Li Huan picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a bullfrog's thigh, and showed it to Duan Yu.
"This is a bullfrog, from overseas foreign regions. It is several times larger than the toads in the Central Plains. Its meat is very tender and has a delicious flavor!"
Duan Yu grew up in the Dali Kingdom of Yunnan and had never eaten frogs or toads. After arriving in the Central Plains, he accidentally ate the "Manggu Zhuha" by chance, which made him immune to all poisons.
Li Huan stared at Duan Yu, deliberately raising his hand to do some mental calculations.
"If I'm not mistaken, this young master once ate a toad, but the situation was urgent at the time, and he swallowed the whole toad without tasting it."
Duan Yu was surprised: "You can actually tell fortunes?"
Li Huan smiled calmly: "Selling boxed lunches at a stall is my main job, and fortune telling is my side job, purely a hobby."
Duan Yu said in a low voice, "To tell you the truth, I was unable to move that day because a centipede crawled into my stomach, and a blood-red toad also crawled into my stomach to catch the centipede..."
Li Huan said, "How can you know the taste if you swallow it whole? I guarantee that you'll want to keep eating my spicy bullfrog after you've tried it!"
"You bastard!"
Bai Shijing angrily shouted, pointing at Li Huan: "The Beggars' Clan is enforcing its rules. All bystanders, leave immediately!"
Seeing that Qiao Feng's polite treatment had no effect, Bai Shijing once again unleashed his power and drove Li Huan away.
Duan Yu hurriedly said to Li Huan, "Brother, please set up your stall over there for now. Once the Beggars' Sect has finished dealing with its affairs, I will definitely buy a few more meals."
Li Huan laughed and said, "As for 'unrelated people,' I don't agree! In fact, I have some connection with the Beggars' Sect!"
Qiao Feng asked, "What is your connection with the Beggars' Sect?"
Li Huan said, "Ten years ago, I was selling boxed lunches at a stall in Suzhou, Jiangnan. I met an old beggar who was craving food but had no money. He insisted on teaching me a set of martial arts in exchange for a hundred boxed lunches!"
“I don’t like fighting and killing, and I have no interest in martial arts, but I couldn’t resist the old beggar’s persistent pleas, so I agreed.”
"The old beggar spent half a month teaching me a set of palm techniques. After he finished eating a hundred boxed meals, he taught me a set of stick techniques in exchange for an extra hundred boxed meals."
Qiao Feng hurriedly asked, "What kind of palm technique is that?"
Li Huan put down the ladle and walked to an apricot tree about ten meters away.
"Look carefully!"
Li Huan then assumed a horse stance, slightly bending his left leg, bending his right arm inward, and drawing a circle with his right palm!
"The dragon that soars too high will regret it!"
Li Huan shouted and suddenly pushed his palm, striking the apricot tree as thick as a bowl!
Snap!
The apricot tree trembled slightly, then quickly returned to normal, neither breaking nor dropping any apricots.
"The Dragon's Regret!" Qiao Feng and the Transmission Elder exclaimed simultaneously, "The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!"
The Beggars' Sect members were also taken aback.
Wang Yuyan said with a smile, "It is indeed the first move of the Beggar Clan's ultimate martial art, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, 'The Dragon Regrets'! It's a pity that it's all show and no substance!"
Li Huan put away his horse stance, returned to the front of the electric tricycle, and said to Wang Yuyan.
“You are mistaken, young lady! If I were to use my full strength, wouldn’t I harm the apricot tree? It is perfectly healthy and alive, why would I want to break it?”
Wang Yuyan was taken aback and had no words to refute.
“No, no!” Bao Butong said in a refined manner, raising his folding fan and pointing at the apricot tree. “If you really master the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, this palm strike, even if it doesn’t break the apricot tree, will at least shake some apricots down to demonstrate your skill.”
Li Huan waved his hand, speaking in a tone similar to Bao Butong's: "No, no! The apricots on the tree are not yet ripe, why shake them down? Wouldn't that be a waste?"
