Chapter 23: The Most Seductive One

Downstairs, it was exceptionally noisy.

Liu Mama was leading her maids, walking up to those guests one by one to soothe them and offer various discounts.

The popularity today was truly overwhelming.

The main hall was already packed, yet guests were still continuously entering through the door.

As soon as new guests entered, they would ask, "Is Miss Chujian free tonight?"

Before the Brothel maid could answer, someone nearby said, "Do you have ten thousand taels of silver notes on you? If not, shut your mouth first; we are all still waiting."

Very quickly, everyone knew the sequence of events.

Today, a young nouveau riche had suddenly appeared, and last night he had lavishly spent ten thousand taels to meet that Miss Chujian.

At this very moment, he was in Miss Chujian's boudoir.

"Who is so wealthy and imposing, spending ten thousand taels in one go... Could it be some young master from a noble family in the Inner City?"

Everyone was speculating one after another.

Liu Songjin had been angered to the point of fainting, shouting loudly, "That brat is just a Pharmacy apprentice, a pauper! Are your eyes blind? Can't you even see that?"

Then he was retorted by everyone in various ways.

"He's a pauper, yet he spends ten thousand taels in one go. How much can you, damn it, pull out? One hundred taels? You're not even worth an egg? Your eyes are the ones that are blind! Dog shit!"

"This bastard probably has a sick brain. Just now he wanted to eat shit himself and wanted to drag us along to eat it too, and now he's jumping around here acting like a big shot. It's truly disgusting, damn it!"

"Young Master Liu, a gentleman's word is his bond; didn't you just say you wanted to eat shit? I just went to the latrine, and it's still steaming. You should go have your meal, don't jump around here."

"Brother Liu, go quickly, go quickly! Be careful it doesn't get snatched by a dog if you go too late!"

Liu Songjin was furious and jumped in rage: "Fuck your mothers!"

"Beat him!"

"Beat this son of a bitch to death!"

Everyone rolled up their sleeves, surrounded him, and began punching and kicking.

Liu Songjin immediately covered his head and scurried away like a rat, fleeing the Tianxian Pavilion in a sorry state.

Yang Qian and the others were also scared and left through the back door.

When Luo Zijun came downstairs, Liu Mama was soothing a white-haired old gentleman: "Mr. Yuan, this is not a matter of money. My Chujian is indeed feeling unwell and it is inconvenient to see people. As for that Young Master Luo, besides paying ten thousand taels in advance last night for the appointment, he also knew Chujian long ago..."

"When all is said and done, isn't it still a matter of money! Ten thousand taels, heh! Although this old man doesn't have that much money, my talent is worth far more than ten thousand taels! If you let me see Miss Chujian today, I can guarantee that I will write a better poem for Miss Chujian then! A gentleman's word is his bond!"

The old gentleman's emotions were very agitated.

Liu Mama secretly rolled her eyes; can you believe the oaths made by scholars?

Don't bring up that bullshit about a gentleman's word being his bond again.

That Young Master Liu just now was swearing up and down that he would eat shit, and even invited everyone to eat with him, but in the end, he didn't eat a single bite and slipped away.

"This old man must see Miss Chujian! If you don't let me see her today, I will die right here!"

The old gentleman suddenly lay down, preparing to act shamelessly.

Liu Mama didn't indulge him anymore; her expression turned cold as she said to the bouncers nearby, "Drag him out!"

"Hmph, I've tried to reason with you but you won't listen, insisting on playing the fool. You are not allowed to enter again in the future!"

Two Han men immediately came over, hoisted the old gentleman up, and took him out the door.

Liu Mama cursed a few more times under her breath, and just as she turned around, she suddenly saw Luo Zijun coming down from upstairs. She was stunned for a moment, her face full of surprise: "Young Master Luo, why have you come down?"

Luo Zijun said, "Miss Chujian is feeling unwell, so I didn't dare to disturb her. Also, it is getting late, so I should head home."

"This..."

"Many thanks for your hospitality today, Mama. I will come again next time."

Luo Zijun didn't say much more and walked toward Su Bie and the other two not far away.

Liu Mama stood stunned for a few seconds, thinking to herself: Could it be that this Young Master Luo had a falling out with Chujian upstairs? That shouldn't be; Chujian has always had a gentle temperament, and that poem was written for her by this Young Master Luo...

Puzzled, she immediately turned and went upstairs, intending to ask clearly.

"Eh? Little Brother Luo, why did you come down so quickly?"

Wang Dafu and the other two were full of astonishment when they saw Luo Zijun.

Others nearby also cast their gazes over.

Luo Zijun said deliberately, "Don't mention it. I spent ten thousand taels of silver and only saw her once, and that was through a beaded curtain and a screen; I didn't even see her face. I felt it was uninteresting, so I came down. I reckon I'll have to pay another ten thousand taels to see the true face of that Miss Chujian."

"However, to tell the truth, although I could only see the shadow of that Miss Chujian, I can be certain that Miss Chujian is absolutely a beauty through and through, and her figure is excellent; she is worthy of the name 'celestial'."

He decided to cooperate with that Liu Mama and raise the price even higher.

If he did this, when he brought Xu Xian here to have fun in the future, that Liu Mama would likely smile even more brightly and give him more face.

