Chapter 122
May 3, 2016
The men were as subservient as loyal dogs to Fu Rong(Previously translated as Cotton Rose), never dreaming of the possibility that she would ever get slapped by a man!
The madam angrily retaliated towards Li Qing Shan, with her pair of fat arms full of True Qi. Fu Rong was not only the Pavillion of Cloud and Rain"s most beautiful flower, but also her disciple. Unexpectedly, Ge Jian blocked her way and only then did the madam forcefully stay her hands. "How dare you!"
Ge Jian coldly retorted : " Do you wish to attack the Eagle Wolf Guard?" He was also at lost for words. As long as Li Qing Shan was a member of the Guard, he could not ignore this situation as it concerned the Guard"s honor. Most importantly, he suspected that with just the madam"s strength, it was difficult to defeat Li Qing Shan.
The Pavillion of Cloud and Rain gave Zhuo Zhi Buo a huge amount of medicinal pills annually, as well as various women for him to enjoy. This helper of his of course got his fair share as well and was not willing to see the Pavillion lose out.
The madam took a few deep breaths and said "Very well!", dragging the shocked Fu Rong outside.
Li Qing Shan then sat back down and replied : "Quickly, I am still waiting for the next show! Surely your Pavillion must have more than just that right? Brother Ge, I am still waiting!"
Listening in to this from the outside, Fu Rong loudly howled : " I want to kill him! I want to kill him!"
Ge Jian turned back, the gloominess in his face all gone, smiling helplessly : "Qing Shan, if you don"t like her then so be it, why hit her? Women skilled in the art of bewitchment are rare. Occasionally enjoying such arts would not be of any hindrance to yourself." This confused even Diao Fei who suspected whether Ge Jian was intentionally trying to harm them.
"It was only just a b.i.t.c.h! So what if I hit her!" Li Qing Shan rested on the soft sofa, propping his chin before the servants beside him plucked a grape and fed it to him gently.
This Pavillion actually dared to collaborate with Zhuo Zhi Buo to harm him. He wanted to learn from Lu Ti Xia(Character from Water Margin), first demanding for 10 pounds of lean meat, cut cleanly and without fat. Then he wanted 10 pounds of fat, without a trace of meat on it. Lastly, he wanted 10 pounds of bone, chopped into strips, without any meat on it. (Symbolises how Qing Shan wishes to extort them mercilessly)
For the next few ladies that came, if they were skinny, he wanted plump ones, smacking the madam"s face. If they were fat, he wanted the leaner ones, also smacking the madam"s face. This wasn"t like Lu Ti Xia, but more of a certain theatric performance.
"I"ll go have a look!" Ge Jian walked outside, anger visibly on his face. He didn"t expect that with the Pavillion"s means, they were still unable to conquer a mere hillbilly. But he could not fall out with him now, as long as Zhuo Zhi Buo had not clarified his relationship with Gu Yan Ying, Zhuo Zhi Buo would not dare to fall out with Qing Shan. And if Zhuo Zhi Buo did not dare to, so would Ge Jian.
Most importantly, he was worried that if he fell out with Qing Shan, he would still not be this kid"s match. The slap just now astonished Ge Jian. Within 10 steps, if Li Qing Shan suddenly attacked, it would be as quick as a tiger, even he did not dare guarantee if he would win. Was body refinement truly this strong?
After 15 minutes, Ge Jian returned with the madam behind him, smiling as if nothing happened. It was unknown what Ge Jian did, but he brought along 7 to 8 young girls, whether lean or plump, each of them had proper bearings, aging from 14 to 17 years old.
"This young man doesn"t seem to like matured women. These are all the newly trained escorts, guaranteed to be pure. Why not you try picking one or two as a servant back home. Prices are negotiable." The madam pinched the cheeks of one of the girls and introduced her to Qing Shan.
Those escorts leaked out their stares of expectation when looking at Qing Shan. Being able to leave this place would be their greatest wish. Not withstanding the fact that the man himself was a young and strong lad, and not those fat merchants or old men.
Ge Jian remarked: " I believe that you should have a person or two to serve you at home. With such a big bed, you surely cannot take up all of it." After seeing that he could not finish the task that Zhuo Zhi Bo entrusted him with, Ge Jian came up with another scheme. Seeing that the kid was loyal to his friends, as long as he had another burden alongside him, he could have something to threaten him with.
Seeing these girls rounded up like cattle, Qing Shan felt a fleet of sadness. Upon looking at the madam, he even felt disgusted and could not help but feel an urge to stab her with his knife. But he knew, that in this day and age, the Pavillion was a proper establishment and plenty of girls, due to the age"s preference of boys over girls, were sent here due to their family"s inability or reluctance to raise them.
Qing Shan asked : "Are all of you willing?"
The girls looked at each other, and finally nodded, acknowledging his question.
Qing Shan only felt that he was doused with cold water: " It"ll be up to here today, I"m going back to sleep!" he walked outside and when he pa.s.sed a young girl she stuffed a piece of paper in his hands.
