Chapter 294: Night Mooring at Qinhuai Restaurant

Chapter 294: Night Mooring at Qinhuai Restaurant

Chapter 294: Night Mooring at Qinhuai Restaurant

"So, it is necessary to enter the world of mortals."

In the mountains and forests, Li Zhongren built a small hut for himself.

Because his original goal was to become the Sword Master of Shilipo.

After leaving Nanxi City that day, he went into the mountains, planning to cultivate it in the mountains for decades or even hundreds of years before making any decisions.

However, in less than half a month, he discovered that he was unable to refine the power of the earthly world.

Yes, even if his talent has reached the top of this world and has reached the point where he can use the power of the earthly world directly.

However, after about half a month, when he had practiced the Golden Silkworm Skill to the brink of perfection, he found that he was starting to make no progress.

What does that mean?

That is, the power of the worldly world seems to have lost its effect on him.

No matter how much you absorb, it cannot be converted, just like the nitrogen in the air, it is absorbed into the body along with the oxygen by the lungs, and then exhaled again in its original form.

Fortunately, he sent those corpses to Li Harry. Although those corpses had lost their extraordinary properties after being compressed, their memories were still retained.

He knew the reason from the memories of those two people.

Why do immortals want to enter the mortal world?

Why did our ancestors want to temper their minds in the secular world?

On the one hand, it is to train one's own spirit and soul and lay a good foundation for reaching a higher level.

But what’s more important is that when a person has left the world for a period of time.

He will also be abandoned by the world.

If you want to regain the ability to use the power of the earthly world, you must re-enter the earthly world.

Moreover, it is not just about going back, but also about creating cause and effect.

The greater the cause and effect, the longer the time interval between two refining in the mortal world.

On the contrary, the lower it is.

Therefore, at least in this world, you do not exist as the Sword Saint of Shilipo. Without cause and effect, you cannot practice at all.

Damn, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have faked my death.

After a moment, Li Zhongren sighed.

The figure flashed and disappeared among the mountains and forests.——
Darong Dynasty

Tokyo
This is the most prosperous city in the Darong Dynasty.

Li Zhongren is strolling in the city at this moment.

In terms of architectural style, this place is similar to Chang'an.

But in terms of the prosperity at night, it is more like Tokyo Bianliang.

The walls of the neighborhood have been mostly demolished, and people are allowed to do business at night, so it can be said that there is a rich nightlife.

However, the most famous attraction in the entire Shangjing is still the Qinhuai River.

Across the entire Shangjing.

On the one hand, it is the most important source of water in Shangjing City.

Also, there are the flower boats on the river, which are famous all over the world.

How many stories of talented men and beautiful women took place here.

However, Li Zhongren had never seen this thing in his past or present life.

So, at this moment, he was wandering along the Qinhuai River, watching the flower boats slowly flowing in the river, his eyes full of curiosity.

But, it's just pure curiosity.

He was not particularly interested in being a fellow human being.

To him, it was more like a tourist attraction.

Just like those people who travel to Thailand specifically go to watch ladyboy performances, but not many people actually want to sleep with one.

So does he.

At this moment, his mind was filled with poems about the scenic spots in his previous life.

Something like "The merchant girl knows not the sorrow of losing her country, and still sings "Huang Ting Hua" across the river."

What big and small pearls fall on the jade plate
Of course, he wouldn't bring these things up.

He has no objection to the time-travel plagiarist, but unless it comes to that, he is not willing to do such a thing, after all, it is not your thing.

"Brother, do you want to go on a boat ride?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded not far from Li Zhongren. He looked over and saw a man, dressed simply, with a hunched back. It was obvious that he was used to being a servant. He had seen many people like him over the years.

"Which family are you from?"

Li Zhongren asked.

"Tingyu Xiaolou."

The man pointed to his badge.

"One of the three famous towers in Shangjing. I wonder if you are interested?"

As he spoke, the man pointed to the small boat behind him. If one wanted to get on the flower boat, one had to take this small boat, get close to the big ship in the river, and then take the manpower elevator to get onto the big ship. The whole process was smooth and it was obvious that there was a rich industrial chain.

"Are there any famous girls there?"

