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    Thanks foxs! You're so fast! I can barely keep up with you!

    I laughed when I read your comment about "Happy House" and "Pleasure House".

    The boys had offended another beauty and once again, running for their lives. Never a moment of peace with these boys.

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    Default Book 3 - Chapter 7, Part 1

    Anh, five? Wow! Faerro, Jaya, Strawberry, Drak, Ysabel, you are welcome. Sky, I can slow down a little bit ... But even without your request, I will have to slow down a bit, am getting busier, restoration of our house has reached final stages, will have to go out more often.

    Here's the first part of Chapter 7.



    Book 3 Chapter 7 Brothel and Casino in One

    The two boys ran to a side alley. From here looking out, they happened to see the wall and the main gate of Cuibi Lou that was owned by Xiang Yushans old dad. There were layers of courtyard on the inside, in term of scale, it was definitely above Yihong Courtyard.

    Following the setting sun in the west, the sky was gradually turning dark. The lanterns of Cuibi Lou were lighted, giving the two boys some kind of romantic, yet mournful feeling, reflecting the two boys uneasy mood.

    Out of habit, the two of them sat on the ground with their backs against the wall. After staring blankly for a long time, Kou Zhong gnashed his teeth and said, That woman [again, used derogatorily; also in subsequent references to woman below] is very ruthless, unexpectedly she really wanted to take our lives, completely ignoring the fact that we are her benefactor.

    She did not want us to fall into Ol Dies hand, Xu Ziling said, So what do we do now? We promised that kid Li Shimin that we are going to wait for Madame Dong Mings arrival. But now Ol Dies people already knew where we are. If we dont leave now, what are we waiting for?

    Our little life is important, Kou Zhong said, Let that Li kid blame us, but we must immediately leave town, and go the farther the better. And then well look for Susu Jie at Xingyang. Her Miss has already been captured anyway, so we can take her back to the south, where she can join our Shuanglong Bang [two-dragon clan] in trading salt in peace and quiet.

    Xu Ziling forced a smile and said, If we just leave the town in big style like this, if that stinky woman did not catch us, we would be just like a sheep offering itself into Ol Dies tiger mouth. The best course of action right now is to find a place to hide, and then at midnight we will try to climb the city wall to escape. Relying on our current skill, if we have things like rope and hook, we should be able to make it.

    More and more I found out that you, this kid, have a brain like mine, Kou Zhong praised, Come! There is plenty of money in our purse, while the sky is not completely dark yet, we quickly find a hardware store to buy hooks. As for rope, to steal some is not a difficult matter.

    After making up their mind, their spirit was aroused; they came out to the street at the other end of the alley and stealthily walked along the main street, but soon discovered that other than wine shop and pleasure houses, other stores had already closed.

    Kou Zhong suddenly had a bright idea, Wed better look for that Xiang Yushan for help, that kid seems to have a little yiqi [spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice, code of brotherhood]. Right now there are friends meeting with misfortune, he should not be shirked without dishonor.

    Xu Ziling was doubtful, Is he that kind of person? he asked.

    Kou Zhong wrapped his arm around his shoulder as they turned into another side street and walked toward the direction of Cuibi Lou. He said bitterly, This is called we are at the end of our rope, without any choice we have to ignore what kind of saint he is, and simply consider him as a good saint. Worst yet, we are also wanted criminals; reporting to the authority is tantamount to committing suicide. Besides, who knows if those government officials are not in cahoots with the stinky woman or Ol Die? Right now I dont dare to trust anybody.

    Xu Ziling spoke in distress, After hearing that stinky woman speaking about the girls in pleasure houses, I really do not wish to go to brothel anymore. Is there any other way?

    The other way is digging a tunnel, Kou Zhong replied, But please forgive laozi for not accompanying you. Dont be so easy to be influenced by other people, will you? Dont forget that at Yangzhou, all those ladies that we know voluntarily sell their bodies to earn money. Dont those so-called government officers also prostitute themselves to be the Emperors lackeys? At least being a lady you wont easily have your head chopped. Ha! We are here!

