Tongtian Bamboo Repair

Chapter 199 Xia Jinyan
Perhaps seeing that Zhang Miao was a little bored, the shopkeeper came over and said to Zhang Miao with a smile: "Sir, if you feel bored, you can go to the Shuijiao Building to the west of Atami Reef. There may be something you are interested in. .”

When Zhang Miao heard this, he glanced at the shopkeeper strangely, and then said, "Why, do you know what I like?"

The shopkeeper smiled, but did not accept the words. He just lowered his head and saluted and left.

Zhang Miao was also aroused by the shopkeeper's words. He sat down for a while, then left the inn and flew towards the west.

It was already nightfall, the sun had set, but the moon had not yet risen, and the sea should have been pitch black.But Atami is different. There are luminous algae living in Atami. The light they emit is not noticed during the day, but at night, the light is very conspicuous.

The water plants in the hot sea absorb light and heat to survive, and the constant heat makes them extremely active, so much so that they can emit light.The light illuminated the sea surface and extended far and wide.

With this light illuminating Zhang Miao, he flew freely in the sky. Not long after flying, he saw an extremely gorgeous pavilion on the sea.This pavilion is made of sea reefs and corals, with no cornices or vertical arches.It's as square as a bunker.But on this 'bunker', there are rows of windows, and on the 'bunker', there are all kinds of barnacles, shells, water plants and earth decorations.

On the front of the pavilion, there is a large character "Shuijiao Tower" formed by a bunch of luminous shells. This name is simple, but it is also very down-to-earth.As he approached the water reef building, Zhang Miao heard bursts of cheerful silk and bamboo music, as well as melodious sounds.

At this moment, he understood where this place was.

Thinking of this, Zhang Miao couldn't help but let out a 'poof' and cursed: "You damn son, the shopkeeper is right, what man doesn't like this thing!"

This Shuijiao Building is clearly a brothel!
Zhang Miao didn't want to enter the building at first, but he came here... he couldn't just come once a hundred times.So Zhang Miao convinced herself and floated to the door.

As soon as I stepped into the attic, I was greeted by a wave of heat.A dozen tall sharks were wearing hula skirts and dancing hula.As mentioned before, the sharks are very beautiful.In fact, the sharks are really beautiful.They are fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged, with melon-colored faces and pointed chins, big watery eyes, thin fingers, and soft waists.

The dozen or so sharks dancing on the high platform were enthusiastic and bold, while many men were sitting around under the high platform. They were waving spirit stones, laughing loudly, and stuffing spirit stones into the thin clothes of the sharks from time to time.

The sharks who received the rewards didn't care, and even turned around to give them a wink.

What a depraved look!

Zhang Miao was stunned immediately!He had also been to this brothel in Qingzhu Town, but it was very elegant. Everyone spent their time drinking tea and listening to the singer singing.When the time comes, I will go to the paddock with the singers.

Although everyone knows what kind of place it is, no one will be so indulgent. Instead, they will be more reserved and polite.Wherever it is, everything is like this - freedom...

If you look closely, you will see that most of the Atami people here who have dorsal fins on their backs are actually human monks.

Just when Zhang Miao was looking around like a country bumpkin, a boy from Rehai came over. He looked Zhang Miao up and down and found that this was a new customer with an unfamiliar face, so he smiled and said: " The guest is new, but he’s alone?”

Zhang Miao nodded, and the big teapot from Atami smiled and said: "Are the guests in the outfield or the infield? If you are in the outfield, you will sit here, watch the show, drink some drinks, and give rewards voluntarily."

"If it's an infield, please go inside. There are private rooms there where you can watch private performances. Of course, it will be more expensive."

Zhang Miao nodded, took out a spiritual stone and said, "Are there any other special performances?"

When the big teapot saw this spiritual stone, he curled his lips slightly, a little disgusted that there were too few spiritual stones.However, he still took it and said: "There is also a VIP area, but there is an entry threshold and it is not open to outsiders."

From this big teapot, one can tell at a glance that Zhang Miao is not the kind of high-roller who spends a lot of money. He is probably a monk who has just come to Atami to run a merchant gang, and he came here to broaden his horizons.The minimum price to enter the VIP venue is one thousand spirit stones, and one thousand spirit stones is enough to get drunk in the outside venue for a month.

