Chapter 1 Brother and Sister

  For the time being, Lu Chen had dispelled his idea of studying the jade pendant and walked out of the post station with a relaxed mindset.

  The boundary of the fifth layer of Qi training made Lu Chen's mood improve, and the improvement in his strength also allowed his Jing, Qi, and Shen to leap to another height at the same time. Although he had not yet reached the level of flying with a sword, it was not far off either. In Lu Chen's estimation, at least this time when he encountered Mu Rong Yu Xi, a Qi training seventh layer cultivator again, he would absolutely not lose...

  The profound art of Qing Xin Jue has reached a level where its accumulated power is comparable to that of the seven-layered Qi Gong...

  Recalling the last time he came to Da Zhou Wang Du, it was less than two years ago from the current scene. Lu Chen is quite familiar with this place. The night sky is dotted with stars like a chessboard, and under the starry sky is the cool summer night view of the capital city.

  The Wangcheng Avenue, which runs north and south, has never lost its dense crowds, especially in the largest city of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The scorching sun had long since set behind the western hills, and the cool night breeze slowly wafted through the courtyards of the people's homes. On the avenue, the crowd surged forward, with buildings of varying heights and gateways all adorned with large red lanterns. As the sound of the bustling crowd spread far and wide, it proclaimed the prosperity and flourishing of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

  The most famous street in Jiayuan City is located here.

  Two years ago, Lu Chen wandered around here and naturally knew where the highest-end and most luxurious consumption cave was. This street has two major highlights: one is the largest restaurant near the central location on the south side of the street: De Yun Building; the second is the most popular product of this era: Qing Lou.

  Lu Xichen had silently vowed that if he ever made it big and became rich, he would definitely go to De Yun Lou to thoroughly enjoy a grand feast there.

  "A hundred taels of silver should be enough, shouldn't it?" Lu Chen weighed the money bag in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips.

  Walking north from the street, you inevitably have to wade through the surging crowds, and if you want to get to De Yun Building, you must pass through another highlight: the Qinglou with the name of Huayuelou.

  Lu Chen didn't dare to set the destination of this trip as Huayue Building, even if there were more charming prostitutes there. He didn't think that the hundred taels of silver in his pocket was enough for a spree. However, everything has its unexpected turn.

  Just as he was walking to the bottom of Huayuelou, a figure flashed by quickly in his line of sight. The person wasn't walking slowly, but rather very fast, wearing a large cloak with a hood that covered their face tightly, and their back was turned towards Lu Chen. From a distance, Lu Chen could only vaguely see that the figure's back seemed somewhat familiar as he followed him into the alley...

  "Is it Qin?"

  I always feel that the figure in the distance is familiar, as if I had seen it not long ago. After careful recollection, a vague image appeared in my mind and finally merged with the figure in front of me.

  "Ah, isn't this kid supposed to be locked up? Hui Xi still wants to interrogate him, how did he suddenly get out?" Lü Chen wondered in his heart and followed after.

  Vaguely remembered that this should be the east side of Huayue Building, and the depths of the alley should be the back door of Huayue Building.

  "It seems to be the back door of the yard." Lu Chen tiptoed and walked a few steps forward, then saw a small door. At the entrance of the small door, two burly men were guarding it. When Qin Tong arrived at the gate, he said something to the two men, then pushed open the door and went in.

  "Huh? This kid's got skills, just out of the big prison and already cruising for chicks, too talented." Lu Chen's eyes rolled around, thinking: "What are you up to?"

  Thinking so, Lu Chen turned around and walked out of the alley.

  As I walked to the front gate, my line of sight suddenly opened up. The three-story high Huayue Building, whether it was the balcony or the entrance, had many plump and slender prostitutes standing there, borrowing the bright red light of the large lanterns, flirting and beckoning customers. A silk handkerchief was waving in their hands, a strong scent of perfume filled the entire street... The spacious gate was crowded with people coming and going, most of whom were local famous wealthy merchants and nobles, and many well-dressed young masters holding fans in their hands, like bees smelling honey, constantly walking towards the inside... As the elegant silk and bamboo music slowly sounded, the whole spring night was also gradually entering its prime...

  Lu Chen was pondering whether to go in and take a look, when a kiln sister standing at the door with piercing eyes discovered his presence, and hurriedly walked over quickly, a pink silk handkerchief fluttered up with a strong scent of rouge...

  "Hey, young master, are you drinking or staying overnight?"

  Perhaps it was because she saw that someone was a virgin, the prostitute's voice was abnormally seductive, her plump body squeezed against Lu Chen, that raw energy made Lu Chen, this young and vigorous man, unable to help but feel his heart racing and his blood boiling.

  Lu Chen chuckled and hooked his finger under the kiln sister's chin, teasingly saying: "This young master won't drink or stay overnight. It's just that I have a bit of an emergency, may I borrow your toilet?"

  After so many years in the mortal world, even if Lu Chen hadn't really strolled through brothels, his ears and eyes had still absorbed enough to learn how to mimic them perfectly.

  Yao Jie was taken aback for the first time when she heard this reason, and then she took a look at Lu Chen's still decent attire. She immediately understood and pretended to be annoyed, saying: "Young master is really good at joking, please come in..."

  As she spoke, Ya Jie familiarly took Lu Chen's arm and led him inside.

  Crossing the threshold and entering the grand hall, Lu Chen suddenly felt a sense of openness. Good heavens! The several thousand square feet grand hall, except for the central dance floor and stage, was packed with people everywhere. Large and small tables were filled with "young and promising" men, and the fragrance of fine wine and delicacies wafted throughout the hall...

  "Tsk tsk, Sales Gold Cave, who came up with this name, it's too fitting." Lu Chen secretly cursed.

  Turning around, Lu Chen imitated the flirtatious appearance of those "young and promising" men and said to the prostitute beside him: "Beauty, I'm going to the restroom. Help me book a private room and wait for my return."

  "Open the package? Rich people..." Upon hearing this, Guan Jie's heart was filled with joy and she hastily went to call for Gui Nu to prepare everything for Lu Chen.

  "Success..." Lu Chen smiled slightly and asked about the direction of the backyard, bypassing the right corridor and entering through the back door.

  "Haha. I didn't think that in this lifetime, I'd be able to stroll through a brothel again."

  Lu Xichen thought happily and walked through the corridor and crowd, arriving at the backyard.

  The location of the latrine is naturally in the backyard, and its specific orientation doesn't need to be asked, following those staggering clients can easily find it. However, Lu Chen's purpose was not for this...

  "The hall didn't see Qin Tong, this kid came in from the backyard, shouldn't be here for whoring, right?"

  A super-large quadrangle courtyard, except for the high-rise building of Huayuezhai in the back, there are two-story small buildings on both sides of east and west, and the opposite front is also a building with the same height as Huayuezhai.

  Lu Xuan glanced around and took advantage of the opportunity when no one was paying attention to him, slowly hiding his figure in a dark place, searching around...

  Unconsciously, Lu Chen went up to the second floor. At this time, it was during the business hours of Huayue Building, and most of the prostitutes were accompanying customers in the front building. There were not many people in the backyard, except for a few rooms where faint moans could be heard, most of the rooms were pitch black.

  As I walked, a faint candlelight shone out from a room on the second floor to my right, accompanied by hushed whispers as mysterious and weak as the buzzing of mosquitoes.

  "Hmm?" Lu Chen stopped in his tracks and slowly approached...