Chapter 27 Chapter 27 10,000 words updated

The wolf demon who had been behaving well suddenly trembled all over and looked at Sang Ling with fear in his eyes.

The leader of Moshengze frowned, looking puzzled, "Fairy Sangling seems to have some misunderstanding. We in Moshengze have nothing to do with the Demon Lord."

Sang Ling ignored his explanation and asked, "Really?"

Obviously he doesn't believe it.

Under the dangerous gaze of Pavilion Master Mo Shengze, Sang Ling smiled defenselessly.

The mask was taken off, revealing Fu Yan's face. He had a gloomy expression and dark eyes. He stared at her without saying a word.

Sang Ling was concerned about the wish list and asked again, "If I want to use the wish list, what are the conditions?"

Fu Wei tapped lightly with one finger, stared at her, and said, "Use it once, and you must agree to one condition of mine." He chuckled, "I will tell you the condition later."

Sang Ling frowned and was not going to agree to what Fu Wei proposed. Who knew what excessive conditions Fu Wei would put forward later.

Fu Wei looked at her silence and added slowly, "Don't worry, it's a condition you can do and it's not excessive."

Sang Ling thought for a moment. She only had a month to live, and she really needed to use the wish list. Finally, she said:

"make a deal. "

Fu Yan's hand with bony fingers suddenly stroked Sang Ling's face, and he stared at Sang Ling with dark eyes.

I don't know whether he was thinking about what conditions to propose to Sang Ling, or how Sang Ling recognized him twice.

Sang Ling glanced at his hands and pleaded, "Don't wear these gloves next time you see me. They're pretty disgusting."

Fu Wei laughed dully, "Why should I listen to you?"

Sang Ling was not panicked at all, "You said you would be obedient, Lord Demon, I remember everything you said."

I don’t know what Fu Yan’s expression was, but the wolf demon was so frightened that he couldn’t stand up, and looked at Sang Ling with his eyes wide open.

Fu Yan lowered his eyes, his expression could not be seen, but he took off his gloves and threw them at the wolf demon.

Then he held Sang Ling's chin, raised his hand and stared at her, saying indifferently: "When it comes to keeping promises, you always look at my mood."

Then he flicked his hand and let go.

Apparently, he intends to keep his promise this time.

Sang Ling touched his chin and found it was not dislocated. The Demon Lord was particularly merciful this time.

She responded softly, "I know."

Fu Ying waved his hand and commanded the wolf demon, "Take her to Chunming Pavilion."

The wolf demon received the order and immediately stood up and walked out with Sang Ling and Sheng Sheng. Unlike the cold and stern look when he came in, the wolf demon was now extremely well-behaved in front of Sang Ling.

After leaving the room, Shengsheng gently pulled Sang Ling, her voice sounding a little uneasy.

"Sister, who was that vicious person just now?"

She was talking about Fu Yan.

Sang Ling was amused by her unique name, touched her and said, "The Demon Lord of the Demon Realm is a bad guy."

Shengsheng looked as if it was true, but he patted his chest and said to no one, “But Shengsheng felt bad when he saw the murderer.”

Sang Ling touched her and said, "Don't be afraid, it's just a fake tiger."

Shengsheng didn't say anything else and just followed Sang Ling obediently.

The wolf demon behind him had his eyes wide open, almost popping out.

After leaving Moshengze, there was still a performance on the round stage of Chunming Pavilion. The dance became more and more charming, the clothes became more and more exposed, and some people even moved their beds directly to the round stage, waiting for others to compete for the opportunity to perform together.

It's really lively.

Although Moshengze is right next door, the atmosphere is completely different. There is a crowd in front of Chunming Pavilion and no one dares to stand at the door of Moshengze, or even pass by.

Seeing the wolf demon and Sang Ling coming out of Moshengze, the lively atmosphere in Chunming Pavilion suddenly froze.

The wolf demon was not surprised. He took Sang Ling into Chunming Pavilion through the side door without even looking at him.

It was extremely lively outside, but there were few men in Chunming Pavilion at this hour. Only some female cultivators in light clothing were still preparing.

Sang Ling took a closer look and found that few of the female cultivators in Chunming Pavilion were from the fairy world. Most of them were demon cultivators, and some were demon cultivators.

This wolf demon is a big shot. When the women in Chunming Pavilion see him, they have to pull up their clothes immediately and hide away.

Soon, a voluptuous female demon came out and giggled, "Isn't this the manager? How did you find time to come here?"

She glanced at Sang Ling and asked, "Is this for Chunming Pavilion?"

The wolf demon frowned and took a step back, "Yeah."

The voluptuous enchantress glanced at Sang Ling and said, "Take off your veil."

Chunming Pavilion doesn't want any ugly people, and not everyone can get in.

But the newcomer did not even move to take off her veil. She just said, "I have an injury on my face. I can't take it off for the time being."

