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In this way, Duanmu Huai started working as a hang-up in Takaseya.

The so-called hang-up is actually the bodyguard of the prostitute house. Their work includes collecting debts, settling troublesome customers, and occasionally chatting with prostitutes.

Fortunately, for Duanmu Huai, these are not difficult. Although some people looked down on him because of his size at the beginning, after Duanmu Huai dealt with a few troublemakers, the originally chaotic Takaseya was back on track and started business again.

With this identity, Duanmu Huai can not only obtain information about the internal personnel of Takaseya, but even when he goes out to collect debts, he can also use this as an excuse to inquire about the news openly. Thanks to this, Duanmu Huai did get a lot of intelligence.

But...

"It's really tricky."

Sitting in his room, Duanmu Huai stared at the records in front of him and frowned.

In places like Yuguo, the degree of chaos is no different from that of the lower levels of the nest. Here, although injuries, deaths, and disappearances cannot be said to be commonplace, they are also commonplace. If the evil ghost wants to hide here and eat people, then it is really difficult to track.

However, it is not completely without clues.

According to the intelligence collected by Duanmu Huai, one of them is very important.

That is, no one knows where those famous courtesans go after "graduation".

After all, courtesans, like idols, eat the rice of youth. No matter how famous the courtesans are, once they get older, they will become less and less attractive to customers. People like MEM, who are gifted and can still pretend to be JK at the age of 25, are completely exceptions. Besides, modern makeup techniques are not comparable to this era.

Therefore, no matter how famous the courtesans are, once they reach the age, most of them will start to consider retirement. Generally speaking, this kind of courtesan has several ways out. Either stay as a handyman to supervise other girls, which is the so-called turning from a working person to a slave owner.

Or, find a suitable man to marry, which is also the way for many prostitutes to "retire".

Another way is to pay the ransom and then find a place to start a new life. Although their age is a bit old for prostitutes, it is not considered old for other professions.

Idols are not required to be over 20 years old, and it is not said that after the age of 20, they can only receive pensions - there is no such good thing.

Of course, there are also many people who have been deceived. Duanmu Huai has heard that prostitutes believed the sweet words of customers and secretly left with valuables. As a result, after leaving the prostitutes, the customers turned their faces and not only robbed the property brought by the prostitutes, but also killed them - well, this kind of story can be said to be commonplace in the prostitutes.

There are also courtesans who marry the owners of prostitute houses and become the bosses, and pass down the prostitute houses from generation to generation.

Well, the prostitute houses in the prostitute houses now are basically family businesses... the kind of century-old shops.

During the investigation, Duanmu Huai found that the courtesans who came from Yoshiwara Prostitute House seemed to disappear mysteriously.

Of course, they would say to the outside that they either escaped secretly or were picked up by men. However, not everyone believes this.

The reason is very simple.

First of all, those who disappeared were the top courtesans in the store. If the courtesans' houses would still exploit the middle and lower classes, then the top courtesans like this would generally part ways amicably. There is no such thing as the top courtesan escaping secretly because the courtesans' houses would not let them leave.

After all, if this kind of thing gets out, other women will not dare to come to your store, and the store will be ruined. Although Youguo is indeed engaged in human trafficking, the various stores are also competitors. They are all courtesans, so they will definitely choose the store that is good to them.

Secondly, some places are illogical. A customer once told Duanmu Huai that he had made an appointment with a courtesan in a certain store, saying that he would celebrate her recovery of freedom the next day, and the latter also happily agreed. As a result, when he went to the store the next night, he was told that the courtesan had left.

This doesn't make sense at all. After all, the two parties are guests with a good relationship, and the courtesan will be free in three days. It's like being in prison, and you have three days left to serve your sentence and you have to escape at this time. It's wrong no matter how you think about it, isn't it?

According to Duanmu Huai's investigation, this kind of thing has happened in almost all the prostitute houses in Youguo, but because of "family disgrace should not be made public", each prostitute house has kept this kind of thing secret. Even if the people below know a little about the situation, they will only think that it is common in Youguo.

This is actually easy to understand. For example, in a community, a theft occurred here and a theft occurred there. It seems that the amount is not large. But if you collect these thefts together, you will find that hundreds of thefts have occurred in this community, involving millions of yuan - that's another matter.

Just like now, when Duanmu Huai collects the collected information together, the situation presented is shocking.

As far as Yoshiwara Yukaku practitioners can remember, a total of 65 oirans have all "disappeared", and none of them have left any evidence to prove that they have definitely left Yoshiwara Yukaku. In addition, there are some "rising stars" who are considered by customers to be qualified to become oirans, and their number exceeds 300.

Their common characteristics are that they are young, beautiful, and none of them are over a certain age.

Then it is easy to understand the preferences of this evil ghost. It is obvious that this evil ghost likes to eat young and beautiful girls, and the courtesans in various stores are also its targets that it will never let go.

In this case, what needs to be done is simple.

