Chen Li still sold meat every day, still as irritable as ever.
Everything seemed as if nothing had changed.
Yet, everything seemed as though it had changed.
Now, in the market, basically no one stared at him anymore. Even the fiercest desperadoes didn't dare to target him.
Everyone became respectfully polite, their attitudes warm and heartening. Whenever he passed by, the crowd would automatically part to let him go first, welcoming him with smiling faces.
Even when he sold meat at the side, the entire street's security would improve significantly, becoming orderly.
So much so that, in the following days, quite a few stall owners took the initiative to move closer to him.
This was the deterrence and influence after a single battle.
Compared to the previous rumors, killing eight men on the street this time made that rumor manifest in a real and straightforward manner, becoming even more powerful and shocking.
It firmly established the butcher's reputation.
