Volume 1, Chapter 58: That Familiar Feeling is Back!
Inside the upper chamber, Li Shiyao let out a startled cry. Although she was still dressed, the sight was undeniably somewhat provocative.
In stark contrast, Ye Qinghan and Dongfang Jue both wore expressions of utter indifference.
"Young Master Liu, I've heard a lot about you," Ye Qinghan said with a mocking chuckle, her fox-like mind already able to guess what the man before them was about to say.
"Young Master Liu certainly makes a grand entrance. Are you planning to snatch people away?" Dongfang Jue was beaming with delight. Ah, her sister's moment in the spotlight had finally returned!
Every time she had been thwarted before, it was solely because of Ye Qinghan!
It was simply because Ye Qinghan was an absolute cheat code! There was nothing she could do about it!
Put anyone else in her shoes, and who could possibly match her evenly? You must be joking!
This feeling of having everything completely under control was just right! This was the exact flavor she wanted!
The girls who had previously gathered around Ye Qinghan and Dongfang Jue now shrank back into the corners. Had Liu Mingxuan not been blocking the doorway, they probably would have fled long ago.
"Just the two of you, trying to steal a woman from me? Are you tired of living, you bastards?"
Seeing that they were just two men who looked like pale scholars and yet held such a low posture, Liu Mingxuan became even more arrogant.
Ye Qinghan and Dongfang Jue exchanged glances and burst into laughter simultaneously. This was too entertaining!
"Miss Ye, I finally know how exhilarating it felt for you back then!" This familiar sensation! It was beyond thrilling!
At this moment, Dongfang Jue could completely imagine how Ye Qinghan must have felt in the past whenever someone tried to act tough—just like Liu Mingxuan right now. Weren't they absolute fools?
Purely walking up to throw their lives away!
"Really? I'm just arrogant based on my strength, can't help it." Ye Qinghan looked completely nonchalant. When it came to playing the pig to eat the tiger, she was still far behind her master!
Liu Mingxuan didn't rush to beat up these two pretty boys; his gaze drifted to Li Shiyao standing on the side, thinking: *Damn! True to her reputation as the top courtesan! Which man could possibly resist this magnificent treasure?*
Right now, Li Shiyao was only wearing a single chemise, which had already been soaked by spilled wine, clinging tightly to her skin and accentuating her already explosive figure.
Her innocent, doll-like face was flushed with warmth, a mixture of a young girl's shyness and the mature charm of a married woman. It acted like a sinful poison, seeming to entice someone into ravaging her fiercely.
"Come here! Lychee, is it? Today you belong to me!" Ignoring the two scholars, Liu Mingxuan pointed straight at Li Shiyao and barked his order.
"Shiyao doesn't want to! You're so ugly! Shiyao wants to find someone handsome!"
Li Shiyao hid behind Ye Qinghan, her little expression looking as though she had finally grabbed onto a powerful patron. After all, she had been dancing for so long; Lord Ye simply had to offer her some protection!
"Hahahahaha!" Dongfang Jue slapped her thigh, laughing so hard she rocked back and forth, and patted Ye Qinghan's shoulder. "Did you hear that?! Hahahahaha, you're so ugly~ Shiyao wants to find someone handsome! Hahahahaha!"
Liu Mingxuan didn't mind at all; if anything, he liked it even more. He loved this kind of resistance! It gave him the ultimate thrill of conquest!
As long as he got rid of these two pale scholars in front of him, this top courtesan wouldn't be able to escape his grasp either.
If he spent some money, he could even take her home and slowly break her spirit.
He loved conquering wild mares like this, watching their sharp edges get worn down, watching their hopes turn into nothingness. The helplessness flashing in their eyes at that moment was simply too wonderful.
"You two, piss off right now, and I'll spare your lives." Liu Mingxuan couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on these two weaklings. When he heard them mentioned as military men, he had expected some general clad in armor.
Upon seeing them, he realized they were just a pair of sissies!
He figured—hehe—they were probably just the dependents of some general, out here swaggering on borrowed authority!
Liu Mingxuan had seen far too many people like this and wasn't afraid in the slightest. Even if they were the family of a prince, they would still have to think twice before daring to touch the Liu family!
