The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1981 The Opportunity Before Us

Suddenly, the sound of tinkling jade pendants was heard, and a fair-skinned beauty carrying a ruan emerged from the moon gate on the second floor. Her pomegranate skirt swept across the steps, revealing her upturned shoes adorned with pearls.

She painted half a butterfly with gold powder at the corner of her eye, and as her gaze shifted, she made eye contact with the woman in green robes playing the konghou under the eaves—the latter suddenly raised her hand and plucked a string of rolling notes, startling the parrot on the beam to flutter and mimic, "Thank you for the reward! Thank you for the reward!" Amidst the laughter of the whole hall, the fragrance of cosmetics mixed with the smell of wine wafted up, making people feel as if they were at the boundary between heaven and earth.

The madam smiled and asked, "What is your honorable surname, young master?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "My surname is Long!"

"So it's Young Master Long. This is our Miss Ru Shuang. How about we have her keep you company?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "May I ask your surname, Mother?"

The madam laughed and said, "This is the property of the Liu family, so naturally I also bear the surname Liu!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "So it's Madam Liu! I didn't know you were Master Liu Mubai's son..."

Mother Liu laughed and said, "Hehe, he's my cousin!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Hehe, so you're Old Master Liu's cousin! My apologies for not recognizing you!"

Mother Liu's eyes lit up: "Young Master Long, you're too kind. I never imagined you would know my cousin. What a coincidence..."

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "What a coincidence! What a coincidence! May I ask which year Miss Rushuang arrived?"

Ru Shuang covered half her face with a round fan. Just as she was about to speak, Madam Liu held Ru Shuang's hand and smiled, "Ru Shuang has been here for three years!"

Feng Jiuxiao immediately frowned. "It's been three years already? More than a thousand days. Even if you only entertain one customer a day, you've entertained more than a thousand people..." He showed a hint of disdain on his face, which made Liu Mama clearly feel his disdain, but he tried his best to control his emotions and not let Liu Mama see his disdain!
Pang Shiwu secretly admired him!
Brother's acting skills are simply divine!
Madam Liu's eyes gleamed, and she said with a smile, "Young master, my Miss Ru Shuang only sells her art, not her body. She is still a virgin. Please don't misunderstand!"

Feng Jiuxiao gave a mischievous smile, revealing his surprise: "Mom, what are you saying? I didn't misunderstand at all." His smug look did not escape Liu Mama's eyes.
Madam Liu secretly gloated: A virgin is a virgin. No matter how long she pretends, she'll always be the same in the end and can't keep up the act! Damn it, she's obviously a lecherous wretch, but she insists on pretending to be respectable, actually wanting to find a virgin in a brothel? How adorably naive!
Feng Jiuxiao suddenly frowned, as if he had remembered another question: "Mama Liu, since Miss Rushuang only sells her art and not her body, if I want to...do that with her, is that not allowed?"

Madam Liu immediately narrowed her eyes and smiled, "It's not impossible, as long as young master... this is the right thing to do," she gestured with a hand gesture for taking silver, "Miss Ru Shuang will be yours tonight!"

Feng Jiuxiao's eyes lit up, and his voice seemed a little hurried: "Then... how much is considered appropriate?" He deliberately kept looking at Ru Shuang, his eagerness undisguised!

Liu's mother thought to herself: "Look at how impatient this boy is, he probably can't wait to hold me in his arms right now!"
She smiled and held up one finger!
Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "One hundred taels?"

Madam Liu immediately feigned anger: "Young master, what are you joking about? The cheapest girl in my Heaven and Earth Palace costs three hundred taels. Miss Ru Shuang is one of the four beauties here, you could say she's one of the four most beautiful courtesans. One hundred taels isn't even enough to buy a pair of shoes for our Ru Shuang! If one hundred taels were enough, would she have remained a virgin for three years?"

Feng Jiuxiao immediately laughed and said, "I was being naive. It seems that Madam Liu meant one thousand taels! One thousand taels is a bit expensive, but it's worth it!"

