A River Restless in Still Winds

Darkmask...? Why are you here?

*Sigh*. After that incident, the Chief became really busy. Sometimes even we don't know where to find her.

Did she holler you?

Now that'd make things difficult.

Say, why don't you ... send a message to the Chief? See how she's doing?

You hear that? YOU ARE A BLIGHTED BASTARD, BIG BRO!

Take your horn to Wuling? To the Blight with that! I'm not taking your order! NEVER!

I'm gonna bring this silly big horn of yours here! And cuss you out TILL YOU FRIGGIN ROT!

PTUI! TILL YOU FRIGGIN CRY!

But if you're upset ... you can cuss back too ... you know...

WATCH OUT!

So nice of you to show up! Almost thought I had to visit Wuling to murk you!

Alright, FAM! Let's kill these two and avenge our Big Bro!

Hah! Go ahead! Kill me now! Just like how you butchered my Big Bro!

You were part of the Fam, Dirt Rinser. And that means I'm letting you off.

NOW GET OUT!

*Ptui* Traitor!

Traitor...? You ganged up with Big Bro and sneaked the breakers into our Stockade! How dare you call me a traitor!

I'll rip you apart if I ever see you again! RIP YOU BLOODY RAW ... AND HANG YOU FROM A TREE!

Drop the flattery. I should probably ask who let you through.

Who the hell let you in? I'm gonna hang that scum from a tree!

Is that why Uncle Shang and his peeps started sneaking around these days...? I'm not their only target. They're after Wuling too...

And my Bro lost his dad. Uncle Shang thus started treating Big Bro like his own.

Now that Big Bro has died, Uncle Shang is gonna settle the score... And that means us. Especially us.

You should head back, Darkmask.

I'm totally alright. Just swamped lately, so I haven't been on Baker, you know.

Enough, leave me alone!

Eavesdropped? Tsk, those idiots couldn't shut up. Alright, what's this emergency?

But get this straight, loser! NO ONE TOUCHES MY FAM!

Yeah. One of my Bro's advisors. He lost his kid in that scuffle ten years ago...

Hur. He's died... Does it really matter who made the choice?

Don't forget to tell that mad woman to keep her stinky hands out of this. I'll be taking care of it.

Enough talking already. I'm a terrible liar, so when I say I'm OK, it means I'm A-OK!

And if I got problems ... they're really personal problems...

Didn't toast you back? *Sigh*... I'll just tell you the truth, Darkmask. Chief gave her orders. She does not want to see anyone.

She said if anybody comes asking, get them to help. And that means gathering at least ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine Redjade Ginseng.

That, or grab a gong from the warehouse and bang it as loud as you can while walking round the Stockade, shouting: "Fire the fiery flare! Tangtang the Supreme Chief, come meet us here!"

And if you're sincere enough with the noise you make, Chief Tangtang will be there to give you a kick or two.

Please don't make it hard for me. Nobody wants the Chief to plant her boot in our faces.

*Sigh*... Fine.

I can't tell you how, but I can't stop you from accidentally overhearing things.

Here goes. Someone actually saw the Chief recently ... near these parts.

Job's done. Gotta carry this to Wuling. The Fam is...

Doing this behind the Younger Dame's back feels a little...

We should also give her a serving of this good stuff. That'll do Big Bro some well-deserved justice!

Younger Dame?! Why are you still calling her that?

AHEM... Chief is really working herself to the bone! Hardly see her nowadays.

Chief's got no choice, bro. Ruan Yi's underlings are recruiting more to their side. Said they wanted revenge... That's some serious trouble on her hands.

If only there was someone to keep her company and talk with her!

Yeah. If someone like that were around, Chief wouldn't be all alone on her own near the waterwheel!

Yeah. Why bother staying? Big Bro is dead. There's nothing to care about anymore.

Talk to the Chief? I can't just go up to her face and tell her we're leaving...

Yeah... And we could hardly talk to her anyway. I barely see her taking any breaks recently.

Yeah. These are hard times. Not only did they refuse to help, but they're also trying to mess things up.

Of course she does. Sometimes I see her all alone, head hung real low, looking sad and all.

Well ... when she realized that I saw her, she no longer went there anymore. I don't know where she is.