Chapter 30: The King of Capitals [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

In the morning, Yongan Market was crowded with people.

At Xie Ji's [Mantoupu], young men were neatly serving noodles to customers while expertly answering all kinds of inquiries.

"Brother Wei, why are you the one selling the barbarian head today? Where is your master?"

"Oh, you mean Bei Ling. She's not feeling well and is taking a rest today."

"Hiss—Mr. Wei, this is unethical! I don't agree!"

"Brother Wei and the lady boss are a perfect match, how can you, a monster, object to them?"

The big, strong woman squeezed in front and winked at Wei Mingqi who was standing behind the bed:

"Last time I said you had hope, and you're really quick. You're a great guy, for sure. As a man, you have to dare to love and hate. You're not my biological mother or father, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"Sister temperament!"

Wei Mingqi gave her another bun and said, "Come and take care of the business often in the future."

The woman was obviously not one to take advantage of others. She said with a smile, "I run a rouge shop in Qianmen. When you have a wedding banquet, let me know and I will make you a wedding gift."

Wei Mingqi agreed with a smile. After the man left, the men in front of the shop also dispersed with little interest. It seemed that Yong'an Winery's business was bound to be good today.

Although there were no previous customers, but as long as Wei Mingqi put his face in front of the door and shouted a few words, all kinds of young girls and wives came in an endless stream, and the Mantou noodles had no problem selling.

Before noon, there was less than one cage of barbarian heads left. Wei Mingqi counted the money in the counter and actually felt that this kind of life was not bad.

All the grudges in the martial arts world and the intrigues in the court have nothing to do with him. All he has is a few pieces of silver and a stable and ordinary life.

"Let's find a place to do some small business. Wei Mingqi will be the waiter and I will be the doorman! Master will take care of the account books! We can make money even if we sell barbarian heads!"

A cute and lively child's voice jumped into his mind. Wei Mingqi stopped counting the money, and his original hesitation was instantly thrown away.

This kind of life is really good.

But it shouldn't be just him and Xie Beiling, Li He should also be here, so he has to reach the first level of martial arts strength as soon as possible, so that he can punch his way out of Guanzhong and bring back the little white tiger.

"You really have the leisure time, Commander Wei. Instead of staying home to recuperate, you come here to sell barbarian heads!"

"..."

After throwing the sorted copper coins into the drawer, Wei Mingqi looked up at the pair of charming peach blossom eyes. In his mind, he silently compared them with a certain palace maid and found that they were two completely different types.

No! Gender is a mystery, what's the point of comparing?
Wei Mingqi shuddered at the thought he had just had.

"What kind of look is that—"

The peach blossom eyes stared at him suspiciously and asked, "Wei Mingqi, are you thinking about something terrible?"

Wei Mingqi didn't dare to admit it, and quickly changed the subject: "What are you thinking about? We are all brothers, did Yu Qing ask you to come here?"

Snapped--

Peach Blossom Eyes threw the file in his hand onto the table and said, "This is what you want. In addition to this, the spies from the East Yamen remind you to be careful in the future. The former White Tiger Commander Luo Heng appeared outside the pass this morning and is suspected of associating with underworld forces. Also, your name has been mentioned in the Anhua Tower. If anyone kills you, you will be rich and famous, and even I will be tempted."

What she said was very intimidating, but Wei Mingqi didn't care at all. He had already posted the reward for the so-called Dark Flower Tower five years ago. As for the remnants of the West Mansion like Luo Heng who were associating with the underworld forces -

It sounded as if those people would let him go after he left the palace. Wei Mingqi had already prepared himself mentally to become enemies with the martial arts world.

Opening the file, Wei Mingqi roughly looked through it. It was obvious that the East Palace had not lost its professional level under the control of the old eunuch over the years. The information was very detailed and had basically reached the limit in the field of intelligence.

