“Say what now?” Erniu said, looking completely taken aback. He really could never have guessed that Xu Qing would yell out to him and then say something like that. However, Erniu was someone who had definitely been around the block, so he recovered quickly. Eyes gleaming, he hurried over to Xu Qing’s side. “I need details, little Ah Qing. Are you planning something big? Aiyaaaa. How come I feel like I’m more excited about this than you?”1

Apparently Erniu had already forgotten all about their Master.2

Xu Qing didn’t like Erniu staring at him that way, but he maintained the same facial expression as before. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”1

Erniu chuckled darkly, then quickly pulled out a collection of roughly a dozen boxes. He offered them all to Xu Qing. “These are very high-quality hairpins. For the most part, they’re all unused. To this day I’m not sure why Big Spritey was so obsessed with things like this. All of them are crafted from exquisite materials, and I’d originally been planning to give them away as gifts. But you can take them. Take them all!”5

Erniu’s face glowed with excitement as he looked over Xu Qing’s shoulder at the entrance of his mansion.0

Xu Qing felt a headache coming on as...1