hell in disguise

The Xiaoyu Building is the most brilliantly lit building in this Yanzhi Lane. The colorful lights merge into a long and winding river of light, flowing quietly along the corridor.Tan Yangzi and Yan Fei stepped into the door with a beautiful spring in the crowd.

Just as soon as he entered, Tan Yangzi covered his nose with his sleeve.He asked about a sour smell like fruit decay, mixed with the thick aroma of powder, if it weren't for his five senses beyond human beings, it would be difficult to distinguish.

Seeing the disgust on his face, Yan Fei asked, "What did you smell?"

"Hard to say."

In the lobby on the first floor of the Xiaoyu Building, several large seats were arranged neatly, surrounded by dots of small seats, and surrounded by many boxes separated by screens. Seats, had to stand in an open space in front of the gate.There are many elegant seats around a railing on the second floor, but they are also overcrowded. Many well-dressed young masters crowded around the railing and stretched their necks to look down, almost falling off.

All of these men's eyes were fixed on the stage in the center of the lobby.But at this time, there were pieces of gauze hanging on the stage, and there were many water tanks covered with stone slabs, but there was no one there.

There are also some accompanying girls with heavy makeup at each table, but Tan Yangzi noticed that from time to time, a few girls can be seen covering half of their faces with a silk scarf, only showing a pair of eyes.And when one or two veiled girls pass by them by chance, the sour smell of rotten fruit will be even stronger.

Before coming here, he and Yan Fei had inquired about it in the town, and they said that there was a stunning beauty in Xiaoyu Tower who danced all over the city, and many wealthy businessmen from Bianliang, Kuo Shao, came here admiringly.However, there seemed to be many girls in the building who were sick and could not receive customers, so that many customers returned disappointed. I also heard that the proprietress secretly asked the doctor to go in during the day, but after a while, the doctor rushed out screaming and said There are ghosts in the building.

Some people who live near the Xiaoyu building told them that whimpering and sobbing, and even screams can often be heard in this building after the fourth watch, which makes people's hairs stand on end.Rumors that Xiaoyulou was haunted spread like wildfire, but at night, there was still an endless stream of people who came to see the oiran.

As soon as Tan Yangzi came in, he heard a lot of ridicule, mostly saying that a monk still came to such a place of fireworks.What's more, when he saw Yan Fei behind him, who was as gorgeous as the beauty in the building, he made frivolous and obscene jokes, and even stretched out his hand to pull Yan Fei.Angry, Tan Yangzi picked up a peanut shell on the table, and exerted force with his fingertips. Then he heard the person who whistled at Yan Fei just now, and his mouth was swollen.

"What are you doing, you!" Someone slapped the table angrily.

Tan Yangzi didn't speak, but just turned his head and gave those dudes a sideways glance.His sharp and cold aura immediately frightened those few people to wilt.

Yan Fei chuckled behind him, "Master, haven't you always taught me to avoid troubles? I'm not angry yet, why are you more impatient than me?"

Tan Yangzi snorted, "Since that's the case, I won't care about it next time."

Yan Fei quickly tugged on Tan Yangzi's sleeve, and softly begged, "Don't be angry."

Seeing that there was no place to sit, the two of them walked around to the side of the stage, where the view was not so good but there were fewer people.Yan Fei whispered, "Why are there so few girls in this building? You can see that there are many tables without any girls to accompany them. And no one greeted them when they came in."

"It's probably like rumors outside that he's 'ill'."

Tan Yangzi raised his head slightly, and saw that the light on the top two floors was dim, and most of the rooms were turned off, occasionally one or two ghostly quiet figures wandered past.

The drunkenness in the lobby and the silence on the third and fourth floors formed a sharp and eerie contrast, making one wonder what was going on in the darkness.

Suddenly the lights dimmed, leaving only the stage, and several bronze mirrors hanging high above refracted all the light to the middle of the stage.The dance music started, amidst the rustling drums, a clear and open sound was suddenly heard, which was very pleasant and harmonious with the sound of the drums.I saw a woman in a purple dress with long sleeves covering her face, stepping on a pair of exquisite clogs, stepping on drums, stepping on those blue stone slabs, walking to the center of the stage.

