good look and thought Yun Zhenyue was in danger, so she rushed forward and told the yaksha to stop.

But it was only then that she realized her mistake.

It wasn’t Yun Zhenyue, but another ghoul customer!

Unfortunately, that ghoul customer thought there was trouble and left the mall immediately.

The yaksha was furious about this.

This was despite the fact that he had poached the customer from right in front of Mengmeng’s shop.

So he grabbed Mengmeng’s arm, demanding she give him an explanation, or compensate him!

’Isn’t that completely unreasonable?’

Yun Zhenyue’s heart grew heavier as she listened.

She had already decided to call for backup.

Giving in again and again!

It would only make these ghouls push the boundaries even further!

’Next time, who knows if they’ll just hurt Mengmeng directly and steal the clothes from her shop?’

Just then.

CLIP-CLOP~

The sound of rapid footsteps approached from a distance.

"What are you all doing!"

The general manager of the Fierce Ghost Mall walked over, his expression dark.

His group had been about to head straight to the fifth floor.

Suddenly, Mr. Yu told them to wait.

He’d thought something had displeased him.

Then he turned and saw the conflict over here.

While accompanying Mr. Ji, he had been boasting about how the Fierce Ghost Mall had impeccable service and superior quality clothing, and that it was a great place to visit even if one wasn’t buying anything.

He had also meant for Mr. Yu, who was beside Mr. Ji, to hear this.

’It must be that Mr. Yu was displeased by this scene.’

’Didn’t the deputy manager tell them?’

’That a major client was visiting today?’

...

When she saw the general manager approaching,

Yun Zhenyue was just about to tell him what had happened.

But before she could speak, her words were drowned out by the yaksha’s shout!

"General Manager, sir! They were the ones who started this!"

The yaksha, seeing the ID tag on the general manager’s chest, immediately played the victim and turned the tables.

"I’m a clerk from the fifth floor. I was escorting a customer upstairs when this little thing grabbed me and wouldn’t let me go, which made the customer think we were about to fight, so he ran off!"

"Her clothing shop is on the first floor, and the quality is terrible, so she resorts to these underhanded tricks! She can’t get any business herself, so she won’t let me get any either! Sir, you have to stand up for me!"

"To think something so disgusting could happen in the Fierce Ghost Mall?!"

"Rest assured, I won’t let this matter slide."

The general manager’s expression was frosty, the chill on his face almost thick enough to turn to ice.

Given his preconceived notions,

and especially since this was a clerk from the fifth floor, he was naturally inclined to side with the yaksha.

"He was the one deliberately stealing customers! I just mistook him for someone else..."

Seeing this, Mengmeng’s chest heaved with anger.

She couldn’t worry about anything else and hurriedly tried to explain.

"Enough!"

The general manager cut her off with a sharp rebuke.

Then, his vicious, gloomy eyes turned to Yun Zhenyue and Mengmeng.

He didn’t have time to deal with them in detail.

"I don’t have time to punish you right now. Just pack your things and get out."

Upon hearing this,

Mengmeng’s mind went blank, her face ashen. She could never have imagined that after working so diligently at the Fierce Ghost Mall, she would be falsely accused and meet such an end.

But she hadn’t saved up enough money yet!

And she hadn’t found her parents.

She absolutely could not leave this mall!

...

This situation

made the audience from the Dragon Country boil with rage.

[Damn, is this general manager nuts? How can he be this biased?]

[That fucking yaksha, a true psychopath from Elephant Country.]

[What an asshole. He doesn’t even have time to figure out the facts because he’s busy sucking up to a big client. In his eyes, a shop owner like Mengmeng can just be thrown away?]

[A travesty! This is a true travesty of justice! She’s been completely framed!]

[Boss Yun Zhenyue, just flip the table already! Make one call and bring all your friends. I’d like to see if this asshole still dares to talk like that in front of Mr. Luo.]

...

Meanwhile,

the audience from Elephant Country thought otherwise.

Seeing Yun Zhenyue and Mengmeng being wronged, they were all gloating.

[Even as just one of Lord Yaksha’s underlings, he’s quite clever.]

[He drove out the Dragon Country woman with just a few sentences. That’s great!]

[We people from Elephant Country are the smartest in the world.]

[People from the Dragon Country are all like that. Lazy, unreliable, and unhygienic. So annoying.]

[The General Manager is so brilliant. He saw the truth at a single glance.]

...

Just as Mengmeng was about to kneel before the general manager,

to beg for his forgiveness,

CLIP-CLOP-CLOP~

another set of footsteps rang out.

Yun Zhenyue looked over.

It was the group of ghouls she had seen earlier; they were walking over.

