"Y-Your Excellency? What exactly is your identity?"
Seeing the reaction of the Millelith soldiers, the stall owner's legs went weak with fear. He thought he had found a big sucker to fleece today, but did not expect the other party was conducting a sting operation.
If he had known earlier, he would not have asked for so many Mora. Now his regret went straight to his gut.
"You don't need to be afraid. In Liyue, we never wrong a good person, and we never let a bad person go either."
After Su Han finished speaking, he turned to the Millelith and asked, "How should a case like his be handled?"
Nearby citizens had already begun to gather. After all, the mention of 1.2 million Mora was extremely eye-catching, and everyone wanted to watch the excitement.
At the same time, the people also wanted to see how the Millelith would deal with this matter.
The new city had just been established and everything was waiting to be built. There would definitely be many scammers like this in the future. If such cases were handled strictly, the residents would naturally feel reassured.
When the Millelith soldiers heard Lord Su Han's hint, they immediately understood the situation and made a decision at once.
"Reporting to Your Excellency. Charging customers ten times the proper price counts as a major offense in Guili New City. The standard sentence is five years of imprisonment. However, since he is a first offender, we are willing to give him a chance to repent. He can redeem himself through three years of labor reform instead."
Redemption through labor was a new regulation in the new city. As long as the case did not involve a major crime, labor could be used to atone for it.
Of course, there were limits.
If someone did not work properly or show repentance during reform, the outcome went without saying. They would be directly sentenced to death or extended imprisonment.
When the boss heard he could be imprisoned for five years, he immediately knelt on the ground and begged frantically for mercy.
"I don't want the 1.2 million Mora anymore. Please let me go. I won't dare do it again."
"I have elders above and children below to support."
"If I'm locked up, my family will starve to death. Wuwu."
Mona had been quite angry at first, but hearing how miserable his situation sounded, she felt a bit softhearted.
She said to Su Han, "How about we just forget it?"
Since he was willing to return the money, the matter could end here. There was no need to push him so hard.
Unexpectedly, before Su Han could reply, a woman weighing at least two hundred pounds ran out from the crowd. When she saw the stall owner's face, her anger exploded.
"So it really is you, you heartless beast!"
"Miss Enya? Y-why are you here?"
The boss, who had been crying just moments ago, turned pale green the instant he saw this human-shaped tank appear.
How could this tigress be here? Wasn't she from Mondstadt?
If she caught him, he would definitely die.
The stall owner turned and ran, not even caring about his goods. But after only a few steps, Enya caught up in big strides and slammed down onto the ground on top of him.
"Still trying to run? You'd better atone properly, you old swindler."
That terrifying two-hundred-pound weight was something the boss simply could not withstand. A cracking sound rang out, and his leg was crushed and broken on the spot.
Su Han showed a surprised expression at this moment. It seemed that Mona's earlier divination had said this boss would break his leg soon.
So this was how it came true.
After this human-shaped tank named Enya explained what happened, Su Han finally understood the full story. Simply put, the stall owner was a romance scammer who lived by deceiving people with false feelings. Last month he arrived in Mondstadt.
Using sweet talk he learned from a fox spirit romance comic, he coaxed Enya into great happiness and even made her willing to spend the rest of her life with him.
But after they talked late into the night by candlelight, Enya fainted. When she woke up, everything in her home had been stolen.
She originally came out just to relax, but did not expect to run into the old scammer here.
"Thank you, Your Excellency. Otherwise I would never have found this old scammer."
"It's nothing. This is what we should do."
Su Han laughed awkwardly. He could actually understand the scammer's thoughts. With Enya's build, probably only a large hilichurl could withstand it. If an ordinary human got sat on like that, even if they did not die, they would be severely injured.
The incident ended.
After inspection, all the items were returned to Enya.
When Su Han asked how much the astrology book cost, she said that being able to punish the scammer and recover her belongings already made her very happy, so she would give the book for free.
"In that case, thank you."
"No need, no need."
Enya carried the supplies on her shoulder and left happily.
Su Han picked up the astrology book and handed it to Mona.
"Hm? You don't want it?"
"I'm not an astrologer. What would I need it for? I only wanted to punish that illegal vendor just now."
Hearing his explanation, Mona raised her brows and gladly accepted it. She had no money at all right now, so getting a free book naturally made her happy.
Mona did not plan to accept a gift for nothing. She looked at Su Han and smiled. "I'll take it. Since I'm in a good mood today, how about I give you a free divination?"
"Oh? Then thank you."
"You're welcome. What would you like me to divine?"
With a wave of Mona's small hand, the water divination disc appeared in the air.
Su Han thought for a moment and said, "Then help me divine when I will have a daughter."
"A daughter? That's about offspring. This kind of question is simple. Wait a moment."
Mona began to move the star chart. At first her expression was completely relaxed, but soon it gradually turned serious.
"How is this possible?"
"Why is there no information about you?"
"Layer upon layer of mist is covering everything. I can't see any information at all. This is completely wrong."
Cold sweat ran down Mona's forehead. What was going on today? Her divinations had been accurate just now, so why could she not divine anything about him?
There were usually only two explanations for this situation.
First, the other person's strength far exceeded hers and could perfectly conceal his own aura, like that old lady could.
Second, the other person did not belong to this world, so astrology would naturally not work.
But the man in front of her looked completely ordinary and did not match the first case. That meant he was a person from beyond the world, just like the old lady once described.
Mona raised her head and asked with a complicated expression, "You are not a visitor from this world?"
Su Han's expression did not change at all. He asked in return, "What makes you say that?"
"My astrology failed on you. Normally that never happens unless your strength surpasses mine by far, but that seems unlikely. So there is only the second answer. You do not belong to this world. Am I right?"
"I'm sorry, but my strength really is greater than yours."
Su Han did not want to admit the second possibility, so he released a trace of his aura. The instant he mobilized his power, a streak of golden light flashed in his eyes.
Boom.
A tremendous presence burst from Su Han's body. To Mona, it felt like a silent volcano suddenly erupting.
Such terrifying power naturally surpassed her, an astrologer.
"Well?"
Su Han raised his brows, indicating that he had not lied to her.
But Mona said with a serious expression, "I'm sorry. Although your power is indeed very strong, that instant just now made me even more certain that you do not belong to this world."
She studied under the elder Astromancer Barbeloth Trismegistus of the Hexenzirkel. In her teacher's books, Mona had seen many unbelievable powers, but none of them mentioned a Golden Light Mantra like this.
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