The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

11 Chapter Six: Hand-Washing(1/3)

After Yue Buqun took Lin Pingzhi as his new apprentice, the Huashan group, led by Yue Buqun, arrived at the Liu House. When Liu Zhengfeng heard the news from his servants, he was overwhelmed by both surprise and joy – even the world renowned "Gentleman Sword" in the Martial World, Head Master of the Huashan Sword School, came himself. Wasting no time, he rushed to the door to greet, expressing his gratitude again and again. Yue Buqun appeared to be very polite and modest. After congratulating Liu Zhengfeng with a big smile, he entered the gate with Liu Zhengfeng abreast. Priest Tianmen, Sister Dingyi, Yu Canghai, Mr. Wen, and He Sanqi all greeted at the door of the hall.

Yu Canghai had his own interpretation. He thought to himself, "Liu Zhengfeng certainly does not have the kind of fame that will get the Head Master of Huashan Sword School to come himself. Yue Buqun must have come for me. Humph! The Five Mountains Sword Alliance does outnumber me here, but my Qingcheng Sword School is not easy to be trifled with either. If Yue Buqun starts to criticize me, I'll cut him off and question him about Linghu Chong sleeping with prostitutes. When it comes down to blows, we'll just have to fight it out." But when Yue Buqun saw him, Yue just bowed down like how he did to all the others and greeted.

"Master Yu, long time no see. You are even in better shape now."

"Mr. Yue, how are you?" Yu Canghai bowed back.

After the masters exchanged some short chats, more guests showed up at the gate. This was the day set for Liu Zhengfeng's "Gold Basin Hand Washing" ceremony. At one hour before noon, Liu Zhengfeng went back to the inner rooms to prepare himself for the ceremony, while his apprentices took over the tasks of catering the guests.

Close to noon, over five hundred more guests from distant locations flooded in. Among the guests, there was Vice-Chief of the Beggars Clan – Zhang Jin'ao, Master Xia of Zhengzhou Six Harmonies Style Studio together with his three sons-in-law, Granny Tie from the Holy Maiden Peak of the Three-Gorges, Chief of the Sea-Sand Clan from the East Sea – Pang Roar, the Dual of the River Qu – Magic Blade, Bai Ke, and Magic Brush, Lu Xisi. Some of them had known each other before, and some had only heard about each other's names, never having the chance to meet. The Big Hall soon was filled with greetings and chats, almost sounding like a big marketplace.

Priest Tianmen and Sister Dingyi stayed inside their rooms to rest, not bothering going out to greet the crowd. They both thought, "Among the guests here today, some have good reputations in the Martial World, but some others are obviously people with doubtful characters. Liu Zhengfeng is a Master of the Hengshan Sword School. Why doesn't he conduct himself with dignity, instead, associating himself with all kinds of people indiscriminately? Wouldn't that lower the reputation of our Five Mountains Sword Alliance?" Yue Buqun, on the other hand, was very fond of making friends. Even when many nobodies or even people with not-so-good reputations came by to chat with him, he always chatted and joked with them without any arrogant posture as the Head Master of the Huashan Sword School – a famous one in the Martial World.

Meanwhile, directed by apprentices of the Liu House, the servants had set up over two hundred banquet tables inside and outside the Big Hall. Liu Zhengfeng's relatives, subordinates, bookkeepers, and apprentices including Xiang Danian and Mi Weiyi started seating the guests. Based on the fame and seniority in the Martial World, Priest Tianmen, the Head Master of the Taishan Sword School, should be seated at the head of the table, but since the five Sword Schools were all part of the Sword Alliance, Priest Tianmen, Yue Buqun, and Sister Dingyi were all half-hosts as well, so it wouldn't be appropriate for them to be seated in the seats of honor. Other senior masters all yielded to each other; no one wanted to sit at the head of the table.

Suddenly two shots of blunderbuss came from outside the gate, then strains of music accompanied by drumbeats followed, together with sound of gongs clearing the way. [1] Apparently, some kind of a government official had just arrived at the gate. While the guests were still in surprise, Liu Zhengfeng rushed out in his brand new silk robe from the inner room. All the guests started congratulating and cheering for him, but Liu Zhengfeng only put out a brief salute, and walked straight out. A few moments later, he walked back in accompanying a government official in government uniform respectfully.

