NOVEL NEXT 2: Aylan and Yulan
“M-master, y-your bird is out in the open.” Yulan said, pointing at the thing between his legs.
Li Fei glanced down, proud of his current size.
‘Hmm, magnificent!’ Thought Li Fei, inwardly.
Li Fei immediately slipped into his black and white robe, so the twin beauties could catch their breath after seeing such a majestic ‘mighty dragon’. They were both shocked by their Master's recovery after being bedridden for at least ten years after he was poisoned by his business rivals whose names are still unknown to this day.
“Master, you shouldn't have gotten up just yet,” Aylan said, pestering him to lie down in the bed.
“I'm fine.” Li Fei opted to sit on the rocking chair beside the window instead. “Yulan, fetch some tea for me, please.”
“Right away, Master.” Yulan said, bowing eloquently and then left the room.
Aylan was still worried about her master's condition. Apart from her 'night duty' in Master Peng Lao's establishment, she was a First Revolution Alchemist and a very talented psychiatrist. She knows her way around healthcare and bed manners just the same.
“Master, do you feel pain anywhere? Do you need me to ‘massage’ you?” Aylan said, softly. Her hands trailing onto his shoulder.
“I appreciate your concern, but no. I'm perfectly fine.” Li Fei said. “Why don't you help your sister downstairs?”
“If you say so, Master.”
At last, Li Fei was finally left alone. He took a very long breath and returned to his usual self.
“What in the world?! Those two are so freaking beautiful! Unmistakably, from their outfits, the way they speak and demeanor, I am in some kind of ancient cultivation world indeed. Do every well-educated lady in this world look like them? Hell, I couldn't even imagine how the goddess-like princesses and the noble ladies would look if two low-class courtesans already looked like supermodels back on Earth!”
After which, Peng Lao's past memories resurfaced once again.
Peng Lao was a Core Disciple from Nine Claws Sect, a renowned sect in the demonic faction, even so, he wasn't necessarily an evil person. He decided to leave Nine Claws Sect and embarked on his journey to be an accomplished man in his own rights.
A few years later after Peng Lao left the Nine Claws Sect, he had enough fortune to buy a brothel and became a Lord of Yunhai City's Red Light District.
During his search for the courtesans of his establishment, he met the twin siblings, Aylan and Yulan who were daughters from a fallen Third Rank noble family and were sold as slaves by the usurper. They were quite pricey since their Cultivation Stage was at Second Stage Body Refining Realm. On top of that, the two had high Yin Qi aptitude, so their bodies were perfect for Yin Qi Cauldrons.
Peng Lao didn't put so much thought into it and bought them from a ‘trader’ when the House of Phoenixes was newly established.
He initially wants to make them as his Yin Cauldrons by putting Life-Death Restrictive Spells in their heart.
However, upon seeing their effort and unyielding will to live, Peng Lao decided to let them work in his establishment and he even gave them Yin Yang Conversion Art so they could cultivate and grow stronger.
“Haiyaa… you are so stupid, Peng Lao!” Li Fei sighed a long breath. He took pity of the twin's fate but he also grateful that Peng Lao put Restrictive Spell in their heart so their master could live long enough until his soul could possess Peng Lao's body.
A few moments later, Yulan entered the room with a tray of refreshments.
“Your tea, Master.” Yulan said. She had returned to her usual self.
“Ah, thank you. Put them on the table.”
“En.”
Yulan's movement was so elegant and smooth, not even a ripple was heard when she poured the tea into a jade cup. Upon which, Li Fei was finally able to see Yulan's face from up close.
Although Aylan and Yulan were identical twins, Yulan had her beauty mark under her right eyes whilst Aylan was on the left. He didn't know who was born first, but their personality was a tad different from one to another.
Aylan was the extrovert type who loves to dance and sing whilst Yulan was a shy, sophisticated introvert who loves to write and recite a poem and play the Shamisen to her esteemed guests during her ‘night duty’.
