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"Why would such a young lady have any worries that require her to come to this carefree island to pass the time?" A deep, magnetic voice sounded from behind, sending a shiver down one's spine.

Qin Sang turned her head and could only see a pale, smiling mask. She had an urge to tear the mask off.

But the man completely ignored her gaze, remaining unmoved and showing no intention of dodging. He seemed to be saying, "Go ahead and tear it off, tear it off all you want. I put this mask on just so you could tear it off."

As if guided by some unseen force, Qin Sang reached out her hand.

However, her hand was grabbed halfway out.

The man's palms were burning hot. When he held her wrist, she felt as if she was being burned. She immediately tried to pull away, but his hands were incredibly strong and did not allow her to resist in the slightest.

Even more surprisingly, he suddenly lowered his head and, through the mask, gave her a light, fleeting kiss on the lips.

Qin Sang was stunned, utterly incredulous. How could he dare?!

Seeing Qin Sang's bewildered yet embarrassed face flushed red, the masked man chuckled softly, "You didn't even get a kiss, and you're already this shy?"

Qin Sang was furious and tried to get up abruptly, but she was held tightly in the man's arms. She felt weak in the knees and her head was spinning, which was not her normal reaction. Suddenly, she understood something and asked, "What kind of drug did you put in this incense?"

The masked man seemed to be laughing; Qin Sang could feel his laughter even through the mask. However, he did not answer her. His hand was on her waist, and Qin Sang reached out to push it away, but she felt increasingly weak and then completely lost consciousness.

This is terrible! This Worry-Free Island might be the Island of Enchanting Fragrance! This thought flashed through her mind before she lost consciousness.

***

Xie Sui'an was led to the small teahouse by the man. The goatee-bearded shopkeeper squinted at the newcomer with a half-smile. Xie Sui'an gritted his teeth and slammed his hand on the counter, almost shattering it.

“How can I get to Worry-Free Island?” he asked.

The innkeeper remained calm, glanced at the servant who was being held captive by Jinyun, and said, "Honored guest, please follow me."

Xie Sui'an was also led through a deep, dark alley and into the same courtyard. When it came time to have his portrait drawn, he became very alert: "What's going on here?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "If you want to go to Worry-Free Island, you have to pass through this hurdle. Otherwise, even if you kill this old servant, you still won't be able to get to Worry-Free Island."

Xie Sui'an knew that some people in Kyoto were willing to risk their lives to do things for others, and even if he really killed him, if he said he couldn't go, then he really couldn't go.

He could only endure it for the time being. Similarly, his portrait was also drawn. When asked his name, he calmly claimed to be Xie Jingze from the Prime Minister's residence, and then he lost consciousness.

His thinking was that since they would take the portrait to the Prime Minister's residence to inquire about and confirm the guest's identity, Xie Jingze might get the news, and if something happened to him, he would have backup.

Moreover, he had already mentioned the name of the Prime Minister's residence. With Xie Zhongxu as his backer, even the famous Bingyan from the capital would be wary of him. Unless absolutely necessary, these people wouldn't dare to touch him.

When Xie Sui'an woke up again, the boat had just reached the dock.

After he snapped out of his daze, he looked around and found that Jinyun was not there.

Upon exiting the cabin, a group of beautiful women in flowing white dresses and gauze skirts came towards us.

The leader was strikingly handsome, with exquisitely beautiful features and a captivating charm, yet possessing a pair of clear, innocent black eyes. His voice was as gentle and refreshing as spring water: "Young master, come~"

She reached out her slender hand to help Xie Sui'an up; her skin was as white as jade, how could an ordinary person not be moved?

Xie Sui'an brushed her hand away and jumped ashore on his own.

Then, with a cold face, he asked, "A woman dressed as a man came here today. She was very beautiful. Do you know where she went?"

Upon hearing this, the head maid lowered her eyes and respectfully replied, "If she is a female guest, then Ruoxue has never seen her before."

"Who has seen it?"

"Naturally, it was Xiao Ding, who was in charge of receiving the female guests..."

"Go, bring him here to lead the way!"

The maid named Ruoxue immediately widened her eyes and stared at Xie Sui'an.

Xie Sui'an: "What?"

