ASTRP -Chapter 54 The Proud Old Man Who Loves Roasted Duck

“If you still don’t speak, I’m going to break the door down. And I’ll deduct the repair cost from you!”

Deduct her silver?

Now even a guard dared to ride on her head and act up?

Did they think she was some sickly cat just because she didn’t show her claws?

Everyone wanted to step on her today?

Feng Jingge’s eyes turned sharp. She flipped over and got out of bed, strode to the door, and yanked it open.

Qing Shan was standing outside.

She shot him a cold glare and snorted.

“Qing Shan, you’ve got guts now, huh? Even dare to threaten me?!”

Qing Shan grinned awkwardly and scratched his head.

“Miss Feng, I know you’re tired. But if I didn’t say it like that… would you have come out?”

As the saying goes, you don’t hit a smiling face.

Feng Jingge…

She said impatiently, “Spit it out. What is it?!”

Qing Shan smiled. “Feng Mingyue has arrived.”

Feng Jingge froze.

Feng Mingyue, the second young lady of the Feng family?

What was she doing here?

“Qing Shan, you should go tell your master about this. He’s the one who is Feng Jingge now.”

Qing Shan shook his head. “No… Feng Mingyue said she wants to see the Prince.”

So…

Feng Jingge took a step back and bang—shut the door.

“No.”

Qing Shan: “……”

After talking so much, and she still refuses?

Forget it. He’d better go report to the Prince.

Not long after, Qing Shan arrived at the study. The answer he got was the same.

“Why would I meet her?” Xiao Jinghan said coldly.

Qing Shan: “……”

Helpless, Qing Shan left.

Xiao Jinghan then called out into the empty study.

“Zhi Liao.”

In the next second, a man in black appeared silently.

“What are your orders, my lord?”

“Investigate Feng Mingyue.”

“Yes!”

When Feng Jingge woke up, it was already dusk.

Looking at the fading sunlight and the empty room, she suddenly felt an inexplicable loneliness.

As if the world had been reduced to only her.

Sigh…

She let out a long breath.

Damn it.

Never sleeping in the afternoon again.

Feng Jingge got dressed and walked to the outer hall—only to bump right into Xiao Jinghan entering.

Both of them froze.

They looked at each other.

“You’re here?”

“You’re up?”

They spoke at the same time, then paused again.

This time, Xiao Jinghan spoke first.

“Come with me.”

Before Feng Jingge could respond, he turned and left.

She stood there confused.

It was almost night—where were they going?

She followed him and asked, “Where are we going?”

“You’ll know when you get there,” Xiao Jinghan replied flatly.

Sensing something serious, she stopped asking and obediently followed.

They got into a carriage, which sped all the way to a restaurant.

Just as they got off, before Feng Jingge could even see where they were, Su Xiu’s voice rang out.

“You two finally came.”

She turned toward the voice—and the next second, Su Xiu appeared in front of her.

Seeing him, she froze.

His eyes were bruised dark circles, as if he’d been punched.

So… did he lose his spar with Ning An?

Realizing she was staring at him, Su Xiu quickly covered his face with his sleeve and turned away.

“Stop looking! Come with me!”

Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan followed.

She leaned closer to Xiao Jinghan and whispered, “Was that from Ning An?”

Xiao Jinghan replied calmly, “In a spar, how can it be called getting beaten?”

Feng Jingge: “……”

She learned something new.

So next time she wanted to hit someone, she just had to “spar” with them.

Su Xiu led them up to the third floor.

When the private room door opened—

Inside sat an old man in a daoist robe, with white hair.

Hearing the door, he turned around.

He was holding a roast duck with both hands, stuffing his mouth full, grease shining around his lips.

Feng Jingge froze instantly when she saw that familiar face.

The old man also froze.

Huh? Isn’t that damn girl Feng Jingge?

Why is she here?

And… in a man’s body?

The next second, Feng Jingge’s expression twisted into fury.

She dashed forward like lightning.

“OLD MAN! GIVE ME YOUR LIFE!!!”

The old man immediately sensed danger, grabbed his roast duck, and ran.

“Disciple! SAVE YOUR MASTER!!!”

He darted behind Su Xiu.

Feng Jingge chased up to Su Xiu.

“SU XIU! MOVE ASIDE! I’M GOING TO STRIP THIS OLD MAN APART!!!”

She had not forgotten.

This old man had once read her fortune, scammed her money, and even sold her a fake jade pendant.

Su Xiu was stunned for a moment—this was the first time he had ever seen Feng Jingge this out of control.

But what shocked him more was—

Since when did his master offend Feng Jingge so badly?!

Xiao Jinghan, from the moment he entered, had been watching Feng Jingge the entire time.

He looked at her furious, chaotic expression—and strangely… found it a little cute.

The old man felt like he had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to run into her.

If he had known the soul swap involved this girl, he would never have come here even if beaten to death!

He clung tightly to Su Xiu’s clothes.

“Girl, we have no grudges! We’ve never met before! You’re the one trying to kill me!”

Feng Jingge almost laughed from anger.

“No grudges? When you charged me a thousand to change my fate and sold me a fake jade pendant, that wasn’t a grudge?!”

Su Xiu: “????”

His master scammed Feng Jingge?!

Xiao Jinghan’s eyes flickered slightly. His gaze moved between Feng Jingge and the old man.

This old man… clearly knew something.

The old man didn’t expect her to say it outright.

“What thousand? What jade pendant? Girl, you’ve got the wrong person!”

Feng Jingge gritted her teeth.

“Even if you turned into a pile of shit, I’d still recognize you!”

“……”

The old man quickly changed tactics.

“Since you insist you’ve met me before, tell me—where, and what year, month, and day did we meet?”

“2025—”

Feng Jingge almost blurted it out.

Then she suddenly remembered Xiao Jinghan and Su Xiu staring at her.

She quickly changed her words.

“Wait.”

“What’s your name again?”

Before the old man could answer, she added, “Oh right. The fake old man who scammed me said his name was Gou Dan.”

“……”

The old man cursed her silently in his heart but kept a straight face.

“That’s nonsense. My surname is Cui.”

“Cui?” Feng Jingge frowned. “Did I get the wrong person?”

The old man peeked from behind Su Xiu.

“Girl, there are so many people in this world. It’s normal to meet someone who looks similar.”

“Mm.”

Feng Jingge finally calmed down slightly.

Su Xiu, however, frowned and said unhappily, “Miss Feng, next time please confirm first before attacking. My master has a proud and upright character—he would never scam or deceive anyone.”