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Nightfall. The entire city was shrouded in darkness. Although the Embroidery Dynasty and the Northern Ice Empire were still in a stalemate, the city was not affected by the war. The people of Jincheng were still living as usual, as if the war had nothing to do with them.

Jade Immortal Restaurant was the largest brothel in Jincheng, and it was also the busiest place when night fell. The bawd of the Jade Immortal Restaurant was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a face full of makeup as she stood passionately outside the Immortal Jade Tower to attract passersby. In the center of the hall, there was a large stage with a few geisha dancing gracefully. In the hall, there were quite a few people who came to enjoy themselves, some of them holding a cup of wine while enjoying the performance, while others were chatting with the beautiful lady beside them. The entire hall was bustling with noise and excitement. It was hard to believe that there was a brutal war going on just a few thousand li away outside of Yuanzhou City.

At the corner of the hall, Lu Chen was wearing a set of cyan colored profound clothes. In his hand, he held a wine cup as he swirled it around him, looking at the people around him playfully from time to time.

This was his second time coming to a place like the brothel. The first time was when he was plotted against in order to get Lu Chen to pick him up, but this time, he was the guest. Lu Chen found it ironic just by thinking about it.

"Minister of Government, General of the Far Army, and Grand Scholar Shangguan, there are really a lot of high ranking officials here." Lu Chen drank a cup of wine and muttered to himself as he looked at the few people seated at the very front. He did not report back to the Imperial Palace after returning to the Jincheng City from the Thousand Demon Mountain, partly because he knew that the current emperor was Jinshang and not Jinsei. If Jinshang saw him, it was likely that there would be a fierce battle between the two of them, but it was also because he knew from the memories of Zuo Ying that Jinshang had announced that he had died under the attacks of the demon beasts of the Abyss two years ago. Most importantly, he wanted to find the location of Jinhai. After all, they had truly interacted with each other for a few years. Moreover, he wanted to find out the identity of Chu Wang Jun from Jinhai.

"Lady Yu Li has come out." It was unknown who's shout had brought Lu Chen's thoughts back to reality. Lu Chen raised his head and walked out of the stage. He wore a light yellow robe, his face was covered by a white veil, his waist-high hair was held by an emerald hairpin, and he held a lute in his hands.

"Miss Yu Li, Miss Yu Li." With the appearance of the girl, the atmosphere became even more lively.

He didn't know why, but he felt a faint spiritual energy fluctuation coming from the woman's body, but it seemed that the spiritual energy fluctuation was sealed by something. Moreover, he felt that the woman's appearance was similar to the long-lost brocade water.

Yu Li gently sat on the already prepared chair. Without saying anything, she gently stroked the lute in her hand, and a gentle voice followed.

"Jade Plum Bow, Replacement of New Chang. A man does not know when to leave, leaving only emptiness and injury. Worry eyebrows, single heart hurt, newbie smile, the old people are full of tears. Clear the wind and rain, wrap around my intestines, then let go and return to your dreams, I don't know where to go today. "

A faint voice filled with worry came out from Yu Li's mouth. It was as if she was looking at a woman dressing up when she first heard that her husband was coming back, but she couldn't wait for him to return. He had finally managed to get his husband to come back with him, but the next thing he knew was that his husband had brought back another woman and left him in the dark. The woman could only silently end her own life in a rainy day with grief and worry.

Yu Li stood up and was about to leave, but before she could leave, a hand pulled her back and she raised her head to see that it was the madam of the Jade Immortal Restaurant, Yu Qing.

"Dear guests, how was our Miss Yu Li's song just now?" Yu Qing ignored the anger in Yu Li's eyes and asked with a smile.

"Alright." There was applause from the audience.

Yu Qing smiled and continued, "Since esteemed guests like our Lady Yu Li so much, let me announce another piece of good news. Today is the first night of our Lady Yu Li's auction, so long as you offer the highest price, our fairy-like Lady Yu Li will be yours."

"When did I ever say such a thing?" Yu Li who had been silent all this time broke free from Yu Qing's hand and asked with anger in her eyes.

The hall that was originally noisy because of Yu Qing's words also quieted down because of Yu Li's words.

Seeing that the people below had turned silent, a trace of coldness flashed across Yu Qing's eyes. She pulled onto Yu Li's hand and apologetically smiled: "Our Miss Yu Li is shy and starts bidding now. Pear Blossom, you preside over this. I will now, Miss Yu Li go back and prepare." With that, Yu Qing pulled Yu Li and left.

The hall also fell into a clamor again. Even Shangguan Yu and the others who sat at the front did not listen to their own desires and they all started to bid. Some people even started to curse loudly while calling out prices.

Lu Chen sat in the corner and watched the ugly expressions of these people with cold eyes. What he cared more about was the last line from the song about Yuli, "I don't know where it comes from today." That sentence did not match with the other words at all. It seemed like it was trying to convey some kind of message. "How can I leave you today?" Lu Chen muttered to himself. Suddenly, Lu Chen thought of something, and his eyes lit up, "Jinhai." Lu Chen gasped in his heart, then looked at his surroundings. Lu Chen sighed, and lightly said: "One thousand taels of gold."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, the hall quietened down. Not just anyone could take out a thousand taels of gold. Instantly, everyone turned to look at Lu Chen, but due to Lu Chen using the appearance changing technique, Shangguan Yu and the others did not recognize him.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Lu Chen asked indifferently: "Is there anyone else offering an even higher price?"

The surroundings were completely silent. After all, a thousand gold was too much, and the first night for Yu Li did not feel like it was worth it.

In the end, no one called out a price. Under everyone's gazes, Lu Chen took out 1000 taels of gold from his storage ring and handed it to Riko, before following her upstairs to Yu Li's room.

Although Lu Chen appeared calm on the surface, his heart was still in pain. When he killed Zuo Ying, he only managed to get 2000 gold from Zuo Ying. Now, half of it was gone.

"Sir, this is Lady Yu Li's room. Sir, you may enter." Pear Blossom brought Lu Chen to Yu Li's room, bowed a little, then left.

Seeing that Pear Blossom had left, Lu Chen placed a soundproof enchantment around the exterior of the room and pushed the door open.

Once he opened the door, Lu Chen felt a chill pressing onto him, he casually grabbed onto the incoming dagger and closed the door. Looking at Yu Li who had a face full of despair, Lu Chen released his hand and said helplessly: "How many years has it been since we last met? "Jinhai."

Jin Chen's body trembled in surprise as he saw Lu Chen lift his hand to remove the disguise technique, revealing his true face.

"Lu Chen." Jinsei said in shock.