Chapter 117 Chapter 117

For people like the zither player, the brothels are the best places to increase fame and make the most money.

The so-called goulan and weashe, in layman's terms, is the commercial and entertainment center of a city, and goulan is a place built in it specifically for performances, and its interior and exterior decoration is extremely luxurious.

Zhiyuan looked up at the towering building in front of them, her eyes filled with shock and excitement. "Oh my god, this is the first time I've been to a place like this in my life. It's so big, so gorgeous, and so spectacular, just like a palace!"

"This is just the beginning. Our human race's palace is much more magnificent than this one." Axue said proudly.

"Really? Sister Xue has been to the palace?"

"I've seen her before." Ah Xue raised her head proudly. "This... girl has traveled a lot and has been to many places. A mere imperial palace is no problem for me."

"Axue is so amazing..."

Listening to the conversation behind him, His Majesty the Demon King, who was not in the palace, fell into deep thought. He looked at the programs posted on the signboard, the dense text dizzying him.

The original body is already tired enough facing the mountain of words all day long, but now even if the clone runs to the human world to slack off, he can't escape it?

"What's the name of that musician?" You Lin turned around and asked.

"Her stage name is Liu Niang, but it may also be written as Liu Liu on the program." Axue said without hesitation.

"Liuliu." Hearing this name, You Lin's mouth twitched. Then he calmly sent a message to Fenghuang: "Is Liuliu looking after the house?"

"Hmm? What does Liuliu have to do with it?"

Liuliubenliu, who came from thousands of miles away, sneezed loudly.

"Chiu?" My dad misses me?

"Girls, would you like to listen to the music of our Miss Liu Liu?" A strange voice came from behind. Fenghuang turned around and saw a man dressed as a doorman standing there, walking towards them with an enthusiastic look on his face.

He had a strange makeup on his face, which was weird and a little funny.

"Miss Liu Liu is the finale here," he said, pointing to the program. The four of them followed his finger and, as expected, saw the name "Liu Liu."

Axue's eyes lit up: "Sure enough, it's here, thank you."

Fortunately, we arrived not too late and made it in time.

Just as Ah Xue was about to go in, the doorman suddenly blocked her path with his body. Ah Xue moved a step to the left, and the doorman followed suit, refusing to budge. After this happened so many times, Ah Xue became annoyed. "What's going on?"

"Tickets." The doorman smiled and held out his hand.

“…”Oh no, I forgot about this.

…

"Let's watch it here." The little incident didn't dampen Ah Xue's spirits. She chose a small private room on the second floor. Although it was a bit pricey, it was the best viewing area, facing the large stage below, so she could see everything clearly.

"But that demon has a human body, an ox head, and snake eyes. One look at it makes your legs tremble. Two looks at it makes your liver and gallbladder tremble, and you wish you could gouge your own eyes out..."

"Hey, we just got to the storyteller's place." Axue hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet.

"...The good young lady was captured by the demon and taken into a cave, unable to escape. Just as she was about to sever her own meridians, a sudden burst of golden light rang out, and the demon's cave was split in two by a stream of sword energy. The demon was furious, picked up a hammer as big as a sandbag and jumped out, shouting, "You little brat, how dare you destroy my cave? Tell me your name now!"

"The young man in white stood with his hands behind his back, one hand raised in a sword flower, and with a sneer, he said: I will not change my name or surname, I am Shen Wuming of the Shen family! The demon was shocked: What? It's the Sword Saint known as the Nameless Swordsman!"

In the private room, You Lin stuffed a piece of flower cake in his mouth and couldn't help but complain to Fenghuang: "Shouldn't it be the same as changing one's name?"

Phoenix thought for a moment: “Maybe that Shen Wuming is using a pseudonym?”

Zhiyuan exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually the story of the nameless hero! I've heard of his name. He calls himself Shen, and nicknamed himself the Nameless Swordsman, so everyone likes to call him Shen Wuming. This hero is mysterious, powerful, and especially gentle. I strongly recommend you read his...storybook."

"If I ever meet him, I'll definitely ask for his autograph on one of my treasured paintings," Zhiyuan said, clasping her hands together, her eyes sparkling. She didn't seem to be shy at all.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Phoenix seemed to hear a creaking sound, as if something was scratching the floor.

Ah Xue stuffed a piece of cake into her mouth and waved her hand nonchalantly, "This story is too cliché. I hear it every time I come here, and it's always the same story over and over again. There's nothing new about it. Do you know how to play Go? We're just waiting anyway, so why not give it a try?"

