86: All the literature in the world, at my fingertips
“This Young Master, why don't we switch to another building? Don't worry, my brothers and I will definitely arrange everything for you!”
Zhang Long and the others saw Xie Weilou constantly fumbling in his sleeves but unable to pull out any silver, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
At this moment, their hearts were filled with emotion.
If Xie Weilou had come to White Jade Capital three years ago, he probably could have entered just by mentioning his name, but now he was blocked at the door.
A tiger fallen into the plains, it makes one sigh!
“How can that be?”
Xie Weilou frowned.
The middle-aged beautiful woman smiled and said, “Actually, there are other ways for This Young Master to enter White Jade Capital…”
“Oh? What way?”
Xie Weilou asked.
The middle-aged beautiful woman gave a charming smile, “This Young Master is exceptionally talented. Coincidentally, our Wansha House Master enjoys poetry, lyrics, and prose, and the women in the house also know a little. Today, I will have a lady present a couplet. If This Young Master can complete it, you and your friends can enter White Jade Capital, and all your expenses will be waived!”
“Completing a couplet? Isn’t this This Young Master’s specialty? This Young Master is not the God of Literature descended to the mortal world; I am an exiled immortal from the Literary Palace! All literature in the world is within my grasp!”
A look of confidence reappeared on Xie Weilou’s face.
The middle-aged beautiful woman was speechless, having seen narcissistic people, but never one so narcissistic: “Then I will slightly anticipate This Young Master’s talent. Shaoyao, come out!”
“……”
A graceful woman with a pretty face walked over.
She sized up Xie Weilou and said with a playful smile, “I will present a couplet. If This Young Master can complete it, you may enter.”
“Come on! Let This Young Master see your skill.”
Xie Weilou smiled indifferently.
Shaoyao’s lips curled up, and she slowly began, “One building, two doors; penniless, rounding up, four poor and four destitute cannot enter.”
Zhang Long and the others paused for a second. After a moment of realization, they immediately understood the sarcasm in Shaoyao’s couplet.
The building has a front door and a back door. Those who can use the front door are wealthy, and those who use the back door also have considerable background.
There were exactly eight of them present. Rounding up, they couldn’t even scrape together a thousand taels of silver. Four poor and four destitute—this meant they were too poor to even qualify for the front or back door?
“This little girl has a sharp tongue.”
Zhang Long stared, this woman was too overbearing!
“Heh!”
The middle-aged beautiful woman’s smile deepened.
Shaoyao stared at Xie Weilou with an amused expression, “This Young Master, how is my couplet? Can you complete it?”
After listening, Xie Weilou chuckled, “Your couplet isn’t great, and I can naturally complete it, but it won’t be great either!”
“Oh? Then This Young Master, please complete it.”
Shaoyao’s expression was teasing.
Xie Weilou said with a gentle smile, “My couplet is: One rod (*), two balls (*), pockets full of gold, seven (*) eight (*), forcefully entering seven times (*)! (Fill in the blanks)”
“Good! Well done!”
Zhang Long and the others immediately gave thumbs up, grinning mischievously.
This Young Master is highly talented and very insightful. Regardless of how well it’s done, did he complete it or not?
“Little girl, you have some substance, but you don’t understand. In front of This Young Master, you are still too naive.”
“What’s so great about one building and two doors?”
“Am I too vulgar? Why did I think of a peculiar scene? I feel like I’m no longer pure.”
“You’re pure my ass, you’re just a pervert.”
Everyone chuckled repeatedly. Regardless of their cultural background, they could all hear the explicit words in Xie Weilou’s couplet.
“You…”
Shaoyao’s expression froze, her face flushed as she stared at Xie Weilou.
Xie Weilou smiled and cupped his fists, “You flatter me! You flatter me!”
After speaking, he looked at the middle-aged beautiful woman, “I completed it, right?”
The middle-aged beautiful woman’s expression was unnatural. You completed nothing, it was completely nonsensical, and even lewd.
