Chapter 450: The Scholar and the Prostitute
"Those are all in the past. Miss Xuanmu seems to like knowing about these things?" Lin Chen said with a smile.
"There are countless love stories in the world, but most of them are too hypocritical. When you meet someone who is genuine and sincere, you naturally want to ask more questions." Xuan Mu said with a faint smile.
"I am just being sincere at best, not being in love. She got it wrong."
Lin Chen shook his head.
Zhou Geng and many ghost players have heard about Lin Chen and the love ghost, and their eyes flashed when they heard the words.
Xuan Mu smiled and said, "How can someone who can be so calm not be considered to be sincere? If it is not true, how can you be so angry as to burn the sea of flowers and fight against thousands of people alone?"
"When a woman is willing to break her bones for you, you should do something, right?" Lin Chen asked back.
"You are hiding your inner feelings..." Xuan Mu's eyes were as clear as autumn water, staring at Lin Chen deeply, as if she wanted to see through Lin Chen.
Lin Chen glanced at Zhou Geng and the others, then smiled and said, "You seem to be very good at controlling people's hearts. My friends all fell in love with you at first sight."
Zhou Geng said unhappily, "Chen boy, what are you talking about? Miss Xuanmu is a rare character in the world, and her personality is very much to my liking. How can you speak to people's hearts? Miss Xuanmu, I toast you a glass."
Lin Chen looked at Zhou Geng with a dog-licking look and secretly turned on the camera on his mobile phone.
Xuan Mu smiled and drank the wine in the glass, saying, "Mr. Zhou has excellent manners in conversation. This glass of wine should be a toast to you."
When Zhou Geng heard this, his mouth stretched all the way to his ears, and he laughed like a pug.
While recording the video, Lin Chen said, "Old Zhou, Miss Xuan Mu seems to be impressed by you. It's a great time and the atmosphere is so good. Why don't you show us a talent?"
" Talent?" Zhou Geng was stunned.
"Yes, your somersaults are very good. Show us by doing a 3,600-degree aerial turn." Lin Chen said with a smile.
Zhou Geng was not stupid. Upon hearing this, his face darkened and he said, "Do you think I'm a monkey?"
At this moment, a smile flashed across Xuan Mu's eyes, and she asked with a hint of anticipation: "Somersault?"
Zhou Geng was speechless, then looked at Xuan Mu and asked, "Do you want to see it?"
Xuan Mu nodded and said, "It's quiet here, with a touch of loneliness, like a cold pond. I haven't seen any interesting shows in a long time."
Zhou Geng, who had just looked unhappy, slammed the table and shouted, "Okay! Since the girl wants to see it, I'll come!"
After saying that, he jumped up from his seat, walked to the open space, and without any hesitation, jumped up from the spot, turning quickly in the air with his waist as the center.
"puff!"
Lin Chen ejaculated on the spot, and the video recording on his mobile phone never stopped.
The leader of the secret guards openly did somersaults in front of the female ghost. This kind of scene will never happen again in your life.
Xuan Mu's face showed just the right amount of surprise, and she clapped and smiled.
Hearing Xuan Mu's praise in the air, he became even more excited and spun even faster, almost causing fire and sparks to fly.
The others and the ghosts were all envious. They hesitated several times and wanted to volunteer, saying that they could do it too, but they were afraid of offending the beauty, so they had to endure it.
Seeing Gu Yehan's face full of gloom, as if he had been robbed of the limelight, Lin Chen could not help but say sympathetically, "Gu Yehan, that six-star player on Blue Star, Gu Yehan, I heard that you are very good at swordsmanship, and you have a sword-swallowing technique that is amazing. Why don't you show it off?"
Gu Yehan clapped his hands suddenly: "Good!"
It was as if Gu Yehan had just waited for a good opportunity. When he saw Xuan Mu looking at him with curiosity and expectation, he jumped up, drew the long sword from his waist, and stabbed it into his throat.
Zhou Geng and I, one performed the invincible Hot Wheels and the other performed the sword swallowing technique.
It's so fierce!
The ghosts couldn't help themselves and started performing their bizarre talents. Lin Chen almost laughed himself silly while recording.
This scene is like a riot of demons, and it is extremely eye-catching.
Lao Zhou, Lao Gu, don't worry, these ghosts will be silenced after the incident, but I can't guarantee that the video will not be leaked...
After a long time, the players finally stopped. The atmosphere in the venue became more lively after this talent show.
Everyone was drinking, and Xuan Mu also drank a glass of wine, and for some reason gave Lin Chen a faint smile.
