Mistaken Identity and a Master’s Playful Torment

“Little beauty?”\nTou’s face turned green, utterly disgusted by the repulsive fatty.\nHaving just been fed by his Fourth Master like a child, his anger had yet to subside when he was once again mistaken for a young girl; his blood pressure surged immediately.\nPointing at the wretched fatty, he cursed:\n”You repulsive fatty, who are you calling a little beauty? I’m a man! The kind of man who can pull out something bigger than yours!”\n”A man?” The lecherous fatty was genuinely startled, stumbling back several steps, his left foot catching his right, sending him sprawling onto the ground with a thud.\nTwo of his underlings quickly rushed forward to help the fatty to his feet.\nThe fatty glared at Tou, his expression menacing, then spat a stream of saliva onto the ground with utter disregard for civility, muttering curses:\n”Damn it! What kind of man wears a skirt? You made me think I’d stumbled upon a flat-chested beauty, a rare sight in a thousand years.\nBut judging by your appearance, tsk, tsk, tsk, sending you to serve under Purple Dragon would surely keep that fellow excited for years!”\nThe Azure Dragon Gang reigned as the largest faction in Pinghu Town, holding sway over properties spanning several streets; even the house Ji Jie currently resided in belonged to the gang.\nBeyond that, they also controlled numerous shops, and rumor had it that the town’s largest auction house, the Azure Dragon Chamber of Commerce, was likewise their property.\nThe Azure Dragon Gang boasted not only immense wealth but also top-tier strength within its ranks, counting no fewer than five Golden Body realm experts among them.\nThis particular fatty served as one of their commanders, known by his gang moniker, Green Dragon, a mid-stage Golden Body realm cultivator with a particular fondness for flat-chested beauties.\nThe other four Golden Body realm experts in their gang each possessed their own distinct preferences.\nFor instance, their leader, Dragon King, adored lolis; Black Dragon favored mature women; Red Dragon had a penchant for busty women; and then there was Purple Dragon, who was truly something else entirely—a homosexual with a particular fondness for tender, adorable young boys like Tou.\n”Heh, heh, you monstrous creatures, neither human nor ghost, actually dream of me working for you? Keep dreaming!”\nTou was utterly dismissive.\nThese individuals were clearly unsavory characters, undeserving of any courtesy; at worst, his Fourth Master could simply swat them dead with a single palm strike.\n”Whether you work for us or not isn’t up to you,” the fatty declared, stroking his prickly beard.\nHe pointed a finger at Ji Jie, who stood not far away, and bellowed, “Seize Ji Jie!”\nImmediately, two underlings, rubbing their hands together, began to approach Ji Jie.\nJi Jie, however, fearfully cowered behind Tou, pitifully crying, “Master, save me!”\n”Get out of the way, or I’ll apprehend you as well!” one of the leaner underlings warned Tou.\n”Master, save me!” Ji Jie, from behind, clung tightly to Tou’s leg, appearing utterly terrified.\nBy this point, Tou had long forgotten his vow to descend the mountain and rescue distressed maidens.\nHe promptly kicked Ji Jie aside, then regarded her with a look of utter disdain, speaking as if to refuse:\n”What trouble has this dog of yours stirred up?”\n”She hasn’t paid this month’s rent yet.\nIt’s an Azure Dragon Gang rule: debtors are to be seized and forced into labor!”\nAnother underling arrived, holding a rental contract.\nUpon it, in clear black and white, much was written, but what caught the eye most was the monthly rent of five hundred spirit stones and Ji Jie’s two boldly flowing handwritten characters.\nFive hundred spirit stones! Such a sum could sustain an ordinary person for an entire year!\nWas the house shell made of gold, or were the furnishings crafted from jade, to be so exorbitant?\n”Ji Jie?” Tou furrowed his exquisite brow, casting a puzzled glance at the underlings, then took a sip of his porridge before continuing:\n”If you mean to apprehend Ji Jie, why are you bothering my maid? Now move along; don’t interrupt my meal!”\n”s*ave? A servant?” The underlings pondered, their gazes fixed on Ji Jie, who lay sprawled on the ground where Tou had kicked her.\nJi Jie’s eyes darted about, and she quickly nodded to the Azure Dragon Gang’s henchmen.