"Tsk tsk, ten thousand taels and you didn't even see her face?"

"Could she really be a celestial descended to earth?"

Everyone discussed it one after another, feeling that Miss Chujian was even more mysterious and their interest was even more piqued.

Luo Zijun said to Su Bie and the other two, "You three brothers continue; I must head home, as my sister and brother-in-law are waiting."

Zhang Yitian hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands.

Wang Dafu immediately said, "Little Brother Luo, don't go! If you didn't see Miss Chujian, there are other young ladies! Didn't we agree? Tonight, brother will find you the most seductive young lady, and we will play together until dawn." "Haha, no, Brother Wang should play by yourself."

Luo Zijun waved his hand and left with a smile.

Su Bie watched his back, then glanced upstairs, his eyes flickering.

Ten thousand taels of silver?

Clearly, that was not very likely.

To not pay money and yet have that Miss Chujian take the initiative to ask to see him, clearly, there was only one possibility.

He couldn't help but think again of those two sentences he heard when he first went to the Pharmacy.

"This Brother Luo, he really isn't simple..."

Third floor, private room.

Liu Mama hurried into the room to ask what had happened.

Both the mistress and the servant shook their heads, looking bewildered.

!

At this moment, a maid came up to report what that Young Master Luo had said downstairs just now.

Liu Mama suddenly realized: "Chujian, did you meet Young Master Luo just now from behind the bead curtain and screen?"

Liu Chujian said weakly: "I... I was preparing to come out..."

Bi'er, standing to the side, said somewhat angrily: "It was the first time Miss had taken the initiative to see someone, so she was a bit shy and deliberately acted reserved. Who knew that fellow would leave after saying two sentences, not giving Miss a chance to come out at all..."

Liu Mama sighed: "That Young Master Luo wrote such a good poem for you, and you had already taken the initiative to invite him to meet, so why still be reserved? Now it's done; he probably thinks you don't respect him and are deliberately toying with him."

Liu Chujian immediately said anxiously: "I... I didn't..."

Then she hurriedly added: "I... I will go apologize to him."

The maid outside the door said: "Young Master Luo has already left. His friend said he wanted to find him the most seductive girl to spend the night with, but he didn't want any, and just left directly."

Liu Chujian: "..."

"Stingy ghost, hmph!"

Bi'er pouted her little mouth and muttered.

Liu Mama comforted her: "Forget it, forget it, if he's gone, he's gone. When he comes next time, we will apologize to him again."

At this time, the maid outside the door suddenly added: "Right, this servant forgot to mention just now, that Young Master Luo also praised Miss Chujian, saying that although he didn't see Miss Chujian's face, he could be certain that Miss Chujian is an absolute beauty, and her figure is extremely good, worthy of the words 'celestial being'."

Liu Chujian was stunned: "Really?"

The maid nodded: "Young Master Luo even said in front of everyone that he estimated he would have to spend twenty thousand taels to see Miss Chujian's true face."

A smile immediately appeared on Liu Mama's face: "This Young Master Luo is quite a marvelous person. When he comes again, I will personally select the most seductive girl for him, for free!"

Liu Chujian glanced at her and said nothing more.

The late spring night had a bit of a chill.

As soon as Luo Zijun returned home, he discovered the atmosphere was not quite right.

His brother-in-law Li Zhengshan came out of the room holding a large bowl, squatted by the edge of the corridor, and while slurping noodles, watched him with schadenfreude.

The maid Xiaohuan stood small at the kitchen door, her expression complex.

His sister Luo Jiaorong held a broom in her hand and was currently glaring at him with a gloomy face.

"Sister..."

"Don't call me sister!"

Luo Jiaorong was so angry her face turned blue, and she glared at him: "Honestly confess, where did you go tonight?"

Luo Zijun secretly thought it was bad; his senior sister had clearly come to snitch.

"I went with a friend to discuss poetry and listen to music."

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain.

"Heh, discuss poetry and listen to music..."

Luo Jiaorong sneered, gripped the broom in her hand, and said: "How come I heard you wanted to go to the Brothel to find ten of the most seductive girls, look at their feet one by one, and then spar with them in martial arts?"

Luo Zijun: "???"

"Sister, don't listen to that girl Su Qingling's nonsense! This is slander! Naked slander! I clearly said I was looking for one... ah, ptooey ptooey ptooey, I never said that at all! It was my friend who said it, I didn't... ah! Sister, spare me..."

"I'll beat you to death!"

Luo Jiaorong raised the broom in her hand and struck him, shouting angrily as she hit: "Most seductive, is it! Most seductive, is it! I'll let you look for the most seductive! I'll let you look at their stinky feet one by one! I'll let you spar with them in martial arts! See if I don't beat you to death!"

Luo Zijun: "..."

Li Zhengshan squatted in the corridor watching the fun, and the noodles in his mouth sprayed out of his nose from laughing, then were sucked back in and swallowed whole, then his expression changed and he began to retch.

Xiaohuan quietly pouted her little mouth.

Young Master would rather go to the Brothel than touch her.

Then, curiosity and doubt arose in her heart: what is the most seductive? Why would Young Master want the most seductive? Looking at feet...

Hmm, Young Master does seem to like feet.

(End of chapter)