Female martial arts fanatics only love to fight, while men fight for their lives.

Chapter 166: Former Zheng Wang Xiao Zhaoyang

Just as Lou Xiao said, as soon as the two of them went out, eyes turned towards Xiao Zhengdu from all directions, making it hard not to notice.

Xiao Zhengdu was very calm and composed. He was tall, and if someone looked at him in an unpleasant way, he would just glare at them, looking extremely cold and aloof.

However, Lou Xiao was too simple.

He was wearing a plain blue dress with a long black braid and carrying a long sword wrapped in cloth on his back. He looked like a real man of the world.

The combination of these two people appearing in the night of Yunsu City is both reasonable and weird.

The two walked and stopped until the atmosphere around them gradually changed. The lanterns and red walls on both sides of the road cast ambiguous light, suggesting that a certain area was approaching.

After walking a few steps, I heard the sound of stringed instruments coming from one fancy boat after another on the water not far away.

When I got closer, I realized that there were quite a few people on the shore and on the boat, and it was very lively.

Rows of lanterns and handwritings line the shore, and you can hear someone singing loudly or reciting poems.

Who made the promise while drunk, and who stood at the bow of the boat, staring at the receding figure.

The scent of ink was almost covered by the aroma of wine, and poems and songs were uttered from the red lips with half of lip balm remaining.

Xiao Zhengdu's face was indifferent, and he said, "Rituals are broken and music is ruined."

Although the romantic life of scholars has always been closely connected with the world of red light, there are always rules about what can be shown in high places and what can only be circulated in secret.

The words and phrases of the sages that have been passed down through the ages should appear in classrooms where the sound of reading is heard, rather than in the mouths of these prostitutes.

Lou Xiao took a quick look around and saw the men and women who were leaning against the railings, sitting or standing, greeting the two of them with smiles and calling out for them to come in a tender voice.

Lou Xiao didn't answer but just smiled, while Xiao Zhengdu looked over with a cold face, glaring at those weak men who didn't know their own weight, full of disdain.

In the end, no one was scared away. Instead, more men and women gathered around to talk.

"That young man is so scary, my heart is pounding with fear!"

"Oh, are you scared? I think you're attracted to him!"

"Look at his arms and his size. If he were to get on the couch... I don't have to charge you!"

They flirted, either genuinely or pretendingly, both men and women, with burning eyes.

After hearing this, Lou Xiao raised her eyebrows and looked at Xiao Zhengdu, thinking with glee, "Look at the way you're dressed, you must have been teased, right?"

Fortunately, she was dressed in a way that would not attract any attention.

"That heroine!"

Just after I finished complaining in my heart, I started talking about her.

Lou Xiao looked like a man of the underworld, carrying a sword on his back. As everyone knows, the underworld people were the poorest, with no money at all.

However, if it is a young talent——

"Lady! I have some Jade Lake wine here. Would you like to come in and try it?"

The boy, who is a bit shy and a bit bold, has seductive eyes and looks particularly sincere.

Xiao Zhengdu could tell at a glance that the man was wearing clothes that were different from the men and women just now, and were much more expensive. He thought that this man was an expert in the romantic world and was the best at capturing women's hearts.

He was worried that Lou Xiao would be deceived by her innocent appearance, but Lou Xiao spread his hands and replied,

"I don't have money, he is the financial sponsor today."

Nodding her chin at Xiao Zhengdu, Lou Xiao pushed the blame onto him.

I want to see him embarrassed!

The young man was indeed an old hand, and he praised Xiao Zhengdu without changing his expression.

"It's hard to find someone like this knight in Yunsu City. You must have won a lot of favor along the way. Even I can't take my eyes off you."

Xiao Zhengdu didn't buy his tricks. He glanced at him and quickly pulled Lou Xiao towards the river bank. The young man behind him was still calling out earnestly,

"Lady! Knight, next time you come, please come and see me. I have good wine and tea waiting for you."

