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He had to pretend to be well-done so that the head of the Han family would not suspect that he had not spent all his money.
At this moment, a shrill voice suddenly came from beside me.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Han? I was wondering who is so generous!"
Han Mo turned around and found that the person he was talking to was a thin man who looked to be in his twenties.
This man has quite regular facial features and is dressed quite elegantly, looking like a handsome young man.
It’s just that the hairline is a little high, the circles around the eyes are a little dark, and the skin is dull.
He looks a little weak, as if, well, his kidneys are hollowed out.
Such obvious physical features made Han Mo's heart move, and he quickly thought of someone.
Guo Mingyuan, the son of the chief clerk of the Yifeng City Lord's Mansion.
Although Yifeng City is the fief of Yifeng Marquis Han Lin, ever since the new emperor of the Great Zhou Xian Dynasty ascended the throne and the new policy of reducing the power of the vassal states was introduced, the Xian Dynasty began to send officials to the local areas in order to consolidate local power.
A city lord, Yan Sihai, who was also a cultivator in the late Jindan stage, was airdropped into Yifeng City.
The local officials sent by the Xian Dynasty were ostensibly to assist Marquis Yifeng in managing his fiefdom, but in reality they were responsible for checking and balancing and monitoring the leaders of these local forces, both large and small.
Due to the powerful strength of the Immortal Dynasty, most local forces dare not speak out, which is also the most direct reason why Han Mo's father asked him to act like a playboy.
The former lord of Yifeng City, the Guo family, who belonged to the Yifeng Marquis family, has become the chief clerk of the City Lord's Mansion. This can be regarded as a countermeasure by Han Feiyu.
After all, your Xian Dynasty can place chess pieces next to my Han family, and I can also place chess pieces next to your chess pieces.
Put this nesting doll, right?
The Guo family is from the Yifenghou family, so naturally the two families have been friends for a long time. In the game, Guo Mingyuan, the eldest son of the Guo family, is a dandy boy who is good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, just like Han Mo.
The two had known each other since childhood, and he could be considered one of Han Mo's best friends and younger brothers, and they had many romantic outings together.
"Brother Han, I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you are well."
Just as Han Mo was recalling Guo Mingyuan's information, the other party came up to him and saluted Han Mo with a fist.
"It turns out to be my dear brother Mingyuan." Han Mo quickly returned the greeting, but quietly took half a step back.
The reason why I took a half step back was because...
According to the game setting, Guo Mingyuan is a real playboy. Not only does he have all the five vices, but he is also very good at causing trouble. He goes out with Han Mo to visit prostitutes...well, when it comes to romance, he often becomes jealous of other playboys and even takes the initiative to provoke them.
Unfortunately, his talent is ridiculously poor, with only four spiritual roots. It would be difficult for him to even build a foundation in this lifetime, let alone achieve the Golden Elixir.
So when this guy gets into trouble and can't solve it himself, it is often his big brother Han Mo who comes out to help clean up the mess.
It can be said that half of the reason why Han Mo is notorious in Yifeng City is due to his own fault, and the other half is thanks to Guo Mingyuan.
For Han Mo, who is walking on thin ice and being very cautious, afraid of accidentally triggering a fatal outcome, this kid is a time bomb. Who knows when it will suddenly explode?
It’s better to stay away from him.
Just as Han Mo was thinking this and was about to say hello and leave, the other party suddenly took two steps forward, hooked his shoulders, and said enthusiastically:
"Hey, Brother Han, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why are you being so polite? You still say "brother... we are brothers, so who is he?" Brother Han, you don't have to be so polite. I have already booked a private room. Let's go and have some wine together."
After saying that, she enthusiastically hooked Han Mo's shoulders and dragged him into Jiyue Tower.
"Well...I have something else to do..."
Han Mo naturally wanted to refuse, but although this guy had the aptitude of four spiritual roots, he was quite strong for some reason, and with him put his arm around his shoulders, it was difficult for him to break free for a while.
"Brother Han, aren't you here to drink and have fun? What else could it be? We haven't seen each other for half a month. We must have a good time today."
