The Deepest Affection in Qin's Time

Li Si deliberately brought up a sore spot.

Cao Yuan coughed lightly. "It was just a bit of a surprise."

This was of course his first time here. He had only ever been to KTV with his female classmates before, and had never experienced an authentic ancient brothel.

Just as Li Si and Cao Yuan were talking, Han Fei walked over, embracing two beautiful courtesans.

"Junior brother, Brother Cao, what are you waiting for? Tonight, I'll be treating!"

Hearing Han Fei's words, the prostitute, who was being embraced by Han Fei, became even happier, her eyes shining brightly and filled with intense desire.

Son!

These two simple words are enough to show that Han Fei's identity is not simple; at the very least, he is a wealthy man.

The two courtesans immediately became motivated and called over seven or eight young girls to surround Cao Yuan and Li Si.

Although Li Si was also a virgin, thanks to his unscrupulous senior brother, he had been tested and was now quite adept at handling things.

But Cao Yuan had a tough time.

He had never experienced being surrounded by a group of beautiful, white-clad prostitutes in public before.

Cao Yuan's inexperience and awkwardness immediately stirred up the group of beautiful courtesans.

A fledgling just entering the flower garden!

These are the labels that the courtesans gave to Cao Yuan.

Men with this label are most popular with beautiful prostitutes.

For no other reason than that it's not much work, easy to make money, and I can easily satisfy these young virgins with just a few simple tricks. I don't have to worry about being taken advantage of or beaten up...

So the courtesans used every trick in the book to win over Cao Yuan, their customer.

"Guest, touch mine! My big ones are amazing~"

"Young man, I have many tricks up my sleeve. Why don't you try one of my tricks?"

……

Cao Yuan was dazzled by the sights, but he was miserable.

He had originally intended to play the role of a seasoned veteran in front of Han Fei and Li Si, but now he couldn't keep up the act anymore.

Han Fei was laughing heartily outside, almost going crazy with joy.

Li Si smiled, and although he was also embracing a beautiful courtesan, he still maintained a gentlemanly demeanor. However, he secretly made a move, which showed that his inner restlessness and repressed lust were no less than his senior brother's.

"Ouch! Don't touch me like that!"

Cao Yuan was being pulled by a bunch of pink arms, his vision blocked by wave after wave of big waves. Before he knew it, he was being groped by one of the girls.

This time, he truly experienced what a place of pleasure is like.

Zuimenglou and Zilanxuan are completely different; Zuimenglou actually sells meat, not just dance halls that sell songs and dances.

Cao Yuan, with his legs clamped together, barely escaped the beauty's den, and let out a loud sneeze.

The courtesans, who had all failed, covered their mouths and chuckled, whispering among themselves. When they found something amusing, they laughed heartily, boldly teasing Cao Yuan's naivety, inexperience, and shyness.

Cao Yuan was now at a loss and could only avoid him, which only emboldened Han Fei to laugh at him without restraint, as revenge for Cao Yuan's revelation that he was still a virgin.

"Heh, I just look down on these ordinary, vulgar women!"

Cao Yuan is stubborn and refuses to admit anything.

Since I can't pretend to be a "veteran driver," I might as well pretend to be a "reserved guy."

Li Si agreed, saying, "That's right. Compared to Brother Cao's wives and concubines, these women are indeed far inferior."

Han Fei was both amused and exasperated. "I think Brother Cao was quite excited at first."

Cao Yuan coughed lightly, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's find a private room; it's too noisy here."

Han Fei had no objection and waved to summon a steward.

He didn't like noisy places; he preferred to be intimate with beautiful women in quiet places.

"I'm sorry, Young Master Han, the private rooms are all booked; we only have seats in the main hall."

A charming and beautiful woman, around thirty years old, said apologetically.

That's it?

Han Fei looked displeased. "This is so disappointing."

Li Si glanced at the beautiful woman's expression and said indifferently, "Bring your madam over here."

Having served as a lookout for his senior brother in brothels for two or three years, he was quite knowledgeable about them.

Even if a brothel has many customers, it will always reserve a few fine private rooms in case it encounters important figures.

"Guest, I am the madam."

Li Siping said, "Then let the person in charge who can make decisions here come over."

The elegant woman glanced at the simply dressed Li Si, then at Han Fei, who had an extraordinary air about him and seemed to be the Ninth Prince of Han. She was sure that neither of them were any important figures, and was about to refuse when she inadvertently saw the young virgin Cao Yuan.

"...Is it Mr. Cao Yuan?"

