The shopkeeper's heart pounded, but he tried to play it cool. He couldn't let this "scrawny kid" scare him off.
"Alright, kid, you asked for it!" he shouted, swinging a fist toward Su Jiyai.
But before his punch even got close, Su Jiyai moved—fast.
She dodged to the side like it was nothing, making the shopkeeper look like a clumsy fool.
"Is that all you got?" Su Jiyai asked, a smirk creeping onto her face.
The shopkeeper's eyes widened in shock. "What the... how did he move so fast?"
Su Jiyai wasn't in the mood to waste any more time.
She stepped forward, grabbed the shopkeeper by the wrist, and twisted it just enough to make him wince in pain.
"Let me make one thing clear," she said, her voice low but firm.
"You can't bully me. I'm not some easy target. So how about you back off before this gets ugly?"
The shopkeeper's face turned red with anger and embarrassment, but the pain in his wrist made him rethink his plan.
