The legendary cake cutter [Comprehensive martial arts]

Speaking of the most famous young swordsmen in the world, apart from Ye Gucheng, the 'Flying Immortal Outside the Sky', Ximen Chuixue is the most famous.

The former lived overseas all the year round. Although he was well-known in the world a few years ago, most people had only heard of his prowess and had never seen it with their own eyes. More or less, they would have some disputes about his swordsmanship; while the latter , although he only appears four times a year in the arena, he is undisputedly called the most powerful among the young swordsmen due to the large number of witnesses.

Wanmei Villa, Ximen Chuuxue.

This name has made many treacherous people tremble with fear.

Because every time Ximen Chuuxue made a move, he would definitely take the life of a villain.

But there are also many controversies about Ximen Chuuxue.

Some people say that he is a ruthless person, because no matter how hard the person who died under his sword begged before he died, he could not move him at all.But there are also people who say that he is actually a kind person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, because what he has done is a good thing for most people.

He rode alone thousands of miles away to compete with a top expert in a split second, all he wanted was to avenge a man he had never met.

Ximen Chuuxue is a celebrity. Not only is he young, he has excellent swordsmanship, he is wealthy, and he is also good-looking. He can almost be said to be a model of a winner in life. Such a person will always attract the attention of others and become the focus of their discussions.

Miao Qi more or less heard some rumors about him.

But the credibility of the rumors is limited after all.

So, after learning that Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuuxue knew each other, he asked Lu Xiaofeng about it.

"How should I say it?" When it came to Ximen Chuuxue, even Lu Xiaofeng, who was barely a friend of Ximen Chuuxue, had a hard time finding the right words to describe and evaluate him, and struggled for a while. It was only with difficulty that Lu Xiaofeng managed to organize his words.

"Actually... Although Ximen is a little withdrawn, he smiles a little... well, more than a few, I haven't seen Ximen smile before after we have known each other for so long. Cough cough, anyway, I feel that he is not what the rumors say It's so, so impersonal."

"Brother Lu, can you be more specific?"

Miao Qi couldn't help but rolled her eyes.

With Lu Xiaofeng's comments, there was no way for him to imagine what kind of person Ximen Chuuxue was.

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best." Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard helplessly, and after pondering for a moment, he continued: "Ximen is actually a very enjoyable person. Apart from practicing swords, he also likes to play or play by himself. Appreciate the music of flute and guqin, and taste delicious food and wine. His Wanmei Villa is beautifully arranged, as beautiful as a fairyland, especially when the plum blossoms are in full bloom..."

"That's why you always go to Wanmei Villa to steal wine during that time?"

Hua Manlou glanced at Lu Xiaofeng with a half-smile, teasingly.

amount.

Smacking his lips in embarrassment, Lu Xiaofeng retorted in a low voice: "If you have tasted the fine wines in the wine cellar of Wanmei Mountain Villa, you will know why I always go there. Besides, how can I call it stealing? I Obviously I am reluctant to let those fine wines be left alone in the wine cellar to age!"

Huamanlou smiled without saying a word.

Miao Qi decisively rolled her eyes.

He finally discovered that Lu Xiaofeng is not only good at talking, but also thick-skinned.

but--

"Shouldn't we go to Saibei now? This direction doesn't seem right."

Lu Xiaofeng adjusted the reins in his hand, squeezed between Miao Qi and Hua Manlou, and said with a smile: "Of course we are going to Saibei, but before going to Saibei, we have to go to another place, find another person, and do another job." one thing."

"...Can Ni speak well?"

Miao Qi couldn't help but gave Lu Xiaofeng another supercilious look.

"Why, Ah Qi, didn't you understand? Hahaha, you can't blame me for this. If you want to blame, you can only blame your Central Plains dialect." Lu Xiaofeng replied rather awkwardly. With signs of getting angry, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Have you heard of Dazhi Datong?"

"The one who is said to know everything, knows everything, and can't trouble him with any problem in this world?"

