Yu Qing expressed doubt. In fact he also thought this was the fire cricket. He had raised the fire cricket for so long that he recognised it at a glance. It was simply identical. He just could not help looking around once more. If there are fire crickets near the secluded corner port as well, then is there still any need to go to the ancient tomb wasteland to look for them?
Mu Ao Tie asked, Could it be your farting bug?
Yu Qing and Nan Zhu stared at him in unison, both looking at him somewhat as if he were a fool.
Nan Zhu said, Old Nine, a bug bought for over six million taels of silver. Who could let it go?
Mu Ao Tie’s reason was simple. It flew straight towards Old Fifteen.
At these words Yu Qing and Nan Zhu were stunned once more. They exchanged a glance. Yes, it seemed that way just now.
Yu Qing pinched the bug and asked, Big Head, is that you?
The bug showed no reaction.
Yu Qing thought about it and realised it was not right. Even if it was Big Head, it would not speak in response. He immediately waved his hand and threw the bug out again.
The bug flapped its wings and soared into the air, circled once in the sky, then landed again. Ignoring the others, it still landed on Yu Qing’s shoulder.
This time anyone could see what was meant by a clear target. The three looked at each other.
Nan Zhu said in surprise and doubt, This is impossible, right? Something worth over six million. Could Jian Yuan Zhai have let it go?
People came out of the small town from time to time and passed by the three. Anyone who could come here was probably heading to the secluded corner port.
Yu Qing looked around in all directions, walked to one side, went to the roadside, and struck out with a palm through the air to flatten a tumbleweed. Then he squatted down, picked it up in his hand, rubbed it into a ball, and threw it back on the ground. Pointing at it he shouted, Big Head, cry once.
The bug on his shoulder immediately jumped away, landed in the dry grass ball, made a series of crying sounds, spat out sparks, and soon set the dry grass ball alight. Then with a flash it landed back on Yu Qing’s shoulder.
The place was very desolate, with snow mountains in the distance. The setting sun was beautiful and the three were very stunned.
The three stood guard before the small burning flame, all dumbfounded.
Passers-by had questions in their eyes and also looked at them as if they were fools.
The fire soon went out. Yu Qing looked at the bug on his shoulder, stood up slowly, and with his two senior brothers they looked at each other. It seemed they all wanted to say the same thing: the bug worth six hundred and fifty taels had come back by itself?
There was no longer any doubt. The fire cricket that could understand Yu Qing’s spoken language could only be Big Head.
Nan Zhu’s eyes lit up and he suddenly clicked his tongue. How did it come back?
Yes, Yu Qing also very much wanted to know what had happened. Could it be that Qin Jue had a change of heart and let it go?
Nan Zhu scoffed, Do you believe that yourself?
Yu Qing shook his head. He himself felt this reason did not hold up.
Mu Ao Tie said, If it was not let go, then it ran away by itself.
Yu Qing and Nan Zhu pondered for a while. Nan Zhu asked Yu Qing, Do you think this bug could run away by itself?
Yu Qing raised his hand to stroke his tender little moustache and said thoughtfully, Once this fellow runs at full speed, ordinary profound level cultivators would indeed find it not easy to catch it. How could Jian Yuan Zhai be so careless? He turned to look at the dilapidated wooden archway, quite puzzled. Even if it escaped, the problem is how it would be waiting for us here. Big Head could not possibly have foreseen the future and known we would return here, right?
This matter was indeed a bit puzzling.
Mu Ao Tie, who did not speak much, spoke again. Before we entered the secluded corner port last time, we stopped here, rested our feet, had a meal. You even let it out. It flew around here everywhere and even had a fight with a bird. It has been here to get some air!
Nan Zhu suddenly clapped his hands in approval and pointed at the bug. Correct, correct. Old Nine is right. On the outskirts of the secluded corner port it probably only knows this place and only remembers this location. Haha, Old Fifteen, it was not waiting for you here. The surroundings are too desolate. It probably could not find anywhere to go and unexpectedly ran into you right here.
Is that so? Yu Qing was speechless. He reached out and took Big Head down from his shoulder once more. He very much wanted to ask what exactly had happened, but unfortunately this bug could not speak.
Nan Zhu waited for the passer-by beside them to go past and suddenly said in a low voice, Does that not mean we can sell it again? Would that not solve the money issue?
Yu Qing pondered for a while, casually hung the bug on his chest, and shook his head. That fellow surnamed Qin cut off my escape route long ago. He signed a contract with me beforehand with a money house as witness. Now as soon as a fire cricket appears on the market he will definitely suspect it is me. We are too weak. If he makes a move again it will probably not just be about robbing money. At least in the short term it is not good to do this again. We will see how things go later.
The implication was that he did not reject selling Big Head again, but now they needed to be cautious.
Nan Zhu thought about it and agreed. That fellow surnamed Qin was indeed no kind soul. Even if their junior martial uncle came he might not be able to protect them. It was truly not something they could provoke casually.
No matter what, the way the three martial brothers now looked at Big Head was indeed different. This was no longer an ordinary farting bug. It was worth several million taels, more valuable than them, and they all counted on it to make another fortune.
Afterwards Yu Qing hid in a corner to make a slight disguise and then left.
Nan Zhu and Mu Ao Tie returned on their way. They had discussed and agreed that the three martial brothers would meet near the exit of the secluded corner port, the area where they had been robbed.