Hearing this, Phoenix's eyes lit up, and he no longer pursued what the sound was: "Okay."

You Lin refused. Zhi Yuan didn't understand, but she liked watching others play, so she raised her hand to show her agreement.

Soon the waiter brought a chessboard.

"Black moves first, please." Phoenix stroked the chess piece in his hand, in a good mood.

Go was a popular game among the demon race, with even Phoenix occasionally looking for someone to play a game with. Unfortunately, everyone thought his moves were too aggressive and full of murderous intent, and no matter the outcome, after one round, no one would play with him again.

You Lin was willing, but Fenghuang thought he was a noob and that winning wouldn't give him a sense of accomplishment, so he ruled him out. After all this time, Ah Xue was the only one willing to play with him.

Ah Xue also looked happy. Perhaps due to her frequent travels, Ah Xue's horizons were broader than those of ordinary people, and her mindset was also different. Her chess moves were like a sword unsheathed, its edge exposed. For a moment, she couldn't hold back, and her moves were even more ferocious than a phoenix.

Fortunately, after a few moves, Fenghuang and Axue instantly understood. They looked up at each other, their eyes filled with the excitement and joy of meeting a destined chess friend, as well as the mutual respect between rivals.

Neither of them held back, unleashing their full might. The black and white chess pieces resembled armies clashing on a battlefield, and Zhiyuan felt terrified just watching.

She looked for a while and suddenly found that the sister in white was sitting alone and looked a little lonely, so she quietly went over.

"Why are you sitting here alone? Do you want to come over and watch chess with me?"

"I don't want to see it."

"I think you are very kind. My master also likes to have a stern face and not say a word for a long time, but he is very good to us."

"Yeah." The cold Miss Lin nodded.

"It feels like these storytellers keep telling the same story over and over again. It's so boring."

"Um."

“…”

As the saying goes, when two i meet, there is bound to be an e. The one who is not so i will always become the one who takes the initiative to socialize.

Zhiyuan thought about it and decided to use her best friend-making tool. She lowered her voice and whispered, "Sister, do you want to read the storybook?"

Seeing her sneaking around, You Lin sneered in his heart, thinking: Is she finally going to be exposed? He felt that there was something wrong with this human from the beginning.

"look."

"I knew it," Zhiyuan chuckled, pulling a small notebook from her bag and handing it over. "This year's hottest storybook collection, a special collector's edition with illustrations."

You Lin took it silently, touched the paper inside, and sniffed it discreetly, but found nothing unusual. Could it be that the problem was the content?

Thinking of this, he opened the cover that sealed all evil.

The storybooks that girls love to read include not only those stories about heroes and beauties, talented men and beautiful women, but also those with wilder styles, such as those about heroes cherishing heroes, brotherhood, and the love-hate relationship between old enemies.

It's no big deal.

It is actually normal for the human race and the demon race to dislike each other and write some stories to make fun of each other and play a spiritual victory. One of his colleagues is particularly keen on writing some stories to make fun of the human race's senior leaders while slacking off.

It's no big deal.

However, if he could turn back time, You Lin would definitely choose to throw this notebook eighteen miles away and insert an enlarged version of the Dragon Spear into it as a seal. Unfortunately, he couldn't do it. Turning back time is just a daydream when people regret.

There was nothing wrong with the first few pages of the storybook; it was just a story about the demon race. As expected, the protagonists were the Dragon Lord, the Phoenix... um, and the Demon King? But that wasn't a big deal. In his eyes, it was just a sleazy story using the names of people he knew, not to mention that the plot was completely fabricated.

He continued to flip through the pages, curious. In the story, he and Phoenix were still the best of friends, both in heaven and on earth. This was perfectly normal, but for some reason he felt like something was amiss.

Could it be that there is some coded message in it? Looking at Zhiyuan's obscure and expectant smile, You Lin thought uncertainly.

So he lowered his head and continued to read. As Fenghuang played chess faster and faster, You Lin turned the pages of the book faster and faster.

Zhiyuan rubbed his hands together in anticipation, while Youlin's hands trembled with fear. When he finished flipping through the entire book, his expression was blank, and the dragon's mind was in a state of complete harmony. He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out. Did the Phoenix choose to keep humans because of their overdeveloped, even "abnormal" brains?

