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Xiao Dao was startled, then stomped his foot and shook his head—oh no! He had actually forgotten about his older brother while thinking about Xue Beifan!

So, Xiao Dao picked out three belts, one of which was for his father, and started seriously haggling with the shopkeeper.

Just as they were getting into the swing of things, they heard voices behind them. It seemed to be two women discussing something, their voices were sarcastic and strange, and Xiaodao and Xiaoyue could hear them clearly.

"Sigh, that's why finding a good man is so important!"

"That's right, no matter how lowly one's birth, one can still rise to the top if one is born into a powerful family."

"You don't understand. You also need to be shrewd and know how to win a man's heart!"

"That's true. I wonder how much effort they've put in. Even girls from respectable families might not be able to learn that."

Xiao Dao had just finished cutting the price and was paying when these words, without any bias, reached his ears with a "whoosh."

Turning around, Xiao Dao couldn't help but squint—oh! What a small world!

Xiaoyue turned around and saw several women picking out belts right behind them. The one at the front, intently choosing, was Feng Wuyou, and the women speaking to her were the ones who had come with her. Xiaodao and Xiaoyue hadn't seen them before; they probably weren't from the Beihai Sect.

Feng Wuyou was stung quite badly by the wasps that night, and her skin was still slightly swollen. She had never been treated like this in her life, and she truly hated Xiaodao. But as the saying goes, a dog that bites doesn't show its teeth; none of the harsh words just now were spoken by Feng Wuyou, and she remained as elegant as ever.

Turning around, she saw Xiaodao had finished packing and was preparing to leave with Xiaoyue, so she asked in surprise, "Isn't this Miss Yan?"

That waiter was quite adept at handling things. "You two guests know each other?"

Feng Wuyou said with a smile, "This Miss Yan is a guest of the Beihai Sect, which means she is also my guest. You should give her a good discount."

"Haha, that's right, that's right." The waiter nodded happily, surprised. So it was a friend of Hai Pai. If he had known earlier, he would have asked for a higher price and definitely made money.

Xiao Dao rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking to herself, "Who asked you to ask for a discount?" But she was in a good mood today, so she wasn't going to argue with Feng Wuyou. She pulled Xiao Yue along, saying, "Let's go, Xiao Yue, let's go get some late-night snacks."

Xiaoyue nodded and followed Xiaodao out the door.

"Hey, buddy." A woman behind Feng Wuyou, who was quite perceptive, stepped forward and pulled the buddy aside to spread rumors. "That Miss Yan is the daughter of the world's number one thief. You should take a good look and see if the silver she's collecting is dirty money. Don't try to make some money and end up losing your life."

"Huh?!" The waiter was so shocked that his mouth dropped open. The shopkeeper also came out, looked at Xiao Dao, and thought to himself, "No way, such a pretty girl is actually a thief."

Xiao Dao's eyes narrowed.

"Hehe, young lady." The shopkeeper returned the silver to Xiaodao with a smile. "How about we don't sell it to you? Why don't you look elsewhere?"

Xiao Dao raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at the waiter with a half-smile, "What did you say? Say it again."

The waiter shrank back in fright and quickly hid next to the shopkeeper, waving his hand to indicate that he dared not do it again.

"Ugh, look at your mouth!" Another woman stepped forward and poked the woman who had just been talking. "She's not a thief anymore. She's a distinguished guest of the Beihai Sect, and she's even the sister of the Divine Constable."

The men exchanged puzzled glances, finding the relationship odd. How could the master thief's daughter be the master constable's sister? Then wouldn't the master constable be the thief's son? Curious, one of the men inquired, "Which master constable?"

"that is……"

Before the woman could speak, she felt a numbness at the corner of her mouth, a "smack," and then everything went black as she stumbled and fell to the ground.

The men were shocked and retreated to a distance. Xiao Dao was also surprised; it was Lou Xiaoyue who had started the fight.

"Hey, why did you hit someone!" The other women went to help the woman who was dazed and confused after being slapped.

"That's right, how can a young lady be so rude?"

The woman wasn't seriously injured to begin with; a slap wouldn't kill her, would it? But she seized the opportunity and started wailing and screaming, "Oh dear, I've never had my father hit me in my life! Guards! I'm calling the authorities to arrest this shrew!"

The waiter was in a panic; this woman was the daughter of a local official, and they dared not offend her.

Lou Xiaoyue wasn't buying it. She'd seen it all, fearless of anything, so why would she be afraid of a spoiled brat? She raised an eyebrow and her eyes turned cold. "Shut up."

The woman let out a startled "Aww!" and swallowed her sobs back down; she had never seen a woman like Lou Xiaoyue before.

The men all found places to hide. This guy must be a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person from the martial arts world). Good heavens, he has a face like an angel, but when he glares, he looks like a demon. It looks like he might even kill people.

Feng Wuyou smiled slightly, "Miss Yan, this is not right. I treated you as guests, how could you hit my friend?"

Xiaoyue disliked Feng Wuyou the most, who would go around making trouble for Xiaodao in roundabout ways. She thought he should just do it openly. Just as she was about to step forward, Xiaodao gently pulled her behind him.

Xiaoyue blinked and saw Xiaodao with a beautiful smile on his face and bright eyes, so she fell silent... Xiaodao had never suffered a loss before, so he should be able to handle it better than she could.

Xiao Dao looked around, then finally rested his chin on his hand and stared intently at Feng Wuyou. "Wow!"

The men had just dared to peek out when they were startled and shrank back.

Xiao Dao clapped his hands, looking at Feng Wuyou with a face full of surprise, "Are you Feng Wuyou or something?"

Feng Wuyou was taken aback.

Xiao Dao stamped his foot, "I thought it was that crazy old woman from the butcher's family who was arguing with me earlier."

"Cough cough..."

The shopkeeper almost choked to death on his own saliva.

Feng Wuyou's face turned deathly pale.

Xiao Dao looked at her in shock, "What happened to you? You're swollen like a pig's head! If it weren't for your voice, who would know you're the beautiful Feng Wuyou!" He then turned to Xiao Yue and asked, "Oh? We were just talking about how that silly girl who buys pig heads comes to this elegant shop to buy a belt? Why doesn't she just cut off a piece of pigskin and make it herself?"

Xiaoyue gritted her teeth and nodded, suppressing a laugh. Although she was honest, she wasn't stupid. She immediately understood what Xiaodao meant and said, "Oh yeah, I didn't recognize her just now. I thought it was because we had a fight with her this morning, and she brought a bunch of pig butchers to cause us trouble!"

"Pah!" The young lady, whose face was swollen from the slap, jumped up and cursed, "How dare you call me a pig butcher!"

"So you mistook me for someone else!" Xiao Dao asked Feng Wuyou apologetically, "Oh dear, Boss Feng, how did your face get so swollen overnight? Tsk tsk, it's scary!"