Yao Ran raised an eyebrow at the man's words and retorted, "What exactly has the Ji family done to protect the central district? I recall that we and the soldiers defended this district before, and now the Xu, Mu, and Hua families are holding the outer district."
"This is the first time I have heard about the Ji family. Where are they now, and what have they contributed to this community to justify demanding security fees from us?"
Hearing this, the men hesitated, unable to respond to her pointed questions. Their leader, realizing they couldn't win a verbal battle, opened his palm and summoned a ball of flames.
He looked at Yao Ran and spoke with a threatening tone, "Young lady, just obediently pay the security fees, or else—"
Before he finished speaking, Long Yu snapped his fingers, used his wind element energy to control the oxygen in the air, and extinguished the flames in a second.
