The 218th Hidden Sect Boss's Little Assistant (Sixty)
Lu Lingjun took three copper coins and haggled with the sugar figurine maker for a long time, finally managing to get the sugar figurine, which originally cost five copper coins, for only three copper coins.
"Here you go, your sugar figurine, a phoenix." Lu Lingjun confidently handed the sugar figurine to the little kid behind him.
Damn, that hurts!
"Are you out of money?" Gu Yanjing took the sugar figurine, bit off the phoenix's head without a second thought, looked up at Lu Lingjun, and asked bluntly.
Lu Lingjun's smile froze instantly, and his face turned extremely ugly.
"Don't talk nonsense, kid. Do I look like someone who's short of money?"
Gu Yanjing continued munching on the sugar figurine: "Remove the word 'like,' be more confident."
Lu Lingjun: "...I don't understand what you're saying." With that, Qing* turned and left.
However, before I had taken more than a few steps, something hit me from behind, something heavy and dull.
Lu Lingjun looked down and saw a piece of gold the size of a thumb that had rolled to his feet.
Before he could turn around, he felt another sharp pain in his back—it was another piece of gold.
Lu Lingjun suppressed his overwhelming joy and didn't pick up the gold from the ground to put in his pocket. Instead, he turned to look at Gu Yanjing and asked, "Yours?"
"Yes." Gu Yanjing nodded.
"Where did you get this gold?" Lu Lingjun hesitated for a moment, but still picked it up. "You know, you shouldn't flaunt your wealth. You're so young. Keep your money safe and don't let others see it. People's hearts are the worst things. If someone sees it, it will be bad for you."
Qing stuffed the gold into Shao's hand and earnestly advised him.
Just like when he was born, his family was once the richest in Suzhou, and they were incredibly wealthy. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
As a result, because of other people's greed, his family was ruined and he died. Now, despite his hard work and studies, he has no chance to take the imperial examinations and can only waste his years in this courtyard.
"No need, take it. I don't need gold." Gu Yanjing pressed the gold into Lu Lingjun's hand. "I'm not afraid either. No one can hurt me."
The young man looked arrogant, as if he didn't care about anything.
"Young man, smack your chin and say that again?" Lu Lingjun burst out laughing, clutching the sweaty gold in his hand, almost crying.
The former young master of the Lu family never cared about a few taels of gold; it was just something he would casually give as a reward to his servants.
But now, it is everything to him.
It was given to him by this young man in front of him.
"Shut up and forget about this, or I'll beat you up." Gu Yanjing's face darkened instantly, and he glared fiercely at Lu Lingjun.
Sure enough, this person is different from his brother Lingjun.
"By the way, little brat, what's your name?" Lu Lingjun smiled as he led the boy back to his dilapidated courtyard.
"Me? My name is Zhuque." The young girl, who was being led by Lu Lingjun, paused for a moment, then broke free.
This can also be considered Lingjun's brother.
"Vermilion Bird? Vermilion Bird is the name of a mythical beast. How can a person use this name?" Lu Lingjun shook his head.
"I am the Vermilion Bird." Gu Yan was puzzled.
He still looked like a young boy and had not yet received a name from Gu Yanci.
"Fool, you bastard." Lu Lingjun didn't take it to heart.
I guess he's some young master who ran away from home and doesn't want to reveal his real name.
"I... okay, I don't have a name." Gu Yanjing wanted to refute, but it seemed that he really didn't have any other name besides Zhuque.
Yes, Vermilion Bird is the name of a mythical beast; it does seem to be a **name.
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