If I send you to join the army and marry a woman, will you conquer the Empress?

The last two lines of the poem exploded like a thunderclap in the quiet alley!

"Pfft!"

Shangguan Wan was the first to react and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

My husband is so talented!

Insults without using a single swear word!

Yun Qingya and her servant stood frozen in place.

The maid Huang Li's face turned a deep purplish-red. She pointed a finger at Qin Feng and shrieked, "You...you bastard, how dare you insult me ​​and the young lady?!"

Yun Qingya's pretty face also turned fierce, her willow eyebrows raised in anger.

She had never been so blatantly humiliated in her entire life!

"Ah, I was just composing a poem about a needle."

Qin Feng shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"The eye of the needle, isn't it right there on your buttocks? It weaves through the fabric, recognizing only the fine clothes, not the person wearing them, doesn't it?"

"Everything I said is true, how did that become an insult?"

Looking at Huang Li, who was so angry she was about to faint, he feigned surprise and asked, "Young lady, your reaction is so strong, could it be... you've taken it personally?"

"you!"

The oriole was so choked up that she couldn't say a word.

"That's enough!"

Yun Qingya coldly stopped the maid, suppressing her anger, and looked at Qin Feng again.

"Qin Feng, your poem, though somewhat ingenious, uses crude language and is hardly worthy of serious consideration! Ultimately, it's just something that can't be presented in a refined manner!"

"Oh? Miss Yun finds it vulgar?"

Qin Feng laughed: "So you like elegant things? Okay, I can do elegant things too!"

He took a step forward, looking directly into Yun Qingya's cold, beautiful eyes, and said loudly, "Since that's the case, I'll present Miss Yun with another poem, hoping you'll remember it!"

This time, his expression became extremely serious.

"The world sees me as always extraordinary!"

"They all sneered at my boastful words!"

Even Confucius feared the younger generation!

"A husband should not... treat a young man lightly!!!"

boom!

When the last line of the poem was recited, Yun Qingya's delicate body trembled violently, and she froze completely.

If the previous poem, "Ode to the Needle," was a satirical critique in the style of a street ruffian...

So this song is the earth-shattering roar of a talented but unappreciated hero to the world!

People see me as unconventional and laugh at my boastful words!

Even the sage Confucius said that we should respect the younger generation, so how can we easily underestimate them just because they are young?

Yun Qingya is a famous talented woman who especially loves composing poems.

But she couldn't imagine that such passionate verses would come from the mouth of this "down-and-out" man in front of her!

Shangguan Wan's beautiful eyes sparkled as she gazed intently at her husband.

"Miss, what...what nonsense is he spouting?"

The maid Huangli didn't understand poetry, but she could sense the change in her mistress's emotions and wanted to argue back.

"Shut up!"

Yun Qingya turned around abruptly, shouted angrily, and then bowed deeply to Qin Feng.

"I have learned a lot. Young Master Qin has such poetic talent. I was just too ignorant to appreciate it."

She raised her head and gave Qin Feng a deep look: "I hope that in the future, you will truly achieve great things as the poem says, and not waste your talents."

"Oriole, let's go!"

After saying this, she didn't linger, boarded the sedan chair, and left surrounded by guards.

"My lord..."

Shangguan Wan gazed at Qin Feng with her beautiful eyes, which sparkled with an unprecedented brilliance.

The scene of Qin Feng's debate with the group of scholars—no, with the Prime Minister's daughter and her maid—was truly astonishing to her.

Even Confucius feared the younger generation; a man should not underestimate the young!

She murmured the poem softly, feeling her heart burning.

"What's wrong? Are you captivated by your husband's talent?"

Looking at Shangguan Wan's infatuated expression, Qin Feng couldn't help but smile and squeeze her soft palm.

Shangguan Wan blushed, lowered her head, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "My husband is exceptionally talented; they are blind to his worth."

"Haha, my wife has excellent taste!"

Qin Feng was in a great mood.

With a thousand taels of silver about to be in hand, and having given Shangguan Wan a good show off, the joy was doubled.

But then she became worried: "Husband, you humiliated Miss Yun like this today. After all, she is the daughter of the Left Prime Minister. Could it be...?"

"rest assured."

Qin Feng waved his hand, completely unconcerned.

"She came to me herself to break off the engagement. I was just making her face reality. Besides, I even made a thousand taels, so I didn't lose out at all."

"Alright, you and your sister-in-law should rest well at home and take good care of Xiaoyu."

"I need to find Tiger and sell that tiger to get some money to improve my life."

After saying that, Qin Feng strode off towards the other end of the alley.

Yun Qingya's appearance served as a wake-up call for him.

In this world, without power or status, even breaking off an engagement will be treated with condescension.

A thousand taels of silver is a lot of money, but it will eventually run out.

We must convert this money into our own power as soon as possible!

……

South of the city, at Li Hu's house.

"Tiger!"

Qin Feng arrived at the outside of a courtyard where pork was hanging and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Brother Feng, you've finally arrived!"

Li Hu was sharpening his father's butcher knife in the yard when he saw Qin Feng and immediately greeted him with a simple smile.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and come with me to pull the cart."