Zhang Miao could tell that the big teapot looked down upon him, but he didn't care.Are you still angry with a big teapot from a brothel?This is too out of style.

He originally wanted to sit in the outfield and feel the atmosphere before going back.But at this moment, he saw someone who surprised him.

I saw a young man walking towards a passage carrying a tea tray, and next to the young man was a black cat.At this time, Maomao was a little weak and followed him.

"This is... Brother Xia Jinyan!" Zhang Miao thought with some surprise.

This monk Xia was the monk he questioned back then. This monk knew all kinds of knowledge about spiritual beasts.Back then, Zhang Miao had consulted him about whether he had any metallic spiritual beasts.

I didn’t expect to see him in Atami after not seeing him for so many years.And judging from his appearance, it seems that he is not doing well now.

Zhang Miao pondered for a while, it was rare to see each other after decades, and this could be regarded as a kind of fate.Why not go up and say hello to him.So he turned around and asked the big teapot next to him: "Where does that passage lead to?"

"Oh, that's the VIP venue."

"Well, how many spiritual stones are needed to enter?"

"Huh?! Guests want to enter? Then they must first pay an admission fee of one thousand spirit stones. Various performances and activities inside require additional charges, and this thousand spirit stones are non-refundable." Big Teapot Said somewhat unexpectedly.

Zhang Miao didn't waste any time. He pointed out a thousand spirit stones and handed them to him and said, "Take me in!"

Seeing Zhang Miao actually take out a thousand spirit stones, the big teapot was overjoyed.You know, he gets a commission for bringing people in.So he immediately changed his face and shouted loudly: "In the VIP room, there is only one VIP~~"

After saying that, he bowed deeply and was so excited that the dorsal fins on his back spread out, and a burst of heat radiated from the dorsal fins.It can be seen that he is so excited that he is hot!

Zhang Miao followed the big teapot into the VIP room.After entering here, the style suddenly became high.

Here, the rooms are decorated with fine mahogany from the mainland, with dragons and phoenixes carved on the mahogany, inlaid with gold and silver.The more beautiful sharks were all dressed up and chatting slowly with the gorgeously dressed 'distinguished guests'.

In addition to the sharks, there is also an Atami woman here. I don’t know why the big brother has such an appetite that he would order such a strange person with a dorsal fin on his back.

Of course, there are also human waitresses here. These women are all in the early stages of Qi training, and they are smeared with valuable 'frost dew' to resist the humidity and heat here.

Zhang Miao came in and saw Brother Xia serving wine and food to a table of people.And seeing Zhang Miao being brought in, an old madam also walked over. "Is the guest alone?" the madam asked Zhang Miao with a professional fake smile.

Zhang Miao nodded casually, and then the Madam continued: "Then I will show you the girls?"

Now that he's here, Zhang Miao can't refuse.So he said, "Find someone quieter." After saying that, he came to an empty table, sat down, and waved to Brother Xia over there.

Xia Jinyan, who was serving the dishes to the guests over there, suddenly saw a person waving to him. The moment he saw that person, his eyes shrank slightly and suddenly said softly: "Why is he here? And he has been promoted to the Golden Core stage. ?”

But since he saw an acquaintance, he walked up.Then he saw Zhang Miao smiling and saying to him, "Brother Xia, do you still remember me?"

Xia Jinyan pretended to recall it, and then he suddenly said: "It turns out to be Brother Zhang. Why did you come to Rehai? Are you coming to look for the golden bead clam in Rehai?"

Thanks to Xia Jinyan's good memory, she actually still remembered the episode about the Golden Pearl Tridacna.However, Zhang Miao shook his head and said, "No, I don't need a metallic spirit beast now. I just saw you here and wanted to come and have a chat with you."

The two started chatting like this, and the old madam over there was a little confused, wasn't this person here to have fun?Why did you start chatting with the boy in the store?In addition, Zhang Miao wanted a 'quieter' girl, so she suddenly had a bad idea in her mind.

"This guy doesn't like rabbits!"

Thinking of this, the madam felt a chill and looked at Zhang Miao with a bit of contempt.Then she ordered the least popular girl to entertain Zhang Miao.

This most unpopular girl usually gets complaints from customers because she is the stupidest and never gets into trouble.So much so that her business got worse and worse.Her business was getting worse and worse, and her commissions were getting lower and lower, leaving her almost starving.

