Next to the oil lamp, Nan Feng lit two candles. The two of them sat by the candlelight, snacking on melon seeds and peanuts, and chatting away.
As Nan Feng was peeling a peanut, she said, “It was fortunate that two hooligans caused trouble here today. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to sit down and chat. I usually avoided bothering you because I was busy, so my opportunities to see you were few and far between.”
“I really wish you’d come to see me more often,” Ye Ge replied in his cheesy way.
The peanut shell was a bit hard to crack. Nan Feng could be a bit clumsy with small things, just like her clumsy embroidering. Just as she finally cracked the shell, hearing what Ye Ge said made her lose focus. And with a slip of the hand, the peanut kernel fell onto the floor.
She was about to pick it up, but Ye Ge stopped her, “Don’t eat it, since it fell on the floor. Let me peel them for you.”
So, Nan Feng gave up on the peanut on the floor and opened her mouth again, “Ah…”
Ye Ge popped two peanuts into Nan Feng’s mouth in a timely manner.
Madame Feng Gu in the courtyard was so impatient she was almost stamping her feet. It’s as if the eunuchs were more anxious than the emperor. These two did not come to deal with the villains; they were here to declare love.
How nauseating!
The night was dark and the wind was high. Yoga Street had fallen completely silent.
The door to Spikenard Square remained open and the flickering candlelight inside made the room incredibly peaceful as they chat. Influenced by the calming atmosphere, Feng Gu, too, began to relax and before long, she fell asleep against the back door.
But the Dragon Teeth Gang they were expecting to crash the party finally arrived.
At dusk, the tranquility of Yoga Street was abruptly broken by the commotion. A group of people carrying torches in their hands approached from afar, led by a man named Lin Hao, a subleader of the Dragon Teeth Gang.
“Hall Master Lin, Spikenard Square is right ahead,” said Pi Tou, who was given a good beating in the afternoon and had become somewhat jittery and dare not approach.
“So, this is where you were beaten into poi…por…pork head?” Lin Hao had a stutter.
“Yes…yes,” Pi Tou could not deny it. He was scared, which caused him to start stuttering as well.
But Lin Hao thought Pi Tou was mocking his stuttering on purpose. He hated people making fun of his stutter, and kicked Pi Tou, “Wait till we get home, and I will flay you!”
Surprisingly, Spikenard Square was still brightly lit. They were evidently waiting for them.
Lin Hao gave a command to his subordinates, “You see, the light in there is still on. I think…they are waiting for us…The owner is probably ready for us. I don’t know how many people she has gotten together…Be careful, it doesn’t matter if we don’t beat anyone up…but we must destroy…no, burn the shop!”
Finally getting what Lin Hao was saying, the dozen or so men behind him responded, “Yes!”
“Yes, yes!” Pi Tou also held his knife in front of him.
But he then took another kick from Lin Hao. “Let me catch you mimicking me again!”
However, before they even reached Spikenard Square, they saw two figures stepping out; one tall and robust, the other slender and delicate, both standing upright as if they were specifically there to wait for them.
Lin Hao, riding on his horse, slowly approached. As he got closer, he finally saw clearly. The man was tall and dark, but had a hideous face, while the girl was rather pretty.
When Pi Tou told him that he had been beaten up by a female boss, Lin Hao imagined her to be burly and ugly. He had not expected…