Chapter 45 Price Gouging

Chapter 45: Raising the price

“…”

“Flowers bloom and fall silently. Today is the last song of Mengru in our Baihualou. If you are kind, you may add another room.”

Mother Xu’s words were blunt and straightforward.

But today is the last song of the contemporary courtesan in Baihualou, so she naturally wants to squeeze out the last value of the other party.

Soon, Mengru was dressed in white, showing her figure.

She came out with a zither in her arms. Her beautiful face like an oval, with a light smile, was the best choice in both figure and temperament.

As soon as Mengru appeared, some people couldn’t help shouting.

Xu Mengru made her debut in Baihualou at the age of 18, won the title of courtesan at the age of 20, and this year she will play her last song at the age of 27, which is very sad.

It can be said that Xu Mengru is the youth of many people present.

They naturally know what the retirement of the courtesan means, so many people today are actually here to redeem Xu Mengru.

"I heard that Miss Mengru usually wears a white veil when she appears. Why is she showing off her beauty today?"

"In the past, Miss Mengru was the most beautiful girl in Baihualou. Since she was not old enough, Baihualou naturally had to create a sense of alienation and mystery to gain fame, but today is different."

Master Guo Wu said, looking at Ning Shichun. Seeing the young man looking at Xu Mengru infatuatedly, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Ning, I am here today and will make the lovers become a couple."

"Thank you, Master Wu."

"Mr. Ning is a man of love and righteousness. As long as someone knows about it, he will support you. I just happened to meet you."

"That's right, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that you had this past." Liang Hejin smiled, "With the help of Master Guo Wu today, you can rest assured."

Ning Shichun grew up in Wanjian City since he was a child, but he was a poor family. When he was twelve years old, he climbed over the wall of Baihualou because of trouble. He accidentally met Xu Mengru and was rescued by her. From then on, he fell in love with her.

At the age of eighteen, he was found to have the qualifications of a top-grade yellow rank and became an outer disciple of the Wanjian Sect. Three years later, he has reached the ninth level of Qi Gathering.

Originally, he thought that if he could win the championship and become a true disciple, he would come to redeem Xu Mengru, but today the courtesan retired, so he had to come early.

The three people on the first floor were already confident.

Zhou Xuan, who was in the elegant room on the second floor, glanced at the first floor and had a clear idea.

As for Xu Mengru, in the eyes of Zhou Xuan, who was used to eating seafood and abalone, she was just so-so.

She was good-looking, but she was too worldly, not as good as one of the ladies.

Mu Yanjie, however, was stunned for a while when he saw Xu Mengru coming out, and then enviously said, "I don't know who can win Miss Mengru."

"Do you like her? Redeem her."

"I dare not. My cousin would beat me to death if he knew."

Seeing Mu Yanjie waving his hand and shaking his head, Zhou Xuan couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Xu Mengru had already started singing and playing.

The song ended with warm applause.

Not as good as Yin Yueqi, Zhou Xuan commented in his heart after listening.

He did not speak, but continued to pay attention.

The next part was the throwing of a thousand gold, which was also called "worth a thousand gold", implying that the courtesans were worth a thousand gold, and it was also the mothers of the major brothels who hoped that the masters would bid higher.

Yes, bidding.

In the past, in order to save some face for the courtesans, the brothel mothers asked the maids and turtles to carry the flower baskets and patrol their respective brothels.

Guests who wanted to redeem themselves only needed to write the price on a piece of paper and throw it into the flower basket, and then the highest price could redeem the courtesan.

But some people were not good sons.

They had connected early, and each of them offered a low price. After redeeming it, they let the courtesan taste her red lips.

The courtesans at that time were all pale when they heard the news.

In order to protect the interests of the brothels, the brothel mothers discussed it and thought about it, and decided to bid directly.

In order to avoid the same miserable situation as that of the courtesan, the courtesans also acquiesced.

If Zhou Xuan knew about this, he would be speechless. I massage people every day, and I didn't say anything even though my hands were about to break.