Madam Liu shook her head and said with a wry smile, "Young Master Long, is this your first time visiting a brothel like ours?"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Why would you think that?"

"Because you really don't understand the market!"

What's the market rate?

Madam Liu said sternly, "Young Master Long, I won't beat around the bush anymore. As long as you take out ten thousand taels of silver, Miss Ru Shuang is yours tonight! You can do whatever you want..."

Feng Jiuxiao was taken aback: "What? Ten thousand taels? That's so expensive!" He deliberately exaggerated his expression, as if he was really shocked by ten thousand taels of silver!
Ten thousand taels of silver is no small sum!
Madam Liu immediately emphasized, "Young master, she is a virgin! If she were a defiled woman, I wouldn't even dare accept five hundred taels from you!" Feng Jiuxiao laughed, "Then how can you prove she is a virgin?"

Liu's mother was taken aback, not expecting the young man to ask such a question!
How can we prove it? Do we need a midwife to verify her identity?

Feng Jiuxiao asked, "What's wrong, Mother Liu? Is it inconvenient to perform the examination?"

Madam Liu feigned anger: "Young master, it's so late at night, why are you bringing a midwife to check if Miss Ru Shuang is a virgin? Isn't that incredibly insensitive?"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "This place is indeed an eyesore, isn't it, Fifteen?"

Pang Shiwu said with a touch of smugness, "How would I know!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Didn't you come with me?"

Pang Shiwu said with a stern face, "Yes, I came with you! But you came here to sleep with that girl. I came because I'm your bodyguard, and I'm here to protect you!"

Feng Jiuxiao pointed at Pang Shiwu and pretended to be angry, saying, "Naughty!"

Madam Liu gave Ru Shuang a wink, and Ru Shuang immediately grabbed Feng Jiu Xiao's arm, "Young Master, come with me!"

Feng Jiuxiao forced a dry laugh and said, "Alright!" He was then pulled away by Miss Rushuang, and they headed upstairs. Feng Jiuxiao didn't forget to remind Pang Shiwu, "Brother, have Mother Liu find you two girls too. I'll have a little tea ceremony with Miss Rushuang first, then I'll be down in a bit!"

Pang Shiwu deliberately cursed, "Others would stab themselves in the back for a friend, but you stab your brother in the back for a woman! How can there be such a huge difference in people's character?"

Madam Liu smiled and said, "Would you two gentlemen like to have a young lady keep you company as well?"

Pang Shiwu deliberately straightened his posture and said seriously, "I am a bodyguard, how can I abandon my post?"

Mother Liu was taken aback, then laughed and said, "There are actually fools like you in this world! Master is clearly having fun on his own, and you're still thinking about protecting him?"

Pang Shiwu said, "I don't need it, you ask him!" He pointed at Chu Tiankuo.
Mrs. Liu glanced at Chu Tiankuo and was immediately taken aback: "I feel like I've seen you somewhere before! You...you're the guy across the street, aren't you?"

Chu Tiankuo's face stiffened, but fortunately Pang Shiwu replied for him: "Aunt Liu, how many people come and go here every day? How come there aren't many people who look exactly alike?"

Ru Shuang led Feng Jiuxiao into her "cave dwelling." She swayed her plump waist and personally picked up the warm white jade pot on the table, gracefully filling the green jade cup in front of Feng Jiuxiao with tea. The amber tea rippled in the candlelight.

"Miss Ru Shuang, how did you get here?"

Ru Shuang was so frightened that her expression immediately changed!
"This topic is very sensitive, it's best not to let others know."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Don't worry, I've already set up a glass shield, no one can hear us talking! Tell me the truth!"

Ru Shuang looked at Feng Jiu Xiao with a mixture of belief and doubt!

Feng Jiuxiao shrugged: "The opportunity is in front of you. Whether you can seize it or not depends on your fate!"

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