The voluptuous female demon frowned immediately, "Are you injured?" She looked at the wolf demon with dissatisfaction, "Manager, you can't force everyone into my Chunming Pavilion. My Chunming Pavilion is number one in the Three Realms, but not everyone is welcome."

The wolf demon reminded her: "The Pavilion Master asked me to bring it here."

The voluptuous female demon immediately showed fear in her eyes, stopped looking at him, and said respectfully, "The person chosen by the Pavilion Master must be correct. I know it."

But judging from her expression, she was just afraid of Fu Yan and was still dissatisfied with Sang Ling.

Sang Ling thought for a moment and comforted her, "Don't worry, I look pretty good."

Sheng Sheng, who was following behind her, immediately responded, "Sister, you are pretty!"

The voluptuous female demon looked at her with suspicion, obviously she just thought that Sang Ling was a boastful person who not only boasted but also brought little followers with him to agree with him.

She circled around Sang Ling, her expression gradually improving, "Okay, at least you're in good shape. As long as you work hard, you can make a living."

The wolf demon reminded her: "Don't think about it. This female cultivator has her own decision-making power in Chunming Pavilion. This is an order from the Pavilion Master."

"There has never been a precedent for this..." The voluptuous banshee frowned. Besides, if she didn't give herself to him, how could she survive in Chunming Pavilion?

The wolf demon looked at her and said, "If you have any doubts, you can go to the Pavilion Master in person."

The charming female demon's face froze, and she said awkwardly: "Don't use the Pavilion Master to pressure me for no reason. Once the person is delivered, you can leave."

The wolf demon didn't say much. Since his mission was accomplished by sending Sang Ling to him, he walked away from Chunming Pavilion.

As soon as the wolf demon left, the other women in Chunming Pavilion looked over here curiously. These people cannot be fooled by playing a few pipa or flute. They are richer and stingier than each other. If you don't peel off your skin to show them, they will not give you the spirit stones in their pockets. ”

Sang Ling nodded, "I know."

The voluptuous banshee frowned, "Since you know and are unwilling to commit yourself, why did you come here? If you can't earn enough spirit stones, the punishment from Chunming Pavilion will not be fun."

Sang Ling smiled and said, "I have learned about the situation of Chunming Pavilion in advance."

The voluptuous enchantress smiled sarcastically but did not interrupt her delusion.

"Since you have the right to make your own decisions, you don't have to call me mom like the other sisters in the pavilion. Call me by my real name, Gou Qiu.

Sang Ling extended her hand and introduced herself: "Sang Ling."

Gou Qiu was stunned for a moment, and asked, "The one from Cangwu Immortal Mansion... Sang Ling?"

"Yes."

She quickly turned her head to look, fortunately the wolf demon had set up a soundproof enclosure during the conversation, so their conversation was not heard.

But wasn’t Sang Ling dead? Why did she appear here again? Why would the white moonlight of the fairy world come to Chunming Pavilion?

Gou Qiu's mind was full of thoughts, but what came out was:

"Do you know why there are no female cultivators from the immortal world in Chunming Pavilion? The demons hate people from the immortal world the most. Most of the female cultivators from the immortal world who came here are now dead."

The path chosen by Sang Ling is totally unfeasible. Gou Qiu himself doesn't know why, but he still wants to persuade her.

Sang Ling didn't react.

Gou Qiu was afraid that she didn't know how serious this was, so he added, "The other female cultivators in the Immortal Realm are like this, but you are Sang Ling. You know how much the people in the Demon Realm hate you. If they knew your true identity..."

The rest is self-explanatory.

Sang Ling smiled, "I know, Sister Gou Qiu, just don't let them know that I am Sang Ling."

Gou Qiu swore.

Gou Qiu hurriedly took Sang Ling into the room, fearing that she would reveal some shocking news outside.

When they got to the room, she made a cup of tea for Sang Ling and said, "Since you have the power to make your own decisions, then tell me what you are going to do. What do you need me to do?"

Sang Ling took a sip of tea, picked up a snack from the table and handed it to Shengsheng.

"I haven't decided yet."

Only then did Gou Qiu notice Sheng Sheng who had been hiding behind Sang Ling. She beckoned to Sheng Sheng to come over to her.

"You haven't figured it out yet? How dare you enter Chunming Pavilion, a devil's den, if you haven't figured out how to earn spirit stones? Chunming Pavilion requires spirit stones to be paid once a month. If you don't earn enough spirit stones..."

She didn't say the rest.

Sang Ling looked calm, but Sheng Sheng, who walked timidly to Gou Qiu, trembled with fear.

Gou Qiu pulled Sheng Sheng to look around, then said with a smile: "It's strange, I usually hate these little demons, but I actually like the one next to you."

When Shengsheng heard that Gou Qiu liked her, she was not so nervous anymore.

Sang Ling said, "Her name is Shengsheng."