A dragon and a phoenix, together day and night, secretly develop feelings for each other, but one is as indifferent as a stick, incapable of love, flirting without realizing it, while the other, with loving restraint, silently accompanies him, waiting for him to come to his senses. Fortunately, the affectionate and patient dragon receives guidance from his friends, and finally musters the courage to write a love letter to confess his feelings. He thinks the clouds will finally clear and the moon will shine, but he suddenly dies the moment the wooden phoenix reads the love letter. He comes to his senses, but he also dies, and his long life becomes a prison sentence without a "wife."

The story was written in a tearful, tortuous, heartbreaking, and resentful way... Even Long Zun himself couldn't help but shed tears for such a beautiful yet tragic love.

What a beautiful triangle that grows in love with each other over time, Phoenix admires the Demon King, the Demon King likes Long Zun, and Long Zun has a crush on Phoenix. He loves him, he loves him, he also loves him, I love you, but you love the person I hate, and the person I hate loves me, but it doesn't matter, I love you, I am willing to tolerate everything for you, and finally the three of them put aside their grudges, return to their old ways, and live happily together.

The nine-bend, ethically inconsistent and thunderous story was so melodramatic that You Lin couldn't help but shout "Reverse the Heavenly Gang" after reading it.

What about the Demon Emperor Long Zun who forcibly married and then hated each other, and in the end they found out that they actually loved each other. I thought it was going to be a sweet ending, but the story suddenly changed and he fled with his baby in his arms, and was criticized for chasing Long Zun to the crematorium...

"Wait, interrupt me, why would the Demon King run away? Aren't they in a good relationship in the story?"

Zhiyuan said shyly, "Because Long Ben x Yin Na, if you can't stand it, you will run away, right?"

"That's slander... Then what about the egg-pocketing thing? The Demon King is clearly a man, right?"

"Isn't it said that ancient mythical beasts can become pregnant through feelings? That's what it says in the storybook."

“??????” Sorry, we can’t.

What about the human version of the Demon King and the newly crowned number one scholar Phoenix, as well as the long-lost wife Long Zun who is still in his hometown, and the beautiful Narcissus love story where he is chosen at first sight during the palace examination and dragged to the harem to make love without knowing what the world is.

There's the crazy Demon King who says, "I know you love him, but it doesn't matter. As long as you're willing to stay by my side, I'll spare his life"; the sickly beautiful Phoenix who is pitiful and unable to resist but is deeply in love with his wife; and the Dragon Lord who inexplicably receives a divorce letter but believes his lover won't betray him, so he rebels and seizes his wife.

By the way, this is also a piece of literature with great philosophical significance and universal values. At least after reading it, You Lin’s mind was filled with the thought: The feudal monarchy deserves to die.

Of course, there is also a version of the story where the love that cannot be obtained is forced to turn evil. When You Lin saw the description of that plot, he closed the book with a red face and instantly turned from a little white dragon into a little red dragon.

Miss Lin was confused, shocked, and horrified, but in the end, Miss Lin still maintained a professional attitude and watched all of them without missing a single one.

What if, what if this story is just a trick played by the enemy?

But Zhiyuan said excitedly: "How is it? Isn't it great?"

She's provoking me, absolutely...

"It's okay." You Lin returned the book expressionlessly, as if nothing had happened. The whole dragon tried to express with its whole body, "Oh, it's just so-so."

"I knew you liked it!" Zhiyuan held You Lin's hands and shook them vigorously as if she had met a family member.

You Lin cast a look at Fenghuang for help. Unfortunately, Fenghuang, who was so absorbed in playing chess, didn't receive the distress signal.

"Don't be shy, sister. I understand you. If you haven't had enough, I have a few cult classics about matchmaking." As she spoke, she took out several storybooks with the same cover like a magic trick.

She opened the catalog, and You Lin also saw the chapters about the old enemies - the innocent swordsman Qiao Longzun, the domineering Demon King, and the cold Human King, etc. The whole dragon was petrified on the spot.

He trembled as he glanced at the author - the handsome scholar from all over the world.

Including the previous large collection, among the books that Zhiyuan brought out, nine out of ten Lalang books were written by Qiao Shusheng, who can be said to be the largest producer in the world of vernacular novels.

"What a handsome scholar." He gritted his teeth and tried to recall which bastard around him was like this shameless handsome scholar.

"Yeah, he writes very well, right? I also like Qiao Shusheng's writing style, but it's a pity that he only likes to write about the Demon King and others. Although I like these characters too." Zhiyuan was very excited.