The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 295 Visiting a brothel

Xin, a vassal state of Jin, was a very small country. Logically speaking, in this era where strength is respected, a country like Xin would have been annexed long ago. However, the first emperor of Xin was very smart. He knew that Xin could not withstand the attacks of other countries, so he recognized Jin as his elder brother early on, paid tribute every year, and sent the prince to the capital of Jin, ostensibly to study but actually as a hostage. Since then, the countries surrounding Xin did not dare to act rashly. After all, attacking Xin was like attacking Jin in the face. Jin was a veritable big country, the second-ranked country in Dongzhou, second only to Shang.

After traveling for more than half a month, Pan Chengfeng and An Yi finally arrived at the border of the new country. An Yi pointed at the city gate and said, "Young Master, after entering Qiaoxin Pass, you will be in the new country." Pan Chengfeng had seen the map and knew that this was a small country, but he didn't expect it to be so small. The Great Zhou had about 10,000 counties, which was considered a medium-sized country. This new country seemed to have only 600 to 700 counties, less than one-tenth of the Great Zhou.

Pan Chengfeng disguised himself as a young man, with a handsome face and deep eyes, coupled with his own temperament, how can it be described? The young man was a little handsome~ An Yi looked at Pan Chengfeng and said in his heart: "Are you going to disguise yourself and sneak into the new country? Why do you dress up like this to attract attention?" What can Pan Chengfeng do? As long as it is not his original appearance, he can be as handsome as he wants. He can't let himself down, right? And An Yi was dressed like an old servant.

Pan Chengfeng was full of energy. He opened his fan and fanned it a few times, saying, "Come on, take me to see the scenery here~" An Yi said in embarrassment, "Master, Xinguo is poor and there is nothing to see. Let's hurry on." Pan Chengfeng sighed and said, "You are right. How did such a small country with a shabby economy survive?" An Yi introduced, "The emperor of Xinguo was originally a general of Liangguo. He rebelled but failed, so he surrendered to Jinguo. Jinguo intervened and suppressed Liangguo. Since then, Xinguo has become a vassal state of Jinguo."

Pan Chengfeng nodded and said, "Another ambitious man, who makes the people suffer." An Yi asked in confusion, "Young Master, do you care about the common people?" Pan Chengfeng said unhappily, "Why? Young Master, do you look like someone who doesn't care about the mundane world? Young Master is also a commoner, so why can't you care about the common people?" An Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Since I started cultivating immortals, I have never seen any immortal cultivator who cares about the sufferings of the common people."

Pan Chengfeng sneered, "The cultivators use the crystal beads formed by the wishes of mortals, but treat mortals as ants. Isn't that ridiculous? This is called forgetting one's roots!" An Yi said, "Young Master has a kind heart. If all cultivators think like you, the people will be blessed." Pan Chengfeng waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go directly to the capital of the new country."

The two of them traveled for half a day and finally arrived at the capital of the new country, Xindu. Pan Chengfeng looked at Xindu and nodded, saying, "After all, it is the capital of a country, and it is different from the previous ones." An Yi said, "The current king of the new country is not bad, so the people of the new country have a decent life, but the new country is too weak and it is inevitable to be bullied by neighboring countries. It is not easy to defend this small piece of land. And serving in the new country has very good benefits." Pan Chengfeng asked in confusion, "An Yi, you seem to know a lot about the new country? Aren't you a killer? Do you also care about people's livelihood?"

An Yi did not hide anything and said directly: "To be honest, young master, An Er and I are from Xin Country. In order to join the army, we two brothers traveled for several days. In the end, we fainted from hunger outside the new capital, and then we were picked up by the Yu family and became killers." Pan Chengfeng nodded and said: "Didn't you say that the people in Xin Country live a good life? Why did you travel without dry food?" An Yi explained: "That was hundreds of years ago. At that time, Xin Country was in chaos and there were wars all day long. How could there be extra food?" Pan Chengfeng had forgotten that this man seemed to be seven or eight hundred years old.

Pan Chengfeng waved his fan and said, "Let's go, take the young master to have some fun. What's fun here? For example, brothels, brothels, etc.~" An Yi was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, "Young master, you're going to that kind of place?" Pan Chengfeng walked all the way, waiting to find a place to have fun, but the towns in front were too shabby, and even if there were any, there would definitely be no "good stuff". Now that he has arrived in the capital, he sees that it is quite prosperous here, so he wants to drink wine~

An Yi stammered, "Young... Young Master, aren't we here to do business? Why... are we still going to that kind of place with smoke... smoke... fireworks?" Pan Chengfeng glanced at An Yi sharply and asked, "Are you still a virgin?" An Yi said embarrassedly, "I have been training there all the time. I don't have time to go to that kind of place. But An Er... may be more familiar with those places." Pan Chengfeng thought to himself, "It seems that I have brought the wrong person. Wouldn't it be better to bring An Er out?" Pan Chengfeng patted An Yi on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, Young Master will take you to play, but you have to keep your mouth shut when you go back. Don't let the lady know! Understand?" An Yi said in panic, "Young Master, just go and have fun. I'll wait for you at the inn." Pan Chengfeng said unhappily, "Why, do you look down on Young Master? I said I would take you there, so let's go!"

