Chapter Eleven: Thread-bound Edition

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  Li Xian watched as the few people got on the horse carriage and gradually went further and further away. His mind was a bit confused, and for a moment he couldn't confirm whether his conjecture was correct or not. In his previous life, he wasn't a historian, so he wasn't sure if that person had arrived in Huaiyuan Town as early as the sixth year of Daye.

  Li Xian smiled to himself, thinking that this time he had indeed seen a living emperor. The middle-aged man had an 80% chance of being Li Yuan, and as for the young nobleman, the nickname "Pishamen" was quite distinctive, so Li Xian remembered it, and it should be that unfortunate Crown Prince Li Jiancheng. And what about the beautiful girl like a flower? Could she be the legendary Princess Pingyang? As for the name "Shichang" mentioned by Li Jiancheng... Li Xian couldn't remember if it was indeed the courtesy name of Shi Shao.

  "Wukong, what are you looking at?"

  Chen Que saw Li Xian staring at a distance and asked him, he had just seen a stall selling ornaments with a necklace made of wolf teeth, so he bought it back, wondering what had happened earlier.

  "There's evil energy over there, I'll go take a look and be right back."

  Li Xian rolled his eyes: "Little Bird Brother, can you stop calling me Wukong?"

  "Evil spirit?"

  Chen Que'er smiled and said: "What's wrong with Wukong? I think these two words are pretty good."

  Li Xian asked: "If there is a monkey that can transform into 72 different forms and is also called Wukong, would you still think this name is good?"

  Chen Que'er frowned: "I don't know what you're talking about."

  Li Xian smiled wryly: "It's enough that you know."

  "Where exactly are you taking me?"

  "Right there!" Chen Queer pointed to a two-story wooden building not far away, with an evil smile on his face.

  Li Xian followed his finger and looked over, immediately petrified.

  That small building was obviously quite old and somewhat dilapidated. The windows were open, the door was open, and several women were posing at the window, including a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Kiev Russian. The small building had a sign hanging from it with three characters that Li Xian had seen more than once in movies and TV dramas.

  Yi Hong Yuan

  National chain

  "Little bird bro... I'm only eleven!"

  Li Xian stopped and refused to go any further no matter what was said.

  "Monkey King, don't be so afraid. Those are just gentle and beautiful women in the tower, not some man-eating monsters. Although you're still young, consider this a chance to get familiar with things. Besides, those beauties will definitely serve you well when they see such a handsome young man like you, even if they don't get paid."

  "If it were a fairy, that would be great! Not going, not going, even if I'm beaten to death!"

  Chen Queer said: "Wukong, trust Little Bird Brother, I guarantee you won't make a futile trip."

  Li Xian struggled to say: "If I believed you, I would be wronging my own little bird. Little Bird Brother, do you want a group of unsatisfied big moms to play me to death? Look, the woman with golden hair at the window, bloodthirsty, I don't have the strength to explode her now! Little Bird Brother, please, let's go drink instead?"

  Chen Que'er didn't care about anything else and pulled Li Xian into the Yihong Courtyard amidst the laughter of several courtesan girls.

  "Wow, young master, you've brought your son along to have some fun? What a great atmosphere!"

  "Get out of my face!"

  Li Xian scolded.

  That courtesan laughed coquettishly and said: "One face? Little guy, what do you want to do with one face? I happen to be short of pearl powder these two days. Why don't you little guy get some children's cream to wipe it off? Only afraid... you don't have stock now, haha."

  Chen Que'er pulled the woman over and said: "Dare to speak nonsense again, believe it or not, I'll kill you?"

  The woman giggled and said: "Young master... you're killing me."

  At this time, several courtesan women gathered around, looking at Li Xian's restless smile.

  "Oh dear, what a handsome young man!"

  "This face, if it gets any bigger, won't it be suffocating?"

  "Come here, young man, sister loves you."

  Several courtesan women reached out to touch and pinch Li Xian's face, Li Xian dodged left and right, finally understanding that the thrill of being pinched was not exclusive to men. Those women saw for the first time a "man" who came to the brothel at such a young age, and he was a handsome and beautiful youth who made people want to pinch his face. They were filled with maternal love, surrounding Li Xian tightly, as if they wanted to swallow him into their bellies.

  Chen Que'er pulled out a handful of silver coins from her bosom and placed them on the table, saying: "Where's the madam? Go, find some pretty girls to serve my young master. If my young master is pleased, there will be a reward!"

  Several courtesans screamed together and pulled Li Xian into their bosom with all their might.

  "Little brother come to sister's side, sister has something soft for you to pinch."

  "Little brother, would you like your sister to blow it for you? I guarantee you'll like it."

  "Little boy, come here instead, they can fit a fist in there, but sister's place can only fit a tongue. Does sister love you?"

  "Get out, you dead girl! Is it an elephant's tongue?"

  Li Xian didn't particularly dislike this atmosphere, but in his previous life, he had the money but not the guts to come to such a place to have some fun. If he got caught by the police, it would be a disaster for him. Every time he passed by those massage parlors, Li Xian couldn't help but take a peek inside. It wasn't until he went to college that he lost his virginity on a dark and windy night to a senior sister who was as fierce as a wolf. From then on, Li Xian became a playboy, frequently coming into contact with all sorts of women. In this life, Li Xian had both the money and the guts, but unfortunately, his body couldn't keep up with his desires. An old mind in a young body - is there any greater tragedy than this?