Gou Qiu touched Shengsheng's head and said, "Shengsheng..., this name sounds nice. Shengsheng, how about you follow me?"

Shengsheng immediately backed away from her, huddled tightly behind Sang Ling, shaking her head like a rattle, and whispered, "I don't want it, I'll just follow my sister!"

Gou Qiu was not annoyed. Instead, he handed Sheng Sheng a piece of tea and said, "Okay, okay, then you can follow Sang Ling. It won't be too late to follow me after she dies."

Gou Qiu didn't think that Sang Ling could survive the first month. If she didn't sell her body and was still a female cultivator from the immortal world, how could she survive in Chunming Pavilion?

She really liked Shengsheng, the little demon. If Sang Ling died, she wouldn't mind helping her raise Shengsheng.

Hearing Gou Qiu's words, Sheng Sheng burst into tears, "You lied! I only follow my sister!"

Gou Qiu didn't say anything else. Shengsheng was young and had a low tolerance, so she was just using what she had just said to remind Sang Ling. Now that she had been reminded, there was naturally nothing more to say.

Sang Ling comforted Sheng Sheng, "I'll be fine."

For some reason, Shengsheng trusted Sang Ling's words very much. As soon as Sang Ling comforted her, she immediately laughed.

Gou Qiu stood up and said, "Let's go. I'll help you find a place to stay and introduce you to our Chunming Pavilion."

Gou Qiu's room is located on the top floor with an excellent view. Looking down from the fence, he can have a clear view of the entire Chunming Pavilion.

"We in Chunming Pavilion call women who enter the pavilion 'chaorin', born in the morning and die in the evening.

The first floor is where ordinary courtiers live and where outside guests are entertained. These ordinary courtiers have no right to refuse. Once they are selected, they cannot refuse, and the offer is low.

The second floor is where high-ranking officials live. They have more power and can choose ordinary guests, and the price they pay is also higher.

In addition, there is a courtyard behind Chunming Pavilion, where only the courtesans can live. They have autonomy within a certain range. ”

Gou Qiu pointed to the center of Chunming Pavilion, where there was a huge painting with three names arranged on it.

"That is the ranking of the entire Chunming Pavilion. Only the top three courtesans can be on the list."

The three names are: Zuo Qiuyu, Hu Yanyan, and Shuang Lian.

Gou Qiu looked at the top name and smiled, "The number one courtesan is Zuo Qiuyu, the most famous courtesan since the establishment of Chunming Pavilion. She is ranked in the top 100 on Mo Shengze's wish list, ranked 91st. Just imagine who are above her."

Sang Ling took a look at the three names and immediately understood that this huge calligraphy and painting in Chunming Pavilion was a ranking within the pavilion, which was similar to the Wish List.

The chief courtesan of Chunming Pavilion can only be ranked 91st on the wish list for now. If she wants to completely eliminate the Ten Directions Curse, she is afraid that being in the top 100 is far from enough.

Gou Qiu was still there sighing: "Only the top 100 are selected in the Wish List. I wonder when my Chunming Pavilion will be able to get another one on the list."

Now, Hu Yanyan, who is ranked second in the cabinet, is out of the top 100 in the demon world.

Gou Qiu really treats Chunming Pavilion as a career.

Sang Ling touched Sheng Sheng's head and said with a smile, "Don't worry."

These words seemed to be spoken to Shengsheng, and also seemed to be spoken to Gou Qiu.

But Gou Qiu didn't take it to heart at all. Shengsheng was a brainless flatterer of Sang Ling, and immediately said, "Sister must be ranked first!"

Gou Qiu touched Sheng Sheng's head, thinking she was young, and said with a smile:

"Do you know who is ranked first now?"

Shengsheng nodded, "I know, it's that bad guy!"

Gou Qiu was puzzled, and Sang Ling continued speaking for Sheng Sheng.

"Demon Lord."

Gou Qiu nodded and flicked Sheng Sheng's nose. "Do you think your sister Sang Ling can compare to the Demon Lord?"

Shengsheng covered her nose, still with a firm face, "Sister can always be number one."

Gou Qiu teased her, "Okay, dream if you want."

…

Due to Sang Ling's special status, Gou Qiu did not arrange Sang Ling in Chunming Pavilion, but arranged her in the villa where the courtesans lived.

As soon as this news came out, all the court officials were shocked. That villa was where the courtesans lived. How could Sang Ling, a newcomer, live in there?

The bustling large round stage outside the pavilion gradually became quiet, and the weekly banquet held at Chunming Pavilion came to an end.

The fox demon that Sang Ling saw on the stage today walked in, followed by a group of male cultivators, who followed closely with burning eyes.

The fox demon flirted and played with them skillfully, and her every frown and smile was full of charm. After pacifying the male cultivators, she walked towards the villa.

As she turned around, her smile disappeared and her face became expressionless.