All the guests were stunned. "Is that official a first-class master in the Martial World?" Although his uniform looked very impressive, his sleepy eyes and unhealthy complexion all indicated that he did not have any martial arts skills. Yue Buqun and the bunch all thought, "Liu Zhengfeng is a very wealthy man in the town of Hengshan, of course he would be making friends with the local government officials. Since today is the day of great rejoicing for Liu Zhengfeng, it would be no surprise for a local official to come by and congratulate out of perfunctory."

The official walked straight into the hall and stopped in the middle. A subordinate of his knelt down on his right leg and raised the tray in his hands high above his head. The tray was covered by a piece of yellow satin with a scroll in the middle. The official bent slightly to pick up the scroll and shouted loudly, "The Imperial Decree is here! Liu Zhengfeng, greet the Imperial Decree!"

All the guests were astonished! "Liu Zhengfeng's hand-washing and giving up using his sword were purely events only related to the Martial World. What has that got to do with the imperial government? Why did the emperor send an Imperial Decree? Could Liu Zhengfeng have plotted against the imperial government and was found guilty? That would be a crime punishable by beheading everyone in the whole family." Soon, everyone had reached the same conclusion and stood up. Some impatient ones had already grabbed their weapons. Everyone thought that since this official was announcing the Imperial Decree, then soldiers must have surrounded Liu House in all directions, and a big fight had become inevitable. As friends of Liu Zhengfeng, no one would be standing by unconcerned. In addition, when a nest got demolished, no eggs would escape unbroken; by coming to the event at Liu House, one had already become accessory of the rebels. It was already too late to stay aloof from the affair anyway. Everyone waited for Liu Zhengfeng's signal. As soon as he started yelling, all the blades in the Big Hall would chop the official into ten thousand pieces in no time. But Liu Zhengfeng appeared to be very calm and relaxed. He knelt down in front of the official, and after three kowtows, he said loudly, "Liu Zhengfeng greets the Imperial Decree. Thanks to his great Majesty!" All guests were stunned.

The official opened the scroll and started reading. "His great Majesty said: According to the report from Governor of Hunan Province, civilian Liu Zhengfeng of Hengshan County, who is zealous for the common weal and possesses good skills in horse-riding and archery, is worth of government services. Now you will be promoted to the rank of a Sergeant. From now on, you will render your service to the Imperial Court with no reservation to repay the Majesty's kindness. His Majesty!"

"Liu Zhengfeng thanks for his Majesty's great kindness. Thanks to his great Majesty!" Liu Zhengfeng answered while kowtowing several more times. He stood up and then bowed to the official. "Many thanks for the patronization from your Excellency Zhang!" Liu Zhengfeng exclaimed.

"Congratulations! Congratulations! Sergeant Liu, we are both serving for his Majesty now. You are being too modest!" The official stroked his goatee with a smile.

"I am just a reckless man of the bush," Liu Zhengfeng said. "Today I am being promoted by the Imperial Court, of course that attributes to the great kindness of his Majesty, bringing honors to all my ancestors, but that also attributes to the outreaching patronization of the Governor's Excellency and your Excellency Zhang."

"Not really. Not really," the official said with a smile.

"Brother Fang, where are the gifts for his Excellency Zhang?" Liu Zhengfeng turned to Fang Qianju.

"They are all here." Fang Qianju turned around and took out a round tray. A brocade wrapped package lay in the middle of the tray.

Liu Zhengfeng took the tray with both of his hands. "Here are some small gifts, just to show a small portion of our respect. Please accept them, your Excellency!" he said with a big smile.

"We are all brothers, there's really no need for gifts." The Zhang-named official grinned while tipping his subordinate a wink. The subordinate by his side immediately stepped forward and took the tray. As soon as the tray was handed over, his arms lowered. Obviously the package in the tray was something heavy. It had to be gold, not silver.

Beaming with joy, the Zhang-named official excused himself, "Bro, I still have government duties to take care of. I really shouldn't stay any longer. Come, let's fill three cups of wine and congratulate Sergeant Liu's promotion today. Wish him more promotions in the near future, and enjoy his Majesty's kindness once more." The servants had already prepared the wine. The Zhang-named official drank all three cups of wine swiftly, and then cupped his palms for a salute and walked out of the gate. Liu Zhengfeng walked him all the way out with heaps of smiles on his face. Gong sounds rose again, and shots of blunderbuss were set of by Liu House again to see the official off.