The originally noisy lobby suddenly fell silent, and only the surging and brilliant music and the sound of clogs could be heard against each other, endlessly looping back and forth.Accompanied by the sound of music, the woman's slender waist with softness and rigidity drives her graceful and straight waist and hips to shake, and occasionally a piece of white and tender jade arm like a lotus root is exposed in the flying sleeves, which is the most extreme provocation.However, no matter how she dances, her long sleeves always block her face, only revealing a pair of beautiful almond eyes, which are full of autumn and spring.

The clog dance, Xi Shi once danced all over the country, is this one.

Suddenly, the music reached its first climax, and with a quick and steady kick of clogs, suddenly the rust covering the face burst open like a rainbow, revealing an astonishingly beautiful face.It was a face that could combine coquettishness and innocence, a face that no one could refuse.

It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a peerless beauty.

However, Yan Fei realized that although the face itself was indeed beautiful, it should never have such a soul-stirring effect.It was something else about her that made the men around her look bewitched.

He has also learned to use that kind of thing, it is a kind of charm that confuses people's hearts.

It's just that what he used was just the kind of charm that Hong Wuchang used to use, aiming to make the other party relax their guard against him and develop a good impression of him.But the charm of this woman is so strong that it is choking.

He turned his head to look at his master, only to see Tan Yangzi narrowing his eyes slightly, staring at the graceful figure on the stage.

Fortunately, Master was not fascinated by her...

Probably because Master only likes men?

Yan Fei secretly smiled, but Tan Yangzi saw it.

"Why are you smirking? Why? Is the dignified Hong Wuchang also fascinated?"

Yan Fei quickly withdrew his smile, "No, I think Master looks better."

"How did you learn to be so glib?" Tan Yangzi gave him a look of disgust.

The beauties on the stage kept spinning, as if they had become a gorgeous vortex, attracting everyone's minds.Yan Fei looked at the few men around him, and gradually showed a demented expression, and he didn't even know that the saliva was dripping from the corner of his mouth.All the men were silent, stared, stretched their necks, and rushed towards the direction of the stage, as if their heads were sucked by the stage.Weird is not enough to describe this kind of scene.

Yan Fei tugged at Master's sleeve, "Master, look at those people."

Tan Yangzi nodded and said, "As soon as she came up, the stench became stronger. I think the ghost should be on her body. I just don't know what it is."

"A person who is good at charm is also a fragrance seeker?"

"No, fragrance-seeking ghosts are full of incense, how could there be such a stench. And even if they are fragrance-seeking ghosts, they don't have such a strong charm." Tan Yangzi looked at the stairs on the side of the stage, and said to Yan Fei Said, "Let's go upstairs."

They moved carefully, trying not to touch the men who were motionless as if they had lost their souls.

On the stairs, Yan Fei said, "Those women said before that their men would lose their souls when they went to see the oiran. They had to go to see them every day, and they didn't even deliver the goods properly. All the money they got was spent there. Women who don't even look at them at all. Do you think they have some kind of sorcery?"

"Well, the rich businessman who came every day became thin like a skeleton in just a month, and I'm afraid it has something to do with it."

On the second floor, only the circle of boxes around the railing is the only thing that is lively, and the corridor extending inside is also dimly lit. There are occasionally one or two lights behind the paper door, and occasionally some silent figures who don't know what they are doing are reflected.

Further up, to the third floor, almost no sound can be heard.There was a layer of dust on the railings, and in the corridor with orange-red lanterns hanging, there was only a cool breeze passing through, occasionally shaking those paper lanterns that were flickering.

Yan Fei followed Master to the depths of the corridor.

Through the silhouettes reflected on the paper door, some human figures can be vaguely distinguished... But, it seems that something is not quite right.

From behind a paper door, there was a rustling sound, as if someone was chanting something at a very fast speed.The man hunched over and huddled into a ball, but for some reason, there were many unnatural bulges on the back, which seemed to be covered with bumps, and it shook a few times from time to time.