Immediately, someone came forward to fawn on her, fetched her clothes and handed her tea, and then came close to her and said:

"Sister Yanyan, there's a new court lady in Chunming Pavilion, and mom has let her live in the Oiran Courtyard."

This fox demon is the second on the list of most beautiful girls, Fox Yanyan.

Hu Yanyan paused while taking the tea, and then drank it slowly, "Live in the Oiran's villa?"

The courtier who was trying to please her nodded quickly, "Yes, and I heard that she doesn't sell her body."

Hu Yanyan frowned now, "Who is she?"

The man was also puzzled, "I don't know, but she was sent by Mo Shengze himself."

Hu Yanyan lowered her eyes, took a sip of tea, and sneered, "Such a grand style, I have to see it for myself."

After saying that, she handed the teacup back and walked towards the villa. The villa only allowed court ladies on the list of most beautiful girls to enter, so the court ladies who wanted to please Hu Yanyan had to stop.

The annex of Chunming Pavilion is just a gate away from Chunming Pavilion, but the annex is exceptionally peaceful, with scenery that is different from that of the demon world, with small bridges, flowing water, green trees and green grass, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

This is the reward that Chunming Pavilion gives to the courtesans. Once they reach the level of courtesans, it is only a matter of time before they pay off the spirit stones owed to Mo Shengze. Therefore, the reward from the villa is to retain these courtesans.

Interestingly, after becoming an oiran, almost no court lady would leave Chunming Pavilion.

The villa not only represents a reward, but also represents a status, which is very important to the people of the court.

There were several pavilions arranged in order in the villa, and Hu Yanyan's pavilion was the second one. She didn't even look at her own pavilion and walked back.

After walking a few steps, he saw that the fourth pavilion was occupied by someone. Hu Yanyan sneered and went in without knocking on the door.

Someone immediately woke up and looked back. It was a little witch, who seemed to have just been washed. She had a pink and tender face, round eyes, and a pair of brown horns. She looked well-behaved and cute, and was very adorable.

Hu Yanyan lost all her momentum, frowned and asked, "Are you a new member of the court?"

Such a little witch, Gou Qiu’s mother must be crazy!

Seeing the stranger, Shengsheng panicked and immediately shouted, "Sister!"

Hu Yanyan's frown disappeared, realizing that Shengsheng was not a new court official.

As Shengsheng finished speaking, a figure appeared from behind the screen in the hall.

Hu Yanyan looked at him without missing a single word, wanting to see clearly what this person looked like and where his confidence came from.

A figure gradually appeared, "Shengsheng, what's wrong?"

The figure was slender but had his own style, and his movements seemed charming.

Turning around a little more, one could see that the person was only wearing a plain white brocade dress, with her long black hair spread out, which made her skin, as white as porcelain, more eye-catching. There was nothing that was not beautiful and not a single flaw on her.

Hu Yanyan took a step back, pursed her lips and stood still. She frowned and became alert.

When the visitor turned around again, he saw a white veil covering most of the person's face. Although her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, all her radiance was blocked, leaving the beauty in the dust.

Hu Yanyan narrowed her eyes and said in a bad tone: "Are you the newcomer to the court?"

Sang Ling recognized that the fox demon in front of them was the one they had seen on the round platform before. She chuckled, "It is me."

Hu Yanyan was still on guard. She nodded and asked, "What is this?"

Sang Ling stroked her veil and said, "There is a wound on your face."

Hu Yanyan's vigilance completely disappeared, and she was able to cover her face with a veil. She must have been so injured that she dared not see anyone.

She smiled again, "Since you are new to the court, you should know me. My name is Hu Yanyan."

Sang Ling raised her eyebrows, "I recognize her, she's ranked second on the Oiran list."

Sang Ling remembered the names of the three people on the Oiran list.

Hu Yanyan sneered, "Since you know, then..."

Before she could utter any harsh words, she heard Sang Ling speak softly, "Second on the Oiran list, you are amazing."

Sheng Sheng followed blindly and gave Hu Yanyan a thumbs up, "Sister Fox Demon is amazing."

Hu Yanyan choked at the harsh words.

She pinched herself again and came to her senses, "Don't flatter me. How can you, a newcomer to the court, be qualified to live in the villa?"

Sang Ling was not annoyed. "Because I am not committed, it is not appropriate for me to live in Chunming Pavilion, so Sister Gou Qiu arranged for me to live in the other courtyard."

There are many guests in Chunming Pavilion, and Sang Ling staying there will only cause trouble.

Hu Yanyan's face was unfriendly, "Not accepting guests? Do you want to die?"

Sang Ling was not annoyed, "I don't want to die."

If she wanted to die, she wouldn't have crawled all the way here.

Hu Yanyan laughed sarcastically, "If you don't want to die and don't commit yourself to me, then how do you plan to earn spirit stones in Chunming Pavilion to survive?"

"Don't worry, I will find a way."

