When the fragrance of rouge in the Chang'an West Market grew heavier than the scent of candied apricots, the hem of Daoist Master Yuqing's Daoist robe swept across the brocade curtain of the "Tribulation Fate Rouge Shop." The abacus-bead hair clasp in her hair struck the gilded plaque that read "Arranging Red Makeup Before the Window," causing Huwa's wooden "makeup-guarding imp face" carved on the door frame to chuckle mischievously, its abacus-bead eyes fixed on the whisk she was clutching tightly.
"Is the Daoist Master planning to subdue demons?" Zhang Yifan chuckled lightly, the abacus beads on her whisk tassel bouncing into the character for "Red." "I hear that the 'Dao Heart Red' from 'Tribulation Fate Rouge' is the most sought-after—" He suddenly lowered his voice, "Even smoother than Boss Pei's lip tint."
Yuqing glared at him, but upon seeing the shelves fully stocked with abacus-bead-shaped rouge boxes, the tips of her ears grew hot—each box was carved with Huwa's imp face, the abacus-bead tongue licking the rouge paste. Huwa immediately shoved a wooden "lip-protecting imp face" into her palm, its abacus-bead eyes gazing at her lips: "Brother Fan says that if the Daoist Master wears this rouge, her Dao heart will turn sweet!"
Chapter 139