Chapter 1248: Easy Entry into the Imperial Palace

"Yo, esteemed guest, please come in."

Just as he reached the entrance, several young maidens swarmed forward to surround Xu Jie.

Faced with such a situation, Xu Jie was quite experienced; he took one in each arm and laughed loudly.

"Haha, arrange an elegant seat for this young master."

"Certainly, we guarantee you'll be satisfied, young master."

Seeing Xu Jie's demeanor, they knew he was someone who didn't lack money, so these women were naturally even more enthusiastic than usual.

Yet, just as Xu Jie stepped through the main door, he caught sight of Shen Xian, who was also surrounded by a group of women.

Shen Xian had been drinking happily, but when he turned his head and saw Xu Jie just walking in,

the two senior brothers' gazes met in mid-air, and for a moment, their expressions turned awkward.

Fortunately, neither of them was a saint; they quickly averted their eyes, pretending not to know each other.

Xu Jie was led to a seat on the other side, and just like Shen Xian, he drank with extreme pleasure, surrounded by beauties.

As veterans of the pleasure quarters, neither of them had any trouble letting loose.

But they hadn't been drinking for long when a familiar voice drifted over.

"Arrange an elegant seat for me."

*Pfft... * Xu Jie couldn't hold it in, and a mouthful of wine sprayed out directly.

He turned his head to look—damn it, it was the Senior Brother...

Why wasn't this guy with Senior Sister Zhao Rou? Why was he here all by himself?

Xu Jie couldn't figure it out. The two had clearly entered the city together. At the same time, Zhao Zhengping also spotted Xu Jie and Shen Xian.

He was startled for a moment, but quickly recovered. Surrounded by girls, he chose an elegant seat of his own and began drinking to himself, pretending not to know them.

No one noticed the abnormality among the three, and with beauties in their arms, all three quickly cast these matters to the back of their minds.

They were here to gather intelligence, after all; they couldn't let such trivial things distract them.

However, slowly, as time passed, things started to feel a bit off.

One after another, Wan Xiang and the other Dao Yi Sect disciples kept walking in.

"Tsk tsk, I haven't tried the pleasure quarters of the Central Continent yet. I'll gather some intelligence first."

Their thoughts were surprisingly consistent. Before they knew it, the first floor of this pleasure house was almost completely filled by the senior brothers of the Dao Yi Sect.

One must know that this pleasure house was quite large, and the main hall on the first floor was enormous.

By now, even the madam of the house was looking at the hall with confusion, asking,

"Strange, what's going on today? Why is everyone coming in one by one?"

In the past, it wasn't unusual for someone to come alone, but most guests arrived in groups of two or three friends.

Seeing a scene like today, where everyone was coming in solo, was very bizarre.

Looking out, almost every table was occupied by a single young man, and aside from them, it was all women.

Having run this pleasure house for many years, this was the first time the madam had seen such a spectacle.

With so many senior brothers gathered under one roof, even Xu Jie felt his expression grow unnatural. As he drank, he cursed inwardly.