Chapter 22 - Scorpio Beauty Mu Xiaoyun

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Soon, the song ended.

Li Yue glanced below the stage, stood up, and said, “Li Yue thanks everyone for showing me support tonight.”

Her voice was clear and pleasant, with a hint of charm.

“Miss Li Yue is too polite.”

“Yeah, too polite.”

…

Everyone politely raised their cups in response.

Even though his heart was already itching, he still maintained his good behavior.

“Good! Great good! To be able to hear Miss Li Yue’s ‘Guan Shan Yue’ is truly our honor. It’s a fortunate thing in this life!”

At that moment, a loud shout resounded in the cruise liner.

The person who spoke was none other than Zhou Xianming.

Zhou Xianming’s face was red with excitement.

But he did not have to have such a huge reaction…

An Jing was so frightened by the sudden shout that his cup almost trembled. If one did not know that he was shouting at another singer, one would think that he had gotten the placing of a top scholar in school.

Li Yue covered his mouth and said with a light smile, “Young Master Zhou, you are flattering me. Thank you Young Master Zhou for coming to support me again. If I have the time, I would like to invite Young Master Zhou for a drink to express my gratitude.”

Every frown and smile disturbed his mind.

Zhou Xianming’s heart was beating wildly and uncontrollably.

“Brother Zhou, she’s gone.”

After a while, An Jing patted Zhou Xianming’s shoulder.

“Doctor An.”

Zhou Xianming came back to his senses and said excitedly, “Did you hear that?”

“Hear what?”

“There were so many people, but Lady Li Yue only said one sentence to me. Didn’t you hear her?”

“I heard it.”

An Jing glanced at Zhou Xianming.

Old licker…

It seemed that he should not believe in this unknown lucky chance. However, he had already spent two taels of silver. If he did not continue to wait, he would not be satisfied.

“She definitely meant what she said. Absolutely.”

Zhou Xianming clenched his fists.

“Don’t think too much.” An Jing sighed. “This won’t end well.”

“Think about it. Why didn’t she tell anyone else? Why did she only tell me?” Zhou Xianming asked seriously.

“Well…”

An Jing was speechless. At that time, you were the loudest and the words you shouted were the weirdest. What did she see in you? A pauper in his thirties or an ugly man?

Of course, he could not say these words out loud.

“She’s hinting at me.”

Zhou Xianming slammed the table.

“What did she hint at?”

“Undying love is always extremely difficult. It’s not tolerated by the secular world. She must be extremely distressed and cannot reveal her feelings to me.”

“You’re thinking too much, Mr. Zhou.”

“How much does it cost to redeem a courtesan?” Zhou Xianming did not listen to An Jing’s words at all. His mind was filled with what Li Yue had told him just now.

He felt that Li Yue’s words were directed at him.

“You want to use public funds for private reasons?” An Jing asked in surprise.

Indeed, the old saying was right. Love could easily get into one’s head, but Zhou Xianming’s rush was too fierce. It looked like his blood vessels had ruptured.

Even if she was a courtesan, her background was very poor. Zhou Xianming was a scholar afterall and had great achievements with a relatively high status in the Great Yan Dynasty.

In history books or miscellaneous records, there were mostly stories of scholars falling in love with courtesans, but the truth was somewhat melodramatic and unacceptable.

“What are you talking about?” Zhou Xianming glared at him when he heard that. He looked like he would flip the table if he said another word.

“Redemption is very expensive. Li Yue is a courtesan. The entire cruise liner is supported by her. It costs at least a few hundred coins.”

An Jing shook his head. ‘You poor thing, forget it. Even if you redeem yourself, you don’t have the money to maintain it.’

“Brother An, these are just small amounts.”

Zhou Xianming shook his head. “True love is priceless.”

“Fine.”

An Jing did not want to argue with Zhou Xianming about these meaningless things.

“Continue another round. I’ll pay you back when I have money.” Zhou Xianming poured himself a glass of wine.

Someone who had never been able to fork out money actually felt that a few hundred coins were nothing…

An Jing took out a tael of silver and threw it to the servant beside him. He then walked out to get some fresh air.

As night fell, moonlight casted over the river.

The surrounding pleasure boats weaved about and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

“Prompt 3: Unknown opportunity has been unlocked. There is an azure opportunity in the pleasure boat. Obtaining this opportunity can increase one’s ability.”

“Mm? Increase ability!?”

Hearing this, An Jing was shocked.

One had to know that the reason why he could reach Rank One in such a short period of time was mostly because his ability was a heaven-gifted genius. If his ability was not bad, he should end up becoming the leader of a top sect in the future.

Such an ability was already rare in the present world. It was a first-rate existence.

Now, there was actually an opportunity to improve his ability.

This was simply an enormous fortuitous encounter!

An Jing’s heart sank as he looked around. The Earth Book sensed a seemingly ordinary pleasure boat.

An Jing returned to the pleasure boat and found Man Yue.

“This is five taels of silver. Arrange a room for me.”

“Yes, Young Master. I’ll go now.” Man Yue was overjoyed as she quickly replied.

…

The waves of the ship rippled and flowed with the wind.

In the pleasure boat, there was only a table, a pot of tea, four cups, and a few praying mats. It was extremely simple.

Beside the table sat a middle-aged Daoist priest dressed in black. The Daoist priest’s expression was slightly gloomy. If An Jing were here, he would definitely be able to recognize the person in front of him. It was the Divine Foresight, Jiang Sanjia.

Opposite him was a beautiful and mature woman whom An Jing had seen before.

The beautiful and mature woman chuckled. “It’s been a few decades since we last met. The last time we met was in Jade Capital’s peach blossom garden. At that time, your sideburns weren’t so white.”

“It’s better if we don’t meet.” Compared to the beautiful and mature woman’s enthusiasm, Jiang Sanjia was extremely cold.

“Your words make me very sad.” The beautiful mature woman put on a pitiful look. “You weren’t like this back then. For my sister, you were very passionate towards me. Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten.”

“Shut up!”

Jiang Sanjia frowned and snapped, “Mu Xiaoyun, what do you want?”

Mu Xiaoyun, these three words resounded like thunder in the martial world.

Mu Xiaoyun was a member of the Mu Family of Jiangnan Province. Back when she was in the martial arts world, she was already a famous beauty. Countless young heroes chased after her and fell head over heels for her. Later on, she even formed a relationship with the leader of Cao Gang, Liu Qingshan, to help him manage Cao Gang. Due to her vicious and ruthless methods, she was known as a poisonous beauty.

Mu Xiaoyun was very famous but her younger sister was even more famous. She was the current Noble Consort of Great Yan.

The Mu Family was the head of the Jiang Nan Chamber of Commerce, and with their status as a relative of the royal family, their influence in the Jiangnan Dao was unmatched.

Jiang Sanjia had a relationship with Mu Xiaoyun’s younger sister in the past. At that time, the two of them were also a story. One of them was the successor of the Phantom Valley, a new noble from the Imperial Court, and the other was a stunning beauty from a family with hairpin. No matter how one looked at it, the two of them were a perfect match.

However, in the end, Mu Xiaoyun’s younger sister became the imperial concubine of the current dynasty. Jiang Sanjia resigned from his post and retired from the martial world..