The two men worked together to carry the huge, white-browed tiger with piercing eyes out of the backyard and onto a dilapidated cart.

"Let's go! To the East Market!" Qin Feng waved his hand.

The East Market was the largest market in the capital, a place where all sorts of people from all walks of life gathered, and it was also the most bustling place.

One person pulls, the other pushes...

The enormous tiger carcass, covered with a tattered straw mat, paraded through the city.

As soon as they entered the street entrance of the East Market, the strong stench of blood and the distinctive smell of wild beasts attracted the attention of those around them.

"Wow! What's that cart carrying?"

"Good heavens! It's a huge worm!"

"Look! It's a tiger!"

boom!

The crowd erupted instantly, gathering in layers upon layers.

Seeing this, Li Hu simply threw off the straw mat, completely exposing the full form of the striped tiger to everyone!

"Wow!"

A gasp rippled through the crowd, and many people retreated in fright.

This tiger was enormous and imposing; even though it was dead, its ferocious aura still emanated from it.

"Fellow villagers, come and take a look!"

Li Hu jumped onto the cart and started shouting at the top of his lungs; he had a naturally loud voice and was full of energy.

"This was the tiger king of the mountains, a scourge upon the region! Fortunately, my good brother, Qin Wulang of the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, entered the mountains to rid the people of this menace and killed him with a single arrow!"

He pointed at Qin Feng, his face full of pride and honor.

"My brother Qin Feng is a tiger-slaying hero!"

……

In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Qin Feng.

"This kid looks so refined and is so young, can he really kill the Tiger King?"

"Don't judge a book by its cover!"

"No ordinary person could kill a tiger! I believe it's a young hero!"

Qin Feng stood with his hands behind his back, looking calm and composed, letting everyone comment as they pleased.

Li Hu continued his hawking: "Today, my brother has brought this tiger here! Tiger skin, tiger bones, tiger penis, tiger meat... everything you could want! Don't miss out!"

His shouts immediately attracted the attention of many merchants.

Soon, a middle-aged merchant dressed in brocade and sporting a goatee squeezed in, his small eyes darting around the tiger carcass.

"Young man, this tiger is quite nice."

The goatee-bearded merchant waved his hand arrogantly: "Name your price."

"Then—"

Just as Li Hu was about to speak, Qin Feng stopped him with a gesture.

Qin Feng sized up the other party and asked calmly, "How much are you willing to offer, boss?"

"I'll take all fifty taels of silver."

The goatee merchant held up five fingers, giving him a look that said, "You got a great deal." He continued, "Skinning and dismembering this tiger is quite a hassle, so this price is already quite high."

"Fifty taels?"

Li Hu's eyes widened, somewhat tempted.

Fifty taels of silver is enough for his family to slaughter pigs for a year!

"hehe!"

However, Qin Feng laughed: "Boss, are you kidding me? Fifty taels of silver can't even buy one of this tiger's legs."

The merchant's smile froze; he hadn't expected this young-looking boy to be so difficult to fool.

"Young man, one shouldn't be too greedy. In this capital city, apart from my Fortune Merchant Guild, no one can swallow such a big thing in one go." He began to exert pressure.

"Yeah?"

Qin Feng didn't reply at all. He suddenly leaped onto the cart, looked around, and shouted loudly:

"Bosses, buddies!"

"Everyone can see how good this tiger of mine is!"

"The fur is intact, perfect for a top-quality tapestry! The tiger bones are robust, an excellent ingredient for making medicinal wine! As for the tiger penis..."

Qin Feng paused deliberately, which caused a burst of laughter from the crowd.

"Enough with the nonsense! Today, I'm not selling this tiger by weight, nor at a fixed price. I'm going to try something new!"

Qin Feng paused for a moment, then uttered a word that surprised everyone.

"Let's auction it off!"

……

"What is an auction?" someone immediately asked.

"Simple! Everyone takes turns bidding, and whoever bids the highest gets the tiger!"

"The starting bid will be fifty taels!"

These words caused an uproar in the room.

The goatee merchant was stunned, cursing inwardly.

This kid... how can he be so cunning at such a young age?!

He had hoped to snag a bargain, but now that's completely out of the question.

But he was unwilling to give up so easily, so he gritted his teeth and was the first to shout:

"Alright! I'll offer sixty taels!"

"I'll offer sixty-five taels!" another fat merchant immediately followed suit.

"Seventy taels!"

"Seventy-five taels!"

"One hundred taels!"

"One hundred and twenty taels!"

Prices have been rising steadily, and competition has become increasingly fierce.

Li Hu stood to the side, completely dumbfounded.

In the blink of an eye, it jumped from fifty taels to over one hundred taels!

He was so excited that he trembled all over, and his eyes were filled with boundless admiration as he looked at Qin Feng.

Feng Ge'er is truly a genius!

Eventually, after the price climbed to 180 taels, the growth rate began to slow down.

After all, this is beyond the capacity of most shops to bear.

"I'll offer three hundred taels!"

Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice, yet tinged with a touch of coldness, drifted in from outside the crowd.