When she woke up the next day, A Yue was curled up in the arms of the city lord opposite her.
Duan Lanruo looked at him, supporting her head with one hand and smiling lazily, while gently patting the back of her secret guard with the other hand. The quilt was instantly filled with maternal warmth.
Liu Yuan's expression was subtle. He always felt that letting Duan Lanruo to take over the harem might be more efficient than doing it himself.
He sat up and put on his clothes, but when he looked up he saw a figure hanging upside down: "!"
"call……"
Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart settled down a little. He felt that this child was becoming more and more scary. What was going on?
He sighed and said good morning to Zhiying. Zhiying nodded and shrank back onto the top of the bed. Liu Yuan suddenly felt her breath disappear again and guessed that she had hidden herself again.
Liu Yuan said goodbye to Duan Lanruo and returned to the inn. The first person he saw when he entered was Cui Ting, who had a dazed look on his face.
He sat at a table near the inn with a lost look on his face, drinking tea cup after cup, and kept saying "Why, why is it like this...", feeling as if he had drawn his sword and looked around in confusion.
It's like I drank a cup of black tea last night and woke up to find some anal fissures, which made me doubt my life.
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Liu Yuan was stunned. How come this young man, who had the world in his heart and was planning to give up being an immortal to pursue literature and save the Upper Central Realm, suddenly turned into a decadent man who drowned his sorrows in alcohol but became even more sorrowful today?
"Senior Cui? Master Cui? Brother Cui?" Liu Yuan sat over and nudged him, waving his hand in front of his eyes. Cui Ting came back to his senses with a confused look on his face, looked up and found that it was Liu Yuan, and suddenly said: "Oh, Jiang Feng, you are back."
“Well, Senior Cui, what are you doing…?” Liu Yuan asked in confusion.
Cui Ting sighed and put down the cup. "Alas, I went to find Qinglian Jianzi, wanting to challenge her again and reshape my sword heart. But just as I drew my sword, she suddenly came out and said that she had 'found' something, and asked me if I had contacted anyone, then she cast a spell and suddenly left..."
He felt somewhat disappointed and helpless, and shook his head, saying, "I think Qinglian Jianzi is just by nature, and she has encountered some injustice, or some evil party scum, and she wants to punish them. But I can see clearly that she doesn't regard me as an opponent worthy of serious treatment at all."
The Heart Sword Sect's chief disciple smiled bitterly and said, "Otherwise, they wouldn't have just left."
She did go to punish the evil party scum.
A certain scum named Liu, who had his feet on more than 200 boats, tied the boats together with iron chains, and overturned in front of her, nearly killing himself. In the end, he pretended to be the child husband of the Lord of Wanjian City, and let another woman cheat on him in front of her. His crime was truly heinous.
"..."
Damn it, it turns out you are the culprit!
Liu Yuan twitched his lips. This buddy had blocked the knife for him before, and he hit him back right after. It was really retribution that came too quickly.
Cui Ting is the reason for both success and failure!
But this matter was also due to his own carelessness. If he didn't think it was no big deal to let Cui Ting go, he would have made preparations in advance, at least he wouldn't have been caught off guard.
But now the matter has passed and can be almost resolved, so there is no point in taking out your anger on Cui Ting. He looks miserable enough now.
I was full of confidence and wanted to challenge myself again, but I found that people didn't even take me seriously... My heart suffered a second blow and was deeply traumatized.
Liu Yuan sighed. We were all unfortunate people in life. Why should anyone make things difficult for anyone else?
He picked up the cup and poured a cup of tea, clinked his lips with Cui Ting's, and consoled him, "Who knows, Qinglian Jianzi may have something more important to do and has no time to care about it. After all, everyone has troubles. Senior Cui's strength and determination are definitely worthy of attention, it's just that the timing is not right."
Cui Ting gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Jiang Feng, you are right. I have overcome myself, challenged the opponent for the second time, and drew my sword. Then I have the courage to challenge the opponent for the third time. I challenge myself, not other people's attitudes!"
He stood up, feeling that he had finally come to his senses. Just as he was about to express his gratitude, he was suddenly stunned: "Speaking of which, Jiang Feng, where did you go last night? Why didn't you come back all night?"
