Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 200 It’s great to have money
The night was deep, and the waves shattered the moon's shadow, as if the Milky Way had fallen to the earth.

In the Wenxiang Pavilion, where people clink glasses and chat, the air is filled with the aroma of wine, cosmetics and powder, and the lingering sounds mixed with the chirping of beautiful women make people drunk before they even drink.

This fireworks place covers a huge area. The main building has four floors with carved beams and painted buildings. The patio and hall are at least a thousand square meters. When the moon is at its zenith, you can see the bright moon in the sky.

There is a pond of four to five hundred square meters in the middle of the hall, where lotus flowers are planted and carefully cultivated to bloom all year round. There is also a stage on the pond, and the light of countless colorful candles is reflected by the bronze mirror. The interior hall of the entire Wenxiang Pavilion is magnificent and gives people a hazy and intoxicated feeling. The atmosphere can easily make people indulge in it.

Surrounding the dance floor are progressive audience seats. The closer to the dance floor, the more luxurious the seats are. Not only are they surrounded by green plants, but there are also screen partitions. In the words of Chen Xuan's hometown, they are luxurious micro-pi booths.

After a song and dance on the stage, there was constant applause. Many people were drunk and grabbed the wine jug to drink, or took the opportunity to hug the girls next to them and rub them, as they had been tempted by the figure of the girl with half-revealed clothes on the stage.

As the angles of the ingeniously designed bronze mirrors shifted, the stage on the pool dimmed, and soon ethereal music began to sound. Many instruments such as zither, flute, arpeggio, etc. played together, forming a stereo surround in the structure of the Wenxiang Pavilion, which was no less than a symphony.

Silk ribbons were hung above the skylight, and with the candlelight reflected by the bronze mirror, graceful dancers were dancing in the air while holding the silk ribbons. They had beautiful smiles, and their shoulders, waists and arms were exposed, and their legs were faintly visible in their flying skirts.

They hold onto the ribbons and move in the air, hang upside down, or hug each other and then separate, performing a wonderful dance in the air, like a group of playful fairies.

The wine made me intoxicated, the dancing made me dazzled, and the omnipresent music made me feel as if I was no longer in this world.

It was so elegant, so elegant that Chen Xuan couldn't help but want to applaud.

What? You say it's vulgar? That's because you're bitter inside. Isn't this art? Art as tall as a four-story building!

Anyway, Chen Xuan didn't spend any money, he watched it for free, it was a feast for the eyes, it was worth coming here, he even felt a little regretful. Wenxiang Pavilion was not far from his residence, why didn't he come to see it earlier? This is what enjoyment is. No wonder so many people like to visit brothels. In this situation, who wouldn't be confused?

His viewing position was excellent. Although it was not as close to the stage as the seats at Weipi, he could take in everything in the entire Wenxiang Pavilion hall.

In the shadow of the fourth floor, behind a light gauze curtain, Chen Xuan leaned against a pillar and blatantly enjoyed the singing and dancing below.

He was stuck to the pillar like a painting, with his feet suspended in the air. He only relied on the slight friction between the soles of his feet and his back to stick to the pillar. He didn't even need to circulate his innate true Qi to absorb it. It was just a little trick, and he could do it before he had innate Qi.

No one noticed his presence, even though people were coming and going around him, even though there was a lot of noise below. After all, who would look up and look around in the shadows for no reason? When having fun, one's eyes should be on those young ladies.

Occasionally, some young ladies holding ribbons and dancing in the air would jump in front of him or even below him without even looking at his position. He was like a non-existent transparent person.

The concealment feature of Ze Yuan Jue is not only good at hiding one's own cultivation, but now that Chen Xuan has reached the innate realm, he even finds that this thing can reduce his presence to some extent!

Of course, this is only relative. If his movements are large, or directed at someone, or if the other person has strong senses, it will still be very obvious.

However, there was not even a single Xiantian in the Wenxiang Pavilion, so naturally no one could detect his existence. He was like an inconspicuous object in this environment. Not to mention that no one noticed him, even if their eyes occasionally passed by him, they would subconsciously ignore him.

In Chen Xuan's observation, those young ladies who performed the flying dance all had some martial arts skills, and they could show off their graceful figures to the maximum extent, which was quite attractive.

They danced up and down with only a silk ribbon, occasionally falling onto the stage, occasionally grabbing the silk ribbon and passing through some seats, leaving a fragrant breeze, and occasionally doing some dangerous moves, but without any safety measures. Their skills were quite superb.

That song and dance troupe that was built with a lot of money is nothing compared to this...

Of course, Chen Xuan did not get lost in this life of extravagance and decadence. He never forgot the main purpose of coming here and was always paying attention to Wu Junyao's every move.

In one of the best seats by the dance floor in the hall below, Wu Junyao and a group of his friends were already drunk to the point of being dazed. Each of them was hugging two young ladies, looking very cool.

For them at this moment, the girl in their arms is just an appetizer, at most they can satisfy their desire to touch her, and the main course is still to come.

In addition, Chen Xuan also saw many familiar faces in the academy, and even a teacher was there. He secretly sighed in his heart, they all looked righteous at ordinary times, but when they came here, after a few drinks, they became quite unrestrained. Some guys who were usually gentle and polite even put their hands into the young lady's clothes and never took them out.

After a flying dance, the hanging ribbons disappeared everywhere under the young ladies' superb skills, the angles of the bronze mirrors were adjusted, and the stage lights dimmed again.

