From Battle Through the Heavens Simulation to The Great Ruler

Because the main force moved relatively slowly, Xiao Feng specially asked his steward, Lai Fu, to take some servants to Xinzheng City ahead of time so that they could purchase some properties there.

Xiao Feng accompanied Jing Ni and the others in a carriage, slowly making their way to Xinzheng City with the main group.

When Xiao Feng and his group arrived in Xinzheng City, Lai Fu had already taken care of everything there, and they only needed to check into the Xiao residence.

After welcoming Xiao Feng and his group into the Xiao residence, Lai Fu first arranged for four young maids to take Jing Ni and Xiao Yan'er to rest in the backyard. Then, he took Xiao Feng to the study and reported on the progress of acquiring property.

"Excellent, he deserves a reward!"

After listening to Lai Fu's report, Xiao Feng nodded in satisfaction and took out a white jade bottle, placing it on the desk: "This bottle contains the antidote for the Bone-Corroding Powder, which will prevent it from taking effect for six months. I'll also reward you with one hundred gold coins; go to the treasury and get them yourself!"

"Thank you for your generous gift, sir."

Upon hearing this, Laifu immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.

Because Lai Fu and the others were newly purchased servants by Xiao Feng, not the kind of domesticated children raised from childhood, their loyalty to Xiao Feng was limited.

If Xiao Feng hadn't deliberately given Lai Fu and his group a slow-acting poison, they probably would have absconded with the money halfway through the trip. How could they have obediently gone to Xinzheng City to buy property?

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you may leave now!"

"Yes, I will resign, old slave."

Lai Fu bowed to Xiao Feng and left with a respectful expression.

……

The golden crow sets in the west, and the bright rabbit rises in the east.

"Da da da……"

As night slowly fell, a luxurious carriage drove out of the Xiao residence and headed towards Zilan Pavilion.

Zilan Pavilion is the most famous brothel in Xinzheng City, and also one of the most important strongholds for the main characters in the original story.

Xiao Feng's trip to Zilan Pavilion was to see if he could trigger any new quests, and certainly not because he wanted to listen to music in a brothel or engage in frivolous pursuits.

"Please come in, young master."

"Young master, you look somewhat unfamiliar. Could this be your first time visiting our Purple Orchid Pavilion?"

As soon as Xiao Feng stepped off the carriage, two beautifully dressed women, dressed in revealing clothing, flanked him from both sides, grabbing his arms and half-pulling, half-pushing him into the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

"My surname is Xiao. I just arrived in Xinzheng City today. I've heard that you have a lot of fun activities here. Is that true?"

While dealing with the two beauties' subtle probing questions, Xiao Feng secretly observed the situation inside the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

Compared to the Purple Orchid Pavilion in the anime, the Purple Orchid Pavilion in front of Xiao Feng is not only more luxuriously decorated, but also has several times more maids.

After all, Zilan Pavilion was the largest brothel in Xinzheng City, and every night, at least eighty or a hundred high-ranking officials and nobles would come here to seek pleasure.

Even if each guest is only assigned one maid, the number of maids inside Zilan Pavilion would still exceed one hundred.

Moreover, many guests require several maids to accompany them, so the total number of maids in Zilan Pavilion is several hundred.

"Of course it's true, Young Master Xiao, there are so many fun things to do at our Purple Orchid Pavilion..."

Two beautiful maids introduced Xiao Feng to the various entertainment options at Zilan Pavilion while leading him to a private room on the second floor.

The maids who work at Zilan Pavilion are naturally quite perceptive. With just a glance at Xiao Feng, they can tell whether he is truly wealthy or just pretending.

Putting everything else aside, the jade pendant that Xiao Feng wore at his waist alone was worth at least a thousand gold pieces.

Therefore, the two maids silently labeled Xiao Feng as a rich young master and naturally had to provide him with the most expensive service.

After Xiao Feng entered the private room and took his seat, two maids immediately handed him something like a menu, which listed the various services offered at Zilan Pavilion.

High-end entertainment venues like Zilanxuan certainly offer more than just simple escort services; they also provide a variety of other entertainment activities, such as song and dance performances, musical performances, and poetry recitations.

Although the maids of Zilan Pavilion are very beautiful, all of them are considered beauties among beauties, compared with a stunning beauty like Jing Ni, they seem a bit too much.

Moreover, Xiao Feng didn't have the habit of driving a public bus and was too lazy to waste his energy on ordinary maids.

Xiao Feng glanced at the entertainment options and finally ordered the most expensive show, featuring a top-tier zither player, along with a table full of food and drinks.

"Da da da……"

Shortly after Xiao Feng had chosen his entertainment, a light footstep sound came from outside the door, followed by a group of maids carrying food and drinks into his private room.

Soon, the table in front of Xiao Feng was filled with various exquisitely shaped foods and snacks, as well as a pot of wine.

"Please enjoy your meal, sir."

After the maids laid out the food and drinks, they bowed slightly to Xiao Feng in unison before leaving with Xiangfeng.

Seeing this, the maid who was in charge of serving Xiao Feng poured him a glass of wine with a smile and started chatting with him.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure and pure temperament walked in from outside the door, carrying a guqin.

Although this woman's appearance is not as good as Jingni's, she is not much less beautiful. She is none other than Nongyu, the top courtesan of Zilan Pavilion!

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have come into contact with the story character 'Nongyu' and triggered a random projection mission—'Beauty is Short-Lived'!"

Just as Xiao Feng's gaze was drawn to Nongyu, the system notification sounded in his ear again.