This smile seemed very ordinary and casual, but in fact, as Xuan Mu smiled, a mental force mixed with the power of rules actually surged from Xuan Mu's body towards Lin Chen.
“Here it comes!”
Lin Chen's eyes flashed and he remained silent, but the mental power in his body, in coordination with his divinity, began to fluctuate at a high speed.
The collision of the two caused gusts of breeze to blow above the pool water.
Lin Chen sat still, silently fighting against the mysterious power in his body.
There was a hint of surprise in Xuan Mu's eyes, as if she didn't expect Lin Chen to be able to withstand her power.
After feeling the power of rules mixed in it, Lin Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and secretly initiated the reversal of the rules.
Just like the movement of stars, he directly accepted the power of rules in his body and, in reverse, sent it to the ghost player next door.
The next moment.
The ghost player suddenly stood up, and when he looked at Xuan Mu again, love was almost overflowing in his eyes. He strode forward and said, "Miss Xuan Mu, please accept me. If you are willing to be with me, I am even willing to give my life for you!"
Having said that, he was about to pounce on Xuan Mu.
Although this sudden change happened quickly, the humans and ghosts present were all experts and reacted immediately.
“Bold!”
"court death!"
Before Lin Chen and the others could say anything, the other ghost players had already turned hostile and pulled that ghost player to the ground. One of the ghost players named Teng Yin, who was the one with the strongest ghost power, was so angry that he slapped him in the face.
"How dare you offend Miss Xuan Mu like this?"
The ghost player who was beaten was also a little confused, and then his eyes turned red with anger, and he said: "Do you want to monopolize Xuan Mu alone?"
"court death!"
Just as the ghosts were about to start fighting, Xuan Mu suddenly asked, "Are you going to fight in front of Xuan Mu?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the restless ghosts suddenly calmed down, and were so frightened that they dared not even move.
After Xuan Mu calmed down the ghosts, she turned her gaze to Lin Chen, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Lin Chen drank calmly and did not have a direct conflict with Xuan Mu.
Just from the collision just now, Lin Chen was able to determine Xuan Mu's strength.
This woman is already the true king!
"I heard that Miss Xuanmu hasn't come out to greet guests for three years. It seems there is a story behind this." Lin Chen asked.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned their eyes to Xuan Mu. Obviously, all the players who had been influenced and had developed a longing for this girl were very concerned about her.
Xuan Mu's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of just the right amount of sadness, which made her particularly pitiful. She said, "Three years ago, I met someone."
Xuan Mu did not hide it, but told her story.
Three years ago, Xuan Mu was in her prime and was the top courtesan in the brothel in the ancient city.
How many people would spend a fortune just to catch a glimpse of her beauty, but in brothels, they use a kind of hunger marketing method to constantly gild Xuan Mu and create a sense of mystery.
Therefore, no matter how high the price everyone paid, the most they could do was to be able to sit at the same table and talk with Xuan Mu.
The seven courtesans are all stunningly beautiful, but Xuan Mu is the best. One can imagine how beautiful she is.
Her name has made her the dream lover of all men in the ancient city.
What no one knew was that this famous Xuan Mu actually had a hobby of leaving the brothel alone and traveling around the ancient city in disguise.
On this day, Xuan Mu met a man. He was a scholar who was studying hard with the books of sages in the busy city.
A beautiful woman who is wrapped in desire but keeps herself clean and protects herself very well.
This is how I met a gentleman, a scholar who was elegant, though down and out, but full of talent.
They seemed to be guided by God, a match made in heaven, passionately in love and unable to extricate themselves from it.
However, due to her special status, Xuan Mu felt ashamed and never dared to reveal her identity in front of the scholar. She only secretly left the brothel to meet the scholar in her spare time. For the sake of the scholar's academic career, she kept selling her jewelry in exchange for money to help the scholar.
Whenever the poor scholar took Xuan Mu out to relax, all he could offer was some candied haws bought from the roadside.
Although that kind of snack is far inferior to the cakes and candied fruits in the brothel, in Xuan Mu's eyes, it is truly sweet.
This kind of life lasted for a year.
During this year, the countries in this world are suffering from foreign invasions. The scholar, who appears weak in appearance but has a righteous heart, has always wanted to give up literature and take up military service in order to serve his country after studying.
It was only because Xuan Mu, who was worried about the scholar's safety, persuaded him to suppress his impulsive thoughts.
The greenhouse was very quiet. No one made a sound to disturb her and listened carefully to Xuan Mu's story.
