The instant that figure landed, five or six more figures followed along from within the originally-dispersed crowd. Some of the thugs refused to accept defeat, struggling to their feet, even cursing. "Hurry up and get the hell out, stop meddling in others' business!" "Do you know who had us come? If you heard it, you'd be scared to death!" "You've really forgotten your place—you even dare mess with this old lady's matters!" Jiang Changbai didn't pay them any mind at all, simply coming forward to help the proprietor up. The imperial bodyguards who'd emerged along with Jiang Changbai had knocked the ruffians down in a few moments. Even if they'd yelled more furiously, they were still merely some street thugs, and the so-called fiends had merely relied on having more people. Now, even if they were even less willing to accept defeat, they'd still have to accept it; by the time the people crowded around came to their senses, thos...