Dagger attack more before , because since beginning his body of course more fast than his brain .
Knife fold it glistening below light corridor , stabbing to Peter's shoulder direction with normal movements used For scare people in a narrow alley . He doesn't want to kill . He wants to make blood came out , making Peter scream , then let the neighbors see who controls hallway That .
Peter steps back half steps , and heels touch part damp floor . His body is weak almost lost balance . Remaining medication tranquilizer Still hanging behind head , blow Evening previously Not yet is lost from muscles , and he know One error small Enough make body This fall before technique whatever time Work .
Dagger sees shaky that and grinned . “Is that all ?”
Her smile stop when needle Peter's silver touch side wrist his hands . There is no wound big , no There is blood spurting , only puncture small almost escape from the eyes of the people behind gap door . However Dagger's body directly folding , the knife fell , and he hit floor while clutching the chest and his stomach as if in pain run to all over nerve without know road go out .
Neighbors across the street took a sharp breath .
“He fell alone ?” whispered Woman old .
" No ," he replied. another man . “ There was flash .”
Peter is guarding his breath still flat . This is not fighting . Fighting too rough For mention jobs that require accuracy . Body man is House with Lots door , and most people just know break in wall . The healer knows which door is enough touched so that the whole House shiver .
Hector stared at Dagger writhing on the floor . His face was hardened , but He No step back . “ Wake up . Don't embarrass the Red Sickle.”
Dagger tries wake up , then fall Again with voice held back .
Brock forward while holding stick iron . Body size make hallway felt more narrow , and he still have the courage of people who have not Once see strength besides own body size . " Coincidentally Of course , Boss. Drunkard That only lucky ."
Peter glanced at him . “The loudest person calming others down is usually the quickest run ."
Brock's face turned red . The stick the iron swinging to Peter's head , heavy and rough . Peter lowered his head , letting stick hit wall until paint chips fell off . His shoulder bumped a little , and pain direct snatch until bone shoulder blades . If he had a tenth of his old Qi , Brock would have kneeling before lift stick . But what remains from body This only short and precise breaths are required used as economical as possible Possible .
Second needle enter below bone Brock's ribs .
Big man That froze . His eyes bulged . His stick come off and roll to Vince's feet, while his knees fall to floor with sound hard that makes corridor shiver .
Neighbor the man from earlier told Peter not to bother building step back from gap door . “I was only said Don't noisy . Not blame Davis.”
old woman who was previously the sharpest sneering while pretending to cough . He closed his eyes . door a little , but Still peep from the gap in the chain , like a person who wants to Happy from shame without truly leave spectacle .
Vince takes Brock's stick . His mouth Still smile , but his eyes start count distance . “ Cheap trick . You think we're afraid of needles? sew ?"
Peter moves before sentence That finished . Third needle touch point near Vince's jaw , and the man cynical That open mouth without voice . His jaw stiff , tongue held back , and smile mock him changed become expression such a fool embarrassing until someone behind door almost laugh before in a hurry close mouth .
Skull forward without talk . He is more fast from the others, and the chain short in his hands snatch Peter's arm up leaving a painful line on the skin . Peter did not oppose pull that . He followed direction chain , rotating body half steps , then touch needle to side Skull's neck . The man stop like statue , no fall , no scream , but sweat appeared on his temples one by one .
Skull's silence is precisely make the result more clear . Strong person know When his body betrayed .
Hector saw four child the fruit collapse without wound big , without blood that can made into reason , and without a blow that can He understand . Fear Not yet fully control her face , but his legs step back half step before price himself had time withhold .
The neighbors see half step that . In the world of little people , change direction sometimes started from movement as small as That .
“ That thug of course "too much ," whispered a woman from come back door .
Another man deleted recording on his cell phone secretly , not Because He want to protect Peter, but rather Because recording it also saves the voice earlier follow laugh .
Hector held stick the iron alone . “You know Who is Goro?”
“The person who sent his dog barking in front patient ."
