The splendor of the Red Chamber, the power that reigns supreme.

Chapter 1 The road is rough
Dusk in the capital city.

Inside the grand mansion.

The two-story vermilion building is extremely eye-catching, with dark red pillars supporting the high stage on the ground floor.

The second-floor railing is decorated with golden intertwined branches, and the surrounding area is densely planted with flowers and trees.

not far away

A tall man, reeking of alcohol, lay unconscious on the ground.

His handsome face flushed slightly, and his drunken eyes held a charming smile.

She wore a silk robe with gold embroidery and dark patterns, and a sachet hung from a jade belt at her waist.

He suddenly moved and slowly sat up.

Where is this?
I remember having a headache from working overtime, and I forced myself to go buy ibuprofen. Suddenly my vision went black, and when I woke up, I was here.

My mind was a complete blank, and fragmented memories kept flooding back.

I've actually become Ximen Qing?
The man struggled to climb to the edge of the pool and looked at his reflection in the water.

Her face was as if powdered and her lips as red.

His eyebrows were thick and dark, slanting upwards into his temples.

His half-closed, smiling eyes held a hint of flirtatious charm.

If you were stared at for even a moment, an ordinary woman would probably feel half of her bones melt.

She certainly has a handsome appearance.

With such looks, she should be a powerful and domineering figure amidst brocade and powder, wielding a spear that can turn the world upside down.

Since he himself was Ximen Qing.

What about Pan Jinlian and Jinlian'er?

Why can't I remember what Jinlian looks like? And where am I?

He reached out and patted his still-dazed head, which was still heavy from the alcohol.

I want to be more clear-headed.

But then I heard the wind carrying a sound into my ears.

A woman's voice and a man's voice came from the nearby red building!

They were subtly flirting.

Ximen Da Guanren was taken aback.

Could it be that your own woman is secretly having an affair with some other man behind your back?

who is it?

It could absolutely not be Yu Niang.

Could it be a golden lotus?

Ximen Da Guanren scooped up some pool water and splashed it on his face.

I immediately became much more awake.

A surge of anger rushed to his head.

Regardless of who the adulterer is.

You can live without a woman, but no one else can touch her.

Recalling the martial arts skills in his mind, he was determined to beat those adulterous lovers to death!

Ximen Da Guanren got up and quietly went up the stairs of the red building to the second floor along the stone path.

Looking inside through the window.

The dim light was like a drunken dream.

It was quite stunning for a moment.

Inside was a stunningly beautiful woman, seemingly timid and shy.

She was only wearing a simple, light purple soft gauze shirt.

Her waist was tightly bound, so small it could be encircled with one hand.

Terrified, his whole body trembled.

The shirt clung to her body, making her enormous breasts tremble even more.

Under the light.

Two lines of clear tears hung on her fair, snow-white cheeks, about to fall but not quite, just like pear blossoms in the rain, their delicate buds glistening with dew.

This sight immediately ignited Ximen's anger.

How could she not remember Jinlian possessing such a pair of divine objects? The man standing opposite her, his back to Ximen Qing, was leering indistinctly:
Why are you avoiding me?

He lunged forward, forcing the stunningly beautiful woman, who was retreating, into a corner with no way out.

The woman was so frightened that she closed her eyes tightly, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls, accompanied by sobs.

"Brother Qiang... Brother Qiang, please have some self-respect! This... how can this be! I am..."

Before she could finish speaking, her throat tightened and tears fell even faster.

The man suddenly let out a cold laugh, reeking of alcohol:
"Hmph! What kind of person is your husband? He's a complete useless show-off! All looks and no substance!"

Upon hearing this private matter, the woman was so shocked that she forgot to cry, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Seeing her expression, the man's lust burned even brighter. He moved closer, his voice suppressed yet scalding:
"To tell you the truth! Back when you were still a girl in your humble family, the day Master Zhen came to your house to settle your father's case, I saw you through the curtain and took a liking to you at first glance!"

"Wow! She's a natural beauty! How could your poor family have raised such a charming and graceful girl? She must be a celestial being who has fallen to earth by mistake!"

"Not to mention this compound, there are few in the capital that can compare with yours."

"From that moment on, my heart was completely captivated by you! I think about you day and night, and all I can think of is a foolproof way to get you."

His tall, bulky figure loomed over the trembling little woman before him.
"If you submit to me today, everything will be as before, and no one will know what happened today."

"If you don't comply... hmph, I'll tell everyone!"

"When that time comes, your family's lawsuit... will naturally be brought up again... Do you think your father's old bones can withstand the torment of imprisonment? Are you willing to let your whole family fall into the mud again?"

She shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her cheeks: "No... Brother Qiang! Please... spare me, sob~~~!"

The color drained from her stunning face, and her rouge was scattered.

She was so pitiful that even a heart of stone would be moved.

Ximen Qing was completely bewildered by this.

Is this not my own Golden Lotus?

Who is that?

It sounds like some guy is trying to humiliate this beautiful young lady.

But I just can't remember where I am.

No wonder people say drinking leads to trouble; my mind went blank and I had some memory loss.

We can only keep watching.

But then the stunningly beautiful woman opposite her looked up, her face streaked with tears yet breathtakingly beautiful, and cried out, "Brother Qiang!! If... if someone sees us like this!!"

"Madam...Madam is right here in the manor..."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the man was not afraid at all, but instead burst into an even more intimate laugh.

"My beauty! You are truly a flower untouched by the dust of the world!"

"What do you think Master Zhen is doing hosting this 'family banquet' today?"

"Hehe, he went to Qinghe County on the outskirts of Beijing, found a local ruffian at a herbal medicine shop, and had him impersonate a 'medicinal master' with an ancestral secret recipe, claiming to be able to cure miraculous diseases like headaches and fevers!"

"She's being treated at your Aunt Feng's yard right now! Your mother-in-law is very kind and cares a lot about her reputation, how could she not go and help out?"

"With Feng Lazi's temper, she needs someone to take care of her properly when she's sick... This back and forth involves taking her pulse, writing a prescription, getting the medicine, and then having a feast to thank her. Hehe, it'll take quite a while through the long night!"

"They will absolutely not come to Tianxiang Pavilion, so you can rest assured!!"

Ximen Da Guanren was stunned again when he saw this.

This is a local thug from Qinghe County who's pretending to be a 'medical expert'.
Why does this sound so familiar!

Qinghe County?
A traditional Chinese medicine shop?
thugs?

Could it be referring to me?

Ximen Qing raised an eyebrow upon hearing this!
Tianxianglou?!

Where have I heard this name before?

The filthy figure was already closing in on the petite and lovely figure in the corner.

Furious.

This guy insulted me, fine.
It's best not to argue with him.

How can we stand by and do nothing when we see such a shameless act?
Moreover, such scandalous, ugh, sordid things, according to the book...

Isn't it something you have to do yourself?

Recalling the few skills he remembered, he channeled his energy into his dantian, generated power from his waist and hips, and launched a flying kick.

With a loud "bang," he kicked the two tightly locked rosewood doors hard!

(End of this chapter)