Clouds and Moon Shadow

Once she arrived in this world, she became increasingly unrestrained. She felt she was letting down the suffering people on the streets if she didn't beat them up. Uh, she actually wanted to be a good person.

It seems that the chubby little girl has a keen eye for talent!

Gu Qingyue nodded slightly, "Thank you for your understanding. Go home quickly, your brother will be worried if he can't find you."

"Young master, may I personally invite you to dinner? Is that alright?"

Qin Yuanyuan never expected that after witnessing the handsome young man's extraordinary skills and appearance that afternoon, she would find him again on the street with just a casual search. Isn't this a destiny bestowed upon them by heaven?

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue felt that something was amiss, but she still waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite, I have other things to do."

Seeing the girl's adoring and admiring eyes, she patted the girl's round shoulder encouragingly. She was about to add, "You two should behave yourselves better in the future," but then she thought better of it and turned to leave.

Seeing Gu Qingyue's slender, jade-like hand resting on her shoulder, the plump girl excitedly exclaimed, "Young Master, you...we...we...we are so destined!" Her voice trembled visibly, and then she closed her eyes and fainted.

Gu Qingyue was dumbfounded.

The coachman, who was waiting behind the girl, called out as if he were used to it. Two burly maids came out of the carriage, helped the girl up, and nimbly got her into the carriage, which then sped away.

Gu Qingyue raised her hand and examined it carefully, but she couldn't figure out what was going on. How could someone faint just by patting their shoulder? Had she accidentally put poison on her hand?

Forget it, maybe it has nothing to do with me? Otherwise, why didn't her maid even come up to ask a question?

Gu Qingyue had no idea what kind of 'trouble' this slap would bring her.

Of course, she didn't realize that there was anything wrong with doing this in an era of strict gender segregation.

Gu Qingyue continued her exploration amidst the bustling crowd.

As she was walking briskly, she was suddenly bumped by several little beggars who rushed up behind her. Caught off guard, Gu Qingyue took a step forward to steady herself.

"I'm sorry, young master, I'm so sorry."

As soon as I stood still, I heard the flustered apologies of the little beggars.

Gu Qingyue didn't want to make things difficult for the little beggars, so she waved her hand. There were many people on the street at the moment, so she didn't mind and continued walking forward.

She had only taken two steps when she suddenly stopped. Why did this scene seem so familiar?

I reached out and touched it, and sure enough, it was so.

These little beggars stole the money pouch hanging from her waist; she was careless.

Of course, this was just a cover-up; there wasn't much silver in it.

All her money is in her personal space.

Gu Qingyue squinted at the few little beggars who had already slipped away, and a rare hint of anger arose in her eyes.

She followed the group of beggars without stopping until they stopped in front of a dilapidated little nunnery.

Standing outside the nunnery, looking at the crooked plaque of Miaoyu Nunnery covered with cobwebs, Gu Qingyue stopped in her tracks.

She could hear the commotion inside the nunnery from a distance, along with the shrill cries of children.

"Get out of here! You five, come out here! Don't think I can't find you just because you're hanging out with this bunch of filthy beggars!"

Hearing the arrogant curses from the man inside, Gu Qingyue quickly climbed up a thick tree outside the wall.

Standing on the tree branch and looking down, I saw the scene in the yard.

Wow! Is this a gathering of beggars? In the desolate and dilapidated courtyard, there were no fewer than thirty or forty beggars lying or sitting haphazardly.

Most people remained expressionless, unmoved by the child's cries and the man's curses. Some gathered in twos and threes to watch the spectacle, while many more huddled together, trembling and sobbing in terror.

The man who was shouting and cursing was roughly pulling a child's hair, trying to pull him away. Judging from his clothes, he seemed to be a thug or something, with a thick beard and a fierce look.

Gu Qingyue recognized the child being pulled as one of the children who had just stolen her purse. He was trembling, clinging to the man's leg, lying on the ground, trying to stop him from grabbing others.

Strangely, not far away, a boy was protecting four other boys behind him like an eagle protecting its chicks, holding a dagger in his hand, pointing it directly at his own face.

Shouldn't they point the dagger at the people who are trying to capture them?

Or is this bearded man trying to abduct a man? Is he threatening to disfigure him?

Gu Qingyue stroked her chin, continuing to observe.

"Let him go..." A weak male voice came from a dark room with only half a door not far away.

"Cough cough cough------", followed by hysterical coughing.

"Release him? Those guys are from our Bamboo Ritual Hall. Do they know how much we paid? How dare they run away on their own? Even if we take it to the authorities, we're in the right!"

The man shouted in a gruff voice.

Bamboo Pavilion? Isn't that the most upscale and classy brothel on the street? She had glanced at its understated yet luxurious entrance several times at noon.

So these guys are male prostitutes?

"Exactly! Trying to run away? Did you even ask our boss? You don't know what's good for you, actually coming here to be a stinking beggar. Have you lost your mind?!"

"Put down your dagger and come with us right now. We'll let you off this time because of your face, otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"

"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't come over here, we'll kill everyone here!"

The eight or nine people following behind were carrying knives and sticks, and they were making a lot of noise.

However, because the boy's dagger was pointed directly at his face, he didn't dare to step forward. That was the face that Master Qian valued most.

"Cough cough cough------"

As they were talking, one half of the door in the room creaked open, and a dirty, unrecognizable boy helped a man who looked shaky walk out.

Judging from his clothes, he was a genuine beggar.

"Cough cough cough------"

The man, holding the boy's hand, coughed violently.

Gu Qingyue, who was watching from the tree, couldn't help but feel a tickle in her throat.

However, Gu Qingyue narrowed her eyes. This young man looked familiar. Wasn't he the little beggar she had rescued in front of the carriage that morning? What a coincidence.

The man, trembling, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Gentlemen, please—please have mercy, cough cough cough—we will raise the money as soon as possible and let them go—"

"Thump!" The man struggled to finish speaking before collapsing to the ground, knocking the boy next to him to the ground as well.

"Hahahaha------You stinking beggar, what are you talking about raising money for? Mind your own business!" The bearded man laughed loudly, extremely arrogant.

He kicked the child next to him to the ground, and the child screamed in agony. Among the surrounding beggars, the other children trembled, and the younger ones immediately started crying loudly.

"Get out of here!" A group of beggars huddled together shouted at the five teenagers.

"That's right, get out of here, don't drag us down with you."

A moment later, shouts rose and fell.

Gu Qingyue picked at her ear and watched as the beggars below were agitated, some cursing, some spitting, and some even picking up stones and throwing them at the teenagers.

Tragically, the stones hit several boys, making them look even more miserable!

Gu Qingyue remained calm as she watched.

This is normal; it's human nature to seek advantage and avoid harm, especially for those who have endured all kinds of hardships but have ended up as beggars.

Don't talk about great benevolence and righteousness; such people are often more dark-hearted.

"Get away from here, or I'll kill you!"