Just as Yi Junhao was pondering this, he saw that the soldiers were about to rush upstairs. People upstairs and downstairs were in chaos, running around in panic. The soldiers searched everywhere in the crowd...
Suddenly, he snapped out of his daze, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he swiftly stepped forward, quickly walking to Yi Shangyun, who was still standing dumbfounded at the door next door, unaware of what was happening outside.
As soon as he got close, Yi Junhao reached out and pushed her inside. Then, he dodged with lightning speed and followed her into the next room. Yi Junhao immediately locked the door tightly from the inside.
"The soldiers outside are looking for someone. Quickly take off your outer clothes and hide on the couch." As soon as Yi Junhao entered, before Yi Shangyun could react, he said to her seriously.
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun looked up at him in alarm, her face showing distress. But then she thought, no matter what, she couldn't let the soldiers take her away in this place.
Seeing Yi Junhao's determined gaze, Yi Shangyun gritted her teeth, mustered her courage, and strode back towards the fragrant couch in the inner room.
Seeing that she had already understood and gone inside to cover up, Yi Junhao hurriedly took off his dazzling purple-red brocade robe, layer by layer, until he was left with only a thin white undergarment. He then opened the robe, revealing his extremely charming and sexy upper body.
Suddenly, a charming and handsome man, both alluring and dashing, appeared.
His features were exquisite, with firm and powerful lines on his face, broad shoulders, alluring eyes, and an upright posture. He had well-defined pectoral and abdominal muscles, making him incredibly captivating.
Just then, a series of urgent knocks and shouts from soldiers rang out: "Open the door! Open the door quickly! The government is investigating a case, open the door immediately..."
Upon hearing this, Yi Junhao glanced at the inner room again from afar. Seeing that there was no more movement, he assumed that Yi Shangyun had already concealed herself. He then slowly walked over and opened the door a crack, revealing half of his extremely handsome and alluring face and his slender, captivating peach blossom eyes.
Two soldiers, armed with long swords and dressed in military uniforms, burst into the room as soon as they saw him. They shoved him against the door and then swarmed around the room like wolves, searching ferociously.
Suddenly, one of the soldiers, a tall and burly man with a fierce expression, was holding what appeared to be a portrait of a woman. He seemed to have discovered Yi Shangyun, who was pretending to be hiding on the couch in the inner room, and was about to walk into the inner room.
"What are you trying to do?" Yi Junhao asked anxiously, rushing forward to block the man's path.
Unexpectedly, the soldier instantly drew a long sword from his waist, waved the portrait in his hand at him, and shouted sternly, "Can't you see that I'm looking for someone? Who are you to dare to obstruct the government from handling a case? I'll chop you in half with one sword."
Upon hearing this, Yi Junhao was about to step forward to see what was in the portrait in his hand when he was suddenly stopped by the long sword that the man was pointing at him.
Just as he was preparing to teach the tall guy a lesson, another person who seemed to be his leader suddenly entered from behind.
The two officers and soldiers immediately bowed respectfully to General Cheng.
While Yi Junhao was still lost in his own thoughts, he heard the voice and quickly turned around, only to be stunned. "How come it's you?"
Upon hearing the voice, Cheng Liang felt it sounded somewhat familiar, and then looked up and examined it closely.
He stared wide-eyed in astonishment, almost speechless, pointing at Yi Junhao. After a long while, he finally managed to say, "Valley...Valley Master, Young Master Yi, you...you actually come to a place like this to relax? It seems I really underestimated you, Master!"
Clearly, Cheng Liang never imagined that the renowned Valley Master of Hundred Herbs Valley would be so captivated by the courtesans of this brothel.
Suddenly, Yi Shangyun, who was lying on the couch in the inner room, trying her best to appear guilty, heard the name General Cheng and became even more frightened, coughing out in surprise.
Upon hearing Yi Shangyun's voice, Yi Junhao's eyes widened and he looked anxiously into the inner room. Cheng Liang also glanced at the woman's figure inside the purple gauze curtain.
For a moment, everyone looked toward the woman whose voice was coming from the inner room, and they were all stunned, as if they could hardly breathe.
After a slight hesitation, Cheng Liang turned around and fixed his gaze on Yi Junhao, whose clothes were disheveled... No, he was more than just disheveled at this moment; he clearly looked like he had just been caught red-handed after a rather intense and explicit lovemaking session on the bed.
Suddenly, a disdainful smirk appeared on his face. He put one hand behind his back, half-clenched the other into a fist, lowered his eyes, and lightly touched his nose. He said leisurely to the two soldiers beside him, "Hmph... Since this is where the Valley Master is enjoying himself, there's no need to investigate. Hurry up and go to the next room for a thorough search."
"Yes," the two officers and soldiers acknowledged the order and hurriedly withdrew.
