Capítulo 2445: Chapter 1637: Oiran Procession (Eat, Sleep, and Repeat—That’s Life)_2
Their common traits were that they were young, beautiful, and none of them were beyond a certain age.
So, understanding this Evil Spirit’s preference is straightforward. Clearly, this Evil Spirit enjoys consuming young and beautiful girls, and the courtesans from each establishnt are its definite targets.
Given that, the task becos simple.
According to Duanmu Huai’s investigation, the most renowned courtesans currently in Jiyuan Youguo belong to Jingji House’s Fern Princess, and Shiren House’s Lixia.
In other words, as long as I disguise myself as a custor and redeem them, then the Evil Spirit will certainly strike before they leave the brothel.
Of course, this is not an easy task, the amount to redeem a courtesan is quite high. The total amount of redemption = the courtesan’s own redemption fee the loans the courtesan has accumulated so far the potential future earnings the congratulatory gift to the Courtesan House staff and courtesan successor farewell banquet miscellaneous fees.
Mmm… Seeing all these pluses just shows that this is a considerable sum, especially for top courtesans.
However, Duanmu Huai doesn’t care.
With the Demon Slayer Team footing the bill, what does he have to fear?
Can’t you even afford this little money?
Could it be, could it be?
However, eting a courtesan isn’t as easy as imagined.
In Chinese martial hero dramas, people often just go directly to the brothel and find the Madam “Call out the most famous Ahui here!”
But this kind of thing is impossible in the brothel, those who can be directly appointed by custors in the brothel are middle to lower-level courtesans.
To et a top courtesan, it’s not that easy.
Firstly, custors need to go through a middleman called the “Tea House,” spend large amounts of money to buy connections, only then can they obtain a chance to et the courtesan. Moreover, during the first eting, custors can only sit in a lower seat, while the courtesan sits in the upper seat, and the courtesan won’t even speak to them. The custor has to invite geishas to sing and dance to showcase their wealth.
That’s another considerable expense, naturally.
The second eting is the sa.
It’s not until the third eting that the courtesan acknowledges the custor, forming a close relationship, and the custor must pay a pricey “formation gold.”
Ah, now you know why courtesans are the top money-making trump card for the Courtesan House, with all these steps, naturally the money won’t be enough.
And this is just for one custor.
To be frank, Duanmu Huai really can’t stand these troubleso procedures, but… rules are rules, so he has no choice but to bite the bullet and go through with it.
Money itself isn’t a problem, that Ubuyashiki of the Demon Slayer Team is indeed wealthy, when Duanmu Huai asked him to transfer money, he did so without any hesitation. Then it’s the matter of inviting the courtesan through the Tea House.
Duanmu Huai also arranged matters, and was then told that eting Fern Princess requires more sincerity, while Lixia was not that stingy, so he decisively decided to invite Lixia to join the banquet.
Frankly speaking, the banquet itself was very boring, Duanmu Huai had no interest in Japanese geishas singing weirdly, like ghosts. Plus, Lixia sat far away from him, not saying a word, it was very dull for Duanmu Huai. But having spent the money, what else can he do?
Just like fishing, you’ve baited the hook, not catching fish would be a loss?
So he can only continue grimly.
Until the third banquet, Lixia finally sat in front of Duanmu Huai.
“Young master, I never thought you’d invite three tis in a row.”
While pouring wine for Duanmu Huai, Lixia whispered.
“Hmm? Is it not allowed?”
“No, it’s just… “
Lixia raised her head, staring at Duanmu Huai.
“Young master doesn’t seem interested in , right?”
“…”
Duanmu Huai silently took the wine glass, drinking it down— if it were modern tis, his age drinking would be illegal, but in this era, it’s of no concern.
“You know, huh.”
“Of course, in our line of work, we’re very aware of how custors perceive us.”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s response, Lixia smiled slightly.
“During our first eting, I found out that young master was not interested in Lixia at all, though looking at , was not really looking at . At that ti, Lixia was very anxious, wondering if I had done sothing wrong. But to my surprise, after that, young master invited repeatedly… you’re spending so much money, yet not interested in , why is that?”
“Quite simple.”
Since the other party could see through it, Duanmu Huai didn’t mind, directly giving the answer.
“I want to redeem you.”
“Redeem… ?”
It must be said, although ntally prepared, hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, Lixia was still greatly shocked.
“Young master, I don’t understand your intention, Lixia is just a courtesan, what rit or capability do I have… “
“Anyway, I have very important matters, and redeeming you is a necessary step.”
Duanmu Huai put down the wine glass, staring at Lixia.
“I can see you’re a smart person, I don’t need to say more. I assure you, you won’t be in any danger, and after redemption, you will regain freedom, which isn’t a bad thing for you, right?”
“…”
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s reply, Lixia bowed her head, silently pouring him another glass of wine.
“So, the custor doesn’t have any feelings for Lixia, right?”
“Exactly, you’re a beautiful girl, but redeeming you is entirely for my own purposes.”
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