Chapter 21: Gathering at Baihua Tower
Hearing this number, Zhou An was shocked again. He thought it was only tens of thousands of taels of gold at most, but it turned out to be 770,000 taels. Even a robbery was not as fast as his.
However, when he signed in to Qianjing, what he got the most were gold, silver and jewelry. Most of the gold and silver were sent to the money houses. He currently had 10 billion silver and 10 million gold on him, so he could still afford it.
He took out another million-dollar gold note and gave it to her. The girl smiled without any change in expression. After she took it, the waitress brought her food and wine soon.
At this time, the young girl who was guarding here said, "Young man, I see this is your first time here. You probably don't know the rules here. Do you need me to tell you?"
"Oh! Tell me about it." Zhou An was curious. He had come to sign in at Baihua Tower before and got the Baihua Fairy Wine.
“All the women here sell their skills but not their bodies. You are not allowed to do anything frivolous to any woman, otherwise you will be severely punished by Baihualou.
You are not allowed to take out the food and drinks in the building, you are not allowed to make loud noises in Baihua Building, and you are not allowed to run around or fight here at will."
Hearing this, Zhou An sighed, saying that the Baihua Tower was truly extraordinary, and its rules were almost the same as those of the imperial palace.
The maid who served the wine and food did not leave. She picked up the wine pot and poured him wine. The wine was the same color as jasper, pure in color, and had a faint floral scent.
He picked it up curiously and took a sip. He instantly felt a cool sensation as the wine entered his throat, but after entering his stomach, he felt warm. It flowed through his limbs and bones, returned to his dantian, and turned into internal strength.
He showed a surprised expression and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, feeling this wonderful change and a light floral scent coming from his mouth.
"770,000 gold, it's worth it." Zhou An exclaimed.
"Of course, the wine and dishes here are not ordinary things. You can't buy them outside even if you have money." The girl looked proud.
Zhou An nodded in agreement. Not to mention outside, there was no such good stuff even in the palace.
Most of the dishes here are made of plants that I have never seen before, and the small amount of meat is served with flowers and leaves. Anyway, none of them are what I have seen before.
After tasting it, he was reluctant to put down his chopsticks and kept eating with big mouthfuls.
Seeing the girl pouring wine beside him, he swallowed secretly. The girl sitting next to him looked outside without looking away.
He said, "There are a lot of food and drinks here. Why don't you two eat together? I can't finish all the food and drinks by myself, and you can't take out the food and drinks here, right?"
"Okay." The girl showed a happy expression, but the girl glared at the girl, kept smiling and said, "Thank you for your kindness, young man. We have a rule here that all people in Baihualou cannot eat and drink at the same table with guests. I hope you can understand."
"Well, it seems I can only go out lying down." Zhou An joked.
The girl was helpless against the girl's attempt to stop her. She stuck out her tongue and asked curiously, "Why do you want to go out lying down?"
"One person eats so much and won't die of fullness." Zhou An said with a smile.
"Haha, it's rare for someone like you to come here and order a large table." The girl laughed.
After Zhou An tasted each dish, he slowed down and chatted with the two women. He knew a lot about Baihua Tower, which were not secrets.
After drinking half a pot of wine, the place was basically full. Although Zhou An couldn't tell the cultivation level of the people around him, judging from their complexions and the weapons they carried, they were basically at the innate level, and those at the acquired level were basically crowded in the corridor.
On the stage, the singing and dancing stopped, and the dancers flew off the stage. At this time, flower petals fell from the sky, and a stunning woman in white slowly fell from the sky.
Even from a distance of nearly 60 meters from the stage, one could smell a refreshing fragrance wafting over. Her beauty silenced the entire audience, and all those who were whispering stopped talking.
The people in the corridor looked as if they had lost their souls, staring blankly at the stage. Not to mention the men, even the women were conquered by the woman's temperament and beauty, and looked at her with sneering eyes.
Zhou An was the same. He couldn't be as calm as those senior masters. He still had what he should have. Fortunately, he had seen the queen's peerless beauty after all. He was only stunned by the woman who appeared, and was not completely infatuated like the people around him.
Zhou An took a deep breath to calm himself, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, exhaled, shook his head and smiled, saying: "Baihua Tower is really a place where hundreds of flowers are hidden. I'm afraid there are few people in the world who can resist such temptation. Who is this person? She is so beautiful, there are few in the world!"
The girl was surprised to see Zhou An recover so quickly, and said with a smile: "She is our building owner Hua Wu Yue. Young man, you have great concentration. Even people who have practiced the Qingxin and other mental methods will stare at our building owner for a long time when they see her for the first time."
Zhou An frowned. If it was just her looks, it would be impossible to achieve such a degree. Judging from the girl's tone, Hua Wu Yue must have the skill of spiritual charm.
However, in this case, she would definitely not use this move on everyone present. It can only be said that this is a passive skill, otherwise the people present would not allow others to use spells such as charm on their own people.