Ruoxue lowered her eyes and said, "Yes." Then she led the people away.

Before long, the handsome male servants who had previously received Qin Sang indeed lined up and came out. When they approached Xie Sui'an, their voices became even softer: "Young master, please follow me..."

Xie Sui'an shivered, almost shaking off a layer of small bumps on his body.

Following the same path, as we passed through the artificial hillside alley, indescribable groans and screams still emanated from behind.

Upon hearing this, Xie Sui'an's face turned green instantly. He immediately leaped onto the rocks and saw, in broad daylight, a few thin veils propped up by bamboo poles, beneath which a man and woman, both lightly dressed, were passionately making love...

His face flushed red. After realizing that the woman was not Qin Sang, he jumped down silently, his handsome face as black as the bottom of a pot. He roared, "Hurry up!"

As he angrily searched the area, he saw a magnificent sedan chair with draped curtains emerge from the side, and it seemed that a woman was sitting inside.

He reached out to stop her, and the woman lifted the curtain. She paused slightly upon seeing Xie Sui'an, then smiled, her bright red lips parting slightly. "Young man, you are indeed handsome, but not today. I must hurry home," she said, her gaze sweeping over Xie Sui'an from head to toe like a snake's tongue. Finally, she lazily rested her chin on her hand, her expression meaningful: "Next time, next time I come, I will definitely favor you. Leave your name here..."

With a backhand flick, Xie Suian dropped a pebble from his sleeve and aimed it at the knee of the man carrying the sedan chair, flicking it away without mercy.

Caught off guard, the man suddenly injured his knee and, without any time to react, knelt down on one knee, causing the sedan chair to tip over.

Just as the woman was about to fall, the male attendant who had been leading the way reacted quickly and easily caught the palanquin before it tipped over.

He gently comforted the frightened woman on the palanquin: "Don't be afraid, Third Sister," he added, "Third Sister has misunderstood. This is not our Xiao Ding, but also our guest."

Xie Sui'an could see clearly that the woman called Third Sister was about thirty years old, with fine lines appearing at the corners of her eyes. Although her makeup was exquisite, it was still obvious that she was a middle-aged woman.

Third Sister, clutching her chest and still shaken, immediately began to yell, "What's wrong with the guest? Isn't this the women's section? What's he doing here...!..."

At this point, she paused in patting her chest, then squinted at Xie Sui'an again.

Then he chuckled: "Could it be that he's a homosexual...?"

Xie Sui'an was too lazy to waste time with her. Based on what he had seen and heard along the way, he already knew very well what kind of shady business this Worry-Free Island was. But when he heard her say that this was the women's area, his heart burned with rage, and his internal organs felt like they were on fire.

He flicked his robe, grabbed another white-clad servant by the neck, and said, "I don't have the patience to wander around this courtyard with you all. Where did that woman go? Take me to find her right now!"

The waiter was shorter than Xie Suian, and after being choked, he could only look up at him with difficulty. As Xie Suian increased the force in his hand, he pointed in a certain direction.

Xie Sui'an pushed him away and ran in that direction.

***

Qin Sang felt that coming to Worry-Free Island so rashly was a truly unwise decision.

This place is such a despicable place, full of sleeping pills. What respectable young master or lady would come to such a place that disregards martial ethics? It's too dangerous!

From what I can see, this place is clearly a large-scale brothel! And with a very, very unique taste!

After her mind cleared for a moment, she realized that she felt a little cold.

When I finally opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the green gauze curtain overhead, which was different from the newly made pale yellow gauze curtain in the Prime Minister's residence.

"You're awake?"

Before I could even figure out where I was, a man's voice suddenly rang in my ears, so close, right beside me.

Qin Sang turned her head and saw the face of a young man who was unfamiliar but very handsome.

He was propping his head up with one hand, looking at me with a faint smile on his lips and affection in his eyes, as if he had been looking at me in this position for a long time.

Seeing her looking over, the young man immediately moved closer, his breath even more intimate.

Qin Sang's mind went blank, and her face quickly flushed. She sat up, clutching the blanket, and took a step back, shouting, "Who are you?!"

The young man lazily propped himself up, his clothes still half-open, revealing his muscular chest.