Qing Xiu looked at his majestic back hopefully. It had been many years since she was kidnapped. Originally, she was in despair, but Qing Shan"s slap reinvigorated her hope. Doing this kind of daring thing, he was obviously different from the rest. If it was him, maybe she could request for help to save herself and her friends. This n.o.ble seemed to be a good man and may even help them.
However, she saw Qing Shan suddenly stop and open the paper before asking her " Is this what you gave me?"
All the eyes in the room focused on Qing Xiu, especially the madam"s. Seeing the words on the paper, she instantly looked murderous.
Qing Xiu lowered her head and felt as if a knife was at her back. Recalling those who tried to escape or betrayed the Pavillion, she despaired and regretted while complaining in her heart about Qing Shan. Are you a fool? Did you know how deep this Pavillion runs? Now I am dead because of you!
Qing Shan kept the paper and patted her shoulders: " Just now when I asked you, why didn;t you say so? If you said it earlier then it would be way easier." This honourable one sharpened my blade for 10 years with a heroic spirit, only to encounter such unfair acts!
Qing Shan felt he was very friendly, but Qing Xiu was becoming paler and paler.
The madam saw that Qing Shan was here to pick a fight, so she dragged Qing Xiu behind her: " She"s gone crazy. Don"t take her words to heart." Qing Xiu was always obedient, never resisting her orders. The madam thought her training was sufficient before releasing her to meet the clientele but unexpectedly at such an important timing, she chose to do this. When they got back, she would torture her to death to set an example for the rest.
Qing Shan replied : " Didn"t you lot want me to pick? I choose her! "
The madam said: " Take her away!" while smiling at Qing Shan: " Our Pavillion has plenty of girls, letting you choose this crazy one was truly bad luck!"
Immediately, two strong bodyguards took Qing Xiu outside.
"Stop right there!" Qing Shan took as step forward as he was about to chase but the madam"s fat body nimbly moved to block him. Qing Shan wanted to go around her, but Ge Jian held onto his hand : "Qing Shan, where are you going? It"s just another b.i.t.c.h!"
This was what Qing Shan just said, but Qing SHan immediately replied : "You are the b.i.t.c.h! Let go of me!" WIth a tremble of his arm, Qing Shan broke free from Ge Jian"s hold with brute strength. Ge Jian immediately raged : "What did you say?" As a prim and proper Eagle Wolf Guard member, Ge Jian was scolded as a b.i.t.c.h and could not endure his anger any longer.
The 2 bodyguards were clearly martial artists and moved quickly, instantly leaving the room and blending in with the crowd.
Qing Shan didn"t bother with him, colliding with the meat wall in front of him. THe madam felt like she crashed against a stampeding elephant, breaking the window and the corridor railings as she fell from the seventh floor.
She screamed in mid-air: " Stop him!" Her fat hand reached out with True Qi as she grasped her way back to the corridor of the 3rd floor.
Qing Shan followed the hole that the madam created, only to see that Qing Xiu was missing. But he sniffed the air and caught onto her scent.
Among the 6 senses, the one sense he surpa.s.sed other humans was in the sense of smell. Normal Qi Practictioners, upon opening their meridians, would have enhanced sense of sight and hearing, able to hear a fly mid-flight as well as an ant walking within a hundred Zhang but their sense of smell would not have greatly increased. It would not even match up to a wild dog. This was the limitations of Xian Tian.
But Qing Shan"s sense of smell was already way stronger than that of a dog"s, as he followed the trail of the scent.
"Where does this young man wish to go to?" A few exquisite lady performers rushed out from nowhere, filling up the corridors as they grabbed his limbs.
"Scram!" Qing Shan did not bother to appreciate their beauty as he exhaled with True Qi, causing the girls to fly away.
Deng deng deng. A yellow shirted bodyguard came down from the 6th floor as he heard the madam"s scream. Coming out from the room next door, he recognised Qing Shan and blocked his way, clearly a First Rate Warrior.
He had just thrown out another First Rate Warrior from the Pavillion and was feeling proud as ever. Seeing Qing Shan walk over, even though he was a Qi Refining Pract.i.tioner, but he was only of the First Level, hence he believed he could be a match for him, winning him even. This kind of brat that relied on his natural talent to refine Qi was clearly not within his eyes as he shouted at him : " Stop right there!"
"If it were just weak women then never mind them, most likely they are just being forced to follow orders. A big man as yourself that dares to help the wicked to kidnap and abuse others deserves to die!" Qing Shan remarked as he kept walking. Some time or another, he already had the Severing Wing Blade in his hands and the glistening blade shined as it left its sheath.
The bodyguard had wanted to make a move, but suddenly felt his neck grow cold before flying up in the sky. In mid-air, he saw his own body. A few bodyguards wanted to come help and they conveniently saw his head fly up with a pillar of blood gushing out of his neck. Their legs were nailed to the ground, not daring to take another step forward.