Seeing that she was so stubborn, Hu Yanyan became even more angry, "Don't be ungrateful, I am just reminding you in a nice way."

Sang Ling just thought she was being kind and replied with a smile, "Thank you for the reminder. I will survive."

Hu Yanyan felt that these words were a mockery. She gritted her teeth and looked at Sang Ling, "I want to see what you are capable of. We'll see in a month!"

After that, she turned around and walked out, leaving behind a cruel remark: "I hope you don't die in a horrible way."

Shengsheng immediately started to spit and spit behind her, "You are talking nonsense, spit and spit!"

Sang Ling was amused by Sheng Sheng, but judging from the reactions of Gou Qiu and Hu Yanyan, it seemed that if she didn't commit herself to Chunming Pavilion, she would be dead.

So, she needs to be fully prepared.

In the past few days, Sang Ling has not left the attic once, and seems to be tinkering with something.

Hu Yanyan ran to the door to look intentionally or unintentionally, as if she was extremely curious and wanted to see something.

After she made harsh remarks to Sang Ling last time, she ran to Gou Qiu to inquire.

Gou Qiu was also puzzled. Sang Ling had not made any requests or plans yet.

Her mystery deeply attracted Hu Yanyan.

But in the past few days, she had been snooping outside Sangling Tower intentionally or unintentionally, but she saw nothing except that little witch Shengsheng glared at her angrily.

The more this happened, the more curious Hu Yanyan became. She wanted to see what this newcomer from the court was up to.

How can she survive in Chunming Pavilion!

Seven days passed like this, and it was Chunming Pavilion's monthly reckoning day.

Chunming Pavilion is a clichéd place for profit, and even the ranking of the courtesans is based on each person's profit.

Chunming Pavilion stipulates that every courtier must hand in three thousand spirit stones every month to offset the three hundred spirit stones owed to Mo Shengze.

If you pay it in, you will pay off the outstanding debt of 100 spirit stones. If you fail to pay it in, you will face punishment.

The day of reckoning seemed to be a reckoning of spiritual stones, but in reality it was a reckoning of the courtiers at the bottom.

Chunming Pavilion is ranked first in the Three Realms, and it steps on the bodies of courtiers one after another. In this world, living is already difficult.

Therefore, staying alive is Sang Ling's only goal.

On this day of reckoning, Gou Qiu specially invited Sang Ling to come and see.

Sang Ling's appearance caused a sensation among the people of the court. Only a few people saw Sang Ling enter Chunming Pavilion that day, and she never appeared again after that.

Although she did not show up, there was a lot of news about her. She had scars on her face but was arrogant, and she moved into the Oiran's villa without giving herself to him. This made the people in the court extremely curious about her.

"Is this the new comer? Why does mother think so highly of her?"

"Look at her face. I heard that she has a wound on it. She can't even show it to others. She must be very ugly. I don't know how such a person could enter our Chunming Pavilion."

"Why? Mom is confused, but it doesn't matter. She won't commit herself and has no face. It's hard to say whether she can survive for more than a month. You can wait and see the next reckoning."

…

Obviously, like Gou Qiu and Hu Yanyan, all the people in the court did not think that Sang Ling could survive the next day of reckoning.

There were also people in Chunming Pavilion who wanted to earn spirit stones by performing arts instead of selling their bodies to escape the day of reckoning, but none of them succeeded.

Why should Sang Ling be an exception?

Soon, the liquidation officially began.

The first one to come forward holding a box was a cat demon. Gou Qiu looked at the cat demon with great satisfaction and introduced her to Sang Ling: "The third on the Oiran list, Shuang Lian."

The cat demon looked at Sang Ling with some curiosity in his eyes, and after a few glances, he handed the box to Gou Qiu.

Gou Qiu opened it and sang in unison: "Shuang Lian, 20,000 spiritual stones——"

There was a cry of surprise from the audience. On the day of reckoning, every courtier had to pay three thousand spirit stones. Three thousand spirit stones were a lot, and it was hard to say whether the inner disciples of Cangwu Immortal Mansion could be distributed three thousand spirit stones in a year.

But Shuanglian took out 20,000 yuan at once.

Besides, the spirit stones earned by the people of Chao were originally split 50-50 with Chunming Pavilion. Shuang Lian took 20,000 spirit stones, but in fact she had earned 40,000 spirit stones for Chunming Pavilion.

It is worth mentioning that the ranking of the Oiran list is actually based on the spirit stones paid on the settlement day.

Sang Ling looked at Shuang Lian with some surprise.

Shuang Lian pursed her lips shyly, bowed and left the stage.

The next person to go on stage was Hu Yanyan. She glanced at Shuang Lian who was leaving the stage with a hint of disdain, and then walked up to the stage with an arrogant look, followed by a courtier holding a box.

She looked at Sang Ling, curled her lips, and gestured to the person behind her to hand the box over.

