The Strange Hero: A Sequel

After the Payhorse Rebellion in Shanxi was put down, the Drunken Dream Inn returned to a temporary calm. This so-called "calm" was, to a great extent, the sort that Chai Hu and Xiao Mei could neither accept nor make any sense of. Because after they returned from Shanxi, two people had started acting very strangely. "Sigh..." Mei Mei crawled toward the red-clad woman on the roof, using both hands and feet. She deliberately made a show of struggling, hoping to draw the woman's attention away from her thoughts. The woman wore red, her skin as white as snow. Bathed in moonlight, she seemed even more aloof and frail, like a fairy from the Moon Palace. But San Niang, lost in thought, didn't notice Mei Mei. Or rather, she simply ignored her. "San Niang, San Niang, Brother Ge is drinking again..." Someone continued to tattle shamelessly, wearing an innocent, adorable expression. She raised her eyes slightly, her long, fan-like lashes moving gently. Then came a faint voice, unhurried: "Is that so..." Silence. Xiao Mei nearly jumped up. "Yes, yes! You know what his health is like. If he keeps drinking..." Before she could finish, the woman in front of her lifted her face, and Xiao Mei choked on her words. The face before her was exquisite and naturally beautiful, without a trace of makeup. Though her clothes and bearing were spirited, her features held a gentle, delicate beauty... Most importantly, that face showed no emotion whatsoever. It was utterly calm, as if she were listening to a boring story... Was this really how Yan Sanniang was supposed to react to hearing that her man was sneaking drinks?! What happened next completely crushed Xiao Mei's hopes...