"Humph." Xiao Zhengdu just snorted coldly to show his disdain. Lou Xiao laughed at him, "Why do I feel like he seems to like you?"

"nonsense!"

There were countless small boats parked on the shore. He took Lou Xiao into one of them.

Lou Xiao got on the boat and asked the boatman as he rowed.

"What are you doing on the boat? Where are you taking me?"

Xiao Zhengdu looked puzzled, "Aren't you going to Luoyang Boat? That's the biggest den of prostitution in Yunsu City. How could you possibly be with such boat prostitutes?"

Are you really going?

Lou Xiao felt a little uncomfortable. She thought she was just talking casually and was just walking and stopping on the shore to take a look around.

"Did you bring enough money?" Lou Xiao began to worry about the expenses, "What if it's not enough——"

Xiao Zhengdu curled his lips, "As long as you don't want to redeem that courtesan, it should be enough."

"The courtesan." She looked at Xiao Zhengdu and thought, "The courtesan selected from Yunsu City must be stunningly beautiful."

Xiao Zhengdu broke her fantasy with one sentence, "That's not necessarily true.

There are so many beautiful girls in Yunsu City. If you want to be the best, you need more than just good looks. You need figure, talent, taste, singing voice... none of them can be missing."

Lou Xiao wondered, "If you have such great talent, why don't you take the imperial examination?"

Even if you don't want to, there are many ways to survive in this world, and any way is better than selling your body and performing arts.

"It's not that easy to take the imperial examination. Even after ten years of hard study, you may not be able to pass the exam. But once you are known as the most beautiful girl in Yunsu City, you will come into contact with dignitaries and wealthy people, who are not comparable to those of an ordinary candidate."

He also lamented, "This road looks like a shortcut, but it can be shattered if you're not careful."

The boat was drifting slowly, and Lou Xiao spoke after a long while, "You seem to know a lot more than I do."

"I just found out about this, too." Xiao Zhengdu lifted the curtain on the boat and looked forward.

"Luoyang Boat is considered an elegant place. Anyone with a bit of wealth in Yunsu City will come here. It's not necessarily for that matter, but more for socializing."

Therefore, the most important thing is whether the person who accompanies drinking can make both parties get along harmoniously and the business negotiations go smoothly.

To be honest, they are much better than the group of men and women just now.

"Wouldn't that mean...he would recognize you?" Lou Xiao thought of the first thing.

"Pei Yuanxing must have gone to greet them long ago. Maybe as soon as we get there, an Oiran will come to invite us to join her."

Xiao Zhengdu was very confident, "If you don't believe me, let's make a bet and see if we can spend one penny on the Luoyang Boat."

"It's boring..." Lou Xiao also tilted his head to look outside at the lights that were lit up everywhere, "Forget about reciting poems with the courtesan. You and I are not that good at it. Why don't we just find a place to eat something casually?"

Then she asked Xiao Zhengdu, "You said that the courtesan is not necessarily beautiful, so there must be other beauties on the Luoyang pleasure boat.

Is there a beauty as legendary as the one who could overthrow a city or a country?"

Xiao Zhengdu was silent for a moment, then smiled faintly and said,

“Speaking of beauty… I have never seen anyone more beautiful than that person in this world.

But the more beautiful the appearance, the uglier the heart. When appearance reaches its extreme, it becomes a demon and a source of trouble. "

Lou Xiao's eyes swept across a window where someone was secretly watching her. The person inside was closing the window sill. She asked him what he meant by beauty, but she was doubtful in her heart as if she saw someone familiar.

"Who is it?"

"Who?" The overlapping candlelight in the night outlined the outline of the Luoyang pleasure boat. In addition to them, there were many other boats docked outside the pleasure boat.

When they were about to reach the shore, Xiao Zhengdu looked directly at Lou Xiao and said the name.

"Former King Zheng, Xiao Zhaoyang."