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Chapter 254 Big Brother! I'm begging you! I'm really full! (Seeking monthly tickets! Seeking rewards! Seeking book recommendations!)

"Senior Brother? Why is that? He... wasn't he already full?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingfeng's face immediately showed an expression of pity for their misfortune and anger at their lack of ambition.

"Sigh, I told you, you're still too naive. You believed him just because he said he was full? Maybe he was just being modest! He was just embarrassed to eat so much in front of us!"

"Think about it, he hasn't eaten for three days. How can he be full with just a few steamed buns? He might get hungry again after walking for a while! We have to follow him and make sure he's safe!"

"Let's go, let's follow!"

Su Ling'er: "..."

No... Senior Brother, aren't you being a little too concerned? You even care whether they actually ate their fill afterwards?

Although she felt a little strange, she was mostly moved by something inexplicable, and a thought even arose in her mind.

Perhaps the eldest brother's nature is good? If... if I can guide him properly, maybe... he can develop in a positive direction?
Once the thought took root, it could no longer be suppressed. She nodded and followed Lin Qingfeng's footsteps. The two concealed their auras and trailed far behind the beggar.

The beggar hurried into the complex alleyways, turning left and right, winding his way through the crowds. Only after confirming that no one was following him did he emerge from another street corner, where there was a large flow of people.

He looked around to make sure the "benefactor" hadn't followed, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, with practiced ease, he put the wooden board that read "Haven't eaten for three days" back down, placed the broken bowl in front of him, and transformed back into the pitiful, starving man.

"Please, kind people, have mercy..."

……

In the shadows of the alley, Lin Qingfeng watched this scene and nodded.

Just as expected. Sigh, this routine is exactly the same as those in reality. The Beggars' Sect truly deserves to be called a great sect that can last forever. Its heritage has never been interrupted. Moreover, even in this day and age, the Beggars' Sect's business model is still so stable.

Maybe when technology develops a jump engine, we'll be able to beg for food all over the universe! Sigh, you can always see the Beggars' Guild in any bustling commercial district.

However, in reality, those who engage in begging and fraud are at least quite dedicated; at least they use real people.

If one day I were given an intelligent robot kneeling on the street, playing sad music and kowtowing, I feel like no one would fall for it, but who knows?

At least for now, he is still personally carrying out his fraudulent work.

However… Lin Qingfeng’s gaze swept toward Su Ling’er beside him.

This junior sister is too easy to fool. She's so naive. She's probably the kind of person who gets sold out and then helps the seller count the money. No, as the senior brother, I must carry out this social beating lesson for my junior sister to the very end.

Lin Qingfeng stretched out a finger and pointed to the beggar who had reopened his business in the corner of the wall in the distance.

"See? I told you so! I told you he wasn't full! Look, he's hungry again!"

Su Ling'er was completely stunned. Could it be... that he... he really only said he was full because he was embarrassed? If it weren't for her senior brother's keen observation, she would have actually believed what this poor man said and let him leave hungry.

For a moment, Su Ling'er was filled with self-reproach and admiration for Lin Qingfeng. So Lin Qingfeng picked up the sack with most of the food left and walked over.

The beggar had his eyes closed and was humming a tune when he heard footsteps approaching. Thinking that another customer was coming, he was about to open his eyes and say his lines when he looked up and saw Lin Qingfeng's wealthy face.

The beggar's expression froze instantly. "No way! Brother, why are you here again?! Are you here specifically to target me? Why are you only giving alms to me out of all those beggars?!"

"Sigh!" Lin Qingfeng sighed deeply, squatted down, and piled the bag of steamed buns and fodder in front of the beggar once again. "I knew you weren't full! Look, you're hungry again, aren't you? Come on, don't be polite! Eat up! I really can't bear to see good people suffer!"

