"Sir, thank you." Mi Xian turned to Chen Fei and bowed with great sincerity.
Mi Xian had served as a guide many times. Among her clients were good people, but also those with exceedingly foul tempers. Some even took pleasure in teasing and insulting her.
Mi Xian could endure all of that, but some would simply find an excuse not to pay her anything.
They had clearly agreed on the price at the start, and Mi Xian had conscientiously fulfilled her duty as a guide, yet in the end, she would not receive a single coin. If she dared say a few more words, she might be cursed at; if it was serious, fists and kicks were commonplace.
No one would stand up for Mi Xian. The Drainage Gang that collected money only took a cut from these guides. As for anything else, they would not interfere.
That was precisely why Mi Xian felt so happy upon meeting Chen Fei today.
Watching Mi Xian bow, Chen Fei revealed a faint smile. She strove to live on, believing that effort would bring rewards and persistence would bring gains.
Of course, the real world was not so simple, but that did not mean such thoughts were wrong. Because this was the only thing they could truly strive to do.
Everything else lay entirely beyond their control.
"Do you want to learn martial arts?" Chen Fei asked softly.
Mi Xian's body stiffened. She raised her head to look at Chen Fei in disbelief, her body beginning to tremble slightly, as though an unparalleled opportunity had been placed before her.
If she missed this chance, perhaps another like it would never appear again in her life.
"Sir, I want to learn martial arts!" Mi Xian nodded hard, afraid that if she nodded too slowly,