His eyes were brimming with tears as he gazed tenderly at Qin Sang, smiling gently: "I am..."

But Qin Sang felt something was off. Where had she seen this face before?

When her gaze swept over the conspicuous beauty mark on the man's nose, she remembered him—Fang Min, the missing student from Lu Tong Academy.

"Fang Min?" she murmured.

The young man was taken aback. He paused, then pulled his clothes up and got out of bed: "I am Yingxue."

"Yingxue? Is that your stage name?"

As Qin Sang spoke, she lifted the blanket to check herself. Her clothes were intact, with no signs of loosening or being changed. The silver in her arms and the purse at her waist were still there. So she lifted the blanket and prepared to get out of bed.

Everything is negotiable; we can talk about it after we get out of bed!

However, just as she sat down on the edge of the bed and put on one shoe, the door was kicked open from the outside.

With a loud crash as the latch snapped, Xie Suian stood angrily at the door.

After glancing at the scene inside the room, he stormed in enraged and, without a word, kicked the young man named Yingxue in the chest, knocking him to the ground and causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood!

Then, with a dark expression, he roughly grabbed Qin Sang's wrist and dragged her away.

Unfortunately, this Worry-Free Island was no ordinary brothel. As Xie Sui'an fought his way up, the island's experts began to gather.

As soon as he turned around, he found that there were already seven or eight experts standing at the door.

Qin Sang's wrist ached from being gripped so tightly, and she was still without a shoe on. She hurriedly patted his hand, saying anxiously, "Don't worry, don't worry, he didn't do anything to me. You, you, you let go first, I still have one shoe to wear!"

Xie Sui'an glanced at the experts at the door, rolled his eyes in disdain, bent down, reached out and scooped up Qin Sang by the knees, then carried her back to the bedside.

He suppressed his anger and took Qin Sang's other shoe to put on for her, while glancing at the bed.

Thankfully, it's clean.

His heart, which had been pounding like boiling oil, finally calmed down a little, but he still looked up and glared at Qin Sang.

After finishing his speech, he stood up, turned around, and said to the thugs, "Go outside and fight!"

At this moment, seven or eight experts suddenly lined up on both sides, and a tall man wearing a mask stood in the courtyard outside the house.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his head tilted slightly to the left, his eyes embedded in the mask, like the deep-set eyes of a skull, making them appear even more unsettling and terrifying. He looked at Qin Sang and Xie Suian like this.

The voice had been altered, sounding low, hoarse, and unnatural: "If you are looking for someone, young master, you can simply tell us. Such a large-scale operation is hardly a disgrace to our culture."

Xie Sui'an: "Refined my ass! You dare to talk to me about refinement after what you've done! Who is your boss that you dare to mess with people from our Prime Minister's residence? Do you have a death wish?!"

At this moment, Qin Sang had already put on her shoes, straightened her clothes, and stood up. Xie Sui'an turned around, glanced at her, reached out and took her hand, and then confidently headed outside.

But the two people closest to the door reached out and stopped them.

The masked man said, "Young Master Xie, you've caused a ruckus on my island, and we haven't even settled the compensation yet. What, you're leaving already?"

On his way up, he grabbed a gun and destroyed dozens of houses on the island!

He was so angry that his chest ached, and all he wanted was to find Qin Sang as soon as possible. He never expected that these people would dare to ask him for compensation!

He can't possibly pay compensation; it's too much, he can't afford it.

This audacious den of iniquity—when he returns, he will surely report it to his grandfather and have him thoroughly wiped out!

Of course, he understood that since the other party knew his name as the Second Young Master Xie, they naturally knew his bad temper. The person was not genuinely asking for compensation; they clearly wanted to use him to gain leverage over his grandfather.

So he felt that he had to act quickly and unexpectedly!

Taking advantage of the moment when the other party was off guard, he released Qin Sang and struck out. The two guards who were trying to stop him were each struck down with a palm strike and fell to the sides.

Qin Sang felt somewhat guilty about her recklessness, but fortunately, the trip was worthwhile and she had gained some insights. She still felt the masked man was familiar, so while Xie Suian was fighting, she pretended to be weak and helpless, as if she had suddenly been frightened, and stumbled towards the masked man.