This scene was really not expected by any of the guests. They all just stared at each other, not knowing what to say. Everyone's face was covered by embarrassment and surprise.

Although the guests that came to Liu House were neither from the dark side of the Martial World, nor rebellions, they all had some fame in the Martial World and considered themselves the type with exceptional abilities that would looked down upon local governments. When they saw how Liu Zhengfeng curried favor with the powerful, and acted so nauseatingly just for the promotion to Sergeant such a low rank from the emperor, and even bribed the official in public, some couldn't help showing disgusts on their faces. Some elder guests all thought, "He probably bought his promotion. How much gold and silver would he have to spend to get the recommendation from the Governor? Liu Zhengfeng was a man of integrity, why would he let covetousness overcome him and buy a title so unscrupulously?"

Liu Zhengfeng walked back to his guests with a big smile and invited everyone to be seated. Since no one wanted to sit at the head of the table, the armchair in the middle was left empty. Seated at the head seat by the left was Master Xia of Six Harmonies Style Studio, the oldest one among the group, and seated at the head seat by the right was the Vice-Chief of the Beggars Clan, Zhang Jin'ao. Zhang Jin'ao, himself, did not have any outstanding fame, but since the Beggars Clan is the largest clan in the Martial World, and the Chief of the Beggars Clan, Xie Feng, had outstanding martial arts skills and fame, so everyone showed their respect.

After everyone was seated, servants brought out various dishes and wines. Mi Weiyi took out a tea table covered by brocade. Xiang Danian held a shinning gold basin in his arms. The basin was already filled with water. Three shots of blunderbuss came from outside, followed by eight loud "bangs" from firecrackers. All the junior apprentices at the Back Hall and the Flower Hall all rushed into the Big Hall to see the fun. Liu Zhengfeng stepped to the middle of the hall with a bright smile and bowed to all directions with his palms cupped. All the guests stood up to salute him back.

"All the senior heroes, good friends and young friends," Liu Zhengfeng said in a loud voice, "thank you for coming such a long way. You really have given Liu Zhengfeng great due respect. I truly appreciate that! After today's Gold Basin Hand Washing, I will no longer be involved in the Martial World. You probably have all seen the reason why. Thanks to the great kindness of the Imperial Court, I have been awarded a small government post. As the saying goes: On his Majesty's payroll, then show his Majesty your loyalty. In the Martial World, people do things following the code of brotherhood, but to fulfill government duties, one has to follow the laws and regulations of the government to show loyalty to his Majesty. When there is a conflict between the two, it would put me in a very awkward position. Starting from now on, Liu Zhengfeng will be quitting the Martial World. If my apprentices want to submit themselves to other schools or clans, it's totally up to their own decisions. I invited all you friends here to be my eyewitnesses. Later when you come to the town of Hengshan again, you are still good friends of mine, but regarding the various kinds of dispute and clash in the Martial World, I will have to excuse myself." He bowed again after the words.

All the guests had expected those words out of him. "He really wanted to be a government official. That's his own will, and no one can force him to give that up. He has never offended me; I guess I'll just pretend there's no more Liu Sir in the Martial World," they all thought.

"Such a behavior would really hurt Hengshan Sword School's fame, no wonder the Head Master of the Hengshan Sword School, Great Mr. Mo, did not show up. He must be quite mad about it," some also thought.

"The Five Mountains Sword Alliance has done many chivalrous acts recently, and is well respected by everyone. Now with such a behavior from Liu Zhengfeng, people probably won't say anything up front, but behind the scenes, there might be all kinds of comments," some others thought.

There were also people who took pleasure out of the scene, thinking, "And the people of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance still call themselves a chivalrous group? As soon as he has a chance to gain promotion and get rich, he kowtows to an official in such a begging manner. How could that be called chivalrous?"

These thoughts boggled each of the guests' minds. In the meantime, silence swept the entire Big Hall. Under such circumstance, everyone should have already congratulated Liu Zhengfeng, and complimented with something like "Retire with happiness and a long life," "Great courage and great wisdom," etc. etc. , but with over a thousand guests around, none said a word.