The time was almost up and the atmosphere was right. People thought the main event was about to begin, so the hall became a little quieter.

Soon, an old brothel owner dressed in gorgeous clothes came onto the stage. Well, she was not old, she was at the age of being as beautiful as water, but for this industry that relies on youth, she was indeed a little old, probably in her thirties, but her charm was not diminished, and she was even more charming.

Arriving on the stage, she held a round fan, half covering her face, and bowed to the four directions. Her voice was soft and gentle, "Thank you all for your support. I wonder if you enjoyed the previous performance?"

Amidst the laughter, someone urged, "Sister Hua, don't keep us in suspense. Hurry up, everyone is waiting. Hurry up and invite your precious daughter up. We are here today specifically for this."

"You heartless lover, am I so unloved? Well, it's because I'm old and ugly now. Back then, I was a beauty admired by thousands of people," the old procuress said sadly. Her voice was so stringy that it made people feel itchy, as if she had really done something to her and then abandoned her.

Chen Xuan thought to himself, what a master! With that voice, that tone, that figure, she had easily controlled countless people.

Unfortunately, the new generation is better than the old, and her era has passed. People always like the young and fresh. After a few jokes with the audience, she said: "I know you are all anxious to become a groom. My precious daughter has reached the age of marriage and will eventually get married. So please come up for everyone to take a look. If you like her, you can give her a betrothal gift and take her away. But please treat her well. But first, I have a rule. I only have one daughter, and whoever gives the highest betrothal gift will be the groom."

"Well, a night of spring is worth a thousand gold. Let's not waste your time. Come out, my dear daughter Honglei. You must behave well and try to be favored by a good husband."

With these words, the madam stepped back gracefully, leaving the stage to the girl who was about to appear.

Chen Xuan thought it was really interesting. The first time someone goes out for business is called getting married, and the money the client pays for sex is not called money, it's called a betrothal gift. Tsk, this is how the saying "being a bridegroom every night" came about.

When the madam left the stage, mist suddenly rose around the pool and soon covered the entire stage.

After a little observation, Chen Xuan understood what was going on. There were many pipes hidden around the stage, and water mist came along the pipes. He could vaguely hear the sound of water pouring on rolling stones.

Chen Xuan sniffed lightly and discovered that the mist contained exciting ingredients, which were harmless to the human body even if not rejected, so it naturally had no effect on him.

As the mist rose, a gap appeared in the middle of the stage, and a woman in red walked onto the stage in the rising mist.

She looks to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with a graceful figure faintly visible under the red dress. Her appearance is also one of a kind, with almond eyes and rosy cheeks. Her pair of peach blossom eyes are very attractive, shy and pitiful, especially the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye makes her even more charming.

No wonder her stage name is Hong Lei, it’s quite appropriate.

When the smoke gradually dissipated, she was completely visible to everyone. She bowed to all four directions and said shyly, "My name is Honglei. I greet all the young masters and lords."

"What a beautiful lady! I will be the groom today."

"Oh, my heart is melting, please stop being polite, my beauty."

"Well, beauty is great, but just having good looks and a good figure is not enough. Show us your talents!"

With her appearance, the atmosphere reached its peak and people were talking about all kinds of things.

Young talents pay attention to body shape and appearance, while real old perverts care more about talent, which is what can impress them and make them spend money.

"Then I will show you my ugliness. Please don't laugh at me, gentlemen," said the girl with red tears shyly.

As soon as the music started, she began her performance.

In the mist that had not yet completely dissipated, she danced in a red dress. Every move she made showed off her graceful figure. Her skirt fluttered, and her jade-like body was looming. The glimpse of her beauty under the clothes was so stunning that one wanted to glue their eyes to it.

Not only does she dance beautifully, but she also sings with an ethereal voice; the combination of stillness and movement is captivating.

The most amazing thing is that she danced barefoot in a very small space, and as she danced, the ground beneath her feet rose, and her range of movement was only about the size of a plate, which made the audience around her applaud.

Whether he had to say it or not, Chen Xuan had to admit that this girl with red tears was beautiful, had a beautiful dance and a beautiful voice.

Then she looked down with disdain at the group of guys below who were eager to rush over and eat her up, thinking how damn good it was to be rich, and she didn't know which dog she would get the chance to eat next.

He wasn't envious at all, really...

It was most likely Wu Junyao. That guy was asking his followers to pay money. There was a huge pile of money, and the top one was a silver note with a face value of 100 taels.

During the Red Tears girl's song and dance performance, the old procuress's voice sounded seductively, "Gentlemen, you may now begin to propose marriage. The betrothal gift is flowers, one hundred taels each. Whoever brings the most flowers will become the son-in-law of our Wenxiang Pavilion today."

This practice is no different from an auction, it's just a different way of saying it.

"Don't compete with me, I'll give you fifty flowers first. I'll be the groom today!"

As soon as the madam finished speaking, someone jumped out and shouted, as if no one else could do it but them.

Chen Xuan seriously suspected that this was a hire by Wenxiang Pavilion. After all, at times like this, they would definitely drive up the prices in order to make more money without any compromise.

Fifty flowers at once, equivalent to five thousand taels of silver. Most people in that era could not earn that much in their entire lives.

And this is just the appetizer!

It's said that brothels are a place where money is spent. Once the atmosphere is right and you get carried away, no amount of money will be enough to splash out...

(End of this chapter)