No matter how many soldiers and horses you have, it won't work. The gunpowder smoke cleared, and inside the inn, people lay scattered in all directions. The first arriving constables barely glanced inside, thinking they were all corpses, and immediately dared not enter. "Is anyone alive? Is there anyone still breathing?" "Yes! Save us, officer!"… Continue reading Fish 149: Guard Against Tigers And Wolves

←still poor The porter, carrying a bag of rice back to the inn, hadn't even managed to deliver it to the kitchen before the innkeeper called out to him. "How's it outside?" "I heard there's a fight in the inner city..." The innkeeper shuddered with fear and immediately went to close the door. The porter… Continue reading Fish 148: Land Thousands of Miles Away

Just care about yourself, no matter what you want to do. Meng Qi arrived at the room in the inn and eagerly unrolled the painting scroll. It was a scroll about three feet long, painted with mud gold, azurite, and malachite, not the erotic scenes Meng Qi had expected, but a landscape painting of mountains… Continue reading Fish 147: Keep To Yourself

Liu Dan, moneybag "You said you were here to buy silver needles, didn't you?" The scholar's face turned red with embarrassment and annoyance. Meng Qi brushed his sleeve, stepping ahead of Mo Li to say, "The doctor is here to buy silver needles. I just happened to buy a few fan faces at Fengxing Pavilion… Continue reading Fish 145: Qi-style Literature

Misunderstanding Mo Li finally left Fengxing Pavilion with fifty taels of silver bills in his possession, feeling conflicted. He thought that since Meng Qi regained his memory, he seemed to have become... well, much more unrestrained. Looking at Meng Qi leading the way in front of him, Mo Li couldn't help but call out, "Brother… Continue reading Fish 144: ——-

Don't want it anymore, not selling it, help The next day, the imperial guards gradually left, and the gates of Peony District finally opened wide. Those trapped here for seeking pleasure rushed home without delay. During this period, several farces occurred, with some refusing to pay for the three days of entertainment. In the brothel,… Continue reading Fish 143: Reject It And Leave

The fat mouse is very angry, the consequences are serious The second prince was awakened by the noise outside in the middle of the night. He was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, yet he sprang up like a carp flipping in the air. Mo Li watched clearly, thinking that although the second… Continue reading Fish 142: How Sad For My Name

Thinking too much "Pig food? In two more days, we won't even have rotten cabbage leaves!" The bookstore assistant couldn't swallow this affront, glaring and arguing with the Second Prince. "Taijing has been under lockdown for nearly three days now, outsiders can't get in, and those inside can't get out. Our Peony District doesn't have… Continue reading Fish 141: How Sad For Me

Second Prince: QAQ A peculiar gurgling sound arose. Since everyone in the courtyard knew martial arts, they grew curious and looked toward the source of the noise. The Second Prince's face turned red as he covered his stomach. "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a hungry person before?" The Second Prince growled in… Continue reading Fish 140: How Can One Bear This?