"This woman is truly a rare beauty! What a pity, what a pity."
Lu Li turned around and saw a young man with small eyes. He wasn't very tall and his appearance wasn't particularly handsome, but he had a sharp and capable air about him.
"How can you talk like that? My Red Sleeve Pavilion's top courtesan tonight, how could it be a pity?" the woman asked indignantly.
The young man sneered and replied, "This woman is indeed a beauty, but it's a pity she's a virgin!"
"Wouldn't it be even more interesting if she were a married woman?"
The woman giggled, then said, "Young master, if you'd like to play, I'll play with you?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Li immediately raised an eyebrow, cupped his hands, and asked, "May I ask your name, brother?"
The young man returned the greeting with great flair, saying, "My name is Cao Cao, courtesy name Mengde!"
Lu Li immediately blurted out, "Holy crap, fuck?"
Cao Cao was visibly taken aback, then said, "Brother, we don't seem to know each other, do we? Why are you addressing me so warmly?"
Lu Li was immediately embarrassed. In this era, people usually call each other by their courtesy name, and only close relatives would call each other by their given name. Lu Li had just thought of a joke from later generations and blurted it out.
"I misspoke, Brother Mengde, please don't take offense!"
Cao Cao, being a man of strong emotions, immediately became curious about Lu Li and quickly asked, "May I ask your name, brother?"
"My name is Lu Li, Lu..."
In this era, everyone had a courtesy name; you had to add a courtesy name after a person's name.
Lu Li has never had a courtesy name, and Su Qin never gave him one either, which is quite awkward.
After a brief two-second pause, Lu Li continued, "Lu Li, Lu Xunzhen!"
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