Chapter 236: I Want a Home (1/2)
Chapter 236: I Want a Home
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The girl was pretty with an exquisite face. She looked tender and charming, about 15 or 16. There was a comely little maid behind her and they were wandering on Book Street.
The two girls were dressed in men's clothes, but Junior Leopard could tell at a glance that they were disguised as men. He believed that not only he, but also many people on Book Street had seen that.
Fortunately, on Book Street was a Book Fair, so the people who came here were genteel. When they saw the girls disguised as men, they pretended not to notice. Instead, they enthusiastically promoted books to them as if they were seeing two fat sheep.
Of course, there were some malicious eyes. Junior Leopard simply laughed.
The two girls dressed up as men must have had a good background. Now at least five or six experts at Level Five or Six on the dark side of the street were protecting them. At this time, if anyone dared to find the trouble with the two girls, he would definitely suffer a loss.
At this moment, the girl who was wandering about raised her head and met Junior Leopard's gaze.
Seeing Junior Leopard, the girl was stunned for a moment, and then a little bewilderment appeared on her face. She began to pull the little maid beside her, pointing at Junior Leopard. The little maid also looked up at Junior Leopard and was stunned for a moment as well. Then there was an incredible look on her face.
They know me!
Seeing their expression, and then associating with those experts who were hiding in the vicinity, Junior Leopard suddenly understood. He was a very well-known man now!
Was there not such a saying that said that popularity tended to cause trouble?
There were no cameras in this world, but there were many masters of painting. As far as he knew, his portrait had already spread to many powerful influences. Some of these influences did not want to cause misunderstanding because they did not recognize him; others had ulterior motives.
It was obvious that the two girls had such expressions because they had seen his portrait.
Now that they recognized him, Junior Leopard smiled and walked toward them. ”Excuse me, two Young Masters!”
When Junior Leopard suddenly approached and spoke to them, they seemed a little flustered, obviously not prepared.
”Are, are you talking to us?” the pretty girl asked.
”Of course. I think both of you are graceful and charming. So I want to make friends with you. I'm Zhou Bao from Yunzhou. May I have your names, please?”
”Zhou, Zhou Bao? Are, are you really Zhou Bao from Yunzhou?”
”Yes!” Junior Leopard answered with a smile, but his attention was focused on those experts around. As he approached the two girls, those experts who had hidden in the shadows were evidently stirring, but none of them came out.
”Are you really Zhou Bao from Yunzhou?” The maid dressed up as a footboy behind the girl could not help asking as well.
Junior Leopard had to nod again.
”I'm Yan Fei. He's my attendant, Little, Little Huang!” The pretty girl imitated Junior Leopard to cup her fist on the other hand before her chest.
”Mr. Yan, nice to meet you!”
Junior Leopard froze a moment after he heard the pretty girl's words. Yan was the imperial surname. Was the girl the emperor's relative?
Then Yan Fei came back from the initial confusion and began to chat with Junior Leopard.
Gradually, she was relaxed. They talked and laughed as if they had been friends for years. This made the footboy, Little Huang, somewhat puzzled. She did not understand what Junior Leopard had done to make the princess be so affectionate to him.
Junior Leopard was good at pleasing, not to mention facing an unsophisticated girl. Those little jokes that he had seen on the Internet in his previous life were at his fingertips. Therefore, with a few words, he drew Yan Fei's interest.
The three of them strolled along Book Street while chatting.
”It's better to meet than hear. Rumors in Jianghu say that Brother Zhou is as fierce as a wild beast. Unexpectedly, you're so gentle and educated!”
”Rumors aren't necessarily groundless. It's just that I'm in a good mood today. If I'm in a bad mood someday, I'll be like a wild beast!” said Junior Leopard with a laugh. ”Brother Yan, do you come here to buy books?”
”Yes, did Brother Zhou also come here to buy books?”
”I like to read miscellaneous books. I like all the strange books. There are few bookstores in Yunzhou. This time, I certainly want to enjoy myself to the fullest in the capital city!”
”Enjoy yourself to the fullest? You go to bookstores just for enjoying yourself to the fullest?”
