Chapter 14 Chapter 14 “I’ve never seen him look at a…
The moon is above the willows, and guests are visiting one after another.
Xizhou Pavilion is still the same as when I first saw it, with only a few lights hanging here and there. The dim light covers a small area, and a large area of thick darkness lurks here.
The three-story building was so silent that I could even hear my own footsteps clearly as I walked.
Yao Ning turned around and saw a boy wiping the vermilion lacquered handrail at the corner.
When the servant saw her coming, he bowed awkwardly. Yao Ning recognized him. When he first came to Xizhou Pavilion, he was bullied a lot, but this young servant was not among them. He was even different from the others who watched coldly. This man wanted to stop them, but because his strength was too limited and he had many concerns, he was unable to help.
Yao Ning's expression relaxed, he nodded, walked over and suddenly stopped.
She turned around and asked the servant, "Do you know what Xizhou Pavilion does?"
She asked the question suddenly, and the other party was caught off guard and saw the loophole.
The servant was a little confused: "To answer the steward, Xizhou Pavilion is a teahouse, don't you know?"
"Where is the tea master? Have you ever seen a maid bring tea into the room? Why does tea require a separate room?"
Yao Ning asked several questions in succession, and the servant's face became more and more puzzled. He said blankly: "That's it."
"Just what?"
“That’s… that’s it.”
Yao Ning asked a few more questions, but the servant couldn't explain it, and didn't find it strange at all. Instead, he looked at Yao Ning with an increasingly complicated look, as if she had asked the simplest question.
They don't think there's anything wrong here.
If Xizhou Pavilion was just an ordinary trick, it would not be possible to deceive Yao Ning who was in the out-of-body stage.
There must be something crucial that I haven't discovered.
Yao Ning had a feeling that if he could open up that key point, the original appearance of this place would be presented before his eyes without reservation.
As she was thinking, she suddenly heard two footsteps, followed by a strong smell of alcohol, a few incomprehensible words, and then a hand fell on her shoulder.
Yao Ning looked up and saw a listless and flushed face.
The drunkard had weak legs, a tired look, and lustful eyes.
Yao Ning narrowed his eyes.
"Guest, you are a little confused."
A clear and gentle voice was heard, and then the hand on Yao Ning's shoulder was taken back, with a gentle force that did not allow for resistance.
Yao Ning looked back, and suddenly his mind was shaken and his breathing became rapid.
Shen Qian.
The man held the drunk's hand with his long, strong fingers and whispered, "Sir, I'll take you there."
Having said this, he led the drunk man out the door without question.
When passing by, he glanced at Yao Ning and suddenly said, "Girl, there is dust on your shoulders."
After saying that, he raised his hand and brushed it away. A faint floral fragrance wafted through his body. Yao Ning looked at his shoulder. The drunk had just touched it, so some powder was stained on his clothes.
After brushing off his makeup, he nodded to Yao Ning.
The two looked at each other, and Yao Ning's heart slowly fell back into his chest, not sinking.
The man looked a bit like Shen Qian. From the angle just now and in the dim light, she suddenly thought it was Shen Qian in front of her.
Yao Ning touched his chest and asked the servant, "Who is that?"
The servant looked past her towards the door and scratched his head: "That's a guest, I don't even know his name."
"No, not the drunk, but the guy next to him."
"What?" The servant scratched his head in confusion, thinking he had misheard.
"That's the beauty in white." Yao Ning turned to look at the servant: "Can't you see it?"
The servant's eyes became strange and vague, with a hint of fear in them. He laughed dryly and said, "S-Stop joking. There's no one there."
The voice trembled, as if frightened.
A chill ran down Yao Ning's spine.
As he was speaking, the beautiful woman in white had seen the guests off and was walking back slowly. Her footsteps were silent. In Xizhou Pavilion, there were only flickering candlelight and shadows, and the night breeze blowing through the hall brought a faint chill.
The servant opened his eyes wide and looked in the direction Yao Ning was looking at. His eyes shook violently. He shuddered and his voice was a little tearful. He repeated again: "No, no one is here. Manager, please don't scare me. It's dark and it's creepy."