"That's right, it's him. We're going to ask him some questions now."

Oh, I got it.

Miao Qi twitched her lips, thinking that this meant taking a shortcut, and as for Luo Li, he was going around in such a big circle.

Or is it because he has been in the desert for a long time and is used to the straightforward style over there, so he doesn't accept the more euphemistic way of expression of the Central Plains people?

Two days later.

Miao Qi and the others finally arrived at their destination, Yangzhou.

In one of Li Bai's poems, there is such a sentence--Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March.Although it is not March now, the "fireworks" in Yangzhou City are still very prosperous. Of course, this "fireworks" is not that firework.

The fireworks in the poem refer to the spring scenery with willows like smoke and flowers like brocade, while the fireworks that Miao Qi and the others refer to are the brothels and brothels on the whole street.

It’s better to be early than to be timely. When Miao Qi and the others arrived in Yangzhou City, it happened to be in the evening, which is the time when these fireworks venues open for business. A whole street of brothels opened their doors to welcome customers at the same time. It was quite shocking, at least for Miao Qi, it was quite shocking.

"Hey, this handsome little brother, do you want to come in and play~"

"Master, please come inside, we have the most famous oiran lady in Yangzhou City here, she will perform on stage tonight, this is a rare and good opportunity!"

"Mr. Chen, you haven't come to our Yanchun building for a while. There are a few new girls in the building recently. Would you like to come and try something new?"

"..."

Miao Qi lowered her head and tugged on her hood vigorously.

Calm down, be calm, don't be timid!

Isn't it just seeing a lot of girls in revealing clothes, so there's nothing to be calm about.

qaq Well, he admits he is cowardly, if he knew he would have stayed in the inn with Hua Manlou, he would not have come to join in the fun.

"Pfft, Ah Qi, you are not shy, are you?"

While admiring the 'scenery' on the street, Lu Xiaofeng was able to focus on watching Miao Qi's reaction.

After sharp-eyed seeing Miao Qi's blush spreading from the base of her ears to her neck, Lu Xiaofeng immediately joked with a smile.

Miao Qi glanced at him silently, but didn't respond.

"Tut tsk tsk." Lu Xiaofeng pretended to be surprised, his eyes widened, and he asked, "Ah Qi, don't you think that's what you are? No, I heard that the atmosphere outside the pass is much more open than that in the Central Plains. At this age, how could it be possible that you haven’t prescribed meat yet?”

Miao Qi: "..."

I endure(╯﹏╰)b

Lu Xiaofeng grinned, and the two mustaches on his lips also curled up, and he said with an inch: "Well, if you don't talk, I will take it as your acquiescence."

"Mud!" The unbearable Miao Qi suddenly raised her head, waved her fist at Lu Xiaofeng, and threatened in a low voice: "If you continue to tease me like this, I will knock you out, then strip you naked and hang you at the street corner for a confession." Everyone who comes and goes here is watching."

Alas.

This threat is really a little scary.

Lu Xiaofeng immediately raised his hand to cover his mouth, expressing that he would not speak any more.

Withdrawing her fist in satisfaction, Miao Qi sniffled, a little unacceptable to the strong smell of makeup coming from her nostrils.

He simply began to practice the exercises and stopped breathing through his nose for the time being.

Following Lu Xiaofeng for a while, they finally stopped in front of a brothel named 'Ningyan Pavilion'.

Compared with the neighboring brothels called Yanchun Tower and Yihong Courtyard, this Ningyan Pavilion is simply a clear stream in the whole street just from its name. Miao Qi looked inside and found that the Ningyan Pavilion The interior decoration seems to be much more elegant than other brothels, it is less gaudy, but more elegant.

"Is the person you're looking for here?"

"Ah."

Lu Xiaofeng nodded, raised his hand to straighten his clothes which were not wrinkled or messy at all, then took a step and walked into the gate of Ningyan Pavilion first.

Miao Qi hesitated for a few seconds before lifting her heels up.

