Divine Tang Era

Two beautiful young women stood gracefully by the door, smiling gently and bowing slightly as they greeted the guests. The glimpses of white skin exposed on their chests were enough to make one's mouth dry and one's heart race.

For a moment, Xu Dan didn't know whether he had entered Mingfeng Tower, a place for buying and selling goods, or a brothel for intoxicating pleasure.

After greeting the guest, a young woman stepped forward and led Xu Dan upstairs, asking as they walked, "Young master, are you here to sell a treasure or to buy something?"

"Both."

"Please come this way." The hostess led Xu Dan to a counter in the center of the second floor, behind which sat a woman in her forties who was still beautiful and charming. "Manager Xu, this young man wants to sell a treasure."

"understood."

Manager Xu asked Xu Dan, "What does the young master wish to do?"

Xu Dan took out another jade dragon wrapped in plain cloth from his pocket.

Seeing the dirty, coarse cloth, Steward Xu frowned, took the jade dragon seed, and placed it in his palm. The jade dragon seed was as if it were alive, as clear and translucent as white jade, containing a vast vitality within; it was a fine, high-grade spiritual medicine.

"Little one, where did you get this jade dragon from?"

Suddenly, a clear voice rang in my ears.

Turning my head, I saw a woman dressed in a magnificent palace gown walking gracefully towards me. Her figure was slender, her face beautiful, and her high-piled hair was adorned with a phoenix hairpin inlaid with various gemstones. As she walked, the three strings of pearl flowers held in the phoenix's beak swayed with each step, swaying and flashing, highlighting the woman's indescribable air of elegance and nobility.

Xu Dan had never seen such a beautiful woman in ancient costume before, and for a moment he was stunned.

The woman chuckled and lightly pinched his cheek. "Where did this young man come from? Why do you look so silly?"

Xu Dan realized what was happening, looked at the woman's hand slicing his face, and frowned, saying, "You're taking advantage of me."

"Tofu?" The woman had no idea what it meant.

Xu Dan explained seriously, "It is indecent assault; you are making disrespectful remarks to me."

"Giggle giggle"

The women in the building burst into laughter, with the elegant woman laughing the loudest. "This is hilarious! I've always heard women talk about men being frivolous, but this is the first time I've heard a man say he's been frivolous."

"Little brother, you're so cute." The woman pinched his cheek again.

"You've been disrespectful to me again."

After Xu Dan finished speaking, he added, "Just as there is yin and yang in the heavens, there are men and women in the human world. What men can do, women can do, and what women can do, men can also do. Since women can say something frivolous, why can't men say something frivolous? That doesn't make sense."

"My little brother is absolutely right, hehehe..."

The woman couldn't help but laugh again.

After a moment, the woman managed to control her emotions. She couldn't help but feel puzzled. She always maintained a cold demeanor towards everyone in the building, but today, for some reason, this little guy had made her laugh so hard, ruining her perfect image. She rolled her eyes at Xu Dan, "Little guy, you still haven't told me where this jade dragon came from?"

"Naturally, it was dug up from the wasteland; how could I possibly give birth to it myself?"

"Then why can't others dig it up?"

"This requires a little effort, plus a little luck and fate. I, Xu, am not very talented, but I am a little luckier than others." Xu Dan gestured and talked nonsense in a serious manner.

The woman couldn't help but roll her eyes at him again. This little rascal, he never tells the truth.

"When you came out of Yinlong Pavilion earlier, did you also go to sell Jade Dragon Seeds?"

"Well, I just dug up two, so let's see which of you two offered the higher price," Xu Dan said directly. It's all obvious, and since he came from Yinlong Pavilion, everyone probably saw it; there's nothing to hide.

"No matter how much you sell it for at Yinlong Pavilion, we'll give you an extra thirty spirit stones. But if you dig up any more Jade Dragon Seeds in the future, you can only sell them to Mingfeng Tower. How about that?"

"Of course you can. Only a fool would go over there to sell if your prices are high enough."

The woman nodded to Steward Xu, who then took out a spirit stone and put the jade dragon seed into a spirit box.

Xu Dan was overjoyed to have received thirty spirit stones for free. He put the spirit stones away and planned to go buy something.

At this moment, the woman asked, "Little one, do you have anything else to offer?"

"That's all, but do you want to buy something?"

