The maiden said "What did you say?" He rephrased the question "What is your name?" The maiden said "Oh, my name is Ah Ching. What is yours?"
Feng Li smiled and thought "So she is just a simple country girl unversed in courtly manners. Yet she learned this godlike sword skill. I only have to learn who her master is, then I can invite her teacher to train Yueh warriors. Wu will not be able to stand against us." His heart warmed as he realized that he"s closer to bring Si Shi back. Then he said "I am called Feng Li. Lady, why don"t you have a meal in my home?" Ah Ching said "No, I have to herd the goats to pasture." Feng Li said "I have a large lawn in my home. Your goats can feed there, then I will compensate you with ten fat goats."
Ah Ching clapped her hands together and laughed "You have a big lawn? Good, but I don"t want any goat from you. You didn"t kill this goat." She knelt to the ground and petted the dead goat. Then she said sadly "Old White, bad man killed you. I can"t save you this time."
Feng Li ordered his guard "Sew the body back together and bury it next to this lady"s house."
Ah Ching stood up. Her face was stained by tears, but her eyes was happy. "Feng Li, you won"t let them eat Old White?"
Feng Li said "Of course not. That"s your Old White. No one is permitted to eat him."
Ah Ching sighed "You are nice. I always hate to let other people kill my goats so they can eat the meat, but mother said that unless we sell our goat, we will not have money for rice."
Feng Li said "From today on, I will ask people to send your mother rice and good clothes. You don"t have to sell your goats anymore."
Ah Ching became happy and embraced Feng Li "You are a good man."
Feng Li held her hand, afraid that she might disappear like some immortal from legend. The goats followed them back to his mansion.
As Ah Ching herded her goats into the mansion she said "Your house is so large! How can you live here alone?"
Feng Li smiled "Yes, I think this house is too big for me. Why don"t you come live here with your mother? Who else do you have in your family?"
Ah Ching said "Just me and my mom. I don"t know if my mom wants to come. She always says that I shouldn"t talk to strange man, but you are a good man. You won"t harm us."
Feng Li told Ah Ching to leave the goats in the garden and ordered his servants to pick out the best snacks for Ah Ching. The servants watched in shock as the goats devoured the expensive flowers in the garden. They were even more shocked when they observed their master watching the destruction with a happy smile.
Ah Ching ate the pastries and drank the tea. Feng Li talked with and discovered that she"s innocent of the intrigues of the world. Finally he asked "Ah Ching, who taught you sword skills?"
Ah Ching"s large, clear eyes opened wider and said "Sword skill? No one ever taught me anything."
Feng Li said "The way you used that bamboo stick. That"s sword skill. Who taught that?"
Ah Ching shook her head "No one. I always knew how to play with the bamboo stick."
Feng Li saw that she was too innocent to lie and thought "Did heaven finally send down a miracle?" He asked again "Do you know how to play with this bamboo since you"re a child?"
Ah Ching said "No. When I was thirteen, Grandpa White came to ride my goats. I wouldn"t let him and beat him off with my bamboo stick. He returned with a bamboo stick. I then fought with him. At first, he always score hits on me and I can"t score hits on him. I play this everyday. Now, I score hits on him most of the time and he can"t score hits on me. He isn"t coming back as often now."
Feng thought he finally hit something and said "Where does this Grandpa White live?
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