Gou Qiu took it, opened it, and immediately smiled: "Hu Yanyan, 50,000 spirit stones!"

Based on a 50-50 split, Hu Yanyan earned at least 100,000 spirit stones.

Hu Yanyan snorted coldly and looked at Sang Ling with disdain, trying to teach this newcomer a lesson.

Unexpectedly, Sang Ling gave her a thumbs up without any concealment.

Hu Yanyan finally discovered that Sang Ling could do nothing but praise others!

The next day of reckoning, this need not be a death sentence!

She glared at Sang Ling and walked off the stage with a thump.

The people below the stage were looking at Hu Yanyan in admiration. Hu Yanyan's complexion had improved a lot. She had worked so hard this month just for today.

With 50,000 spirit stones, she didn’t believe she couldn’t be number one on the Oiran list!

The complacency on Hu Yanyan's face could not be hidden, she was in a good mood, but her good mood ended after two steps.

I don't know what she saw, but her expression immediately became restrained, and her arrogance also faded a lot.

Wherever she looked, she saw a female cultivator in an ink-colored skirt slowly walking towards her from a distance. Unlike other courtiers who were wearing dazzling gold and silver jewelry, this person only had a plain jade hairpin on her head, looking cold and elegant.

All the people in the court looked at her, but could not affect her emotions. She was carrying a green Qiankun bag, and passed by Hu Yanyan who was looking at her with complicated eyes, without even a sidelong glance.

When getting closer, Sang Ling could see more clearly. This person's face was also pale, with only the color of his lips and his eyebrows and eyes shining. He was a shock to anyone standing in front of him.

After traveling here for a long time, the beautiful Sang Ling has seen a lot of people, but the only one who left such a deep impression on her was the person in front of her.

Her appearance made the entire Chunming Pavilion silent, with only Gou Qiu's smiling call as the voice rang out.

"Zuoqiu language."

The number one courtesan.

This was the first time that Sang Ling met the top courtesan who was ranked first among the top 100 on the wish list.

Zuo Qiuyu is very mysterious. Ever since Sang Ling entered the cabinet, other court officials have paid more or less attention to her. The second most popular courtesan, Hu Yanyan, even went to her house to investigate. Only the first most popular courtesan seemed not to care.

It’s no wonder that she doesn’t care. After all, even if Hu Yanyan is the second most popular courtesan, she still can’t even attract her attention.

The moment Zuo Qiuyu passed Hu Yanyan, Hu Yanyan said solemnly, "I will surpass you."

The number one courtesan finally set her sights on Hu Yanyan, but she actually looked at Hu Yanyan, who had been below her for several years, with a sense of strangeness.

Hu Yanyan's eyes were filled with confusion at first, and then with a mixture of complexity and anger.

But Zuo Qiuyu's gaze stayed on her for a moment, then moved away.

The spirit stones that Hu Yanyan, who had just threatened to surpass her, had handed over were still piled high on the table. Zuo Qiuyu didn't even look at them. She put the Qiankun bag in her hand lightly on the table, turned around and left.

Gou Qiu opened the Qiankun bag and poured it out from top to bottom. In an instant, the spirit stones poured down, flowed onto the table, and then rushed under the table like a torrent.

This flood of spirit stones lasted for a long time.

"Zuoqiu Yu, two hundred thousand spirit stones!"

There was a sudden commotion from the audience; those spirit stones were a symbol of freedom for the people of Chaos. They were shocked, they cheered, and they were looking forward to this day.

And Hu Yanyan was gradually falling apart in this excitement.

Zuo Qiuyu seemed to not hear the cheers at all. She remained calm, as if the two hundred thousand spirit stones were nothing more than an ordinary thing.

Until the end, she never looked at Sang Ling.

This was the first courtier in Chunming Pavilion who completely ignored Sang Ling.

Sang Ling glanced at her back. There was a kind of calm arrogance, ignoring everyone at her feet with a calmness.

Also looking at Zuo Qiuyu was Hu Yanyan, whose face looked extremely ugly at the moment. She looked back at the 50,000 spirit stones she had handed in, bit her lip tightly, and in order not to lose her composure in front of everyone, she quickly returned to the villa.

Sang Ling looked at the spiritual stones pouring down the table and asked Gou Qiu sideways, "With two hundred thousand spiritual stones, she will probably be able to pay off the debt to Mo Shengze soon, right?"

Gou Qiu laughed and said, "I paid it off a long time ago."

Sang Ling was a little confused.

Gou Qiu glanced at Zuo Qiuyu, who had no interest in the day of reckoning and walked back to the villa after handing over the spirit stones.

"When you become the most popular courtesan, you won't be willing to leave." After saying that, she glanced at Sang Ling, who was covered with a veil, and her heart sank. "Forget it..."

The top three court ladies on the Oiran list have already handed in their spirit stones, and soon it will be the turn of the remaining court ladies.