    The two boys crossed the busy street clamoring with horses and carriages racing against each other. The decorative lanterns were hung high, shining their light on the people coming and going on the street; it was indeed very lively. However, because the two boys have witnessed the brutal scene of war, they had a feeling that all these liveliness was but a fleeting moment.

    Upon reaching the main gate, they waited for a gorgeous looking carriage galloping inside, and then trailed behind it. Six, seven doorkeepers stepped forward to meet them. Seeing the two boys bright and neat clothing, and spirited expression, they did not dare to be negligence. One of them spoke respectfully, Welcome Gongzi, your presence honors us; I wonder

    Kou Zhong knew what to expect; he casually stuffed a string of coins into his hand. Assuming a young tycoon air he spoke arrogantly, We are your honorable Xiang Yushan Gongzis old friends. Have Yushan arrived?

    The men felt even deeper veneration for them; the man who spoke earlier hastily said, Xiaoren [little/lowly one] He Biao, two Gongzi, please follow Xiaoren.

    Kou Zhong puffed up his chest and said, Lead the way!

    He Biao bowed respectfully with cupped fist and turned around to lead the way.

    The two boys followed him passing through a spacious square where at least a row of ten carriages could park, toward the main building. As the reached the bottom of the steps leading to the door, a rather good-looking middle-aged woman with gorgeous dress [orig. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze] met them. He Biao hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a few words in her ear. And then after saluting them, he walked away.

    All smiles [orig. brows raised in delight, eyes laughing], the beautiful lady stepped between the two boys, and then with each hand grabbing the boys elbows, she coyly said, Turns out Xiang Shaoyes good friends. I wonder what are two Gongzis honorable surnames and great given names? Ay! Almost forgot, you can just call me Feng Niang [lit. phoenix lady].

    Kou Zhong enjoyed her generous gift of luck with women very much; while following her inside, he said, My name is Zhang Shi, and he is Li Min. Ha! Feng Niang, you are so pretty, you attract us to our death.

    Feng Niang laughed so hard that she was shaking, Although Zhang Gongzi is young, you are an old hand in the midst of flowers. Dont flatter people casually! Otherwise if Nujia [lit. slave] wants to entangle you the whole night, you will regret it.

    Casting a coquettish glance toward Xu Ziling, he said, Li Gongzi is more honest than you are.

    By this time Kou Zhong had completely forgotten about the stinky woman and the old dad; bursting with joy he said, This kid is only pretending to be an old hand; if Feng Niang dont believe me, you can give him a try.

    Greatly embarrassed, Xu Ziling said, Dont listen to him, I hey! I

    In the meantime Feng Niang already pulled them into the main hall, where more than ten clusters of chair were arranged, and she had them sit down in a cluster of chair leaning against the corner. She laughed and said, No need to say anything, how can I, Feng Niang, make an error of judgment?

    Two young maids, about sixteen, seventeen years old, came out to greet them, to pour tea and offer towel; their service was very attentive.

    The two boys swept the room with their gaze, and noticed that there were already more than ten groups of guests in the hall; the atmosphere was very lively.

    After instructing the maid to notify Xiang Yushan, Feng Niangs fawning manner grew without restraint, Based on two Gongzis personality, which girl would not fight over the right to accompany you?

    Xu Ziling also relaxed. He was about to speak when Feng Niang asked to be excused; she stood up and rushed to meet another group of visitors that look like rich merchants.

    Kou Zhong told the two maids, Jiejie, no need to wait on us, we, brothers have a private matters wed like to discuss. The two young maids took their leave.

    Kou Zhong excitedly said, Have you ever be well-regarded like this? Wed better stay here tonight to celebrate a wonderful evening; whod think that we would hide in here? Besides, this grand occasion is bestowed by that Li guy, we might as well wait until tomorrow night to sneak into Dong Ming flagship and do the best for him.

    Hey! Xu Ziling stammered, I dont know why, but my heart is flustered and panic; I dont know what to do.

