Chapter 88 You come early in the morning?
Chapter 88 You come early in the morning?
Yoshiwara, this name always carries a bit of mystery and temptation in the customs and culture of Japan.
The streets here are a reflection of the various customs and styles that have been deposited over the long river of history.
At dawn, the cherry blossom trees on both sides of the street have not yet fully woken up. The breeze blows gently across the branches, lifting a few petals, which lightly fall on the bluestone slabs, like fragments of the tourists' sweet dreams last night.
The whole street was quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the night. Only the light of a teahouse that had opened early was vaguely visible. The curling smoke and the mist were intertwined, as if it was a passage to another world.
The lanterns in front of the teahouse swayed gently in the breeze, making rustling sounds, as if telling the past of Yoshiwara.
The shadows of the mountains in the distance gradually became clearer, and a big sun slowly rose. The warm sunlight sprinkled on the streets of Yoshiwara, illuminating the profile of the man sitting in front of the teahouse.
He drank a cup of fresh tea facing the sunshine, and a white dragon came out of his mouth, diluting the chill of the spring morning.
"Young man, you are up early. It's rare to see guests who get up as early as you."
The owner of the teahouse was cleaning up the shop while chatting with the strange guest.
"I just traveled here, and I've heard about Yoshiwara's prosperity, so I came to take a look."
Lu Li explained with a smile, "Boss, do you know which is the best store on our street?"
When he first arrived in Yoshiwara, due to the influence of the explorers, Lu Li was not sure whether Upper Six was still here. It would be a good idea to ask the teahouse owner who was familiar with the place for information.
"Haha, young man, seeing that you are dressed in a rich and noble family, I must recommend you the best store in Yoshiwara."
The teahouse owner raised his eyebrows and gave Lu Li an understanding look, "Let's go to Kyogokuya, where Yoshiwara's oiran, Warabi-hime, lives."
Lu Li's lips curled up when he heard that, thinking that this explorer was not very efficient. Not only did Upper Six not move its position, it didn't even change its store.
However, he may not have considered the other party's difficulties. After all, although Muzan's camp is powerful, it also has obvious shortcomings.
That is, the boss Muzan is simply a model of "Sima leadership". He simply won't listen to the suggestions of his employees and is moody. It takes a strong foundation of flattering language to persuade Muzan.
The upper-rank demons all have their own personalities, so it is somewhat difficult to persuade them to change their territories. In addition, it is not easy for the explorers in Muzan's camp to gather strength and fight as a group, as they are afraid of arousing Muzan's suspicion.
At least it cannot be done in just a few days at the beginning. If those explorers who have obtained demon blood want to have a say, they must show actual results and make Muzan pay more attention to them.
“That’s good advice.”
Lu Li stood up and dropped a golden bean, which he exchanged in the End Space for daily consumption in the world.
In this space, this precious equivalent that can be used in the conventional world is very cheap. 100 End Coins can be exchanged for kilograms of gold, and it can also be divided into shapes such as gold bars and gold beans according to your requirements.
Today, the world is in the Taisho era of Neon and has begun to use the Japanese yen. When the Japanese yen was first issued during the Meiji period, one Japanese yen was equivalent to approximately 1500 mg of gold. In this era, inflation is not serious and the purchasing power of the Japanese yen is still very high.
Ordinary people of course use Japanese yen, but there are also wealthy people in Yoshiwara who spend large amounts of money, so Lu Li's way of paying with gold beans did not confuse the teahouse owner, but only surprised him.
"Thank you, sir."
The tavern owner thanked Lu Li repeatedly behind his back, with a smile on his face brighter than the rising sun.
Lu Li did not turn around, but walked towards the rising sun and waved his hand, "If you don't want to die, pack up and leave Jiyuan."
Yoshiwara is far away from Fujiyama, and Japan's transportation was not very developed at that time. Fortunately, he had a pair of strong legs and it took him one night to reach Yoshiwara.
He didn't have any of Vegeta's habits of just starting the fight the moment he arrived, and had no interest in waiting until night to allow the enemy's strength to reach its peak before starting the fight.
In this mission world, he was in the disadvantaged Demon Slayer Corps camp, and on the opposite side there were thirty-three explorers. If he continued to act recklessly, it would seem like he was courting death.
