Chapter 122: One Hundred and Eighteen: Star, Moon,

Coral, Rhinoceros

Translator: 549690339

Mi Bai didn’t know how he was brought back to Qingfeng Bank. Whether drunk or panicked, he staggered back to his room, a narrow space that could only accommodate a bed, a desk, and a wardrobe.

His contract with Qingfeng Bank was not for life, implying he retained considerable freedom. However, due to his non-permanent status, he received the lowest salary among the scribes and enjoyed the poorest living conditions.

But he didn’t feel bitter about living in such a shabby shack for three years. For a child who had begun fending for himself at the tender age of ten, this small room with a bed and a desk was practically heaven.

But he knew this might be his last night here because he had already decided to

flee tonight.

He planned to take those children to another city to earn a living. Calligraphy and painting were his only means of survival. If he were to become a tool for producing replica artworks, he would rather die.

Lying on the bed, Mi Bai remembered the deceitful face of Feng Dezheng, regretting that he hadn’t seen through him earlier.

At midnight, the sleeping Mi Bai suddenly opened his eyes. Like an alert black cat, he rolled out of bed without making a sound.

He slung the pre-prepared package over his shoulder and embarked on his

escape.

His room was in the backyard of Qingfeng Bank, while the guards would be stationed at the gates of the front yard before midnight. Therefore, as long as he didn’t make any noise, he could easily leave.

Feng Dezheng would never suspect that the scribe, who had acted like a puppet at the dining table, would have the courage to escape that very night. The inebriated shopkeeper didn’t even leave a word for the guards, allowing him to quietly open the gate and slip out.

The streets were deserted at midnight, with only the bright moon hung up high. The chill wind blowing against Mi Bai’s face made him shudder. He pulled himself together, planning first to go to the deserted temple to gather the children, and then leave the city overnight.

failed to notice the

a prophetic wonder,” Fat

wonder,” Zhang Kuo mumbled in agreement, his nasal voice altered by a bandaged

steward of Qingfeng Bank,

he couldn’t even keep an eye on

him now?” Zhang Kuo asked Wen

silhouette of Mi Bai disappear into the

instructions, Wen Wei

with it once

up in one corner and fallen asleep. Only Yang Fan, hearing the noise, alertly grabbed

seeing Mi Bai, he hurriedly asked, “Big

had never seen such urgency

Fan, wake up your brothers and sisters. We are leaving the city tonight.” Even in such a

up the sleeping children. The older ones, suddenly awoken, didn’t cry or create any fuss.

dazed Little Ya, Mi Bai led a string of children,

out of the city.

walls. Otherwise, how could this young man sneak out with

had already planned. He would bring the children through West City to Clear Water County. There was said to be a female Bodhisattva there who

reached Clear Water County, the

of being abducted every

in the dark, and when crossing an old temple, about a dozen strong

heart tightened. He recognized Zhang Kuo, the gang

had managed to escape Qingfeng Bank but

these children,” Mi Bai said resolutely, locking his

burly figure behind him. Wen Wei glanced at the children huddled behind Mi Bai and instructed his subordinates, “Take

belonged to the Righteous Gang. The person who was supposed to watch over Mi Bai had let him slip

with Shopkeeper Feng would naturally come to nothing. Although Wen

just good at taking advantage of

apologized to the children, “I’ve

hands of the Righteous Gang over the years, which was why he took upon himself

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