Its spring and peach trees begin to form flower buds. The fresh fragrance in the air calms the mind of Ping'an. The three have been living together for almost two years. Zhao Renshu's old bedroom is three times larger. They set up a study room for Guo Baiyu.
Zhao Renshu, "Are you ready?"
Ping'an, "I am ready." She looked behind Zhao Renshu. "Baiyu?"
Zhao Renshu, "Gathering his medicine."
Guo Baiyu walked from the back of the Kitchen, "Let's go."
Today is their second anniversary and the lovers decided to dine in the city. Moreover, their supply is insufficient, and Shan did not mention anyone in need. The lovers decided to relax. They will go to the center of Cloud City. They will eat, buy random things and restock their food. Even though their treasure cave is full of gold and silver, the lovers still wear ordinary clothes like low-level citizens.
Compared with other towns, Cloud City is very small. There are only eighty families here. Cloud City is built on a peninsula. Long Mountains range surround Cloud City and the main river. Cloud City is only a two days walk from Capital City. The city may be small, but business is good. Many wealthy businessmen stop here daily. It is difficult for new residents to find a house in Cloud City, because every inch of Cloud City has owners.
Speaking of ownership, Zhao Renshu owns half of Cloud City. Even if he owns half of Cloud City, few people meet him. In Cloud City, no one knew that The Guozhao Hunters lived among them. Zhao Renshu wants to do business here, but his family is not good at anything except Guo Baiyu. He may have just opened a medical clinic, so he decided to give up his business idea because he hated the smell of medicine.
Dragon Inn is the biggest Inn in Cloud City. They have very delicious food. Since it is their second anniversary, they want to eat here. The waiter sat them down at the table. Zhao Renshu ordered non-stop. The waiter looked nervous and kept shaking his head
Guo Baiyu said calmly, "I think this is enough. I don't believe we will eat all of it."
Zhao Renshu replied, "Baiyu, don't stop me."
Ping'an said, "Baiyu, let him be."
Zhao Renshu said, "If we don't finish it, we can pack it to go."
Due to their appearances, the waiter obviously did not want to serve them. He is rude to them.
The waiter said rudely, "Sir, are you sure you can afford all these dishes? They are all expensive dishes."
Zhao Renshu, "Do you think I can't afford it?"
The waiter shook his head, "Sir, please look around." Zhao Renshu turned left and then right. "Do you see all those wealthy businessmen?"
Zhao Renshu, "Yeah...What about them?"
The waiter said rudely, "Look at them, then look at you?"
Zhao Renshu laughed, "Oh, I see. You are saying, because we are not dressed up like them, that's why you don't want to serve us. Right?" Zhao Renshu smiled at the young waiter. "You would rather serve those wealthy businessmen?"
The waiter had a bad attitude towards him, "If I serve them, I might get more tips. If I serve you, I will nothing."
Guo Baiyu said calmly, "How about you give us the waiter that you dislike the most." He drank his tea.
Zhao Renshu frowned, "With that attitude, I won't be able to swallow my food either."
The waiter said, "I don't want to serve you anyway." He turned then waived at one younger waiter. "Ah Bao, come over here?"
Yang Bao walked slowly to the waiter. The waiter said something to Yang Bao, he put on a long face, but slowly walked towards the lover's table.
Yang Bao, "Do you need anything else before I bring your order back to the kitchen?"
Zhao Renshu, "Two pots of wine will do."
Yang Bao, "Yes sir. I will bring your wine first."
Yang Bao is a young man with good facial features, but his left leg is cripple. He is about five feet nine inches tall, but because of his legs, he looks shorter. He brought food and wine to the lovers.
Yang Bao smiled and asked, "Anything else?"
Ping'an, "Ah Bao is that your name?"
Yang Bao, "Yes."
Ping'an, "How old are you? Do you have family?"
Yang Bao, "I am fifteen this year. I used to live with my grandmother, but she passed away two years ago."
Ping'an, "Today's hardship will make you stronger in the future."