However, she still extended her hand and said, “Please!”
Xie Weilou walked to the middle-aged beautiful woman, raised his hand, and slapped her perky buttocks.
Slap!
A crisp sound rang out, directly causing the middle-aged beautiful woman’s legs to go weak.
Xie Weilou said triumphantly, “Beauty, you are still too naive. Did you think This Young Master really lacked a thousand taels? This Young Master just wanted to get it for free!”
After speaking, he swaggered into the building.
“You…”
The middle-aged beautiful woman touched her perky buttocks, her face full of anger as she glared at Xie Weilou, truly wanting to strangle this fellow.
“That’s right, how could This Young Master lack your thousand taels? This Young Master merely wishes to offer a warm embrace to all women in the world. What bad intentions could he have?”
Zhang Long and the others followed with beaming smiles.
In the center of the building.
On the red platform, the sound of the zither was faint, beauties danced, their figures graceful. The trembling curves, the faintly discernible white skin, were dazzling and made one’s mouth water.
Zhang Long and the others stared wide-eyed. The women of White Jade Capital were indeed all as beautiful as flowers, with extraordinarily refined temperaments, far surpassing those women from ordinary brothels around.
“……”
Xie Weilou held a wine cup, also staring at the beauties around. Most of these women had cultivation, hidden very deeply.
“Nightingale, Yan Ruyu.”
Xie Weilou thought to himself.
There were two women on the seventh floor whose aura he was not unfamiliar with.
One of them was Nightingale, the courtesan from Wansha House three years ago.
Nightingale was from West Chu. She had once misled the original owner, promising to help her rescue a West Chu convict in exchange for spending time together under the moon, but ultimately broke her promise.
As for the other person, it was Yan Ruyu.
Rumor had it that Yan Ruyu was behind White Jade Capital, and it seemed this was true.
Yan Ruyu colluding with Nightingale from West Chu was very interesting.
This also explained why Tie Hu from West Chu and Blood Sky Wolf, the half-demon, were at Yan Ruyu’s command.
“What’s going on? Why are there no beauties coming to serve This Young Master here?”
Xie Weilou looked at the middle-aged beautiful woman, his expression somewhat displeased.
Having entered White Jade Capital, how could it be acceptable for no beauties to come and serve?
The middle-aged beautiful woman stepped forward and said helplessly, “This Young Master, the girls in our White Jade Capital mainly perform arts; they don’t serve people…”
Did this fellow not even inquire before coming to White Jade Capital?
Do you still think White Jade Capital is an ordinary brothel?
Most of the women in White Jade Capital were assassins trained by the Princess. They usually gathered various intelligence and did not serve people.
Some high-ranking officials and nobles came to White Jade Capital not to seek pleasure, but to obtain intelligence and do some clandestine things.
As long as you could afford it, intelligence and assassinations could be carried out for you. This was also the key reason why White Jade Capital had to set a threshold.
Bang!
Xie Weilou instantly threw his wine cup onto the table, saying with displeasure, “Performing arts is this expensive? Is this even a proper brothel?”
“Right!”
Zhang Long and the others also nodded quickly.
Indeed, there were many beauties, but they could only be looked at, which was very uncomfortable. At least they should come over and have a drink.
Even if it was free, they shouldn’t bully honest people!
The middle-aged beautiful woman felt helpless.
Asking if a brothel is proper or not? Are you looking for a proper one or an improper one? He’s definitely a pervert!
She looked at Xie Weilou and sighed, “This Young Master, if you want to invite girls to drink with you, there isn’t really no way?”
“You can deceive my feelings, but if you deceive my money, go to hell.”
Xie Weilou frowned.
The middle-aged beautiful woman shrugged, “It has nothing to do with money!”
She whispered, “As I said earlier, our Wansha House Master loves poetry, lyrics, and prose. To this day, White Jade Capital still has no masterpiece circulating. If This Young Master can compose a masterpiece for White Jade Capital, you may choose any woman in the house!”
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