Taiping Inn

Eight hundred miles north of Jianxiu Mountain, passing through two prefectures and three counties, there is a mountain called Zixian Mountain, located in Shi'an County of Longmen Prefecture, only more than 200 miles away from Longmen Prefecture. What ordinary people don't know is that this is also an important mountain gate of Tianle Sect.

Speaking of Tianle Sect, it also originated from Taoism. There are countless branches of Taoism, such as Qingwei Sect, which is proficient in sword casting and sword control, Zhengyi Sect, which is proficient in fire and thunder talismans, Shenxiao Sect, which is proficient in wind and thunder elixir, Taiping Sect, which is proficient in divination, Zaoge Sect, which is proficient in feeding ghosts and corpses, and Yinyang Sect, which is proficient in Yinyang prophecy.

In addition, there is also a way of bedroom art in Taoism, which is similar to the happy Zen of Buddhism, and was inherited by the female sect and Tianle Sect respectively. Compared with the two, the female sect values ​​quality over quantity, while the Tianle Sect is a bit inferior, valuing quantity over quality, and engaging in the flesh trade, also known as the prostitute sect.

If the two are compared to doing business, the female sect does not open for three years, and then makes a profit for three years after opening, while the Tianle Sect makes a small profit but a large turnover. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but the female sect is still more valuable.

Because the Tianle Sect is engaged in the flesh trade, it has no fixed place to live, and the mountain gate changes frequently, sometimes in Liaodong, sometimes in Qizhou, sometimes in Jiangnan, and now in Zhongzhou, right here in Zixian Mountain.

Rather than saying that Zixian Mountain is the mountain gate of Tianle Sect, it is better to say that this place itself is a huge brothel, which is more prosperous than Jiangnan and the imperial capital.

The so-called brothel is a place of love and pleasure, but unlike ordinary brothels and other places of fireworks, brothels generally only receive dignitaries and wealthy businessmen.

Brothels can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first-class brothels cover a large area, almost the same as the mansions of officials and wealthy businessmen. There is a different world inside, with deep courtyards, quiet and elegant. Most of the women are beautiful, including courtesans, and there are also courtesans who are proficient in literature and music. In addition to a group of prostitutes, there are also countless musicians, tailors, craftsmen, and servants. People can stay in the house without leaving, but they have everything they need. Therefore, many rich young men will linger there, even squandering their fortunes. If it were an ordinary brothel, they would not have such a big appetite and would be starved to death by money.

The interior of the brothel is divided into numerous independent courtyards. Many powerful people will hire a prostitute and rent an independent courtyard. It is not entirely for the enjoyment of women. After all, those who come and go here are either rich or noble, and they always have beautiful wives and concubines. This is also a way to find peace in the midst of noise and retreat from the world. It is the favorite of famous scholars and scholars, and it can be said to be an indispensable style for famous scholars.

The second class is not much different from the first class in terms of elegance, and even better, but it is not as large as the first class. Most of them are private houses or pleasure boats. Many famous prostitutes do not want to be controlled by the madam, so they set up their own business, either as lay Buddhists or Taoists, as a cover, and usually only receive familiar customers.

For example, the prostitute named Yu, who often sang poems with contemporary literati, was originally from an official family. After her family fell into decline, she was favored by the officials of the time because of her beauty and exquisite figure. She was taken as a concubine. Later, because the wife could not tolerate her, she became a female Taoist priest. Because of her natural intelligence, quick thinking, love of reading, and love of writing, she had many contacts with many famous scholars. Under the enthusiastic support of many famous scholars, she soon became a famous prostitute.

As for the last category, it is not in the mainstream. Although there are also ways to accompany guests such as singing, drinking, playing chess, and having tea, there are many more fireworks and worldly atmospheres, and less quiet and elegant atmosphere. It is a place that celebrities disdain to go. Most of them are frequented by ordinary wealthy businessmen and poor scholars from small families.

The entire Zixian Mountain is a huge courtyard. As early as the Ming and Yongzheng years, the Tianle Sect came here and spent countless manpower and financial resources to hollow out the entire Zixian Mountain and built a super-first-class courtyard in it, which is almost a small city. In addition to the prostitutes and various musicians, tailors, craftsmen, and servants under the Tianle Sect, there are only guests of various noble status.

