Chapter 38 The Evil Courtesan (20)
What surprised both Tokiho and Madam Miyabi was that Fanhong also came back with Heisaburo.
Fanhong was wrapped in a thick mattress in the carriage, motionless, with disheveled hair, and looked very depressed.
When Madam Ya went to meet them, she was shocked.
"She was returned by the Saeki family and allowed to recuperate for a few days. Once she's well again, she'll be placed in a cage for low-class prostitutes to continue receiving customers."
Heizaburo just said it casually and passed it over.
But when Madam Ya looked at Fan Hong's dull and lifeless eyes, she felt that things were not as simple as just "returning".
Sure enough, she learned from the maidservant beside Fanhong that after Fanhong married the youngest son of the Saeki family, she never slept with him once. Instead, she was treated like a plaything and was specially used for visiting guests to play with and have fun.
Fanhong had to deal with five or six "guests" every night. After a few days, his body collapsed and he suffered a severe mental blow and never recovered.
Seeing that the saffron was no longer useful, the Saeki family threw it back to Heizaburo...
"Alas, this child is also pitiful..."
Although Madam Ya couldn't stand Fanhong's arrogance, she couldn't help but sigh heavily at this moment, and ordered the servants to help her back to her previous room and take good care of her.
…
Ropes, whips, cold water, wooden horses with shackles, all kinds of drugs...
Tokiho knew that Heisaburo was a pervert, but after sneaking into his room and seeing all kinds of props, she realized that he had taken perversion to the extreme.
In a sense, he can also be called a "talent".
During the time that Heizaburo came to the capital, the door of his room on the top floor of Yuejianlou was closed.
But always open a window for ventilation.
As long as there is a window, Shi Sui can climb in even if he has to climb over the eaves or walls.
When she learned that Taira Saburo's carriage had arrived outside Yoshiwara Castle, she went in and waited.
This time, she wants to confront him head-on.
Although today is the winter solstice, it is a rare sunny day.
As the sun sets, the sky looks like it's on fire...
"Pass the word down. The host needs to rest. Report back tomorrow on any matters, big or small."
The door of the room was opened, and the attendant pushed the wheelchair and Heisaburo in.
Shisui hid behind the screen, not daring to stick her head out to observe, but instead holding her breath and listening carefully.
Judging from the footsteps, four people came in.
Among them, Heizaburo's personal attendant was the most skilled, and Tokiho planned to suppress him first.
Click——
The door of the room was closed.
In order to gain the upper hand, Shisui planned to strike first and kill them by surprise.
But she only moved slightly and was noticed by Heisaburo's personal attendant!
A flying knife flew out of his hand, pierced through the screen, and was less than an inch away from cutting Shisui's face!
Immediately afterwards, the second and third flying knives swept over.
What amazing kung fu!
Tokiho had no choice but to fall to the ground with a chop, and picked up the whip that Heisaburo usually used for fun. She pushed open the screen with one hand, swung the whip with the other hand to hook Heisaburo's wheelchair, and then pulled Heisaburo and his wheelchair to her side.
"Don't move! If you move he'll die!"
Tokiho grabbed Heisaburo's neck and placed the tip of the knife against his aorta.
His personal attendant could only stand there anxiously.
But Heizaburo himself didn't seem panicked.
He glanced at the increasingly red Lycoris radiata on Shi Sui's left cheek out of the corner of his eye.
Then he sneered and called to his followers, "You retreat."
“OP…!”
"I tell you to back off!!!"
Heisaburo shouted with all his might, panting, with beads of sweat breaking out on his forehead.
Shisui pressed the artery on his neck and could clearly feel his heart beating fast and he was a little out of breath.
Heisaburo's body had long been exhausted...
The subordinates did not dare to disobey the order, and retreated from the room step by step with reluctance and worry on their faces.
After confirming that she and Heisaburo were the only ones in the room, Tokiho put away the knife and pushed a table against the door.
She even poured him a cup of tea and placed it next to him - just in case he accidentally died while talking.
Heizaburo was even thinner than before he came to Kyoto. His skin seemed to be attached to his bones, and his Adam's apple was very obvious.
"Why are you waiting for me to come back?" Hei Saburo's voice was still as gloomy as ever. "With your skills, wouldn't it be easier for you to take control of Yuejianlou by killing the acting building owner and Madam Ya while I'm away?"
Shisui sneered, "Who cares about your Yuejianlou? I just want to take your life. All the girls you have directly or indirectly killed over the years have turned into wronged spirits and are seeking revenge on you!"
“Hahahahahahaha!”
Heisaburo laughed maniacally, and then kept coughing, so much so that people almost thought he would die.
"With so many beauties chasing after me, it's not bad to be a playboy."
When Tokiho heard this, her heart sank.
Heisaburo is not afraid of death.
No, rather than saying that he is not afraid of death, it would be more appropriate to say that he longs to be freed from this sick body.
He insisted on dragging his sick body back from the capital because he wanted to die in Yoshiwara.
He died in Yuejianlou, the only place he was proud of in his life.
This is his home.
"Do you know what Yuejianlou will become after you die?"
Tokiho tells the dying Heizaburou her plan.
"Tsukimi-ro will become the first promenade in Yoshiwara to offer personal freedom. The prostitutes will have the right to choose whether to accept customers and how to accept them. Afterward, more and more prostitutes from other promenades will follow suit and rebel, spreading like wildfire. Eventually, the government will intervene to suppress it, but I will form an assassination squad to force the government to enforce the standardization agreement... Yoshiwara won't disappear for now, but it will no longer be a hell for women."
"Yoshiwara won't disappear, but it's no longer a hell for women..." Heizaburo's face began to turn pale, and his breath grew weaker and weaker. "That's wishful thinking. Yoshiwara is closely tied to the interests of the powerful in Kyoto. Can you shake it just by saying so?"
Suddenly, there was a sound of messy footsteps outside the door, coming from far away and getting closer. Even the floor was shaking slightly.
Heisaburo's personal attendant gathered a large number of guards and planned to launch a stormy attack!
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, you won't be able to see it anyway."
Tokiho took out a bottle of oil from her clothes, poured it on the floor, and then lit it with a candle.
The flames quickly spread, and the black smoke made Heisaburo cough even more violently.
He hunched over and looked at Shisui who was standing by the window with empty eyes.
She fired a flare into the sky.
Red fireworks bloomed brilliantly in the dark sky.
This is Shihui informing her companions that it’s time to take action!
And Heisaburo smiled, looked at the falling sparks, and closed his eyes.
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