It was several times more luxurious and magnificent than the Immortal Abode he had seen in Bright Moon City before!
The Jiaofangsi I visited before was understated and low-key, far inferior to Hongxiuzhao.
One Hongxiuzhao is almost equivalent to the entire brothel district of Mingyue City combined. No wonder no one can find out the background of its boss. How could someone with such a large business in the capital have an ordinary background?
At this moment, the area outside Hongxiuzhao was already bustling with noise, and the crowd made Zu'an feel as if he had returned to the Spring Festival travel rush train in his previous life.
Many people frantically shouted Nanxun's name, some even fainting from holding their breath. Others, knowing there was no hope of getting in, held up banners outside to declare their support and love for Nanxun, fantasizing that she would see the words on the banners and invite them in.
Zuan glanced at it a few times. Many people had written various love poems on it. Unfortunately, having been used to Tang and Song poetry in his previous life, he found these poems to be rather clumsy and only made people feel embarrassed and their teeth ache.
"Make way, make way!" Gao Ying and Pei You were both sixth-rank experts. They didn't need to hurt anyone. They only needed to release their energy slightly to push through the crowd in front of them. The three of them arrived at the door in no time.
Zuan noticed that there were many guards maintaining order at the entrance of the Red Sleeve Inn, as well as many constables and bailiffs guarding the area.
That's incredibly impressive; a brothel can even get government officials to maintain order.
As he was marveling at the place, a mocking voice suddenly came from the side: "Hey, isn't this Xiao You? What are you doing in a place like this with the Liu family?"
Zuan turned around and saw a young master surrounded by a group of people, looking at the three of them with a mocking expression. The young master was quite handsome, but his eyes were dark and his face was pale, clearly indicating that he had been ruined by wine and women.
He looked to be in his late twenties, but he didn't have a trace of maturity about him; on the contrary, he was frivolous.
"What business is it of yours?" Pei You sneered, while secretly explaining to Zu An, "This person is Pei Xingyan from the third branch of my great-grandfather's family."
Zu An immediately realized that the other party was the grandson of Pei Zheng, the Duke of Linhai. Although Pei Zheng and Pei You's grandfather, Pei Ming, were brothers, their relationship was not good.
In particular, Pei You and his father's branch of the family were very close to the Bi family and favored the Crown Prince, which made Pei Zheng even more displeased with them.
"A textbook villain." Seeing the other party's troublemaking look, Zu An sighed. He suddenly remembered that Da Manman's father was Pei Zheng's fifth son, and this guy in front of him was her cousin. For Da Manman's sake, he decided not to make things difficult for him.
To his surprise, the other person didn't even glance at him, but instead looked directly at Gao Ying, as if he had just recognized him: "Isn't this the nephew of the Liu family? I heard you're always upright and steady, so why are you in a brothel like this? Shouldn't it be that spendthrift Liu Xian who's supposed to be here? Why isn't he here today?"
As he spoke, he looked around as if searching for Liu Xian.
Gao Ying's face immediately darkened. The other party kept referring to him as the nephew of the Liu family, as if mocking him for not being a true member of the Liu family, which already displeased him greatly. Then, the other party deliberately mentioned Liu Xian.
He suppressed his anger: "Liu Xian has already sacrificed himself in the secret realm to protect the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. The court has already made a public announcement about this. What do you mean by saying he didn't come?"
"Oh dear, so he's dead. I'm sorry, I haven't been paying attention to this kind of thing lately," Pei Xingyan said, feigning apology, but his face showed no embarrassment whatsoever. "By the way, you just said how he died?"
Gao Ying said coldly, "They sacrificed themselves to protect the Crown Prince and Crown Princess and cover their escape!"
"Liu Xian sacrificed himself to protect others? And even stayed behind voluntarily? Hahaha," Pei Xingyan laughed with his companions as if he had heard a joke. "If someone like Liu Xian were to die on a woman's belly one day, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Would a playboy like him voluntarily sacrifice himself to stay behind and cover the retreat?"
Gao Ying's expression grew increasingly cold: "This is an imperial proclamation. Do you doubt the Emperor's judgment?"
He was no pushover either, directly digging traps with his words.
Pei Xingyan was naturally aware of the trap, and said with a smile, "His Majesty is wise and powerful, and he will not make a wrong judgment. However, His Majesty is more concerned with important matters. A nobody like Liu Xian may not be of high regard to him. In fact, I am not the only one in the capital who knows Liu Xian. If you don't believe me, ask them. Do you believe that Liu Xian is the kind of person who would stay behind to cover the retreat and sacrifice himself?"
His companions all laughed:
"How could that be? Liu Xian is notoriously afraid of death."
"Besides playing with women, what else can he do? In my opinion, his cultivation was too poor, which led to his death in the secret realm. As for how he died, since only a few of them came out alive, they can say whatever they want."
"That's not the case. In my opinion, Liu Xian's cultivation level is too low, so he couldn't outrun the others when they ran and was forced to stay behind to cover the rear."
"Haha, what Young Master Pei said is absolutely right, this is most likely the truth."
...
Zuan, standing to the side, secretly thought, "Da Manman's cousin is really too annoying. I feel like punching him too."
"Damn it!" Gao Ying couldn't hold back any longer and threw a punch directly at him.
Pei Xingyan was already prepared and blocked the attack with a palm strike.
After a brief exchange, Gao Ying remained unmoved, while Pei Xingyan retreated several steps. However, his companions immediately surrounded him, saying, "What are you doing? You won't let him tell the truth, will you?"
Pei You and Zu An stood quietly beside Gao Ying, clearly not wanting him to suffer any losses.
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