'The Imperial City Department's Internal Affairs Office Chief, Shi Fan'

He raised his eyebrows when he saw the name, and then pretended to be casual and said, "Feng'er, do you have relatives in the southwest?"

"..."

In the corner of her eye, the peach blossom eyes that were looking at Baozi with interest suddenly froze in expression, and then quickly returned to being indifferent.

"nonsense."

"They say my grandfather followed Emperor Jingzong to the southwest, so naturally he has relatives who have taken root there and even become officials. Why? Why are you asking this?"

There really is something wrong with Feng Guaner——

Wei Mingqi flipped through the file and asked casually, "Nothing, just asking, do you have anything else to do? If not, come back, don't be lazy here." Taohua saw that he seemed to be hiding something, and obviously hesitated for a moment, but then calmed down and nodded:
"Okay, I'll go back first. You should take good care of your injuries."

"Ah."

"..."

The girl with peach blossom eyes walked away with a pair of long legs. Wei Mingqi touched the edge of the file and suddenly sighed in his heart.

Can't you just exchange your true heart for another's?

Feng'er is not a good friend if he has to force him to play tricks.

It’s okay, he can just wait.

"It's hard to beg for food—"

"I want to eat buns but I don't have money——"

"Look how pitiful the little beggar is—"

"Give me a bun to satisfy my craving—"

As one person left the shop, another group came. They were all little beggars around five or six years old. They sang Lotus Falls in unison. The leader came directly in front of Wei Mingqi:
"Give me a bun! Give me a bun! I wish the boss and his ancestors peace and prosperity!"

"..."

Wei Mingqi stared at this group of young people who had been working in the land for a long time. Perhaps because he loved the people in the house, he did not show any impatience. Instead, he smiled in a playful tone and asked:

"Does this ancestry include my father?"

"Of course!"

The little beggar was clever, his eyes rolled and he spoke auspicious words: "A bun is not expensive, I wish your father a long life and another hundred years——"

Wei Mingqi's face fell when he heard this: "Live a long life? Well, well, you won't be able to eat the delicious buns."

"..."

The children in front of the shop were all stunned. They had begged for food many times, but they had never met anyone like him.

"Uh."

The leading beggar scratched his chicken-cooped head in confusion and said tentatively, "Boss, don't be anxious. Your father has a date for his death. You decide when he will die and the King of Hell will take him away. Everything is up to you."

It sounded like the lyrics were made up on the spot. The kid was really clever. Wei Mingqi was so amused that he simply shared the remaining noodles with them and even took out a few copper coins from the drawer and threw them over.

"Take it, take it. From now on, if I am here in this shop, you can come to me for food. But if a beautiful sister is here, you are not allowed to do so. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

Not all the beggars on the street are kind-hearted children. There are also some naughty ones or even some who have grown up to be troublemakers. However, the group of beggars in front of them are obviously not among them. They are all poor people who are forced into a desperate situation. They all responded when they heard what was said.

"Brother, you are a good person——"

The cleverest leading child came up to him and waved: "We'll come and play with you again if we have the chance!"

"..."

After a group of beggars left jubilantly, the smile on Wei Mingqi's face slowly faded and his eyes were fixed on a piece of paper on the table.

'Gong Kui Arrives in Beijing'

'Look up and see the eagle will not leave'

'Don't climb to the heights where your soul is broken'

　Let me tell you something really cool. We made it into the new book list without any recommendation, and our highest ranking was 20th. Although it is far from the top 10, it is undoubtedly very cool, even cooler than Diao Diao's peach blossom eyes.

　　I can have the current situation thanks to the support of all my readers. I will always remember it in my heart. If it were not for the new book period, I would work day and night like an old yellow donkey in a production team.

　　But you can remember that starting from this month, every additional 100 monthly tickets + 4000 words, every additional 200 follow-up readings + 4000 words, will be redeemed in the month of listing. I will continue to ask for a wave of monthly ticket recommendations to stabilize the list. Thank you all readers——

　　
　
(End of this chapter)