Yao Ning stared into his eyes, not knowing for a moment whether he was acting or truly oblivious. She confirmed again, "White clothes, long hair, beautiful woman, can't you really see?"
The servant screamed "Ah", dropped the rag and ran away.
Yao Ning turned around again, and the lobby was empty. The beautiful woman in white had disappeared.
She looked around, but there was no one on the stairs, on the second floor, or on the third floor. A gust of wind blew by, extinguishing a lantern and taking away the dim light that fell on her.
Yao Ning stood in the silent darkness.
Everything that just happened seemed like an illusion.
A chill rose in Yao Ning's heart.
She suddenly remembered that when she was a child, when she didn't sleep at night, her mother scared her and said that if she didn't sleep, she would be taken away by ghosts.
"What is a ghost?" Yao Ning asked.
"People become ghosts after they die. Living people can neither see nor hear them, but at night they float around us."
Yao Ning then thought, since I can’t see or hear anything, how do I know there are ghosts?
Now she seemed to understand.
Others can't see it, but she can.
Others couldn't hear it, but she could.
Others can't smell it, but she can.
Yao Ning suddenly felt that in the entire Xizhou Pavilion, in the dark corners, behind him and above his head, where he could not see, there were shadowy figures.
But as soon as she turned around, the shadows disappeared from her peripheral vision.
Could it be that she and these dozens of mortals have been living with a house full of ghosts all these days without realizing it?
She moved her feet, and the floor creaked, which was very harsh in the silence that seemed to be from another world.
What exactly is Xizhouguan?
Hidden in the bustling city.
It's called Teahouse.
Hiding during the day and coming out at night.
The lights are dim, there is no sound of voice, and no one is seen.
The wages were several times higher than elsewhere, and the servants knew nothing about this place, so they didn't find it strange.
The customers who came in and out were all men. Although it was called a teahouse, the customers were drunk, and their drunkenness was accompanied by a sense of lethargy.
Xizhou Pavilion, Xizhou Pavilion.
Yao Ning looked around and thought carefully in his mind.
Suddenly, a line of poetry appeared in my mind.
The south wind understands my wish and blows my dream to Xizhou.
The beauty in white brushed off the powder on her shoulders and said, there is dust there.
Yao Ning's eyes narrowed, and his mind instantly became clear.
In the instant of understanding, the scene was suddenly ablaze with lights, the light of pearls driving away the darkness, and the clamor of laughter and the sound of stringed instruments rushed in. Guests came and went, hugging each other, and the sight was a scene of beauty and splendor, a mixture of powder and ambergris, blending into a vivid and vibrant scene.
This is actually a men's brothel, and the beauties selling their bodies are men.
The original three-story wooden building was not very spacious, but now, looking at it, the bright lights extended to a point where there was no end in sight, and countless magnificent rooms were lined up in a row. It was indeed not as small as it seemed to the naked eye.
Amidst the bustling chaos, a beauty in white stopped at the stairs and looked back at her.
There was a trace of sadness on that person's cold face, as if it was self-blame or pity. Under that gaze, Yao Ning suddenly realized that in the other person's eyes, she was probably an ordinary mortal woman who was weak and innocent and had accidentally entered a cave of ghosts and lust.
And the dust he wanted to brush away finally fell on her shoulders.
Yao Ning recalled the day when he first entered Xizhou Pavilion. The sunlight was bright and dazzling, and gorgeous clothes and bright red nail polish flashed through the gaps in the second-floor windows.
Ghosts cannot explode in broad daylight. It seemed that the figure wanted him to see it on purpose, hoping that he would come to his senses and turn back.
If a mortal lived with ghosts day in and day out, wouldn't it be detrimental to their yang energy and spirit, even if these ghosts had no ill intentions? Therefore, the wages at Xizhou Pavilion were several times higher than elsewhere, attracting these servants even though they suffered humiliation.
"Although I knew Miss Yao had a good background, I never thought she could see through Xizhou Pavilion so quickly."
Boss Chen, who appeared beside Yao Ning at some point, said.
Yao Ning looked at Boss Chen and saw that he was very dignified today, with a complicated expression mixed with a hint of pride. As the leader of this Xiaojin City, this demeanor was very suitable for him.
