Ye City was thriving these days!
Verdant Green Maiden looked up and around. The Auspicious Fortune here was many times stronger than Jiankang's!
But...
"An old acquaintance?"
What old acquaintance could she possibly have here?
Damn Heaven was always tricking dragons.
As Verdant Green Maiden grumbled to herself, a young man suddenly bumped into her, all flustered and careless, and hurried to apologize.
"I was out of line. Please don't blame me, miss!"
Verdant Green Maiden glanced at him. The young man had smooth, tender skin and looked delicious. She twitched her nose, catching an unusual scent from him. After a brief pause, she suddenly smiled and asked, "What if I do blame you?"
"This..."
The young man froze, at a loss.
Verdant Green Maiden simply clutched her shoulder, staggered a few steps, and leaned against Old Yellow Ox, looking as though she were about to burst into tears. "Just now, this gentleman wasn't watching where he was going and crashed into me. It hurt so much!"
Old Yellow Ox flicked his tail and turned to look at her.
Verdant Green Maiden kept up her pitiful act, her performance nothing short of masterful. After all, life was a play, and it all came down to acting.
Having lived for thousands of years, she was naturally a seasoned performer.
"This, this, this..."
The young man had never seen anything like it. He stood there, dumbstruck and at a loss.
Verdant Green Maiden glanced at him and sighed. "Sigh... I won't make things difficult for you. Just pay me a little. Anything will do!"
"..."
Hiss—
The young man stared at Verdant Green Maiden with wide eyes. After standing there stunned for a while, he took out his purse and offered the little money he had. "But I don't have much on