The beggar's lips twitched involuntarily. "Is this how a philanthropist does charity?! Is this targeted poverty alleviation or targeted handouts?! Heavens above!! Someone please take this philanthropist home!"
But he forced himself to maintain his professional demeanor and knelt down again: "Kind person... I... I..."

"Stop talking, I understand your predicament," Lin Qingfeng gently interrupted him. "Eat up! Don't starve yourself; your health is the foundation of everything." So, under the "caring" gazes of Lin Qingfeng and Su Ling'er, Lai San forced down two more steamed buns. This time, even his words of thanks were weak and feeble.

He reiterated that he was truly full, then grabbed his wooden plank and broken bowl and practically tumbled and crawled away.

Then the third time, under the stone bridge in the west of the city.

The fourth time, next to the archway in the north of the city.

The fifth time, at the back alley entrance of Fumanlou...

……

Half an hour later.

For the sixth time, the beggar Lai San set up his stall in despair.

He leaned against the corner of the wall, panting heavily. He felt like he had run more today than in the past month. He peeked out and looked around for a long time to make sure that the terrifying figure really hadn't followed him.

"Phew..." He let out a long sigh of relief.

This time... this time I should be safe, right? That philanthropist has been bothering me for almost an hour, surely he'll get tired of it by now?
After waiting for a long time, seeing that the wealthy businessman hadn't followed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and lay down wearily, ready to begin begging...

And then! A familiar figure appeared before his eyes once again.

Lai San looked at the man, at the seemingly endless sack in his hand, and finally, his "reason" snapped.

His eyes instantly welled up with tears. "Wow—!"

This time, he really cried, cried his heart out.

"Kind-hearted man! Brother! I beg you! I'm really full! I've never eaten such a full meal of steamed buns in my life! Please let me go! I'll kowtow to you! Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Lin Qingfeng remained silent, his face still bearing that compassionate expression, and then he held out a steamed bun.

Su Ling'er, standing to the side, also sensed that something was wrong.

What's wrong with this beggar? You've eaten so many steamed buns already, why are you still changing places to beg for food? Are you a glutton? Could it be...? A certain thought in her mind began to waver.

Seeing that Lin Qingfeng remained unmoved, Lai San quickly gathered up the wooden board and the broken bowl, and bowed to Lin Qingfeng.

"Sir! I was wrong! I was really wrong! I shouldn't have come out begging! I'll pack up and go home right now! I'll never come out again! Please don't follow me anymore, okay?!"

After he finished speaking, he rushed into the depths of the alley without looking back. Lin Qingfeng watched his disappearing figure, then turned to look at Su Ling'er.

Su Ling'er's face was filled with confusion and bewilderment: "Senior Brother, this..."

Lin Qingfeng didn't explain, but simply raised his chin at her and said, "Keep up."

The two followed far behind the beggar, who ran wildly, circling the city seven or eight times, constantly looking back to make sure no one was following him, before cautiously entering a street that looked quite prosperous.

He finally stopped at the back door of a house, looked around, and then slipped inside.

Su Ling'er was stunned by what she saw. Although she wasn't familiar with the place, the house clearly wasn't belonging to a poor family. How could this beggar just casually enter someone else's back door? Wasn't he afraid of being beaten and thrown out?
Lin Qingfeng then led her into the alley to conceal their presence: "Go in and take a look, and you'll know, won't you?" As he spoke, the two quietly took off, flew over the courtyard wall, and landed on the roof of the house.

They looked down and saw that the beggar was standing in front of a basin of water in the courtyard. The beggar took off his tattered hemp clothes and put on a clean silk shirt.

He washed the grime off his face, revealing a radiant complexion. He took a magnificent robe embroidered with gold thread from the nearby clothes rack, put it on, and tidied his hair in front of the bronze mirror. In the blink of an eye, he went from a beggar to a wealthy man.

Su Ling'er covered her mouth in shock. This...this is still the same beggar from before?! No, you're so rich, how could you lower yourself to go out begging?
(End of this chapter)