Liu Zhengfeng turned to face the outside and said loudly, "Thanks for the respectful Master's kindness, I, Liu Zhengfeng, was taken as an apprentice of the Hengshan Sword School, and was taught martial arts skills. I am very ashamed that I could not expand the fame of the Hengshan Sword School. Luckily, our school still has apprentice brother Mo to manage things. Liu Zhengfeng is just mediocre in the school. The school wouldn't miss anything without me. Starting from now on, after I wash my hands in the gold basin, I will be focusing on my governmental career. I will never use the martial arts skills I learned from my Master to work toward my promotion. Regarding disputes and clashes in the Martial World, or arguments between schools and clans, Liu Zhengfeng will never be involved again. If I ever break my promise, I will end up like this sword."

He turned his right palm over and drew a long sword from under his robe. Bending the sword slightly with his hands, "Crack," he had broken the blade into two pieces. He simply let the two broken parts fall to the floor, and the broken blades pinned into the green brick on the floor without any noise.

Seeing the scene, everyone was well shaken. The broken blade had penetrated the brick so quietly; apparently, the sword had an extraordinarily sharp blade. For someone like Liu Zhengfeng, to break a normal steel sword with one's hands was nothing extraordinary, but to break such an outstanding sword so effortlessly, the strength required from one's fingers could only come from someone who had the skills of an elite fighter in the Martial World.

"What a pity!" Mr. Wen gave out a deep sigh. No one was clear if he was feeling sorry because of the loss of such an outstanding sword, or because such a great master as Liu Zhengfeng would willingly barter away his honor for the government's patronage.

With a bright smile on his face, Liu Zhengfeng rolled up his sleeves and got ready to put his hands into the golden basin, when suddenly someone shouted sharply outside, "Stop!"

Slightly surprised, Liu Zhengfeng looked up and saw four men in yellow robes walking through the gate. After entering the gate, the four split into groups of two and stood still on each side of the path, when a tall man, also in a yellow robe, walked straight in with his head held high and a silk flag in five colors raised high in his hand. The flag was studded with pearls and diamonds, so when the flag flapped, magnificent twinkles flashed.

While in shock, many guests recognized the silk flag: "It's the Five Mountains Sword Alliance Chief's Command Flag!"

The man walked until he was right in front of Liu Zhengfeng, and then raised the flag high in the air. "Uncle-Master Liu, here's Five Mountains Sword Alliance Chief Zuo's order: Please temporarily postpone the ceremony of Uncle-Master Liu's 'Gold Basin Hand Washing'," he announced.

Liu Zhengfeng bowed to the flag. "May I ask why Alliance Chief would give such an order?" he asked.

"I am just following my orders. I really don't know the reason behind Alliance Chief's decision. Will you, Uncle-Master Liu, please pardon me?" the man answered.

"You are being too modest! Nephew apprentice, you must be 'Ten Thousand Feet Pine' Nephew Shi, am I right?" he asked. Although he had a smile on his face, his voice had already slightly trembled. Obviously, even as one who had experienced many confrontations, he was greatly shocked because of the sudden change.

The man was none other than the apprentice of the Songshan Sword School, "Ten Thousand Feet Pine" Shi Dengda. Realizing that Liu Zhengfeng knew about his name and nickname, he was immensely proud.

"Apprentice Shi Dengda here shows his respect to Uncle-Master Liu," he said, bowing slightly.

Taking a few steps forward, he also saluted Priest Tianmen, Yue Buqun, Sister Dingyi, and the bunch. "Apprentice of Songshan Sword School here shows his respect to Uncle-Masters." The other four men in yellow also bowed to salute.

Sister Dingyi was quite pleased. "It's great that your Master decided to step in and stop this ceremony," she said while slightly bowing back. "All we martial people care about is the virtue of chivalry. I think one should just enjoy the Martial World leisurely and carefree; why bother becoming a government official? But I knew brother Liu had everything arranged already and would never have listened to the old nun, me, so I simply decided to save my breath."

Liu Zhengfeng said with a solemn face, "In the old days when our five sword schools formed the alliance, we agreed to help each other when attacking or attacked upon, to uphold justice in the Martial World as a whole. When there are matters related to the five schools, we should all follow the Alliance Chief's command. Our five schools made this five-colored Command Flag together. It is true that when seeing the Command Flag, it's like seeing the Alliance Chief himself, but today's 'Gold Basin Hand Washing' ceremony is only my private matter. It is neither against any martial rules, nor related to the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, so I am not restricted by the Alliance Chief's Command Flag. Nephew Shi, please tell your respectful Master that I will not follow the order and ask for his pardon." He walked toward the gold basin.

