Chapter 71 Chapter 71 If this honey water touches your lips, it will...
Chunshui Lane, Qingyu Tower.
The carriage stopped in front of the restaurant's gate. As soon as everyone got off the carriage, a middle-aged woman dressed in gorgeous clothes came to greet them.
"You gentlemen may look unfamiliar, but is this your first time visiting Qingyu Tower?... Oh, isn't this Shopkeeper Cao? You are here again."
The woman waved her handkerchief and patted Shopkeeper Cao's shoulder lightly. Although she looked coquettish and teasing, she was very graceful and there was no trace of intimacy in her tone.
"Mother Xue is joking."
The madam of a brothel would be respectfully addressed as "Mom" by her subordinates, and customers would occasionally call her that as well.
Cao Wu smiled awkwardly. In fact, he was no longer the shopkeeper.
However, if this trip can be done well, even if he cannot be the shopkeeper of Yuyuan Inn, he will have the opportunity to be transferred to other small shops under Yuyuan's name and continue to be the shopkeeper.
It's better than starting over as a waiter.
Cao Wu stepped aside and bowed to introduce them: "These are my masters, Master Gu and Master Jiang."
There was a flash of astonishment in Mother Xue's eyes.
Everyone in the world knows that the owner of Yuyuan is the young master of Jianzong. Cao Wu has always been arrogant because of his status as the chief shopkeeper, but now he can't even straighten his back.
There is probably only one person in the world whose surname is “Gu” who is treated with such respect and is called “master”.
"It turned out to be Master Gu!"
Mother Xue almost called out the wrong name. She didn't dare to be disrespectful like she did to Cao Wu, so she bowed respectfully.
Gu Jingyun nodded slightly.
Mother Xue turned her confused gaze to the thin young man wearing a veil.
"This Mr. Jiang is..."
"My sworn brothers, the rest are my followers." Gu Jingyun said.
When did the young master of the Sword Sect become sworn brothers with others?
Mother Xue was thinking wildly in her mind, but she didn't dare to say it out loud. She still smiled brightly and said, "Hello, Mr. Jiang."
Jiang Yan was not used to this kind of environment and atmosphere, and didn't know what to say, so he simply nodded coldly without saying a word.
Naturally, Mother Xue did not dare to force him to speak, thinking that Mr. Jiang was a cold and arrogant person.
She greeted them warmly, "Gentlemen, please stop standing outside and follow me in."
Several people followed him into Qingyu Tower.
Mother Xue did not dare to neglect them, knowing that they were wealthy people, and directly brought them to the most luxurious box on the second floor.
The location is facing the high platform on the first floor, with an excellent view, and you can listen to the music while leaning on the railing.
Incense burned in the room.
In order to show its taste, Qingyu Tower did not use inferior love incense like other houses, but instead used more expensive honey incense.
It smells sweet but not greasy, not like a brothel, but more like a proper restaurant where one can listen to music outside.
Jiang Yan didn't cover his nose anymore.
It's strange that the air in the room is better than outside.
Mother Xue left other things to others and focused on taking care of these distinguished guests.
Gu Jingyun and Jiang Yan naturally sat at the head, and the others sat on both sides. Some of the Sirius Guards even hid in the shadows as soon as they entered the room and did not sit down at all.
Mother Xue greeted them warmly and attentively, and after the servant took turns to refill the drinks, she immediately came to Gu Jingyun and Jiang Yan.
"My two lords, do you have a specific young master you want to meet? If not, I do have a recommendation."
Qingyu Tower is Nanfeng Pavilion, there are only men, no women.
Madam Xue said attentively, "If you want to listen to any music, I can arrange it."
No one said anything.
Gu Jingyun smiled and said, "I heard that Master Han Lin is a courtesan here."
Mother Xue subconsciously glanced at Cao Wu, thinking that it was another 'guest' introduced by Cao Wu - there was a time before when Cao Wu brought a nobleman here, and the guest asked to see Han Lin.
But today is different from the past. Others are easy to fool. They can say they will see you when they want and not see you when they want.
Young Master Gu is not someone who can be fooled!
"...That's true." For some reason, Mother Xue's face looked a little stiff.
Gu Jingyun: "How about inviting him to come over for a chat?"