"Our Tingyu Xiaolou has twelve floors, and there are twelve courtesans. The courtesans on the lower six floors stay overnight, and the courtesans on the upper six floors perform. Of course, if you are talented and the courtesan is willing, you can also stay overnight."

"Besides, today happens to be the monthly Oiran competition."

"What do you mean?"

“It’s just sorting.”

"Oh."

After the man said this, Li Zhongren understood.

If you want to reach the sixth level, you must demonstrate sufficient ability to prove that you are more popular.

After all, these brothels have spent a lot of money to train these courtesans. If you don't want to sell your body, that's fine, but you have to show enough ability to prove it. If you can't prove it, then you should just go to the lower level and sell your body.

"Walk."

Li Zhongren liked the four words "Tingyu Xiaolou" very much, so he chose it today. As for the other flower boats, he will have the chance to look at them later.

After that, he, under the guidance of this old turtle, took a boat to the Tingyu Tower.

It has to be said that because of the existence of supernatural powers in this world, in terms of high-end productivity, it is actually not much inferior to modern times. For example, this Listening to the Rain Tower is so huge only when you get close to it. No wonder it needs small boats to ferry people back and forth. If it were to go to the river, it would even easily run aground.

The ship is over a hundred meters long, with twelve floors above the water alone, with carved beams and jade pillars, and dancing dragons and phoenixes. It is luxurious but not extravagant, exquisite but not decadent.

Instead, a faint breath of sadness came to my face.

It is obvious that the decoration here is also specially designed.

On the deck, many people were leaning against the side of the ship looking at the night sky, in groups of three or four, and some were watching the moon with the girls.

Directly in front is the entrance.

Inside is the lobby, which is also the place with the most people.

"Sir, welcome, welcome."

As he walked into the entrance, someone came to greet him. Li Zhongren looked at the structure inside. There was a huge wide stage in the middle and independent seats around it. However, the closer he got to the front, the more luxurious the seats were. He understood that this thing was almost like a concert.

Tickets like those on the second floor are even cheaper.

"Where would you like to sit?"

"Just sit there." Li Zhongren chose a seat closest to the wide stage.

"what price?"

"Sir, you have good eyesight. That is the No. 1 private room. The price for one night is five hundred taels of silver."

Silver is one of the legal currencies in this world.

Also included are gold and copper coins.

Of course, the most valuable thing is the spirit stone.

But in fact, these four things are all valuable. They are not just currency symbols, they are truly valuable.

Spirit stones can replenish energy.

Gold, silver, and copper coins, because they circulate in the world of mortals and are imbued with the power of the world of mortals, are also indispensable materials for refining magic weapons.

Therefore, five hundred and two pieces of silver are not cheap. In terms of purchasing power, it is almost equivalent to less than one million Great Xia coins.

This is still the most common silver. If it is the old silver that has been in circulation for a long time, its value will be even higher. Of course, generally speaking, what ordinary people refer to is this common silver.

"Da~"

Li Zhongren took out a spirit stone from his arms and handed it to the woman.

Under the light, the spirit stone glowed with an unusually beautiful light.

Let women look at it with open eyes.

Because of the value of this one, even one thousand and two taels of silver cannot stop it.

"You can use it as collateral for my expenses. If it's not enough, you can come back to me."

"Yes, sir, please take a seat."

Women are more respectful.

Because generally speaking, it's not that she has never seen so much money. As a madam in such a den of brothel, the daily turnover is huge. How could she lose her composure for one thousand taels of silver? But, usually speaking, very few people would use spirit stones as currency. Generally speaking, the only people who do so are cultivators.

Even though immortal cultivators are restrained by the power of the mortal world, their status in the secular world is never low. After all, if they are really forced into a corner, as long as they pay a sufficient price, they can still go on a killing spree.

"Hmm~comfortable."

Sitting in the so-called elegant seat, it was a table and chair carved from some high-quality wood, covered with soft fur. It was extremely ergonomic, especially the slightly reclining angle, from which one could see the entire table clearly.

Of course, there are only some small-time celebrities performing on the stage now, and the real PK has not started yet. After all, it will only become lively when the crowd is full.

Li Zhongren was not in a hurry and just waited quietly.

"This brother looks a little unfamiliar."

Li Zhongren looked over in the direction of the voice and saw a young man, dressed in fine clothes and very handsome. However, there were dark circles under his eyes, and it was obvious that he was suffering from blood deficiency.

