Chapter 18: Golden Boy and Jade Girl
On the main street of Yilong Town, there is an extremely large mansion with two stone lions placed at the gate. On the door plaque are two large characters written in a flamboyant style: Zhao Family.
In the courtyard of the Zhao family mansion, Zhao Tiangao and another man bid farewell to Zhao Zhonglong.
"Zhonglong, have you really made up your mind?" The iron ring on Zhao Tiangao's arm rang, and he looked at them worriedly with his hands behind his back.
Zhao Zhonglong's eyes were filled with madness. With a wooden plank resting on his right hand, he said with hatred, "Even if my right hand heals, I won't be able to use any strength. I might as well go to the Bamboo Snake Forest and practice that move! Third Uncle, Father, until I return from training, you must not attack Ge Ren. I will deal with him myself and take Meng'er away!"
"Ah!" Zhao Tianying sighed, watching his son leave with hatred in his heart, and said to Zhao Tiangao, "Zhonglong's desire to win is too strong. He must win back the Zhao family. But steel is easily broken!"
Zhao Tiangao nodded in affirmation. He had an accident while practicing martial arts in his early years and was unable to have children. His eldest brother was also old, so the Zhao family now had only one heir.
Following his elder brother's instructions, Zhao Tiangao hurriedly followed to escort Zhao Zhonglong and protect the only bloodline of the Zhao family.
"Li Wudao?" Zhao Tianying, with white hair and eyebrows like sharp swords, snorted coldly and walked into the house.
Inside the secret room on the second floor of Zun Ling Tailor Shop on the main street of Yilong Town, Li Wudao looked out the window at Huafeng Building.
The place was packed with people, with customers coming in to eat from time to time, and business was booming. And Huafenglou was the property of the Zhao family.
"Are you really not going to tell Meng'er?" Shopkeeper Qian suddenly asked while drinking tea.
Li Wudao turned around, thinking of the tenderness in Qi Meng's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Although the dead girl has a hot temper, she is simple by nature and can't keep things secret. If you don't tell her, it will save her from worry. This kind of thing is better done by men!"
"So what are your plans?" asked Shopkeeper Qian.
Li Wudao looked at the Huafeng Building outside the calligraphy and painting, his eyes filled with contemplation. He said, "Why don't the three major families wipe out the roots? You know, Old Man Ling was already crippled, so why did he flee back to Yilong Town? There must be a secret behind this!"
A secret was hidden ten years ago, and Li Wudao needs to find it out and avenge Old Man Ling.
Li Wudao talked with Manager Zhao in the secret room for a while, then went downstairs to find Qi Meng.
"Gan Guoren! What are you talking about in such a mysterious way? Is there some secret that you don't want me to know?" Qi Meng was not so easily fooled. She asked half-jokingly while holding two men's robes.
"Is this the dress I chose for you? It seems my love for you is not in vain!" Li Wudao smiled and gave Shopkeeper Zhao a look. He walked over to Qi Meng and said, "Isn't your seventeenth birthday coming up soon? I wanted to secretly prepare a gift for you, but I didn't expect you to find out!"
"Hmph! Who chose it for you? You're so narcissistic." Qi Meng handed the clothes to Li Wudao, then spread her hands, and the cuffs of her wide-sleeved fairy skirt slipped down, making her look like a fairy on earth.
Shopkeeper Zhao took a look with his naked eyes and instantly grasped Qi Meng's clothing size, preparing to customize clothes for her.
"Not bad, let's go!" Li Wudao tried on the robe that Qi Meng had chosen and was quite satisfied. After paying with the silver in the bamboo basket, he took Qi Meng out of Zunling Tailor Shop.
Although Li Wudao is not tall, his back is straight, like a strong bamboo.
Qi Meng is in her youth, like a fairy descending to earth, a fine product of the world.
They are so eye-catching among the diverse crowds on the main street of Yilong Town.
"What a perfect pair!" Shopkeeper Qian stroked his beard and nodded in approval.
