Chapter 4
"Who comes to the brothel with a maid?" Lin Jichen, dressed as a maid, stood behind Shi Yunzhou and, after pouring wine countless times, finally couldn't help but ask.
"Me!"
"..." Lin Jichen.
"Alright," Zhou Xuanzhi said, feeling uncomfortable in the noisy environment. Everyone had been waiting for a long time without seeing Shi Yunzhou's next move. "Are you planning to stay here?"
Shi Yunzhou shook his head and said, "How could that be?" He went to the other side and pointed to the pedestrians on the street outside, "Once the people arrive, we can leave."
This time it was Lin Jichen's turn to raise an eyebrow: "The senior brothers from Qingxu Sect almost treated this place like an inn before. Are you sure you're only staying here for a short while?"
Shi Yunzhou stood up, looked down at the dancers below from the second floor, and curled the corners of his mouth. It wasn't that he looked down on those people, but they were too serious. There was a hint of sarcasm in his words: "They're not professional."
Lin Jichen: "?"
Zhou Xuanzhi: "?"
"You're quite the professional." Lin Jichen said, about to sit down, but before his butt even touched the stool, Shi Yunzhou, who had returned, grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him aside.
"you……"
"Make your place clear." He said, sitting down and pointing to the empty glass with his fan. "Pour some wine."
Lin Jichen forced a smile: "...Yes, young master."
Just after pouring the wine, before Lin Jichen could even return to his original position, Shi Yunzhou instructed him: "Where is my senior brother?"
Lin Jichen forced a smile again and replied, "Okay."
Zhou Xuanzhi readily cooperated with his junior brother and accepted Lin Jichen's "service".
Actually, brothels are most lively at night. The three of them sat there from the afternoon until the busiest time, a scene Lin Jichen had never seen before.
Having experienced many trials in the human world, she considered herself to have seen a lot and to be treated as a distinguished guest wherever she went, even by so-called "lustful fiends." However, the way people here treated women was truly repulsive.
She had never encountered a man before whose gaze could strip a woman naked. Several times, Lin Jichen wanted to gouge out those men's eyes, but she restrained herself in order to capture this fiend.
Actually, that's not quite right. Tianyu Mountain has its own rules. Even if they are truly injured by mortals, they cannot retaliate against them. Everything is governed by law. She has now realized that there are some local laws that prevent entry, such as the place where she is standing right now.
"Brother, what good fortune! Even a maid is so..." A man glanced up as he went upstairs and saw Lin Jichen pouring wine next to Shi Yunzhou. He then changed his direction and headed straight for Shi Yunzhou.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jichen nearly dropped the wine pot in her hand. If she were still a disciple who had just come out to train, she would have already smashed the wine pot on the man's head.
Shi Yunzhou looked at Lin Jichen, who was standing to the side with his head down and had already started acting, and said, "Life is short, only a hundred years, so we should enjoy ourselves while we can." He pointed to Lin Jichen behind him, "This one is the ugliest. The good ones are meant to be appreciated by themselves."
I don't know where she learned that lewd look, but she used it on that man. Perhaps that look was a code among their kind, because the man immediately laughed.
Looking at his junior brother's lewd expression, Zhou Xuanzhi couldn't help but think of his master. If his master were still alive, he would definitely be beaten.
The man's attention was all on Lin Jichen. He looked at Shi Yunzhou, who was drunk and oblivious to the time, and then at the frail scholar sitting opposite him. He smiled and said, "Brother, how did you buy this maid in the first place?"
Lin Jichen took a deep breath; she truly admired the man's shamelessness.
"She's just a maid, why is Xiao Chen addressing this gentleman like that?" Taking advantage of this acting opportunity, Shi Yunzhou was ruthlessly exploiting Lin Jichen. If he missed today, he wouldn't have another chance.
My surname is Li.
"Fill Brother Li's cup."
Seeing the other party's smug look, Lin Jichen wanted nothing more than to smash the wine pot on Shi Yunzhou's head, but thinking of the men whose vital energy had been sucked out, she held back and lowered her head, saying, "Yes."