For the sake of caution, he still held his breath and did not rashly try to breathe through his nose.

To tell the truth, the smell of fat and powder on the street is so heavy, Miao Qi can hardly imagine how strong the smell in this brothel must be.

He didn't want to torture his nose.

Miao Qi was naturally curious when he entered the brothel for the first time. He first raised his head and roughly scanned the overall layout of the Ningyan Pavilion, and then carefully looked at those standing or sitting in the hall. The guests chatted and laughed, drinking and flirting with the girls.

Not to mention, the looks of these girls are all in the upper middle class. At first glance, they are really pleasing to the eye.

The business of Ningyan Pavilion seems to be booming.

Miao Qi and Lu Xiaofeng stepped into the door, and after half a cup of tea had passed, the old bustard who had been hanging around among the other guests finally found time to greet the two of them.

"The two young masters are unfamiliar to them. It should be the first time they have come to our Ningyan Pavilion."

Although she is an old bustard, this old bustard is not old at all. She looks less than 30 years old. Although her appearance is not particularly beautiful, because of the precipitation of time, she naturally exudes a charm that young women do not have. The dress and conversation are not conventional, and the attitude of entertaining guests is not particularly warm, but just right.

Lu Xiaofeng put his arms around Miao Qi's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Miss has good eyesight, my little brother and I are indeed newcomers."

"Then I don't know if the two of you have a favorite type? Please tell me so that Yunniang can introduce girls to you."

Without waiting for Lu Xiaofeng to reply, Miao Qi quickly answered: "The nests are actually here to find someone."

Not looking for a girl.

Glancing at Miao Qi amusedly, Lu Xiaofeng nodded and said, "That's right, my little brother and I came here today because we have other important matters to attend to, and I would like to ask you, Yuniang, to let us know that Mr. Master's whereabouts."

"Are you looking for the turtle grandson?"

The smile on Yunniang's face narrowed slightly, she looked at Lu Xiaofeng and Miao Qi with strange eyes, and asked, "Are you his friends?"

"Uh, so be it."

Thinking of the wine he drank with Mr. Guisun and the brothels he visited, Lu Xiaofeng reluctantly ordered some.

In fact, he didn't really want to admit that he and Mr. Guisun were friends.

because……

"That's a coincidence!"

Yunniang smiled, raised her hand suddenly, and grabbed Lu Xiaofeng's sleeve.

"The tortoise grandson lingered at my place and ate and drank for nothing for a long time, and he couldn't be driven away no matter how hard he tried. Since you are his friend, shouldn't you help him settle the debt?"

really……

Lu Xiaofeng sighed helplessly, took out an ingot of silver from his sleeve, and handed it to Yunniang.

"Are these enough?"

After receiving the ingot of silver, Yun Niang smiled, but said: "Young Master, I'm afraid you don't know. The food and drink in Ningyan Pavilion are the most expensive in the whole street. Just such a small amount of silver can only be worth a tortoise." Twenty percent of grandson's expenses these days."

50 taels of silver, actually only [-]%?

Miao Qi couldn't help frowning.

He now has a good understanding of the prices and daily consumption levels in the Central Plains. As far as he knows, if you save a little money, ten taels of silver is enough for a family of five for three to five months. It's relatively high, so it's not like spending dozens of taels a day, right?

But Lu Xiaofeng knew that Yunniang was not talking nonsense.

He knew too well the character of Mr. Guisunzi.

That guy, when he visits brothels, he must drink the best wine in the brothel, eat the most expensive dishes, and want the most beautiful girls.

Adding up these three things, it will cost hundreds of taels of silver in less than four or five days.

So he could only silently take out two [-] denomination silver notes from his sleeve.

"now what?"

"Hey, that's enough!" After taking the two bank notes and quickly putting them into her arms, Yun Niang waved her veil at Lu Xiaofeng and Miao Qi with a happy smile, then turned sideways and made a greeting posture, said: "Come with me, two, I will take you to find the grandson of the turtle."