"Yes! With Teacher Tuo's looks, he's at least above average."
Jia Xitong agreed from the side.
"Hey, stop talking. It's no good if these lousy men are blind; you wouldn't necessarily be chosen even if you went."
Li Tuo waved his hand, sat down with an air of authority while dressed in women's clothing, and said, "However, I also learned something on this trip: in a few days, a large group of dancers will be going to Shanghai to perform."
"Perform a show?"
Upon hearing this, Jia Xitong blinked.
It's been so long! Senior Bai Yu has become so good at having fun.
"I know what's going on, but it's a chance to sneak in."
Li Tuo slammed his hand on the table. "It's easy to knock out a few dancers and take their place." Since they couldn't get away with using their looks, they'd have to use their talents.
Seeing his confident and enthusiastic demeanor, Jia Xitong swallowed the words she had originally intended to use to persuade Shang Yanting to give it a try.
However, her host is very aloof, making it more difficult for him to dress as a girl than for Li Tuo to dance.
Thinking of this, the two hit it off immediately.
"There were two groups of people who went to perform the dance. Yunlehui from the music hall and Camille, the courtesan from Huanxilou."
Li Tuo went out and gathered a lot of information. "The people from Yunlehui have already entered Shanghai. We're too late, but we haven't been to Huanxilou yet. There's still a chance."
Jia Xitong gave Li Tuo a thumbs up, "Teacher Tuo is reliable in critical moments."
Li Tuo, having been praised so much in such a short time, gave Jia Xitong a look that said, "Of course."
Huanxilou
Jia Xitong never expected that she would return to the place she had tried so hard to avoid last time.
The interior of Huanxi Tower was decorated in a similar style to the exterior, with brightly colored and colorful decorations. As the largest brothel in the capital, it was always packed with customers. The aroma of wine mingled with the scent of rouge and face powder, and laughter accompanied the sounds of singing and music.
Having never been to a brothel before, Jia Xitong looked around like a country bumpkin.
"Oh my, gentlemen. You look quite unfamiliar."
The madam of Huanxi Tower swayed as she came down, her eyes sweeping over the group before settling on Shang Yanting. "What a handsome young master!"
Shang Yanting... Jia Xitong's eyes lit up. Was this a compliment?
She silently straightened her back and patted her mustache, which was stuck to her lips, with a satisfied look.
"What are you gentlemen standing here for? Please come in and have a seat."
The madam's eyes were glued to Shang Yanting's face; she couldn't take her eyes off him. In all the years she'd run her shop, she'd never seen such a handsome young man.
She pushed aside Jia Xitong, who was standing next to Shang Yanting, and leaned in front of him. "Young master, what kind of beauty do you like? I have all types here, I guarantee you'll want to stay forever!"
Jia Xitong, who was pushed to the side: ...?!
Shang Yanting glanced at Jia Xitong, who had been pushed aside, and reached out to pull her to his other side. "We want a private room."
"No problem, no problem."
The madam smiled and personally led the way, not forgetting to introduce the beauties here, "The girls here are all gorgeous. Whether you like gentle and sweet or sexy and feisty, we have them all."
The most famous of them all has to be our courtesan, Lady Hua, who was personally invited by the Demon Prince to perform.
Upon hearing this, Jia Xitong stroked his mustache and glanced silently at Shang Yanting.
Who else could he like? He likes himself the way he is.
The overly friendly madam chatted with Shang Yanting all the way until they entered the prepared private room. Immediately afterwards, a puppet thread extended and pierced directly into her sea of consciousness.
The madam was also a demonic cultivator, but only at the level of a demonic master, and was instantly controlled by Shang Yanting.
Fifteen minutes later, the courtesan, led by the top courtesan, was called into the private room.
Shang Yanting was already a Martial Emperor, and he had increased the number of puppet threads that could control people to over a hundred. A mere dance troupe of twenty-odd people was naturally a piece of cake for him.
Now that the people are under control and everything is ready, we're just waiting for Li Tuo to learn their dance and then infiltrate the area.
"Why did I come?"
Li Tuo followed the courtesan's dance for a while before he realized that everyone else was sitting, and he was the only one twisting his stiff, old waist.
"Am I the only one jumping?"
"Teacher Tuo dances beautifully. The other people are all big and burly; if they tried to blend in, they would be recognized immediately."
Li Tuo looked at Jia Xitong: ...Why don't you go? Aren't you a woman too?
Jia Xitong slightly raised her finger, pointing suggestively to Shang Yanting beside her. Of course, she wanted to help too, but her partner was very strict.
Li Tuo silently withdrew his gaze. What else could he do? He couldn't afford to offend them.
The performance was scheduled for six days later, and Li Tuo intensified his rehearsals with the courtesan and her entourage. However, during the time they spent with Li Tuo during his daily practice, Shang Yanting suddenly received news—
The students from Yimeng Academy were discovered and captured by the demonic cultivators. Also, something else has been exposed, and Shang Yanting needs to go to the Heavenly Palace immediately.
"I need to leave for a few days."
Shang Yanting looked at Jia Xitong.
"Oh? Okay."
Upon hearing this, Jia Xitong nodded and stood up, ready to walk with him.
"Now I have control over the owner and everyone at Huanxilou. You just stay here and behave yourself."
Shang Yanting had no intention of taking her away this time. "I'll only be gone for a few days. I'll be back before Li Tuo enters Shanghai."
Normally, Shang Yanting would have loved to hang her around his waist.
However, this situation is special.
"Don't wander around."
Before leaving, Shang Yanting repeatedly warned, "The people from Yimeng Academy have been arrested, and our whereabouts may also be exposed."
"Uh-huh."
Jia Xitong nodded upon hearing this, "Don't worry, I won't run around!"
Despite her assurances, one cannot be completely at ease in the territory of demonic cultivators.
"Wait for me to come back."
Shang Yanting left in a hurry. Although he had agreed to return before Li Tuo entered Shanghai, plans changed. The people of Shanghai suddenly decided to have the courtesan and her entourage perform ahead of schedule.
That is, tomorrow.
"So fast?!"
Li Tuo hasn't even memorized the dance moves yet, and the follow-up plan isn't in place. What's the main purpose of infiltrating? How should it be arranged? And how should they leave afterwards?
A complete mess.
"What should I do, little bucket? I don't know what to do now."
Li Tuo wiped the sweat from his palms, which had accumulated from practice and nervousness. He didn't have a specific plan yet.
"Don't be nervous. There are several of us living, breathing people. We can still function without our host."
Jia Xitong took out pen and ink and began to study the plan. "We can't control what will happen when we go in tomorrow. We need to analyze the specific situation."
First, you need to find a way to get close to Senior Bai Yu. It will be extremely difficult to approach him while he's present; our best course of action is to arrange a private meeting with him.
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