Hector's face turned black . He attacked . with more movement trained than child the fruit . The stick short , heavy , and practical , right? swing rough For scare . Peter avoided once , twice, then a weak feeling in his chest make his breath broken . The tip of the stick snatch side his stomach , and pain stab so in until his views had time dark .
Hector smiled moment see Peter's body held back sick . " It turns out you can sick too.”
" Body man "honestly ," Peter replied while enter to too far away near For stick , then stick needle to the point below Hector's elbow. “He always confess the point touched with Correct ."
Hector falls with One knee .
No Because the bones broken . In fact Because No something is broken , pain That felt more insulting . He realized his hands intact , his legs intact , his breath Still there is , but his body No Want to hear his orders Alone .
Peter crouched in front of him . The corridor silence , and everyone who was there feel entitled evaluate now holding breath.
“ This needle No kill ,” said Peter. “He just teach your body remembering the pain .”
Hector looked at him with eye red . “Goro doesn't will stop ."
“Neither do I ask for it stop .” Peter wiped blood small in the corner lips . “ Say to him , I need seven day . During that , don't touch my mother .”
"And if he reject ?"
Peter pressed needle A little more in .
Hector gritted his teeth tooth until his neck tense . There is no screams , but his sweat fall to floor , and view That Enough make the neighbors understand that pain No always need voice For seen .
“You will find method make it understand ,” said Peter.
A number of minute then , Red Sickle left with step limping . Dagger bites lips so as not to groaning . Brock was carried with knee trembling . Vince closed his jaw is still stiff . Skull remains silent , but his silence No Again containing threat . Hector was the last one , his back Still upright , but his shoulder No Again Relax .
After they disappeared in the stairs , corridor still silent . The door that was open Enough wide now close slow one by one . Someone interesting child small enter to in the unit. The loudest man mocking Peter not brave looking at him when close chain safety .
Peter comes in return to apartment and close door half . When pulling needle final from folds his fingers , his hands shiver a little . He covered it up before neighbors who still peep had time see . Qi body This too thin, and victory small That paid with power that has not been Of course he has tomorrow .
On the floor near threshold door , there is paper small falling from Brock's pocket . Peter took it and looked receipt tangled from the Central Market. Several shop names are written there, including one that makes his eyes stop .
Sehat Sejahtera Traditional Medicine Shop . Owner : Mr. Wong.
Near stairs , Hector's cell phone was left behind vibrated . Peter took it , read it message from Goro who appeared on the screen , and felt threat That No stopped at the bodies of the new thugs just go .
If Davis still stand up , don't bill again . Take him to the Central Market. I want to see doctor type what dares hold my money .
Underneath There is another message .
Press the stores that have been give him a debt. Don't let he get drug .
Peter stared herbal receipt , then screen cell phone that . Money path, path drugs , and pathways enemy it turns out meet at the same place . Central Market. It's deadly screen , save his breath so as not to wasted in vain , then look at Mr Wong's name once Again .
" Tomorrow morning ," he said slowly , " I start from drug ."