    Kou Zhong sighed. To be honest, he said, I am a bit nervous as well. But there is always first time for everything. Otherwise, how can we be considered real men? Later, we will ask yiqi Shan to pick two most beautiful girls and make it clear that they must take up the responsibility to give us guidance. Hey! But if we just say it like that, wont we have no face left?

    While the two boys were having tumultuous thought, Xiang Yushan arrived. For some reason, in his habitat, this fellow was exceptionally confident, not at all like the good-for-nothing appearance he displayed when they met in the street earlier that day. Especially since there were four big men escorting him, he looked completely imposing.

    From a zhang away Xiang Yushan had already laughed aloud and said, What Zhang Gongzi, Li Gongzi, turns out its two renxiong. Forgive me for failing to salute you!

    The two boys noticed his attitude was still sincere, he really lived up to the nickname they have given him, the yiqi Shan; hence they were relieved and immediately stood up to pay their respect.

    After the three of them were seated, Xiang Yushan inquired, This time two renxiong came to Pengcheng, is there any business you need to attend, or are you just sightseeing, enjoying some scenic spots around here?

    Knowing that he was trying to get a feel of who these two boys were, Kou Zhong laughed and said, Theres a saying that traveling for ten thousand li is better than patronize ten thousand scrolls of book. We, two brothers, roam to the other end of the world, is precisely to widen our horizon.

    Leaning forward, he continued in low voice, Frankly speaking, our visit to the pleasure house is also part of our effort to enrich our knowledge. Because this is the first time we visit the pleasure house, our hope is that Xiang Xiong would give direction and take care of us. Hee, hee ! Xiang Xiong is sensible, most probably I wont have to explain more?

    In his heart Xu Ziling was full of praise; Kou Zhong indeed have a knack of turning such an embarrassing and reputation-losing matter into something that sounded so natural.

    Xiang Yushan suddenly understood; he laughed and nodded his head, That should be no problem, he said, Just leave it to me.

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    Slow by all means but not too slow ..eh? Just kidding .... thks foxs ... take care of your house first. I bet there is a cosy corner for doing translation projects?

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    Thanks. Is it just me or does this author discard possible female leads very easily?

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    Thanks foxs! Good luck with the house. Also, u can post as fast as you like. No need to slow down for my sake.

    Who needs a female lead when there's an interesting beauty appearing every three chapters. Just don't get too attached because once they're gone, they may not come back.

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    Default Book 3 - Chapter 7, Part 2

    Jaya, Ysabel, Weed, Anh, HPC, you are welcome. DongBin, sorry to disappoint you, but no. Critical, Sky, another beauty coming up. The Lord's willing, I will post the rest of Chapter 7 within 24 hours.

    About slow or fast update, I checked Grundle's original thread, Xlandhenry finished Book 4 Chapter 2. But I seem to remember somebody somewhere (not in Grundle's thread for sure) said that he/she was going to continue. Does anybody know what's going on? Did he/she completed the next chapter?

    Here's my plan: chapters 8, 9 and 10 are comparatively longer than the earlier chapters. Let's say one chapter per week, plus another week or so for Book 4, chapters 1 and 2, so I should be able to catch up in about a month, right in time for our moving date. We'll see after that, but I will try my best to update regularly, about once every 2-3 days.



    After pondering for half a day, he said seriously, Zhang Xiong and Li Xiong please forgive Xiaodi [little brother, referring to self] for bringing up deep subject to a comparative stranger, after all, what we, men, seek after in the world is nothing more than wealth and women. I see that two renxiong [dear friends] are men of character, and what you carry is top-quality blade; you are definitely not a nobody. I wonder if two renxiong have any plan for the future?

    Kou Zhong laughed and said, We are living in the moment [as before, the original was have wine now, get drunk now]. Right now we only have plan for tonight. As for what will happen tomorrow, we will think about it when we get out of bed. Ha

    Xiang Yushan laughed a perfunctory laughter and then said, Turns out you have bottomless money purse, hence you have no worry about tomorrow. Xiaodi is really envious.

    Xu Ziling matter-of-factly replied, Xiang Xiong is definitely much richer than we are; we just recently made a business deal, so the cash in hand is rather abundant. After the money is gone, we must start earning money again!

