Arrived on the first floor
A man dressed in a plain white robe stood in front of a desk on the stage.
Bai Qianmo originally wanted to leave, but glanced at the man out of the corner of her eye.
Bai Qianmo was slightly surprised to see that the storyteller was actually a young man in his twenties or thirties.
She chose a corner to sit down and carefully examined the man.
The other person should be between twenty-five and thirty years old, slender and tall, with short hair parted in a 3/7 ratio, with a little hair oil applied and combed back to reveal a smooth forehead and regular facial features.
She gives off a refined and gentle impression.
The storyteller was a semi-literati; he exuded a scholarly air.
His voice was deep, melodious, and pleasant to the ear.
At this moment, he is recounting a key scene from "The Battle of Liangshan Heroes".
The audience applauded and cheered.
Just then, a group of people suddenly burst in from outside.
They all looked fierce and menacing, dressed in dark blue cloth shirts and black leggings, each holding an axe.
He glared menacingly at the storyteller on the stage.
The audience members' expressions changed drastically upon seeing this group of people; they all stood up and hid in the corners in fright.
Upon seeing the axe, Bai Qianmo had already guessed the identities of these people.
“Mr. Fengming, my master has invited you three times. Even Mr. Zhuge should come out of seclusion by now. You must come back with us today. Please.”
The man on the stage looked stern and cold as he gazed at the group of people who had suddenly barged in.
“I have said before that once you enter this Lanling Teahouse, you are my guest. Here I will tell stories and you will listen. But once you leave this door, I am no longer a storyteller, so I cannot comply.”
"Heh, so you're not going?" The leading man had a long pipe dangling from his mouth, his sinister triangular eyes narrowed slightly, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, staring at its prey.
"I'm not going!" Qin Fengming refused without hesitation.
Du Wansan, the leader of the Axe Gang, is a notorious ruthless character. Although he has started doing legitimate business in recent years, he has gradually established business ties with several major families in Shanghai.
But he was, after all, a man of humble origins, and deep down he was a treacherous and cunning villain.
Needless to say, his gang of brothers were all from the slums of Shanghai, idle and wicked thugs.
Few people in this circle are good people.
Bai Qianmo was curious: how did Qin Fengming get involved with the Axe Gang?
"Then it's not up to you." The leader waved his hand.
Behind him, a group of brothers raised their axes, roared, and charged toward the stage.
"What are you trying to do? Are you breaking the law?" Qin Fengming shouted angrily.
The next second, he was kicked to the ground by one of the Axe Gang members.
He was punched in the face and spat out a mouthful of blood.
“You…you’ve gone too far! I…even if I’m beaten to death, I will never…go to see Du Wansan. Pfft…”
Qin Fengming vomited blood again after being kicked in the abdomen.
The audience in the hall had long since fled in terror.
Bai Qianmo sat in the corner, making her quite conspicuous at the moment.
The man in the lead was watching Qin Fengming get beaten up when his gaze suddenly swept towards the corner.
"What a handsome young man."
Bai Qianmo was dressed in men's clothing, with a clean-cut face, delicate features, and a slightly androgynous beauty, but her eyes were sharp and piercing, giving her an aloof and unapproachable demeanor.
"Third Boss, this is our leader's favorite." A member of the Axe Gang whispered in the leader's ear, covering his hand.
The man sized him up: "Not bad, this kid's even greener than Qin Fengming. When did Shanghai have someone like him? Go over there and call him over."
"yes!"
Bai Qianmo appeared to be sitting in her seat drinking tea, but she was listening intently to everything around her, having already clearly heard the conversation between the leader and his subordinates.
His fingers, holding the teacup, tensed slightly, and a cold glint flashed in his clear, aloof eyes.
"Kid, my third master wants you to come over."
Bai Qianmo lowered her eyes, never glancing at the other person, and slowly turned the white porcelain teacup in her hand.
"You brat, didn't you hear me talking to you?"
Bai Qianmo narrowed her eyes: "Where did this stray dog come from, barking like that?"
He even pressed his ears as if it were a serious matter.
The other person's expression immediately changed, and they stared at her fiercely.
"Those ignorant fools."
After saying that, he reached out his arm to grab Bai Qianmo.
But just as his hand was less than two centimeters from Bai Qianmo's collar, a sharp dagger mercilessly pierced the back of his hand.
creak
The sound of bone being pierced was followed by a scream of "Ah!" and a jet of blood spurted out, splashing Bai Qianmo's face.
She frowned in disgust, then kicked the other person away hard.
"Clang!"
The tall body crashed into the mahogany square table next to him, and the man's eyes rolled back as he fainted on the spot.
All the Axe Gang members saw what happened here.
The brothers who were beating Qin Fengming on the stage also stopped.
Dozens of vicious and sinister eyes turned to look at Bai Qianmo.
Private rooms on the second floor
The man held his teacup and slowly sipped his tea.
His narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes stared intently at the girl who was surrounded in the lobby.
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