Chapter 507: Chapter 446: Zuihuan Building

When Sang Luo returned to the inn, Fei Yuan was back as well.

Seeing her panting, Fei Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, “What’s wrong? Who bullied my Luo’er?”

Sang Luo saw the wine on the table and GULP GULP, drank half the pot. The alcohol burned, bringing tears to her eyes. “Ugh, I’m so furious! That wretched fox! He actually dared to shoot an arrow at me!”

If she hadn’t been so fast, her head would have been split wide open!

“You went looking for him?”

“Yes. I used the Time Law and saw that he was being harmed by villains, so I went to save him. I didn’t expect him to be so ungrateful—he even shot an arrow at me!” The more Sang Luo thought about it, the angrier she became. She raised the wine pot to chug it down again.

Fei Yuan snatched the wine pot from her hand and placed it back on the table. “This lifetime of his soul fragment is as Prince Yun Hua of the Mortal World, not Yan. He has no memory of you. Why are you getting worked up over a mere mortal?”

“…”

’That’s true.’

After much coaxing, Fei Yuan finally managed to calm Sang Luo down. He then had her recount the events in detail. After hearing her story, he burst out laughing. “Luo’er, your grand entrance didn’t make you look like a Goddess. It made you look like—an assassin with ulterior motives.”

“!!!” ’How could that be!’

“The Crown Prince had just survived an assassination attempt when you showed up right behind him, spouting all that cryptic nonsense. Any normal person would either think you have a screw loose…” Fei Yuan pointed to his head, “…or assume you’re the assassin who orchestrated the whole thing.”

Sang Luo said, deflated, “It’s over. Now Prince Yun Hua’s first impression of me is ruined. This approach of getting close to him is probably a dead end.”

“It’s fine. The Crown Prince is no fool. After this, he’s bound to realize someone is plotting against him from the shadows. He’ll certainly be more careful from now on.” Fei Yuan opened the mahogany food box on the table, which was still steaming. “I bought some snacks from a stall on my way back. You haven’t eaten yet; you must be starving.”

Sang Luo had been so preoccupied with the Crown Prince’s situation that she hadn’t eaten yet, and she was indeed hungry.

She picked up a steamed meat bun and finished it in two bites. The skin was thin, the filling was generous, and the meat was tender and savory—delicious!

With good food to keep her company, her troubles were instantly forgotten.

Fei Yuan had also bought some soy-braised beef, which he cut into small pieces and was now carefully feeding to their two little snake babies.

Sang Luo picked up a steamed meat bun and held it out to him. “Don’t just worry about me and the kids. You eat something too.”

Fei Yuan’s phoenix eyes crinkled as he ate the bun right from her hand. “Anything fed to me by Luo’er’s own hand is bound to be delicious!”

“You sweet-talker.” After the two little snake babies were fed and getting drowsy, Sang Luo placed them back into her personal dimension. Then she turned to Fei Yuan. “You left in such a hurry this morning. What were you up to?”

“I detected the aura of the Ghost Clan.” Fei Yuan’s expression grew a little more subdued, a rare look of seriousness on his face.

“The Ghost Clan?” Sang Luo frowned, a sense of unease creeping in. “Quyun Realm is just an ordinary Mortal World. How could it have any connection to the Ghost Clan?”

Fei Yuan shook his head. “Not quite. When the living beings of the three thousand worlds die, their souls all enter the Ghost Realm. The Ghost Clan has innumerable ties to all worlds across time and space. You could even say that the Ghost Realm is the beginning and the end of the cycle of life for all beings.”

“The Ghost Realm connects all three thousand worlds, so it’s possible for members of the Ghost Clan to appear in any of them.”

Sang Luo nodded. “In that case, the appearance of the Ghost Clan in Quyun Realm isn’t all that strange. So why were you so concerned?”

“Quyun Realm is just an ordinary Mortal World, a minor realm of no consequence. The Ghost Realm wouldn’t dispatch a high-ranking general to a world of this level. But the trace of the Ghost Clan aura I sensed was extremely powerful, its strength approaching that of a Divine Venerable.” Fei Yuan sighed softly. “It’s impossible to guess this ghost’s objective, which is what made me suspicious.”

Sang Luo suddenly recalled something. “When I traveled a hundred thousand years back in time, I encountered a Ghost Venerable hiding in Qingqiu. He seemed to be trying to contact the major powers of the Beast World, but unfortunately, I never found out what he was planning…”

The Ghost Realm was too mysterious, its members too difficult to track.

