True Person Chengyu hurriedly left.
He had not given Chen Luo any chance to latch onto his coattails.
He had merely said, "The person you should thank isn't this poor Daoist," then left aloofly, leaving Chen Luo completely discombobulated in the cold wind.
I'm the Daoist Attendant, Virtuous Teacher!
Can't you spare ten yuan's worth of small talk?
Who am I supposed to thank?
What was the deal with Marquis of Qu Li? Why had he set his sights on me?
And who exactly was that Little Prince you mentioned?
Chen Luo was filled with questions at that moment.
Was the water in Central Capital City really this deep?
Senior Wei, I can't handle this anymore.
No longer in the mood to continue sightseeing, Chen Luo hailed a carriage and rode it back to Count's Mansion. Although the mansion was huge and empty, and a veritable gold-devouring beast, it was at least his own home.
The carriage rolled leisurely along. Sitting inside, Chen Luo felt as though his head was crammed with a thousand tangled threads, yet he could not sort out a single train of thought. He was growing irritable. Suddenly, he caught sight of a square sheet of paper in the corner of the carriage. Its yellowed surface seemed strangely familiar. Chen Luo picked it up and glanced at it, then his eyes widened.
"Shocking! Jade Flower Pavilion's Miss Saitama has completed her initiation; a night costs a fortune!"
"Miss A-Chan of Tianxiang Tower speaks from the heart: The story I simply must tell about me and the former Minister of Works!"
"One-Dragon Gambling House opens for business! We're sincerely recruiting bouncers; practitioners preferred."
"Manor Fragrance Restaurant opens today! Address: Ruyi Ward, Azure Dragon Street, number thirty-nine. Fifty percent off everything!"
Chen Luo rubbed his eyes and