  It wasn't difficult for him to push those courtesan women away with his skills, but Li Xian couldn't bring himself to do it. Just as he tried to push one of them away, his hands happened to land on two soft mounds, eliciting a sultry moan. He dodged and explained, "I like passionate and unrestrained women, unfortunately you all came a few years too early."

  "Young master, you've come a few years too early! Haha!"

  Chen Queer sat on one side laughing loudly, hugging a woman and fondling her up and down.

  "Shut up!"

  Just as Li Xian was about to be overwhelmed, a cold and clear rebuke sounded from the second floor. The girls surrounding Li Xian immediately calmed down, and he took the opportunity to adjust his clothes and look up at the floor. A maid in a light green dress stood at the staircase, glanced at the courtesans, and said to Li Xian, "Miss Ye says, please ask this young master to come upstairs and talk."

  Those women suddenly wilted, looking at Li Xian with a reluctant gaze but no longer pulling him. Some of the women looked up at a room on the second floor, their faces filled with strange expressions. One woman curled her lip and said: "So Ye Dajia has also come to fight for business with us people who have no integrity? Or is he eyeing this chick?"

  A 14 or 15-year-old beautiful maid coldly said: "If you say one more word, do you believe I'll tear your mouth? It's Master Ye's business, can't you guys just mind your own affairs?"

  That woman was very powerful, and the courtesan women surrounding Li Xian, although they looked displeased, didn't dare to hold onto him anymore. A woman with many wrinkles on her face let go of Li Xian's hand, her voice low and cold as she said: "Now you're popular, everyone is supporting you, but won't there come a day when your beauty fades? The higher you stand today, the more painful the fall tomorrow."

  The maid in green didn't hear what the woman said. She bowed again and said: "Master Ye invites you to go upstairs and talk."

  Li Xian pointed at his nose and asked: "Are you sure you're calling me?"

  He didn't quite believe that a courtesan known to everyone would be interested in someone as inexperienced as him. Since she was called "everyone's", she must have been a high-ranking courtesan. No matter how he thought about it, Li Xian couldn't think of anything attractive about himself except for his face. But in this place, having a good face wasn't the first priority. Unfortunately, Li Xian didn't have that thing yet, although...

  Li Xian pulled his clothes down and covered up that slightly bulging part below.

  It's already able to stand up, is it still far from bursting out?

  "Please, young master."

  The beautiful maid made an inviting gesture.

  Li Xian thought for a moment and said to himself, "Since I've come, I'll just have to make the best of it. Am I still afraid that she won't be able to suck me off?"

  Li Xian glanced at Chen Que'er, who gestured for him to be at ease, indicating that she would stay there and nothing would go wrong. Li Xian nodded slightly, smiled at the maid, and stepped up the stairs. The pretty maid led the way in front, walking to the innermost part of the corridor, turning a corner, and then continuing on for a short distance before Li Xian suddenly realized that he had already reached the outside of the building. Following the path that had been set up, they could walk to a nearby independent pavilion.

  Li Xian walked to the door, and the maid pushed open the door and said: "Miss, the young master has arrived."

  "Please come in, young master."

  The maid in green clothes invited Li Xian to enter, then she turned around and walked away. Li Xian adjusted his clothes and stepped inside. As soon as he entered the door, a faint fragrance wafted into his nose, this scent was very special, Li Xian was sure it wasn't an aphrodisiac, but it made his head feel a bit dizzy. It was a very comfortable smell, this kind of smell entered the nose, and immediately felt like there was a soft little hand scratching his heart.

  A twenty-year-old woman, like a figure in a painting, sat quietly on the chair, without raising her head, still looking at the book in her hand and said faintly to Li Xian: "Sit down, you can leave in a while."

  This woman is beautiful, a beauty that is completely different from the other women in this brothel. She has a calm and composed demeanor, with a hint of coldness. Her pale face is rounded and smooth, her long eyelashes drooping down to cover her bright eyes, her small nose, and her red lips - it's the kind of look that makes men want to tear their clothes off. Li Xian looked at the woman carefully, making a judgment in his heart: this is a queen, indeed, only tearing can be satisfying.

  "Can we leave soon?"

  Li Xian smiled: "Then why did you invite me in?"

  A woman in a light yellow dress frowned slightly and said, "I just don't want to see you being messed with by those women. This isn't the kind of place you should be coming to. Sit for a while and then leave. If you really want to, it's not too late to come back in a few years."

  Li Xian angrily retorted: "How do you know I don't like them? How do you know I'm not just about to enter one of their boudoirs? Do you know that you might have ruined a mutually beneficial relationship?"

  The woman finally lifted her head and looked at Li Xian with a faint gaze, saying: "Your eyes are very clean."

  "Is that all?"

  Li Xian felt a great sense of absurdity, "Are my eyes clean?" Have you already reached the realm where you can see the unclean with your eyes closed since last life? In your mind, does purity mean a young white woman who is slightly yellow? Clean... I just wiped away my eye boogers and it's really true!

  What drove Li Xian crazy was that after the woman finished saying "clean", she didn't say another word, just kept her head down and stared at the book. Although Li Xian was standing there, in her eyes he seemed like air. Li Xian wanted to explode but couldn't, thinking to himself that he'd endured it, and at worst would come back to settle the score with her a few years later.

  "What are you looking at so intently?"

  "Is it the thread-bound edition of Jin Ping Mei?"