Unfortunately, the remaining spirit stones paid by the courtiers were less than ten thousand, and most of the courtiers could only take out three or four thousand spirit stones. However, they were already very happy to be able to take out the full amount of spirit stones.

People went up one by one, and there was a weak man in the crowd who kept pushing his way back.

There were fewer and fewer courtiers waiting to hand in their spirit stones, and the thin figure of the courtier became more and more prominent, until she was the only one left.

Gou Qiu only took a glance and seemed to have seen the end. She sighed and said, "Come up."

The thin woman clutched the corner of her clothes tightly and stepped onto the stairs carefully step by step. She held a small box in her hand and handed it to Gou Qiu tremblingly.

Gou Qiu opened the box, looked deeply at the man, and said in unison: "Kuang Yan, one thousand spirit stones..."

The man named Kuang Yan immediately knelt down, clasped his hands together and begged, "Mom, please save me, save me!"

Gou Qiu waved his hand, and immediately two servants pulled Kuang Yan up, holding her on the left and right.

Kuang Yan knocked her head heavily, and her forehead turned bright red. Her voice was intermittent with fear.

"I...I know...I know I was wrong, mom!"

There was pity in Gou Qiu's eyes. She looked at Sang Ling, then at Kuang Yan, and sighed:

"I know you can't let go of your body and can't do things like serving others, but since you have chosen Chunming Pavilion, you must be prepared. Serving others is nothing. This is the Demon Realm. Killing and robbing are praised by people, and how can you be lowly if you earn spirit stones by yourself? Who dares to look down on you when you go out? Cultivation is your confidence, and spirit stones are your confidence. In the Demon Realm, the least important thing is your insignificant body!"

After saying this, Kuang Yan was already crying uncontrollably. She looked at Gou Qiu with tears on her face, still begging desperately.

"Mom, I understand. Please give me another chance. I won't be foolish again. I won't..."

Gou Qiu still sighed, "You understand too late. If you can't hand in the spirit stones on the day of reckoning, you must accept the punishment. If you can survive the punishment..."

Gou Qiu glanced at Kuang Yan and stopped talking. With her physical condition, there was almost no chance that she could survive.

Kuang Yan was almost crawling on the ground, her thin shoulders trembling like a death trumpet. She trembled for a long time.

Kuang Yan was dragged away. She seemed to have accepted her fate and lowered her head, allowing two servants to drag her out.

Sang Ling looked at Gou Qiu, "What punishment will she accept?"

Gou Qiu looked at her deeply and said in a light tone: "Those who fail to complete the quota on the day of reckoning will be dragged to the beast pen to fight with the monsters. If you are alive, you will come back. If you die, you will be left there to be eaten by the monsters. If you cannot pay 3,000 spirit stones on the next day of reckoning, you will be dragged to the beast pen.

By the way, I would like to remind you that only one person was punished this month, which is the least in recent years. ”

She asked Sang Ling to watch this month's reckoning with the purpose of reminding her to be careful, as nothing else matters when it comes to life.

Fearing that Sang Ling would still be persistent, Gou Qiu reminded her again with a serious face.

"No one who was dragged to the animal pen came back alive, even those in the Nascent Soul stage."

Gou Qiu had known for a long time that Sang Ling was in the Nascent Soul stage and had specifically mentioned this, fearing that Sang Ling would persist in doing so.

After being reminded to this extent, she should finally face reality.

Unexpectedly, during her reminder, Sang Ling asked: "If you want to save someone who needs to be punished, what do you need to do?"

Gou Qiu frowned immediately, "You don't want to save Yanyan?"

Sang Ling approved her guess, "Is there any solution?"

Gou Qiu took two breaths, but still answered her seriously: "Only other people in the dynasty are willing to bear the spiritual stones that Yanyan owes this month. She only paid one thousand spiritual stones this month. If you want to save her, including the two thousand spiritual stones she can't pay this month, you must pay five thousand spiritual stones on the day of settlement next month."

Sang Ling didn't react to the number five thousand, she just nodded.

"I will pay her back the two thousand spirit stones next month."

Gou Qiuqi laughed, "Fairy Sang Ling, do you still think you are the eldest sister of Cangwu Immortal Mansion? When you see a poor person, you should help him. I know you are not short of spirit stones, but the spirit stones you hand over on the day of reckoning must be earned in Chunming Pavilion."

Sang Ling still looked indifferent.

Gou Qiu became even more angry. "Don't think that just because those courtesans pay tens of thousands, you think it's easy to earn five thousand. You don't accept customers or sell your body, and you can't even save your own life. How can you still want to save all living beings? Put away your saintly heart, this is the devil world!"

Gou Qiu had seen many heroic women in Chunming Pavilion, as well as many tragic situations of people who refused to listen to advice. Perhaps it was because he had heard of Sang Ling's deeds in the fairy world, and he always thought it was a pity for her, who had managed to survive with great difficulty, to die like this.

