Side Story 5: The Title of the Pei Family Duo

Side Story 5: The Title of the Pei Family Duo

After leaving Lin'an City, the group of two became a trio.

Xiao Bai (pseudonym Baiyi) successfully infiltrated the siblings' group by using his thick skin and the persona of being "weak and sickly".

The three of them headed south.

Along this journey, both the outlaw trails and the officialdom of Jiangnan ushered in an unprecedented dark moment.

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Location: Outside Yangzhou city, at the private residence of a corrupt official.

On this day, the local prefect was holding a grand banquet for his guests in his back garden. The wealth he had plundered from the people was piled up like mountains, and he was indulging in a life of revelry.

"Haha! This Yangzhou city is my domain! Who dares to disobey?"

The prefect, his face gleaming with oil, was holding a roast chicken in his hand, completely smug.

On the top of the wall.

Pei Niannian, dressed in red, squatted there, looking down at the arrogant and licentious faces below, her teeth itching with anger.

"How shameless! The common people are starving, and he's eating such a fat chicken!"

Pei An stood to the side, sword in hand, and coldly added:

"There are also five thousand taels of gold hidden in the cellar. The heart is beating very fast; it was just moved in."

"Hmph, then let's make him 'bleed profusely' today!"

Pei Niannian took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom; it contained her specially made "bee-attracting fragrance."

She sprinkled face powder in the vent.

[Men! Dinner's ready!]

That person's face is covered in honey! Go kiss him!

Buzzing—

In the nearby woods, several huge swarms of wasps emerged, drawn by the aroma, and pressed down on the banquet like a dark cloud.

"Ah! What is this?!"

"Wasps! Help!"

The guests scattered in panic.

The prefect, having the most oil on his face, received the most attention from the wasps.

[Stab him! Stab that fat guy!]

In an instant, the prefect's already fat face was stung so badly that it turned into a purplish-red pig's head, so swollen that he couldn't even open his eyes.

His lips turned into two fat sausages, and he screamed incoherently.

Afterwards, Pei An sneaked into the cellar like a ghost, looted all five thousand taels of gold, and distributed it all to the refugees outside the city.

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Location: Outside Suzhou City, at the Tyrant's Manor

There was a local tyrant known as "Zhen Sanshan" who forcibly seized fertile land and bullied men and women.

At this moment, he was leading a group of thugs, driving away tenants on the ridges of the fields, his attitude extremely arrogant.

"Not paying rent? Then we'll break your legs!"

Before he could finish speaking...

"Hmph! Hmph!"

A series of earth-shaking tremors came from the back of the mountain.

The bully turned around and was terrified.

A dozen or so large wild boars with sharp tusks and red eyes charged down the mountain like heavy tanks!

Pei Niannian, sitting on the treetop, waved her small handkerchief:

Brothers! Let's take down that guy in the black shirt!

[Roar! How dare they occupy our hilltop! Let's crush them!]

When a herd of wild boars charges into a crowd, they are not only thick-skinned and impervious to weapons, but also possess tremendous force.

Before "Zhen Sanshan" could even draw his sword, a wild boar king sent him flying, sword and all, headfirst into a roadside dung pit.

The thugs were chased all over the mountains by the pigs, crying and screaming for their parents.

Pei An stood on a high place, holding an abacus in his hand, calculating the wealth of this tyrant, preparing to "rob the rich and help the poor" that night.

Xiao Bai stood further away, holding a fan, watching all this with a smile, and casually waved for his guards to clean up the mess.

...

And just like that, in a mere month.

In the Jiangnan region, the legend of the "Pei Family Duo" spread like wildfire throughout the martial arts world.

In the teahouse, the storyteller slammed his gavel and began to speak with great enthusiasm, spittle flying everywhere:

"Speaking of those two fiends, they come without a trace and go without a trace!"

"One of them is the 'Red-Clad Demoness'! This female demon possesses extraordinary powers and can command all beasts!"

"With a wave of her hand, wasps blot out the sky! With a glare of her eyes, wild boars charge in formation! Wherever she goes, corrupt officials are subjected to the humiliation of beasts!"

"The other one is the 'Black-Clad Cold-Faced Demon God'! Although this young man is young, his heart is as hard as stone, and his swordsmanship is divine!"

"He never opens his eyes to look at people, because anyone he glances at... will have their treasury emptied the next day!"

"These two, a male and female duo, are masters of dealing with anyone who dares to defy them! They're known in the martial arts world as 'The Devil's Bane'!"

...

The second floor of the inn.

Hearing the chatter downstairs, Pei Niannian took a bite of the osmanthus cake, her face full of dissatisfaction:

"What female demon? I'm clearly a female knight-errant!"

"And An'an, she's clearly robbing the rich to help the poor, so why is she being portrayed as a thief?"

Pei An calmly took a sip of tea, his face expressionless.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I get the money."

Xiao Bai sat beside her, gently wiping the crumbs from the corner of Pei Niannian's mouth, his eyes full of doting smiles:

"I think 'Double Killer' sounds pretty good."

"Impressive and domineering enough."

"and……"

Looking at the unrestrained and flamboyant girl before him, he silently added in his mind:

That's insane; he's definitely the son of the Regent.

"Let's go."

Pei Niannian clapped her hands, stood up, and her almond-shaped eyes sparkled with excitement:

"I heard that the martial arts alliance leader's birthday banquet is just ahead."

"Shall we go and see if these martial arts masters are really so easily defeated?"

The three of them walked out of the inn.

Red clothes are like fire, black clothes are like ink, and white clothes are like snow.