Feeling Yao Ning's silent gaze, Boss Chen's straight neck shrank, and he unconsciously lowered his head, slightly bent his back, and showed a submissive and humble posture.
Yao Ning: “…”
Seeing Yao Ning staring at the departing beauty in white, Boss Chen said with a discerning look, "This is the top performer in our Xizhou Pavilion. Isn't she quite charming?"
Is it moving? Indeed.
This person is three parts like Chen Qian, and is already a most beautiful person in the world.
Boss Chen was very proud: "Don't be fooled by his red lips and white teeth, he looks like a spoiled young man. When he takes off his clothes, his body is a hundred times more powerful than his face."
Yao Ning: “…”
Boss Chen approached Yao Ning mysteriously and whispered in his ear, "Besides, he's never down there."
Yao Ning really didn't understand this time: "Not downstairs? He wants to be upstairs?"
"Yes!" Boss Chen said proudly, "No matter how rich and powerful the client is, he only serves the above-mentioned client. Even so, there are so many people waiting to see him every day that the line is endless!"
Yao Ning realized it later and seemed to understand what the above and below meant.
She wanted to ask the man why he was in Xizhou Pavilion, but when she opened her mouth, she remembered that except for the guests, her, Boss Chen and the servants, the rest were all dead souls.
When the true face of this place appeared before his eyes, Yao Ning's spiritual sense had already covered every corner.
Xizhou Pavilion, which is Nanfeng Pavilion, has amazing tricks to deceive people. The boss Chen behind the scenes is definitely not a simple person.
Yao Ning asked: "Who are you? What is your relationship with the demon world?"
Boss Chen gently waved his folding fan, a smile breaking across his ordinary-looking face. "I'm just a brothel owner, nothing to do with the demonic world. Miss Yao truly misunderstood me when we first met."
He probably guessed Yao Ning's purpose.
Yao Ning looked at Boss Chen, staring at him so hard that he coughed and put away his folding fan awkwardly.
She looked at this mercenary, timid but mysterious man, and inexplicably felt that what he said was true.
She felt that this person did not lie to her and did not dare to lie to her.
Since Boss Chen and Xizhou Pavilion had nothing to do with the Demon Realm, there was no need for her to linger here any longer. She wanted to tell Boss Chen that she was leaving, but she blurted out something else: "What's his name?"
"Ownerless."
This name doesn't sound like the name of a flower in a place of fireworks.
Yao Ning: "Why did you marry someone with such a name?"
"I wonder if Miss Yao knows that there is an immortal king in this world, whose Taoist name is Zixiao. He is handsome and extraordinary, like a banished immortal." Boss Chen said with narrowed eyes.
Yao Ning's brows twitched violently, but he didn't answer.
"Wuzhu looks a bit like Shen Xianzun. When we built the academy, I suggested naming him Zixiao, so that he would be surrounded by patrons. Of course, this catered to some unspeakable interests..."
Boss Chen coughed twice and looked up with some fear, as if he was afraid that his words would be heard by the cultivators with powerful spiritual awareness: "But he doesn't want to.
"He said his looks were natural, and he didn't want to rely on others' glory, nor did he want to blaspheme or insult the Immortal Lord. I asked him to choose a name, but he said a name is just a title, so I just picked one at random."
At this point, Boss Chen's eyes revealed a few sighs. "Even with such a not-so-gentle name, a stubborn temper, and a stern and unruly gaze, she still drives countless men crazy. Even many wealthy families, and even sons of immortals, have fallen deeply in love with her. Even now, even calling out the word 'Wuzhu' feels like a breeze on my face, and the fragrance of flowers is intoxicating..."
Yao Ning: “…”
Boss Chen boasted for a while and said meaningfully, "If Miss Yao is interested in Wuzhu, I will ask him to not receive any customers for the next few days and just serve you. How about that?"
Yao Ning thought of the face that looked exactly like Chen Qian, and was stunned for two breaths before he said, "No need."
Boss Chen looked disappointed. "Are you not interested in him? He would be heartbroken if he knew."
Yao Ning was puzzled: "Why?"
"He seems to like Miss Yao very much." Boss Chen recalled the past and said affirmatively, "I have never seen him look at someone so absent-mindedly."
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