Lin Jichen's hand trembled slightly as she poured the wine. She glanced down at her leg, which had been rubbing against that young master Li's leg, and silently recited the "Qingjing Jing" (a Buddhist scripture) to calm herself. For the sake of the so-called greater good, she endured it, even if she had saved a scumbag just like him.
Seeing that Young Master Li's eyes were already following Lin Jichen's figure, Zhou Xuanzhi finally understood what that "drunkard" was up to.
“Brother Li,” Zhou Xuanzhi’s voice seemed to wake the man up. He picked up his wine cup and said, “Please.”
"Haha, drink up." He then looked up and drank it all in one gulp.
The man looked up at Lin Jichen and then asked with a smile, "Haven't you two gentlemen asked for your guidance yet?"
“My surname is Yun,” Shi Yunzhou said, stumbling towards Zhou Xuanzhi. “This is Brother Zhou.”
Seeing that Shi Yunzhou was about to fall, Zhou Xuanzhi helped him up and sat him down beside him, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Brother Li."
"How could that be? Both of you are men of strong character."
Lin Jichen stood aside listening to the three people flattering each other, unsure of how to react, especially when they boasted about their family backgrounds.
“Do you know the Zhou family in the capital? That’s my brother’s family, the eldest son of the main branch.” Shi Yunzhou pointed to himself and continued, “My, my family is…” Before he could finish speaking, he slumped onto the table.
That's right, Zhou Xuanzhi is indeed the eldest son of the Zhou family's main branch, which is quite a good background. However, since Senior Brother Zhou has been gone for two hundred years, it's hard to say whether the current Zhou family still recognizes this former eldest son.
As for Shi Yunzhou, his background was quite good; his father was a former Venerable One in the demonic cultivation world. In human terms, he was the Emperor of the demonic cultivation world.
So it doesn't seem like boasting. However, judging from that young master Li's expression, he probably doesn't believe it.
After taking down Shi Yunzhou, that young master Li started drinking with Zhou Xuanzhi. After a few rounds, he also knocked Zhou Xuanzhi down and revealed his lewd true colors.
He turned to Lin Jichen with what he thought was a friendly smile, but it was actually quite lewd. Watching him approach step by step, Lin Jichen understood why Shi Yunzhou had brought her here. She cursed him a hundred times in her mind, and then started cursing Shi Yunzhou.
This young master Li naturally had his lackeys around him. When he was restrained from behind and his mouth and nose were covered, she knew that she had to pretend to be unconscious.
The madam saw everything, and she couldn't very well stop them. But she couldn't just let them take the person away; they were brought by guests, and when they woke up, they would naturally come looking for the person. If the person disappeared, her business would suffer.
Young Master Li said impatiently, "I just wanted to have a chat with this young lady. I'll bring her back to you first thing tomorrow morning. What's the rush? They're both unfamiliar faces, just passing through. I'm a regular here."
Seeing the woman being carried on someone's shoulders, the madam finally closed her eyes and made way.
Seeing that the person was about to leave, he finally called out, "Young Master Li, please bring him back first thing tomorrow morning."
"Okay, okay."
There were far fewer pedestrians on the streets at night; recent events had frightened some people.
But Lin Jichen couldn't understand it. They had already spread the word that the female demon was taking revenge on lecherous men, yet this young master Li seemed to know nothing about it.
Being carried on someone's shoulder isn't a pleasant experience, and I don't know if this method actually works.
And so Lin Jichen was thrown onto a carriage by the roadside, with Young Master Li sitting next to her. As the carriage started moving, Young Master Li also started moving.
Lin Jichen told himself that he had to endure for the greater good, so he secretly made a hand seal and used a hairpin from his body to transform into his own likeness. Meanwhile, the real Lin Jichen remained hidden to the side, crouching on the roof of the carriage.
The scene inside the car was... definitely not suitable for children.
But that's how I look, and I feel both angry and disgusted. After this is over, I must find a way to beat this person up.