Liu Yuan sighed, but before he could say anything, a fragrant breeze blew across his face. Hu Jiuniang said faintly, "It smells like a woman, and there's a hint of the spices that are unique to Yanlou. Did you go to a brothel?"
Liu Yuan coughed twice: "I only stayed for one night..."
Behind Hu Jiuniang, Gu Chang's confused voice came: "Isn't that place very dangerous? We can't go there?"
The child opened his eyes wide with an innocent look on his face. Liu Yuan was choked for a moment and was speechless.
Yan Guanlin, who came down from upstairs, finally got the chance and sneered, "I thought the god who crossed the Shu Road in half a cup of tea had something important to do, but it turns out he went to visit a brothel. How can we, as immortals, be like ordinary people, unable to let go of our physical desires and greedy for pleasure?"
Chapter 120: Going to a brothel, is it a good match?
If Liu Yuan had been reading fantasy novels before he traveled through time, and had seen this point of view, he would probably have agreed with it.
After all, when you cultivate immortality, you are cultivating the word "immortal". The key is the feeling of transcendence. What is "I swallow a golden pill, my life is in my own hands", what? You mean women? They don't exist. Cultivation is where happiness lies, and exploring the great way is what we pursue!
To be honest, according to Liu Yuan's current training speed, even if it is boring, there is indeed a sense of pleasure in it. It is the satisfaction brought by the visible growth of strength.
For example, if you study hard, not only will your efficiency be high, but you will also have the confidence to know exactly how many points you can get in the exam at your level. This makes you really happy.
...Although his current actual level is still that of a rookie.
however.
After he traveled through time, the situation was completely different. In the past, it was just idle talk. Now that he really traveled through time, there were so many women who were top-notch in terms of appearance, identity, status, and strength. He wanted to practice? It didn't exist. What kind of immortal cultivation is that? How can immortal cultivation be as happy as women!
"Do you crave power?"
"No, I long for Naizi!"
That's why Liu Yuan looked down on Yan Guanlin.
He was not angry at all, and even felt like laughing.
"Haha." Liu Yuan reached out and touched the head of Gu Chang, who had been transformed into a little loli, and smiled nonchalantly. He squatted down and said earnestly, "It's very dangerous. I almost died when I went there. There are swords and sabers everywhere in this brothel, and life and death are unpredictable. Don't go in if you are not strong enough."
Every word he said was true, but to outsiders, it was just words to scare children, and there was nothing wrong with that.
Hu Jiuniang was a vixen with a very keen sense of smell. Coupled with her extraordinary talent, she immediately noticed that there was more than one woman's scent on him.
However, the vixen licked her lips secretly and became even more excited.
It’s not difficult to poach people, and sex partners are safer.
The cunning fox will be invincible.
Hu Jiuniang chuckled a few times in her heart, suppressed her inner excitement, lifted her skirt to glance at Liu Yuan, said "You guys chat slowly" and turned and left.
Gu Chang blinked in confusion, feeling as if his master was deceiving him, and not just once.
Liu Yuan stood up, completely ignored Yan Guanlin who was waiting for his rebuttal, and walked upstairs.
Yan Guanlin was stunned at first, then felt that this guy would definitely not be able to refute him. He finally won, and said proudly in his heart: "Some people practice Taoism but not their mind. Even if they gain fame by taking shortcuts, it will eventually be short-lived."
Liu Yuan smiled, stopped and turned back, with a puzzled look on his face, "May I ask, little friend Yan, do you know what force is behind the Inkstone Tower, and who are the people who enter the Inkstone Tower?"
Yan Guanlin really didn't know. This was his first time in Wanjian City, and he was just here to attend the conference. How could he know what the environment of the brothels in Wanjian City was like?
“It’s just a brothel…” The proud son of heaven from Mount Xumi choked out a sentence with a disdainful expression, then said with embarrassment: “Also, don’t call me kid. With your cultivation level, according to the rules, you should call me fellow Taoist or even senior. How can this be allowed!”
The Ming Sword Conference is a stage specially prepared for the new generation of immortal cultivators, and it stipulates that only those under the age of 20 can participate. Therefore, the participants here are actually genuine young people.
The argumentative classmate in front of me is actually only about fifteen or sixteen years old.
However, he has been spoiled in the sect for many years and his arrogance seems a bit precocious.
