"This is indeed quite different from what I expected." Zu An pondered. Could this be orchestrated by the Bi family? But with such a publicity stunt, wouldn't they be afraid of making the emperor wary?
“That’s not all,” Gao Ying added, “When he was young, he went on a trip and accidentally fell off a cliff. Not only did he not die, but he also obtained an ancient inheritance, the ‘Heaven and Earth Sorrowful Sword,’ a sword technique that even the High Priest praised.”
Zu An thought to himself that this was just like the protagonists in novels. While others fall off cliffs and are never found, the protagonists always find treasures or martial arts manuals when they fall off cliffs, and sometimes they even encounter beautiful women bathing.
Back when he was a rebellious teenager in his previous life, he believed the nonsense in those novels and thought there would be a miraculous adventure at the bottom of the cliff.
Of course, as a person of normal intelligence, he wouldn't dare to jump off a cliff, but he could detour to the bottom of the cliff to look for any secret manuals or the like.
As the saying goes, perseverance pays off. One day, he finally found a booklet at the bottom of a cliff with the words "Nine Yang" faintly written on it. He was overjoyed, thinking he had found the legendary "Nine Yang Divine Skill". But when he picked it up and looked at it, he found that the booklet was actually the "Nine Yang Soymilk Maker Instruction Manual".
From that point on, he stopped believing in the idea of having a miraculous encounter after jumping off a cliff.
Today he actually met such a lucky person, which made him a little jealous.
"And another thing, I heard he always finds money when he goes out." Pei You became more and more envious as he spoke. Finding money when you go out is everyone's dream, right? You could play with courtesans every day and get it for free.
"Wow, that's ruthless. How much money must he have made over the years?" Zu'an was also a little envious.
"And the most bizarre thing is that everyone who gets along with him will have all sorts of accidents, either stepping on a banana peel, getting hit by a flowerpot from upstairs, or even almost choking to death while drinking water..." Gao Ying recounted the unbelievable things she had heard one by one, and finally sighed, "Later, everyone got scared and thought he was a person with great fortune, and no one dared to mess with him."
Pei You said with some concern, "You just offended him. I wonder if something bad will happen to you."
Gao Ying said, "However, the offense we just committed wasn't too serious. Even if some people are unlucky, their lives won't be in danger."
Seeing the two of them looking worried, Zu An felt like vomiting. This was really outrageous. How could Zhao Hao allow such a powerful figure to exist in the capital?
He naturally didn't believe any of that, and immediately changed the subject: "By the way, are Shi Kun, Gu Xing, and the others he just mentioned close to him?"
Gao Ying explained, "Because of the legend of his great fortune, many people gradually gathered around him. Among them, eighteen people had the most outstanding backgrounds and abilities. They often gathered in Bi Ziang's private residence, Green Garden, and were known as the Eighteen Friends of Green Garden. Shi Kun and the Gu brothers were among them."
"Of course, Shi Kun is ranked high, while the Gu brothers are almost at the bottom."
Zu An thought to himself, "No wonder Shi Kun used to be so arrogant when he came to Mingyue City. He learned it from Bi Ziang. The two are strangely similar in some ways. No wonder they became good friends."
As for Gu Heng and Gu Xing, well, the kind of people in Bi Ziang's circle of friends speak volumes.
Suddenly, a melodious piano tune drifted over, instantly silencing the noisy hall as everyone turned to look at a pavilion on the second floor in the center.
Unfortunately, the surrounding area was covered with layers of gauze curtains and various beaded curtains, so only a figure could be vaguely seen, and the face could not be clearly seen at all.
"Miss Nanxun has begun playing the zither!" Pei You exclaimed excitedly, even standing up involuntarily.
"This music should only exist in heaven." Even Gao Ying craned his neck to look at the second floor.
Only Zuan remained unmoved. He was surrounded by stunning beauties, including courtesans like Qiu Honglei, the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, who genuinely sold her art, not her body. She was far better than the so-called "marketing courtesans" here.
As for the music, he really couldn't appreciate it. In his previous life, he had listened to all kinds of music, both domestic and Western, as well as Japanese music. So many classics had already raised his standards. The sound of the guqin was just too bland and could hardly move him anymore.
His purpose in coming here was to find a way to ruin Yu Nan's reputation, but he hasn't come up with a good idea yet.
Meanwhile, in another room on the second floor, a beautiful figure stood by the window, carefully observing the people in the building. Seeing their infatuated expressions, a mocking smile appeared on her moist red lips: "Ha, men!"
However, she soon noticed Zu An's unusual behavior. While the other men were all craning their necks to look, he was sitting there calmly and leisurely drinking, his expression seemingly showing some disdain for the boring music.
"That's interesting." The woman chuckled, then pointed in the direction the other person was. "Who's that?"
"In response to your question, Master, that is Duke An, the Green Hat, a favorite of the Crown Prince, who also serves as the Crown Prince's Junior Tutor and the General of the Imperial Guards," a maidservant replied after glancing at him.
"Green Hat Duke?" The woman frowned. "Why are human official titles so strange and unpleasant to hear?"
She looked at Zu'an again, a little puzzled: "Zu'an? Why does that name sound familiar? Who was Xue'er talking about last time?"
...
The music had ended, and enthusiastic applause erupted in the hall. Everyone, eager to impress Nanxun, rushed to offer their insightful opinions:
"Miss Nanxun's zither skills are superb; the music truly lingers for three days." This was still relatively understated; later, everyone became increasingly enthusiastic and proactive.
"After listening to Nanxun's zither music, I felt that my soul had been cleansed and sublimated."
“Miss Nanxun can be said to have entered the Dao through the zither. If she were to turn to cultivation, she might achieve great things. If Miss Nanxun is willing, I am willing to teach you step by step, after all, I will impart all my knowledge to you.”
...
Zuan thought to himself, "If a customer can cleanse and elevate his soul just by listening to a famous courtesan play a song, how dirty must his soul be?"
And that guy who wanted to teach people how to cultivate, I don't even want to talk to you. You don't really want to teach people how to cultivate, you're just lusting after their bodies.
You're offering your complete knowledge? What kind of knowledge are you offering? Others are passing on their knowledge and skills, but you're just trying to impart knowledge and knowledge like liquid.
Pei You also shouted a few words, then his face still showed excitement: "Brother Zu, what do you think?"
“It’s not good. A brothel should look like a brothel. All this fancy stuff is ridiculous,” Zu’an said, then shouted. “We’re here to have fun, not to listen to music. Miss Nanxun, give us something exciting and stimulating!”
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Today, the two chapters were combined.
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