Taoist Feng
It's morning. The Rainbow Bridge Market is already bustling with activity.
Qing Ning, clutching her newly composed sheet music, lazily leaned against the tea stall while waiting for the sugar cakes she had bought from the fried fish. Suddenly, she saw a Taoist priest in a green robe casually setting up a divination stall across from her.
The Taoist priest was handsome, but there was a hint of mockery in his eyes. With a flick of his whisk, the cloth banner unfurled in the wind.
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Qing Ning raised an eyebrow, finding it amusing, when she saw the Taoist priest beckoning directly to her.
"This young master's forehead is dark; he may be facing a bloody disaster!"
"oh?"
Qing Ning strolled over and tapped the divination table with her fingertips.
"Taoist Master, tell me... what kind of disaster is it?"
The Taoist priest calculated with his fingers, his expression turning solemn.
"Young master, you are cursed with the Lonely Star, and a close relative of yours will surely suffer a great calamity! If I am not mistaken... this person should be the leader of your gang, and within seven days, his life may be in danger!"
Just then, a girl in a pale yellow dress passed by carrying a long spear and stopped when she heard this.
"Lime? And this is..."
"Xiao Yu has come at just the right time."
Qing Ning pulled the girl closer, but a smile was hidden in her eyes.
"This Taoist priest said that the eldest brother is going to die."
Xiao Yu's almond-shaped eyes widened, and the tassel on her spear trembled violently.
"Nonsense! The boss even stole my steamed bun this morning!"
The Taoist priest shook his head and sighed.
"The will of Heaven is hard to defy! Unless..."
"Unless what?" Xiao Yu pressed urgently.
"Unless you pay a thousand gold pieces for the life-extending elixir, a secret recipe from my sect..."
The Taoist priest took out a glass bottle from his sleeve, inside which the pills shone brightly.
"This elixir is made from the essence of heaven and earth..."
Suddenly, Qing Ning leaned in close, her nose almost touching the Taoist's forehead.
“Yi Feng”.
The Taoist priest froze.
"Young master has mistaken you for someone else..."
"The bruise on the back of your neck."
Lime chuckled softly.
"The damage from being beaten by the Six Doors a few days ago hasn't subsided yet."
"..."
The banner collapsed with a loud crash, half of it falling down.
Feng reluctantly ripped off his fake beard.
"Boring! How did you figure that out?"
Xiao Yu was so angry that he slammed his gun to the ground.
"Yifeng! It's you again! The trick of you pretending to be a Western Region dancer to trick Chenze into buying the bracelet isn't over yet!"
Lime, however, seemed to be deep in thought.
"But you said the boss is in trouble..."
He suddenly grabbed Yi Feng by the collar and whispered.
"Tell me in detail? If you scare Xiaoyu to tears, I'll give you 30%."
Fifteen minutes later, in the main hall of the Hundred Birds Gang.
With tears in her eyes, Xiao Yu took out all her savings, and Qing Ning solemnly added her own money bag, pushing a full thousand taels of silver notes in front of Yi Feng.
"Brother Feng."
Xiao Yu choked up as she spoke.
"We must rescue the boss..."
Yi Feng's hand, clutching the silver note, trembled slightly; this time, he had gone too far.
"actually……"
He was about to confess when he saw the eldest brother humming a tune as he stepped through the door, his colorful headgear still covered in fresh grass.
"Oh? Are you splitting the money?"
Dead silence...
Xiao Yu burst into tears.
"Boss, you're still alive!"
Silver notes were scattered on the ground like snowflakes.
Qing Ning sighed and rubbed her forehead. Yi Feng turned to slip away, but the boss grabbed her by the back of the collar.
"Explain?"
The eldest brother smiled with narrowed eyes, his knuckles cracking.
"Boss, listen to me! It was all Qingning's fault! He said you're stupid and easy to fool..."
Feng spoke rashly in his panic.
Lime: "?!"
Three seconds later, Yi Feng was chased and beaten all over the yard by the boss.
"A bloody disaster, is that it?!"
"A life-extending pill, is it?!"
"I'll give you a bone fracture treatment first!"
Xiao Yu stopped crying and started laughing, then quietly tugged at Qing Ning's sleeve.
"Actually, Brother Feng's acting was quite realistic..."
Suddenly, a cold, desolate sound came from the eaves.
"Next time you lie, hide the guild token in the sole of your shoe."
With a scream, Yi Feng was thrown into a haystack by the boss with an over-the-shoulder throw.
At night, with a bruised and swollen face, Yi Feng squatted in the corner writing a letter of repentance.
Xiao Yu secretly slipped him a plate of osmanthus cake, and Qing Ning laughed as she tossed him a bottle of liniment.
The eldest brother was munching on a watermelon while supervising the work.
"After I finish writing, I'll set up a stall at Hongqiao for three days! If I don't earn enough for a thousand taels..."
He broke the watermelon rind.
"I'll take your head to pay off the debt!"
Moonlight streamed through the courtyard as Yifeng muttered softly, pen in his mouth.
"Do you guys... hit people this hard?"
"They're all just like Chao Xiong..."
Xiao Yu ground the ink for him, and the tassel of the spear swayed gently in the evening breeze.
"Because it's you."
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