Chapter Twenty-Five: Oiran Plum Blossom

On the second day, Shangguan Yinghua took Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue to say goodbye to Shangguan Jinglun and Shangguan Yingcai, and then crossed the river by boat. When I arrived at the ferry on the other side, there were already chariots and horses waiting on the shore.

Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue were not used to riding horses, so Shangguan Yinghua rode in the carriage with them. The coachman was a man in a strong suit, and he was obviously a capable person in the academy.

Shangguan Yinghua is used to walking the rivers and lakes in men's clothes, and at this moment he is wearing a set of silk light green Confucian shirts. Shen Mingyue was still dressed in white. The white fox was also lying quietly in the carriage. The two girls were stroking the white fox in their hands and chattering on their lips.

Li Qingshan felt that the atmosphere was very embarrassing, so he simply closed his eyes and practiced too void and too mysterious. He carried his true qi to run the big and small Zhou Tian again and again, and the feeling of dΓ©jΓ  vu hit again, and the true qi in his body was more fierce than usual, and there was often a feeling of fullness in the upper and lower dantians. He thought to himself, is it to prepare for the breakthrough?

Although Shangguan Yinghua and Shen Mingyue were chatting, a pair of wonderful eyes were looking at Li Qingshan from time to time, and the corners of her mouth occasionally showed a wicked smile, and no one knew what she was thinking.

The carriages and horses traveled day and night, and arrived at Qinglin County in the early morning of the second day. Shangguan Yinghua did not take Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue back to Langhuan Academy, but went straight to the county town and stayed at the largest inn in the county town. Then, he took them to the silk village to change their clothes.

Shen Mingyue changed into a child's outfit. She is already handsome, but when she changes into men's clothes at the moment, she really looks like a handsome son.

And Li Qingshan changed into a scholar's dress. He has a straight figure, is already young and old, and has a gentle temperament, and when he wears Confucian clothes at the moment, he is also polite.

Shangguan Yinghua looked Li Qingshan up and down, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "This is not bad, finally there is no poor sour appearance of a stinky Taoist priest." I'll take you tomorrow to seduce the girls of Qinglin Hualou!"

Li Qingshan smiled dumbly.

Shangguan Yinghua said angrily: "What are you laughing at." The main purpose of our return is to explore the reality of Qinglin Hualou. You have to be a pervert like you to seduce a girl. Li Qingshan snorted and didn't argue with her.

The three of them returned to the inn, Shangguan Yinghua ordered some breakfast, and ate slowly there. Li Qingshan looked at her calm and relaxed appearance, so he quietly asked, "Are you waiting for someone?"

Shangguan Yinghua smiled and said, "The stinky Taoist priest is really smart. Yes, we're going to wait for someone, and we'll be here soon. ”

Sure enough, just after a cup of tea, a middle-aged man in a white Confucian robe hurriedly walked into the inn. He was over forty years old, with handsome eyebrows, an angular face, and a neat mustache on his chin.

As soon as he entered the inn, he looked around, and when he saw Shangguan Yinghua, he had a happy face and strode over.

Shangguan Yinghua also saw him, hurriedly stood up, beckoned and said, "Uncle Baili, here and here." ”

The middle-aged man nodded, looked at Shangguan Yinghua very dotingly, and then nodded to Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue to say hello.

Shangguan Yinghua hurriedly introduced: "This is Li Qingshan, the apprentice of the Dao Saint, from Xianlai Mountain. This is his sister Shen Mingyue, also from Xianlai Mountain. We just came over together from Peach Blossom Academy. She paused for a moment, and then continued: "Sister Shen, little Taoist, this is the mountain chief of my Langhuan Academy, Baili Haoran, and one of the ten masters of Chongwen Palace. ”

Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue hurriedly left their seats to pay respects.