Lu Li came to the door of Kyogokuya, grabbed the door with his hand, and forcibly opened the locked door. The woman who was in charge of welcoming guests at the front desk was originally sleeping on the table. She looked up dazedly, "Guest... the door hasn't been opened yet..."
Lu Li sniffed lightly. He didn't have Tanjiro's nose which was sharper than a dog's, but his five senses were equally strong and he could smell the blood hidden here.
It seems that the teahouse owner did not lie to him. The oiran Warabihime is indeed still in Kyogokuya. Lu Li felt happy.
Treasure chest, here I come.
"Sir, it's not business hours yet. Why don't you come back in the evening?"
The woman at the front desk saw Lu Li walking inside and stood up and said apologetically that she had never seen anyone come to prostitute so early in the morning.
Most of the girls here had a fierce fight all night last night and were sleeping soundly now. How could they have time to receive guests?
But this young man in black looks very handsome, the girls will probably like him very much...
Lu Li walked towards the stairs. When the woman at the front desk approached him, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the woman's collar. With force, a large area of white skin suddenly jumped out.
"Sir, don't be so impatient. How about I call a few girls over and have a look?"
The woman at the front desk was startled by Lu Li's action, but after all, she came from a brothel, so she was very calm in the face of this situation. Moreover, she felt that Lu Li was tall and handsome, so even if he didn't charge money, he wouldn't suffer any loss.
However, Lu Li looked serious and did not respond to the words of the woman at the front desk. He just used force again and tore off her kimono. "Oh, someone told me to do that."
As he said that, he threw the ball of clothes towards the door behind him. When the clothes were about to touch the sunlight outside the door, they suddenly came alive. The straps of the clothes grabbed the door frame like hands and feet, bounced back with force, and hid in the shadows.
The woman at the front desk hugged her chest with one hand and covered her lower body with the other. She was originally surprised that Lu Li suddenly took off her clothes and was about to let out a cry, but when she saw this weird and terrifying scene, her cry turned into a scream that pierced the dawn.
The piece of clothes hiding in the shadow stood up like a praying mantis, confronting Lu Li, but Lu Li didn't even look at the piece of clothes.
At this time, there were footsteps above the stairs, and soon a prostitute in white appeared. Her dark purple hair was tied into a ponytail, and there was a teardrop mole under the corner of her eye on her soft face.
When she saw the situation, she was surprised at first, and then she looked at Lu Li anxiously, "What is this customer doing? It's not even time to welcome guests yet, and you're causing trouble in our Kyogokuya? I suggest you leave quickly, our boss is not someone you can easily mess with."
There seemed to be a threat in her words, but she was actually trying to persuade him. It just seemed a little strange because she seemed to completely ignore the clothes that were standing up and moving, and only regarded Lu Li as a troublemaker.
Lu Li looked up at the woman in front of him, also somewhat surprised. If he guessed correctly, this should be one of the three wives of Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen, Hinazuru who was lurking in Kyogoku-ya. He didn't expect that she would come to Yoshiwara to investigate so early.
Hinazuru is still alive and has not been killed by the explorers from Muzan's camp. It seems that the explorers want to catch a big fish.
At this time, Chihe was frantically winking at Lu Li, signaling him to run quickly. It was daytime now and he would be safe as long as he ran to the street outside.
She had never seen Lu Li before, but when she saw the man who came into the store wearing the Demon Slayer Corps uniform under his black haori, she knew he was a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Since she had never seen him before, it meant that Lu Li was definitely not a Pillar or the stepson of a Pillar, but an ordinary member or newcomer of the Demon Slayer Corps. So his appearance here was extremely dangerous.
According to her husband's previous speculation, there might be an extremely powerful demon lurking here. If it was one of the Twelve Demon Moons, it would only take a moment to kill a new member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Just now she saw the moving clothes again. With her experience, she could sense that this was a very powerful blood demon technique. The demon here might not be a lower-rank demon yet!
"make trouble?"
Lu Li smiled and said, "That's true. I am indeed here to find the owner of this store... the real owner."
"As expected of someone who is familiar with abilities."
There were footsteps coming from the left staircase, and the person coming spoke lazily, "What a pity, you're the only one here."
(End of this chapter)