"Ding! Mission objective: Change Nongyu's fate of committing suicide by poison. Mission reward: One extra chance to draw a prize."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng's expression changed slightly, and the plot of "Birds Singing in the Empty Mountains" couldn't help but come to mind.

According to the original plot, Nongyu will later join the Quicksand organization founded by Han Fei and others, and after failing to assassinate Ji Wuye, she will choose to commit suicide by poison.

What's most infuriating is that Nongyu was clearly rescued by Bai Feng at the cost of his life, and even Mo Ya sacrificed himself, only to find out that she had taken poison beforehand.

Changing Nongyu's fate of committing suicide by poison was actually quite simple, and Xiao Feng immediately thought of two ways.

The first solution is to kill Ji Wuye. Once he's dead, Nongyu won't need to carry out the assassination mission, and there will be no need for her to commit suicide by poison.

The second method is to kill Nongyu. As long as Xiao Feng kills her before she can commit suicide by poison, she will naturally have no way to kill herself.

It is said that in a previous life, the police in the United States often used the second method and successfully reduced the country's suicide rate.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 48 Flower Arrangement and Jade Play

"Nongyu greets you, young master."

Nongyu, unaware of Xiao Feng's wild thoughts, bowed slightly to him.

"Miss Nongyu, there's no need for such formalities."

Looking at the gentle and lovely Nongyu in front of him, Xiao Feng immediately gave up the idea of ​​being a living devil, and smiled as he raised his hand and said, "I heard about Miss Nongyu's great name back in the Qin Kingdom."

It is said that Miss Nongyu's musical skills are astonishing, even capable of eliciting the extraordinary phenomenon of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix. Today, I have finally met her in person.

"You flatter me, sir."

Nongyu smiled modestly, sat down with her guqin in her arms, and gently plucked the strings with her slender, jade-like fingers.

It must be said that Nongyu's musical skills are truly extraordinary!

Although Xiao Feng didn't know much about playing the zither, he could still tell whether the music was good or bad.

The music was melodious and gentle, like a mountain stream, clear and delicate.

As the music flowed, Xiao Feng seemed to be in a magical dream, captivated by the poetic melody. He unconsciously closed his eyes and his fingers gently tapped out the rhythm with the music.

"boom!!!"

Just as Xiao Feng was immersed in the beautiful music and felt completely captivated, the door to the private room was suddenly pulled open roughly.

(ノ｀Д)ノ

"Get out of my way!"

A middle-aged man with a thick beard and reeking of alcohol pushed aside the maid blocking his way and walked into the private room, hiccuping as he did so.

The drunken middle-aged man in front of me is Liu Yi, the current Left Sima of Korea, and also one of Ji Wuye's loyal henchmen.

Some time ago, Ji Wuye orchestrated the "Ghost Soldier Robbery Case," stealing 100,000 taels of gold military pay that was supposed to be transported to the border.

However, they fell into Han Fei's trap, causing them to lose what they had almost obtained, and the two sides became mortal enemies.

After learning about this, Liu Yi, in order to curry favor with Ji Wuye, also began to think of ways to deal with Han Fei.

Because Han Fei was the ninth prince of the state, Liu Yi couldn't openly deal with him, so he deliberately pretended to be drunk and caused trouble in the Zilan Pavilion.

According to the intelligence gathered by Liu Yi, Han Fei has a close relationship with the proprietress of Zi Lan Xuan and often frequents the Zi Lan Xuan.

As long as Liu Yi deliberately makes a big fuss and forces Zi Nu to ask Han Fei to mediate, he can take the opportunity to drag Han Fei into the mess, and it would be best to fight him.

At that time, Liu Yi only needs to have someone secretly push things forward, and the gossip about the prince of Han and the ministers of the court fighting over a woman will spread throughout the entire city of Xinzheng at an extremely fast speed.

If the King of Han were to learn of this news, he would certainly be furious. He would not only severely reprimand Han Fei, but might also remove him from his position as Minister of Justice.

Liu Yi knew that this approach of harming the enemy by a thousand while losing eight hundred of his own would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the King of Han. However, as long as he could win Ji Wuye's favor, it wouldn't be a big deal to offend the King of Han slightly.

"hold head high--"

Just as Liu Yi was about to touch Nongyu, a high-pitched dragon roar suddenly came from behind him.

"boom!!!"

Before Liu Yi could react, he was forcefully blasted out of the door by a tremendous force.

Liu Yi rolled around on the ground several times in a disheveled state before finally managing to steady himself. He couldn't help but shout angrily, "Who is it? Who dares to hit me?"

"it's me!"

Xiao Feng snorted coldly and said, "I was enjoying myself just now when you suddenly barged in and disturbed my pleasure. Shouldn't you be punished?"

"How dare you! Do you know who I am? I am the Left Sima of the State of Han!"

"You're the one who dares to do that!"

Xiao Feng slammed his hand on the table, his face as cold as ice, and said, "Even Ji Wuye doesn't dare to be presumptuous in front of me, so what are you?!"

!!!

Liu Yi's expression changed drastically, and his gaze towards Xiao Feng became filled with surprise and uncertainty.

It is important to know that Ji Wuye was a powerful figure in the state of Han, wielding immense influence and influence. Even the King of Han had to be wary of him. Moreover, he was Liu Yi's superior.

Although Liu Yi felt that Xiao Feng was bluffing, he was also afraid that Xiao Feng might actually have some powerful background.

After all, ordinary people wouldn't dare to spread such rumors about Ji Wuye; otherwise, if it reached Ji Wuye's ears, he would probably be lying dead in the street that very night.