"Three hundred taels!"

"Five hundred."

"One thousand."

As soon as the gold throwing session started, some people who couldn't hold back started bidding.

And every time Xu Mengru bid, she would look at that person and show a charming smile, without any embarrassment of being treated as a commodity.

"Fifth Master."

"Mr. Ning, don't worry, wait a little longer."

Soon, Xu Mengru's worth reached three thousand five hundred taels.

Fifth Master Guo estimated that it was about the same, he raised a glass of wine, intending to drink it all and then decide the outcome with one price.

Just as he was about to drink the sake into his throat——

"One hundred low-grade spirit stones."

Puff!

Fifth Master Guo sprayed out a mouthful of wine, even choking him and coughing.

No, everyone was bidding in Zimbabwean dollars, why did you use US dollars?

This price obviously shocked everyone present.

Everyone looked at him and saw that he was a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance.

Seeing everyone looking at him with strange eyes, he sat on the chair motionless and said expressionlessly, "Don't worry, since the price has been bid, I will pay it naturally."

After that, he waved his hand, and a hundred stacked low-grade spirit stones appeared on the table instantly.

At this moment, the whole brothel was in an uproar.

"Are you really using spirit stones to redeem yourself?"

"Is there something magical about Miss Mengru?"

"It's so scary."

After seeing the spirit stones, Xu Mengru, who was just surprised, was even more charming.

"Asshole!"

At this time, a man slammed the table and stood up, staring at the middle-aged man who was bidding with spirit stones, and said in a hateful voice, "Gou Shenping, you are such an old dog! You even want to argue with me about this?"

Gou Shenping was called an old dog, but he was not angry. He laughed and said in a yin and yang tone, "Ji Feiwu, Miss Mengru and I hit it off at first sight. I want to redeem her and let her be my maid. What's wrong with this? What does this have to do with you, a waste? Don't you want to redeem Miss Mengru, but you can't afford the spirit stones? If you can't afford it, get out of Baihualou. You, a poor man, are really a disgrace to this romantic place by staying here."

"What's a hundred low-grade spirit stones?"

Ji Feiwu was so angry that he trembled all over, his face was ashen, and he was obviously not a person who was good at speaking.

He was uncertain, and then said fiercely, "Today, either you or me!"

As soon as the words fell, dense black flying needles appeared silently in the void. This is the instant shadow needle.

The instant shadow needle flashed through the air, so fast that it seemed like an illusion, and appeared in front of Gou Shenping in the blink of an eye.

Gou Shenping, who was sitting on the chair, changed his expression drastically. Obviously, he didn't expect that this time he would really anger the other party and make the other party break his defense.

He kicked his legs and retreated violently with the chair. At the same time, a green light bell appeared in front of him.

The moment the green light bell appeared, it hummed and suddenly vibrated.

Waves of waves spread out.

Some of the flying instant shadow needles slowed down and became shaky. The rest of the flying needles fled in the void and avoided the ripples in the air.

Ding ding ding ding——

The green light bell that emitted vibrating ripples fell from the air, instantly covering Gou Shenping in place, blocking all the instant shadow needles from all directions, and a crisp sound rang out.

"Are you crazy? If we fight in Wanjian City and attract the Law Enforcement Hall, we will all be severely punished."

"After killing you, I will go to the Law Enforcement Hall to face the law."

The sudden fight between the two people just now made the people present unable to react. Now they finally reacted and screamed in fear.

"Foundation Building Realm?"

At the same time, someone shouted in shock, making the people present even more terrified.

"Run, run!"

"Go and call the patrolling city guards!"

"Why do you run to the brothel in the Foundation Building Realm? Are you still short of women?"

"Go." Liang Hejin grabbed Ning Shichun and Guo Wuye and pulled them out of the brothel, away from this place of trouble.

As a result, as soon as they turned around, Ning Shichun and Guo Wuye were terrified and spoke out.

"Be careful!"

"Hide!"