Chapter 197 Elder Dao
On the next morning, Su Li was dressed as a childe, and Fang Yuan wore fancy clothes in disguise. They left the Linli Building and went to the Hongyan House.
As soon as they entered the alley of brothels, lots of prostitutes who dressed inappropriately went to them and said obsequiously,
“Childe, good morning...”
“Lord, co and play with . I have waited for you for a long ti...”
“...”
Fang Yuan looked serious and nervous. When he was a child, he was taught that he should concentrate on practice. He had never co to such a place. He entered the alley of brothels aboveboard for the first ti.
When Su Li saw Fang Yuan’s expression, she couldn’t help but sneer. She secretly transmitted the sound in silence to him, “Take it easy. You don’t co here for going whoring. Take this way as your adversary. Acting skill is also the basis of a person’s strength. Compared with Qu Qingning, you are too serious.”
After Fang Yuan heard what Su Li said, he was open-minded and relaxed.
However, Su Li took him to a brothel in the morning. He felt uncomfortable!
When they entered the Hongyan House, Su Li pretended to be anxious. She rushed to the front of the procuress and said, “Procuress, where is Miss Qu? Today, I ca here early for her. Does she have ti?”
The procuress forgot the appearance of Su Li. However, lots of people asked her the sa question every day. She imdiately said, “Oh, you are so anxious. But she is nstruating today. Therefore, she can’t serve custors.”
Su Li was a little shocked. Rembering the appointnt that Qu Lu made in advance, she looked sad. She left and turned to look back repeatedly at every step. She said, “Bad luck! Procuress, when Miss Qu recovers, you should inform .”
“We have other girls. You...”
“No, no, no. I only need Miss Qu!”
“Well, goodbye...”
“...”
Fang Yuan also pretended to be sad and left with Su Li. However, he didn’t think about the strange behavior of Qu Lu. He wondered why Su Li, a girl, could act a whoremaster so well.
Was it the so-called acting talent?
After Su Li left, the procuress stopped smiling and went upstairs.
At this mont, there was an old and fatty man in a black robe in Qu Lu’s room. There was a noticeable scar on his cheek from an ear to mouth. Whenever the old man laughed, his scar would move. It was extrely horrible.
“Lady Qu, you are so popular in Yunjing City...”
At this mont, the old man was laughing. Qu Lu covered her mouth with a smile. She avoided seeing him without any trace and said, “Elder Dao is a real joker. I am a prostitute. If I am not popular, how can I cheat high officials and noble lords? I am making contributions to our sect.”
“Hierarch was right to dispatch you here. You never said ‘our sect’ before.”
Elder Dao nodded and unscrupulously glanced at Qu Lu who dressed inappropriately. He said with a aningful smile, “As long as you serve well these days and satisfy , I will praise you in front of the hierarch. If the hierarch is happy, you may be taught the unexceptionable martial arts or a mber of a key disciple of the Hehuan Sect!”
If a prostitute who really wanted to be a mber of the Hehuan Sect heard what he said, she would be happy. But Qu Lu was not that kind of girl. She only felt
sick.
Fortunately, what she had experienced these years paid off. Qu Lu didn’t show her true feelings. Instead, she showed a look of surprise tinged with pity. She said, “Your proposal is really attractive. But it seed that Elder Dao forgot sothing. If you want to suffer from the Hongchen Powder, I have no opinion...”
Then, Elder Dao’s expression changed imdiately.
He forgot that Hierarch personally asked Qu Lu to take the Hongchen Powder. Although he might not co down with it after sleeping with her, he didn’t want to take any chances!
Then, Elder Dao was sad. After he drank the wine in the cup, he stood up and said aggressively, “Hierarch dispatched to get the Full Moon and Heart Strings! All the people of the Hehuan Sect in Yunjing City should listen to . Lady Qu, collect intelligence these days. Leave other things alone!”
Then, Elder Dao left the room decisively. The beauty was in front of him, but he couldn’t touch her. Why did he stay here?
Seeing that he left, Qu Lu breathed a sigh of relief. Her back had been wet. Mr. Li visited her just now unexpectedly. It made her feel so scared. Fortunately, Mr. Li reacted quickly, and Elder Dao didn’t notice anything unusual.
After Qu Lu tidied her clothes, she lowered her head. She was serious. She was not happy that she didn’t sleep with Elder Dao because of the Hongchen Powder.
The Hongchen Powder was the poison for a female practitioner given by Hierarch. The poison worked every six months. When it worked, she would be extrely painful. Her bones were like burning. At that mont, she even wanted to die! If Hierarch didn’t give her the antidote, she would be tortured to death.
It was only an expedient for her to join the Hehuan Sect that year. However, she didn’t expect that Hierarch fell in love with her. Hierarch wanted to own her exclusively. She didn’t want to obey him, so Hierarch forced her to take the Hongchen Powder. Every ti this poison worked, she wanted to die. However, the obsessiveness inside supported her in living in the dirty Hehuan Sect. What’s more, she went to Yunjing with her wisdom.
“Eight years have passed.” Qu Lu covered her chest and muttered to herself.
Every woman who took the Hongchen Powder could only live 10 years.