Liu Yuan said, "It seems that you don't know. Then let me ask a simpler question. Do you know the cultivation level of the girls in Yanlou?"
"..." Yan Guanlin was stunned and looked at Liu Yuan in confusion.
Cui Ting was also dumbfounded. He understood if you asked him whether the girls in the brothel were pretty or not, but it was wrong if you asked him about their cultivation level. But then he realized that this Yanlou was no ordinary brothel.
I thought to myself that Brother Jiang Feng is indeed not the kind of person who would go to a brothel for pleasure, there must be some deep meaning behind this - could it be that this is also part of experiencing the ecology of a cultivator?
Cui Ting's eyes lit up and he suddenly thought of something.
Liu Yuan said, "Those who are listed here have at least practiced cultivation, starting from the sixth stage of Qi training. As for the courtesan, she is at least at the Jindan stage, can sing and dance, and can even sit and discuss with you. Those who go to the Inkstone Tower are often powerful people in the Void Refining stage. Normally, it costs 300 spirit stones to stay overnight, and it will double at times like now. Let's not talk about this little friend Yan, do you have enough spirit stones to go in? Your cultivation seems to be not as high as the singing girl in the Inkstone Tower?"
If you have no ability and no money, is it worthy to go to Yanlou?
This world is so real, which gave a huge shock to the fledgling newbie Yan Guanlin and the 200-year-old newbie Cui Ting in the Refining Void Stage.
Yan Guanlin's face turned pale, and he wanted to say it was impossible, but for this kind of thing, as long as he went to Yanlou in person, or asked others, he would know the answer, and Liu Yuan would not lie...
But now he was being humiliated in public, and he couldn't back down. He stared at Liu Yuan with rapid breathing: "You! How dare you insult me with words!"
Yan Guanlin drew out his sword with a bang and pointed it at Liu Yuan. He was finally furious: "I want to fight you to the death!"
"It's not good to be young and impulsive and easily angered."
Liu Yuan took out the token slowly. The word "Duan" on it was particularly eye-catching. The gem inlaid in it immediately resonated slightly with the formations on the surrounding buildings. He smiled slightly and said, "Private fighting is prohibited in Wanjian City. Fellow Daoist Yan Guanlin, are you sure you want to test the law?"
Yan Guanlin opened his eyes wide: "How... is this possible?!"
Everyone was confused by the sudden turn of events. Hu Jiuniang looked up from the counter and asked in surprise, "Isn't this... City Lord Duan's token?"
It is genuine and resonates with the formations throughout Wanjian City. It can control the formations arranged throughout the entire Wanjian City and has the effect of "seeing the token is like seeing the city lord".
Liu Yuan shook the token, sighed, and said, "Because I escorted the disciple of the Nine-Star Swordsmith back to the Sword Pavilion, and I got along very well with Pavilion Master Zuo, City Lord Duan also admired me very much. However, my cultivation is too weak and my personality is too straightforward. He was afraid that I would offend people and be bullied, so he gave me this token. I can protect myself for the time being. I am really grateful to City Lord Duan."
"I...you!"
Yan Guanlin's expression changed several times, and the sound of his teeth grinding against each other was particularly loud. He once again swung his sleeves and left, saying something cruel: "I will naturally abide by the rules of Wanjian City, but when the sword ringing begins, I will let you know what regret is!"
Chapter 121: The Superiority of a Freeloader
Liu Yuan slapped back Yan Guanlin's naked taunting in the face, and the damage was doubled. The key was that it was point-to-point and well-reasoned. In addition, the token in hand blocked the last channel for venting, that is, the duel of force.
Yan Guanlin was really like a dumb person eating bitter herbs. He had no way to express his pain and could only swallow his anger. He secretly vowed to bring this arrogant guy back to his true form at the Mingjian Conference.
However, although Liu Yuan focused on attacking Yan Guanlin's arrogance in his cultivation, the real reason why he felt that he could completely ignore him was the sense of superiority of a harem player over a single NPC.
Haha, the underlying logic behind Yan Guanlin's ridicule is "cultivation is more important than women. If you are obsessed with women, you are obsessed with material desires and have no spiritual realm." However, according to this guy's age, he probably hasn't met many women.
Even if there is, it is at the foundation-building and elixir-forming stage.
