Chapter 23: The Proprietor of Jiangyue Building!
Lin Mo chose to stay in the inn that day.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to go out, but the System’s prompts were too noisy.
[Ding, detected someone regretting because of the host, absorbed 8 Regret.]
[Ding, detected someone regretting because of the host, absorbed 16 Regret.]
……
Yes, that’s right.
Although the regret value obtained with each prompt wasn’t much.
But it was too frequent.
Horrifically frequent.
It happened almost every few seconds.
It was only when night gradually fell that the prompts for obtaining Regret became fewer and fewer.
Host: Lin Mo
Bloodline: Human
Physique: Sword Heart Clarity
Talent: Sword Spirit Root
Cultivation Level: Foundation Late Stage
Cultivation Technique: Profound-grade High-tier Cultivation Method ‘Spirit Azure Art Fourth Layer’, Profound-grade Mid-tier Cultivation Method ‘Spring Return Art Fourth Layer’, Profound-grade Low-tier Cultivation Method ‘Three Thousand Sword Art Fifth Layer’, Yellow-grade Mid-tier Cultivation Method ‘Golden Light Shield Seventh Layer’.
Abilities: Cooking ‘5.1’, Planting ‘1.3’, Formations ‘7.2’, Musical Instruments ‘7.4’, Alchemy ‘1.6’, Chess ‘1.8’…
Regret: 34160
From yesterday to now, the Regret had increased by almost thirty thousand.
Lin Mo didn’t need to guess to know that something must have happened to the Spirit Field on Azure Bamboo Peak.
But what did that have to do with him, Lin Mo?
After a brief freshening up, Lin Mo walked out with the Liuli Sword.
The Liuli Sword Spirit suddenly said, “Actually, I have a question I’d like to ask you…”
“What is it, just ask!”
“Well, I can feel that you’re not quite the same as before…”
As a Sword Spirit, the Liuli Sword could naturally sense that Lin Mo’s sword aptitude had changed.
Initially, it had sensed Lin Mo’s outstanding sword dao physique, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to converse with it.
But now, Lin Mo was clearly not just leaning towards the sword in physique, but his inherent aptitude was also leaning towards the sword.
It was referring to his ‘Spirit Root’!
“Little Sword Spirit, have you ever heard a saying?” Lin Mo smiled.
“What saying…”
“When a person begins to be interested in another person, it is already a sign that they are on the path to being conquered.”
The Liuli Sword Spirit obviously didn’t think it would be conquered by someone with such a bad personality.
It wouldn’t be interested in this stinky man.
“Little Li isn’t a person…”
Lin Mo almost fell to the ground. This time, he was somewhat speechless.
Outside, several Junior Sisters were already waiting for him.
As soon as Xia He saw him, she shot him a fierce glare.
“Dallying around, it’s already dark and you’re only coming out now!”
“You seem very eager,” Lin Mo chuckled, “Do you know what Jiangyue Building is?”
“Of course, I know. Isn’t it a place where men like to drink, have fun, and display their talents?” Xia He was full of anticipation, wanting to see the place very much.
Lin Mo gave Xia He a look as if she were an idiot.
The expressions of the other Junior Sisters were also filled with anticipation, just like Xia He.
It seemed these girls truly didn’t know that ‘Jiangyue Building’ was a brothel.
He didn’t want to reveal it and led the disguised sisters, dressed as men, towards the location of Jiangyue Building.
Jiangyue Building was built by the lakeside, and the entire pavilion was lit up with lanterns, making this place far brighter than anywhere else.
“Wow, there are so many people!” Qu Ruyan exclaimed, looking at the bustling streets like a curious baby, her eyes darting everywhere.
Xia He, however, noticed something.
“What’s wrong? Are the women in the pavilion so immodest? They pounce on men as soon as they see them!”
Lin Mo explained, “That’s called welcoming guests, understand?”
Xia He watched as a young man who had just entered casually pulled a scantily clad young woman into his arms nearby, even patting her backside.
The young woman didn’t resist and instead looked shy.
And such scenes were everywhere.
Xia He frowned, finally realizing something was amiss, but she couldn’t pinpoint what it was. She could only follow Lin Mo into the pavilion.
As soon as they stepped through the entrance, the women inside seemed to have spotted treasures, and one by one, they came to greet them.
“Oh my, Young Masters are so handsome! All new faces, are you here for the Talents Assembly today?”
A woman in red, fanning herself, approached Xia He, pressing her body against her.
“Mm…” Xia He was a bit flustered, standing rigidly, not knowing what to do.
She had never encountered such an enthusiastic woman, let alone being “treated” so warmly by a woman when she herself was a woman!
Qu Ruyan, on the other hand, was the complete opposite.
She casually ate the food prepared in the pavilion,
Her astonishing appetite stunned the women greeting her.
As for Xie Zhian, she tightly shielded her sister Xie Zhiqu behind her, her eyes looking as if they could kill, scaring the approaching women into stopping.
Lin Mo, meanwhile, casually held a woman in each arm, appearing extremely dashing.
He wasn’t a saint, after all. Since he was at a brothel, why not enjoy himself?
Xia He also noticed the situation with Lin Mo.
“How can you be like this?”
Lin Mo shrugged, “What about me?”
Xia He frowned, “Do you think it’s okay to hold two unfamiliar women in your arms like this?”
“Who says I don’t know them?” Lin Mo smiled faintly, “The one on my left is Xiao Hua, and the one on my right is Xiao Yu.”
As he spoke, Lin Mo deliberately rubbed against the two women.
Xia He’s face turned red, “Lin Mo, you are a cultivator, how can you be so vulgar and shameless!”
Lin Mo was unfazed, “What’s wrong with a cultivator following their heart? Moreover, this is a matter of mutual consent. What business is it of yours?”
He even specifically asked the two women in his arms.
The two women shyly expressed their ‘willingness’.
Lin Mo spread his hands, “You’ve seen it. If you’re envious, you can get close to the young ladies next to you too!”
The young lady next to Xia He was also very perceptive.
“Young Master, if you wish to be like that gentleman, I won’t mind either!”
Xia He’s face turned red. Lin Mo clearly knew her identity and was obviously teasing her.
She pushed away the young woman beside her and turned to join Xie Zhian’s group.
In the entire Jiangyue Building, only these three seemed out of place.
Oh, wait, there was also Qu Ruyan who was eating crazily.
Suddenly, a middle-aged woman who looked like a madam appeared on the stage set up in the main hall of Jiangyue Building.
“My Lords, there is still an incense stick of time before the Talent Assembly.”
“When the time comes, the Talent Assembly will be personally hosted by the Proprietor!”
The madam’s words caused the Lords present to cheer enthusiastically.
The momentum was so great that it was deafening.
Lin Mo was puzzled. What kind of woman could make so many men go so crazy?
After all, a large portion of the people here were cultivators.
There were even people present whose cultivation level Lin Mo couldn’t discern.
This meant that their cultivation realm was definitely above the Golden Core stage.
An incense stick of time quickly passed.
The moment the Proprietor of Jiangyue Building appeared, the entire pavilion fell silent.
Lin Mo finally saw the true appearance of this Proprietor.
And he finally understood why these men were so crazy.