Hua Wu Yue landed behind the stage, bowed slightly to everyone and said, "Welcome, fellow practitioners. We at Bai Hua Lou will not be involved in Qian Jing's affairs. We are only providing the venue for you."
"Thank you for the flower wine, the flower wine from Baihua Valley is indeed worthy of its reputation." A middle-aged man at the flower petal table said with a smile.
Hua Wu Yue smiled and nodded to show her acceptance, then waved her hand and asked everyone in the lobby to evacuate.
Zhou An was surprised to hear this, and looked at the girl and asked, "Is this free?"
The girl smiled and said, “In the Xiantian realm, a table of food and wine is provided for free on the petals, and a pot of wine is provided for free on the leaves, but the young man is only in the acquired realm, so he is not qualified to sit here, and he ordered an extra table of food and wine, so he naturally has to pay.
Besides, you can see that none of our sisters are accompanying the other tables, but your table is the only one that has us accompanying you, and that’s because you paid for the treatment.”
Zhou An smiled helplessly. Fortunately, his money was just like falling from the sky, so he didn't care.
"Everyone, almost everyone is here, so I'll start. The palace confirmed the presence of a true dragon aura a few days ago, proving that the fate of the Qianyuan Empire has not yet ended. Practitioners cannot go against the will of heaven. The whereabouts of the Sun and Moon Universe Pearl is unknown. We cannot lead the battle between immortals and demons to Qianjing just because of an immortal treasure and harm innocent people.
No one can bear this karma, even the powerful ones in the evil ways dare not take action in Qianjing. However, this time it has been confirmed that a demon has appeared.
The demons act without any scruples, they are even capable of massacring a city, so this time I have gathered you all to take this opportunity to kill the demons that appear.
It will also protect the people of Qianjing from disaster. As for the Sun, Moon, and Universe Pearl, if it really appears, it depends on fate. "The middle-aged man said.
Zhou An asked in a low voice: "Who is this?"
"You don't even know the famous Elder Taixuan of Zhengyi Sect?" The girl was surprised. It was impossible that the world of immortal cultivation didn't know about Zhengyi Sect.
Zhou An spread his hands and said, "I have been locked up at home since I was a child, and I know nothing about the outside world, so I came out to broaden my horizons."
"Ah! You'll suffocate to death." The girl next to him covered her mouth and laughed, looking at him with pitiful eyes.
"Is Emperor Qianyuan really alive? If it is really him, then he must have entered the innate realm. He is still interfering in the affairs of mortals, which is against the will of heaven. What do you think about this?" another Taoist priest asked.
Many people were silent. This matter was actually very difficult to handle. If the Qianyuan Empire resisted stubbornly, it would inevitably lead to endless killing, and those who participated would probably not be able to survive the calamity.
At this time, a white-bearded monk said, "First, determine whether Emperor Qianyuan is really still alive. If he is, we should introduce him to the world of immortal cultivation and let him sever his connection with the dynasty. This will also avoid a catastrophe."
Listening to these people talking about himself, Zhou An frowned. He didn't understand the way of heaven. If these people wanted to slay demons and eliminate monsters, he could still understand it. Anyway, it has been shown countless times in books and on TV, and he has gotten used to hearing it.
But the emperor cannot practice Taoism. If he does, it will go against the will of heaven. He cannot understand such a thing.
However, from their discussions, we can probably tell that these people are worthy of the name of righteousness. At least they put the people of Qianjing first.
They all want to obtain the Sun, Moon, and Universe Pearls, but they also pay attention to the fate of the immortals, which is worthy of praise.
The purpose of the gathering of various righteous sects this time is to take advantage of the gathering of evil sects here. They plan to unite and wipe them out together, mainly for the justice and revenge in their hearts.
The grudge between good and evil is so deep that it is impossible to mediate. Moreover, from the description of these people, the devil is a cultivator and a monster who is completely controlled by his own desires. He can kill all people in the world for his own desires.
Such practitioners would naturally be killed by everyone joining forces, and Zhou An agreed with this point, because their existence had already threatened all living creatures in the world.
Therefore, the evil path is the enemy of all people in the world, and the demons, evil paths, and righteous paths will join forces to kill it.
Of course, there are also struggles between the righteous, evil, and demonic paths, but they are not as intense as with the evil path. After all, the struggle among the three of them is just a struggle for cultivation materials, while the struggle with the evil path is for survival.
"You hypocrites of the righteous path, I have been waiting for you for a long time, prepare to die." As they were discussing the plan, suddenly an unpleasant laugh was heard from outside.
Soon after, green flames were heard from outside. Hua Wu Yue exclaimed and activated the Baihua Tower formation. Countless flowers appeared around him. The ground outside the Baihua Tower emitted a mysterious light, forming green petals that wrapped around the tower.
Dozens of dark green skulls were flying around in the sky, spitting out green flames that burned the Baihua Tower.
(End of this chapter)
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