Chapter 177: Searching for People (4)
Not here?
Tao Zi frowned, but didn't show it in her tone. She said, "Then the other girls should know how to dance too."
Before the man could think about it, she threw a heavy piece of silver over and walked past him inside.
The layout here has not changed, it is still the same, but the atmosphere has changed a lot.
If she remembered correctly, she designated this place as a first-class brothel, where the women mainly sold their skills and bodies, which was very rare.
For this reason, it attracted a large number of so-called literati and elegant guests, and even many immortal cultivators came to join in the fun.
But it is only noon now, but the sounds of men and women laughing can be heard everywhere, and behind the red veils everywhere are probably scenes that are not suitable for the sight.
She took a few more steps and had a rough idea in her mind.
At this time, the brothel madam received the news and rushed over. She stopped her and said with a smile: "Miss, it is not allowed for decent women to come here. If something happens, we can't afford it."
Tao Zi breathed a sigh of relief. It was that person again.
She said slowly: "Guests are here, don't you even have a cup of tea?"
The brothel madam was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Yes, we do, but they're just ordinary tea leaves. I'm afraid the customers won't like them."
"Are there any spring mountain sprouts?"
The brothel madam immediately perked up and said with a smile, "Yes, customers, just follow me."
The people who were following them also retreated tactfully. The brothel madam gave a signal, and someone quietly followed those people.
She followed the brothel mother upstairs and walked through a suspended corridor to a quiet courtyard.
She sat on the chair, holding the little fox, waiting for the cup of tea.
The tea arrived quickly, and she took a sip, saying, "This doesn't taste right."
The brothel madam sighed and said, "Oh, dear customer, please don't blame me. This business is really getting harder and harder."
Tao Zi commented nonchalantly, "It looks messier than a few years ago."
She smiled bitterly and continued, "That's right. The main reason is that there's no one to protect us, so we can't refuse some customers. For the sake of the good girls in the building, we have to recruit some prostitutes."
"Hmm?" She looked over.
The brothel madam said slowly, "My dear guest, you may not know that three years ago, the owner of our brothel suddenly changed. She was replaced by a kind and sensible girl."
Tao Zi knew who this person was in an instant and said with a smile, "Isn't this good?"
"That sounds good, but, eh." The brothel mama sighed before continuing, "That girl is too kind. She'll agree to anything someone asks her for. They don't even need to ask her; they can just talk to the stewards she sends."
Tao Zi smiled and asked, "What are you asking for?"
"We are a brothel, what else can we ask for? Of course, we ask for the girls."
She smiled and asked, "Where are you going, girl?"
"Some are good, and life is pretty good. Although I have to endure some torture from the mistress, that's to be expected. But more often than not, I'm abandoned and transferred."
The brothel madam's expression was very complicated. "We're not forbidding the girls from finding good partners for them. As usual, if a suitable family came along, we would happily prepare a dowry and send it off. But now, even if there's a suitable family, if anyone comes to the stewards and asks for help, the marriage will be changed. I can't stop it."
The more she spoke, the more helpless she became: "Which girl who left our building wouldn't be applauded? But now, the girls who left haven't found their true love, and they are often transferred away. They are no different from those who left in the third or fourth grades."
Tao Zi's heart sank. The purpose of setting up this brothel was to send people to various mortal families, or to the outer halls of other sects, or even to some elegant cultivators, so as to inquire about various information.
The Minglan Sect's foundation is too shallow. They are kept in the dark about some resources and information that are well known to everyone. They can only find out from other sects. She has to use some mortal methods that are looked down upon by immortal cultivators.
But now, anyone who cares about reputation wouldn't even give this place a second glance. After all, having the company of the girls in this building used to be a refined and interesting thing, but now, it's probably just so-so.
She resisted the urge to smile bitterly. Lian Qingzhou's move had really destroyed most of the few forces under her command that didn't know her true identity. The others who knew her true identity couldn't be easily contacted.
Tao Zi slowly exhaled.
The brothel madam was also looking at her. She had never seen what her mistress looked like, but she only knew that her mistress had a great background.
It was not until three years ago when Yue Qiran of Minglan Sect suddenly betrayed her and a new manager was appointed here that she vaguely realized the identity of the owner - he was probably from Minglan Sect and had a good relationship with Yue Qiran.
But she didn't think it was Yue Qiran - after she jumped off the cliff, she received news from her: keeping still, just like other brothels.
From then on, she began to pretend to be deaf and dumb in front of the "kind" girl, and asked all the girls who went out to stay away from the crowd and stop spreading news in the building, pretending that this was just an ordinary place to make money.
This installation lasted for three years.
Tao Zi suddenly got straight to the point and said, "I heard from the people in the Minglan Sect's office that they don't accept photos from prostitutes."
Hearing this, the brothel madam's expression turned cold and she said, "That's right, very noble. The manager sent to the brothel doesn't allow the girls to seek protection from other sects. Our girl has been harmed, and we don't know which sect to cry to!"
She asked, "Didn't you say the new manager..."
"That girl is so kind. She said that even brothel girls have to find someone to marry. She'll keep her marriage certificate with whoever she marries, so the stewards won't be too busy." The brothel madam slammed the table in anger. "What she said is just a naked disdain for us brothel girls!"
Tao Zi smiled and said so, but in the eyes of those in charge, she was considerate.
"Luckily, we have our daughter with the city lord. If anything happens, the daughter can say a few words and the city lord will take a closer look. Otherwise... well. Without anyone to protect me, life would be miserable."
Tao Zi jokingly asked, "Who is that girl?"
"I don't know. I only know it's a girl, but I don't know anything else. As the managers said, we dirty people are not qualified to know her background. I think she must be very high-ranking."
She smiled and said, "Yes, it's very high."
The little fox in her arms looked at her confusedly. Did he come here just to listen to other people's complaints?
Tao Zi took a sip of tea and asked, "Where is Miss Liu Yue?"
The brothel madam straightened her expression and said, "She entered the Cheng family and is now the concubine of a young master of the Cheng family."
The Cheng family, it’s the Cheng family again.
Tao Zi rubbed the teacup with her fingers, and her mood suddenly became bad - no one would be in a good mood if all their actions were controlled.
What exactly is Heaven trying to do by leading her to the Cheng family?
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