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Chapter 1463 20.27 First Black Star - Watermelon

Xiejing Provinceʼs Public Market

Wang Xiajie had accompanied Uncle Shun to buy some seeds and seedlings, which he plans to plant on the plot of land he had rented from him. Seeds and Seedlings are rare in the Xiejing province, as it is near the pier and most seedlings die because of the salty breeze coming from the sea.

The real reason Wang Xiajie went to the market was to drop by the old doctorʼs clinic and repay him with a small bottle of healing pills. This pill jar was something he took from the warehouse from the small world he and his wife own. Even though he had no interest in pill refinement, his wife studied it to create medicine. This was something his father, Mo Yue, taught him when he was young.

At the doctorʼs clinic...

Wang Xiajie and Uncle Shun drop by to give the old man a huge watermelon, which they bought five for a bargain. Two was enough for their family and they decided to give the last three to the old man and his disciples. His young disciples were young only in their teenage years, and most of them were orphans the old doctor had picked up.

Every time Wang Xiajie went to the market, he would send a few things for the old man as thanks for saving him. In reality, the original Wang Xiajie treats this old doctor as his grandfather and actually likes him a lot. He actually wanted to be filial towards the old man, but he died before he could do so. The God of Void chose to fulfill the fleeting thoughts of the original Wang Xiajie.

Because he had dropped by all the time that the old manʼs disciples would call him uncle whenever he came over. Well, for brats in puberty, a man in his late thirties like himself is definitely old to these brats.

”Uncle Wang! Grandpa Shun! Youʼre here. Master had left to check on a pregnant patient. He should be back soon,” one of the old manʼs disciples said.

Uncle Shun pats the young menʼs heads with a doting gaze. It seems that Uncle Shun and Aunt Yan truly love children.

Wang Xiajie said, ”Well, if the old man isnʼt here, it doesnʼt matter. Come over and bring in these two watermelons for you guys to enjoy tonight.”

”No. No, Uncle Wang. Master said not to accept anything from you anymore. You just had us rice grains last week.”

Tsk!

Wang Xiajie said, ”No. Why canʼt you accept my gift? Ignore the old man nagging. Take it. Take it!”

”Just take it, your uncle had bought a bargain as the seller only had a few left to sell. Moreover, itʼs ripe already and cannot be left uneaten or it would be a waste. You guys can share it tonight as dessert,” said Uncle Shun.

In the end, no one wanted to accept the fruit as they were afraid of being scolded. Uncle Shun and Wang Xiajie were used to this and ignored their rejection. Wang Xiajie effortlessly placed the three big and ripe watermelons on the nearest table and took their leave. The young men in the clinic wanted to return the watermelons but the pair had already disappeared with the crowd.

A young man holding a watermelon bigger than his head looked at the eldest among them. ”Elder brother, what should we do? Master will get angry again?”

Sigh~

”Give up. A few minutes of Masterʼs nagging in exchange for a watermelon tonight is a worthy trade. This happened multiple times already, and only through nagging would the Master be able to show his happiness indirectly. Letʼs just accept Uncle Wangʼs kindness,” said the eldest disciple among the group.

Just a few minutes after Wang Xiajie and Uncle Shun left, the old doctor had returned with his newest disciple, who seemed to be mute and got half of his face burned. He would hide his face behind a veil every time he came out to avoid scaring people. Only at the clinic would this disciple remove his veil, revealing a destroyed beauty with half of his face burned.

Phew~

The saint doctor grumbles, ”Ah~ how can they then call me when itʼs this hot? Have they forgotten this old manʼs age?”

Then he saw the watermelon. One of his disciples was hugging, and the other two were placed at the table where the records of the patients were made. His disciples tried to hide their faces, but only the one holding a big watermelon in his hand successfully hid his face. Explore more stories with empire

The old doctor said, ”That brat, come over again! I told you not to accept things!”

”Master, we tried to return it, but when we turned around, they were gone!”

”They? Who else came over?” asked the old man.

One of his disciples answered, ”Grandpa Shun came with him.”

All of a sudden they heard a hoarse voice coming from their youngest brother saying, ”These watermelons look like the one being sold at the other street 10 taels a piece. It was brought from the outside and was mostly sold to rich families. I saw a servant from that big mansion on the main street buying a few. Buying five will be sold for 45 teals.”

”T-T-Ten Taels?” The disciple who was holding a watermelon trembles in shock and accidentally lets go of his watermelon.