So always give a few more words of advice.

But it's hard to persuade the damn ghost with kind words.

Sang Ling knew that Gou Qiu meant well, so she smiled with gratitude, "I know you mean well. To me, five thousand is no different from three thousand. If I succeed, I will make more than five thousand, but if I fail, I won't even make three thousand. Gou Qiu, my life was not easy to come by, and I cherish it more than you see."

Gou Qiu looked at her suspiciously, and after a long while he replied: "Have you thought it through?"

Sang Ling smiled and said, "I've thought it through."

Her reply was so casual that Gou Qiu felt a severe heart attack.

Gou Qiu realized that he could not dispel Sang Ling's sincere heart, so he could only beckon his hand and ask the servant to bring Kuang Yan back.

Kuang Yan was so frightened that she was in a state of unconsciousness. She had just been dragged out of the animal pen and was only one step away from being thrown in to feed the monsters.

But he was pulled back at the last moment.

Kuang Yan was so frightened that she lost her tears. She looked at Gou Qiu in panic and shouted, "Mom..."

Gou Qiu couldn't bear to see her like this. She sighed and said:

"Someone took your two thousand spirit stones and saved your life." She pointed at Sang Ling standing beside her.

Kuang Yan seemed unable to react. After a moment, she suddenly trembled and slid down to her knees.

She looked at Sang Ling with trembling lips and recognized it as the courtier who had caused a sensation as soon as he came in. Her lips trembled and her mind went blank. She just repeated.

"Thank you, thank you!"

Gou Qiu interrupted her thanks and said reluctantly:

"Don't thank her too soon. If she can't even earn 2,000 spirit stones next month, both of you will be punished."

Kuang Yan’s crying stopped and she looked a little dazed.

Gou Qiu squatted down and looked at Kuang Yan, reminding her: "Don't hold too much hope. You all should know that she is not willing to give herself to him, and she still has scars on her face. Chunming Pavilion has never had a miracle. Can a miracle happen within a month?"

She sighed, and then said, "There is still a month left, so relax."

Kuang Yan's tears rolled down.

Gou Qiu didn't look at Sang Ling again and walked away. In her opinion, Sang Ling was already stubborn and completely trapped in a dead end.

Even though she admired the fairy Sang Ling from the fairy world, she was helpless.

Kuang Yan calmed herself down and tried to stand up by holding onto the table. However, she felt so exhausted that she fell back down halfway through.

Sang Ling reached out and grabbed her, pulling her up.

Kuang Yan wiped the tears from her face, tried her best to smile, and said to Sang Ling:

"Thank you, at least I can live another month. I just hope I won't bring trouble to you."

Sang Ling smiled, "Don't you believe me?"

It was clearly a question, but for some reason Kuang Yan felt that this sentence was very powerful, making her unconsciously believe Sang Ling.

Seeing her stunned, Sang Ling smiled and said, "Believe me."

Kuang Yan nodded hurriedly. It was just three words, but she seemed to believe in them more than she believed in herself.

Kuang Yan was not in good condition, so Sang Ling asked Gou Qiu to bring her into the villa.

After entering the villa, Kuang Yan's condition improved. Living in the villa was the wish of the people of the court. Everyone in the court wanted to find out what it was like inside.

Kuang Yan looked around, and finally felt a little relaxed. "So this is what it looks like inside."

Sang Ling took Kuang Yan inside. She lived in the fourth attic, which was a bit far away.

When passing by the second attic, it was unusually quiet. This was Hu Yanyan's attic. Originally, Sang Ling could hear Hu Yanyan making a fuss in the fourth attic, but today there was no sound.

But just as she reached the fourth attic, Sang Ling heard sobbing.

Besides the sobbing sounds, there was also Shengsheng's childish words of comfort.

When Sang Ling walked in, Hu Yanyan's crying face suddenly appeared before her eyes.

"Why am I not at the top of the list? I already have 50,000 Spiritual Stones!"

Shengsheng touched her and said, "Great, fifty thousand spirit stones."

Hu Yanyan pursed her lips and cried even louder, "But she has 200,000 spirit stones. Damn it, where did she get them? 200,000!"

Shengsheng didn't know how to comfort her, she could only exclaim, "She is so amazing."

Hu Yanyan glared at Shengsheng, then hugged Shengsheng's head and cried, "I want to be the top of the list! Two hundred thousand, right? Next time, I'll make two hundred thousand too!"

"To be exact, you have to earn four hundred thousand."

Hu Yanyan glared at him immediately.

In her eyes, Sang Ling's smile was very gentle.

So is the sound.

Hu Yanyan glared at Sang Ling angrily. Of course she knew it was 400,000. Did she need to be reminded?

Amidst the angry gaze, Sang Ling smiled calmly, looked at her and asked:

"So, you want to cooperate with me?"