Chapter 2: My source of income!
"Oi, Ling, come here and sell my pill to the Pill's store! Hurry up!"
"Wait a bit, any store is fine right? How much is it?"
"Sell it for 100 Tin per pill. That's the Qi Gathering Pill batch that I just finished yesterday night with my talented hands so you better don't lower the price even one Tin down!"
"What if they didn't even want to buy it?"
"You better not come back until it all sold!!"
"Is that so? If that's the case, I better go somewhere else afterward then..."
"...If you failed to sell all of my pills, believe it or not, I will deal with you later. Mark my words"
"...."
'Why don't you just punch me here now! Come on, wouldn't the result all the same anyway!?', thought Ling while holding back the desire to curse at his outer circle student's senior who is not even 11 years old.
'Even then, you might believe 100 Tin per pill's as normal but it was all provided by pill maker every store already contracted with! Why would they buy uncredible pills such as yours under the same price? Or more like, please batch it a bit more than 10 pieces at least! Isn't it normal that---'
Ling keeps complaining in his head but still does it nonetheless.
Time went away and in the blink of an eye, Ling already lives his life in the sect for more than 2 years already. Doing an odd job became his last name now and almost every single outer circle knows him, except for a hermit or a friendless.
Even then, there was a time where despite the bustling outer circle area within the sects that he roamed about, does Ling do nothing but holed up inside his run-down cottage where the first time he comes to this world.
After all, different from his past life, martial arts is what backing the power hierarchy here, just like how he was treated a moment ago.
'I can fight back though after all of my self training, but it's not the time yet. It can be my source of income anyway so better be grateful.' With such positive thinking, Ling then racked his brain with how to sell the things he is entrusted with but stoped mid-way after seeing a certain commotion from afar.
With his sense ringing in delight, Ling runs toward that particular circle and then forces his way through by making his short height advantage from below.
"...why are you being so persistent? I am only inviting you to eat together."
"Then, why did you brought 3 others while grabbing my hands forcefully? Don't act like a gentleman when you aren't. That's pathetic and disgusting to watch."
"You bitch really do know how to make me angry. Do you realize who am I? Do you really dare to mess with me who is a brother of an inner circle disciple!?"
"Really? Being an inner disciple is just about how long you practice here anyway, not that great. Talk like that again when your brother becomes a core disciple."
"Hehe...Amazing, you are really amazing! let's see unt---"
Not caring about the continuation of it, Ling who just about to enter the middle circle hastily turn around once he get to know what are the crowd watching about, trying to get away from around them as fast as possible.
But unlilke when he is entering, the crowd start to gather more now so its became quite packed and harder for him to leave.
'Shoot, it's an ignorants now! Is he really that stupid to boldly create a commot--hm?' while Ling crouching and forcing his way out from the crowd in panic, he suddenly felt a stifled area around him suddenly went loose all of sudden, and without a second thought, he decides to jumps to the side in haste.
"Gabuh!"
Rolling for a few circles before then stop after grabbing the nearest leg from him, Ling who is still confused as to what's going on then heard a pathetic sounding shout from the place he was at before.
Looking back, a sight of a boy around 12 years old with browny skin and curly hair sits with a tear on his knee pants grunting in hurts, "Damn woman! What are you doing!? Catch her!" and shouts as such in anger while pointing to the other 3 boys he brought with.
""Ah~ Now that he did it~""
Feeling helpless with such an attention-seeking stunt that boy did, Ling couldn't help but smile wryly while saying so but only to be surprised after suddenly heard someone actually said the exact same thing as him. Looking up in wonder, a plump cheek of a chubby boy who is somewhat tall currently also staring at him with a raised eyebrows.
"Bam! Gabuh! Damn! Let's go together!"
With such a BGM, Ling who finally snapped from his daze then stand up hastily and bow toward the chubby boy while saying "Thank you for the comfortable leg!" and then run away as fast as possible from there.
"Haha, it is the first time someone thanking me for such a ridiculous reason! Well, now that it became like this, what should I do?"
Not hearing such a mutter from that particular boy, Ling who finally put some distance from the sudden street show then turn around and look left and right after looking for something. After Jumping and then putting himself on some pedestal for some higher view, Ling suddenly raised his eyebrows after seeing two girls wearing a blue sect's robe with a black linen belt walking from afar toward the center of that commotion.