The noise on the street gradually subsided, and no one around seemed to notice anything amiss. Lin Jichen, however, was tense. She knew she had now entered the range of the female demon's spell. She couldn't afford to give herself away now; if the female demon discovered her, all her suffering would be for nothing.
But this young master Li didn't give Lin Jichen a chance to calm down; the stand-in's clothes had already been taken off.
...
That wasn't her, it had nothing to do with her. Lin Jichen kept telling herself not to be influenced. But for some reason, the sounds around her were so strange. She watched as Young Master Li took off the clothes with the hairpin on them, and finally realized what the sounds were.
She got out of the car discreetly, and sure enough, men and women on the street, whether they knew each other or not, were embracing in public, and some were even doing *that* on the ground.
In other words, Young Master Li's actions were influenced by this female demon...
Within the she-devil's spell range, every action will be detected, and any use of magic will create fluctuations. What to do? Are we just going to watch these people stand here...?
No, if Young Master Li was influenced by the female demon, then that means she already noticed him when he used the substitution technique...
Something's not right here.
Thinking of this, she immediately tried to draw her sword, but before she could get her hands on it, a gust of wind swept towards her face. Lin Jichen retreated to dodge the attack, but her hands were not idle either. Something behind her blocked her retreat, but it didn't matter, the sword was already in her hand.
Lin Jichen drew her sword to parry the female demon's attack on her face. At this point, she couldn't care less about anything else; the gap between her and the demon was vast, and she couldn't win alone. She ran towards the carriage, got on, and looked at the young master Li. No longer caring about whether it was disgusting or not, she knocked him unconscious and tried to take him away.
It seems we can't take this person with us; the demon has appeared.
She was dressed in a cool black outfit, with a stunningly beautiful face, a seductive figure, and a very pleasant voice—truly a rare beauty. However, her tone wasn't very friendly: "Put the person down. That's my prey. I have no intention of being your enemy."
Lin Jichen threw the person on the ground, stood in front of the man and said, "He's not exactly a good person, but he won't become your meal either."
She no longer concealed her aura. Although there was a significant gap between her and the person in front of her, she still pointed her sword at the female demon with neither arrogance nor servility.
...
In the brothel, Shi Yunzhou, who had been pretending to be asleep, finally got up. Looking at his senior brother, who was now sitting up straight and staring at him, he felt a little guilty.
“When I first arrived, someone had already told me about this demon’s identity.” He looked at his senior brother’s still very serious expression and felt a little guilty. “The female demon isn’t stupid. She didn’t recognize the Qingxu Sect’s disciples, but this is Yunzhou. Naturally, she wouldn’t dare to make a move on a few unfamiliar faces.”
"So you plotted against Junior Sister Lin?"
"In the entire Yunzhou, only this Young Master Li dares to show his face. You know what Senior Sister Lin's face is like. She's the dream girl of so many of us disciples. Even people from other sects are infatuated with her. If it weren't for her dog-shit personality... So she's the most suitable." Seeing his senior brother's unfriendly expression, he couldn't continue to slander Lin Jichen's character.
Zhou Xuanzhi couldn't see that the person in front of him showed even a hint of remorse.
"Junior Sister Lin's strength is comparable to yours and mine. She probably can't handle that female demon by herself." Usually, when encountering a demon of this level, everyone would set up a formation together. It would be too risky for one person to do it alone.
How could Lin Jichen's strength be almost equal to his own? In his memory, she was just a noisy brat who did nothing but chatter all day long. How could she have reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm? Seeing his senior brother's unfriendly gaze, Shi Yunzhou immediately added, "I put something on her so I can sense her."
He pulled a crumpled talisman from his person and placed it on the table.
"The talisman is intact, and the person is fine..." Before the words were finished, the talisman burst into flames. Strangely, the other items on the table seemed to be protected from the fire and did not turn to ashes along with the talisman.
The fact that the talisman turned to ashes indicates that Lin Jichen's chances of survival are slim.
"Is this the person you were talking about who's alright?" Zhou Xuanzhi stood up and pulled Shi Zhouyun towards the door.
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