Some of these guests came from the Wei Dynasty and some from the Zhou Dynasty. They hid their identities and lived in the same room.

The owner here is like a king who has established his own family. He is known as the "Tianle Sect Master" and the "Purple Fairy King".

This huge courtyard was named "Tianle Taoyuan" by him.

As the name suggests, this place is a paradise for guests from all over the world, but for those suffering women, it is a place that can be entered but not left. It is easy to enter, but it is difficult to leave. The women here have various backgrounds. Some were cruelly sold by their parents because of poverty, and some were trafficked here. There are even rumors that many female heroes and fairies in the world have also been kidnapped by the Tianle Sect. No matter what their background is, after coming here, they have only one identity and will never see the light of day again in this life.

As for how to enter the "Tianle Taoyuan", there are many different opinions in the world, and there is no definite answer, but one thing is certain, unless they are really big shots, others who want to enter must rely on the guidance of the Tianle Sect and walk through a long tunnel before they can enter the belly of the mountain. There is no distinction between day and night here, and there are countless lanterns and candles. Looking around, there are pavilions stacked on pavilions, corridors connected to corridors, all with brilliant lights. Looking around, it is red, and it is also known as the city without sun and the city that never sleeps.

Therefore, there is a saying in the martial arts world that there are four cities in Zhongzhou: one is the Longmen Divine Capital City, one is the Beimang Ghost City, one is the Zhongyue Buddhist City, and one is the City that never sleeps.

The so-called Shendu City refers to the Longmen Mansion, and it is also the prefecture city of Zhongzhou. It has been passed down for thousands of years and has been ancient capital of nine dynasties. Beim Ghost City refers to the Zaogezong Mountain Gate deep in Beim Mountain, which stands on countless emperors’ tombs. Between the tombs, there are countless ghosts and corpses, almost like the Yin Cao of Fengdu. As for the Zhongyue Buddha City, it is located in Jingchan Temple, the ancestral temple of the Buddhist ancestral temple located above Zhongyue. The Jingchan Temple is so large that it has a total of one thousand palaces. There are three nine-story buildings, three layers of the city inside and outside Hongshan. From a distance, countless temples are stacked layer by layer, like cities, so they are also called "Buddha City".

"Tianle Taoyuan" can be compared with the other three cities, even if it is ranked last, it can be seen.

It is precisely because of the "Tianle Taoyuan" that Shi'an County, which was originally not considered prosperous, has changed from a Xia County that no one likes to come to a rich and prosperous county, although it is extremely powerful because of its exchanges. There are so many people here, and the oil and water are a bit hot, but they can't stand the people's money and birds' food. There are still many people willing to spend money and work hard to find connections and want to be the previous magistrate here.

This county town is mixed with fish and dragons, so the inspection of the city gate is very strict. Among the sparse crowds, there is a woman riding a donkey. She is quite slim, dressed in a short dress of a gangster and wearing a hat.

She handed out a road to the gate guards. After confirming that the young soldier in armor was sure, he glanced at the woman and saw that her appearance was ugly and her facial features were swollen, as if she was soaked in water. It made people fall into trouble. Exercise your appetite.

The face of the city guard showed disgust, and even the original intention of trying to take advantage of the situation was completely gone, and he cursed in his heart that he was unlucky. He reached out and patted the bag hanging on the donkey's back. Seeing that there was no gold and iron thing, he did not make too much embarrassment and let her go. Now a group of Qingluanwei uncles came to the city, and a group of men in the county government, whether they were the county masters or the county magistrates, who were not careful to serve them, for fear of annoying these fierce gods with admiration. Those who work under the post dare not cause trouble at will.

After entering the city, the streets became obviously lively. The woman was walking slowly with the donkey. Several idle green scoundrels were standing by the street, looking at the passing pedestrians with their eyes and seeing such a weak person who was alone. The woman looked at each other and smiled knowingly, and wanted to go forward to do something wrong. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, the woman just looked at them. When they saw the woman's honor, they were immediately startled. He cursed and no longer had the previous thoughts.

The woman had long been accustomed to this, and pressed her hand against the brim of the hat and continued to lead the donkey forward.