\n”Yes, yes, yes! That’s right, a servant! I am indeed my master’s servant; you’ve mistaken me for someone else!”\nThe underlings stared blankly, exchanging bewildered glances, until the one holding the rental contract slammed it onto the table, roaring with fierce eyes:\n”But Ji Jie isn’t here again! We’ve been coming to collect rent every noon for the past half-month, and we haven’t seen her once!”\n”That’s right! I strongly suspect Ji Jie has run off because she couldn’t pay!” the lean Azure Dragon Gang underling added, his face grim.\n”What in the world are you doing? I told you to seize one person, and you’re dilly-dallying like a bunch of women!” The leading fatty, seeing his subordinates’ prolonged failure to apprehend Ji Jie, urged them on with a hint of impatience.\n”Commander Green Dragon, Ji Jie isn’t here again; she’s probably hiding, just like the past few days!”\n”What?! Do you take me for a blind man? If Ji Jie isn’t here, then who was that person just now?!”\n”Boss, we can’t seize the wrong person! She isn’t Ji Jie; she’s this person’s servant!”\n”A servant?” Commander Green Dragon squinted suspiciously, leaning closer to examine Ji Jie, then turned to Tou beside them.\n”Is this fellow truly your servant?”\n”Are you endlessly annoying? You disturb my meal and then try to seize my maid? Are you itching for a beating?!” Tou appeared utterly exasperated, slamming his chopsticks onto the tabletop with a resounding ‘thwack’, looking utterly fearless and ready for a fight!\nUpon hearing this, the fatty’s expression shifted.\n”Damn it!” he cursed, then stormed out, slamming the door behind him.\nHe bellowed up at the sky, “That wretched Ji Jie, daring to freeload on our rent! Once we catch her, if she can’t pay, I’ll sell her to a brothel in the city!”\nJust then, an old man walking a dog passed by, appearing completely unfazed by the commotion.\nHe kicked his dog, which was eating roadside droppings, and lamented:\n”Ah, poor Ji Jie! She’s about to be sold into a brothel!”\nThen, as if floating, he drifted over to the fatty and cautiously whispered, “Old Master Green Dragon! Which brothel do you plan to sell Ji Jie to? I’ll certainly make sure to visit her often when she’s there.”\nThe fatty: “Scram!”\nTou, meanwhile, resumed eating at the table as if no one had ever interrupted him.\nSoon, with a bulging belly, he flopped onto the sofa like a salted fish.\nHaving eaten his fill and drunk his fill, he finally had time to ponder other matters.\nGazing at the skirt he was wearing, a look of utter disdain crossed his face.\nHe then fiercely kicked his Fourth Master, who was still eating, and berated her:\n”You pig, knowing nothing but how to eat! Hurry up and earn me some spirit stones so I can buy some clothes!”\n”Oh, my, my! Little Tou, you’re so fond of touching my behind!” Yue Ye Si teased, far from angered.\n”Are you asking for another beating?!” Tou, having eaten so much, was brimming with energy, and he continued to kick his Fourth Master’s plump behind several more times.\n”Oh! Little Tou, you’re being naughty! If you keep this up, I won’t be able to eat! Do you believe your master will eat you if I get hungry?!” Yue Ye Si complained, spilling soup all over the table as she turned her head to glare at Tou.\n”You dare to eat me?! You pig, your audacity grows by the moment!” Tou’s leg swung back and forth in displeasure, continuously kicking Yue Ye Si’s behind.\n”Little Tou, have you forgotten that I’ve always been quite daring?\nAs for you, daring to call your master a pig, let me show you how this adorable little sow will ‘arch’ this tender young cabbage of yours today! Oh, my, my!”\nYue Ye Si abandoned her passive stance, swiftly seizing Tou’s small foot.\nShe pulled Tou, who had been leaning against the sofa, flat onto it, then rolled over and sat directly on his stomach.\n”You—you wretched pig, what are you doing?!” Tou sensed impending trouble; his Fourth Master’s cunning grin was identical to the one she’d worn just before forcibly kissing him in the small forest yesterday, when they’d descended the mountain.\n’Yesterday, his first kiss was stolen; what would be taken from him today…?’\nA blush instantly flared across Tou’s face as embarrassing images flashed through his mind, and with steam practically rising from his head, he loudly cursed his Fourth Master:\n”You pervert! You big jerk! Let go of me right now! Don’t—don’t come close—mmph, mmph, mmph…”