When they heard that the scholar was actually favored by Xuan Mu, Zhou Geng, Gu Yehan and those ghost players gnashed their teeth. But when they heard Xuan Mu talking about her own story, they all smiled and were completely immersed in it.
"Until one day, he was invited by his classmates to attend a grand event in the flower building."
Xuan Mu spoke.
On this day, the scholar and his classmates were making friends through writing in a brothel. The scholar wrote a natural and superb article, which attracted the attention of the beauties and received countless cheers and exclamations.
Xuan Mu, who was hiding behind the scenes, was secretly observing the scholar.
She was fascinated by the scholar's elegance of drinking and writing poems, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel a sense of pride, a pride in her own vision and choice.
However.
This day will also be the day when Xuan Mu recruits her lover.
When the scholar finished his last article, the cheers in the audience stopped, leaving only a middle-aged man clapping with a smile.
He was very impressed and rewarded the scholar with a thousand taels of gold.
This is condescending.
The scholar, who had been the focus of attention, saw his stage come to an end after he got the gold.
This was a grand gathering for the upper class, and those students were just like the beauties, serving as condiments for drinking.
The middle-aged man's status was very special, and the owner behind the brothel did not dare to offend him. After the other party paid a sufficient price, he sent the top courtesan Xuan Mu to him.
Everyone's faces turned pale and their emotions became a little agitated.
Lin Chen took a deep breath and observed a three-second silence for the scholar.
He originally thought it was a story about a scholar who went to Beijing to take the imperial examination and ended up becoming the story of Chen Shimei, but unexpectedly, it was actually a story about a minotaur!
Xuan Mu didn’t say anything else, but Lin Chen could already imagine the scene.
A scholar, at the end of the prosperous period, would feel shocked, angry and humiliated when he saw his beloved woman being embraced by another man and walking into the room.
However, it is also true that a weak man who meets a special woman at the wrong time will find it difficult to protect her.
The idea in the book that grassroots people can fight against power by relying solely on their integrity is unrealistic.
"After that night, he left. I searched the entire ancient city but couldn't find him again. It wasn't until a year later that I heard news about him." There was a trace of nostalgia in Xuan Mu's eyes.
When I heard the news again, my old friend had become a general returning from an expedition. That weak scholar, relying on his passion, had made a name for himself among the foreign race.
He was named the King of Zhenyuan by the emperor of the capital for his supreme achievements. He was the only king of a different surname in the world's imperial dynasty! His wealth and power were unparalleled, and he was even betrothed to a princess by the emperor, becoming the emperor's consort.
And that same month after hearing the news, the scholar returned to the ancient city again.
Wearing white robes and silver armor, riding white horses and carrying silver spears, they entered the city under the escort of thousands of soldiers and horses.
On that day, thousands of soldiers and horses surrounded the ancient city, making it impossible to get in or out.
That day, the white-robed general came to the home of the middle-aged man and stepped on the lowly head with his foot.
That day, he came to the vendor selling candied haws alone and bought all of them.
That day, he walked to the street under the brothel, and when he looked up, he met Xuan Mu's gaze, but they were speechless and could only remain silent.
…
"This is also the reason why I can stay indoors for three years. Since I have a past with King Zhenyuan, even my mother won't make things difficult for me." Xuan Mu explained.
Everyone was silent, with complicated feelings, lamenting the cruel fate.
Lin Chen thought of the candied haws in his storage space. When he met the vendor, he thought they might be useful, so he bought some directly.
"Speaking of which, the candied haws in this ancient city are indeed very sweet. I just bought one. If Miss Xuanmu likes it, you can take it."
Lin Chen put his hands behind his back, took out the candied haws, and held it in front of him.
Xuan Mu's delicate body trembled slightly, and she stared at the candied haws in Lin Chen's hand in a daze. Even she didn't expect that Lin Chen had this on him.
The other players' faces changed, and they felt sour and envious, secretly hating themselves for not buying from those small vendors when they met them.
"Thank you, Master Chen."
Xuan Mu stood up, took the candied haws, slightly opened her seductive red lips, and gently took a bite.
"No need to thank me. It's just that I feel that your story is not over yet. Do you want to continue?" Lin Chen said with a smile.
To form a copy, the story told by Xuan Mu alone is not enough.
After the scholar became a general, something must have happened between him and Xuan Mu. Otherwise, the story line described by Xuan Mu alone would not constitute a copy.
Xuan Mu is the boss of the copy, and her memory has not been tampered with, so she knows everything that happened later.
