The first time in history

A white figure suddenly appeared on the path a few steps away from him. Qian Mingduo's heart was in his throat.

"Guess whether I am a human or a ghost?" The white figure swayed towards Qian Mingduo.

"Are you... Lady Shi?" Qian Mingduo felt that the figure and voice were very similar to Xi Shi, so he asked in a low voice.

"Please call me Miss, Master Gongzheng," Xishi said calmly, "You are new here and don't know the rules I set. I don't blame you. But, please call me Miss from now on. Is that okay?"

"Of course." Qian Mingduo looked at Xi Shi in front of him, still wearing a thin gauze gown. At this moment, the moonlight just happened to shine on her through the gaps between the trees.

"Is this the most extreme hazy beauty in the world?" Qian Mingduo couldn't help but sigh.

"You are a very strange person, always saying things I don't understand." Xi Shi smiled and turned away. "Please follow me, Gong Zheng."

Qian Mingduo looked at Xi Shi who was walking in front of him, very close to him. A faint fragrance drifted into his nose. This fragrance was faint, not strong, not ostentatious. It lingered gently beside you, inadvertently evoking the softest feeling in your heart.

Xi Shi's exquisite curves are looming, and her graceful hooks sway gently with her slender waist, as if telling of endless charm and silent temptation.

"This hook is so beautiful!" Qian Mingduo said involuntarily.

"Miss Xi Shi" The fire of desire in his heart had been ignited. He could no longer bear such indescribable beauty. He did not want to suffer behind Xi Shi any longer. So Qian Ming hurried a few steps and walked side by side with Xi Shi. "It's so late, why are you wandering around in this maze alone?"

"What you said is very puzzling." Xi Shi stopped and looked sideways at Qian Mingduo with a puzzled look on her face.

"Oh," Qian Mingduo looked embarrassed, and he quickly explained: "I was asking the girl why she was alone so late..."

"It's the previous sentence." Xi Shi glanced at Qian Mingduo. "You said... this hook... is really beautiful?... What does this sentence mean?"

"This sentence... is my hometown dialect." Qian Mingduo wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"What do you mean?" Xishi hugged her elbows across her chest and placed her right index finger on her cheek. "What is a hook? Please tell me the truth, Gong Zheng. Don't lie to me."

"Since the girl asked, Ling Fei should answer truthfully," Qian Mingduo said anxiously, "In my hometown dialect, the butt is called a hook. So, a hook... is the butt."

"Is a hook the same as a butt?" Xi Shi asked with eyes wide open, "Do you call the butt a hook in your hometown?"

"Yes." Qian Mingduo felt that his face was as red as a monkey's butt, no... as red as a monkey's hook.

"This is quite interesting." Xi Shi turned around and walked slowly forward.

"You just said my hook is really beautiful." Xishi turned around suddenly and tilted her head to look at Qian Mingduo. "Are you saying my butt is really beautiful?"

"This... is it." Qian Mingduo also risked his life. "I was following the girl just now, and I thought her butt was really beautiful. So I subconsciously said - this hook is really beautiful!"

"This is the first time someone compliments my beautiful butt." Xi Shi looked at Qian Mingduo with a smile, turned around, and slowly turned her head back to look at her butt, then smiled and continued to walk forward.

Qian Mingduo thought Xi Shi would be furious with him for this. At least she should be scolded. However, Qian Mingduo felt that Xi Shi did not look angry at all. Instead, she looked a little happy after being praised by others.

Qian Mingduo pondered in his heart: According to historical records, in the Wu and Yue regions during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a custom of "cutting hair and tattooing".

Zuo Zhuan: In the seventh year of Duke Ai, Zhongyong was in Wu, where he cut his hair and tattooed his body, and went naked as a decoration. Guliang Zhuan also mentioned: Wu was a barbarian country, where people cut their hair and tattooed their bodies.

This may indicate that Wu and Yue were barbaric places in the Spring and Autumn Period compared to the Central Plains, and people there may have had relatively open views on relationships between men and women.

The Spring and Autumn Period was a time of social chaos and disorder, and the relationship between the sexes was chaotic. Some rulers were shameless and licentious, and there were countless cases of indecent and adulterous behavior.

This kind of social structure also led to a relatively civilized society throughout the Spring and Autumn Period.

"We can get out after just a few more turns." Xi Shi turned around and said softly.

"It's broken!" Qian Mingduo screamed.

"What's the matter?" Xi Shi couldn't help but turn around and ask.

"Let me think about it first." Qian Mingduo scratched his head with his hand and walked back and forth on the ground.

Suddenly, Qian Mingduo stopped, looked at Xi Shi, walked slowly to her, and chanted slowly: "The spring breeze gently supports the dark butterflies dancing, and the beauty leans on the building alone under the moon."

"You?..." Xi Shi opened her eyes wide in surprise, and quickly looked around. Then she asked softly, "How did you know this poem?"

"Girl, you shouldn't say such things, right?" Qian Mingduo said with a serious expression, "This is not our secret code for contact."

"Yes, yes." Xi Shi calmed down and said slowly: "The cold moon over the autumn river rises with cold smoke, and the quiet light brings thousands of thoughts."

"Comrade Xishi." Qian Mingduo held Xishi's hands and squeezed them vigorously. "I finally found the organization."

"Is this what you want to tell me?" Xi Shi wanted to pull her hands back, but Qian Mingduo held them tightly and refused to let go.

"Master Gong Zheng," Xi Shi said in a low voice, "Please respect yourself."

"We are revolutionary comrades. Comrades always shake hands like this when they meet." Qian Mingduo said with a wicked smile.

"Is this also your native dialect?" Xishi pulled back her hands and rubbed them together. "I don't understand a word of what you are saying."

"Okay," Qian Mingduo took out a bamboo tube from his waist, "No more jokes, this is what I want to give you."

Xi Shi took the bamboo tube and held it tightly in her hand.

"I will send someone to look for you tomorrow when you are on duty." Xi Shi turned around and prepared to leave. She took a small step but stopped. She turned around slowly and looked at Qian Mingduo with doubts in her eyes. "The king...why would you send someone as frivolous as you to do such a dangerous thing?"

"Young lady, do you think that spies are quiet and cunning?"

"At least he won't be as frivolous as Lord Gong Zheng."

"Miss" Qian Mingduo stopped Xi Shi who was about to leave and bowed: "It's not that Ling Fei is frivolous, but... but."

"And what?" Xi Shi took a step back.

"The beauty of the girl... is really too beautiful. Ling Fei... Ling Fei couldn't control himself and flirted with the girl." Qian Mingduo bowed deeply, "I hope the girl will forgive me. Ling Fei will never make this mistake again in the future."

"Alright," Xi Shi said calmly, "Let's just pretend today's incident never happened."

"Girl, Ling Fei has something else to say. It's very important." Qian Mingduo looked at Xi Shi with anticipation.

"What's the matter?"