As a female practitioner, she would be called to go back to the Hehuan Sect and beco a victim to improve Hierarch in the tenth year. She was like a ripe fruit which would be picked after years of growth.
The woman who took the Hongchen Powder told her that every woman regarded as a female practitioner would be controlled by Hierarch and die in a horrible way.
So people said that when the Hongchen Powder worked, the body would lt into blood; Hierarch would refine an elixir with the blood and bones and take the elixir. However, so people said that after 10 years, the person who was poisoned would gradually rot; but the soul still existed. Then, she would see herself be swallowed by Hierarch little by little. It was extrely rciless.
Either of them exceeded the limitation that normal people could bear. Therefore, the won who took the Hongchen Powder all died. She was the only one alive.
This indirect thod could improve Hierarch’s cultivation, but it had lots of limitations. Only those who had taken the Hongchen Powder for ten years without any resentnt could be the qualified ingredient added to enhance the efficacy. Otherwise, Hierarch would be affected and be out of control.
Qu Lu had a deep resentnt and it was deeper than that of others! But she didn’t show it. Hierarch thought that she was kept in the dark and dreamt that “Hierarch would give her the antidote after ten years”.
Her original thought was very simple. If she couldn’t find out her younger brother, she would go back to find the Hehuan Sect’s Hierarch and seek revenge for herself rcilessly!
But now, “Mr. Li” changed her mind.
Clearing the distracting thoughts away, Qu Lu thought of the appointnt between her and Su Li. But she was not anxious. Although Elder Dao ca here for the Auction Fair, soone might be assigned by him to monitor her. She should et Mr. Li cautiously.
Qu Lu waited for a day patiently. Elder Dao left with his subordinates hurriedly. She still dealt with the intelligence offered by agents as usual.
After three days, Qu Lu finally was sure that Elder Dao didn’t order anyone to monitor her; he focused on finding Lianshi Cult’s disciples. Then, on the night, she imdiately went to Su Li’s Linli Building in nocturnal clothing for the first ti.
At this mont, all was quiet at dead of night. The alley where the Linli Building’s back door was located was black. Qu Lu was scared and knocked the door regularly. It was not long before the back door was opened secretly. At the sa ti, she heard the familiar voice of Mr. Li.
“Co in quickly.”
Qu Lu had no ti to see the room clearly. She rushed in. The back door was imdiately closed, and the alley beca dark again.
Qu Lu squinted and finally got accustod to the sudden bright light. She saw that it was a girl that opened the door for her, but she didn’t see through her cultivation.
Qu Lu was shocked. Mr. Li’s subordinates were all excellent and young.
After a few more steps, Qu Lu saw the youth who had been in contact with her all the ti. She imdiately gave a salute subconsciously and said, “Qu Lu is here to et the protector!”
Yin Xuetong covered her mouth with a smile. Su Li really liked to give them boring titles. It could be seen that Su Li also liked playing pranks on others as them.
Fang Yuan was helpless inside but nodded without an expression. He opened the door and said, “The master has waited for you for a long ti. Go inside, please.”
As for the word “master”, Fang Yuan thought it was redundant. It seed that he was so callous that he didn’t feel ashad.
Qu Lu took a deep breath and walked into the room. The door behind her was imdiately closed, and she was shocked.
Suddenly, a thing flew towards her. She patted it nervously. The thing fell on the ground with a crisp sound. She slt bouquet.
After she cald down, Qu Lu found that it was a cup of wine instead of a hidden weapon.
“It is the wine I brewed. I am sad that you refused without any words.” Su Li ca out in a simple cyan cloth gown and said with a sweet smile.
When Qu Lu suddenly saw Su Li, she was going to give a salute. However, she felt sothing unusual. Subconsciously, she stood up and was more stunned.
Was “Mr. Li”... shorter?
“Since you ca here, don’t be nervous. Sit down and have a talk.” Su Li poured another cup of wine with a smile and said, “What you see is still not my real appearance, but the height is true this ti.”
Qu Lu carefully took the wine cup and remained vigilant inside. She didn’t dare to drink and was curious about the “truth” ntioned by Su Li. Was “Mr. Li” naturally short or young?
Seeing that Qu Lu was still nervous, Su Li didn’t continue to ease relations in patience. She asked decidedly, “What happened in the Hongyan House?”
Qu Lu beca serious imdiately and habitually said with a lower voice, “Elder Dao of the Hehuan Sect ca. I can’t lead any other subordinates in Yunjing City except the subordinates of the Hongyan House. It seems that Hierarch wants to get the Full Moon and Heart Strings.”
“Even a man would like that treasure. What’s more, Hierarch Ye Tian set up the Hehuan Sect for personal benefits. As long as that old woman lives, she will try to get the Full Moon and Heart Strings...”
Su Li’s tone was sardonic. In the previous life, she contacted with the Hehuan Sect several tis. In the martial arts circle, so people even joked that she and Hierarch of the Hehuan Sect were “two poison masters in the martial arts circle”. That old woman hunted down her for years. Su Li killed her with lots of efforts.
Qu Lu quietly listened to Su Li’s words. She heard the na of Hierarch of the Hehuan Sect for the first ti.
Ye Tian’s na was cute. But Ye Tian killed many people and was very ruthless.
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