Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 561: Immortal Powder, Flower Fragrance Tower

Before Chen Mo arrived in Yangzhou, a man dressed as a dock worker walked into a deserted tavern in Qinhuai City.

There were no customers in the tavern, only the owner was cleaning with a feather duster.

Seeing the man coming in, the shopkeeper put down his feather duster and walked over, saying with a smile: "What would you like to drink, sir? I have peach blossom wine, Huadiao wine, and sorghum wine."

"Give me two ounces of Huadiao wine and a plate of peanuts."

"Okay, wait a minute, it will be ready soon."

soon.

"Sir, please give me some Huadiao wine and peanuts, enjoy your meal." The shopkeeper put down the wine and peanuts and was about to leave.

The man dressed as a laborer picked up a peanut with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and said while chewing: "Boss, the lotus flowers in Guanshan Lake are about to bloom."

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then said, "It's already open. If you want to go and see it, you'd better go early. If you're late, there will be too many people and you won't be able to see it."

"I can't get up early, so I have to go and see the lotus at night. The lotus flowers look better at night."

"Sir, you are joking. The lotus flowers close at night. What can we see?"

"How can the lotus flowers bloom when the distinguished guest hasn't arrived yet?" said the man dressed as a laborer, taking a sip of wine.

The shopkeeper was startled, then looked outside the tavern, and then whispered, "Which distinguished guest?"

"Chongzhou."

"What does your Highness want me to do?" The shopkeeper, who was originally bent over, suddenly straightened his back, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Jiangnan has been a prosperous and bustling place since ancient times, and it is also a place where wealthy businessmen and literati linger. This has led to a large population flow in Jiangnan, allowing various forces to leave their own open and secret outposts in Jiangnan.

This tavern was a secret outpost left by Prince Huai in Yangzhou.

"Chen Mo is about to come to Jiangnan. The prince has issued a death order to activate Huaying and assassinate Chen Mo." said the man dressed as a laborer.

"what"

The shopkeeper was stunned, thinking he had misheard something. He looked at the man blankly for a few times, and after realizing that he was not joking, he said, "Chen Mo is a warrior in the Divine Power Realm. Even Liang Xuan, who is also in the Divine Power Realm, died under his sword. Hua Ying is only a low-level warrior. How could he assassinate Chen Mo?"

"There are many ways to assassinate, and strength is only one of them. This is the Immortal Powder from the Western Regions. It is colorless and tasteless. Put it in tea or wine and drink it. Even if it is a top-grade warrior, as long as he swallows it, the medicinal properties will take effect and will corrode the tendons and veins, making the person's hands and feet weak and unable to mobilize the body's innate spiritual energy. Then, even an ordinary person can easily kill the other person." The man took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper.

Flower Fragrance Building.

In the high-end brothels in Qinhuai City, any girl could be picked out and become a courtesan in other brothels.

Moreover, the girls inside are known to the outside world as pure prostitutes who only sell their art but not their bodies.

Of course, the statement of not selling oneself is just Huaxianglou’s external announcement.

In fact, their methods are even more sophisticated.

The best tactics are to play hard to get and to be close yet distant.

This is to make the men who go to Huaxianglou pay more money. As long as the money reaches the price in the girls' minds, they will sleep with them.

Of course, they won’t ask for more money right away, because that’s too vulgar and will make men feel less conquered.

They will resort to playing small games.

For example, in the game of throwing arrows into a pot, a vase is placed fifty steps away, and whoever throws the most arrows into the vase has the chance.

Of course, the arrows used in tossing pots are specially made porcelain arrows, which have to be purchased from Huaxianglou, at fifty taels each.

Because it is a porcelain arrow, you must ensure that the arrow thrown into the pot is intact and cannot be broken. If it is broken, it will not count.

Of course, you can also just pay the girl to sleep with you without playing any games.

But those who can afford to come to Huaxianglou are all of a certain fortune, or are well-known people. In short, they all care about their face. They are just out there to have fun. If they spend money like nouveau riche, they will inevitably be looked down upon by their peers and laughed at by bystanders.

And if you just throw money, maybe you will spend more money than playing pot tossing.

Therefore, since the establishment of Huaxianglou, not much money has been directly invested.

In the corridor outside Room No. 3 on the fourth floor of Huaxiang Building.

The sound of boots hitting the floor was heard, followed by a knock on the door: "Miss Zhihua, the rouge you requested is here."

"Come in." A voice like a yellow warbler sounded from the room.

The door opened, revealing a figure sitting in front of a dressing table.

"Just put it aside." said Zhihua, the owner of the room.

The person who sent the rouge looked at the bronze mirror on the dressing table. The mirror reflected a face that was not in keeping with the standards of a Jiangnan beauty. She had a high nose bridge, a cherry mouth, snow-white skin, and fiery red lips. The first impression she gave was one of a slightly restrained beauty.

Unlike other girls who were petite and exquisite, Zhihua's shoulders were broader than those of average girls. To follow Chen Mo's words, she looked like a standard clothes rack.

The person who delivered the rouge put the rouge box on the table beside him, then took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and placed it in front of Zhihua: "Huaying, the prince has issued an order, ordering you to assassinate Anguogong Chen Mo. This is the Immortal Powder from the Western Regions. The action instructions are in the rouge box. It's time for you to repay the prince."

Zhihua, who was putting on makeup, paused for a moment, then continued to put on makeup and said, "Huaying has received the order."

After the man left, Zhihua took out a piece of paper from her rouge box. After reading it for a long time, she stood up and untied the wide gauze skirt covering her body, revealing her arms, navel, collarbone and half of her snow-white roundness. Then she went to the wardrobe, took out a small red waistcoat decorated with pearls and put it on.

As a prostitute and a secret agent of Prince Huai, Zhihua had systematically learned how to show the beauty of a woman, and then she put on a red veil.

After dressing up, she came to Room 1 on the third floor, knocked on the door, and said, "Sister Shuxiang, I heard that the lotus flowers in Guanshan Lake are blooming. Do you want to go and see them together?"

……

“Jiangnan is really bustling. The people in Qinhuai City alone are more than those in Longyouzhou City.” Yue Ruyan, as the head of the Yue family, is a person who has seen the world, but it was only after coming to Jiangnan that she knew what prosperity and bustle meant.

At this moment, a gentle breeze blew, and a handkerchief with a fragrance blew on Yue Ruyan's face. Yue Ruyan picked it up and looked up, only to see a girl at the second-floor window of an attic. She saw that the handkerchief had flown to the wrong person and quickly retracted her head.

Yue Ruyan took the handkerchief and saw that it was embroidered with a few beautiful words: "Duke Anguo, I am Huang Yan, your humble servant, and I am here to greet you."

Yue Ruyan handed the handkerchief to Chen Mo and whispered, "Another person who loves you."

Chen Mo gave a bitter smile.

Since entering the city, many girls in the city have tried various ways to attract his attention and express their love for him.

Damn, isn’t it said that women from the south of the Yangtze River are introverted?

This doesn't look like it.

(End of this chapter)