The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

As dusk settles, street vendors have already packed up and gone home, and even the bustling shops have their doors tightly shut.

Only in places like the fireworks displays, there is a bustling crowd and bright lights.

Standing on the street corner, Li Zhe frowned as he looked at the Hua Man Lou restaurant, with its bright red lanterns hanging high in the distance.

This is my first time in a place like this. Will I be able to find anything today?

Li Zhe was unsure.

Seeing several carriages parked in front of the Flower Pavilion, the pimp at the door greeted the guests with a smile and welcomed them inside.

The bustling atmosphere seemed somewhat out of place on the quiet street.

The brothel madam standing at the door had thick rouge on her face, which looked eerie under the light of the red lanterns.

Li Zhe touched his beard to check if it was properly trimmed.

Then they walked toward the bustling, crowded area.

The madam at the door, seeing Li Zhe arriving for the first time, smiled radiantly: "Is this your first time here, young master? Please come in. What kind of person are you looking for?"

Li Zhe calmly said, "Let's listen to the music first."

He then walked towards the lobby and calmly found a seat.

As expected, the inside was even more lively, with graceful women dressed in light clothing dancing on the stage to the sound of string and wind instruments.

Li Zhe secretly observed his surroundings without looking to the side.

After watching Li Zhe sit down, the madam turned to greet the other guests.

That tall man looked really scary, like a bandit leader. I hope he's not here to cause trouble at my Flower Pavilion.

Otherwise, he'll be in trouble. My building has recently seen a lot of thugs.

The perceptive woman looked in Li Zhe's direction, took the initiative to go over and pour him wine, and asked shyly, "Are you alone, sir?"

Li Zhe remained silent, letting the woman pour him wine, but he didn't drink it. His gaze remained fixed on the stage, which to outsiders appeared as if he were staring at the dancers on the stage.

In reality, Li Zhe was one of the two people who walked past from behind the stands.

One of them was shaking his head and seemed dazed.

Li Zhe understood that this was the effect of taking the Five-Stone Powder.

He had been chasing Yu Ming all the way here, and naturally had seen many people who used Wushisan. Some were mentally confused, while others were emaciated and even committed self-harm. Some of them couldn't even recognize their own relatives.

This Five-Stone Powder is addictive; those who use it simply cannot quit, like a demon craving blood.

Seeing that Li Zhe ignored her, Xiao Taohong didn't bother to make a fool of herself. This blind man's soul was bewitched by the demon on the platform.

Little Peach Blossom looked at the Qinghong and Liulv sisters, who were posing seductively on the platform, and a flash of hatred appeared in her eyes.

Why are these two little vixens the top courtesans of the brothel, while I, who came in with them, can only serve tea and water to the guests like a maid?

He glared fiercely at the two people on the stage, turned and left, watching as a portly man walked in.

Little Peach Blossom, like a butterfly, swarmed over with the women downstairs.

"Young Master Jin, you've arrived!" the woman in green called out charmingly.

Little Peach Blossom pushed her aside: "Young Master Jin~ You haven't come to see me for two days."

The woman in green, not to be outdone, stepped forward and said, "That's right, has Young Master Jin forgotten about me?"

The other women who surrounded him followed suit, eagerly engaging in conversation with the heavily pregnant Kim Sung.

Jin Cheng pulled the woman in green into his arms and laughed heartily, "Come on, let's go sit down."

The little green-clad girl nestled in Jin Cheng's arms, giving the glaring Xiao Tao Hong a smug look, as if to provoke her: "You defeated opponent, how could you possibly beat me, you bitch?"

Xiao Taohong was so angry that she stomped her feet and clenched her embroidered handkerchief tightly in her hand. Why did all these wretches have to fight against her?

Seeing how popular Kim Sung was, someone asked curiously, "Who is that guy? Why are all these people crowding around him?"

"You have no idea? That's Jin Cheng, the younger brother of the magistrate's favorite concubine!"

Then he whispered to the person who asked the question, "He's the son of that scoundrel Jin Dameng from town. You know, Jin Dameng is really lucky. He takes other people's money, but he has a good daughter. She caught the eye of Magistrate Wang at first sight and was taken into his mansion as a concubine. I heard she's very favored."

One chimed in, "Yes, that Jin Dameng is now the county magistrate's father-in-law, and Jin Cheng is his brother-in-law. Their status has risen accordingly!"

"Yes, that's why these women surrounded him. And it's also said that the scholar whose family property was seized jumped into the river and committed suicide."

These people were being talked about so much, but when Jin Cheng walked up to them, one by one they stood up with big smiles and tried to get close to him.

"Greetings, Young Master Jin."

Jin Cheng smiled and waved his hand, then put his arm around the woman in his arms and led a group of beautiful women upstairs.

As Jin Cheng entered, everyone's attention was on him, and Li Zhe pretended to be drunk and walked behind the stage.

As Xiao Si helped him walk towards the back door, Master Huang's steps were unsteady. He muttered to himself, "Great! I've become an immortal! This stuff is really good. Tell the porter to send me some more tomorrow."

"Yes, sir, please slow down! We'll be back soon."

After inhaling the Five-Stone Powder, Master Huang felt as if he were in a fairyland, surrounded by fairies.

He had a dazed, silly grin on his face.

Li Zhe secretly followed the two until they reached a courtyard, where the servant shouted, "Open the door! Open the door quickly! Master is back!"

The already delirious Mr. Huang kept muttering, "A fairy, a goddess..."

The people inside hurriedly opened the door and helped help the drunk man inside.

Li Zhe looked up and saw the huge characters "Huang Mansion" in front of him.

It seems I'll have Jiang Su and the others keep an eye on the Huang family. They actually dared to go to Hua Man Lou to use Wu Shi San (a type of drug).

Few people know about Five-Stone Powder now. When Li Zhe rushed here, some ignorant people thought that people who used Five-Stone Powder were possessed by evil spirits.

Even consulting a master to perform rituals couldn't solve the problem; the person who consumed it kept wanting to ingest it, and if they weren't given it, they would devour their own flesh and blood.

Li Zhe had personally witnessed the villagers who had been tortured beyond recognition by the Five Stone Powder.

Therefore, he would never allow these people to let more people consume Wushi Powder.

Looking at the Huang residence before him, a dark light flashed in Li Zhe's eyes. This Master Huang looked like he had just started using drugs.

To prevent more people from becoming drug users, we must catch Yang Hu and the people behind him.

A short, furtive man knocked on the door of a small courtyard.

First, tap twice hard, then tap three times lightly, just like some kind of pre-arranged code.

A head popped out from inside the door: "Nobody's following me, is he?"

"Don't worry, no."

"come in!"

The furtive-looking man slipped inside and quickly closed the door.

All the underhanded deals, under the cover of night, were rife with undercurrents.

If Lin Xing and his group were here, they would definitely recognize this man as Yang Hu, the porter they had found at Hua Man Lou!

He Qi and Jiang Su exchanged a secret glance; they hadn't found even the slightest trace of the porter today.