"no……"
"Brother Han, do you know that Jiyue Tower has recently received a batch of new teas, which are pure, mature, slim, plump, and have everything you need. The quality is impeccable. Brother Han, you must taste it carefully when you come here today."
"and many more……"
"Brother Han, what are you waiting for? As the saying goes, once a chicken is lost, it will never come back.
I know you usually boast that you can "pass through a sea of flowers without getting yourself stained by liquid". You only play with prostitutes and actually look down on them.
But the origin of this batch of new tea is indeed somewhat extraordinary. It is said that they are all talented singers from the imperial capital of the Immortal Dynasty. Many of them came to our Tianhaizhou, actually wanting to find a home and see if they can be noticed by the sons of some big family and redeemed themselves.
Brother Han, how about we go and have a look together? If you are interested, you can also buy one... Ahem, help one of the beauties out of the sea of suffering. She is a beauty from the imperial capital. Even if you take her home as a concubine, it will not be a loss."
After interrupting Han Mo many times and not even waiting for his reply to agree or disagree, Guo Mingyuan hooked Han Mo's shoulder and excitedly took him to see the so-called new tea in the imperial capital.
Therefore, this kind of person who is very outgoing is the most troublesome, but Han Mo can't just turn against him.
After all, this guy is the young master of a family that is on good terms with his father's faction. If he wants to rely on the Han family to become stronger quickly in the future, he must at least give Han Feiyu face, so Han Mo endured it for the time being.
However, thanks to Guo Mingyuan, he also learned an important piece of information, the new tea from the imperial capital of the Immortal Dynasty... ahem, the talented singing girl wanted to redeem herself.
Generally speaking, it is impossible for these brothel girls to engage in the sex trade for their entire lives, as they will eventually grow old and lose their looks.
If these women who have been hanging around in red-light districts for many years want to have a good ending in the end, there are only two possible outcomes: either they save enough money to redeem themselves and then find an honest man to marry.
Either there is a son of a wealthy family who redeems them and does not mind their original identities and is willing to take them as concubines.
After all, only a few people can save enough money on their own. Most of them still hope that someone can redeem them. In order to live a better life after being redeemed, they would rather marry into a family in a remote area like Tianhaizhou as a concubine than marry into a powerful family in the imperial capital.
After all, the dignitaries in the imperial capital are used to seeing them. After being new to them for a while, they might soon be left out in the cold. However, families in remote areas are completely different. In the eyes of the children of these families, their status as divas in the imperial capital can be brought into full play.
For Han Mo, this is also an opportunity.
He was worrying about how to complete the task assigned by Father Feiyu, how to do his best to play the role of a playboy who spends money without restraint and is greedy by nature, while not going against his own heart.
The imperial capital's courtesan is here!
Han Mo felt that instead of spending money on whores... ahem, calling a few courtesans and doing nothing but sitting in a brothel drinking and chatting, it would be better to spend money on doing something meaningful, such as redeeming the girls in the brothel, and then giving them freedom after the storm has passed and people are no longer paying attention.
It’s the same amount of money, but the value of saving a person is far greater than wasting it for no purpose.
Moreover, since he spent money to redeem the courtesan, his image of being extravagant and lustful could be deeply rooted in people's hearts, which could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
After all, he was a good young man in his previous life. How could he have any bad intentions? He just wanted to give these poor lost young women a home.
Chapter 15: The Heart of the World, the Saint of Forgetfulness
2023-11-10
“Brother Han, Brother Han, please walk slowly, wait for me.”
"Brother Mingyuan, didn't you say that if you lose a chicken, it will never come back? We'd better hurry up and don't let these beauties wait in vain for too long."
With the idea of doing good deeds in mind, Han Mo naturally wanted to put it into action, so he changed his offensive and started to pull Guo Mingyuan forward.
After all, if he wants to play the role of a playboy well, especially if he wants to have fun in a place of entertainment, he has to humble himself and devote himself to it wholeheartedly.
Han Mo still remembered that there was a first-rank official in the Great Zhou Immortal Dynasty who was usually high and mighty, and intimidating without even getting angry.
As a result, in the dance brothel, she was willing to put on a black blindfold, lie on the ground and pretend to be a cow and horse, and play with the oiran.
