At least, that was how it seemed to Xiao Yaoyao."...">溫雅公主稍微有些無奈，這個人怎麼還記著這些事，罷了，不跟他計較，先解答他的問題。"One, it's not about types but the workshops you're going to. Inside, you'll figure out what you want to...Chapter 410: Pit You 1
"Master Wu, I advise you to take a look. My house servant can be quite infuriating at times. If someone is 'infuriated' to death, my Black Tortoise Clan won't be responsible," said Black Tortoise Ling Xiao with a faint smile, recalling the way Free-and-Easy played around with Fire Phoenix’s Divine Sword just now, making her chuckle.
"Master Wu, don’t put on airs. I want to see whether this boy is right or not. If you don’t prove it, how can I discipline him" said Vermilion Bird Thunder while speaking.
When Master Wu heard Black Tortoise Ling Xiao’s words, he was already prepared to take a look. Plus, when he saw that Vermilion Bird Thunder actually wanted to discipline Free-and-Easy, he thought this would be even better. He decided to take a look and teach this boy some manners.
"Where are the clothes" asked Master Wu.
"They’re on me; you can have a look," said Black Tortoise Ling Xiao.
Master Wu walked over to Black Tortoise Ling Xiao’s side, slowly turning around as he carefully examined the clothes she was wearing. At first, he felt smug and wanted to see how Free-and-Easy would die, but later on, his brows furrowed increasingly tighter; it seemed like he had noticed something.
"Strange! Truly strange!" Master Wu muttered after turning around once as if trying to verify something.
"Master Wu, what’s the matter" seeing Master Wu’s expression, Madam Boss started to feel nervous because she knew that things might go awry.
It was obvious; Master Wu must have seen something fishy. This meant that these clothes were likely problematic. With so many people around, this would be akin to damaging the shop’s reputation right then and there.
Madam Boss felt a bit regretful now. If she had known it would turn out like this, even if she didn’t get paid for it, she was willing to give them the clothes. The value of a business’ good reputation couldn’t be measured in money.
"These clothes look like my work, but they’re not mine. Although the technique is very similar and has some basis, it’s still not something I made and is inferior to anything I would make. Correct, this young brother speaks the truth; these hundred flowers needle techniques are indeed a failure. Though it’s rather subtle," Master Wu said while looking at the clothes, directly calling Free-and-Easy "little brother" now.
It was because he saw that even though the hundred flowers needle technique had failed, it did so subtly. Without keen eyesight and knowledge of this technique, one wouldn’t be able to see through it. Anyone who could do what these clothes’ maker had done couldn’t have been a simpleton!
Finished, finished! This was truly the end now! Madam Boss felt like she would regret this for the rest of her life; she never imagined that things would turn out like this. Now with her selling subpar work and counterfeits being exposed right before everyone, it would definitely damage their shop’s reputation.
Even though they could identify the person who caused all this trouble and restore some lost face, there was still going to be loss—enough that it would cost a few items at normal prices. When calculated like that, giving them away for free beforehand seemed better.
But she couldn’t understand how someone who saw clothes every day could not even recognize the difference between an expert tailor and a novice. What kind of house servant could see through something she herself couldn’t What had this servant done before
"Master Wu, what’s going on here Did you make a mistake Could it be that these were made while you were drunk" asked Madam Boss; Master Wu was known for his drinking.
"No way. While I may have trouble handling needles when I’m drunk, there’s no way I could’ve done such good work," replied Master Wu. "Although this isn’t as good as my own work, it is still a decent piece and would be fine to sell here; just at a lower price."
"Then maybe it was one of your apprentices…" Madam Boss continued her speculation but wasn’t able to finish when she was interrupted.
"Alright, figure out the reason yourselves. These clothes can be sold for ten copper coins," Free-and-Easy didn’t want to hear them searching for reasons; this had nothing to do with him.
"Alright then, we’ll give you these clothes as a present and not charge anything!" said Madam Boss right away; at this point, she was too distracted to care about the price. After all, ten copper coins wasn’t an insignificant amount for ordinary people.
"No way! We came here to buy things and naturally have to pay; you can't give us something for free!" Free-and-Easy said seriously as he reached into his pocket to pay.
“Here…”
"Ten copper coins and two pennies" Madam Boss stared at the money in her hand in disbelief. Could this be considered payment She thought you’d give ten silver coins just now, thinking how righteous you were.
"Haha…" Black Tortoise Ling Xiao burst into laughter; even Vermilion Bird Thunder couldn’t help but laugh too.
“What’s so funny This is my day's meal money. Don't be greedy!” Free-and-Easy said with a trace of pain on his face.
"…" What did you just say about being pained
"Alright, seeing how much it hurts you to part with this money, I won’t take your payment," Madam Boss was about to return the money to Free-and-Easy. Ten pennies were nothing.
“No need,” said Free-and-Easy. “I’m still young; I can skip a few meals if necessary, but you can’t!”
"…" You’re saying that I am old Madam Boss was furious and wanted to hit someone right then.
