Chapter 191 - 176 Liu Yiyi

In his memory, the Tiger Clan was an extremely powerful race within the Demon Clan, renowned since ancient times for their bravery and prowess in battle, especially the former Demon Court General, Black Tiger, who was famous throughout Luzhou in the North for his courage and integrity.

He hadn’t expected them to also have such degenerates, utterly lacking the dignity of the Tiger Clan.

"A single type of rice can raise a hundred different kinds of people, let alone in Nine Tails City, where desires permeate everywhere. If one’s Daoist Heart is not stable, it is very easy to be corrupted and fall," Lin Fang explained from the perspective of the practice of cultivation.

The moment he entered Nine Tails City, he noticed that this place was overwhelmingly filled with emotions and desires. If a person with an unstable Daoist Heart passed through, at best it would damage their spirit, and at worst, they would fall into depravity and forever lose their path to the great Dao.

"By the way, what exactly is this place?" It was only at this moment that the Scholar thought to ask this question.

He asked because he realized that this loft seemed like another Heaven and Earth, filled everywhere with men and women entwined together, indulging in intimacies, some even blatantly indulging in carnal activities during broad daylight, creating a scene too deplorable to behold.

"A brothel!" Lin Fang replied with a smile.

"Ah!" The Scholar exclaimed in shock, his face suddenly turning beet red as he lowered his head, not daring to look around, and muttered continuously, "Do not view improprieties; do not view improprieties!"

"Sister, look, there’s a fool over there!" A woman on the loft laughed, pointing at the Scholar below.

The woman she called sister was extremely beautiful, with a kind of imposing beauty that seemed untouchable.

At that moment, her eyes were filled with a sense of desolation, looking around at the joyous laughter everywhere, her face was the only one that was cold.

However, her demeanor attracted the attention of many patrons. A cold beauty like her was quite sought after in this world.

Thus, from time to time, wealthy patrons would throw down a fortune just to experience her charm.

But as proud as she was, despite her misfortunes and ending up in this place, she wasn’t willing to indulge excessively. Therefore, she set a challenge. Only those who could match her verse, "Smoke locks the pond, willows wave," would be granted the privilege of her company.

However, none of the guests in the hall could meet her challenge, simply because the couplet itself was very difficult, and among the Demon Clan who worshiped strength and disdained scholarship, there were few who were well-versed in literature.

This back and forth had indeed brought her some peace, but she was well aware that she was living in a den of wolves, and this situation could not last too long.

Hearing a woman’s voice, she turned her gaze downward and saw the Scholar looking unnerved.

For some reason, her mood started to improve. Maybe the foolish look on his face allowed her to temporarily forget her predicament.

However, her mood quickly plummeted.

She saw a Demon Clan brute covered in fur suddenly stand up and shout, "Where is that Miss Liu Yiyi? Come out for me!"

His voice was loud, instantly quieting the entire loft as everyone shifted their gaze toward him.

But this brute was not scared. He continued to yell loudly, "What does she mean by this? Thinks I’m a rough fellow. She sets such a difficult topic; she must really not want to do business."

It turned out this fellow had fallen for the icy beauty but was stumped by her challenging couplet; this made him grow frustrated and start causing trouble.

"Exactly, I don’t believe anyone present can match that couplet," someone in the crowd echoed.

It seems that there were others who had also been humiliated. For a time, many were delighted at the misfortune of others, though a few monsters wanted to defend the beauty. Unfortunately, upon seeing the imposing body of the brute, they couldn’t help but back down.

Liu Yiyi’s face suddenly turned ugly. She knew the thing she worried about most had happened. She scoffed at herself and asked, "Then what do you plan to do?"

"If someone else recites the verse today, then let it be, but if no one recites, you shall accompany me tonight," he said, his gaze lecherously fixated on her.

Liu Yiyi’s face turned crimson under his unabashed stare, yet she was powerless to resist.

No one from the pavilion had stepped forward, signaling that she had been abandoned. She gritted her teeth and responded fiercely, "Fine!"

At her words, the pavilion erupted in applause, everyone delighting in the spectacle without concern for its gravity.

Only the scholar’s eyes revealed pity; he saw the unwillingness in the woman’s eyes, her helplessness against fate, and he sighed involuntarily.

Lin Fang gently nudged him and whispered, "What’s the matter, can’t bear it? Go on, solve the couplet and win the beauty."

The scholar simply shook his head and said, "Forget it, it’s not for me."

Just then, a cool female voice reached his ears, delicately pondering the couplet. The scholar shook his head secretly; indeed, the couplet was challenging, and he couldn’t match it immediately.

Even he, well-versed as he was, couldn’t match it, let alone the other monsters present.

Lin Fang, however, was intrigued by the couplet, famous in his previous life as a "Unique Couplet through Ages," and he happened to know the matching line.

Thus he exclaimed loudly, "My friend here has matched it!"

Immediately, everyone’s attention focused on them. The scholar seemed a bit uneasy, but Lin Fang calmly accepted everyone’s gaze.

Lin Fang gently pushed the scholar, who had no choice but to relay the answer Lin Fang had given him: "Peach Blossom Embroidered Riverbanks."

Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell silent instantaneously, and the leading monster glared at the scholar with sinister eyes, saying, "Young man, you indeed possess some scholarship."

Yet, a fierce aura exploded from his body, as he aimed to intimidate with sheer power.

The scholar looked up and retorted, "You, a Demon King, unaware of contributing to the Demon Clan, protecting our race, only know how to bully the weak. I disdain to even converse with the likes of you."

At that moment, the scholar exuded an inviolable aura, causing those around him to involuntarily look on with respect.

"Good, very good, it has been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me in such a manner," the Demon King spat through clenched teeth.

Someone recognized his identity and whispered, "Isn’t that the great Black Tiger from Mantou Mountain? No wonder he’s so irritable."

"This will be an interesting show, but don’t underestimate the owner of this pavilion. If this continues, the owner might have to step in. There’s no simple character who can run a brothel in Nine Tails City."

But the Black Tiger did not care about these matters. Known as a rough brawler, thick-skinned and notoriously hard to kill, he was now stirring trouble, ready to brawl in Qianjin Pavilion.

In the blink of an eye, he moved beside the scholar and reached out to grab him.

Unexpectedly, a hand gripped his wrist, and turning his head, he found it was Lin Fang.

"Young man, don’t meddle further, or I’ll tear you to pieces along with him," he threatened Lin Fang fiercely.

Lin Fang merely smiled briefly, then suddenly exerted force in his hand, causing excruciating pain to shoot through the Black Tiger’s arm.