Chapter 214 Youlan Pavilion
Although the first crisis of the establishment of Deyun branch was temporarily resolved by Xie Jinhua, it was not completely over.
"Descendants of Yin family."
Li Chu muttered the name.
After Xie Jinhua returned, she sent someone to deliver a file, which was all about this ancient family.
This "yin" is exactly the "yin" of the Yin Emperor Yin Jiuyou of the Demonic Sect.
The Yin family is a big clan in the Demonic Sect. Their bloodline has been passed down for at least hundreds of years, with great men emerging every few generations. They have always held a high status in the Yanyue Sect.
This status reached its peak about a hundred years ago.
It is said that back then, the Demon Sect was at its peak with everyone being united, and it was very powerful and had the potential to dominate the world.
The leader of the Demon Sect at that time was the rare genius, Yin Jiuyou.
The so-called seven realms of heaven and man among Qigong practitioners are body forging, Qi sea, spiritual fusion, transformation into a dragon, all things in existence, cutting off decay, and reaching the sky.
I used to think that unless it was an alien inheritance, one had to climb step by step.
Yin Jiuyou is the first person in history to prove that the seven realms of heaven and man can cross borders.
After several years of physical training, he had not broken through, and his peers in the Demon Sect ridiculed him. Unexpectedly, he was able to cultivate both Qi and spirit, and broke through to the spirit fusion realm overnight, greatly surpassing his peers.
Give those who once looked down on him a slap in the face.
Not only that, he had been in divine union for more than ten years without any breakthrough, and was now looked down upon by other geniuses of the demon sect.
As a result, he once again crossed two realms, comprehended the Heavenly Dao on the night of his transformation into a dragon, and was instantly promoted to the level of All Things. As soon as he came out of the mountain, he crushed his peers again.
He is a professional at slapping people in the face.
Throughout history, there have been only a few geniuses who have reached the realm of all things at the age of twenty-something.
But he is the only one in history who has made such breakthroughs across borders.
Such a person was obviously born to show off and get slapped in the face... No, he was born to stir up trouble.
The subsequent Zhanshai and Tongtian realms, which were life-threatening hurdles for others, were as easy as pie in the sky for him... He reached the Tongtian realm without any difficulty and became a land immortal.
The most terrifying thing is that after he became an earthly immortal, he was still not old and had not left the world. Instead, he had a strong desire to dominate.
It seemed that the whole country was about to be plunged into bloodshed because of the ambition of one man.
At this moment he suddenly disappeared.
It was widely rumored in the martial arts world that he died due to a forced breakthrough, some said he was assassinated by the subordinates of the Demon Sect, some said he owed a huge debt and dared not return to his country, and some even said he fell in love with a mortal woman and eloped.
There are many different opinions, but the world is still the same.
There are endless fights between dragons and tigers.
After Yin Jiuyou disappeared, the leaderless Demon Sect immediately fell apart, and was then jointly wiped out by the imperial court and the righteous forces. It has not yet recovered.
The Yanyue Sect, which was once at its peak, completely went underground.
The most dumbfounded ones were the Yin family under the protection of Yin Jiuyou.
Originally, Yin Jiuyou was young and strong, and the Yin family could still be arrogant for at least a few more decades. His sudden disappearance made those domineering Yin family members the target of public criticism.
Not only in the righteous sect, but even among the fellow demons, there are many enemies who are accustomed to being bullied by the Yin family.
In order to prevent them from coming to retaliate, the Yin clan leader who took over urgently at that time made the wisest decision.
The entire Yin family returned to their ancestral land and closed their doors for a hundred years.
From then on, the entire family retreated to the Yin clan's ancestral land outside Shenluo City, and no matter how outstanding the talents among the younger generations of the family were, they were not allowed to set foot in the martial arts world.
It is equivalent to completely withdrawing from the disputes in the martial arts world.
This move was undoubtedly a retreat of tens of thousands of steps, and any grudges would not come back. If there were those who refused to give in, there would be disciples of the Yin Emperor who would stop them.
The Yin family thus escaped a disaster.
Later, these descendants of the Yin family indeed behaved themselves well, but those who were interested might have heard that they were not completely inactive, but had been secretly trying to find out the whereabouts of Emperor Yin.
There is still hope of finding Yin Jiuyou.
But as time goes by, this hope becomes increasingly slim.
When Li Chu was quietly examining the files, Wang Longqi, who was doing nothing, came over and asked, "Did you come to Shenluo City for something important? Did I cause you any trouble?"
"It doesn't matter." Li Chu shook his head. "Our top priority is to gain a foothold in Shenluo City and make a name for ourselves. If we can solve the problem with Miss Lanzhi, it might be helpful."
"That's good." Wang Longqi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Besides..." Li Chu looked at him and said, "Maybe there are some things I need you to do."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Wang Longqi became interested: "What's the matter?"