”Not really, I'm going to buy books!” Junior Leopard walked into a bookstore with Yan Fei. ”I've been hanging around Book Street for several days, and I'm kind of familiar with it here. This Hongwen Bookstore has the most books and the books are the most diverse, so I like to come here.” Then he picked up a book to read.
Yan Fei looked around and suddenly saw a book lying on the shelf. Her eyes lit up and she pulled out the book and read it just like Junior Leopard did.
”Oh, is Brother Yan interested in medicine?” Junior Leopard turned some pages of the book and set it aside. He glanced at the book in Yan Fei's hands with the corner of his eyes, and then he asked with a smile.
”No, I'm just trying to find a folk prescription for headaches.”
”A folk prescription?” Junior Leopard laughed. ”If it's a headache, it's better to find a good doctor and not to use folk prescriptions.”
”Why?” Yan Fei asked with puzzlement. ”I heard some folk prescriptions are very effective!”
”They're called folk prescriptions because they're produced by chance. They have different effects on different people. They can cure some people immediately. However, for others, they might be deadly poisonous drugs!”
”Huh?” Yan Fei was startled and hastily threw the book to the side. Seeing Junior Leopard looking at her with a smile, she blushed. ”You are kidding me!”
”No, I'm telling the truth!” Junior Leopard laughed. ”Do you know how folk prescriptions came about? I thought of a joke!”
”A joke?” Junior Leopard told her a lot of jokes along the way, which made her very happy. Now hearing that there was a joke about folk prescriptions, she became curious. ”What joke is it? Tell me about it!”
”Okay!” Junior Leopard nodded. ”One man in Central Shu learned literature at first, but he hadn't been admitted for three years. Then he learned martial arts. However, he shot an arrow at the schoolyard and hit the drum official, so he was expelled. Then he began to study medicine and had some achievements. He created a prescription, but after he drank it, he died.”
As soon as Junior Leopard finished this, Yan Fei and Little Huang were both laughing with their hands covering their mouths. It took a few moments before they stopped. Yan Fei gave Junior Leopard a black look. ”There is no such person in the world. You made it up!”
”Why not? If not, how can there be so many folk prescriptions in the world?” Then the three of them laughed again.
After a few jokes, they walked into a row and got close to each other. With a profound family origin, Yan Fei had acquired in-depth knowledge. Junior Leopard had more life experience, and had read many miscellaneous books. In addition, he did well in observing and talking. Unknowingly, he used some of the tricks from secret books of picking up girls that he had seen in his previous life. The more they talked, the more congenial and happier they became. They even had a feeling of regretting not having known each other before.
Beside them, Little Huang was sweating all over with worry. As a servant in the imperial palace, her life was even worse than a dog's. It was because the princess was a good person, treating her like a sister, that she lived so well. If the princess eloped with a man, she would die.
However, the princess and Zhou Bao talked so happy that she dared not disturb them and could only worry.
Junior Leopard took Yan Fei around the entire street two times and bought seven or eight books. Finding that the sun was directly over their heads, he proposed, ”Brother Yan, it's getting late. How about finding a place to eat something?”
”Great!” Yan Fei raised her eyebrows and a flicker of excitement flashed across her eyes. ”I heard that Fragrance Lounge is the first restaurant in the capital city. Let's go there!”
”Fragrance Lounge?” Junior Leopard shook his head repeatedly. ”No, no, no, it only has a good reputation, but the food isn't delicious. If you really want to eat well and eat until you're full, you have to go to Ditan Street. The food there is cheap and delicious, and it has the characteristics of the capital city!”
”It's not been long since you arrived in the capital city. But you're so familiar with this city!”
”Well, I can't help it. I have no hobbies but food!” Junior Leopard chuckled. ”How about it? Let's go together!”
”All right!” Yan Fei did not refuse and went to Ditan Street led by Junior Leopard.
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In Shanglin Imperial Park, the Royal Capital—
The bright moon shed a white light. The whole Shanglin Imperial Park was covered in it, as if it were enveloped in frost and snow.
In the Blighted Pavilion of Shanglin Imperial Park, the Great Jin Emperor Yan Yuntian, who conquered the northern prairie, sat at a stone table, holding a teacup in his hand. He stared fixedly at a black figure in front of him.