Lowering his shoulder dejectedly, Ling then continues to look around for a bit and then unexpectedly catches a certain 2 boys that feel quite familiar for him wearing the same clothing as the girls he just saw before walking closer from another street.
With a mischievous grin, while wasting no more time, Ling then dashes toward the nearest store and then comes out in hurry to the place he was at before and just about to hear some bustle from the surrounding spectator.
Seeing that some of the crowd didn't actually disperse but becoming rowdier than before, Ling who finally sees that a certain woman finally arrives at the location starts to show what he is buying a few seconds ago...
"Snackysnacks, bro, sis! Isn't there something missing when you watch a good show? Worry not because I am here for a rescue with only 1 Tin per packet~"
...and said so with such gusto. Ling who was carrying a handful of snacks then going around with a smile, but weirdly enough in a mutter and sneakily as if afraid someone would buy his goods.
"Hey, isn't that inner circle disciples coming over there? Ugh, what a letdown, just when it was about to get even more interesting!"
"Yeah, the girl over there that only keep throwing them out without actually fighting from before starts to get tired now."
"Haha, it is because she is being too kind to them! Well, now she wouldn't be blamed with anything because she is onl--wait a minute. Isn't that Mika? Oh shit, that boys are done for now!"
"Yeah, let's go ba--did you say, Mika? A patrol from inner disciples? Hmmm, wah it's right! Things would start to get even more interesting now! If only there is some snack to accompany with...Eh, Ling! Such perfect timing!"
The certain little boy around 6 years old in patched and murky clothing that's starting to become known for the past years then happily done his deals in a very practiced manner. Some who notices him late but still didn't know him showed their confusion and scorn when Ling's goods being sold as if a hot commodity.
"Heh, what an idiot. You can buy them cheaply in the store over there yo---what are you loo---eh? Buy 4 get a discount for one Qi gathering pill with only 95 tin? Give me 4 flower seeds and one pill then!"
"Look at that idiot who now enticed instead. A pill could be bought discounted too on--what is it, brat? I don't want to buy your things so get out of the way! What, why don't I buy them in the store myself? Of course, it is because I don't want to miss a thing from such an interesting sh---eh? eh? Hmm...Should I buy one too?"
"Those idiots are so easy to be duped. You can watch just fine without eating anythin--what is it brat? Of course, I know that pill could only be bought from the store in batch! Now get out of the wa--Eh? Why you all suddenly crowding over here!?"
"Those boys are all too poor to buy pills in batch so that discounted pills attract them somewhat. But, what use of the snacks if the show almost fini--what is it now brat? Look toward over there? What's so good from there anyway...Holy shit! Do you still have some snacks on you? Give me some!!!!"
With his quick wit, Lin manages to sell all of the 10 pills and snacks just at the right time when the boy and his 3 other friends start to be grounded as if they were criminals by the inner disciple's girls under the surprised eyes of an inner circle disciples boy that's coming from another side.
"Y-y-you!! How dare you beat my brother!!"
That shout became his signal for Ling to wrap up his little store to run away from the location as if a robber who came and goes as he pleases, leaving behind a crowd watching the street show behind with no regrets.
'Ah, I only get a little profit today. It's because of that useless pill dammit! Well, I can buy more goods then stay there longer but it's way too risky, especially if the ones being watched are sensitive coming of age youth such as them. Better run away before they realize.'
All of the people's attention whether they are disciples or adults that are just passing by now were gathered on the fight between two patrols, so it's the right time for Ling to sneakily disappear without attracting too much attention and only sold things to some who he already quite know their personality was.
But, one thing that Ling failed to put under his little plan.
It was the possibility he believes to be non-existent based on his accumulating hard work of info from the people of outer sects, which was the fact that a certain chubby boy he just thanked before actually isn't a tad bit interested in the fight and now actively watching the surrounding calmly.
"Eh? Someone is selling snacks? Isn't it the boy from before? He leave? That's some quick feet and wit he had there. Interesting"
While muttering as such, the chubby boy glance once again at the fight who just about to get more intense and then leave without a second more thought to follow Ling quietly from behind.
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Polos
Polos Hello there!
I just deleted a lot of wording from the first chapter because I found it unnecessary. I hope this chapter interesting enough for you all without being too long!
Anyway, what do you think the roles of chubby would be in the future chapter?
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