The petite girl seemed afraid that Lin Shuguang would ruin her deal and hurriedly put on a fragile expression. "If you're having difficulties, sir, there's no need to force yourself. I'm already deeply touched that you would even consider helping me."
Chi Tianxiang was a young man who had only just ventured into the world. Hot-blooded and full of stories of chivalry, he felt his face burn with shame when he heard this.
"Don't worry. Since I said I'd help you, I certainly will... I don't have much money on me, but I do have three gold leaves. Take them. They'll be enough for you to get back on your feet for a while."
As he spoke, he took three gold leaves from his pocket.
Of all the people Nan Li had swindled, innocent young men like this were her favorites. Lin Shuguang, on the other hand... that tough nut had nearly broken her teeth.
Ignoring Lin Shuguang outright, Nan Li kept up her fragile act, though her hand certainly wasn't slow to reach out.
"Thank you, sir. May a kind man like you live a peaceful life."
Watching the girl's departing figure, Chi Tianxiang couldn't help smiling foolishly. By the time he came to his senses, Lin Shuguang had vanished too.
"He must have felt ashamed. That must be it."
In a rare cheerful mood, Chi Tianxiang hummed a tune as he headed toward the Baojian Sect's Mountain Gate, much of his nervousness dissipating along the way.
Naturally, he had no idea that after he left, the supposedly fragile woman he had believed in was cornered in an alley.
Nan Li hadn't expected Lin Shuguang to evade her senses and follow her here so easily, either.
"Sir, it's one thing not to help me, but secretly following me is