This surprised her quite a bit.
Ye Xianya always thought that Qi Chengshuo was a very upright person.
Unexpectedly, in order to help her solve her troubles, they actually wanted to send someone to kidnap the courtesan.
"Then I..."
Before Qi Chengshuo could finish speaking, Ye Xianya said, "I was just kidding. That Tao Ji is suspicious. We'll go to Tianxiang Tower tonight and find out her identity before we act accordingly."
"Okay!" Qi Chengshuo nodded.
Ye Xianya was shrewd and insightful, so of course he listened to her.
In the evening, Ye Xianya changed into men's clothing she had bought from a clothing store, and then "dressed herself up" to make herself look more like a young man before going out.
Qi Chengshuo was already waiting for her in the courtyard.
"Miss, please be careful!" Shen Furong said softly as she escorted Ye Xianya to the door.
She was used to going out with Ye Xianya, but unfortunately... not tonight.
"Go back and get some rest. Don't wait for me!" Ye Xianya waved to her, then got into the carriage with Qi Chengshuo and headed towards Tianxiang Tower.
At night, Tianxiang Tower is filled with lanterns, making it as bright as day.
As soon as Ye Xianya entered the room, she smelled the fragrance of peach blossoms. She sniffed hard, but it was gone.
"Qi Chengshuo, can you smell the fragrance of peach blossoms?" Ye Xianya asked in a low voice.
Ye Xianya used to call him "Young Master", but because the two were so familiar with each other, the way she addressed him gradually changed.
If it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't dare to call Qi Chengshuo by his full name, but... Ye Xianya is no ordinary person, so there's nothing she wouldn't dare to do.
"It smells like peach blossoms!" Qi Chengshuo couldn't smell it, but when Ye Xianya asked him, he sniffed hard and then shook his head: "No!"
"There's no way there could be any peach blossom fragrance at the end of August, and... the scent of peach blossoms is very faint, so it's normal that most people can't smell it." Ye Xianya said with a smile, "Peach Princess... peach blossoms, interesting!"
Qi Chengshuo didn't understand what Ye Xianya was talking about, but... this girl knew the profound arts of the Taiyi Sect and could see through everything. Sometimes she would say things that no one could understand, and he was used to it.
The two paid the money and found a seat in the lobby of Tianxiang Restaurant.
Not long after, the madam arrived.
"Gentlemen, you've come at just the right time. Our lady Tao Ji will be performing a dance for you all today. According to the rules of our Tianxiang Pavilion, when the most beautiful courtesan performs, each of you will have to pay an extra ten taels of silver," the madam said with a smile.
Tianxiang Tower has many girls, and many people perform every day. However, on the night the top courtesan dances, extra silver is charged. This has become a rule of Tianxiang Tower. There are many people sitting in the main hall drinking tea and wine. If each person gives an extra ten taels of silver, that's more than a thousand taels.
Qi Chengshuo dropped twenty taels of silver into the plate that the maid brought over.
Before long, all the silver had been collected, and the large curtain covering the stage was slowly pulled open, revealing that the courtesan Tao Ji of Tianxiang Pavilion walked out barefoot.
This woman had an exquisitely beautiful oval face, with jet-black hair adorned with only a few pearl flowers in her simple updo. She was dressed very lightly, with her gauze skirt revealing glimpses of her lower body, and if you got closer, you could see her long, slender legs.
Her upper body was also covered by a light gauze, revealing her slender waist and exuding a sense of spring.
Qi Chengshuo was renowned among the royal family members in the capital for his outstanding achievements. He was not only skilled in both literature and martial arts, but also had a clean and upright character.
He avoided the places frequented by spoiled young men.
Today was his first time visiting a brothel. When he told Uncle Jiu about it before, Uncle Jiu teased him about it.
But Ye Xianya was coming, so he had to go along to prevent the young girl from getting hurt.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Ye Xianya said, turning her head to look at Qi Chengshuo, only to find that he had turned his head away and was not looking at Tao Ji on the platform.
All the other men were staring intently at the woman dancing gracefully on the stage, their eyes practically glued to her.
And Qi Chengshuo? He even reached out to block it.
"Are you that disgusted? She's the top courtesan, after all. No matter what, she's still very beautiful!" Ye Xianya said with a smile.
"Her outfit is just..." Qi Chengshuo said, then coughed lightly, "Didn't you say you came to see the courtesan? We'll leave after you've seen her!"
"Then you'll have to wait a while longer!" After Ye Xianya finished speaking, she suddenly reached out and gently touched Qi Chengshuo's arm: "I think there's something wrong with this courtesan. Look at the men around her."
Upon hearing this, Qi Chengshuo observed them carefully for a moment and whispered, "I feel like... they're all bewitched."
These men all wore the same expression as they gazed at the courtesan on the stage: utter infatuation.
"You should watch that courtesan's dance just like they do. If you notice anything amiss, tell me immediately," Ye Xianya whispered.
Qi Chengshuo was a little unhappy, but just then, Ye Xianya gently tugged at his sleeve: "Just for a little while, you won't even help with such a small thing? Didn't you say before that since your Ninth Uncle married my mother, you are my elder brother and that I should come to you if I need anything? I think you were just joking."
Qi Chengshuo was taken aback upon hearing this, and after a moment he said, "Alright!"
Ye Xianya smiled upon hearing this and continued to stare at Tao Ji on the platform.
She was actually teasing Qi Chengshuo on purpose.
Qi Chengshuo is already eighteen years old this year, and this is how he reacts when he sees a beautiful woman. He's too old-fashioned.
A young person should act like a young person.
How will he ever get married if he's so clueless about romance?
On the platform, Peach Princess was not only stunningly beautiful, but also incredibly charming. Every smile and gesture was captivating, and she was an exceptionally skilled dancer with an incredibly flexible waist.
This isn't dancing, it's bewitching!
Ye Xianya smelled that faint peach blossom fragrance again.
Everyone in the room, men and women alike, was completely absorbed in watching the woman dancing on the stage, utterly captivated.
Ye Xianya formed hand seals and used the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to activate her profound technique. A faint light quickly appeared in front of her, like a special mirror. Through this light, the woman on the platform was no longer the alluring and seductive beauty she had seen before, but a withered peach blossom that was absorbing the essence of everyone, especially the men.
"Strange, how could there be demons in the Great Yan Dynasty?" Ye Xianya was somewhat surprised.
Only the neighboring Silent Abyss Kingdom is overrun with demons. The Great Yan Dynasty is powerful and has many Taoist priests protecting it. Every ten years, the Taiyi Sect sends people down the mountain. Mystic masters travel throughout the Great Yan Dynasty to cleanse away unclean things.
Where did this peach blossom fairy come from?
Ye Xianya gently nudged Qi Chengshuo beside her, intending to tell him the true identity of Tao Ji, but found that his fists were clenched, his face was flushed, and his whole body was trembling.
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