Li Chu spread out the file.
"The Yin family's ancestral home is extremely hidden, and no one has been able to find it for many years. It is very difficult to find the whereabouts of the Yin family's descendants. The file sent by Aunt Jinhua only records a property that is suspected to belong to the Yin family."
Such a big family, even if they have been secluded from the world for so many years, must have industries to maintain their expenses.
It's just that Yin's actions were very ruthless back then, selling off or even abandoning all of their visible businesses. What they have now are all very secretive controls.
It is already very difficult to find a suspected industry.
This is all thanks to the underground forces of Hongmen. It would be difficult to investigate such information with an upright existence like Chaotianque.
"What industry?" Wang Longqi asked.
"Youlan Xuan." Li Chu replied.
After hearing this, Wang Longqi's dull eyes suddenly burst into the brilliance that only belongs to a professional.
…
There are no less than a hundred brothels of all sizes in Shenluo City, among which there are about twenty or thirty large brothels that are worthy of being presented.
If these twenty or thirty companies were placed in Hangzhou, they would definitely not be inferior to top-notch companies like Taogulou and Wenrouli.
Youlanxuan is one of the more distinctive ones among them.
Its characteristic is that it is small in scale but high in service quality, taking a purely high-end route, rather than pursuing the bigger the venue, the better, and the more guests, the better.
Even the qualification to enter the place was based on recommendation. You had to have a regular customer here to vouch for you and recommend you to Youlanxuan, and then after a thorough review, you were qualified to enter.
This threshold not only failed to cut off Youlanxuan's financial resources, but instead increased the interest of truly powerful people.
Of course, the good girls in Youlanxuan are worthy of this threshold.
Among the top ten courtesans at last year's Huadu Conference, Wei Jiangli and Miss Wei, who ranked third, were trained by Youlanxuan.
Just one of the top three people in the Huadu Conference is enough to call a top-notch brothel.
Tonight is the day for Miss Wei to choose guests for a casual chat.
For a good girl of this oiran level, there is almost no such thing as a clearly marked price for grooming. For the best girls, selling their art is always more important than selling their bodies. As long as they are willing to perform on stage, they can make a fortune. However, having a romantic affair with a single scholar would have a negative effect.
If any scholar really wants to have some intimate experience with her, the only way is through this kind of elegant conversation.
Beat many competitors to get a chance to be in the same room with her, and spend half an evening drinking tea and talking. If fate is right, after a few times, you may be able to win her heart.
Even though this approach is a long shot, there are still many people willing to spend a lot of money on it.
That night, a rich young man dressed in gorgeous clothes came to the door of Youlanxuan with an arrogant manner.
"It's also thanks to the recent Huadu Conference that Miss Wei has been attending more frequent talks to attract more people." Wang Longqi chuckled, "Otherwise, I might not be able to catch up."
"You don't really think we are here to visit a brothel?" Li Chu looked at him strangely, not knowing where Wang Longqi's excitement came from.
Isn't true love still uncertain? In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Li Chu was wearing a gorgeous dress and a red crown.
Although it was a rare occasion for him to take off his Taoist robe, he seemed like a real nobleman born in a pile of gold and jade, with countless romantic demeanor, as if he was surrounded by thousands of auspicious colors.
Along the way, even Wang Longqi could feel the countless burning gazes, and the aftermath alone made his muscles tense.
Li Chu, however, still looked indifferent.
At this moment, standing at the door of Youlanxuan, he could even hear countless resentful whispers on the street behind him.
"Why go to a brothel..."
"Whore me..."
“No money…”
"Can it still be called prostitution if you don't pay?"
"I'll just give it to you..."
“…”
"Is it really that serious?" Wang Longqi couldn't help but mutter, glanced at Li Chu's face from the side, and quickly looked away in less than a second.
Damn, so dazzling...
Once you enter the gate of Youlanxuan, a charming receptionist will come forward and gently ask you to show your name card. Of course, if you force your way in, you will soon see a not-so-gentle receptionist.
For this, it is also thanks to Xie Jinhua.
Wang Longqi took out a letter. After the woman read it carefully, she smiled and said, "It turned out to be a recommendation from the head of Hongmen Lin Hall. Mr. Wang, Mr. Li, please come this way."
Arriving at the inner room, Wang Longqi couldn't help but sigh that as expected of a receptionist in a large brothel, his professional qualities were indeed extremely high.
During the hundred steps or so, the woman only stole a glance at Li Chu's face dozens of times - the same number of times Wang Longqi stole a glance at the woman's buttocks and legs.
This is already a rare level of self-control.
"Gentlemen, would you like to go to the private room on the second floor or the private room on the first floor?"
Because they were going to participate in the selection of guests, they were first led to the hall. Although it was called a hall, it was actually not very spacious.
