"Where to get a free meal...? Where?"

Upon hearing that he could freeload a meal, Xi Zhicai's eyes lit up, and he looked at Liu Hong with curiosity.

"Heh~, you'll see when you get there...! The food there is absolutely delicious!"

Seeing Xi Zhicai's expression, Liu Hong smiled but didn't say anything more.

Xi Zhicai couldn't help but ask in doubt, "Oh? If the young master praises me so highly, then I must see for myself!"

A place that even the emperor would want to go to for a free meal must be incredibly delicious. As he thought about it, Xi Zhicai felt a pang of hunger rising in his stomach.

"Alright, let's go..."

The group then left the Martyrs' Shrine and walked slowly towards the east of the city.

As Liu Hong walked out of the Martyrs' Shrine, he once again strode with his head held high and an arrogant gait, walking with a swaying gait, completely disregarding everyone else and acting as if he were the most important person in the world.

Jian Shuo followed Liu Hong's example and imitated him. Xi Zhicai, seeing this, became curious and tried to imitate him as well. For a moment, he even felt that walking like this was quite good, especially the way he held his head high and looked at people sideways, making him feel like he was a head taller than others.

"Whose spoiled brat is this? Why does he walk so arrogantly...?"

"I don't know... They're probably just country bumpkins from out of town! Luoyang is so safe, why would a local need so many guards?"

"Those two young men are one thing, after all, they're young and impetuous. But how come that butler is so arrogant too? He's like a lackey... It seems he's used to being arrogant in the countryside!"

As people watched Liu Hong and his group walk, those in the distance couldn't help but murmur amongst themselves.

The combined presence of Wang Yue and his apprentice, along with ten guards, was quite intimidating, so their whispers remained low and did not reach Liu Hong and the others' ears.

"Zhicai, look at me, I'm quite popular! The people are all looking at us!"

Along the way, Liu Hong noticed that people around him couldn't help but look in his direction, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Yes, they are indeed paying attention to us, but young master, why do I always feel that their gazes are strange?"

Xi Zhicai followed behind Liu Hong and said somewhat awkwardly.

"Is it strange? No, it must be because of Wang Shi and his men. Look at the people on the street, who goes out with so many guards?"

Liu Hong looked around at the guards surrounding him and couldn't help but think of those famous celebrities who caused a ruckus in later generations, blaming Wang Yue and the others for the incident.

"Young master, your safety is of utmost importance. No matter what, we absolutely cannot leave you!"

Upon hearing Liu Hong's complaint, Wang Yue's lips twitched involuntarily, and he looked at Liu Hong with a serious expression.

"Okay, okay!"

Liu Hong couldn't help but purse his lips. They had just been enjoying a nice stroll, but they had turned it into a street disturbance.

However, upon reflection, having these guards around would prevent some fools from coming to provoke him, and he didn't want to put on a show of pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

"Huh? Cuihong Tower?"

As they walked, Liu Hong saw a brothel not far ahead and stopped, looking curiously at Xi Zhicai beside him.

"Zhicai, is this Cuihonglou the kind of brothel that Yuanchang, Mengde, and you guys used to frequent?"

"Ahem~, young master, you can't just say things like that. Yuan Chang and Meng De go there often, but I've never been..."

Upon hearing Liu Hong's sudden question, Xi Zhicai coughed twice and quickly shook his head in embarrassment, denying it.

"Oh, really? It certainly seems like a nice place...!"

Liu Hong didn't believe Xi Zhicai's denial at all, but he just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Watching the wealthy young men coming and going, Liu Hong couldn't help but become interested.

There's a saying that goes, if you come to ancient times and don't visit a brothel, you're not a proper time traveler.

Liu Hong had long wanted to see it, but he had been too busy to do so. Now that he had finally managed to meet it outside the palace, he naturally couldn't miss it.

"Let's go take a look!"

As he spoke, Liu Hong lifted his leg and walked towards the brothel.

Upon seeing this, Xi Zhicai's expression changed, and he hurriedly chased after him, saying urgently:

"Young...Young Master, how could someone of your status go to such a place?"

"Oh dear! It's alright, I'm just taking a look, I'm different from you guys!"

Liu Hong smiled and waved his hand, continuing to walk forward, while Jian Shuo, Wang Yue, and the others followed behind him without saying a word.

"Uh... how are they different from us? They all went to brothels, what's different about them?"

Upon hearing Liu Hong's words, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but mutter a curse to himself before quickly following after him.

Before long, Liu Hong and his group arrived at the entrance of Cuihong Tower.

"Huh? Is this a brothel?"

As he approached, Liu Hong couldn't help but look up and see that the brothel in front of him was somewhat different from the brothels he had imagined in movies and TV dramas.

There were no girls soliciting customers upstairs or downstairs, and I didn't hear the expected "Hey sir, come and have some fun!"

"Oh, sir, please come in!"

When the gatekeeper at the brothel saw Liu Hong and his party approaching, he quickly went up to them with a beaming smile.

"stop!!"

When the two guards in front of Liu Hong saw the servant running towards them, they immediately stepped forward and stopped him a meter away from Liu Hong.

"This...this young master?"

Upon seeing the two burly guards blocking his way, the servant was startled and stared blankly at Liu Hong.

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