HBBMAWH Chapter 111

The reason why Chen Nan was surprised was that Jiang Manyue, who has just arrived at the beginning of the month, could have connections here. If Jiang Manyue had stayed in this place long enough, it wouldn't have been unusual for him to establish a few connections with the people of Beirong.

Jiang Manyue shook his head.

"It's not an acquaintance, it's just that I know 'him'." What a joke. Even if he had befriended this person, it would have been a past life's relationship. In this lifetime, he had chosen a different path. A small gesture could have far-reaching consequences.

What were once old acquaintances are now total strangers.

"Since you only know him as an acquaintance, how can you be sure he can help?" Chen Nan muttered in doubt.

"'He' doesn't know me, but 'he' knows General Wang. 'He' is a friend of General Wang's, and besides General Wang, he trusts no one. Chen Nan, remember what I asked you to do before, do you have any tokens from General Wang?"

"I remember." Chen Nan produced General Wang’s private seal of from his body. The seal bore a small but imposing golden tiger, with the general's title, "Tiger General," engraved beneath it in seal script.

"Here it is. This is General Wang's private seal. After the general passed away, it remained with me, preserved without loss. I wonder who this person you mentioned is?"

"A woman."

Chen Nan fell silent.

Yan Cai perked up his ears, feeling like he had heard something significant.

Soon after, they arrived at an establishment—a brothel.

Yan Cai: Heh.

Whether it was in the Chen Dynasty or Beirong, the characteristics of brothels were the same. In broad daylight, the girls were still asleep, and the three of them didn't want to attract too much attention. So, they only entered when night fell, alongside numerous men with big bellies.

The clear and unclouded eyes of the three people stood out amidst the hungry and lustful gazes of others. The madam of the brothel stood on the second floor and noticed the figures of the three people, especially since there were also two handsome men among them, which seemed rather odd.

The madam came downstairs, fanning herself, and appraised the group. She wondered if they were here to cause trouble. They didn't seem like they came for the usual purpose; they seemed too upright for that.

Ever since they came in, their eyes had never fallen on the beauties.

"Are you gentlemen here for drinks or..."

"To find someone." Jiang Manyue replied coldly, shielding Yan Cai behind him.

The women here were too intimidating. Since they came in, these people's eyes hadn't left Yan Cai's body. Some even directly brushed Yan Cai's face with their sleeves. Jiang Manyue swept them away with one gesture, scaring the woman away with his gaze. He really can't relax for a moment.

Yan Cai was quite curious. It was his first time entering a brothel in both his lifetimes, and it was quite... interesting. The girls were all very beautiful and enthusiastic. However, after looking around for a while, he lost interest.

None of them seemed as good-looking as his Jiang Manyue, nor did they have his charisma. It was interesting to look at them briefly, but after a while, it became stale.

"We're looking for the girl named Luzhu."

"Luzhu? What a coincidence, Luzhu has an appointment tonight...Besides, all three of you looking for her seems a bit inappropriate, doesn't it?" The madam looked puzzled, finding the three of them quite strange.

Moreover, having seen so many romantic affairs, she could tell from their protective actions that the two handsome gentlemen were clearly a pair. Why would these three be looking for Luzhu?

Could it be that the little Luzhu had caused trouble outside again? Always causing trouble!

The madam intended to refuse them.

"Why don't you gentlemen take a look at other girls? Hongmei and Zilan are also popular girls here..."

"We only want Miss Luzhu."

Dealing with people like the madam, there was only one best way. Jiang Manyue took out a gold coin, and the madam's eyes instantly lit up. Her smile multiplied several times, quickly taking the gold coin, carefully wiping it with a handkerchief, biting it to test its authenticity, then smiling even more brightly.

"Oh, please wait a moment, gentlemen. I'll immediately have Luzhu come to accompany you!"

"But didn't you say she had an appointment?" Yan Cai couldn't help but interject. This madam changed her demeanor too quickly. Just now, she seemed particularly hesitant to break the rules.

The madam laughed behind her hand.

"Oh, look at this young man. You gentlemen are esteemed guests, naturally, we must treat you well. As for that other customer, he likes both Hongmei and Zilan. Whichever one he prefers, isn't that right?"

Yan Cai: As long as you're happy.

The three of them entered the small private room. The room was quite elegant in its design, but the scent of incense burning inside made Yan Cai feel a bit uncomfortable. Before he could say anything, just a slight frown, Jiang Manyue understood.

