No Money, No More

The setting sun, the evening clouds.

Beneath a tree with blazing red leaves, a breathtakingly beautiful woman said, “As agreed, I found you.”

Opposite her, a languid man took the jade pendant from her hand, yawned, and asked, “Do you have any money?”

Although she had a breathtakingly beautiful face, the woman was dressed in rags and covered in dust, so the man could not help asking first.

The woman blushed and said, “Didn't you say that finding you with the jade pendant would be enough?”

The man gave an “Oh,” and with a flick of his right hand, the jade pendant pinched between two fingers instantly turned to ash and scattered into the evening breeze.

“The jade pendant is gone, so do you have any money?”

“No... no... I don't.”

“Not even a single coin?”

“No... really... I really... don't.”

“Goodbye.”

In the evening breeze, the languid man said goodbye and actually turned to leave. He did not even glance at the stunned woman, as if her appearance were worth less than a single coin.