The still-attractive madam exclaimed in surprise.

Cao Yuan looked at the madam blankly, "It's me, do you know me?"

"It really is Mr. Cao Yuan!"

The madam's expression immediately changed, her smile broadening and her face filled with flattery and obsequiousness.

"Mr. Cao Yuan, please wait a moment. I will inform the master and have him come over."

After saying that, the madam went upstairs with a graceful gait, even showing a hint of panic.

Li Si frowned and exchanged a glance with his senior brother Han Fei, both of them seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.

They were all shrewd people; how could they not see that the madam was intentionally rejecting them?

But why did he suddenly change his attitude when he saw Cao Yuan?

Instead, he adopted a fawning, groveling demeanor?

Isn't Cao Yuan the owner of a locksmith shop, a locksmith?

Does he have some other special identity?

He is the heir of some great noble family.

Chapter 21 The Ambitious Honey

Inside the main hall of the Drunken Dream Pavilion, people still came and went, their desires intertwined.

Han Fei gently pushed away the beautiful courtesan in his arms and asked Cao Yuan with curiosity.

"Brother Cao, I still don't know your background?"

Cao Yuan frowned slightly. "I'm just a locksmith. I don't have any special background."

He had some doubts about whether the peasants had found out about what he had done within the Confucian school.

After all, the Daze Mountain of the Farmer's family is located at the border of Qi and Wei, so it is not difficult to gather information about him.

"Unlocking? I wonder what kind of locks you usually unlock?"

Li Si also pushed away the beautiful courtesans beside him. Compared to beauties who only thought about "eating at the east house and lodging at the west house" in their hearts, he preferred to study men.

As far as he knew, many factions recruited top locksmiths to open locks containing all sorts of stolen and robbed classified information.

Information that can be considered confidential must be stored in places with extremely secure mechanisms and locks. For example, the Black Dragon Scroll of the Qin State has six Jiazi locks, which cannot be opened by anyone but a master of mechanisms. Even the masters of mechanisms from the Gongshu and Mo families found it difficult to open.

Therefore, top locksmiths are strategic talents that are sought after by major powers around the world.

After all, no one wants to be able to look at the information they've worked so hard for and paid such a high price for, only to find that they can't actually use it.

"...It's just a very ordinary household lock."

Cao Yuan was a little speechless.

It's only because Li Si isn't a silly netizen that he would have misunderstood and thought Li Si was asking him if he often helps beautiful women unlock "beauty locks".

Han Fei waved his hand, "Let's wait for the owner of Zui Meng Lou to arrive first."

Cao Yuan unconsciously recalled the information about Zuimenglou, wondering if the short, fat Zhu family, the head of Shennongtang, would be here.

That's unlikely; this is just one of Shennong Hall's outposts...

The beautiful madam arrived at a secluded private room on the third floor.

The room is filled with the fragrance of sandalwood, which helps to cool you down and repel mosquitoes.

"Miss Tian Mi, Steward Wu Kuang, Young Master Zhu Zhong..."

The beautiful madam bowed and said, "A distinguished guest has arrived at the brothel."

"Distinguished guest? Who is it?"

A soft, seductive female voice rang out, like a kitten tickling a man's heart, causing Zhu Zhong's breathing to quicken slightly as he gazed at the pink-robed beauty pruning flowers by the window.

The madam said respectfully:

"It was Cao Yuan who insulted Chang'an Juncheng a few days ago and threatened the Prime Minister before winning."

The news of what happened at Zuiyun Tower that day spread throughout Linzi City almost instantly. Every well-informed force had a portrait of Cao Yuan, fearing that they might offend him.

The fact that someone could make even the powerful Prime Minister Hou Sheng of Qi dare not utter a word, and whose background is difficult to trace, suggests that the situation is very complex.

Tian Mi paused slightly as she trimmed the flower branches, then turned her graceful figure and looked at the madam with shimmering eyes.

"Are you sure it's the owner of that 'Golden Key' locksmith shop?"

“Yes, it is him,” the madam said. “Also traveling with him are Han Fei, the ninth prince of the state of Han, and Li Si, disciples of the Confucian scholar Xunzi. They want a private room.”

Tian Mi narrowed her peach blossom eyes, instantly making them appear alluring, her eyes shimmering with endless spring-like charm.

She chuckled softly, "Interesting, very interesting. Let's go take a look."

Wu Kuang, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the elegant room, opened them and looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. He said softly, "Honey, I'll go. You don't need to worry about it."