Chapter 99: A Dark World
At the tavern known as Wine Pools and Meat Forests, decadent sounds of indulgence drifted from between the doorframes from time to time…
"Hahaha, another round!"
Li Jiexuan sprawled casually across the laps of two young ladies, pulling out handfuls of silver and shouting, "Serve this lord well, and the rewards will be generous!"
Standing off to the side, Hyuga Yizhen scratched his head worriedly. They had been living this extravagant, debauched life for more than twenty days straight now. If this kept up, forget fighting—they probably wouldn't even be able to stand steadily…
"Don't pull such a long face, Yizu!"
Li Jiexuan looked half-drunk, his cheeks flushed as he laughed and scolded, "When you come out to have fun, you've got to enjoy yourself. Go find a few girls and have a good time…"
"Girls…"
Hyuga Yizhen couldn't help curling his lip. There were no "girls" here—some of them were old enough to be their mothers.
"Such a killjoy!"
Li Jiexuan waved his hand with a laugh, then turned and buried himself back into the arms of the beauties. "Ignore him. Let's keep playing! Hahaha!"
Seeing this, Hyuga Yizhen cautiously leaned over to Yamada Xunzhen's ear and whispered anxiously, "Yamada, what are we going to do?"
"What do you mean, what do we do?" Yamada Xunzhen raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Captain Jiexuan is just eating, drinking, and fooling around!" Seeing that Yamada Xunzhen wasn't worried at all, Hyuga Yizhen was practically losing his mind.
They were supposed to be on a special mission—was this really just crossing borders to drink and visit brothels?
Who would have thought that Yamada Xunzhen would only smile and gently shake his head. "The captain knows exactly what he's doing. Just wait patiently…"
"You—"
Hyuga Yizhen was left momentarily speechless. He had wanted Yamada Xunzhen to help talk some sense into Li Jiexuan, but instead he got this answer.
Wait?
Wait for what? Could drinking in brothels somehow improve one's ninjutsu cultivation?
The sun slowly sank toward the horizon…
Another day of extravagance passed. Li Jiexuan staggered out of the warm embrace of the women and tossed a million ryō onto the table. "Settling up every day is such a hassle. I'll prepay ten million!"
"Brother Li is generous!"
"Lord Li is a beast!"
"Master, remember to pick me next time—I'm called Little Peach Blossom…"
Li Jiexuan chuckled as he left, so drunk he could barely walk straight. Luckily, Hyuga Yizhen reacted quickly and scooped him up.
"Hahaha…"
The entire tavern burst into laughter. Little Peach Blossom, who had been named earlier, laughed as she teased, "Lord Li may be young, but when he's drunk he's especially convenient—you can just pick him up and carry him away!"
What kind of child this young comes to drink in a brothel? At that age, most kids probably hadn't even been fully weaned yet!
Hyuga Yizhen smiled awkwardly as the group exited the tavern…
"That Brother Li really spends freely!"
Little Peach Blossom laughed as she pulled several tens of thousands of ryō in tips from the deep cleavage of her ample chest. "Aside from the sitting fee, he tips tens of thousands every time."
The other girls beside her chirped excitedly as they reported their own tips from the day. "Five thousand for me." "Ten thousand." "Fifteen thousand…"
These past days, the sisters had earned more than they usually made in half a year. Little Peach Blossom smiled as she put the money away, her cherry lips parting in anticipation. "I hope he asks for me again tomorrow…"
"He won't be coming tomorrow."
Suddenly, the madam emerged from a shadowed corner, sneering with a face full of contempt. "Tu Ba and his people have already set their sights on those little brats!"
"Tu Ba?"
At the mention of that name, Little Peach Blossom began to tremble uncontrollably. Tu Ba was a notorious bandit in the area. Not only did he possess mid-level ninja strength, he also had a group of ninja under his command, specializing in looting and pillaging!
Those kids had actually drawn Tu Ba's attention?
A trace of reluctance flickered in Little Peach Blossom's eyes. She wanted to do something—but didn't dare do anything at all…
Seeing this, the madam shook her head with a smile. "Little Peach Blossom, kindness doesn't work in this world…"
Because this world—
Was dark by nature.
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