A Word To Heaven

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Even sitting at home with doors closed, disaster can fall from the sky, let alone Plum Fragrance Tower, which opened its doors for business.

Very unexpectedly, the trouble that came to Plum Fragrance Tower, which had Ghost King Gate disciples as guards, actually originated from Ghost King Gate itself—and from Green Wood Hall, where Eight Fingers Wang belonged.

The cause was simple enough. The hall master of Green Wood Hall was hosting guests and chose Plum Fragrance Tower as the venue. The wealthy guest was said to be in the water transport business between north and south of the Tianhe River. He was muscular, bare-chested, wearing a dog-skin hat, and dressed in exotic attire. When the drinking reached its peak, he called for all of Plum Fragrance Tower’s top courtesans, truly spending money like water.

This wealthy guest had a keen eye. He didn’t fancy any of Plum Fragrance Tower’s top courtesans but took a liking to Mei Sanniang at first sight, offering ten thousand gold to spend a wonderful night with Third Lady.

Mei Sanniang had seen this kind of thing before. With her clever mind, she managed to deflect the situation using a strategy of driving away wolves with tigers—she pretended to exchange meaningful glances with the Green Wood Hall master, which dispelled the wealthy guest’s intentions.

The Green Wood Hall master of Ghost King Gate was not someone ordinary people could afford to provoke.

What was originally just maneuvering unexpectedly became Mei Sanniang weaving her own cocoon. She had gotten rid of the wealthy guest but ended up being pursued by Green Wood Hall master Yue Chengfeng.

The halls of major evil sects were not places that housed good men and faithful women, especially this Hall Master Yue Chengfeng, who had already reached the realm of a three-meridian innate martial artist and was a famous figure within Ghost King Gate. No woman he set his sights on had ever escaped.

It was only because they were in an elegant place like Plum Fragrance Tower that Yue Chengfeng couldn’t lose face by using force. If it were up to his nature, he would have long since abducted Mei Sanniang back to Ghost King Gate for his exclusive enjoyment.

Fengdu was, after all, the location of Ghost King Gate’s main headquarters. Evil sects indeed acted by any means necessary, but in their own stronghold, they still had to observe some rules, especially since Fengdu was not far from Qi Nation’s imperial capital. Outsiders might not know, but these hall masters were all clear about Ghost King Gate’s connections with Qi Nation’s royal family.

Various concerns prevented Yue Chengfeng from using force, but relying on his identity as Green Wood Hall master, pressuring Mei Sanniang was effortless. He was a true local tyrant. Never mind Mei Sanniang being just a woman—even an innate master couldn’t stir up the slightest trouble on Ghost King Gate’s territory.

Due to Yue Chengfeng’s coercion, Mei Sanniang had been constantly worried lately. After Xu Yan learned of this matter, the two had also discussed countermeasures.

According to Mei Sanniang, if they couldn’t provoke him, couldn’t they avoid him? At worst, they could just leave and abandon this Plum Fragrance Tower. Qi Nation was so large—where couldn’t they make a living? Besides, Plum Fragrance Tower had earned quite a lot of money this past year. Even if she had to leave her homeland, she, Mei Sanniang, could still eat and dress well.

Having been abducted to Yuan Mountain Stronghold for five years, Mei Sanniang had developed a deep hatred for men.

Regarding Yue Chengfeng’s coercion, Mei Sanniang kept stalling. This time, she didn’t show too much of her inner burden in front of Xu Yan because she didn’t want to involve this younger brother. The Green Wood Hall master was definitely not someone a young man could handle.

Mei Sanniang, who kept her suffering buried in her heart, forced smiles all day long. She simply couldn’t bear to give up this Plum Fragrance Tower. Rather than making her wander in foreign lands, she might as well grit her teeth and agree to Yue Chengfeng’s threats.

She was already damaged goods—why put on airs of purity?

Her experience of being stranded in the bandit stronghold made Mei Sanniang never want to fall into a situation of depending on others again. Having finally obtained her own foundation for survival, it was difficult to give it up easily. She wasn’t afraid of degrading herself—what she feared was that what Yue Chengfeng fancied wasn’t her person, but this Plum Fragrance Tower.

Xu Yan knew about Mei Sanniang’s troubles but was deceived by Mei Sanniang’s pretense. Anyway, he could make his home anywhere in the world. Without Plum Fragrance Tower, they could go elsewhere. If money was gone, they could earn more.