Dongfang Jue started clutching her stomach with laughter once again. Hahahahaha, spare their lives?
Dongfang Jue thought to herself: *If you hadn't skipped the martial arts tournament this morning, you'd probably be in the middle of emergency resuscitation right now!*
Ye Qinghan remained relatively calm. "Do you even know who we are? Do you know who this little blonde airhead is? You dare ask her to warm your bed?"
Dongfang Jue was having the time of her life and shouted at the madam of the brothel, "Madam, shut the door! Close the door!"
The madam was no fool either. The bearing of these two distinguished guests suggested they were formidable characters; the Liu family might come out of this fine, but Young Master Liu was definitely going to take a heavy fall today!
Being sensible, the madam simply closed the door. As for the girls inside, she didn't dare call out to them either...
Standing outside the upper chamber, the madam didn't dare walk too far away, terrified that something might go wrong. She had already sent someone to report the authorities, though it would probably take a little while.
Inside the room, Liu Mingxuan refused to back down at all, pointing right at Dongfang Jue. "What the hell are you laughing at? I told you two to get lost, are you deliberately trying to act tough in front of Liu Mingxuan?"
Dongfang Jue didn't say a word. As the door clicked shut, she slammed a heavy token down onto the table.
"Who do you think you're trying to scare, brat? Pulling out some worthless piece of junk to put on airs?" As someone who practiced cultivation, how could Liu Mingxuan possibly recognize such a military token?
This time, it was Ye Qinghan's turn to laugh. "I've been meaning to ask, what even is this piece of junk? It doesn't seem useful at all!"
"My father confiscated my tiger tally, so the one I brought out this time is the token of the Dingzhou Garrison. Don't look at it as small; if I want to, I can take over the city defense immediately."
Dongfang Jue felt a little helpless. Counting Ye Qinghan and Li Shiyao, not a single person in the entire room recognized this token.
"Keep bragging! Why don't you go take over your father's imperial throne?" As she spoke, Ye Qinghan casually unhooked the jade pendant from Li Shiyao's waist and tossed it right next to Dongfang Jue's token.
"Do you recognize this? What, do you still want the Holy Maiden of the Sacred Mountain to warm your bed?" Ye Qinghan laughed until her shoulders shook, finding Dongfang Jue utterly hilarious—after putting on such a grand act for so long, the guy simply wasn't buying it at all!
The two characters "Holy Maiden" were clearly engraved on the jade pendant. This didn't look like a fake...
Liu Mingxuan suddenly felt a bit bewildered. Could this person really be the Holy Maiden? Impossible!
Who would believe that the Holy Maiden of the Sacred Mountain would be pouring wine and dancing for people in a pleasure house?
Tell that to anyone and see if they'd believe it!
"Bulls***. The Holy Maiden of the Sacred Mountain dancing and pouring wine in the Drunken Spring House? Do you take me for an idiot?" After a brief moment of thought, Liu Mingxuan dismissed the idea as absurd! It was pure nonsense!
At that moment, Ye Qinghan and Dongfang Jue burst into simultaneous laughter once more, while Li Shiyao blushed fiercely, burying her face into Ye Qinghan's embrace, too mortified to show her face!
"Enough talk. If I don't beat you up today, you'll never learn to behave!"
With that, Liu Mingxuan cast a glance at his two subordinates, then stood his ground to see what tricks these two pretty boys could pull!
Your father is a general? Even if your father were a prince, I'd still beat you just the same!
The two guards immediately sprung into action, their synchronization rate at a hundred percent. Both leaped forward, aiming heavy punches straight for their faces!
Liu Mingxuan stood where he was, his mind already picturing the scene of these two sissies dropping a threat for him to wait, and then fleeing in panic.
Meanwhile, back at the inn, Su Cheng had finally woken up and was currently checking the system interface, intending to see if there were any new treasures available from this recent period.
The heavenly treasures that Ye Qinghan had brought back from the secret realm a few days ago had been exchanged for a full seven hundred thousand system points, even more than two Pingyun Sects combined!
Su Cheng also suddenly remembered that he still possessed the seed of a supreme-grade innate spiritual root. He had originally intended to give it to Ye Qinghan, but amid all the hustle and bustle, it had completely slipped his mind.