"Please forgive me, Valley Master. I apologize for disturbing you. Please continue, continue..." Cheng Liang said with a light smile, bowing slightly as he slowly retreated. When he reached the door, he didn't forget to gently close it for him.
Seeing that the people who came to search had all left, Yi Junhao hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly put on his robes. He then looked at the restless and trembling figure on the bed in the inner room and said, "Alright, everyone's gone."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun finally breathed a long sigh of relief and slowly got up to walk outside. However, as soon as she came out, she saw Yi Junhao looking disheveled, and immediately blushed and turned her head away.
As if realizing Yi Shangyun's shyness, Yi Junhao immediately turned his body away, turned his head away from her, and quickly dressed himself.
Yi Shangyun then looked back and asked in confusion, "Was that General Cheng from just now General Cheng from the Prince of Qin's mansion?"
"Yes, that's right. Has Xuanyuan Han been too idle lately, letting his confidant manage such brothels?" Yi Junhao asked, equally puzzled.
Yi Shangyun smiled slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then asked with some curiosity, "Does Third Young Master have any questions? What exactly are they investigating with all this fuss and such a grand display?"
"It seems they were looking for a woman. They had a portrait, but I didn't have a chance to look at it before Cheng Liang came in." As he spoke, Yi Junhao seemed somewhat disappointed.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yi Junhao, after a moment's thought, asked, "By the way, how did you know about this place? What are you doing here? Who brought you here?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun gradually recovered from her doubts. The two sat down at the table in the hall, and Yi Shangyun recounted everything to Yi Junhao in detail.
As the two were talking, another knock sounded on the door, but this time the knock was very soft, not like the soldiers returning.
Yi Shangyun was still in shock when she was startled by the knocking on the door again, and the two of them looked at each other in bewilderment.
Just as Yi Junhao was about to go over and open the door, Yi Shangyun stopped him and said, "The knocking sounded like a woman's. It might be Lanxiang. Let me do it."
As she spoke, Yi Shangyun got up and walked slowly toward the door with small, delicate steps. She gently opened the door and saw that the person in front of her was indeed the woman named Lanxiang from Wanjiao Pavilion, just as she had expected.
"Lanxiang, the soldiers have come, do you know? Where did you go just now?" Yi Shangyun asked, both puzzled and frightened, as he reached out to pull her into the room.
Unexpectedly, Lanxiang suddenly grabbed her outstretched hand and tried to drag her out the door.
Yi Shangyun was puzzled and asked, "Lanxiang, what's wrong? What are you trying to do? What happened?"
Seeing the two of them arguing at the door, as if they had some kind of argument, Yi Junhao hurriedly walked to the door and looked at her with suspicion, "Who are you? Where do you want to take her?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lanxiang saw Yi Junhao come out, her eyes darted around, as if she had many unspeakable secrets in her heart.
After hesitating for a moment, Lanxiang leaned close to Yishangyun's ear and whispered something in his ear.
Suddenly, Yi Shangyun's expression changed. He seemed very surprised and interested in what Lanxiang had whispered to him, and his eyes widened in surprise.
Then, she smiled and said to Yi Junhao, "Third Young Master, I still have something to discuss with Lanxiang. You should go back first. Which inn are you staying at? I'll come find you after I've finished my business."
Seeing that she was deliberately avoiding him, Yi Junhao glanced at the unfamiliar woman in front of him. Although he had doubts, he didn't want to continue to pester her. He thought that perhaps it was a young woman's little secret, so he simply said to her, "I live in Ruyi Residence nearby."
Before the words were even finished, Yi Shangyun exclaimed with delight, "I'm also staying at Ruyi Residence! That's perfect, no need to bother looking for another place..."
Before Yi Shangyun could finish speaking, Lanxiang tugged at her sleeve impatiently. Yi Shangyun turned back and smiled at her, then quickly turned back to Yi Junhao and said, "Third Young Master, you should go back first. Yun'er will be back to find you soon. See you there!"
As she spoke, Lanxiang dragged her away, and she was still waving goodbye to Yi Junhao as desperately as she could.
As Yi Junhao watched her graceful figure dance away like a butterfly, he stood rooted to the spot, gazing at her departing silhouette with a look of utter fascination...
After a while, he came to his senses and suddenly remembered the extremely arrogant spy in the next room.
So he hurried over and pushed open the door to the next room.
Everything inside the room remained the same, except that the person had long since vanished without a trace...
Meanwhile, across the river from the entrance of Wanjiao Pavilion, an extremely elegant restaurant called "Xiangmanlou" was wafting out a very tempting aroma of food and wine.
On the walls of the restaurant, the vigorous inscriptions record the restaurant's glorious past.
Inside the restaurant, waiters swiftly moved between tables carrying dishes and drinks...
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