The little boy was plump and pudgy, his arms and legs like lotus roots, his complexion like powdered blush. Two round patches of rouge had been painted on his cheeks, slowly revolving across his face.
A golden lock collar hung around his neck, bronze bangles encircled his wrists, a red bellyband covered his front, and tiger-head boots adorned his feet.
The child's eyes were pitch-black, as though black oil flowed within them.
The two tiny shop attendants bowed together. "Thank you, neighbor, for paying us a visit."
"These two little fellows are fun. They're mine now!"
The bellyband-clad boy bent down, scooped up the two little people with both hands, and gently kneaded them in his grip.
The two little people struggled desperately, yet no matter what they did, they could not break free from the child's hands.
"Impudent!"
"Outrageous!"
Cricket Valiant and Katydid Valiant shouted in unison, turning and raising their spears at the bellyband-clad boy.
The bellyband-clad boy grinned at Cricket Valiant and Katydid Valiant, then looked at Li Qingxian. "I want these two as well."
Li Qingxian looked at the bellyband-clad boy with his dark eyes and said nothing, secretly ordering Zhou Hen to collect subcutaneous blood from the position of everyone's intestines.
The unconscious young woman had already awakened. She sat quietly on a stool, leaning against the table with her head lowered.
"Say something. Are you giving them to me or not? I came to offer you blessings. If you refuse blessings, you'll get your bottom spanked." The bellyband-clad boy smiled.
One of the little shop attendants caught by the boy said, "Young master, if you like them, you may take them. But Cricket Valiant and Katydid Valiant have fierce tempers. You should be careful."
"Who asked you to prattle on?" The two rouge patches