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Chapter 1639: Courtesan’s Way (Eating, sleeping, eating is life)

In this way, Duanmuhuai started the hanging work in Takase House.

The so-called hanging backs are actually the bodyguards of the Younv House. Their jobs include collecting debts, dealing with troublesome guests, and occasionally chatting with the Younv.

Fortunately, for Duanmu Huai, these are not difficult. Although some people looked down on him because of his size at first, after Duanmu Huai cleaned up a few thorns, the originally chaotic Takase House was back on track. , is open for business again.

With the help of this identity, Duanmu Huai was not only able to obtain information about the people inside Takase House, but he could even use this as an excuse to inquire about the information openly when he went out to collect accounts. Thanks to this, Duanmu Huai did get a lot of information.

but……

"It's really tricky."

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

In a place like You Guo, the level of chaos is no different from that in the lower levels of the hive city. Here, injuries, deaths, and disappearances are not commonplace, but they are commonplace. If evil spirits wanted to hide here and eat people, it would be really difficult to track them.

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 went after "graduation".

After all, oirans, like idols, eat the food of youth. No matter how famous an oiran is, once she gets older, her appeal to customers will become less and less. People like MEM who are extremely talented and can still pretend to be **** at the age of 25 are completely exceptions. Besides, modern makeup techniques are not comparable to this era.

Therefore, no matter how famous an courtesan is, once they reach age, most of them will start to consider retirement. Generally speaking, this kind of oiran has several options. They can either stay as a helper and supervise other girls, which is the so-called part-time worker who becomes a slave owner.

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

The other thing is to pay the ransom and then find a place to start a new life. Although their age is a bit old for wandering girls, it is not too old for other professions.

Idols don’t want idols over the age of 20, and it’s not like they said you can only get a pension after you turn 20 – there’s no such thing as such a good thing.

Of course, there are not a few people who were deceived because of this. Duanmu Huai often heard that a tourist girl believed the sweet words of a guest and then secretly left with Xinruan. As a result, after leaving Youguo, the other party turned against her and refused to recognize her. Not only did she steal the Taking away the property that You Nu brought out and killing her - well, this kind of story can be said to be common in You Guo.

There are also oirans who marry the owner of the maid's house and become the boss's wife, thus passing the maid's house down from generation to generation.

Well, nowadays, the Younu Houses in Youguo are basically family businesses...the kind that have been in business for a hundred years.

During the investigation, Duanmuhuai discovered that oirans who were born in Yoshihara Yuguo seemed to disappear mysteriously.

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

The reason is simple.

First of all, those who are missing are all the top courtesans in the shop. If the maid’s house will wantonly exploit the middle and lower classes, then for top bosses like this, everyone usually gets together and breaks up easily. There is no reason to say that because The maid was not allowed to leave, so the top oiran escaped.

After all, if this kind of thing spreads, other women will not dare to come to your store. Wouldn’t this store become obsolete? Although You Guo is indeed in the business of selling people, each store is also a competitor. They are all travel girls, so they will definitely choose the store that suits them best.

Secondly, there were some illogical logics. A customer once told Duanmu Huai that he had made an appointment with the oiran in a certain store to celebrate her regaining her freedom the next day, and the latter happily agreed. As a result, when he went to the store the next night, he was told that the oiran had left.

This doesn't make sense at all. After all, the two parties are guests who have a good relationship, and the courtesan will be free in three days. This is like being in prison. You will be released from prison after serving your sentence in three days. You must escape at this time. Same, no matter what you think, something is wrong, right?

According to Duanmuhuai's investigation, this kind of thing has happened in almost all the Younv's Houses in Youguo. However, because "family scandals must not be publicized", all Younv's Houses have kept this kind of thing under wraps, even if they are underneath People who know some of the situation will only think that it is the kind that is common in Youguoli.

This is actually easy to understand. For example, in a community, a theft occurs here and a theft occurs there. The amount does not seem to be large. But when you put those thefts together and you see hundreds of thefts happening in this community involving millions of dollars - that's a different story.

Just like now, when Duanmuhuai puts the collected information together, the situation revealed is shocking.

Since the memory of Yoshiwara Yuguo practitioners, a total of 65 oirans have "disappeared", and none of them has left any evidence that they have definitely left Yoshiwara Yuguo. In addition to this, plus some "rising stars" who were considered by the guests to be eligible to become courtesans, the number exceeded three hundred.

Their common characteristic is that they are young, beautiful, and not 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 courtesans 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 body 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 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 "bond"...

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 stand such 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 tea house to invite the oiran.

Duanmu Huai also thought about it, and then was told that he needed to be more sincere if he wanted to see Fern Ji, but Li Xia was not so 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 had no choice but to 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 was 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 so..."

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 don't like me... But now it seems that the young master doesn't Will 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 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 already paid the ransom, and was only waiting for the time to take her away from You Guo.

After getting the news, Duanmu Huai finally cheered up.

Next, it’s time to see if your guess is correct.

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 did not 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.

And even though she said this, the young man didn't show any expression of loss or shock on his face. Instead, he seemed to be relieved... Could it be that he was glad that this way he didn't have to pay for the ransom, right?

Who does he think he is?

Thinking of this, Li Xia couldn't help but clenched the comb in her hand. At this moment, she suddenly heard movement behind her. So Li Xia turned around and looked behind.

"Who——"

However, Li Xia stopped before she finished speaking, because at this moment, behind Li Xia, there was a woman standing. This face is not unfamiliar to Li Xia. She is none other than "Fernhime", the oiran of Kyogoku House.

But the appearance of Fern Ji at this moment was completely different from what Li Xia was familiar with. She stood there, looking at him with cannibalistic eyes, and revealed a ferocious smile.

"After tonight, you have to leave, right, Li Xia... I have to eat you before that..."

"………………"

Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the opponent's body, like a beast, Li Xia sat blankly, motionless. She could only watch helplessly as the ribbons floating around Fern Ji stretched out towards her like poisonous snakes.

"boom!"

However, at this moment, the roof in front of him suddenly exploded, and then a bright red sword light fell from the sky and stabbed straight towards Waraki Ji!