Fei Yuan didn’t know much about it either.

As long as they didn’t get in their way, there was no need to investigate too deeply.

“By the way, Luo’er, I also found a lead on that soul fragment.”

“Where?”

“Zuihuan Building.”

The corner of Sang Luo’s mouth twitched when she heard the name. “…Don’t tell me that’s a brothel.”

Fei Yuan gave her a suggestive smile. “Luo’er is so clever. Zuihuan Building is the largest brothel in the Imperial City. I hear the Oiran there became famous throughout the Capital City with a single dance. Countless sons of nobles and officials have squandered fortunes just for a glimpse of her beauty. I took a look around, and it’s true—a dazzling array of beauties enough to bewitch anyone. Its reputation is well-earned.”

“You actually dared to go and look?!”

Sang Luo angrily grabbed his ear.

’That damned bird can forget about ever getting into my bed again! He can go find his Oiran!’

“I just went to look, I didn’t do anything!” Fei Yuan yelped, begging for mercy. “Luo’er, gently! You’re going to pull my ear off!”

“Hmph! You’re not even allowed to look! You can only look at me!”

“Hehe~ My Little Luoruo is so domineering. I love it!” A smile played on Fei Yuan’s lips as he wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her onto his lap. He took a playful, hard bite on her lip in retaliation.

He then added in a lazy drawl, “That top Oiran can’t even compare to the beauties of my former harem. What do you have to worry about? That level of looks isn’t nearly enough to tempt me.”

If he hadn’t said anything, it would have been fine. But now, Sang Luo was even more furious, a smile that wasn’t a smile on her face.

“Oh? So the Phoenix Emperor misses his former harem beauties, does he? Do you regret dismissing all those beloved concubines for my sake? In that case, when we return, why don’t Your Majesty bring all those beauties back to replenish your harem.”

Seeing that she was genuinely angry, Fei Yuan didn’t dare tease her anymore and quickly explained, “How could that be? My greatest fortune was meeting you, Luo’er, and having our two children. You have no idea how happy and content I am! If I have a single regret, it’s that I didn’t meet you sooner.”

’If he truly regretted it, he would have strayed during those centuries she was gone. Why else would he have endured such loneliness and torment, waiting so long for her…’

Of course, Sang Luo knew his heart. She leaned down and planted a kiss on the corner of his lips, smiling playfully. “That’s more like it.”

“I tracked the Ghost Clan’s aura to the Imperial City, but it suddenly vanished. Later, I sensed the trace of the soul fragment’s aura at Zuihuan Building. I took a look around, but the crowd was too large and varied to pinpoint anything. I suspect that whoever has the soul fragment is likely a regular there.” Fei Yuan looked down at her stomach and said seriously, “This time, Luo’er, you’ll go with me. Let’s see if you can get a precise sense of the soul fragment’s aura.”

“Alright.” Sang Luo nodded.

「The next day, they set out for the Imperial City.」

Sang Luo changed into men’s clothing and accompanied Fei Yuan to Zuihuan Building. She couldn’t help but sigh at the sight of such decadent, gilded splendor.

Outside the building, numerous courtesans were soliciting customers. When they saw the two men approach, their eyes lit up. In all their years there, they had never seen two gentlemen as handsome as celestial beings.

One was tall, devilishly handsome, and exuded a noble yet wicked air; the other was slender and so exquisitely beautiful he outshone any woman. The courtesans would have been willing to pay just to have them as clients.

Fei Yuan slung an arm around Sang Luo’s waist and chuckled softly in her ear, “My dear, I hear the Oiran is performing today. It’s a rare sight. Shall we go in and have a look?”

Sang Luo deliberately pitched her voice higher, affecting a crisp, slightly boyish tone. “Alright, as you wish.”

The few courtesans who had been about to approach and greet them froze, their expressions changing as they witnessed the pair’s intimate posture. Although they had heard that some men had a particular taste for fair-skinned young lads, why did it have to be these two handsome men… Alas, what a terrible waste!

The ladies’ hearts were broken.

But at least no one else came over to solicit them, and they were finally left in peace.

Fei Yuan casually found a private room on the second floor. Before long, most of the guests had arrived. The Oiran had arrived as well.

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