Yu'lon's blushed as her master noticed there was a bruise around her lips. Even if she tried to hide it with a thick rouge and white powder around her cheeks, the bruise was still palpable.
However, according to Peng Lao’s memory, Yulan loves a quiet yet romantic courtship during her ‘night duty'. She despised a rough treatment. The guest from last night clearly had done something against her consent!
Li Fei, as a sophisticated man of culture who abhorred satisfying the ladies with love and care, enraged upon acknowledging what had happened to her, and thus, he brought Yulan's face closer, caressing the bruise on her cheek whilst hiding deep resentment toward anybody who dared raised their hands to a lady.
“Who did this to you?” Li Fei asked, staring deep into her gloomy eyes.
Yulan’s hands trembled, she averted her eyes immediately.
Li Fei sighed, he couldn't do anything to Yulan's tacit and reserved personality either so he decided to take the matter into his own hands.
“You may take a rest for a day. Get back to your chamber, I will visit your chamber tonight and do a quick check up.”
“T-thank you. Master.”
“En.” Li Fei nodded. “Oh, don't forget to tell Aylan to bring the Ledger Book while at it.”
Yulan nodded amicably and strode her way out.
Not so long after, Aylan appeared at the doorway bringing a thick and massive ledger book in her hands. Li Fei was worried at first, but Aylan too was a Second Stage Body Refining Realm Cultivator. A simple ledger book weighed as much as a feather for her. A loud ‘thud’ noise resounded when she put the book on his study table.
“Here's the ledger book that you asked, Master. We have recorded every guest and transaction in the last decade.”
“Thank you,” Li Fei said, sipping his tea.
Upon a quick scan through the pages, Li Fei frowned at how much the business had declined since Peng Lao was incapacitated. Worse, the courtesans that he trained and nurtured were also taken away by the other brothels upon knowing that Peng Lao couldn't do anything about it.
Being in this kind of business since he was very young, Li Fei had a fair share of knowledge on how the ‘underground’ community works during the night.
In fact, in the Yu Kingdom, each major city has their own Red Light District and is ruled by the strongest faction in the city. It wasn't very surprising for Li Fei to see how the long established business could crumble almost to nothing for the last decade since Peng Lao couldn't do anything on his deathbed.
“Hmph, power play, huh? Peng Lao is lucky, his enemy doesn't want to kill him out in the open since it would offend the Matriarch of Nine Claws Sect!” Li Fei scoffed.
However, he was so furious upon reading the name of the guest's name who spent a ‘night time' with Yulan last night.
‘Hmm, Chao Yun?’
Li Fei remained calm whilst digging into Peng Lao's memory. After a deep search, he found nothing about the said guest.
“Who is this bastard Chao Yun?” Li Fei inquired.
“Sshh! Master, you can't say his name so brazenly like that. He is the renowned Young Master of the Chao Family, The Soaring Dragon Chao Yun! His family owned almost all the Red Light Districts in Yu Kingdom!”
“Oh, really? Does that include our district?”
“En, I guess not. According to Kingdom's Law, as long as you are still alive, this district still belongs to you, Master. But they have claimed this territory by harassing our establishment from time to time.”
Li Fei felt his head was about to explode when numerous information about the kingdom's laws, politics, and other miscellaneous information regarding the power ladder in the whole kingdom flooded his mind.
“Alright, alright. I understand, you may leave. I'll need to meditate to recuperate my mind.”
“Certainly, Master. Just call me if you need anything.”
“Close the door behind you.”
Li Fei fell silent, organizing his thoughts on his rocking chair.
“Before I could revitalize this business, I need to be stronger first. Seems like the Chao Family and Peng Lao had deep seethed hatred toward each other. On top of that, the Chao Family might have direct support from higher places. I can't just brazenly knock on their front door and ask for compensation. Stupid Peng Lao, just how many people have you offended?!”
“Haiyaa, I need to find a way to bounce back at least to the Qi Gathering Stage if I want to give this Chao Yun a nice slap to his white butt!” Li Fei grunted, scratching his overheated head.
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