Baili Haoran said happily: "It turned out to be a disciple of the Dao Sage, no wonder as soon as we met, I felt like I was out of the dust, and my temperament was not bad." With you with Yinghua, I can rest assured. ”

Shangguan Yinghua smiled: "Uncle Baili, this little matter of Qinglin Hualou will be handed over to me first." If you can't figure it out, you'll take care of it. ”

Baili Haoran nodded and said, "Don't be nervous, in Dongzhou, I'm not afraid of what storms and waves they can set off." At present, it is necessary to find out who is behind them, and for the time being, we can't make a big move. Then go and test and see if you can find any clues. ”

Then he turned his eyes to stare at Li Qingshan and said, "The little Taoist has a smooth breath, his eyes are as calm as water, presumably the Taoist internal strength cultivation is very profound! ”

Li Qingshan replied abruptly: "Uncle Baili has won the prize." I have only recently learned martial arts, and my cultivation is still shallow, and I have a long way to go. ”

Baili Haoran nodded approvingly and said, "Well, the little Taoist is really humble. That's it, the three of you will go to Qinglin Hualou for the time being, and I will go back to Langhuan Academy to wait for your news. After saying that, he strode out of the inn again.

As soon as Baili Haoran walked away, Shangguan Yinghua slanted at Li Qingshan and grinned: "Let's go, now I'll take you to drink flower wine." Don't all of you men like to drink flower wine? Look at the old and young men in Qinglin County, these days they are all vying to go to the flower building like flies seeing blood. ”

Li Qingshan's face turned red, shook his head and said, "No, no, no." I don't even know how to drink, what kind of flower wine to drink. ”

Shangguan Yinghua laughed and said, "You mean, if you know how to drink, you will drink flower wine?" ”

Li Qingshan said: "I don't quarrel with you, I won't drink anyway." ”

Shangguan Yinghua rolled his eyes and said, "It's okay not to drink." Go to the flower building, you be a lustful scholar and lead out the Oiran Li Huahua. ”

Li Qingshan didn't refute, and muttered in a low voice: "I look like a person."

Shangguan Yinghua showed a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth and said: "There are many people in Hualou, and it is inevitable that someone will recognize me." I've got to go up and change my makeup, you guys wait a minute. ”

After a while, she walked downstairs, and her brocade clothes had been replaced by a set of small green clothes. There were a few small black moles on the face that looked like they were real, and a layer of light brown powder was applied to cover up the snowy skin. With such a change, it seems to be a different person.

Li Qingshan approached her, smiled, and said, "You and Mingyue, no matter how you dress up as men, the faint fragrance on your body still can't be hidden." ”

Shangguan Yinghua's eyes showed a fierce light, and he wanted to slap Li Qingshan in the face, but his hand stopped when it reached his cheek, and said angrily: "Sure enough, it's a nasty little Taoist!" Shen Mingyue covered her mouth and snickered beside her.

Li Qingshan looked confused again, and secretly wondered in his heart, what did I say wrong, and I became an obscene Taoist priest again?

The three of them walked out. Shangguan Yinghua was extremely familiar with Qinglin County, leading the way in front, and after a while, he arrived at a place called "Thousand Feet Lane". On both sides of the alley are Goolan tile houses, gambling houses, pawnshops, wine shops, tea houses, or fireworks buildings. One of the largest group buildings, the main building of the faΓ§ade is five stories high, and there is a big gold-lettered signboard hanging on it - "Qinglin Flower Building".

Originally, this thousand-foot alley was on the edge of Qinglin County, and it was not very lively during the day, but at night it was brightly lit, and the traffic was full of people, all of whom came to have fun. Some go to drink, some go to gamble, some go to listen to books, and most go to the land of fireworks to have a good time. Nowadays, this Qinglin Flower Building opens, the scale is very large, the new people in the building are young girls with good talents, and there are also said to be piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, dance, appearance and other "seven unique" Oiran Li Huahua sits, since the opening has earned enough eyeballs, attracted the merry guests of the near and far states and counties. Therefore, Qinglin Hualou can be regarded as a fire Wanzhang Street, and it is lively even during the day.

The three of them were slightly combined, so Li Qingshan played the role of a scholar, Shen Mingyue played the role of a son-in-law, and Shangguan Yinghua was a scholar who followed him. Li Qingshan shook the fan, led the two of them, and swaggered into the flower building, and a sharp-tongued guy came up to say hello.

Li Qingshan deliberately didn't speak, and said to Shangguan Yinghua Nunu, and the little guy on the class was just right for the guy who ran the hall.