Jiang Manyue immediately extinguished the incense burner and handed over a very clean handkerchief. It carried a faint scent of sandalwood, a scent that Jiang Manyue often had on him. Yan Cai wiped his face and hands with it, feeling much more clear-headed with the refreshing scent.

Yan Cai sat down. For some reason, his second child seemed to consume more energy than Qingke had absorbed back then. Moreover, this time, he couldn't use any of his healing abilities.

Yan Cai speculated that the Qingke inherited the aggressive ability of the devil tree, hence his strong combat abilities. However, Qingke lacked any healing abilities, and did not have the powerful life force inherent in the life ability itself.

But his second child likely inherited another part of his power—the original power of his life ability. Healing, regeneration—that was the power of life.

Perhaps it is for this reason that he is very tired now. Yan Cai sat down to rest, and Jiang Manyue massaged his shoulders. On the other side, Chen Nan tilted his head to look, and after a while, he felt goosebumps all over his body.

The bachelor couldn't stand this scene, so Chen Nan turned his head, closed his eyes and covered his ears, refusing to watch the intimate actions of the two. He thought to himself, it seemed that the prince was relatively delicate. He had only walked a short distance, and now he was sore here and there, feeling achy. He needed to exercise more.

Practice in the morning and evening!

After a while, a woman in a light green dress approached from behind the screen. The woman had a delicate appearance, with a mole between her eyebrows, but she didn't exude any worldly aura. Instead, because of that mole, she appeared dignified and elegant, like a Bodhisattva.

Yan Cai blinked. He felt that this was the most beautiful woman he had encountered in this world. Compared to any noble lady or princess, this Luzhu was simply incomparable.

Luzhu made a simple greeting, revealing a slight smile, as gentle as a spring breeze. Yan Cai was stunned, but of course, he was purely appreciating her beauty, no different from appreciating the moonlight, green waters, and spring flowers in the mountains.

Jiang Manyue coughed twice, bringing Yan Cai back to reality.

Cough cough, the spouse at home must be feeling really jealous. Yan Cai patted Jiang Manyue's back to comfort him. Although Miss Luzhu is very beautiful, believe me, you are the most good-looking in my heart!

"Miss Luzhu really doesn't look like..." Chen Nan blurted out, then realized halfway that it was impolite, as if exposing the other party's scars.

But Luzhu took it lightly and didn't feel offended. Instead, she smiled and said, "Sir, are you saying that I don't look like the other girls here? Actually, I only sing and play the piano here. Most guests respect me and wouldn't intentionally break agreements."

Luzhu explained, but Yan Cai heard something off in her words. She was speaking in Beirong dialect, and Jiang Manyue quietly translated in his ear.

Yan Cai didn't fully understand Beirong dialect, but he felt that Luzhu's accent was somewhat similar to Chen Nan's and Jiang Manyue's.

This brought up the topic of the languages of the two countries. Although both could speak Beirong dialect, Chen Dynasty inevitably had a bit of a Chen accent, which wasn't noticeable unless one listened carefully. 

And in Luzhu's case, Yan Cai also sensed a bit of Chen accent.

"Can Miss Luzhu speak Chen dialect?" Yan Cai asked in Chen dialect. "Where is Miss Luzhu originally from?"

Jiang Manyue only knew that General Wang had an acquaintance in Beirong, and this friend had an extremely good relationship with him. If there were any urgent matters, he wouldn't refuse to come. But apart from the name and address, he knew nothing about this person. He had only inquired about Luzhu, and no one had mentioned that she was from Chen.

Yan Cai was the first one to bring it up.

So, when Yan Cai said this, even he was taken aback. Jiang Manyue couldn't tell she has an accent, because the difference in accent was actually very small, and besides, Luzhu had spent many years in Beirong, so her accent had almost completely disappeared.

Luzhu's expression remained unchanged, her gentle smile still intact. Instead, she showed a hint of well-placed surprise, as if Yan Cai had said something funny.

However, when Jiang Manyue took out General Wang's seal, Luzhu's flawless smile finally shattered.

Covering her mouth, Luzhu said, "This is his..."

Jiang Manyue came to seek help from Luzhu, so naturally he wouldn't be a headless fly wandering aimlessly. He knew that the favored minister of the King of Beirong enjoyed listening to Luzhu play the zither and visited here every few days.

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