According to Duanmu Huai's investigation, the most famous oirans in Yoshiwara Yugori are Warabihime of Kyogokuya and Lixia of Totoya.

In other words, as long as he disguises himself as a guest and redeems their lives, the evil ghost will definitely take action against them before they leave You Guo.

Of course, this is not an easy thing. The amount of money to redeem an oiran's life is not low. The total amount of the ransom = the ransom money of the oiran itself + the loan amount of the oiran so far + the amount of money that may be earned in the future + the amount given to the oiran. Congratulatory money + farewell banquet + miscellaneous expenses for the girls’ house staff and junior girls.

Hmm... After reading so much, you can tell that the money is definitely a lot, especially for the top oiran.

But Duanmuhuai doesn't care.

If the Demon Slayer Squad is reimbursed, what is he afraid of?

You can't even come up with this little money, right?

No way, right?

However, meeting the oiran is not as easy as imagined.

In Chinese martial arts dramas, we often see people going directly to a brothel and then asking the madam to "call out Ah Hui, the most popular one here!"

However, this kind of thing is impossible to happen in Youguo. Those who can be directly named by guests in Youguo are all middle- and lower-level tourist girls.

It's not that easy to meet a top celebrity like the Oiran.

First of all, the customer has to go through an intermediary called "Tea House" and spend a large amount of money to build relationships in order to get the opportunity to meet the oiran. Moreover, when meeting for the first time, the guests can only sit in the lower seat, while the oiran sits in the upper seat. Even the oiran will not talk to the guests, and the guests need to invite the geisha to perform songs and dances to show off their financial resources.

By the way, this is naturally a big expense.

Same thing the second time.

It is not until the third time that the oiran will recognize the guest and form a close relationship with him, and the guest must also pay a valuable "bonding gold"...

Well, now you know why the oiran is the number one money-making trump card of the maid's house. After such a set of operations, the money will naturally be unstoppable.

This is just a guest.

Frankly speaking, Duanmu Huai really couldn't bear the trouble, but...the rules were like this, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Money itself is not a problem. The guy from the Demon Slayer Squad named Ubuyashiki is indeed rich. Duanmu Huai asked him for money, so he called him without saying a word. Then, go to the teahouse to invite the oiran.

Duanmu Huai also thought about it, and was then told that he needed to be more sincere if he wanted to see Fern Ji, but Li Xia was not that stingy, so he made a decisive decision to invite Li Xia to the banquet.

Frankly speaking, the banquet itself was very boring, and Duanmu Huai had no interest in those Japanese geishas babbling like ghosts. In addition, Li Xia sat far away from him and didn't speak, which made Duanmu Huai very boring. But all the money has been spent, what else can we do?

It's just like fishing to make a nest. If you make a nest, if you don't catch the fish, isn't it a loss-making business?

So I could only bite the bullet and continue.

It wasn't until the third banquet that Li Xia finally sat in front of Duanmu Huai.

"Young Master, I really didn't expect you to call me three times in a row."

Li Xia whispered while pouring wine for Duanmu Huai.

"Huh? Isn't it possible?"

"No, it's just..."

Li Xia raised her head and stared at Duanmu Huai.

"Master, aren't you not interested in me?"

"……………………"

Duanmu Huai silently took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp - in modern times, drinking at his age would be illegal, but in this era it didn't matter.

"You know."

"Of course, in this business, we know very well how our customers view us."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Li Xia smiled slightly.

"When we first met, I found that the young master had no interest in Li Xia at all. Although he was looking at me, he was not looking at me at all. At that time, Li Xia was still very uneasy and thought that he had something to do. It's not good. But I didn't expect that after that, Master, you would invite me one after another... You are not interested in me after spending so much money, so why?"

"It's very simple."

Since the other party saw it, Duanmu Huai didn't care and gave the answer directly.

"I want to redeem you."

"Redemption... me?"

It has to be said that although she had been mentally prepared, Li Xia was still shocked when she heard Duanmu Huai's words.

"Young Master, I don't quite understand what you mean. Li Xia is just a courtesan, how could he be so virtuous..."

"Anyway, I have something very important to do, and redeeming your life is a very necessary step."

Duanmu Huai put down his wine glass and stared at Li Xia.

"It can be seen that you are also a smart man. I don't think I will say anything more. I can guarantee that you will not be in any danger, and after you redeem yourself, you will regain your freedom. This is not a big deal for you. It’s a bad thing.”

"……………………"

After hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Li Xia lowered her head and silently poured him another glass of wine.

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"So, guest, you don't have any feelings for Li Xia, do you?"

"Yes, you are a beautiful girl, but I ransom you for my own purposes."

"If this is the case......"

As he spoke, Li Xia lowered his head and bowed respectfully to Duanmu Huai.

"I also forgive Li Xia for refusing."

"What's the reason?"

"Actually, there is an adult who also wants to redeem Li Xia's life. That adult wants to marry Li Xia, and we are currently negotiating."

"………………Yes."