"What should I buy?"

"Buy a martial arts manual and a technique for activating acupoints and meridians."

Do you have a mentor?

"no."

"You have no master, yet you want to buy martial arts techniques to break through your acupoints and meridians. Little do you know that without anyone to protect you, if an accident occurs while breaking through your acupoints and meridians, at best your acupoints will crack and your meridians will be injured; at worst, you will be paralyzed on one side of your body and never be able to practice martial arts again. Young man, you must be careful." Just as the woman was about to speak, a voice suddenly came from behind.

"Sister Xian'er, what brings you here today?" the woman asked, turning around to greet the newcomer.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Sister Lizhu. I really missed her, so I came to visit." Zhu Yuxian walked over and replied with a smile.

Zhu Yuxian was dressed in black robes embroidered with hundreds of flowers, wearing a Tang-style hat and holding a knife at her waist. Her exquisite face accentuated her heroic demeanor, like a thorny dark rose, making people want to get closer to smell her, yet fear being deeply hurt.

Both were exceptionally beautiful and alluring, like plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, each excelling in their own way, neither inferior to the other.

Even after scrolling through countless short videos with filters and beauty effects, and seeing countless different kinds of women, Xu Dan had never seen such a top-tier beauty in ancient costume.

For a moment, she turned her head to look left and right. After looking for a long time, she still couldn't tell who was prettier than whom.

"Why are you acting all silly again, little brother?" Li Zhu poked his forehead with her finger, sounding annoyed.

Xu Dan seemed to wake from a dream and couldn't help but say, "I never expected that in this desolate place, there would be two such stunningly beautiful women, whose beauty could rival that of fish sinking, geese falling from the sky, moon hiding, flowers blushing, and kingdoms falling."

"You little rascal, you're so young yet you already know how to talk nonsense. How many women have you seen? What do you know about beauties who could make fish sink, geese fall from the sky, the moon hide its face, and flowers blush with shame?" Li Zhu said with a smile, pointing at his head.

This woman is pretty, but she always likes to touch and grope people.

Xu Dan said very seriously, "Men and women should not touch each other. Don't keep touching me. Confucius said, 'Do not look at what is improper, do not speak what is improper, do not listen to what is improper, do not do what is improper.' In other words, you are doing something improper to me right now."

"Giggle giggle"

Li Zhu could no longer maintain her composure and burst into loud laughter.

Zhu Yuxian also looked puzzled. Not only her, but everyone on the second floor chuckled softly upon hearing Xu Dan's words.

"You little darling, you're so adorable. Come here, let your big sister give you a hug." Li Zhu reached out to hug Xu Dan.

Although Xu Dan liked to be embraced by women, he didn't do it this way. He looked seven or eight years old, but his mental age was much older than that of women. How could he let her hug him? When she tried to hug him, he quickly backed away.

Seeing his refusal, Li Zhu did not press him. "Sister Xian'er is right. If you want to learn techniques to break through acupoints and meridians, it's best to find a master instead of buying a manual and practicing haphazardly. Otherwise, damaging your meridians is a minor issue; the real problem is losing the opportunity to advance in martial arts forever."

Xu Dan thought for a moment and asked, "Is it okay if I don't become an apprentice?"

"Of course. There are several martial arts schools in the city that will teach martial arts as long as you pay money. It's not hard to learn simple techniques like striking acupoints and meridians. But in doing so, it's difficult to obtain the true martial arts lineage within the schools."

"What do I need to pass on? I only want the method of stimulating acupoints and meridians."

"The Mo Family Martial Arts School in the city is very suitable for you. If you want to learn martial arts, you still need to learn the basics of martial arts. You can't just blindly practice any techniques."

"Thank you for your guidance, sister, but I still want to buy a manual to take home and study."

Li Zhu, the owner of Mingfeng Tower, was usually very busy. She only offered guidance because she felt a connection with him. However, the little guy was unmoved by her words. Helplessly, she said, "Since that's the case, let me check your meridians to see which kind of cultivation method suits you best. Cultivation methods are divided into light and heavy, soft and hard. Narrow meridians are often suitable for a gentler method; wide meridians may be suitable for a violent method that allows for rapid advancement."

As Li Zhu spoke, she pressed down on Xu Dan's back, channeled her inner energy, and checked his meridians.