Shangguan Yinghua glared at Li Qingshan viciously, and then said to the guy: "You, for our two sons, arrange the best private room, the best wine, the best food, and the best girl." What's the best girl you've ever had? ”

The guy looked at the three people in front of him, thinking that he was a stunned newcomer again, so he smiled and said: "The girls in our Qinglin Hualou are all excellent, all of them are like flowers and jade, and they are both talented and talented, which are rare in the world." These girls are divided into three classes. I don't know what kind of girl the guest officer wants?

Li Qingshan coughed and continued to pout at Shangguan Yinghua. Shangguan Yinghua was not angry and continued to ask: "Which third-class? Sell less guanzi, come quickly!"

The guy proudly introduced: "The guest officer is new here, just come here, you are happy and satisfied." Our girls here are divided into three classes: first-class talent, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, only selling art and not selling body, known as a beautiful woman, the asking price is extremely high, and it takes 100 gold to make an appointment. The second-class talent is superior, or has piano skills, or chess skills, or can chant, in short, there is a must, plus the beauty is like a flower, known as the second grade beauty. If it is the starting price of the guest officer, it can also be sold for art and body, starting from fifty gold, and the third class is an ordinary girl. Although it is ordinary, it is a hundred times more beautiful than the girls in the flower building outside, and she is known as a three-grade beauty. As long as the guest officer is willing to pay, he can do whatever he wants, and he will start with ten gold. What kind of girl do the guest officers want?"

Shen Mingyue frowned and said, "Are you guys selling gold caves, asking for a price all over the sky." ”

The guy smiled and said, "Childe, what you said is wrong." We are buying and selling, and the price is on the bright side, and it is not difficult for others. Since the guest officer has no money, he can go to the Yihong Building and Wanchun Building opposite, where the price is right. ”

Shangguan Yinghua was furious and said, "The dog's eyes look at people's low things. We don't look down on you for the third class. Isn't it rumored that you have an Oiran Plum Blossom, call her out!"

At this time, a group of people had gathered next to him, pointing and pointing, and were watching the excitement.

The guy sneered and said, "The guest officer seems to have a lot of appetite, and he wants to see Miss Li as soon as he comes." It's up to you, I'm afraid it's a toad that wants to eat swan meat. Do you know why our Miss Li didn't enter the third class? That's because there is a first class above the third class, and that is the Oiran. To ask Miss Li, not only does it depend on whether Miss Li is willing or not!"

Shangguan Yinghua took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, and was about to be angrily reprimanded. Li Qingshan opened the fan with a snap, pressed Shangguan Yinghua's small mouth with the fan, and then finally spoke to the guy: "Little Er, my little guy usually owes discipline, and he is used to being arrogant, I will teach him a good lesson when I go back." I don't know, how is Miss Oiran Li willing to see us?"

"The slave family is willing. I heard a delicate voice coming from upstairs.

Everyone looked for prestige, and saw that above the fifth floor, an extremely beautiful girl was standing next to the carved railing, condescendingly looking down.

The crowd shouted and discussed.

"Originally, this is the Oiran plum flower. I've been here so many times, and I'm finally lucky enough to see my true face once, and this trip is in vain!"

"This Oiran girl is really a national beauty. Alas, such a beauty, we are all blessed in this life and can afford it!"

"Isn't that it, it takes a lot of money to start when you meet. Even if there is gold and silver at home, it is difficult to afford it. ”

"People don't just value money. There are more rich people here, and I don't see many of them seeing her. ”

While everyone was talking about each other, several strips of red silk hung down from the top floor. Li Huahua led one of them and flew down lightly, like a fairy descending to earth. Immediately after, five young women also flew down from the fifth floor with red silk, all of them with extremely beautiful postures and cold faces, stopping the onlookers.

Everyone was stunned, staring at it, dizzying, and reluctant to blink at all.

The five girls are beautiful, and the Oiran plum flowers are even more beautiful. She is about eighteen years old, with an apricot face and peach cheeks, willow eyebrows and starry eyes, bright teeth and red lips, long hair like silk, and bright clothes.

It turned out that she knew martial arts, Li Qingshan thought secretly.

She is really beautiful, Shangguan Yinghua and Shen Mingyue thought secretly.