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Misunderstanding
Peter did not chase her when she turned toward the side door of Melody Paradise.He only watched her breathing from behind. The pill worked faster than expected, but the Qi that had returned to his fingertips opened a new question. To confirm it, he needed to check her pulse or the breathing point near her collarbone, not because of any dirty thought, but because her body had just shown something that should not appear in a world with Qi this thin.“Stop for a moment,” Peter said.She turned back impatiently. “What now? Are you going to say the next price is higher?”“Give me your hand.”“For what?”“To check your pulse.”The parking attendant, unwilling to lose the show, whistled at once. “Bro, your sales method is improving. From pills to holding hands.”Several people laughed. Peter did not respond. She looked at his hand, then his face, then the people around them. She knew her body had improved. She also knew admitting it in front of these people meant giving victory to the medic
Three Dollars
She came out again almost half an hour later.She still walked with her chin raised, but her face was paler than before. Her lipstick had been fixed, her hair was still neat, and her smile was still there, but Peter saw how her breath paused every three steps. Her body was bargaining with pain, and pride was a poor broker.The parking attendant, who was counting coins, turned first. “Why are you out again so soon? Was the VIP room boring, or was your breath too short?”She looked at him once. The parking attendant immediately pretended to organize his tickets.Peter opened the pill box. “One pill. Sixty dollars.”She gave a short laugh. “With a table like that, you dare say sixty dollars?”The red haired hostess smoking by the door came closer. “Do not buy it. What if you recover and become stupid?”A drunk customer leaning on a car laughed. “If the medicine works, give me one too. I will pay with a song.”The parking attendant raised five fingers. “Bro, if she pays three dollars, tha
No Weakness Allowed
She entered the VIP room wearing a smile she had used for too long.The room was filled with blue light, cigarette smoke, and the scent of expensive drinks mixed with fruit. Leather sofas curved around a glass table. A large screen showed the lyrics of a love song, and three men sat with their collars open. In the middle, a familiar VIP customer waved as if he owned the stage.“You finally came. Sit here. Tonight, your voice has to make us forget to go home.”She laughed softly, sweet enough to sound familiar and distant enough not to seem cheap. “You always exaggerate.”“Exaggerating is a VIP customer’s job.” He poured a drink into a small glass and pushed it toward her. “Just a little. It will warm your throat.”Her throat had been stinging since afternoon. The left side of her chest felt tight, and each time she took a deep breath, heat spread from below the collarbone. But refusing too firmly in a room like this could sound like an insult. She accepted the glass, touched it to her
Neon Lights
Peter moved his folding table toward Melody Paradise as night thickened.The road in front of the building was far busier than the market. Motorcycles parked in layers near the sidewalk, a parking attendant blew his whistle as if the whole road belonged to him, a cigarette seller opened his box of goods under an electric pole, and drunk customers went in and out while laughing loudly. Music seeped through the glass doors, mixing with cigarette smoke, cheap perfume, spilled beer, and hot air from exhaust pipes.The neon lights of Melody Paradise flashed pink, blue, then purple. From a distance, the light made people’s faces look smoother. Up close, it only made them look more tired.Peter opened his table at a spot that did not block the entrance. He placed the small box of ten pills on a white cloth, then leaned the price board against the table leg. Forging Qi Pill, sixty dollars. The words had not even been fully read when the parking attendant nearby laughed.“Bro, selling stamina
Ten Pills
Apartment 307 still smelled of stale alcohol when Peter returned.He placed Mr. Wong’s package on the narrow table, one of its legs propped up by cardboard. Around it were a small pot, a cracked bowl, an old mortar, and several silver needles. They looked like poor jokes beside the knowledge that had once made Zicari nobles kneel outside his treatment room. There, he had a jade furnace, spirit water, and disciples waiting for orders. Here, he had an old stove whose flame sometimes died on its own.Peter opened the package slowly. The scent of Red Ginseng and Snow Lotus rose faintly, weak compared with Zicari ingredients, but still enough to awaken his physician’s instincts. He did not waste time complaining. This world was poor in Qi. His body was also poor in strength. If he wanted to live, he had to use that poverty like a small knife, not cry over it like a child who had lost an inheritance.The refining began before the sun leaned west.He washed the ingredients with boiled water,
Two Jars
Mr. Wong was still standing in front of the glass cupboard when the small shop fell silent again.The old key hung between his fingers, but he had not turned it yet. Morning light from the shop window fell across the back of his wrinkled hand, showing the tension in his knuckles. His waist had indeed improved after Peter’s treatment, but his face remained hard, like an old merchant who had heard too many sweet promises from bankrupt men.“My waist is better, Davis,” he said without turning around. “But your debt record did not heal with it.”The young clerk beside the medicine rack immediately understood the direction of the wind. A moment ago, he had been embarrassed because Mr. Wong had scolded him, but a flatterer’s tongue never stayed homeless for long. He looked at Peter from behind a box of herbs and said, “Mr. Wong is right. If he runs away again, who do we collect from? The plastic chair in his apartment?”The old customer in the patterned shirt stroked his chin, his voice slo
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