Yang Bao smiled and said, "Enjoy your meal, if you need anything, just wave at me. I'll see if that table need help."
Guo Baiyu, "Sure."
Zhao Renshu looked at Ping'an strangely, "Why ask his age?"
Ping'an, "He is a very handsome young man."
Zhao Renshu teased, "You have two husbands, and you want another one."
Ping'an, "Nonsense. He is still a child. Is just that he...?"
Zhao Renshu teased, "He what? He takes your breath away?"
Ping'an smiled, "He reminds me of myself."
A group of young people sat down two tables away from the lovers' table and they began to chat.
Man one, "Do you hear that the Peach Blossom Hunters captured the headless ghost?"
The second person, "I heard it is not even a ghost? Someone pretends to be a ghost."
The third person, "The people of Sunshine Town said that Peach Blossom Hunters caught the bandits and they released all the prisoners."
Man One, "It's so cool. They must be great."
Yang Bao was astonished, "I heard a lot of topics from travelers about them. Have you heard about the hunter Zhao Renshu?"
Man one, "I heard he died."
Zhao Renshu coughs severely.
Yang Bao, "How do he die?"
Man one, "No one knows. He just vanished years ago."
The second person, "Did Peach Blossom Hunters kill him?"
Zhao Renshu heard enough, so he decided to walk to the three young men's table, "Who gave these hunters the name 'Peach Blossom Hunter'?"
Man one, "The hunters never really revealed their names. The people they saved call them "Peach Blossom Hunters" because they smell like peach blossoms every time they appear."
Zhao Renshu, "So, you don't really know their names?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Zhao Renshu nodded, "Well, let me tell you. Zhao Renshu is not dead. He is retired and lives with his wife and best friend."
The second person, "Do you know hunter Zhao Renshu?"
Zhao Renshu, "Yes, we are very close."
Yang Bao, "It must be nice to have a friend like hunter Zhao Renshu."
Zhao Renshu murmured, "Not really because of stupid Baiyu."
Yang Bao, "What?"
Man one, "..."
Zhao Renshu, ""It doesn't matter. By the way, Peach Blossom Hunters doesn't like this name."
Man one, "What are their names? Do you know?"
Zhao Renshu, "Umm...well...they are called Guozhao Hunters, not Peach Blossom Hunters. Make sure you spread these words."
All the young people nodded.
Man one "Ah... Guozhao Hunters didn't establish a sector, which is really regrettable."
Zhao Renshu, "Why, young man?"
Man One, "I really want to be their disciple."
The second person, "Me too."
Yang Bao, "I also want to be their disciple, but I don't know they will accept me."
Zhao Renshu, "Why not kid?"
Yang Bao said sadly, "I know that sectors carefully selected their disciples. Look at me. I am crippled on one leg. Have you ever seen a sector with a disabled disciple?"
Man one, "Don't lose faith, young waiter. I heard they are very friendly."
When the young men continued their conversation, Zhao Renshu smiled and walked back to the dining table.
Guo Baiyu, "What do you say?"
Zhao Renshu complained, "Do you know what they call us?"
Guo Baiyu, "What?"
Zhao Renshu complained, "They call us Peach Blossom Hunters." He grimed. "I blame you." He pointed at Guo Baiyu with his finger. "I have told you not to carry perfume bags with you, but you still carry them with you."
Guo Baiyu, "I like being clean, you can't stop me."
Zhao Renshu turned to Ping'an, "I forbid you to not sew him any more."
Guo Baiyu, "What did you tell them?"
Zhao Renshu, "I told them we are the Guozhao Hunters."
Guo Baiyu, "I am surprise you didn't call us the Zhaoguo Hunters."
Zhao Renshu, "Hey...Don't mock me, because I can easily change it."
Ping'an, "I need to buy some threads. Let's finish and grab the other items and go home."
Zhao Renshu, "Yes, dear." He waved at Yang Bao.
Yang Bao walked towards the table slowly with a smile.