Pan Chengfeng took An Yi with him and went to the place where men are happy. Why did he have to take An Yi with him? How did the saying go? 'It is better to visit prostitutes together than to fight together!' If An Yi went with him, he would not be afraid that he would tell others about it. The two walked for several streets and finally saw the "Muchunlou". An Yi said that this was the best place for fireworks in Xindu, and An Er often came here to spend money, but he himself had never been there once.

Pan Chengfeng strode into Muchun Tower. The madam saw that the visitor had an extraordinary demeanor and greeted him with a smile, saying, "Oh, this young man looks unfamiliar. Is this your first time in Muchun Tower?" Pan Chengfeng thought to himself, "That's right~ That's right~" With a wave of his hand, ten taels of gold fell into the hands of the madam, who said generously, "Call out all your best girls and serve me. If you are happy, you will be rewarded handsomely~" The madam was a middle-aged woman in her thirties, still quite pretty. She took the gold and said happily, "Oh, this young man is generous, but our top performer, Miss Ruyan, is not priced that high~"

Pan Chengfeng's eyes bulged. Ten taels of gold couldn't buy the top prostitute? This top prostitute was so important? Pan Chengfeng threw another ten taels of gold and said, "Is that enough now?" The madam took the gold with a smile and said, "Here~ Maybe Miss Ruyan would be willing to play a song for you behind the curtain." The guests around laughed. A fat man laughed and said, "What kind of bumpkin is this? You want to see Miss Ruyan for a few dozen taels of gold~"

Another thin man laughed and said, "Maybe he is some nouveau riche? I don't know how hard it is to see Miss Ruyan. No wonder." The fat man shouted, "I have been sitting here for several days, just to see Ruyan, but unfortunately I have never waited for Miss Ruyan~" Pan Chengfeng sneered, "I don't believe it. There are people who are selling themselves, and I can't afford them!"

Pan Chengfeng took out a low-grade crystal bead the size of a mung bean, placed it in front of the madam and said, "Do you recognize this thing? It's worth at least 100,000 taels! Is it enough to see your Miss Ruyan?" Those present were all experienced people, and some had already recognized the crystal bead and exclaimed, "Precious crystal! This is the precious crystal used by immortals!" Immortals call it a crystal bead, and ordinary people call it a precious crystal! There are many people willing to exchange precious crystals for silver. It is basically impossible to buy precious crystals with silver.

The madam had also seen crystal beads before. She held the mung bean-sized crystal beads in her hands and said excitedly, "Enough, enough! My daughter, come and receive guests. Why are you still embarrassed? You two can take a rest in the private room upstairs. I will go and invite Miss Ruyan." Pan Chengfeng nodded and said, "Call other good girls too. I have plenty of money~" An Yi was stunned watching all this and thought to himself, "Does the young master often come to this kind of place to spend money? Why does he look so familiar with it?"

The two of them went up to the third floor under the envious eyes of the prostitutes. That was where Miss Ruyan received the guests. After seeing the two of them leave, everyone began to discuss their identities, how they had things from the immortals, and how the leader was so young.

Pan Chengfeng and An Yi came to the private room and sat down casually. Soon, a group of beautiful girls of all kinds came, calling Pan Chengfeng "Master" one by one, making his bones almost soft. Pan Chengfeng touched this and that, laughing: "Hahaha, there are rewards, there are rewards~ Old An, don't just look at it, get involved, otherwise the young master's money will be wasted~" An Yi was being touched by three or four girls while he was sitting, and his face was red, and he tried his best to push these women's hands away.

A girl of about 17 or 18 saw that it seemed like it was her first time, so she wanted to tease An Yi and touched between his legs with her little hand. An Yi was frightened and stood up, pushing away the girls who were surrounding him and said, "Master, this... I am really not used to it. Please excuse me, I will leave first."

Pan Chengfeng waved his hand, and the girls who were surrounding him retreated. Pan Chengfeng said, "If you don't like it, forget it. Let's wait for Miss Ruyan to come over. I want to see how stunningly beautiful this person is. She made me wait for so long~" The young master didn't let him go, and An Yi had no choice but to sit down again, but he was always on guard against the girls around him. Pan Chengfeng thought it was funny and said, "Just serve us some wine, and don't touch us anymore. I'm not a casual person."

Several girls started to act like spoiled brats, saying things like, "Young Master, you just touched me here, I want to touch you back." Others said, "Young Master, you just kissed me, I want to kiss you back." Pan Chengfeng gave them all ten taels of gold and said, "Is that all right? Serve us well and drink. Your wine has no taste at all." If they were not all mortals, Pan Chengfeng would have really wanted to take out Qinglingzui and have a couple of drinks.

Pan Chengfeng and An Yi drank tasteless wine and chatted idly. After waiting for half an hour, there was a knock on the door and the old procuress's voice sounded: "You two, Miss Ruyan is here." Pan Chengfeng shouted: "Come in quickly, it's been so long!" The old procuress pushed the door open and said with an apologetic smile: "It took some time for the young lady to dress up, please don't blame me. Ruyan, come in and serve the two gentlemen."