Zuan smiled and said, "Although there were some misunderstandings at the beginning, we all became comrades-in-arms fighting side by side. You also fought bravely against the enemy. If you were in my shoes, you would definitely have saved me too."

Seeing that he was not arrogant about his achievements, the two men liked him even more: "Haha, Brother Zu is indeed magnanimous. Today, the two of us brothers must properly thank you for saving our lives and let you experience the prosperity of the capital."

They were native noblemen from the capital, and since the other party had only recently arrived in the capital, they naturally wanted to extend their hospitality.

The two weren't originally this close, but their encounter in the secret realm forged a bond of life and death, and coupled with their similar family backgrounds, they naturally became good buddies.

Zu'an feigned confusion and asked, "Why not go to the Jiaofangsi? Wouldn't you feel safer there?"

After all, many of them were the families of convicted officials or their daughters, and in the eyes of ordinary people, they were generally considered to be of a higher social standing.

Gao Ying explained, "Last time, the Left Guard General had an accident at the Jiaofangsi, and it even involved the Demonic Sect. Now everyone feels it's bad luck, so who would dare to go there?"

Zuan looked strange, never expecting it was still because of him.

At this moment, Pei You added, "Brother Zu, there's no need to worry about the quality. Hongxiuzhao is on par with Jiaofangsi, and recently a new courtesan has arrived there. Everyone who has seen her says she is exceptionally beautiful and has an extraordinary temperament. I heard that she will be choosing a suitable person tonight to be her guest, so I specially invited you to come and see."

Zuan couldn't help but sigh, "It's all just marketing tactics. They're clearly prostitutes, but they always put on an aloof act to inflate prices."

Gao Ying and Pei You laughed: "Brother Zu is right, he hit the nail on the head."

“No, I’ll only go for the kill,” Zuan corrected.

Gao Ying and Pei You: "???"

"By the way, what's the specific situation with that courtesan?" Zu An thought it would be good to gather more information before going. Although Xiao Jianren knew some things, it was official information after all, and it would definitely be different from the information known to these patrons.

Gao Ying and Pei You exchanged a glance and chuckled inwardly. This guy had just been dismissive, but now he was showing interest in the other person.

"That courtesan is called Nanxun. She is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and her dancing skills are exceptional. The advantages of a woman who can dance, hehe, everyone knows..." Pei You, who usually had a gloomy and taciturn temperament, became very talkative when talking about her.

Gao Ying added with a smile, "If it were just these things, it wouldn't be so bad. After all, most courtesans have these skills, and she just has a combination of them. The key is that she has a kind of inexplicable noble temperament, and her eyes often reveal that kind of... how should I put it, indifferent look as if she is looking at trash and ants. This makes a group of young masters in the capital itch with desire."

Zuan couldn't help but laugh: "You people are so shameless. You look down on so many gentle women who smile at you, but you insist on liking this type."

The two laughed: "Maybe that's just human nature; the more unattainable something is, the more it entices us."

"That look in her eyes was probably faked. She's just a courtesan, how noble can she be?" Zu'an couldn't help but complain.

"That's the strange thing. I'm not afraid to laugh at you, but which of these young noblemen who frequent brothels isn't a seasoned womanizer? What kind of tricks haven't they seen? But Nan Xun's eyes and demeanor don't seem to be faked. That's why so many people flock to her," Gao Ying explained.

Zu An thought to himself, no wonder someone like Yu Nan would frequently visit Hongxiuzhao. This courtesan really had something special about her, and he became even more curious about her.