This time she was finally chosen by 'Mom'. She cheered herself up, adjusted her makeup, and walked up delicately.

"Hello, sir!" She saluted Zhang Miao and said hello in a coquettish voice.

Zhang Miao was busy talking to Xia Jinyan. Hearing this, he just nodded and pointed to his side for her to sit down.She sat down obediently, pondered for a while, and then plucked up the courage to strike up a conversation with Zhang Miao.

"What does the guest want to eat?" she continued to ask delicately.They also get a commission from selling food and drinks.

But what she finally said did not attract Zhang Miao's attention at all. Zhang Miao was just chatting with Xia Jinyan.

She looked a little embarrassed, then lowered her head, grabbing her dress and sulking.She was originally a person who couldn't speak, but now that she was ignored, she was even more speechless.

But this won't work, she wants to pay the bill, she wants to eat!After brewing for a while, she said to Zhang Miao again: "My lord, please order some drinks!"

This time she finally got a response from Zhang Miao.Zhang Miao glanced at her and said, "Can you be quiet?" After saying this, he continued talking to Xia Jinyan.

This time, the girl was completely speechless.She saw Zhang Miao chatting animatedly with the boy, as if she, the person drinking and chatting with him, was an outsider.

Not far away, the Madam was observing Zhang Miao's table intentionally or unintentionally. When she saw her girl sitting aside with a look of despair, she couldn't help but sigh and thought to herself: "Sure enough, this She is just a person who likes Master Rabbit, so I can’t blame her this time.”

And what are Zhang Miao and Xia Jinyan talking about?

It turns out that after Xia Jinyan got some money from Zhang Miao, she left Jianmenguan Town and went all the way south to Rehai.He is a person who aspires to travel around the world. After coming to Atami, he was also attracted by the special environment here, and then began to study according to his own interests.

The object of his research also happens to be the special spiritual animal here - the golden bead clam.

The Golden Pearl Tridacna is a giant clam shell that is famous for its ability to produce golden beads within its body.This golden bead feels as warm as jade, but can withstand high temperatures.This object can also emit dazzling golden light and is also a rare treasure and material for refining weapons and alchemy.

Because of this, the Golden Pearl Tridacna is considered a very valuable spiritual beast in Atami.This spiritual beast grows slowly and takes hundreds of years to mature and produce pearls. All the golden bead clams in the wild have long been captured.Now almost all the golden bead clams are monopolized by a strong man in Atami.

This powerful person is Atami's well-deserved queen - Empress Musu.

In order to study the Golden Pearl Tridacna, Xia Jinyan secretly entered the breeding pond of Empress Wushui, hoping to steal a few Golden Pearl Tridacna for research.

As a result, his reckless behavior directly killed two golden bead clams.Then, they were arrested.Empress Wushui asked them to compensate for their losses.

Xia Jinyan and his cat were so poor that they could not afford to compensate the empress for their losses, so the empress threw them into Shuijiao Tower to work to pay off the debt.

It is a pity that the wages in Shuijiao House are low. They have worked for 20 years and have not even repaid half of the accounts. On the contrary, the food and accommodation in Shuijiao House have created new accounts...

After hearing Xia Jinyan's experience, Zhang Miao also looked at them sympathetically.This is not about working to pay off debts. This is clearly like being a slave forever and not being able to stand up.

"Why don't you run away?" Zhang Miao asked him quietly.

Xia Jinyan smiled bitterly. He showed his arm to Zhang Miao. There was a black line on his arm. The moment he saw the black line, Zhang Miao suddenly had bad memories. He exclaimed in a low voice: "This Is the empress a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Xia Jinyan smiled bitterly and nodded, and said: "She is not only a Yuanying monk, but also the protector of Rehai. The entire Rehai is under her rule. If I can escape from Rehai, I will really see a ghost. "

"You dare to touch the tiger beard of the Nascent Soul cultivator, you really have the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!" Zhang Miao had to admire this guy.

Xia Jinyan said with a sad face: "How did I know that those clams are so timid? If I had known earlier, I would not have touched them at all. I am so stupid, really!"

At this point, Xia Jinyan's face was filled with regret.But what can he do? Now that it's a done deal, he has to bow his head.

Finally, Xia Jinyan asked Zhang Miao: "It's you, what are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)