Guo Baiyu, "With that smile, the other table must've tips you well."
Yang Bao, "No, they didn't tip me at all. I am very happy because they shared hunter's story with me."
Zhao Renshu, "Please bag the left over for us."
Yang Bao, "Yes." He grabbed the leftover food and brought it back to the kitchen.
The waiter who've refused to serve the lovers is showing off his tip.
One of the waiter, "Wow, you are lucky you got ten coins."
When Yang Bao brought the packaged food back to the table, the waiter was showing his ten coins towards the lovers' table with a proud face.
Guo Baiyu, "How much?"
Yang Bao, "All would be thirty two coins?"
Zhao Renshu looked inside his pocket, "Hey... I only got twenty two coins. Give me ten more coins." He looked at Guo Baiyu.
Guo Baiyu, "You are the orderer of all these dishes. Before ordering food, you should really check your money."
Ping'an was confused by these two men. When they came down, they brought a lot of money. Why did they argue about thirty two coins.
The waiter walked to their table in disgust, "What's the problem? Can't afford the meal now?"
Zhao Renshu, "Hey, don't let me lose face here."
Ping'an, "Each of us gave ten coins."
Zhao Renshu, "No, I say we as men will pay and we will pay."
Guo Baiyu took out his money bag and gave Zhao Renshu ten coins. Zhao Renshu then handed the money to Yang Bao.
Waiter mocked, "What kind of men are the two of you?" He made a face. "Carrying a peach blossoms embroidered money bag?"
Zhao Renshu examined his money bag, "There is nothing wrong with ours money bags. Our wife made it for us. You don't understand, maybe you don't have a girlfriend." He burst out laughing. "Ah Bao, come here."
Yang Bao walked back to the table slowly, "Anything else?"
Zhao Renshu, "Yes." He reached into his money bag and took out one small gold ingot. "This is your tip." He handed the gold ingot to Yang Bao. "I believe that the value of this far exceeds ten coins."
Yang Bao asked, "Can I really have this?"
Guo Baiyu, "It's yours."
Zhao Renshu smirked at the other waiter, "A piece of advice, my dear friend. Don't judge people by their appearance." He laughed and grabbed the packed food on the table. "Good luck Ah Bao. If the Guozhao Hunters ever established a sector, I believe they will accept you as their disciple." When the lovers left the Dragon Inn, Zhao Renshu waved to the teenager.
Ping'an, "You trick that waiter."
Guo Baiyu, "He deserves it."
Zhao Renshu, "Am I dreaming? This is the first time you agree with me and even play along with me." He mocked Guo Baiyu.
The lovers walked out through the front door and despaired into the crowd.
Almost at dusk, the lovers finally returned home. As they walked towards the open area, a lady in green was sitting on the table with her back to them. Zhao Renshu and Guo Baiyu pulled Ping'an behind them.
Zhao Renshu, "Who are you? How do you get in?"
Jiutian Xuannü stood up, turned to face the lovers, "I am Jiutian Xuannü."
Zhao Renshu asked, "What business does the Goddess of War have down here?"
Jiutian Xuannü, "I am here for her, not the of you two."
Guo Baiyu, "What do you want with her?"
Jiutian Xuannü, "Ping'an, do you want to know why your hands will burn like fire on the fifteenth of every month?"
Ping'an, "I do. My father said it was because I was a child of the devil."
Jiutian Xuannü smiled and said, "Or... maybe, a God."
The lovers looked at each other blankly.
Ping'an was taken aback, "A....God...." Ping'an was shocked. She froze.
Jiutian Xuannü, "Since you remembered, you always feel strange in your heart. The only question you always ask yourself is, what did you do wrong to get this kind of punishment. Am I right?"
Ping'an, "Yes..."
Jiutian Xuannü, "I can answer that question for you."
Jiutian Xuannü took out a small mirror tossed it out and the small mirror turned into a big mirror.
Jiutian Xuannü said, "Come, take a look."