It seemed the commotion here was too loud and had attracted their attention.

Yun Zhenyue suddenly felt like she was being watched.

She looked over subconsciously.

A ghoul with a full head of silver hair and an icy aura was staring intently at her.

He was frowning, lost in thought.

Yun Zhenyue felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and looked away.

’The only ace I have up my sleeve right now is On-Site Replication.’

’It would be best to avoid a fight.’

’Once I call my friends over, any conflict can be resolved.’

’If the general manager insists on punishing them further,’

’I’ll have no choice but to use On-Site Replication and escape with Mengmeng during the chaos.’

"Manager, what’s the situation here?"

"Didn’t I tell you that today’s circumstances are special, and that you should be prepared?"

Mr. Ji’s eyes smoldered with rage.

But in front of Mr. Yu, he could only suppress his anger and ask in a low voice.

After anticipating that something was amiss over here,

he had been trying to distract him by talking.

But Mr. Yu paid him no mind and insisted on walking over.

There was nothing to be done.

They had no choice but to follow.

The general manager’s heart pounded with panic, and his hatred for Yun Zhenyue and Mengmeng grew even more intense.

’Of all the times, they had to cause trouble for me at this critical moment!’

’If Mr. Ji gets angry, it’s all over!’

The Fierce Ghost Mall would not only lose a major client,

but more importantly, Mr. Ji’s Red Jade Commerce Association was full of merchants. News would spread like wildfire, and it could deal a devastating blow to the Fierce Ghost Mall’s reputation in a very short time!

And then there was the mysterious Mr. Yu.

An existence that even Mr. Ji had to respect.

’How would he view the Fierce Ghost Mall now?’

The general manager was sweating profusely with anxiety.

This was truly the most dangerous moment of his career.

Just as he was at a loss for how to explain,

the perpetually silent Mr. Yu spoke.

He seemed to have seen something unbelievable.

Or perhaps he had sensed a familiar aura.

His expression was now a little complicated.

Even his pure, flawless white pupils seemed to ripple slightly.

"What is your name?"

"Do you have a husband? What is his name?"

Mr. Yu asked Yun Zhenyue.

...

As his words fell,

Mr. Ji held back his anger.

The general manager was also bewildered.

’Could it be that Mr. Yu has taken a liking to this little mouse?’

’That would be wonderful!’

’It might just change his opinion of the Fierce Ghost Mall!’

The general manager subconsciously scanned Yun Zhenyue’s entire body.

A faint glimmer of greed appeared in his eyes.

’This little mouse is actually quite attractive.’

’If Mr. Yu isn’t interested, I could always offer her to the mall’s owner.’

But hearing Mr. Yu’s questions,

Yun Zhenyue frowned, her face showing clear displeasure.

’I don’t want to answer these questions.’

Seeing that Yun Zhenyue didn’t respond, Mr. Yu didn’t get angry. He simply took a step forward, as if to confirm something.

Finally, he asked again, cautiously, "Do... you know me?"

"No."

Yun Zhenyue denied it at once, giving him no face whatsoever.

’This ghoul is so weird.’

’If he wants to punish us, then punish us. Why ask all these strange questions? What does it have to do with him?’

Hearing this,

Mr. Ji, standing to the side, was filled with rage.

’It’s unimaginable that someone would dare be so disrespectful to Mr. Yu.’

His face grew darker and darker!

All the high-level ghouls from the mall were furious.

’Even Mr. Ji has to serve Mr. Yu with the utmost care!’

’Since when was such an insult permissible?’

At this moment,

the general manager could no longer contain himself and exploded with fury!

"You rat!"

He took a few steps forward,

intending to grab Yun Zhenyue by the neck and kill her!

But just then!

Mr. Yu’s pupils trembled violently!

He was instantly enraged!

"SLAP!!!"

A resounding slap landed across the general manager’s face.

"—How audacious!!!"

Mr. Yu roared,

stopping his insolent act.

A ghostly chill froze the side of the general manager’s face. He was stunned by Mr. Yu’s slap, and the blow nearly froze the blood in his veins!

’Wh... what’s happening?’

Every ghoul present was also completely dumbfounded.

They couldn’t understand why Mr. Yu would hit the general manager at a time like this.

’This isn’t right, is it?’

’The general manager was clearly trying to vent his anger for him.’

’And what did he mean by "audacious"?’

’Does he know this little mouse?’

But just then!

Under their horrified gazes,

Mr. Yu dropped to his knees with a THUD!

He knelt right in front of Yun Zhenyue and performed a solemn, respectful bow!

"This subordinate did not know that the Lord’s wife was present! My crime is worthy of ten thousand deaths! Please, my lady, pronounce my sentence!"