Behind another paper door, a human figure who is probably a woman is standing, probably practicing dancing, waving her arms constantly.But while waving, another small hand suddenly stretched out from her abdomen.She pressed that hand back as if in extreme panic.

There was also the sound of whimpering and crying from behind a paper door.

Tan Yangzi and Yan Fei stopped in front of that door, and Yan Fei reached out and knocked on the door.

The crying stopped abruptly.

Yan Fei asked, "Do you need help?"

It was silent inside, as if unwilling to answer him.

Yan Fei knocked a few more times.

"Don't knock, no one will open the door for you."

The female voice that spoke was soft and gentle, a very comfortable voice.

Tan Yangzi and Yan Fei turned their heads and saw a woman in a water-green long dress walking slowly from the end of the corridor.Like many other girls, her face was covered with a veil, but she revealed a pair of clear and charming phoenix eyes with a hint of sharpness.

Just by looking at these eyes, one would feel that she must be a beauty.

Tan Yangzi bowed slightly and said, "My name is Tan Yangzi, I come from the east."

The woman in green stopped five steps away from the two of them, and Tan Yangzi could smell the faint rancid smell on her body.

"Why did the Taoist priest come to this place of fireworks? Judging by the appearance of the Taoist priest, he doesn't look like those flower monks and fake Taoist priests." She said, looking at Yan Fei again, slightly surprised by the young man's handsome face.

Tan Yangzi said, "Pin Dao is good at exorcising ghosts, and the spirit of ghosts is very strong here."

The eyes of the woman in green widened slightly.She looked around and said softly, "The Taoist priest is willing to move to the humble house. I have something to ask."

Tan Yangzi followed her through the deep and dark corridor.Occasionally, some strange sounds came from those dark rooms, some sounded like flesh being torn, and some sounded like things being smashed. Apart from this, no other human voices could be heard. Somewhat secretive and terrifying.

"Your flower house is really strange. Don't you think everyone comes here just to watch the oiran dance?" Yan Fei asked pretending to be relaxed.

The woman in green turned her head slightly and said, "This is indeed the case now. Even without us, as long as sister Xiao Qiao is here, it will be enough."

"Where are the other girls? Have they all left?"

The green-clothed woman hissed softly, "Hush your voice down, it's not allowed to make any noise here at night."

Yan Fei had no choice but to shut up, but he purposely spoke loudly just now, and he really saw a few doors being slightly pushed open.A sour smell wafted out, making him a little sick.

What is that strange smell?

If even he could smell it, it must be even more unbearable for Master.Sure enough, Tan Yangzi coughed twice in a low voice.

The woman in green pushed away a room at the end of the corridor with a small plaque of "Gui Huan".The room was lit with thick incense, but the subtle stench could still be smelled.

In addition, it is a very elegantly furnished embroidery room.And it looks very spacious, it looks like the room of the top oiran.

However, including the mirror, all reflective things are covered by cloth, I don't know why.

The woman in green asked them to sit down, skillfully poured two cups of tea, and handed them to them with both hands.Tan Yangzi also took it with both hands and placed it in front of him.

The green-clothed woman smiled slightly, and said, "If the Taoist priest can really exorcise ghosts, please ask the Taoist priest to save us! Save sister Qiao too! The family of Daodenu will definitely repay us with a grass knot!"

Tan Yangzi got up and returned the courtesy, "Girl, you don't need to be too polite. The poor Taoist came here uninvited, so I should do my best."

The woman in green raised her head again, her phoenix eyes were filled with tears, "My family's name is Binuo, and I used to be the oiran of this Xiaoyu Tower."

Yan Fei looked into her beautiful eyes, nodded and said, "Well, I can see it. But why is it that the oiran named Le Qiao is now?"

The woman in green hesitated for a moment, as if she had made up her mind, and slowly lifted the veil covering her face.

Both Yan Fei and Tan Yangzi could not help but gasp.

Her face festered from the nose down, and it was hard to tell where the mouth was.From between the fuzzy and sticky flesh, there grew many egg-like things about half the size of a thumb, with a translucent mucous membrane shell, trembling from time to time.