Everyone reaches out to catch the watermelon, and most of them dive down to wait at the ground with both of their hands open to catch the fruit. Sadly, there is someone faster than they are and caught the watermelon midday. As for those who dove to the ground, they bumped each otherʼs heads, and this includes the old doctor.

”Ouch!”

”It hurts!”

”Hiss!”

The old man was holding on to the bump on his head when they heard a commotion happening from the outside. They peek out of the door and windows only to see a small gathering not far from them. What they didnʼt expect is that even Wang Xiajie and Uncle Shen were there watching the fun.

”Itʼs them. Let me talk to them!” exclaimed the old man as most of them ran out to see what was happening. So, except for the man with a burned face, most of them had left the clinic.

As for the man who was left behind, holding a watermelon in his hands, he only stared at Wang Xiajie from a distance before turning around to place the watermelon somewhere cool for preservation.

What was surprising was that Wang Xiajie, who was watching the fun turn around as if he had felt the gaze from that man in the clinic and frowned as he couldnʼt pinpoint the owner of that gaze that had fallen into him.

Uncle Shun noticed his strange behavior and asked worriedly, ”Is something wrong, Xiao Jie?”

”Hm… I saw the old man returning. I think he spotted us,” said Wang Xiajie.

The next moment, the old doctor grabbed them while panting as if he were out of breath.

Pants~

”Caught… you!” said the old doctor.

”Ah! Master! Be careful!” his disciples chasing him shouted at the scene before them. ”Look above. Ah!”

But before the old man could say his next words, they noticed someone flying towards them. Wang Xiajie grabbed the old doctor and moved him to the side with Uncle Shun. His movements were fluid, as if he were someone who is experienced in fighting, as his actions were almost instinctive, at least in the eyes of those who were watching.

THUD! Argh!

A young lady shouted as she fell on this man and stepped on his back. ”You damn thief! Give back this ladyʼs pouch!”

This is Shi Mengli. After catching up with the thief, she had beaten him up mercilessly. Of course, his friends who tried to save him were beaten up together.

”Give back… I will give it back! Get off… me!” said the thief amid his pain.

Shi Mengli snorted at him and moved away her foot. Who would have thought that the moment the young lady stepped away from the man, the thief would turn around, flashing a knife towards her. Wang Xiajie moved before she was stabbed and a watermelon appeared in her hands, blocking the knife.

Puchii! This is the sound of something stabbing the watermelon.

Despite the watermelon blocking the stabbed knife in the thiefʼs hand, the ripe juice of the stabbed watermelon had burst out to Shi Mengliʼs side, making her bathe in the sweet juice of the watermelon fruit.

Shi Mengli mumbles, ”My... dress.”

The pink dress she was currently wearing was one of her favorite clothes in her possession, seeing how it ended up as Shi Mengli glared at the thief and lifted the watermelon above her head with two hands. She mercilessly hit the thief with the ripe watermelon and gave him another round of beating.

”How could you destroy my dress!? This is one of my favorites!” shouted Shi Mengli as she beat up the man who made her day bad.

”Xiao Meng! Thatʼs enough!” said Gu Roulan upon her arrival.

Only when Gu Roulan had arrived at the scene did Shi Mengli finally stop. Her heart had almost stopped when she saw Shi Mengli was about to be stabbed by the thief she had just beaten up. No one had expected that the thief would retaliate like that.

Shi Mengli stopped the moment she heard her senior sisterʼs voice and even pouted, knowing she couldnʼt kill this bastard at all.

”Elder sister, but this guy deserves it!” she complained, then stood up to finally look at her dress and started crying. ”Wuwu~ my dress. This is one of my favorites!”

Gu Roulan sighed seeing her junior sister like this. It seems she had spoiled her too much for her to make such a move, which doesnʼt benefit her current identity as a noble lady. What Gu Roulan didnʼt know was that, thanks to her sharp voice and demeanor, the others had mistaken them for the daughters of a noble with a military background.

”Donʼt cry. I will buy you a new one,” comforted Gu Roulan. Only when she said their words did the young lady stop crying.

”Really? I want to buy three!” said Shi Mengli.

Looking stern, Gu Roulan said, ”Only two.”

Boo~

The Yamen had finally arrived and grabbed all these thieves. The stolen things were all returned to the original owners while Gu Roulan and Shi Mengli approached Wang Xiajie and Uncle Shun to give her thanks. A lot of people actually saw Wang Xiajie throwing a watermelon to protect the young lady who was fighting with the thief just now.

So, they immediately pointed him out when the two ladies asked for the brave one who threw the watermelon, which protected her junior sister.