“There’s something I need to ask—why did you notice these clothes were problematic but didn’t use this as leverage to haggle a price, instead doing so in such an underhanded way” This really puzzled her. If she didn’t ask now, she wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.
"I was just giving you face. With all these people around seeing your clothes are problematic, it would damage your reputation. I did this for you out of kindness but sacrificed my own image in the process. You don't seem to appreciate it though; such a pity…" Free-and-Easy shook his head with a sigh.
"..." Madam Boss fell silent. Could he really be so kind Was she being ungrateful
"Is that really the case"
"Of course, I definitely don't want to use this to敲 you for a hundred or so taels later! Oh, what a waste of silver..."
...
Disgraceful!
“Chu...” Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao laughed again and thought silently that she must take Xiaoyao out more often in the future; he was simply too entertaining.
"Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao, you really are shameless!!" Zhuque LeiTing's evaluation of Xiaoyao boiled down to just 'shameful.' He didn't know how the Wu Xuanwu family had raised him. However, as a bodyguard, he seemed pretty good.
"Miss Lingxiao, may we leave now" Xiaoyao ignored Zhuque LeiTing and asked Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao directly.
"Let's go; there's nothing left here anyway." Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao was also very carefree. She said they should leave and didn't mind whether Zhuque LeiTing wanted to continue buying clothes or not; it was his own decision.
"The two of you, I caught you this time! How dare you trick me!"
Before Xiaoyao and Lingxiao had even left the store, they were blocked at the door. However, this wasn't Feng Yu SiFang seeking revenge without restraint; it was someone who had been ditched by them reappearing.
This person was Shang Lingjian!
"Young Master, Miss Lingxiao was just bullied inside. We're going to get help." Xiaoyao appeared panicked, as if he were being chased.
“What!" Someone bullied Lingxiao Tell me where they are; I'll go teach them a lesson right now!” Shang Lingjian shouted loudly.
"..." Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao looked at Xiaoyao, not understanding what he was up to.
“She's inside. Female, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing white clothes and a tilted hairstyle. Her surname is Bai; her given name has the character for 'butterfly' in it—Bai Hu!” Xiaoyao said.
Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao understood what Xiaoyao was doing: he wanted Shang Lingjian to create trouble for White Tiger Yingqiong. Not only would this cause problems for White Tiger Yingqiong, but it might also get rid of the nuisance that was Shang Lingjian.
"Alright; you two watch from over there and see how I teach people a lesson." Shang Lingjian walked in and shouted, "Bitch with the tiger name: get out here!"
“Um! We’ll be watching...” Xiaoyao looked inside and saw White Tiger Yingqiong's face turn pale. “Miss Lingxiao, let’s go; this place is dangerous.”
"Alright," Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao smiled and led the way out.
“You really are very naughty...” Zhuque LeiTing said with a smile to Xiaoyao. She followed after them because she found it boring when White Tiger Yingqiong was around—she preferred fighting with Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao.
When she came out, she saw Xiaoyao trick Shang Lingjian into confronting White Tiger Yingqiong.
But that didn’t matter; White Tiger Yingqiong wouldn’t seriously hurt Shang Lingjian. No, she wouldn't take his life, but a few injuries were fine.
"Ah! Bai Hu Yingqiong This is an error!"
"Rrrrgh!!" White Tiger Yingqiong shouted loudly!
“Tiger Hard to Scale the Mountain!”
“Ah, Xiaoyao, I’m going to kill you!”
Shang Lingjian was blasted away. He wasn’t seriously injured but still hurt badly from being hit by White Tiger Yingqiong’s tiger boxing technique.
At this point he realized that he had been tricked again by Xiaoyao. The saddest part was that Lingxiao didn't see him trying so hard, making this punch a wasted one.
Counterattack
If I could counter, I wouldn’t have been blasted away in the first place. This White Tiger Yingqiong is much stronger than Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao and Zhuque LeiTing; that’s natural considering her age difference.
This was also why Zhuque LeiTing sought out Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao rather than White Tiger Yingqiong—finding the latter would be self-torture. Still, she at least could defend herself against White Tiger Yingqiong and receive only minor injuries.
Shang Lingjian couldn’t even handle Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao and Zhuque LeiTing together; how could he possibly deal with White Tiger Yingqiong
In fact, if Shang Lingjian hadn't been blinded by his anger, he would have realized that anyone who could bully Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao was not someone to trifle with. But all he thought of was pretending to be a hero in front of Wu Xuanwu Lingxiao; thus, he ended up being humiliated.
Now that he had received this blow from White Tiger Yingqiong, he finally came to his senses and understood that he'd been tricked again by Xiaoyao. The rage within him was可想而知有多麼的昌盛。
The even more infuriating thing was that he had been ditched again; finding Xiaoyao for revenge would be difficult. Most importantly, he couldn't follow Lingxiao!
Forget it; I won’t seek vengeance from the heavens anymore—I beg you to let me follow Lingxiao...ike this..." That flirtatious woman said in a very sweet voice and tugged at the young master's arm, being coquettish."Alright, alright, I'll buy it. Don't like it Isn’t that just about money Fine, I’...