ATPnovel Chapter 108 Fairy Pei?
Chapter 108 Fairy Pei?
Fusu and Mofeng looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.
They simply couldn't understand what extraordinary abilities Zhang Fan possessed.
How could those two sisters become "absolutely loyal" in such a short time?
however.
Zhang Fan simply smiled faintly and did not offer any further explanation.
He abruptly changed the subject, drawing everyone's attention back to the main topic:
"Alright, these are all minor matters."
"Don't forget, our main objective for this trip is mining."
According to the schedule, the first batch of conscripts will arrive in Shangdang County tomorrow, and this matter must not go wrong.
As he said this, he glanced at the deep night outside the window.
"Since nobody's sleepy tonight!"
"How about... we go out for a walk and find out what's going on?"
"go out?"
Fusu was taken aback. "Teacher, there's already a curfew in the city. We..."
"curfew?"
Zhang Fan scoffed, "Does Shangdang County even have a curfew for me?"
Fusu and Mofeng instantly remembered the Dingqin Sword that was still dripping blood last night.
And that unfortunate general whose head was separated from his body.
The two looked at each other and saw excitement and anticipation in each other's eyes!
"Alright! I'll follow your instructions, Master!"
……
After a while.
The three changed into civilian clothes and left the prefectural governor's mansion quietly.
The streets of Changzi County were eerily silent in the dead of night.
Aside from the faint sounds of string and wind instruments drifting from afar.
The entire county was shrouded in darkness, without a single light.
Following behind Zhang Fan, Fusu finally couldn't suppress his doubts and asked in a low voice:
"Teacher, why don't we go and investigate that 'Hall of Benevolent Children'?"
"Instead...we're heading towards that place of misty willows?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan smiled and explained as he walked:
"Fusu, you must remember that the more filthy and corrupt a place is, the more heavily guarded it will be."
"If that 'Good Children's Hall' is truly as we imagine!"
"If it's a den of monsters that devours people without spitting out the bones, then it must be surrounded by Feng Jing's spies and informants right now."
"If we rush over there, we'll only alert them."
"and!"
Zhang Fan's smile became meaningful. "Don't forget what my current persona is."
Fusu suddenly realized!
The teacher's character is a dissolute "immortal master" who is addicted to wine and women!
A lustful glutton who had just killed someone with his sword because he wanted to go to a brothel.
So, instead of sleeping late at night, he sneaked off to a "charity" that takes in children?
This doesn't make any sense at all!
"Therefore, we must go to this place of pleasure tonight!"
"And it must be done openly and honestly, so that everyone knows about it!"
A calculating glint flashed in Zhang Fan's eyes.
"This is both to maintain my image as a lecherous man and to lull Feng Jing into a false sense of security."
"Even more so because..."
He paused, lowered his voice even further, and said, word by word:
"Since ancient times, this place has been known for its brothels and red-light districts!"
"It is a place where people from all walks of life gather, and it is the place with the best information."
"Sometimes, a casual drinker's unintentional drunken remark can help us."
Fusu tilted his head, trying hard to understand.
……
Following the faint sound of string and bamboo instruments, the three of them passed through several dark alleys, and suddenly the view opened up before them!
A brightly lit three-story pavilion stood at the end of the street.
On the plaque, three large, gilded characters, written in a vigorous, flowing style—
Ji Honglou!
This place is the most notorious den of iniquity in the entire Shangdang Prefecture and even in several surrounding prefectures and counties!
Before the three of them could even get close...
A middle-aged woman, dressed in a flamboyant manner and still possessing a certain charm, swayed her slender waist as she came to greet them.
Her eyes swept over the three men, and she knew they were either rich or noble.
The smile on her face instantly blossomed into a chrysanthemum.
"Oh my! Gentlemen, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time visiting Ji Hong Lou?"
"Quickly! Come in! I guarantee you'll have a wonderful time tonight and leave completely satisfied!"
The madam warmly welcomed the three inside.
As soon as I stepped through the gate!
A scent mingled with incense, the aroma of fine wine, and the fragrance of a woman's body wafted over!
Inside the lobby.
The place was packed with people, and every seat was taken!
Richly dressed merchants, wandering swordsmen with long swords at their waists, learned scholars and literati...
People from all walks of life gathered together!
Amidst the clinking of glasses and boisterous laughter, a scene of decadent extravagance unfolded!
Although it wasn't the first time Fusu had seen it, he was still stunned and stood there, his handsome face slightly flushed.
"Alas, I wonder if I will have the honor of seeing Fairy Pei tonight!"
"Meet her? My friend, you must be dreaming! Do you know how many princes and nobles would spend a fortune just to share a drink with a fairy, and even that would be impossible!"
"I've heard that Fairy Pei might unveil her face tonight! If that's true, I'll give up everything I own to see her beauty!"
Fairy Pei?
Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity rising in his heart.
He stopped a scholar in a blue robe who was holding a wine cup and looking completely infatuated, and asked lazily:
"Brother, may I ask who this Fairy Pei you're talking about is?"
The scholar in the blue robe was already displeased at being interrupted from his reverie.
When he turned around, he saw Zhang Fan and the other two dressed as people from out of town.
The displeasure on his face turned into contempt!
He sized Zhang Fan up and down, then sneered.
"Ha, you don't even know Fairy Pei?"
"Where did you country bumpkins come from, from some remote, impoverished place?"
Listen carefully!
The scribe held his head high, his face showing fervent worship:
"Fairy Pei is a celestial maiden descended to earth; she is beyond the comprehension of us mortals!"
"Her beauty is enough to eclipse the sun and moon!"
"His talent is so exceptional that it would make all the scholars in the world bow down in admiration!"
"Countless high-ranking officials, talented scholars, and outstanding individuals have thronged the threshold of Ji Hong Lou, yet they still fail to catch a glimpse of the fairy!"
"You bunch of bumpkins, how dare you inquire about the fairy's name?!"
Upon hearing these words, Fusu's brows furrowed instantly, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
Mo Feng remained expressionless, but his grip on the sword hilt tightened slightly.
however!
Instead of being angry, Zhang Fan showed an incredibly happy smile!
"Oh? Is that so?"
He nodded with a smile.
Then, under the bewildered and puzzled gazes of Fu Shou and Mo Feng...
He slowly, from his arms...
He pulled out a glittering gold piece, weighing at least ten pounds...
BRICS!!!
That's outrageously extravagant!
"you……"
The scholar in the blue robe's pupils contracted sharply the moment he saw the gold bricks, and he was about to speak!
But Zhang Fan didn't give him that chance at all!
"Bang!!!"
A deafeningly loud bang!
Zhang Fanlun swung his arm and delivered a solid blow to the back of the scholar's head with a brick!
Before the scholar could even utter a scream, his eyes rolled back, and he slumped limply onto the table.
He fainted on the spot!
Because the lobby was already noisy, and Zhang Fan moved extremely quickly, no one noticed this scene!