Mother Xue was still hesitant: "Master Gu, this... Young Master Han has been in a bad mood recently and doesn't want to see guests."
Gu Jingyun took out a heavy bag of silver and threw it casually.
Mother Xue subconsciously reached out to take it, and weighed it skillfully in her hand, and she knew what it was.
"Master Gu is very generous!"
Her face was filled with joy that could not be concealed, and she said, "I thought about it, being in a bad mood is not a big deal. If I see this bag of silver, I will be happy. I will go find Han Lin and ask him to accompany you."
"Don't keep me waiting." Gu Jingyun said lightly.
"Oh, okay, don't worry!"
Mother Xue was blown away like a gust of wind.
Jiang Yan was bewildered: "Why did she suddenly change her mind?"
"My Lord, have you ever heard the saying, 'Money makes the world go round.'" Song Hua smiled as he stood up and took the amber wine in front of Gu Jingyun and Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan said "Oh" and watched Song Hua take the wine, but instead of pouring it to drink, he opened it and smelled it, then inserted a silver needle into it.
After a while, Song Hua said, "Young Master, there is nothing else added to this wine."
"Yeah." Gu Jingyun nodded.
Song Hua took Jiang Yan's cup and poured all the wine that Xue's mother had poured in advance into the soil of the potted plant next to it.
He turned around, and his back blocked the wine jug and glass in his hands.
But judging from his actions, he was pouring wine into the glass.
Jiang Yan heard the gurgling sound of the liquid shaking violently, and a very light sound of breaking wind for a moment.
Song Hua moved quickly. After pouring a glass, he turned around again, holding a yellow wine glass in his hand, which looked no different from the previous one.
"My Lord, please."
Song Hua pushed the cup to Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan didn't move.
Gu Jingyun: "Ayan, why don't you drink?"
Jiang Yan shook his head: "I can't drink it."
"Why?" Gu Jingyun asked.
"The wine has been replaced." Jiang Yan said.
Song Hua pretended to be surprised: "No, I just poured out the original glass and poured a new one from the bottle that I checked and found to be fine."
"I heard the sound of you stealing the wine bottle from your Qiankun bag!" Jiang Yan's eyes were sharp.
A second of silence.
Cao Wu huddled in the corner and shivered again.
Why did Commander Song want to exchange the Immortal Lord's wine? For a moment, he even thought of the scene of "the young master smashing the cup as a signal, the Immortal Lord and the young master falling out, and several people fighting" in his mind.
But the next moment.
Gu Jingyun smiled, and there was no dissatisfaction in his smile, he even looked a little relieved.
Song Hua sighed: "Your Majesty has extraordinary perception. I admire you very much."
"Once you enter Chunshui Lane, you cannot drink wine offered by anyone - this is one of our three rules." Jiang Yan asked, "Brother, are you trying to trap me?"
"You actually saw through me." Gu Jingyun curled his lips and said jokingly, "Ayan is really alert."
Song Hua was clearly cooperating with the young master's fishing enforcement, but now he made a hurt expression.
"My Lord, I'm handing it to you, but you won't drink it?"
"No." Jiang Yan shook his head and didn't even touch the wine glass.
Gu Jingyun took the wine glass with a smile and said, "Song Hua, please sit back down. Ah Yan only knows how to take the glass I hand him."
But Jiang Yan refused.
Gu Jingyun was stunned for a moment, then explained in a gentle voice: "This is honey water, not wine."
Jiang Yan lifted the white veil of Mi Li with his palm and hung it on the brim of his hat. He turned his head and smiled at the man with a curved eyebrow.
The charm of this smile made all the gorgeous scenery around it pale in comparison. The noise outside the railings, the singing on the high platform, all the sounds gradually became farther away and lower.
Gu Jingyun's heart was pounding and his heart rate was soaring.
"...Ayan?"
Jiang Yan stretched out his hand.
He was clearly practicing swordplay hard every day, but his fingers seemed to have never touched water. The skin on the palms and backs of his hands was so delicate and smooth, without a single callus.
The immortal king came closer with a smile, his nearly perfect fair face carrying an extremely aggressive beauty, like ice and snow meeting spring, a flower from the high mountain falling into the man's palm in the fragrant spring breeze.