Shi Dengda rushed forward and blocked in front of the gold basin.

"Uncle-Master Liu, my Master urged me again and again to ask Uncle-Master you to temporarily postpone your 'Gold Basin Hand Washing' ceremony. Master said that the Five Mountain Sword Alliance has the same root with different branches; we members are like brothers to each other. By sending out this Command Flag with the order, he was not only taking the inter-school relationship into consideration, but also to uphold the justice in the Martial World, and also for the good of Uncle-Master Liu," he exclaimed while raising the silk flag even higher in the air.

"I am a bit confused here," Liu Zhengfeng said. "The invitation for my Gold Basin Hand Washing ceremony was sent to Mount Songshan with great manners way ahead of time. A long letter was also sent together to apprentice brother Zuo explaining everything in detail. If apprentice brother Zuo really had such good intentions, why didn't he stop me earlier, and waited till now to stop me with the Command Flag? Obviously he wants me to go back on my words in front of all the heroes in the Martial World, so I would be laughed at by every martial people!"

"Master said that Uncle-Master Liu is a man of iron will in the Hengshan Sword School, with righteousness as broad as the sky and well respected by all fellow martial people. Master himself well admires you as well, so he exhorted us to never act with impoliteness, or to face strict punishment. Uncle-Master Liu, you have great fame spreading around the Martial World, so there's really no worry regarding that," Shi Dengda said.

"Chief Zuo was flattering me. I don't have such great fame." Liu Zhengfeng smiled.

Seeing that neither would give in, Sister Dingyi couldn't help cutting in.

"Brother Liu, why don't you just postpone it for a little while? Everybody here today is a good friend of yours; who would be laughing at you? Even if there are really a few jerks that are bold enough to ridicule you, you don't have to worry about it, because I won't let them get off." She glanced at everyone's face challengingly to see who was going to be so bold to offend her fellow master in the Five Mountains Sword Alliance.

Liu Zhengfeng nodded. "Well, since Sister Dingyi also said so, let's postpone my Gold Basin Hand Washing ceremony till noon tomorrow. All of my good fiends, please stay one more day in the town of Hengshan, and wait for me to discuss this more with these nephew apprentices of the Songshan Sword School."

Suddenly, a girl's shouting voice came from the direction of the inner rooms. "Hey, back off! What are you doing? Who I want to play with is none of your business!"

Stunned, everyone recognized her voice. It was the young girl Qu Feiyan who confronted Yu Canghai the day before.

A man's voice rose, "Sit down tight and shut up. I will let you go later."

"Huh, how strange! Is this your home? Why are you blocking sister Liu and I from going to the back garden to catch butterflies?" Qu Feiyan's voice rose again.

"Fine! If you want to go, go by yourself. Miss Liu has to stay here for a while," the man answered.

"Sis Liu thinks you are disgusting! Why don't you just go away and leave us alone? Sister Liu doesn't even know you," Qu Feiyan snapped.

Another girl's voice came, "Sister, let's go. Don't pay any attention to him."

"Miss Liu, please stay here for a while," the man ordered.

Liu Zhengfeng's anger started growing. "Which jerk is being bold enough to cause trouble in my house and tease my Jing'er?" he thought.

Second senior apprentice of Liu House, Mi Weiyi, rushed into the inner rooms toward the direction of the voices and saw his apprentice sister, hand in hand with Qu Feiyan, standing in the courtyard, while a young man in a yellow robe extended his arms and blocked their way. From the robe the young man was wearing, Mi Weiyi recognized him as an apprentice of the Songshan Sword School. With anger, he faked a cough and said loudly, "Are you an apprentice brother of the Songshan Sword School? Why didn't you take a seat in the Big Hall?"

"No need for that. I am following Alliance Chief's order to keep an eye on Liu's family members, and not to let anyone get away," the man said arrogantly. His voice was not loud, but it had a clear tone of haughtiness. From his words, all the guests were stunned.

Liu Zhengfeng's anger exploded. "What's all this about?" he questioned Shi Dengda.

"Apprentice brother Wan, you can come out now. Watch your words; Uncle-Master Liu has already agreed to stop the Hand Washing ceremony," Shi Dengda urged.