If one has truly reached a high level of cultivation, he can actually do whatever he wants. Deliberately avoiding contact with women is only making things more obvious.
If we really set him up with something like a lustful mind-bending array, I'm afraid he would kneel down faster than anyone else.
In other words, this guy has never seen a real top female NPC, yet he is making nonsense and mocking her.
However, those Liu Yuan meets now are basically five-star characters. Not only in appearance, but also in identity, status, and strength, they are all top-notch.
Five-star characters are almost the highest-end characters in this game, and are out of reach for ordinary cultivators.
People like Ye Ci Ke and Shen Sifan are the best of the younger generation in the top immortal cultivation sects, while people like the City Lord are immortal cultivators of the older generation who are not very talented, but the City Lord has outstanding personal skills.
Once the identity of a Nine-Star Swordsmith is revealed, he will definitely be a guest of honor in any force and will be treated like a treasure. This is a mobile arsenal of renewable weapons.
This is also one of the reasons why Jiange has become the longest-standing force in the Upper Central Realm.
As for six-star characters, there are only five in the current version, and the most powerful one, Yousuo, has already been conquered by Liu Yuan.
Among the four-star characters, there are those like Ning Xiangrong who have an absolute advantage in appearance, and there are also some elders or young masters in the sect.
Even for three-star characters, there are characters like Gu Siyin who have great potential and are also good-looking, or there are characters like Hu Jiuniang who are relatively strong but do not have much potential, so there is a balance between the two.
Most of those with one or two stars are concentrated in the remaining one hundred, some of them are men, or they are simply tools.
Therefore, this kind of ridicule simply cannot convey the feeling of having a powerful cultivator in the fusion stage, the ruler of a faction, pinned down by your body and then [beep——], and then [beep——] what kind of pleasure it is.
That's why people say such ignorant things.
Liu Yuan, who has experienced a lot, can just laugh off such words and call him a keyboard warrior who is only good at talking.
——This is the sense of superiority of a gigolo.
Liu Yuan took the token back and told Hu Jiuniang about how he had alarmed "Bing Jun Jianfu" Zuo Youhuai in Jiange yesterday and how he had met with him and Geng Qi in person.
Hu Jiuniang smiled and said, "This matter has already spread to the inn yesterday. How big do you think Wanjian City is? With so many people coming and going, news spreads much faster than usual. You slept in a brothel for one night, and this news has already spread throughout Wanjian City. It was so lively before the Watching the Tide and Listening to the Swords Conference. I really don't know how big a thing it will be this time..."
She added: "I just didn't know that you actually got the city lord's token. It seems that after today, your reputation will spread again, even overshadowing that kid who challenged the Sword Pavilion as a mortal."
Liu Yuan had already told Hu Jiuniang that he also had a relationship with Duan Lanruo. At this moment, as she spoke, she looked at Liu Yuan, and there was inevitably some subtle meaning in her eyes.
This token is obviously proof of being a gigolo.
But considering that Liu Yuan had spent the night in a brothel last night, Hu Jiuniang couldn't help but sigh that this guy was simply amazing.
Not only did he subdue the Lord of Wanjian City and attract the Young Master Xuanyin and Qinglian Jianzi, but he also dared to visit a brothel right under the noses of these people?
He is truly the king of gigolos.
If she knew that Liu Yuan went to the brothel to have a secret meeting with the Lord of Wanjian City, and not only was he caught in an affair, but he also remained strong after being caught, and spent a wonderful night with the Lord and her secret guards, she would probably be even more surprised.
...I am amazed at this man's tenacious vitality.
Liu Yuan coughed dryly and said, "Pavilion Master Zuo has the intention to win me over, and the City Lord is just taking advantage of the situation. I will probably take back this token when I leave Wanjian City."
Hu Jiuniang propped her chin with her hand and looked at Gu Chang who was beside Liu Yuan: "Your 'sister' is incredibly talented. She broke through the seventh level of Qi training last night. I was shocked."
In fact, for a great demon like her, what was even more frightening was that Gu Chang’s aura was difficult to conceal when he broke through, and he seemed to have the aura of authentic Taoist skills… His natural restraint made her tremble with fear.
If Liu Yuan hadn't asked her to take care of Gu Chang, she would never have gotten close to the child.
