Chapter 10

Wang Yang stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter his mother had given him.

Seeing that Wang Yang was about to run away, the girl became extremely anxious and couldn't help but stomp her feet and cry out, "You have the courage to save people, but not even the guts to leave your name?"

"Fine, since you're so curious, I'm actually the Good Samaritan who likes to do good deeds without leaving a name. Miss, I suggest you wear women's clothes next time, or you might easily be mistaken for a rabbit..." As he said the last sentence, Wang Yang's agile steps had already carried him out of the narrow alley.

The several thugs from Yihonglou, hearing this, stumbled and almost fell flat on their faces in the narrow alley.

"You, you, you, you bastard!" The slender, beautiful girl, her eyes wide with anger, stomped her feet and shouted several times. Only after her maid's persistent persuasion did she finally kick each of the hooligans who had been beaten by Wang Yang and his companions, before leaving the narrow alley in a huff.

After passing two street corners, they entered a very lively tavern. However, what they didn't expect was that just half a cup of tea ago, the Good Samaritan who claimed to do good deeds without leaving a name had just led his subordinates into this tavern and was now feasting inside.

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"Ha ha ha... I won again, pay up, pay up, no cheating allowed." In a private room, a woman in her early twenties with a cute round face, dressed as a man, was sitting cross-legged on a couch, gathering all the copper coins on the table to herself, and laughing heartily.

"Sister-in-law..." A young scholar, who had lost so much he was almost down to his pants, looked at his empty money bag with a mournful face and couldn't help but speak up.

"Who are you calling sister-in-law?" The round-faced woman glared at the young man. "Call me Brother Chen. At the gambling table, there are no fathers or brothers, do you understand?"

The young scholar hung his head dejectedly. "Brother Chen, can you lend me some money? My luck is really bad, I've lost everything."

"Good boy, since you're so obedient, I'll lend you fifty coins. Remember, what's borrowed must be returned, and it will be easier to borrow again..." The round-faced woman, Chen, nodded in satisfaction, pinched the young scholar, who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and then took out a stack of copper coins and pushed them to him.

"Brother Chen, you've taken advantage of Little Liu. That pinch should be worth at least ten coins, right?" Another person joked.

"Nonsense, Little Liu is my husband's cousin. I'm just showing affection. Do you want a beating, boy?" Chen glared at him.

"I wouldn't dare, I can offend anyone, but I wouldn't dare offend Brother Chen." The person quickly waved his hands.

"That's better. Come on, everyone, place your bets..." Chen nodded in satisfaction, then shook the dice and called out loudly.

The scholars and literati present laughed and placed their bets. At this moment, the door to the private room was pushed open, and the beautiful girl whom Wang Yang had saved earlier stormed in, her face flushed with anger.

"Oh, my dear sister, who bullied you?" Chen, who was shaking the dice, saw the girl's disheveled clothes and tilted headband, and was startled. She threw down the dice and quickly walked over to pull her hand, examining her carefully.

"Brother Jie, I was bullied." The girl pouted, her face full of indignation.

The scholars and literati gathered around. "What happened, Lady Li? Who dared to bully you?"

"Qingzhao, what's going on? Who offended you?" A handsome young scholar with a good appearance stepped forward, his face full of concern.

"Enough, enough, everyone, step back. Dear sister, sit down, have a drink to calm down, then we'll talk..." Chen Jie, the spirited round-faced woman, pushed away the men who had gathered around and pulled Li Qingzhao to sit down.

Li Qingzhao picked up the wine bowl in front of her and drank three bowls in a row, then slowly took a deep breath. She then recounted how she had been pulled into a narrow alley by hooligans and was saved by someone.

Chen Jie, the woman dressed as a man and called Brother Chen by the men and Sister Jie by Li Qingzhao, raised her eyebrows and slapped the table.

"Unbelievable! I never thought that the capital of our great Song Dynasty, Bianliang, would have such chaotic security. Sister, didn't I tell you to always walk on the main roads and not take shortcuts? If something happens, what will you do? By the way, what's the name of the righteous man who saved you?"

"He... he's called..." Li Qingzhao couldn't help but think of the guy's expression when he first looked at her with disdain and then shock, and how he dared to call her a rabbit. Her forehead veins bulged, and her delicate hands almost crushed the wine bowl.

"What's his name? Why are you hesitating?" Chen Jie, seeing Li Qingzhao's murderous look, urged her curiously.

"He, he said he's called Lei Feng侠..." At this moment, the maid standing behind Li Qingzhao trembled and spoke.

"Lei Feng侠? What kind of name is that..." Everyone was confused, such a strange name.

"Hmph, he must be using a fake name. Wait and see, one day I'll catch him." Li Qingzhao gritted her teeth and said fiercely.

"Could it be that he took advantage of you while saving you?" Chen Jie couldn't help but ask in a gossipy whisper.

Li Qingzhao's face turned red, and she quickly shook her head. "No, but that guy has offended me, hmpf!"

"Good, good, let's drink, drink. By the way, Lady Li, these past few days, I've been inspired by the Bian River and composed a good poem. I hope you can give me some feedback..."

A group of young literati began to show off their literary talents in front of Li Qingzhao, swaying their heads and reciting their works.

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"Thank you, Brother Wang, for the wine. It's rare for us to have such a chance to enjoy such fragrant wine and delicious food." One of the thugs sipped the wine, his face full of happiness.

"Rubbish, you often steal the leftover wine and food from guests. Don't think I don't know." Someone next to him pointed out bluntly.

"How can that be called stealing? I call it being thrifty. We can't just pour it away, that would be a waste."

Watching these people laugh and drink, Wang Yang was also very happy, and the unhappiness from saving an ungrateful beautiful girl gradually dissipated.

Sigh, when others save a beauty, the beauty, even if she doesn't give a kiss or offer herself in gratitude, at least looks at the hero with admiration and secretly falls in love. In the future, it might even lead to a beautiful marriage.

But for himself, he bravely faced a group of fierce pseudo-homosexuals and almost single-handedly saved the two of them. But unexpectedly, the curvaceous, beautiful girl with expressive eyes actually got angry at him.

Pfft, it's just a rabbit, right? There are plenty of rabbits in the world, male and female. What's the big deal? It only shows that the lady is definitely a veteran, maybe even a yaoi fan...

Just as Wang Yang was drinking and eating and maliciously speculating about the girl he had saved, he suddenly heard a long, wolf-like howl from the next room.

PS: Thank you, dear reader, for your generous support. I didn't expect that just a few days after starting the book, so many readers would come to support it. I'm deeply moved and silently send you ten thousand first kisses. I love you all, mwah!