Luo Yang finally understood that the coquettish voice Qin Piao used to make on the phone wasn't because she was eating spicy strips; he wanted to look away, but found it impossible to turn his head.
He also finally realized what the eggplant was used for by Qin Piao; it turned out to bring her pleasure.
Seeing her pretty face flushed with a light dance, her rosy lips slightly parted, and soft moans spilling out, he was pulled by a kind of demonic force and climbed onto her bed.
However, as a Yin Spirit couldn't touch the physical, all he could do was watch.
After enjoying a nude performance at Qin Piao's house for a while, Luo Yang went to An Yuying's home. A gentle breeze couldn't dispel him; in the Hongyun Brigade, a Yin Spirit only needed to watch out for dogs at night.
An Yuying was staying up late preparing lessons, and seeing her tired, Luo Yang wanted to persuade her to rest earlier, but as a Yin Spirit, he couldn't communicate with her.
The village school didn't have many students, and even as a substitute teacher with a low salary, she still took her job very seriously, with no signs of negligence.
After leaving the An Family, Luo Yang first visited Lang Yifeng's gambling den, saw that it hadn't closed yet, and so had to turn to other villagers' homes to listen to what they usually talked about before sleep.
Farmhouses generally kept local dogs; the Yin Spirit hadn't even entered the yard when the dogs started barking.
Luo Yang had once confronted a large yellow dog in the yard of a villager's house. From the dog's angry gaze, he guessed it could see Yin Spirits. Had he not quickly exited beyond the yard walls, he might have suffered harm to his spirit from the dog.
After making a small round in the Hongyun Brigade, seeing that the village chief Xie Runfa's home was lit, he went in to take a look.
In the bedroom, Xie Runfa was smoking a cigarette, evidently just having completed some physical exercise on the bed, looking self-satisfied as he exhaled perfectly round smoke rings.
Only to hear Xie Runfa say, "I've been drinking too much lately, my stomach can't handle it. What a bother."
Xie Runfa's wife, Xia Qiao, lying in bed, said, "I heard that Niu Zai is a Divine Doctor, let's have him come for a look tomorrow. Call him over for lunch at our place. I've been told by Tang Guihua that a skin-care product Niu Zai came up with is extremely effective."
In just a short period, Luo Yang had made quite a name for himself in the village.
Xie Runfa nodded and said, "We do need to ask him to take a look. This young man Niu Zai, despite his age, is so capable, who did he learn his medical skills from? I've also heard that he's quite a fighter, even Lang Yifeng is no match for him. Speaking of Tang Guihua, it reminds me that I heard she's planning to partner with Niu Zai to open a clinic. And he's renting land for farming and animal husbandry. Truly a man of great ability!"
Xia Qiao guessed, "Maybe he's received guidance from a master! Tomorrow at noon, when he comes over, let's see if we can get the formula for the skin-care product out of him. If we get our hands on it, we'll strike it rich! He's young and naive; he might just spill the beans in casual conversation."
Hearing this, Luo Yang sneered inwardly, thinking, "You want the formula? Tomorrow, I'll satisfy you!"
After lingering a while longer, overhearing some trivial household talk and finding it rather uninteresting, he checked the time, nearly one in the morning, and left the village chief's house, heading straight to Lang Yifeng's gambling den.
Normally, gamblers play until the early hours and then leave one after the other. Lang Yifeng would then eat late-night snacks and drink with a few lackeys, talking about boastful stuff.
Luo Yang wanted to hear whether Lang Yifeng was willing to work for him to pay off the debt, or if he had some sneaky plot up his sleeve to harm him.
When he arrived at Lang Yifeng's place, Lang Yifeng and several lackeys were already gathered around a wooden table drinking beer. At first, they talked about gambling matters, but once they were slightly drunk, they chatted about everything under the sun.
Then, one village ruffian boasted with glee, "Brother Feng, let me tell you something, I went to Laixi Bar and showed off tonight."
Lang Yifeng sneered and said, "Where could you show off? That woman surnamed Zhu could kick you to death with one foot."
The ruffian chuckled with a heh heh, but did not continue.
Lang Yifeng pressed for an answer, but the village troublemaker just laughed without a word. Pushed to the brink of agitation, he finally said, "I dare not speak out, for fear that you'll harm me."
With his curiosity hooked, Lang Yifeng was determined to unearth the truth and urged, "Everyone here is a brother. There are no outsiders, who would betray you? I'll be the first to deal with anyone who does!"
The other ruffians voiced their agreement as well. But what they didn't know was that Luo Yang's Yin Spirit was standing by, eavesdropping.
After a few more sips of beer, the thug boasted proudly, "I trust you guys, so I'll tell you the truth. I went to smash up the Laixi Bar tonight."
Lang Yifeng exclaimed in surprise, "I heard someone did cause trouble at the Laixi Bar—so you were involved too!"
The thug laughed and said, "Just out to make a quick buck, it only took a few minutes. Smash and dash, and each person gets a hundred bucks for showing up."
Having accidentally come upon this news, Luo Yang was overjoyed, thinking he could help Zhu Li find out who was behind the bar vandalism.
Then he heard Lang Yifeng ask, "Who wants to screw over that Mrs. Zhu?"
The thug shook his head, "Not sure. I got a call from Pig Head, and just rushed over."
Luo Yang had heard of someone nicknamed Pig Head but didn't know him. He thought of rushing home to call Zhu Li with the good news, but he also wanted to hang around in case Lang Yifeng mentioned him.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, a villager asked, "Brother Feng, what are you planning to do about Niu Zai?"
Clenching his fists in anger, Lang Yifeng declared, "He dares to mess with me, I won't let him off! I'll take the next couple of days to think about how to deal with him."
What followed was the rogues playing drinking games and discussing nothing serious, only engaging in idle chit-chat about romantics and scandalous affairs. Listening any further seemed pointless, so Luo Yang hurried home.
As soon as he emerged from the mountain stream painting, he immediately messaged Zhu Li, writing, "Sister Kick, I overheard something in the village. Apparently, someone called Pig Head was involved in the bar smashing."
Before long, Zhu Li called to inquire about the reliability of information after a brief chat. Luo Yang assured her that the news was trustworthy.
All evening, Luo Yang waited for Zhu Li's good news and to find out who the mastermind was. But there was no call or message from her, suggesting she had not yet tracked down Pig Head.
Reaching the classroom door the next morning, he saw members of the Sorority waiting in the corridor. They had arrived early to get their hands on a bottle of beauty stream water and were lingering outside the entrance to Class 3 (5).
When Luo Yang distributed the beauty stream water to them, they danced around joyously, hands and feet flailing in excitement. Glancing around, he felt that watching them dance half-naked early in the morning could easily lead to a nutritional deficiency.
"Junior Brother, I asked my dad, and he said it's about 70 yuan per square meter to build a vegetable shed. Here, this is the mobile number of a professional who builds them," Zhao Guifang said, handing over a note as she spoke.
"Thanks," Luo Yang took the note.
The girls inquired in detail about how to use the beauty stream water, then returned to their classes for the morning reading session.
As Luo Yang walked into the classroom, all the girls stared at him. Back at his seat, he smiled and said, "Those who want skincare products, come and get them."
In an instant, the girls in the class swarmed towards him, afraid that being even a second too late would mean missing out on beauty stream water. They crowded around, with several girls even draping themselves over Luo Yang. They gathered about him, hands outstretched, with many of the girls touching his thick back or broad shoulders to catch his attention.
Looking around up close and seeing their breasts of varying sizes continuously pressing in, he thought if this continued, his body would get so heated up it might catch fire.