Red Sleeve Brothel, Golden Jade Tower.
There were only three places in Dragon Abyss City that did not enforce a curfew: East Market, Western City, and Red Sleeve Brothel. In this place where fragrance drifted through the streets and lanterns danced like fish and dragons, every major brothel had its own specialty. Mystic Sound Pavilion, for instance, was known for its musicians.
As for Golden Jade Tower, what people prized most was its privacy.
Distinguished guests could enter only through mutual recommendation. Its entrance was extremely well concealed, and the entire building was covered by rigorous formations. Every corridor and every room was kept far apart, so guests would scarcely ever run into one another.
It had thus become the first choice for those whose identities made public appearances inconvenient, or those wishing to discuss confidential matters.
Hong Yinsheng, chief of the Dragon Tooth Gang, and Liu Hanyi, hall master of Bear Hall, appeared on the top floor of Golden Jade Tower, inside an extravagantly decorated private room.
Painted screens, gilded carved beams, and tables laden with fragrant wines worth a fortune.
When the two entered, they saw two others already seated at the table, also a man and a woman.
The man was a middle-aged fellow in a golden-brown satin robe. He was slightly plump, wore a pair of mustaches shaped like the character eight, and had a shrewd smile on his face.
The woman wore her hair piled high, adorned with gold pins and jade ornaments. With almond eyes, red lips, and skin as smooth as jade that seemed ready to yield beneath a breath, she was indescribably lovely beneath the lamplight.
"Chief Hong! Hall Master Liu, I have long admired Chief Hong's great name. Today, I finally have the honor of meeting you." At the sight of