It could truly be said that from the sect leader down not one had any prospects. They were bitterly running back and forth.
At the secluded corner port, outside Miao Qing Hall, a masked person wearing wide robes with large sleeves wandered past the main gate.
The masked person was none other than Yu Qing.
His disguise method was also simple. He had swapped clothes with Mu Ao Tie. The clothes looked big on him.
He had also coiled up his ponytail.
Then came the mask. Openly wearing a mask was his consistent style, as if covering his face was enough.
He did not enter through the main gate but just strolled past outside, carefully observing the surroundings.
He circled around, went in a loop, turned to the rear courtyard of Miao Qing Hall, located the courtyard where Tie Miao Qing lived, and when no one was around he suddenly flipped over and entered.
Upon landing he looked around. This was his first time entering the courtyard of Tie Miao Qing’s sleeping quarters. He found the small courtyard full of the fragrance of flowers and plants. The place where this woman lived was indeed different.
Just as he crept stealthily to the door of a room, the door suddenly opened a crack. Whoosh! A silver frost sword edge came abruptly and rested across his neck.
The door opened fully. The sword holder was none other than the vigilant Tie Miao Qing who had come out.
Tie Miao Qing’s face was cold. Trespassing on private property. Who dares to disregard the secluded cliff’s prohibition?
Yu Qing feared she would get agitated and slip, so he quickly said, Boss lady, it is me.
Tie Miao Qing was startled. This voice was naturally familiar to her.
Only then did Yu Qing dare to raise his hand and pull off his mask.
Top scholar… Tie Miao Qing cried out in surprise, her face full of astonishment. She withdrew the sword in her hand, but still held it carefully across her front. However her eyes inexplicably became somewhat flustered. She subconsciously looked around, became a bit anxious, and urged in a low voice, This is the residence of a widow like myself. How can I have a private meeting with a man? Do not ruin my reputation, nor destroy your own good name. You must leave quickly!
It was impossible not to be anxious. If someone outside saw a man climb over her wall and he still did not leave promptly, it would be hard not to misunderstand that she had done something shameful.
After her husband’s death, no man would be allowed to enter this small corner courtyard again. To avoid suspicion, conversations were always held outside the moon gate.
At the same time a blush had appeared on her cheeks. She felt somewhat uneasy in her heart, not knowing what the top scholar meant by suddenly sneaking quietly into her private sleeping quarters.
With her beauty she had naturally seen too many men express their feelings towards her. She considered herself to have some charm and naturally interpreted Yu Qing’s action of climbing over the widow’s wall in that light.
A certain thought even flashed through her mind.
She had previously clearly felt that Yu Qing was different from other men and clearly had no interest in her. She thought it might be that the great talent had high standards or perhaps looked down on her. It was not that she herself had any dirty thoughts, but privately she still could not help looking at herself in the mirror.
Now that Yu Qing had climbed the wall to see her, she once again felt her own charm. Amid her somewhat dazed state of mind she was also shocked and annoyed. The other party coming to see her in this way was truly too rude. What kind of woman did this top scholar take her for?
Yu Qing held up a finger to his lips. Boss lady, do not call out. This rudeness is truly unavoidable. I have run into some trouble. Lend me some money and I will leave immediately.
Lend money? Tie Miao Qing was stunned. When the other party had given her two million at the time she had also estimated that Yu Qing still had quite a lot of money on him. How could he now come to her to borrow money instead? She immediately asked doubtfully, What happened?
Just then Sun Ping’s calling voice suddenly came from outside. Miss.
From the sound of the footsteps it was clearly heading this way.
Yu Qing was fine, but Tie Miao Qing was nearly scared out of her wits. If someone saw her having a private meeting with a man in her private sleeping quarters, what would happen? Even if this man was the top scholar, and even if the person who saw was Sun Ping, she did not want this misunderstanding.
She did not think much at all. Her first reaction was to grab Yu Qing’s arm, hurry, and directly push Yu Qing into her room. She urgently gave a gesture not to make a sound, then quickly closed the door, swiftly sheathed her sword, and pretending as if nothing had happened she stood on the steps.
It happened almost simultaneously. As soon as her sword was sheathed Sun Ping’s figure appeared outside the moon gate.
Seeing the miss was there, Sun Ping immediately walked over. Upon getting closer she noticed Tie Miao Qing’s complexion was clearly off and asked doubtfully, Miss, what is wrong? Are you unwell?
In fact, after Tie Miao Qing had pushed Yu Qing into the room and turned around, once her mind had settled a little she regretted it. That was her own sleeping bedroom.
But regret was useless now. It was too late to pull him out again, and she became even more afraid of anyone discovering it. If someone found a man hidden in her bedroom she would truly be unable to explain herself, even if the person to explain to was Sun Ping.
Therefore her complexion did not look good. She was in a state of alarm, fearing that Yu Qing would make any sound inside the room.
Of course she had a reason to explain. I was in a bad mood and vented by practising swordplay. By the way, Sister Ping, why have you suddenly returned?
Miao Qing Hall could no longer continue operating. The staff were gone and the doors had already been closed. But the two could not just sit and wait. Someone still had to go out and move around in the secluded corner port to see if any opportunity could be found. Tie Miao Qing was burdened by her beauty and it was not good for her to show her face in public. She could only guard the home and courtyard, letting Sun Ping go out to run around.