"Well, this is my first time in Beijing."

Li Zhongren spoke.

"I have been practicing hard in the mountains before."

"Oh"

After hearing what Li Zhongren said, the young man immediately understood that the person in front of him was actually a cultivator.

"It's actually a great immortal. I am so lucky today. Come on, have a bottle of nectar with this immortal."

As he spoke, the man looked at Li Zhongren again.

"I wonder if the Immortal is walking alone on the great path, or..."

"No sect, no school, just a casual cultivator."

As he was speaking, the servant had already brought a pot of wine to Li Zhongren. Whether it was the plate, the pot, or the wine glass, they were all top-quality items and very much in line with the temperament of Tingyu Tower, simple, elegant and noble.

"My cultivation path has reached its end for now, so I will have to enter the secular world."

"I see."

Hearing this, the man nodded. He had actually guessed it. Generally speaking, there were two possibilities for cultivators to appear in the mortal world. The first was to refine in the mortal world, and the second was to look for things for cultivation.

"I am the third son of Prince Yong. I wonder if the Immortal would be interested in coming to my father's house as a guest?"

"Prince Yong?"

Hearing this, Li Zhongren raised his eyebrows.

"Let's talk about it later. I plan to have some fun first."

"Yes, yes, it is me who disturbed the Immortal's interest. I will punish myself with a drink. I will punish myself with a drink."

As he spoke, the man raised his glass, drank, and then turned his attention back to the stage.

While they were talking, these not-so-famous brothel girls had already left, and were replaced by twelve teams.

Naturally, these are all the twelve courtesans from the twelve floors.

They came down to the stage, surrounded by their servants, and sat at the end of the wide stage.

According to the description of the old man just now, these people were like the stage PK in later generations, with twelve people taking turns to perform their talents.

Finally, the ranking is based on the number of rewards received.

The configuration is quite complete.

This wide stage is surrounded by people on three sides, and one side leads to the backstage, where there is actually a band, which is quite interesting.

A moment later, the courtesan from the first floor came on stage and performed a solo performance of playing the piano and singing.

He sings well and looks good too.

However, its popularity is just average.

As we all know, the first person to appear is the most unlucky.

But there is no way, the order of appearance is from the first floor to the twelfth floor, and the most famous courtesan appears last.

Of course, another thing is that this courtesan has already started selling her body.

Men are all like this. If they can't get it, they will always be restless. If they get it, they will feel bored.
However, this has nothing to do with Li Zhongren. He is admiring these courtesans very seriously.

All I can say is, if you compare yourself to others, you will die, and if you compare goods, you will throw them away.

Compared with those crap puppet-like things of later generations, the qualities of these ancient workers were far superior.

Temperament, face, figure, ability.

If it were put into later generations, even the stars would not be able to compare to it.

After all, those stars, let alone music, chess, calligraphy and painting, even their skills in bed are easily defeated by others.

So, it is expensive for a reason.
Watching the courtesans come up and go down one by one, Li Zhongren couldn't help feeling a little emotional. This was only because he had a sharing space behind him, otherwise, he would never be willing to spend so much money. After all, the small peasant mentality had been ingrained in him. His consumption concept was that a thing must be worth the money before he would buy it. He would never touch something with inflated prices, unless he had never touched it before and just wanted to experience what it was like.

Just like this flower boat...
"Shangxian, is there anyone you like?"

Beside him, Prince Yong's third son asked again.

"Ah."

Li Zhongren nodded. This Third Young Master was quite interesting. There was no one around him and he didn't put on airs with anyone. If he didn't say it, you wouldn't be able to tell that he had a noble status. Moreover, he gave tips to every courtesan, unlike himself, who was very stingy except for the seat fee.

Therefore, Li Zhongren did not keep people at a distance. He quite liked people with this kind of personality. Especially in such a hierarchical world, there were not many such interesting people.

"I like you very much."

"Pu cough cough cough, the most excellent immortal, you..."

"Ha, I meant your character."

Li Zhongren also made a small joke, which frightened the third young master so much that his anus tightened.

"You are the son of Prince Yong, but you are not arrogant. It is rare to find someone like you, so I would like to make friends with you."

(End of this chapter)