"That's it. Li Xia is willing to accept the invitation from the young master this time. He just wants to know the reason why you invite me again and again even though you clearly don't like me... But now it seems that you, the young master, don't Refuses to explain."

"It doesn't matter."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"So you've decided to marry him?"

"Just now, I have made a decision."

"That's fine...as long as you like it."

Duanmu Huai also breathed a sigh of relief, at least he didn't have to waste any more money - even though the money was not his own.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai picked up the wine glass again and looked at Li Xia in front of him. The latter was still wearing the oiran's dead white foundation, looking like a female ghost. But... I don't know why, Duanmu Huai always feels that her appearance is a bit familiar, as if she has seen her somewhere.

“…………Master, what’s wrong with you?”

"I think you look a lot like someone I know, but I can't remember it for a while."

Duanmu Huai frowned. He was sure that he had seen Li Xia's face somewhere, but Li Xia's hairstyle now was the kind of wandering girl's hairstyle that was slicked back and pulled up into a high bun. This kind of weird With the hairstyle, it’s impossible to tell who this face looks like... Forget it, it doesn’t matter.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter. By the way, I remember hearing somewhere that this kind of powder is not good for the skin, so it's best not to use it frequently."

"………………"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Li Xia looked at him meaningfully for a moment, then lowered his head.

"Thank you, Master, for your advice. Li Xia will take it to heart."

Not long after that, Duanmu Huai learned from other servants that Li Xia had decided to get married, and the other party had paid the ransom and was just waiting for the time to take her away from You Guo.

After getting the news, Duanmu Huai finally cheered up.

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Li Xia sat in the room, facing the mirror, and slowly combed her long hair.

Tomorrow is the day when I leave Tokiya.

Thinking of this, Li Xia was also a little reluctant to give up, although for any girl, they would not come to Youguo unless they had no choice. But after living here for so long, it’s not like I have any feelings at all. And she also loves the two children who serve her very much, and she doesn't know if they can cheer up after she is gone.

"………………"

However, at this moment, the figure of that young man appeared in Li Xia's mind.

At first, she heard the introduction from the tea house that there were children from rich families who wanted to see her. Li Xia didn't pay too much attention to it. It was only natural for rich children from rich families to come to Yuguo to see the world and want to see the famous oiran.

But after the actual meeting, Li Xia discovered that the situation was a little different from what she thought.

The other party has a slender figure and a delicate appearance. He is a rare and beautiful boy. However, the way he looked at her was not like other men. It didn't have the enthusiasm of a young man in love, nor the greed and appreciation of a veteran in the flower bush.

On the contrary, his eyes seemed to be very impatient, as if the other party was completely unaware of his charm as an courtesan.

This made Li Xia very surprised and a little disappointed at the time. Even after he came back, he checked himself several times, wondering if he had done something wrong or made any omissions.

But at that time, Li Xia thought that the boy would not invite her again.

To her surprise, the other party invited her for the second time.

This time Li Xia decided to avenge her shame and must attract the boy's attention. She even made careful preparations very carefully. That look is enough to catch the attention of all men even when walking on the street.

But...it still didn't work on that boy.

The way he looked at himself seemed very calm, with a hint of impatience. But that's not because he longs to be close to himself, it's more like he can't get used to such complicated rituals.

This really made Li Xia unable to understand. Since the other party was not interested in her, why would he invite her again and again?

You know, these are very expensive.

So when Duanmu Huai invited her to the banquet for the third time, Li Xia couldn't help but ask.

However, the answer she got was specious.

The young master seemed to be planning to do something on his own, and he even wanted to redeem himself, but he didn't make it clear at all what he was going to do. This made Li Xia feel a little angry, and she didn't know why. After all, there were many customers who were rude to her, but this young man's attitude was hard for Li Xia to accept.

At that time, Li Xia was considering the proposal of another dignitary and had not agreed. But at that time, she did not know whether it was out of anger or something, but she decisively decided to accept the proposal.

Even though she said that, the boy didn't show any expression of loss or shock on his face, but seemed relieved... Could it be that he was glad that he didn't have to pay for the redemption?

Who did he think he was?

Thinking of this, Lixia couldn't help but tighten the comb in her hand. And at this moment, she suddenly heard a movement behind her. So Lixia turned around and looked behind her.

"Who is it——————"

However, Lixia stopped talking before she finished, because at this moment, behind Lixia, there stood a woman. Lixia was not unfamiliar with this face, she was the oiran "Warp Princess" of Kyogokuya.

But Warp Princess at this moment was completely different from the familiar look of Lixia. She stood there, staring at herself with a cannibalistic look, revealing a hideous smile.

"After tonight, you will leave, right, Lixia... I have to eat you before that..."

"………………………………"

Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the other party, Lixia sat there motionless. She could only watch the ribbons floating around Fern Princess stretching out towards her like poisonous snakes.

"Boom!"

However, at this moment, the roof in front of her suddenly exploded, and then a bright red sword light fell from the sky and stabbed straight at Fern Princess!