This may be the spirit of "being willing to be a cow for the children" advocated by the imperial court of the Xian Dynasty!
Ironically, the place with the most equal status in the Great Zhou Dynasty is actually the dance hall and brothel.
When Guo Mingyuan saw Han Mo suddenly become active, he was a little puzzled at first, and thought to himself, didn't you look reluctant just now?
But he soon figured it out, and thought to himself that his brother Han was really a mean person.
At first he was trying to pretend, but as soon as he heard that the courtesan came from the imperial capital, his true nature was immediately exposed.
You are so impatient, right? You wish you could buy the most beautiful girl in the capital right away so that you can go home and start a new business...heaven and earth, right?
"Brother Han, there is no need to rush. Just listen to what I have to say.
Among the new batch of tea that came to the imperial capital this time, in addition to some who wanted to redeem themselves, there was also a well-known figure in our Great Zhou Xian Dynasty, a man of both virtue and art, a master of both music and painting, and even a master of the Golden Core Stage. "
"Oh, a Jindan-stage courtesan?"
Guo Mingyuan's words actually aroused Han Mo's interest.
You have to know that there is a difference between immortals and mortals, let alone Jindan stage cultivators.
In a remote southern border like Tianhai Prefecture, a Jindan cultivator is capable of becoming the patriarch of a cultivator family. Similar to his father Han Feiyu, a descendant of a famous family, his cultivation level is only in the late Jindan stage.
How could such a person become an oiran?
Wait, could it be...
Han Mo vaguely recalled some familiar plots and asked subconsciously:
"What's the name of this courtesan?"
"Bah, bah, bah, what courtesan? Brother Han, Fairy Xiufang is a world-famous master of the zither and painting, a famous talented woman of our Great Zhou Dynasty, who cannot be compared with those mediocre women who sing and perform in brothels."
Hearing Han Mo's question, Guo Mingyuan suddenly became anxious, as if he would "get serious" with Han Mo if he didn't change his words, which shows his respect for this Golden Elixir Fairy.
"Fairy Xiufang? But it's Shang Xiufang!"
The other party's attitude quickly reminded Han Mo of a very popular heroine in the game - Shang Xiufang, the saint of forgetfulness and love.
A peerless fairy who will not intersect with the player until the later stages of the game in the normal route. She is also a girl of destiny who is equivalent to his cousin, Su Mengyao.
But according to the timeline, it is only the early stage of the game, and it stands to reason that Shang Xiufang would not appear in Tianhaizhou.
unless……
The player chooses another opening.
As an open-ended immortal cultivation game, Bahuang Changsheng draws on the settings of many immortal cultivation online novels, so naturally it will not only have a fixed start.
Among the protagonist's starting talent options, there is an option of "being rejected in marriage".
After selecting this option, the player will start the game with 30 less heart states (Dao heart), but will trigger another start after entering the game - Don't despise the young and poor.
At the beginning of the game, the protagonist changes from a genius to a waste at the third level of Qi Refining, but accidentally obtains a broken sword that contains the remaining soul of a strong man. With the help of the old lady in the broken sword, he recovers his cultivation.
Afterwards, in order to practice the Red Dust Sword Technique taught by the old lady, he went in and out of places like Jiyue Tower day and night, experienced the red dust, and drew... the ruthless sword.
After that, he just pretends to be cool and gets slapped in the face, makes rapid progress, takes pleasure in taking revenge, a typical template for breaking off an engagement.
In this opening, Han Mo will not drug Murong Ying. Instead, the protagonist will encounter his fiancée breaking off the engagement at Jiyue Tower, and will be mocked by everyone: "A loser is not worthy of the admiration of a daughter of a genius."
Then comes the well-received plot of showing off and then getting slapped in the face. The fiancée just broke off the engagement, and the protagonist, through the powerful halo of the protagonist, got to know the passionate saint from the imperial capital.
He was treated differently by the other party, was received privately, had a cordial conversation with him, and slapped his fiancée and a group of people who were mocking him in public.
Although the plot is old-fashioned, it was the most popular plot in Wang Dao's novels ten years ago.