Five thousand crystals is definitely not a small amount!

Even for a Qi Refining Realm expert, five thousand crystals would be a huge sum of money.

This is enough to buy some low-level magic treasures or even pills that increase the chance of breaking through to a higher realm.

Therefore, Lu Ningshuang was immediately tempted.

She never considered harming Chu Tianyao, for a simple reason.

Honglou's business is based on integrity...

Lu Ningshuang would never have harbored thoughts of murdering and robbing Chu Tianyao.

Moreover, someone who is only at the fifth level of the Acquired Realm can casually pull out five thousand crystal stones...

That means this person must have connections.

If she could build a relationship with someone like that, it would definitely benefit her greatly.

Therefore, almost instantly... Lu Ningshuang made a judgment.

“Young Master Chen, I was careless just now.” Lu Ningshuang’s gaze toward Chu Tianyao was already somewhat lingering. “It’s late, Young Master, please stay here with me.”

Chu Tianyao chuckled, "Manager Lu, a man and a woman alone together... late at night, that might be..."

"Hehe... What you say is true, young master. But... if something really happens between a lone man and a lone woman late at night, it's only natural."

Chu Tianyao's lips curled slightly. "But isn't the rule of Honglou that they sell their art, not their bodies? Can the rules be changed so easily?"

Lu Ningshuang smiled and shook her head. "The rules of Honglou cannot be changed. However, if a person in Honglou and a customer are mutually in love, then whatever they do is because of love... and naturally has nothing to do with selling oneself."

Chu Tianyao laughed heartily, "Does Steward Lu mean that feelings have already developed between us?"

Lu Ningshuang nodded solemnly, "I suddenly fell in love with you, young master... so I couldn't care less about the rules."

“In that case…” Chu Tianyao said slowly, “I’ll leave the night to Steward Lu.”

......

The next morning, Chu Tianyao woke up from his sleep.

Almost at the same time, the system's voice came to my mind.

"Boom! Detected that the host has successfully used the Yin-Yang Derivation Heaven Technique. 500 Derivation Points have been gained!"

"The current 510 Dao Points are sufficient to advance your cultivation level. 300 Dao Points will be automatically converted into cultivation level..."

"Each advancement in the Qi Refining Realm requires 300 Dao Evolution Points. The current realm is Qi Refining Level 2! 210 Dao Evolution Points remaining."

The next moment, Chu Tianyao felt his internal energy becoming increasingly abundant.

"Although it's only a small advancement, I can clearly feel myself becoming much stronger!"

"This time, I gained 500 Dao Points, which is similar to Nalan Youruo's previous gains... Considering the Dao Point gains from these previous transactions..."

"The Day After Tomorrow event costs 100 Dao Derivation Points, the Innate event costs 200 Dao Derivation Points, and the Qi Refining event costs 500 Dao Derivation Points..."

Chu Tianyao pondered, "Could it be that Nalan Youruo, like me, is actually hiding her true strength and cultivation level?"

Just as Chu Tianyao was pondering these things, Lu Ningshuang also woke up.

She glanced at Chu Tianyao beside her, her eyes filled with a strange expression...

"Damn it... I was so afraid he wouldn't be able to break through my defenses yesterday, so I specifically removed my protective gear... but I didn't expect him to be so fierce, I actually passed out..."

Lu Ningshuang still felt some pain in her lower back and back. "This is so weird... Shouldn't this kind of lower back pain be a symptom of men?"

"How could this happen to me?!"

Lu Ningshuang grew angrier the more she thought about it. She looked at Chu Tianyao and said softly, "Young Master Chen, did you get a good rest last night?"

Chu Tianyao's thoughts were interrupted by the other person. He glanced at Lu Ningshuang and then said with a smile, "I rested very well? But it seems that Manager Lu is not so well."

Lu Ningshuang gave a coquettish sigh, "Young Master Chen is truly amazing, I'm almost falling apart."

Chu Tianyao laughed and took out another three thousand crystals, handing them to Lu Ningshuang.

"Manager Lu, thank you for your hard work. I'd appreciate it if you could arrange for me to be accompanied by ladies at the Innate Realm or above from the Rainbow Pavilion for the next five days using these three thousand crystal stones..."

"If I am satisfied in five days... I will reward Steward Lu with an additional thousand crystals."

Lu Ningshuang raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself, "This Young Master Chen really has a grand gesture!"

"These crystals were taken out so easily; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were spent like water."

She nodded and accepted the crystal.

“Young Master Chen, we met and had a pleasant time together last night, and today you want me to find you other girls... What a heartless gentleman.”

Lu Ningshuang's tone was somewhat mournful, but Chu Tianyao just chuckled and said, "Manager Lu, your charm is extraordinary... I will never forget you, but I would also like to see the charm of the other women in Honglou."

"Manager Lu, once this matter is settled, I will get closer to you again."

Chu Tianyao knew that Lu Ningshuang was a seasoned woman and that her words just now were not a genuine expression of her feelings, so he simply laughed it off and changed the subject.

Over the next five days...

Chu Tianyao met five women from the Rainbow Pavilion who were at the Innate Realm.

These five women were all exceptionally beautiful, proficient in the six arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting...

Chu Tianyao was handsome and generous, which quickly won the hearts of several girls.

On the fifth day, the system's settlement notification sounded again.

"Boom! Detected that the host has successfully used the Yin-Yang Derivation Heaven Technique. Gained 1000 Derivation Points!"

"The current 1210 Dao Cultivation Points are sufficient to advance your cultivation realm. 1200 Dao Cultivation Points will be automatically converted into cultivation realm..."

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