Bao Butong snorted and looked down on Li Huan: "Don't try to argue! You only know how to show off your skills, you haven't mastered the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!"
Li Huan said disdainfully, "I'm too lazy to talk to vulgar people like you."
Feng Bo'e strode forward and shouted in a gruff voice, "Boy! I'll test your Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!"
Li Huan waved his hand again: "The Beggars' Clan is enforcing its internal rules, so I cannot spar with you."
"Hahaha..." Feng Bo'e laughed wildly, "No wonder he's a street vendor, spouting nonsense and putting on airs, trying to sell his food!"
Qiao Feng remained calm and asked, "What kind of staff technique did that old beggar teach you in order to eat the food you sell?"
Li Huan said, "The staff technique is very simple, let me demonstrate it for you..."
As he spoke, Li Huan picked up a ladle, assumed a fighting stance, and showed off a few moves.
The audience burst into laughter.
"What kind of staff technique is this? I can't understand it at all!"
"To use a cudgel technique with a kitchen spoon—how ridiculous, how ridiculous!"
"Is the vendor out of his mind? Is he mentally unstable?"
...
The Beggars' Sect disciples gossiped and mocked Li Huan.
Qiao Feng and the Transmission Elder exchanged a glance, their expressions showing surprise.
Wang Yuyan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Although he was wielding a ladle, the stick technique he used should be a move from the Beggars' Sect's ultimate martial art, the 'Dog-Beating Stick Technique'."
Qiao Feng nodded: "Miss Wang has read extensively about martial arts manuals and recognized it as the Beggar Clan's 'Dog-Beating Staff Technique.' I admire her greatly!"
Wang Yuyan said, "However, the peddler's performance of the 'Dog-Beating Stick Technique' was too sloppy and rather comical."
Li Huan put down the ladle: "Miss Wang, you are mistaken! I don't have a stick, so I'm using a ladle instead. Naturally, my moves won't be precise enough. Besides, there are no dogs around, so how am I supposed to hit them?"
"Pshaw!" Bao Butong sneered. "Soliciting nonsense, utterly unreasonable!"
Li Huan ignored Bao Butong and said to Qiao Feng, "I wasn't lying, was I? Do I have some connection with the Beggars' Sect?"
Qiao Feng was both amused and exasperated.
Bai Shijing roared, "You bastard! You're clearly mocking the gang leader! You're asking for it!"
He gave a signal, and nine law enforcement disciples immediately attacked and surrounded Li Huan.
Qiao Feng hurriedly advised, "Young brother! Please leave quickly, or don't blame the Beggars' Clan for taking action!"
Li Huan shrugged: "The apricot grove isn't Beggars' Sect territory, so why should I leave? Besides, my stall selling boxed lunches here doesn't interfere with the Beggars' Sect's business! Why do you insist on kicking me out?"
Duan Yu laughed and said, "You standing in the middle of the field is too eye-catching, you're stealing the show!"
That's right, Duan Yu hit the nail on the head.
Li Huan said, "When setting up a stall to do business, of course you should choose a good location, the more eye-catching the better!"
"Make your move!" Bai Shijing ordered.
Nine law enforcement disciples swung their batons and struck Li Huan!
In a moment of crisis, Li Huan jumped onto the electric tricycle and climbed to the top of the driver's cab.
"The Beggars' Sect is unreasonable! They bully people in public! They are utterly lawless!"
Li Huan looked down at him and loudly criticized him.
Qiao Feng's thick eyebrows furrowed together, his expression showing helplessness.
He could neither attack Li Huan nor stop his disciples.
After all, Li Huan had interfered with the Beggars' Sect's business.
Bang! Bang...
Nine disciples lashed out at an electric tricycle with sticks, venting their anger.
However, the electric tricycle was extremely sturdy and remained undamaged.
Duan Yu raised his head and said to Li Huan, "Hey! Stop messing around, I'll buy your food!"
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