Chapter 410 - 325. Waiting
The drumbeat from the Bell and Drum Tower arrived as expected.
Today, there were particularly many people outside the Eight Great Hutongs, and both the noodle stalls and wonton stands were filled with patrons.
The guests sitting at the stalls ordered a bowl of wontons without eating, vigilantly eyeing the passersby, sitting for four hours straight. The stall owner noticed the daggers and axes hidden in their arms but was puzzled that Heji and Furui Xiang could sit together at the same table without incident.
The stall owner could only swallow his urging, hoping these big shots from the fighting profession would finish their business quickly and leave.
In the twilight, over ten men emerged from White Jade Garden in Baishun Alley, escorting Du Qigong toward Li Shamao Alley. These men had various physical flaws; some were blind in one eye, some had lost an arm.
The time was still early, and the guests of the Eight Great Hutongs had not started to arrive.
As they passed through each Alley, bold women on the second floor threw down handkerchiefs: "Qigong, come pay attention to my business."
The men from the Three Mountains Association glared up angrily: "Get lost, Qigong isn’t someone you can tease!"
Yet the women were not afraid of them, laughing playfully: "What’s wrong with Qigong? Qigong is just a man."
With her instigating, women along the entire Alley pushed open their upstairs windows, mocking the men: "Big fool, why have you never come to patronize our Alley’s business? Are you all looks and no substance?"
The man raised his hand toward the second-floor angrily, but Qigong pressed down his arm with a smile: "Let it go, you big guy, why fight with them?"