The Republic of China: From Storyteller to God

It was already late at night when they returned to the inn from Chen Xiangwan's home.

Liu Che did not return to the inn, but went straight to Baozhilin.

Since he was going to tell stories at the teahouse, he had to make good use of the [Illusionary Oyster Pearl] as soon as possible.

The [Illusionary Oyster Pearl] cannot be ingested like oyster farmers do; otherwise, it will bewitch the soul and even endanger life.

If you want to use it to improve your cultivation, you have to make it into incense powder.

Making perfume powder requires tools, the most important of which is the medicine grinder.

Baozhilin definitely has this stuff.

But by the time he arrived at Po Chi Lam, it was already closed.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Che stepped forward and knocked on the door.

At this time, it should have just closed not long ago.

If no one answers, he can come back tomorrow.

"Who?"

The sound of teeth grinding came from inside the door.

"It's me, Liu Che."

Liu Che spoke up, "I've come to borrow some things."

"Oh, here it comes."

Soon, Toothpick Su opened a door and let Liu Che in.

Are you all asleep?

Liu Che glanced towards the direction of the inner room, where the lights were off.

"Uh...yes, Master...Master just fell asleep."

Toothpick Su stammered, "You've come to borrow...borrow what?"

He already had a stutter, but Liu Che could detect a hint of unnaturalness in his tone.

However, Liu Che didn't show anything, and just explained with a smile: "I need to make some incense, so I came to borrow a medicine grinder and buy some medicine."

"Oh, okay, then I'll... I'll go get it for you."

Yacha Su led Liu Che to the pharmacy, gave him a medicine grinder, and then, according to his request, prepared some medicinal herbs such as agarwood, borneol, mint, and dried tangerine peel.

After Liu Che paid the price, he was escorted to the door by Toothpick Su.

Looking at the inner room again, Liu Che smiled and said, "I promised Mr. Chen that I would go to Miaoxiang Tea House to give a trial lecture tomorrow. Please tell Master Huang that if he is free tomorrow, he can go to the tea house to support me."

"real?"

Toothpick Su was pleasantly surprised: "I will definitely... I will definitely tell Master that even if Master doesn't go, I... I will definitely go and support him!"

He hadn't had enough of Liu Che's story of Wong Fei-hung that day and was still wondering when Liu Che would finish telling it.

Unexpectedly, Liu Che is going to a teahouse to tell stories.

Now that's great! Whenever he has time, he can go to the teahouse to listen to his master's stories about flirting with young girls...

Shrinking his neck, Su glanced guiltily in the direction of the inner room before forcing a smile and seeing Liu Che out the door.

After watching Liu Che leave, Ya Cha Su closed the door again before returning to the inner room and whispering, "Master, Brother Liu... Brother Liu has left. He said he's going to... to tell stories for Mr. Chen at the teahouse tomorrow, and he wants you... to have time to support him."

Inside the room, Wong Fei-hung relit the lamp.

The lights illuminated the room and also Huang Zhen sitting at the table.

"Why is this kid here again?"

Huang Zhen was asking Liu Che.

The last time he came to see Wong Fei-hung, he bumped into Liu Che.

This time, Liu Che came to his door again, which inevitably aroused his suspicion.

"Oh, Brother Huang, you don't need to be nervous."

Wong Fei-hung explained with a smile, "This Brother Liu is not a bad person."

"Have you investigated his background?"

Huang Zhen calculated the time; only three days had passed since his last visit.

How could you possibly find out a person's background in such a short time?

"No, but judging from Brother Liu's actions, he would never be a lackey of the imperial court."

Huang Feihong immediately recounted to Huang Zhen everything that had happened in the past two days.

Upon hearing that Liu Che had stood up for Chen Xiangwan, defeated the Shahe Gang, and even learned storytelling from Chen Xiangwan, Huang Zhen was quite surprised: "Really? I didn't expect Liu Che to be such a passionate person."

"yes!"

Wong Fei-hung laughed and said, "Although Brother Liu is still young, he is a person who is eager to help others and hates evil."

"Now, when I judge a person, I listen to their words and observe their actions!"

Huang Zhen sighed, and also became somewhat interested in Liu Che.

"In that case, I'll go support him tomorrow!"

"what?"

Wong Fei-hung was taken aback: "Brother Wong, there are too many people and too many eyes there. Isn't it inappropriate for you to go?"

Huang Zhen was the second-in-command of a secret society and a key target of the imperial court.

He never appears in public normally, so why is he going to a teahouse to support someone?

"What's inappropriate about it? I'll just bring more people."

Huang Zhen smiled, then said seriously, "That kid offended the Shahe Gang and went to a teahouse to tell stories. The Shahe Gang will definitely deal with him."

I invited a few friends from the martial arts world to show up and help him gain some prestige.

Upon hearing this, Wong Fei-hung was immediately moved.

Huang Zhen's willingness to show his support was tantamount to giving Liu Che a huge favor.

Those who could be called friends by Huang Zhen were by no means insignificant figures.

With them around, the mere Shahe Gang has no chance of causing any trouble.

Huang Zhen stood up, his hands behind his back, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

He has his own reasons for showing up at the teahouse tomorrow.

The Shahe Gang are lackeys of the Governor's Mansion. If they show up tomorrow, they can also attract Zhou Fu's attention.

At that time, it will be much more convenient for our brothers in the south to get things done.

Meanwhile, Liu Che had already returned to the inn.

Huang Feihong didn't care who was in the inner room.

Once he gets what he needs, that's enough.

He took out the seventeen [Illusionary Oyster Beads], kept one, and then put the remaining sixteen into the medicine grinder.

The [Phantom Oyster Bead], having dried out its slime, has become like a pearl in texture.

He used a medicine grinder to grind them all into a fine powder.

Then he put all the other ingredients into the mortar and pestle, ground them together, and mixed them into a fragrant powder.

He used a small brush to sweep all the powder onto the kraft paper, and weighed it; it was about two ounces.

Looking at the delicate face powder, Liu Che seemed to be deep in thought.

This fragrant powder has a special name: "Seven Emotions Aid".

Although he created it, Liu Che never experienced how to use it.

A-Wu stood quietly by the side, watching Liu Che operate.

Seeing that Liu Che had completed the [Seven Emotions Assistance], he curiously asked, "Big brother, what's this for?"

He followed Liu Che around, busy for most of the day, and only managed to produce this small amount of fragrant powder.

He was also very curious about what was so magical about this thing.

Liu Che did not explain, but got up and took out a gilded bronze incense burner and a complete set of incense-tasting utensils from his bundle.

He bought this in Tianjin and carried it all the way to Guangzhou.

He pressed the incense ash to the bottom and flattened it, then placed the mold in place. He carefully scooped up the incense powder with a spoon the size of an ear pick, placed it on the mold, and smoothed it with a sheep hair brush.

He took out an incense stick, lit one end, and then used the burning tip to ignite the "Seven Emotions Aid" incense powder, which had been pressed into the shape of a lotus flower by a mold.

The incense powder was slowly lit, and a wisp of transparent fragrance drifted up.

A-Wu curiously tilted his head back and sniffed, and a strange, subtle fragrance wafted into his nostrils.

"It smells so good!"

He grinned, looking very happy.

Then he chuckled.

"Haha! Hahahaha! Ahahahahahaha!"

He laughed louder and louder, as if he had been tickled and couldn't stop.

Seeing him laughing so hard he could barely breathe, tears streaming down his face, Liu Che's gaze fell on the fiery red energy surging from his body.

This is the effect of "Seven Emotions Assistance," which can greatly amplify the power of the seven emotions of the people around you.