The business deal fell through, and the man with a grim face walked out of the shop.
A dice cup chuckled lightly from his pocket: "Your underwear is going to the auction; let's see where you'll hide your face."
The man gritted his teeth and said, "If worse comes to worst, I'll just snatch the underwear back!"
The dice cup laughed even louder: "Go ahead, try to snatch it! A local deity fighting with the Outside Provinces villagers over a pair of underwear—if that gets out, it'll be history!"
The man grew angrier as he walked, then suddenly changed direction and approached Li Qi.
Li Qi sensed a flood of malice approaching. When the man got close, he asked, "Did you hear everything?"
Li Qi nodded: "I heard it. Is this underwear yours?"
The man was surprised. How did Li Qi know whose underwear it was? Had he received some information? Could the story have already leaked?
Li Qi had received no information; it was purely a guess.