Few people could achieve a pig’s philosophy of life. Xu Yan ultimately didn’t realize that Mei Sanniang didn’t have his carefree heart.

As long as they could just leave, Xu Yan didn’t consider it trouble. Mei Sanniang’s facade was too realistic, making him stop worrying. Since there were no more worries, he should busy himself with his own affairs.

Recently, Xu Yan had been busy making money.

Because he had discovered a principle: with money, you could travel the world; without money, you could only walk the world on foot.

Xu Yan’s method of making money was very simple—he didn’t need to do anything except move his legs a bit. Look, it was just evening, and Xu Yan, having just eaten his fill, strolled to the large wooden house on the street like he was taking a walk.

“Oh, Brother Yan, what wind has blown you here again?”

Zhuang Laosi, who ran what was ostensibly a tea house but actually operated a gambling business, immediately had someone take over opening the dice cup when he saw Xu Yan push through the door. He rushed over, bowing and scraping like a lapdog.

“Just wandering around after eating my fill.” Xu Yan looked left and right with his hands behind his back, holding two copper coins and muttering to himself: “What should I play today? I still need to buy candy later.”

Upon hearing the three words “buy candy,” Zhuang Laosi’s face turned bitter, but he didn’t dare say much. He hurriedly took out twenty taels of silver and secretly stuffed them into Xu Yan’s sleeve, away from others’ eyes.

“If Brother Yan wants to eat candy, naturally he should eat the good candy from Old Xu’s shop. I’ll pay for this candy money, I’ll pay for it.”

Twenty taels for candy money—no one had ever heard of such a thing. How much candy would that buy? But he had to give it. Ever since Xu Yan reappeared at the gambling house a month ago, he could win away nearly a hundred taels of silver every day. As soon as he exceeded a hundred taels, he would immediately stop and leave without looking back.

A hundred taels a day—that was three thousand taels of silver in a month!

There were too many people in the gambling house. Zhuang Laosi could watch his own table’s gambling, but he couldn’t watch the other tables. Moreover, Xu Yan would only place bets once at each gambling table, and after winning, he would switch tables. After this past month, Zhuang Laosi was ready to cough up blood.

Later, having no other choice, he used the same old trick and had that Master Chen bailiff come smash up the place. They were actually in cahoots—that Bailiff Chen was in charge of this section of Willow Street, and Zhuang Laosi’s gambling house had to give him dividends on time every month.

The bailiff did come, but he stood at the door without making a sound. Only after Xu Yan had won enough silver for the day and cheerfully greeted Bailiff Chen before leaving with a swagger did the bailiff start smashing up the place…

No wonder Bailiff Chen gave Xu Yan face—having him eat and drink at Plum Fragrance Tower every few days wasn’t for nothing.

It was just about winning people over. Zhuang Laosi knew this simple trick, so why wouldn’t Xu Yan?

This time, Zhuang Laosi was suffering in silence. Even official face didn’t work anymore. He could only accept his bad luck. That kid somehow knew some skill and basically won every bet. Zhuang Laosi really had no choice. Every time he saw Xu Yan come in, he would immediately take out money—at least twenty taels, or he couldn’t get rid of this master.

Twenty taels every day—Zhuang Laosi had accepted his fate. Who told him to provoke such a jinx?

One should know contentment—this was Xu Yan’s principle of conduct. Twenty taels a day for candy money was already enough for him.

Leave others a way out so you can meet again in the future.

With Zhuang Laosi as a free bank, Xu Yan’s purse grew fatter and fatter. Apart from eating, he had no place to spend extravagantly, so a late-night snack became Xu Yan’s daily routine.

When growing, one naturally needed to eat more.

Fengshan City’s nights were extraordinarily lively. The main streets were brightly lit, and all kinds of snacks were scattered throughout the streets. You could smell the enticing aromas from far away.

Strolling through the night market was Xu Yan’s favorite because Fengshan City at night was even more prosperous than during the day. But today was somewhat strange—why had the most prosperous North Street been cleared of a large area, with a frightening ghost face mask placed on a high wooden platform?

The ghost face had its mouth wide open, with a bright red silk ribbon hanging from its mouth like a tongue. Several large characters were written on the ribbon:

“The Ghost Gate Opens, Wealth Comes Naturally!”