Chapter 5: Starting with a Broken Bowl and a Stick

Meng Su opened his eyes again. The first sentence he said after opening his eyes was: "Please have mercy, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, give me something to eat, I'm starving to death..."

After shouting, Meng Su quickly covered his mouth. He looked around and saw a dozen beggars around him, catching lice and sunning themselves. A woman who looked like a wealthy young lady had just walked past Meng Su. Meng Su only shouted this sentence after seeing the woman walk by.

Meng Su: "Damn, the old turtle was ruthless this time, directly sending me back to being a beggar."

Meng Su looked at the broken bowl in his hand and the small bamboo stick on his shoulder, falling into deep thought.

"I've been tossing back and forth and can't die, why bother? A beggar is a beggar, no one dislikes anyone."

Meng Su's spirit was lifted, and an optimistic attitude toward life immediately appeared in his mind.

"I must become the richest beggar on this street," Meng Su secretly vowed.

Meng Su looked at a small beggar beside him and asked: "Excuse me, little brother, what place is this? Does little brother know what my name is?"

Although the little beggar was dressed in rags, he couldn't hide the spirit in his eyes. The little beggar said anxiously: "Big Brother Meng, what's wrong with you? Didn't you bring me to this street? This is Yanliujie, there are many people coming and going, it's easy to beg for money. Didn't you analyze this for me?"

Meng Su said happily: "You... call me Big Brother Meng? Then what is my full name?"

Little beggar: "Big Brother Meng, Meng Su! You are the leader of our beggars. If it weren't for you beating away Wang Er Mazi, we would still be forced to pretend to be disabled by that dog-day. You don't say, Big Brother Meng, that slap you gave was truly beautiful. Wang Er Mazi's mouth was swollen by you, and seven or eight teeth fell out."

Meng Su was happy in his heart: "Finally back to being myself."

Meng Su was happy, knocked on the ground with his bamboo stick, and shouted: "Big brothers and aunts, please have mercy..."

With a 'ding-dang', a crystal-clear pearl fell into his bowl. Meng Su looked at the jumping pearl in the bowl and looked up. He saw a bright face, a bright face, sad eyes, and a kind of contradictory beauty that shocked Meng Su.

Meng Su looked blankly at the beauty in front of him, and saliva flowed out uncontrollably.

"Meng Su, are you willing to come and accompany me tonight? Huang Tianba is coming again, I... don't know how to deal with it. Last time he was beaten away by you, it already angered the madam. I really... have no way."

Listening to the woman's faint words, Meng Su shuddered: "This... isn't very good, I... don't have..."

"Meng Su, are you still a man? Are you just going to let that ugly monster Huang Tianba ruin me? You said you would earn money to redeem me."

The woman's words stirred Meng Su's manly heart. Bullying men and women, this is too much! Although I don't have that thing, I had it before, so I count as a man. Beat that dog-day!

Meng Su: "Don't worry, I will definitely be on time tonight. I absolutely won't let that Tianba succeed."

The woman smiled brightly: "I knew Big Brother Meng loves me the most and won't let me be humiliated. I'll wait for your arrival tonight."

The woman walked away with light steps.

Meng Su looked at the little beggar beside him and asked: "Little brother, what kind of world is our world? Excuse me, little brother... what is your name?"

The little beggar gripped the bamboo stick in his hand: "Big Brother Meng, my name is Mo Xiao Hua. Didn't I tell you? My father was the Qingzhou magistrate Mo Ye, later framed by someone and thrown into prison, so I became an orphan. If it weren't for Big Brother Meng's righteous actions time and time again, I would have been made into a disabled puppet by Wang Er Mazi long ago. Our world here has a very unpleasant name: 'Demon Realm'. I don't know why it's called that."

"Demon Realm, Demon Realm..." Meng Su muttered to himself: "The old turtle finally found the right place this time. With my bird-like appearance, how am I different from a demon? I like it here. Hahaha..."

Deep in Yanliujie, in a luxurious old house, a fat gentleman looked hesitantly at the pill in his hand, frowned, and asked the man in black in front of him: "Does this medicine really work all night?"

The man in black was in tight-fitting clothes, neat and clean. He was masked in black, his eyes shining with essence, and a willow-leaf blade was stuck behind his back.

"Reporting to the master, this is the Hehuan Pill from the Medicine King Shi Buli, it's definitely powerful. There won't be any fakes."

The fat man was Huang Tianba.

Huang Tianba laughed: "Liu Bing, can you guarantee that the damn beggar from last time won't come to harass my good deeds again? If this can be done, I'll reward you with ten taels of gold."

Liu Bing: "Don't worry, master. I've practiced in the Qingyi Gate for over ten years. I didn't run into that beggar last time, but if I did, I would have crippled him long ago. This time, you can put your heart in your stomach."

At night, the lights were lit. Yanliujie was filled with singing and dancing, men were coming and going, and the sound of the old madam soliciting customers was endless.

Meng Su couldn't help but be proud of his investment vision. Only this kind of place is a beggar's paradise.

Meng Su learned from Xiao Hua that the woman just now was the top performer of Yuehongxiu, the largest brothel on this street, named Yanzhi. She usually only sold art and not her body. Her family was wealthy, her parents were rich, but later the family fell, her parents passed away, and she was forced to drift into the brothel as an entertainer.

Meng Su often begged at her door. Yanzhi was kind-hearted and took good care of Meng Su. Later, Yanzhi drifted here, and Meng Su followed her here and became a protector of flowers. Because Meng Su had infinite strength and amazing speed, he soon became a bully among beggars. He beat the local beggar leader Wang Er Mazi so hard that even his father wouldn't recognize him.

Last time, that Huang Tianba was pestering Yanzhi. Meng Su was furious and went up to beat Huang Tianba until he was running for his life. Yanzhi regarded Meng Su as her protector and had long since secretly promised her heart to him.

To avoid embarrassment from being alone with Yanzhi, Meng Su brought Xiao Hua, and the two squatted at the door of Yuehongxiu. They begged for money from any customer they saw.

The old madam and the turtle of Yuehongxiu knew Meng Su and knew that Meng Su was unreasonable, would turn his face if he said so, and would fight if he turned his face. He was a beggar, and those who wore shoes were not afraid of those who were barefoot. So when they saw Meng Su begging at the door, they didn't go up to stop him.

Soon, Huang Tianba, dragging his fat body and bringing his bodyguard Liu Bing, walked to Yuehongxiu with a six-relative-unrecognizable pace.

Huang Tianba was flushed, panting, and his eyes were on fire. It was clear that he had just taken the Hehuan Powder and was preparing to torment Yanzhi well.

Huang Tianba didn't see Meng Su hiding behind the stone lion. People were coming and going at the door of Yuehongxiu. Hiding a person didn't matter at all.

As soon as bodyguard Liu Bing entered the door of Yuehongxiu, he vigilantly searched everywhere, looking for Meng Su and potential threats.

Meng Su saw Huang Tianba, and a burst of restlessness surged through his body. A trace of desire appeared in his heart, as if Huang Tianba had something he wanted. ===== CHAPTER 6 =====

As soon as the bodyguard Liu Bing entered the door of Yuehongxiu, he vigilantly searched all around, looking for Meng Su and potential threats.

Seeing Huang Tianba, Meng Su felt a surge of restlessness throughout his body, and a trace of longing emerged in his heart, as if Huang Tianba possessed something he desired.