    Xiang Yushan revealed a mysterious smile. I wonder which line of business the two gentleman do? he asked.

    The two boys were dumbstruck. And then Kou Zhong lowered his voice as he said proudly, I really dont want to conceal anything from you, our business is salt. Hey! The kind that does not need to pay taxes.

    I see, Xiang Yushan happily said, No wonder as soon as we met I got a feeling that we are kindred spirits. Perhaps there are more possibilities of cooperation between us later on?

    Is Xiang Xiong also in transporting salt business? Xu Ziling asked in astonishment.

    Compared to salt business, it is more small capital, huge profit, easy-to-get-rich kind of business, Xiang Yushan calmly said, But please forgive Xiaodi for temporarily keeping the climax of the story to myself. Ill wait until two gentlemen enjoy all kinds of pleasure my Cuibi Lou has to offer, I will examine the grand plan to get rich with Zhang Xiong and Li Xiong.

    So there is a business that is more lucrative than sea sand? Kou Zhong happily asked, We will definitely listen with respectful attention.

    Xiang Yushan nonchalantly replied, Xiaodi still has something Id like to inquire, and then Xiaodi will take gentlemen to broaden your horizon.

    The two boys were greatly delighted; they nodded their heads ready to answer his question.

    This Xiang Yushan was at most only two, three years older than the two boys, but his demeanor was just like a lot older man who had deep experience of the ways of the world, in just a few words he had played down the information the two boys wanted to know more.

    Xiang Yushan said with a smile, Right now the world is in chaos, heroes and warriors arose, and gentlemen are definitely Wulin characters who understands the compass and set square of Wulin world. Right now Xiaodi is dying to make friends with gentlemen, I do wish you would inform Xiaodi about your martial school or sect origin, so that we can deal with each other candidly.

    Kou Zhong exchanged an eye signal with Xu Ziling first before answering, Our martial art skill is actually handed down in a family. Xiao Mins [little Min] and my dad were escort masters with an office in Yangzhou, but they served far away places, and they were also sworn brothers. Hey! But in one expedition they encountered thieves and thus lost their lives. Hence we went out to roam the world.

    How could Xiang Yushan know that Kou Zhong was simply spouting nonsense? He laughed aloud and stood up, Gentlemen, please follow Xiaodi! he said.

    Recalling that they were about to receive the most important lesson in their lives, the two boys followed him delightedly.

    Both nervous and happy, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling followed Xiang Yushan stepping out of the main building, and only then did they know that the beyond the rear courtyard there were other buildings that look like residence buildings. A gravel path, lined with well-maintained flower gardens on both sides, led them from the main buildings rear door to another big door. This moment there were a lot of people walking back and forth on the path connecting the two doors; it was a very busy path indeed.

    Kou Zhong could hear noises coming from the inside, it sounded that there were hundreds of people inside the building. What kind of place is that? he wondered aloud.

    Immensely proud, Xiang Yushan replied, This is the biggest casino in Pengcheng.

    Xu Ziling jumped in fright, But we dont want to gamble! he said.

    Xiang Yushan laughed and said, Naturally Xiaodi understood, but throughout the ages brothel and casino are always inseparable. Any place without brothel and casino will not thrive. The reason our Cuibi Lou can dominate Pengcheng is precisely because of the combination of these two businesses, and thus the whole Pengcheng is flourishing. Dont you want to broaden your horizon? Just relax and follow Xiaodi to increase your knowledge.

    The two boys looked at each other. They began to feel that this yiqi Shan was not as simple as he was on the surface. Just like in Yangzhou, the biggest casino was owned by Zhuhua Bang [bamboo flower clan/gang]. Without a strong background, who would dare to touch this kind of big, lucrative business?

    As soon as the three of them entered the casinos main gate, Xiang Yushan loudly said, These two gentlemen are my friends, you must take care of them well.

    The several big men guarding the door immediately voiced their compliance respectfully.

    As they stepped into the casino, a fat man, whose entire body was covered in copper stench, and looked unbearably vulgar, came out to meet them. Would you like Xiaoren to prepare guest rooms for three Shaoye?