Clusters of brightly colored flowers decorate the walls and beams. There are about a dozen tables on the open space among the flowers, each of which can seat seven or eight people.
Facing a stage in front.
Of course, there are a few quiet attic rooms on the second floor.
But the price of that small room is not something that even the rich and powerful who come here can afford... Without that kind of status, even if you grit your teeth and occupy one, it will only be a way to attract attention.
Wang Longqi shook his head, "This is fine."
The two took their seats one after another and then waited quietly for the event to begin.
Usually, there weren't many guests at Youlan Pavilion, and the tables were not fully occupied. But today, it was Miss Wei who selected the guests, so there were several times more guests than usual, and soon, the table seemed a little full.
Except for a few people who went to the second floor, most people still sat on the first floor.
But the strange thing was that even though all the other tables were almost full, there were still only two of them sitting at Li Chu's table.
Many guests would enter the hall and look over here, but would silently pass by this table and sit at other seats, as if they couldn't see it.
People come and go, as if this place is invisible.
There were also two guests who hadn't noticed and sat down, but as soon as they raised their heads and took a look at Li Chu, they immediately jumped up as if the chairs were hot on their butts and ran to other tables with fewer empty seats.
You may even have to ask for extra seats at other tables.
What's more, the last two guests looked around and whispered to the receptionist, "How about adding more seats?"
Seeing their strange behavior, Li Chu asked, "Why don't they sit with us?"
“Haha.” Wang Longqi laughed, “They are not stupid. Anyone sitting next to you will look like a pile of shit. Of course no one will come.”
Li Chu looked at Wang Longqi and said, "Indeed."
Wang Longqi chuckled twice unconsciously, then he suddenly realized something and his face changed.
"Depend on."
If those people don't come, won't I be the only one in the room? As the show was about to start, the receptionist brought in another person, and the hall suddenly became agitated.
The person who came was a tall young man with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and an imposing manner. He wore a robe with sword sleeves and there was a flash of lightning in his eyes when he walked.
Although there were a few people of his age following him, it was clear from their appearance that they were all followers.
"Zhan Yunting..."
"Even he is here?"
"Then there's no suspense, right?"
"Not necessarily. Maybe Miss Jiangli likes old and ugly guys. Then you have a good chance."
“…”
The sound of whispers coming one after another entered the ears of the two.
The young man called Zhan Yunting went straight up to the second floor.
His name was well-known to Li Chu and Wang Longqi even though they were far away in Jiangnan.
The number one genius from the land of thunder in the East China Sea... the grandson of Zhan Yukou, one of the four famous generals of Heluo... the young master of Shenxiao Sect... with the fate of the Thunder Emperor, this kind of person is born to be a genius and carries countless halos.
No matter where he goes, even if he says nothing, he is destined to be the protagonist.
I believe many people are already prepared. As long as they leave this door today, the anecdotes about Zhan Yunting and Wei Jiangli will surely spread throughout Shenluo City.
The story of genius and beauty is exactly what the world loves to see.
In the private room upstairs.
After everyone took their seats, someone said with a smile, "I didn't expect to catch Miss Jiangli's appearance. I guess the one who is chatting with the beauty today must be Senior Brother Zhan."
Another person retorted: "How is that possible?"
"Hmm?" Everyone looked at him.
Then the man said, "How could it be just a casual conversation? I'm afraid that Miss Jiangli couldn't help but offer herself to Brother Zhan after hearing his name."
Several people secretly cursed in their hearts, "What a good dog!"
They all vied with each other in words, only to regret that he had beaten them to it.
After a while, Zhan Yunting, who had been expressionless, shook his head and said, "Don't forget why we are here."
"It doesn't matter which courtesan appears. What matters is that we complete the deal with the Dragon Country."
"Their people haven't arrived yet?"
The fellow disciples who were accompanying them then shut up and shook their heads.
Zhan Yunting frowned slightly, "This is a matter of great importance. We must not let our guard down before we get the blood of the Thunder Dragon. Don't mention anything like the Oiran anymore."
"yes……"
He had just said a few words when the lights in the venue dimmed and the colorful lights above the stage suddenly lit up.
The world is focused on this.
The curtain on one side slowly opened, and the melodious sound of orchestral music flowed out.
After a moment, there seemed to be a gust of fresh and fragrant wind blowing, and all the scholars and literati present immediately fell silent and sat up straight in silence.
No need to remind.
Because... Miss Jiangli is about to appear.
At the same time, Li Chu's eyes suddenly tightened.
He sensed a...very strong yin energy.
I had said I would finish writing early last night, and I wanted to make up for the debt. But after writing 2,000 words, I realized that it was all narration... It would be a bit weird to post it like this, so I had to add the end and make it a big chapter, which resulted in me not finishing it last night. Now this chapter of more than 4,000 words is considered today's basic update, and posting it later will be to make up for the debt.
(End of this chapter)
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