"Yes. That would be the best," the man in the inner room answered. He entered the Big Hall from the inner room and bowed to Liu Zhengfeng. "Songshan apprentice Wan Daping here shows his respect to Uncle-Master Liu."

Liu Zhengfeng's body trembled from of anger. "How many Songshan apprentices are here today? Why don't you all show yourselves now?" he yelled.

Right after his last word, voices of dozens of people suddenly answered in unison from above the roof, outside of the gate, around the corner of the hallway, in the backyard, and all other directions, "Sure. Songshan apprentices show their respect to Uncle-Master Liu." The shouting of dozens of voices came at the exact same moment, loudly and unexpectedly. That really caught all the guests in the Big Hall completely off guards. The dozen people standing on the roof were all in yellow robes, but the others in the Big Hall each dressed differently, and obviously had sneaked into the Big Hall a while back to keep watch on Liu Zhengfeng in secret. They mixed themselves in the over one thousand guests, and no one had suspected them at all.

Sister Dingyi was the first one to lose her calmness. "What..what's this about? This is too much!" she called out.

"Please excuse us, Uncle-Master Dingyi," Shi Dengda explained. "Our Master gave the specific order that we should stop Uncle-Master Liu's hand washing ceremony at all costs. We were afraid that Uncle-Master Liu wouldn't follow the order, so had to give offense. Please pardon us."

Right at that moment, over a dozen people walked out from the inner rooms. They were Liu Zhengfeng's wife, his two young children, and seven apprentices of the Liu House, each with a Songshan apprentice behind holding a dagger against each one's back.

"Dear friends," Liu Zhengfeng said loudly, "Liu Zhengfeng is not someone who would cling obstinately to his course, but today with such intimidation from apprentice brother Zuo, if I have to bend my will because of force, my reputation will be ruined, then why should I even live? Apprentice brother Zuo will not allow me to have my Gold Basin Hand Washing; humph, my head can be cut off, but my will can not be bent." He took a step forward and reached for the gold basin.

"Hold it!" Shi Dengda yelled out. He waved the Command Flag and blocked the way.

Reaching his left hand out, Liu Zhengfeng poked at Shi's eyes. She Dengda raised both of his arms to block when Liu Zhengfeng abruptly pulled his left hand back and poked with his right hand. With no other options, Shi Dengda had to take a step back.

After forcing Shi Dengda back, Liu Zhengfeng reached for the gold basin again, when he heard some kind of swooshing sounds from behind his back – and two people had jumped on him. Without turning around, Liu Zhengfeng threw a swift back kick with his left foot. "Bang," a Songshan apprentice flew into the air. Then he grabbed back with his right hand following the direction of the sound and grabbed at another Songshan apprentice's collar. Pulling toward the direction of the force, he lifted the second apprentice over his shoulder and threw him toward Shi Dengda. The back kick with his left foot and the back grab with his right hand were executed so swiftly and accurately that it was almost like he had eyes on his back. The unusual skills of an elite fighter were clearly shown in those moves.

In shock, no more Songshan apprentices dared to come at Liu Zhengfeng again. The Songshan apprentice behind Liu Zhengfeng's son shouted, "Uncle-Master Liu, if you don't stop right now, I will have to kill your son."

Liu Zhengfeng turned his head back and threw a glance at his son. "With so many heroes here today, if you dare to touch a single hair of my son, all you dozens of Songshan apprentices will be grounded into ten thousand pieces," he said coldly.

These were not bluffing words. If this Songshan apprentice had really hurt his young son, it would certainly arouse public indignation, and cause all of the guests to attack the Songshan apprentices, and then none of the Hengshan apprentices would make it out alive. He turned back and reached for the gold basin once again.

It seemed that no one would be able to stop Liu Zhengfeng this time, when suddenly, with a silver flash, a tiny missile flew over. Liu Zhengfeng took two steps back; "Ring," the missile hit the edge of the gold basin and knocked it down to the ground. "Clank," the gold basin flipped over and landed bottom up; water splashed all over the floor. Meanwhile, a yellow shadow jumped off the rooftop, and in a flash, had rushed by the fallen gold basin. He stomped on the gold basin; the gold basin collapsed under his foot and was flattened.

In his forties, the man had medium height. He was an extremely thin man with ugly mustach-->>

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