Jiang Yan’s index finger was pressing against the edge of the wine glass—just like it was pressing against someone’s lips or heart.
Gu Jingyun's hands have always been very steady, but at this moment he couldn't help but be distracted, and the wine glass he was holding shook.
The full cup of honey water swayed around the wall of the cup and spilled onto Jiang Yan's index finger, making his fingertips sticky and wet.
Gu Jingyun's breathing stagnated.
Jiang Yan ignored it, one hand on the carpet, the other hand still holding the wine glass with the index finger. He leaned forward, getting closer and closer to Gu Jingyun.
Gu Jingyun didn't move, his eyes moved from the young man's wet fingers to his pale thin lips, and the color in his eyes gradually darkened.
"...Why are you so close to me?" the man asked softly in a deep and magnetic voice.
Jiang Yan used his index finger to exert a little force and pushed the wine glass in the opposite direction.
He raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of childish pride and happiness.
"To reject you!"
Jiang Yan said happily: "Haha, brother, you were fooled by me! Did you think I came over to take the wine glass?"
Gu Jingyun: "..."
Jiang Yan pushed the wine glass back heavily and sat back in his seat.
His back was straight, his posture was comfortable, and his expression was relaxed.
He took out a handkerchief and rubbed his fingers soaked in honey water vigorously.
"Fortunately it didn't spill on my clothes." Jiang Yan said, and then complained, "Why don't you hold it steady? It's so sticky, I can't wipe it clean."
Gu Jingyun: “…………”
Jiang Yan raised his head and asked, "Huh? Why are you all hiding in the corner with your heads down?"
Everyone: “…”
I thought you were going to flirt with the young master in public!
Who understands?
I thought it was an R-rated picture, but when I opened it, it turned out to be a children's story that had nothing to do with it.
This shouldn't be.
Gu Jingyun was silent for a long time. After a while, he suddenly raised his hand and drank all the honey water in Jiang Yan's cup in one breath.
Jiang Yan was still wiping his hands with a handkerchief, already looking a little impatient.
If he hadn't been outside and Cao Wu hadn't been watching, he would definitely have used magic.
"You can't clean it like this."
Gu Jingyun sighed, changed a new towel, dipped it in white water, took Jiang Yan's hand, and wiped his hands carefully.
The water is clear and sweet.
But it couldn't quench the dryness in Gu Jingyun's throat, nor could it extinguish the heat in his chest.
Jiang Yan was talking to Song Hua, but Gu Jingyun couldn't hear clearly.
The only thing in my mind was the young man's white fingertips stained with honey, sparkling under the refraction of light.
If this honey water were to touch Jiang Yan's lips and he savored it carefully, would it be sweeter?
There was a noise outside the door.
Gu Jingyun suppressed his enthusiasm and looked up.
The door was opened from the outside, and Mother Xue said with an apologetic smile, "Master Gu, Master Jiang, thank you for keeping me waiting. Han Lin changed into new clothes to meet you two masters, so I was delayed for a while."
Gu Jingyun said nothing, his expression indifferent.
"Master Gu, please wait a moment, he will be here soon."
Mother Xue looked back to the other side of the corridor and cursed in a low voice: "Ancestor, can you hurry up!"
The sound of footsteps approaching quickly.
"Calling the soul?" Han Lin's voice came before he arrived, "Master Gu wants to see me, but he doesn't care what time it is. I haven't even woken up yet!"
The young man spoke in a lazy and drawn-out voice, which was clearly a complaint, but it also carried an indescribable charm that could easily captivate others.
Han Lin pushed open the door and was about to flirt with the man sitting at the top of the table.
After all, Young Master Gu is rich, and is said to be tall and handsome, making him a good candidate for a romantic encounter.
But as soon as he entered the door, he raised his eyes.
Then he saw a young man wearing a veil sitting next to Young Master Gu. The young master was holding the man's fingers with a handkerchief and wiping them carefully with his eyes lowered.
The man took back the handkerchief only after it was completely clean.
He did not throw it away, but put it back into the Sumeru Ring.
Han Lin: “…”
Han Lin retracted his seductive glance, stood up straight, and his attitude became much more serious.
He said speechlessly: "Master Gu, you already have a partner, why are you still looking for me?"
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