    Xiang Yushan waved his hand and said, We are just looking around, you go take care of other guests.

    The fat man complied and withdrew.

    But Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were just staring agape. It was the first time that they were inside a casino. They saw the gambling tables, the gambling equipment, down to the furniture and furnishing, none was not gorgeous or exquisite. Moreover, the place was very large. Not only it was divided into three sections, front, middle and rear, each section had halls on the left and right, joined together. Therefore, although there were about four, five hundred people there, these gambling halls did not feel crowded at all.

    Most striking was that all dealers, down to the women pouring tea and offering tobacco in each hall were all young, alluring girls with jade countenance. And their clothes were sexy; they wore only moxiong [old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen, similar to modern day tube top] and dudou [lit. belly cover; apron-like undergarment, also only covering chest and abdomen] like red upper garment, and skin-tight green short skirt, so that their jade, lotus root like upper arms and their fair, slender jade legs were completely exposed. When they walked back and forth among the gambling tables, their breasts and buttocks swayed like rippling water, graceful and beautiful, so that the two boys who watched them had their soul shaken and their mind swept away, they were completely stunned.

    Funny thing was that Xiang Yushan and the other gamblers seemed to turn a blind eye to these women.

    Right this moment two waitresses, whose smile was as beautiful as a flower, came over, offering fragrant tea and some pastries, while also helping Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling to remove their outer clothing.

    Not only they were very attentive, their alluring flesh constantly touching and bumping onto the two boys body.

    Seeing the two boys powerfully built body, their fitting leather vest, their broad shoulders and narrow waist, their out of the ordinary might, Xiang Yushans eyes lit up. He sighed and said, Gentlemens figure is indeed shapely, certainly it is rarely seen.

    The two waitresses were also staring blankly at the two boys; they looked even more fiery with passion. One of them even embraced Xu Ziling from behind before laughing tenderly and then picked their outer garments and left with the other waitress.

    It was the first time that the two boys received such a generous treatment; momentarily their soul melted and their mind turned soft; as for their body, who knows where they went?

    Xiang Yushan reached out to stroke Kou Zhongs leather vest; he said in astonishment, This is the finest quality bear hide, is only produced in the land of the north, and is pricier than gold. Xiaodi had to suffer untold hardships before obtaining one; I wonder where did Zhang Xiong buy it?

    How could Kou Zhong tell him that it was a gift from Li Shimin? Cooking up some nonsense he said, Xiang Xiong certainly knows good product. We exchanged salt for these two leather vests with a traveling merchant; indeed they cost more than gold.

    By this time the two waitresses returned, each one pulled the boys arms to press them bodies against their prominent and silky breasts with a very enthusiastic attitude.

    Xiang Yushan introduced these two women to them, one was called Cui Xiang, the other Cui Yu; and then he said, Zhang Gongzi and Li Gongzi do not need your service for the time being, they will call you when they need anything!

    Clearly disappointed, the two women went back to work.

    Kou Zhong delightedly said, Now I understand why brothel and casino are inseparable, Xiang Xiongs Ol Die is really business-savvy.

    Xiang Yushan laughed proudly.

    Xu Ziling asked, Do these beauties have Cui as their surname? I wonder what is the history of the Cuibi, two characters, in the name Cuibi Lou?

    Xiang Yushans eyes revealed an adoring look as he spoke tenderly, That was the fragrant name of a thousand-tender, hundred-charm beauty; but she is already taken [orig. famous flower has its master/owner], she is our Clans dragon head [i.e. boss] Laodas most favored concubine.

    Kou Zhong asked in surprise, Turns out Xiang Xiong is a member of a Clan; I wonder whats your precious Clans great name

    Xiang Yushan cut him off, Well talk about it later. Come! Why dont you play a game or two? If you win you can keep it, if you lose Ill settle the account. Gentlemen, this way please.

    Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were greatly dismayed by Xiang Yushans yiqi; for the first time they started to get suspicious.

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    AWWW YIISSSS. New chapter . Yay!

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