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Chapter 204: Encountering a Black Market Store?
The girl's name was Autumn Moon.
In fact, the last time Xiao Yun encountered that middle-aged woman on the street, whose wallet had been snatched, he helped her retrieve it. During their conversation, he learned that she had a daughter named Autumn Moon.
What Xiao Yun never expected was that the beautiful woman he saw in the Yanshan Fengshui Map was actually the daughter of that middle-aged woman, the very Autumn Moon sitting before him now.
He had a vague feeling that this was not just a coincidence!
What surprised Xiao Yun even more was that this Autumn Moon was definitely not an ordinary country girl. When he scanned her with his Spiritual Sense, he found that although her bones were delicate, there was strength within her fragility, and hidden within her softness was sharpness. Especially notable was the Qi Mechanism emanating from her bone structure...
She was undoubtedly a woman who had emerged from an Ancient Martial Arts Sect. Xiao Yun could even tell that her skills were beyond what could be described as unfathomable; if he were to engage her in combat, she would definitely be able to hold her own against him.
However, the scene on the street left him utterly confused. When she was harassed and surrounded by Gou Dan and his gang, the fear and shock displayed on her face were definitely not feigned.
What was going on here?
"You... how did you know my name?"
Once they entered the restaurant and sat down in a private room, the girl asked with a flushed face.
But as soon as she spoke, she regretted it. After all, he was searching for his dream lover; why did she hastily admit to being Autumn Moon?
Moreover, there were many people in the world with the same name.
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "I heard it from your mother this morning."
"You've met my mother?" Autumn Moon asked in surprise.
"Yes!" Then, Xiao Yun briefly recounted the encounter he had with her mother on the streets of Galactic District.
Upon hearing this, Autumn Moon exclaimed in delight, "Ah, so you were the one who helped my mother retrieve her wallet from that Thug! Your name is Xiao Yun, right? Thank you so much! That money was my father's lifesaving fund."
Xiao Yun nodded with a smile, "I heard about it from your mother!"
"Uh..."
Suddenly, Autumn Moon furrowed her brows and skeptically said, "Xiao Yun, even though I’ve heard about you from my mother, we’ve never met face to face. How did you recognize me at first glance?"
Xiao Yun chuckled and replied, "Well, this is a bit strange. Although I haven't seen you in real life, I did see you in a dream. It was around sunset when I saw you wearing a white dress and carrying a small woven basket as you walked out of a bamboo grove..."
Ah—
Upon hearing his words, Autumn Moon felt a sudden clarity in her mind. No wonder she felt so familiar with him when she first saw him; it turned out they had crossed paths in her dream.
Autumn Moon suddenly recalled the dream she had where a lecherous man kept staring at her and asked for her name. To brush him off, she had even given him a peach...
Afterward, she had been puzzled about why she dreamed such a thing. Was it because she was experiencing youthful infatuation?
She never expected that days later, she would encounter this man from her dream again in real life. How could such a bizarre coincidence happen?
Thinking about Xiao Yun mentioning Panlong Mountain was to find his dream lover made Autumn Moon feel a rush of heat to her face. She couldn't help but lower her head shyly and sneak a glance at him. This man was quite handsome, and sitting next to him gave her the impression that he exuded a unique charm...
“Autumn Moon,”
Xiao Yun looked at the pile of Drunken Red Lips grass set aside and asked with a smile, “Did you really cultivate all these Drunken Red Lips?”
Autumn Moon nodded and said, “Yes, do you not believe it?”
“Of course I believe it.”
Xiao Yun replied with a smile, “You cultivated these Drunken Red Lips just to make money?”
Autumn Moon said, “No, it's just for my own enjoyment. This is the first time I've sold Drunken Red Lips.”
“Oh, is your family short on money?” Xiao Yun asked.
“Sort of,”
Autumn Moon fell silent for a moment and then said, “I work as a teacher at a small school in Panlong Mountain. The classrooms have been around for quite some time and have become unsafe, but the villagers aren't very wealthy and have been unable to raise funds for repairs.”
Xiao Yun wondered, “You could submit a report to apply for special funds from above.”
“It's difficult!”
Autumn Moon immediately said indignantly, “I don't know how many reports I've submitted to the Town Government, but whenever the Town Government sends the report to the County Education Bureau, it always gets held up by that Director Jiang!”
“Why does Director Jiang do that?” Xiao Yun asked angrily.
“Uh…” Autumn Moon hesitated, shook her head, sighed, and said nothing more.
Xiao Yun guessed she had some unspoken troubles and did not press further.
After dinner, Xiao Yun smiled and said, “Autumn Moon, don’t worry about this. I will think of a way for you.”
“You can think of a way for me?” Autumn Moon asked in surprise, looking at him.
Seeing the immense surprise on her pretty face and her ethereal, delicate demeanor, Xiao Yun felt his heart stir and said, “Don’t worry. A man’s word is his bond. Since I’ve said it, I will definitely make it happen for you.”
“Thank you so much, Brother Xiao!” Autumn Moon said excitedly.
The two went downstairs and arrived at the checkout counter. Just as Xiao Yun was about to take out his money to pay the bill, a middle-aged man sitting behind the counter glanced at him coldly and said in a chilling voice, “Someone has already paid your bill!”
Clearly, this middle-aged man was the Boss of the restaurant.
Uh, Xiao Yun was taken aback. He didn’t know anyone in Jiang County, so how could someone have paid his bill?
“Who paid my bill?” Xiao Yun asked in astonishment.
The middle-aged man replied, “A monk.”
A monk?
Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment and then asked, “What did the monk look like?”
The middle-aged man said, “Uh, he was quite robust with dark skin. Oh right, he had a very noticeable black mole on his forehead!”
Xiao Yun immediately thought of the monk who had followed that woman disguised as a man.
How strange! Didn't he just see him get into the car with that woman? Why did he suddenly get out and come over to pay for him?
Who is that woman, and what is the relationship between her and this monk?
Forget it. Since someone wants to do a good deed, Xiao Yun is happy to accept it. As for the monk's motives for doing this, he won't worry about it for now.
"Thank you, Boss!"
Xiao Yun expressed his gratitude and was about to leave with Autumn Moon when a middle-aged man's cold voice rang out behind them, saying, "Please wait a moment, sir!"
"Boss, is there something else?" Xiao Yun asked, somewhat confused.
The middle-aged man looked at both Xiao Yun and Autumn Moon with an unfriendly expression before fixing his gaze on Xiao Yun and coldly said, "Kid, do you know what kind of restaurant this is? You think you can come and go as you please?"
Some diners in the lobby below heard the Boss's gruff voice and immediately turned their malicious gazes toward Xiao Yun.
What the hell? I finished my meal, someone paid the bill for me, so why would I stay here?
Could it be that in broad daylight, under the clear sky, I, Xiao Yun, have encountered a shady establishment, and this Boss wants to rob me of something? The Pinnacle of Elegance has updated.
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