The night was very gloomy today, with no moon or stars in the sky, only the piercing cold wind blowing against the body, like waves crashing endlessly.
At the foot of the back mountain of Anping Temple, the semi-trailer was still parked, and two drivers crouched on the ground smoking, shivering from the cold.
The cigarette butts flickered, illuminating their flushed faces.
One of the drivers took a deep drag of his cigarette, then stubbed it out on the ground and walked to the rear of the vehicle.
He looked admiringly at Hui Shiqi and Hui Shiba, who were bare-chested, and asked, "Masters, don't you feel cold?"
Hui Shiqi and Hui Shiba exchanged glances, both seeing the baffling confusion in the other's eyes, as if to say: What is cold?
After a mont, they both shook their heads simultaneously, which was their answer to the driver's question.
"Whew..."
The driver exhaled a puff of white breath and rubbed his hands together to relieve the stiffness in his finger joints.
At this mont, the other driver also ca over and said, "Um... Masters, could you lend us the car keys for a bit? It's too cold, and we want to feel the warmth."
"If we give you the car keys, what if you drive off?" Hui Shiqi remained unmoved.
Hui Shiba puffed up his chest and boasted, "Where's it cold? It's obviously very cool, okay?
I was going to ask you, wearing so thickly, layer upon layer, don't you feel hot?"
The two drivers exchanged a glance, both feeling at a loss for words.
In fact, they both knew that the stuff on the truck wasn't simple.
After all, drones were even used, such a big production, there's no way the stuff in the boxes could be ordinary!
So, it was no hope to get the car keys and comfortably feel the warmth in the driver's seat.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged driver, Lao Cui, with thinning hair, reluctantly asked, "Masters, the weather is really too cold, we can barely hold on.
It is said that monks are compassionate, could you both show great kindness and teach us how to withstand the cold?"
The younger driver, Xiao Shi, whose hair was still thick, imdiately brightened.
He obviously thought more than Lao Cui did. Lao Cui just thought about how to warm up. He, however, saw a way to get rich.
Girls nowadays care most about their figure and clothing; in the south, it's better, but in the north, co winter, everyone is wrapped so tightly that it hides any good figure.
If there really were a way from these two monks to keep warm, would money not just fly into his pocket?
And it wouldn't just be about money; he might even et one or two willing to pay for charm, ensuring he had both wealth and beauty.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he beca. Xiao Shi quickly added, "Yes, yes, please show great compassion, Masters, and teach us a trick or two to ward off the cold."
Hui Shiqi chuckled, "Want to learn, really?"
"Yes, yes." Lao Cui and Xiao Shi nodded eagerly like chickens pecking rice.
"Alright then, since you want to learn, I'll teach you a trick." Hui Shiqi readily agreed, saying, "Wait a mont, I'll be right back."
With that, he gave Hui Shiba a look that said "watch these two" and walked away.
Lao Cui and Xiao Shi waited expectantly in place, especially Xiao Shi, who was so excited he didn't even feel cold and even wanted to strip and streak.
He was already thinking about how he would spend money once he was rich.
Driving a good car, living in a villa, goes without saying; that's the standard for successful people.
Wearing a nice watch, smoking good cigarettes, drinking good wine, that's also a must.
Then, those snobbish folks would see that he was soone they couldn't reach.
"What are you smiling about?" Lao Cui looked at Xiao Shi strangely.
Xiao Shi was startled, snapping back from his daydream: "Was I smiling? You must have gotten it wrong, I wasn't smiling, not at all."
Lao Cui wanted to say sothing more, but saw Hui Shiqi returning from afar, holding what looked like a stone...two tis the size of a football?
"What's this for?" Lao Cui wondered aloud.
Hui Shiba chuckled, "Aren't you feeling cold? My brother must want to warm you up."
As he spoke, Hui Shiqi walked over and, without further ado, placed the stones into Lao Cui and Xiao Shi's arms, saying, "Hold on tight."
Lao Cui and Xiao Shi, bewildered, both asked in unison, "And then?"
"Then, hold the stone and run around the truck for half an hour. You'll not only feel warm but hot, even wanting to strip," Hui Shiba said earnestly.
This thod was akin to Xiao Feng's earlier "warmth labor thod" on the mountain of making the two lackeys chop bamboo.
"Run, aren't you feeling cold? Running will warm you up." Hui Shiqi urged.
"..." Lao Cui.
"..." Xiao Shi.
Doesn't need you to teach this thod?
Just then, a familiar voice sounded: "Oh, quite lively here."
Hui Shiqi and Hui Shiba turned around joyfully, "Brother Feng, why are you here?"
Xiao Feng smiled, "I had to co. With such important stuff on the truck, can you guarantee nothing goes wrong?"
"Absolutely!" Hui Shiba said resolutely, "Without a doubt, even if we put our lives on the line, we'll protect the stuff on the truck!"
"Is that so?" Xiao Feng sneered and pulled a gun from his pocket, pointing it at Hui Shiba, "Still so confident now?"
Hui Shiba swallowed nervously, stamring, "Brother Feng, let's not joke around like this, put the gun down, what if it goes off..."
Before he finished, Xiao Feng's finger moved.
"Bang!"
"Ahhhhh!" Hui Shiba scread and ran off in terror.
After running a distance, he realized he didn't feel any pain.
Turning back, he saw a small fla flickering from the gun's barrel.
Clearly, it was a fake gun, just a lighter.
"Brother Feng, can you not scare people like this next ti?" Hui Shiba complained.
Xiao Feng frowned, "A re lighter scared you like this. Is this what you call putting your life on the line to protect the truck's stuff?"
"I..." Hui Shiba was at a loss for words, lowering his head deeply.
Hui Shiqi spoke up, "That thing left too deep an impression on us. Brother Feng, please understand. Eighteen is still young. If it were , it definitely wouldn't be like this."
Xiao Feng gave a sardonic smile, "Haha, I love how you lie without thinking."
With that, he reached into his pocket with his left hand and pulled out an identical gun to the one in his right hand.
Then he pointed the gun at Hui Shiqi and grinned, "Guess if the one in my left hand is a real gun or a lighter?"
"..." Hui Shiqi.
After a mont of speechlessness, he simply raised his hands in surrender.
Hui Shiba taunted, "You said you wouldn't be like , huh?"
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