"It's true about the Jade Girl, but Master said it's the Golden Boy?" Zhou Peng looked at Li Wudao's back and asked Shopkeeper Qian with some doubt.
"This Li Wudao is incredible! In time, I'm afraid the entire Yilong Town will tremble under his feet!" Shopkeeper Qian's eyes were deep, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Zhou Peng, who was waiting on the side, was shocked when he heard this.
He was also a martial artist. Although Li Wudao had been doing well recently, it was not enough for him to take him seriously. But he did not expect that Li Wudao would not only make Shopkeeper Qian run to see him regardless of everything, but also receive such high praise!
Qi Meng, at such a young age, was already a True Qi Realm warrior. And what about Li Wudao? A beginner at the Bitter Sea Realm, yet he and Qi Meng were known as the Golden Boy and Jade Girl.
In Zhou Peng's opinion, Qian's evaluation of Geren was too high. But he couldn't help but be convinced by such a big shot as Qian.
"I only bought a few sets of clothes along the way, and it cost me one hundred taels of silver!" Qi Meng was a little shocked, muttering to herself as if she was reluctant to leave.
In the end, Li Wudao took the two sets of robes chosen by Qi Meng, and Qi Meng bought six sets by herself. The robes cost less than fifteen taels of silver, but all of it was spent on Qi Meng.
Thinking about how Qi Meng was happy when spending money and then felt distressed afterwards, Li Wudao just thought it was very cute.
"What are you laughing at! You spent the whole day buying clothes. Let's see what you will use to open your store tomorrow!" Qi Meng saw the smile on Li Wudao's mouth and actually blamed Li Wudao.
"It's okay!" Li Wudao looked at Qi Meng's angry pout and said mysteriously and confidently, "I've been prepared!"
Suddenly, Qi Meng stopped in the flowing crowd.
Li Wudao was a little confused. He frowned and looked around. Then he asked Qi Meng with concern: "What's wrong with you, little girl?"
"Gan Guoren, why are you so nice to me!" Under the bright sun, Qi Meng, wearing a blue wide-sleeved fairy dress, looked at Li Wudao carrying large and small bags of clothes, and said with heartache.
"If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?" Li Wudao looked at Qi Meng and thought to himself: You saved my life!
Qi Meng rushed straight towards Li Wudao, crying in her voice, and spread her arms to wrap Ge Ren in the cuffs of her wide-sleeved fairy skirt.
"Okay, stop crying, little girl. I'm two years older than you, so I'll be your companion as you grow up." Li Wudao was carrying a lot of bags and a bamboo basket hanging on his back, so it was difficult for him to comfort Qi Meng. He said this while sniffing the beauty's fragrance on her cheek.
"Hate it, who is crying? I won't cry!" Qi Meng hugged Li Wudao, wiped her tears with her sleeves, took two steps back and said stubbornly.
Li Wudao looked at Qi Meng's rosy cheeks, which were just as red as a pear blossom in the rain, and smiled. He walked straight to Qige Medicinal Materials Shop.
"Fool." Qi Meng cursed softly, but a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
More than ten people had already gathered at the entrance of Qige Medicinal Materials Shop on Fu Street in Yilong Town, each carrying a bamboo basket like the one Li Wudao had carried. When they saw Li Wudao and the other man coming, they were overjoyed.
"Shopkeeper Li, we have prepared the herbs you want! Look..." One of them said with excitement and anticipation, carrying two sacks.
"Okay! I, Li Wudao, always keep my word. As long as you provide me with medicinal materials, you will not only get paid, but also be qualified to make medicine for free, and even get the method of practicing martial arts!" Li Wudao carved a wooden sign in the morning to drive others to collect herbs for him.
"You can actually think of this idea. I thought you were just trying to cheer me up!" Qi Meng said with surprise as she looked at the dozen or so people gathered at the door.
Before, Qi Meng was still complaining that Li Wudao was not doing his job properly, but she didn't expect that Li Wudao could use such a trick to easily and effortlessly get the medicinal materials and replenish the supply!
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