A peerless beauty had come to the Dragon Gate Inn. This news was second only to His Royal Highness returning from his travels in Lingzhou City.
The number of people who came to hunt for novelty almost broke the inn's door. Business was booming. Every time the beauty came out of the room to eat, the inn would be filled with wanderers who wanted to see the scenery. In the beginning, it was only the young hedonistic young masters who participated. Later on, even the old rich men who had been bedridden for years came to admire the beauty. They all exclaimed that the beauty was a feast for the eyes.
The busybodies all said that this girl was even more moving than Lingzhou's number one courtesan, Yu Youwei, Lady Yu. Some of the old masters who had left Lingzhou and seen the world also said that they had never seen such a beautiful girl in their lives. There were even scholars who threw in large amounts of money and squeezed their heads to get a good seat in the inn. They took a sip of wine and had the thought of getting drunk even if the wine did not intoxicate them. They spread out the rice paper on the table and began to draw.
The beauty who came from outside did not say anything. She treated everyone like they were nothing. She only drank the best aged huadiao wine in Lingzhou. When she ate, she chewed slowly. However, she was not as shy and reserved as a pretty girl from a humble family. She had a different style. However, there were two blades of different lengths on the table, which made many lechers who had bad intentions back off.
How could a girl from a decent family go out alone with blades, and two at that?
The more beautiful a flower was, the harder it was to pluck it. This was the awareness that a rich man's son had to have. It was also the truth that he had pondered for many years in his hometown. Just like the two princesses in Beiliang Palace, who dared to take a second look? Were they not afraid of having their eyeballs cut out?
The head of the hedonistic young masters in Lingzhou, Young Master Xu, had long said, "Everyone coming out to be a hedonistic young master is not as easy as the commoners think. We have to pay attention to the rat holes and snake paths and rules. We have to be worthy of the head on our shoulders. The head is not used for shit, the butt is."
Therefore, when the hedonistic young masters of Lingzhou went out to the neighboring provinces, they were especially proud. They looked down on the children of the local officials and always liked to boast about their family background, money, and brains.
Since His Royal Highness had returned to the city, then when the beauty appeared, would His Royal Highness' figure be far away?
The answer was somewhat different from what they had expected. The hateful but respectable His Highness the Crown Prince had arrived three days later than what they had expected, but he had still arrived. When he appeared, everyone consciously left the inn. Nonsense, who didn't pay the price of blood when fighting with His Highness the Crown Prince over the top courtesan?
Young Master Tang from the neighboring Dengzhou had a strong family background. Not only did he have a third rank official as his father, but he also had a second rank official as his grandfather. He overestimated himself and tried to steal a courtesan from His Royal Highness. Didn't he break an arm and return to Dengzhou? After that, it was said that his father, who was the Dengzhou Magistrate, personally came to apologize. In the end, he was not even allowed to enter the palace. His Royal Highness had only one word, "Scram!"
The inn was suddenly empty. There were no sparrows outside, but the innkeeper still had a flattering smile on his face. He offered the best flower carving that he had kept for many years with both hands, saying that he was bold enough to give His Royal Highness a welcome dinner.
His father, His Royal Highness, who used to never give half a penny for drinking, suddenly turned around and tipped him with a five thousand silver banknote.
The innkeeper quickly hid behind the counter, his hands trembling as he held the banknote. He was not worried that His Royal Highness was just pretending to be forthright in front of the beauties, because no one had ever heard of the Crown Prince asking for a single cent back after leaving his pocket. He was definitely the Wang family's style of not taking back what was given.
Generally speaking, it was not false that Lingzhou City was afraid of His Royal Highness, but he had been lawless for so many years, so no one wanted to commit suicide.
For example, those young ladies who were lucky enough to be "invited" into Beiliang Palace all said afterwards that they were only going to admire the scenery with His Royal Highness, leaving behind undergarments and other personal items. At most, they would just rub it a little, but they were not forced to do that kind of thing.
At first, no one believed it, but after a few beautiful virgins left the palace and had their bodies checked, they found out that what they said was true. This made some of the dissolute women secretly angry that His Royal Highness did not kidnap them into the palace. Was it because they were not beautiful enough?
Hsu Fengnian sat opposite Bai Hu 'er and personally opened the flower carving. The fragrance of the wine instantly filled the air. He took a bowl of wine and did not take it.
Hsu Fengnian put down the bowl and laughed.
"Don't worry, I have done the shady business of using knockout drugs, but I know that you are a master of profound internal strength, so I won't embarrass myself. Usually, I would try it, but today I only brought Old Huang. I was afraid that you would hit my head with embroidered winter and spring thunder. What's more, I'm not gay. What's there to be afraid of? Are you afraid that I'll take your two sabers? You're underestimating me, aren't you? "
Bai Hu 'er smiled and finally picked up the bowl and took a sip. These few ordinary subtle movements almost made Hsu Fengnian, who had seen countless beauties, dazzled. He wanted to beat his chest and stomp his feet to ask God why such a beauty was a man.
Bai Hu 'er's voice was soft and sweet. "Someone who can give away the Gold-Swallowing Treasure Book of the Dark Sect so casually doesn't look like someone who would covet embroidered winter and spring thunder."
Hsu Fengnian added, "It's not 'doesn't look like', it's' isn't '."
In the five months since they met by chance and barely knew each other, Bai Hu 'er had always been a woman of few words. She was only slightly better than Mute, but she was not as willing to talk as she was today.
He remembered that the first sentence she said was a bolt from the blue. "I'm a man." Hsu Fengnian did not believe her at first, but after getting along with her for a long time, His Royal Highness, who was experienced in women, had no choice but to believe her.
Although Bai Hu 'er did not talk much, she was used to doing what she said. For example, when she killed the bandits, she said that she would kill all of them without leaving a half-dead one. She said that she would escort Hsu Fengnian to Lingzhou City after getting the secret manual. Even if she could go back on her words and leave, she still followed him to Lingzhou.
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