Wangchun Pavilion

"You don't have to believe me!"

"I've received reliable information that the big boss behind Wangchun Pavilion is a demon."

"Why not join me tonight in storming Wangchun Pavilion and slaying this demon?"

"Then you'll know whether I'm trustworthy or not!"

Lu Xuening said to Chen Fan in a deep voice.

"Alright."

Chen Fan nodded upon hearing this.

He didn't even ask what level the demon in Wangchun Pavilion was, and just agreed.

Lu Xuening was slightly stunned when she heard this. She was just saying it, but she didn't expect Chen Fan to agree so readily.

"The Ape Demon in Wangchun Pavilion is a Blood Martial Saint level demon, the fourth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm, but demons are naturally stronger than humans, so even a martial artist at the fifth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm, the Marrow Asura level, wouldn't find it easy to kill this Ape Demon."

"Are you really determined to go with me to kill it?"

Lu Xuening confirmed further, and revealed some information about the demon entrenched in Wangchun Pavilion.

"What's your strength?"

Chen Fan couldn't help but ask.

"I've surpassed the Skin Devil King, Bone Vajra, Sinew Bodhisattva, Blood Martial Saint, and Marrow Asura stages, reaching the peak of the Divine Treasury Realm."

Lu Xuening puffed out her slender waist and said with a hint of pride.

"That should be enough."

"Let's go straight to Wangchun Pavilion and kill that Ape Demon!"

Chen Fan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He never expected that this seemingly delicate female constable was actually a martial artist at the peak of the Divine Treasury Realm.

Wouldn't that mean she's a master on the same level as the Centurion of the Brocade Guard in Ping An County?

The key is how old is she? She looks about the same age as Chen Fan.

And Centurion Cao is over fifty years old.

Compared to the two, the difference is obvious!

Wangchun Pavilion.

The largest brothel in Ping An County, and also the tallest building in the entire county, it can be called the landmark of Ping An County.

Wangchun Pavilion is seven stories high, like a seven-story pagoda. At night, it is brightly lit, with people coming and going in an endless stream.

"No wonder it's the largest pleasure house in Ping An County, it's really magnificent."

Chen Fan, dressed in black casual clothes, stood in front of Wangchun Pavilion and said in a deep voice.

"Don't tell me you've never been here?"

Lu Xuening, dressed in a blue robe and disguised as a scholar, glanced at Chen Fan and raised her eyebrows.

"I really haven't."

"I only joined the Brocade Guard last year. Before joining the Brocade Guard, I was a beggar who grew up eating food from a hundred families. After entering the Brocade Guard, I practiced diligently, and only then did I have my current strength."

Chen Fan said calmly.

"Joined the Brocade Guard for a year, and cultivated to such a level with a commonplace Body Tempering Fist?"

Lu Xuening said with some surprise.

"There's also a Blade Draw Slash."

Chen Fan added.

"What's the difference?"

Lu Xuening shook her head and smiled.

In her eyes, although the Body Tempering Fist is commonplace, it still has some merit, but the Blade Draw Slash is just a basic sword technique, simply unsightly.

"Two officials, please come in!"

As Chen Fan and Lu Xuening stepped into Wangchun Pavilion, the girls in the lobby on the first floor flocked to them.

Although they were in the flesh trade, who wouldn't want to receive a few handsome patrons?

Chen Fan was tall and handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, a chiseled face, and a wheat complexion, revealing a masculine beauty.

Lu Xuening, disguised as a man, had dressed up carefully this time since Chen Fan saw through her at a glance. Now she looked thin and weak, with a delicate face, a feminine appearance, and dressed as a scholar, she was also quite attractive.

"How did this sister see through our identities?"

Chen Fan put his arm around a sweet-looking, plump woman and asked in a low voice.

"It's simple."

"You're holding the Brocade Guard's hundred-refined Embroidered Spring Blade, and you're wearing the Brocade Guard's regulation boots, so your identity is naturally a Brocade Guard official."

"And this handsome young man beside you, though the long sword in his hand isn't a standard-issue weapon, he's wearing official boots from the yamen. He's definitely an official."

The full-figured woman said with a smile.

Chen Fan and Lu Xuening broke out in a cold sweat. They hadn't realized their disguises had so many flaws.

They thought they were well-hidden, but a courtesan from a brothel had seen right through them.

They exchanged a look, then each put an arm around a girl and headed upstairs.

"So, that's his type."

"How shallow!"

Lu Xuening watched Chen Fan walk ahead, arm around the curvaceous courtesan, then looked down at her own chest and cursed him inwardly.

"Officers, which floor would you like to visit?"

The woman in Chen Fan's arms asked.

"Is there a difference?"

Chen Fan inquired.

"One hears that and knows you two are first-timers at Wangchun Pavilion."

"Wangchun Pavilion has seven floors in total. The top floor is off-limits, the sixth floor is where the Courtesans live, the fifth floor is for the qingguan [untouchable courtesans], the fourth floor is where we courtesans reside, the third floor is a gambling den, the second floor is a tavern, and the first floor is a goulan [brothel]."

"Which floor would you like to check out?"

The courtesan in Lu Xuening's arms asked with a charming smile.

"Let's grab a bite to eat at the tavern on the second floor first!"

Chen Fan said.

They went to the second floor, ordered a private room and a table full of food and wine. Lu Xuening took out two taels of silver, gave one tael to each of the courtesans, and asked them to leave for the time being, saying that she and Chen Fan had something to discuss.

The two women happily took the silver and left. All sorts of people came to Wangchun Pavilion, including people like Chen Fan and Lu Xuening, who wanted to find a private room to discuss something shady. Once they were done, they would find a few girls at Wangchun Pavilion to spend the night with.

"How does it feel?"

Lu Xuening asked.

"Feels pretty good, like coming home."

Chen Fan answered seriously.

Lu Xuening: "???"

"Who's asking you that? I'm asking if you've noticed anything suspicious!"

Lu Xuening said, exasperated.

She felt that bringing Chen Fan along was a mistake. She had originally planned to sneak into Wangchun Pavilion, wait until the middle of the night, find the big boss behind Wangchun Pavilion, and then kill him in one fell swoop.

But as soon as she and Chen Fan entered Wangchun Pavilion, they were recognized by two courtesans. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before the big boss behind Wangchun Pavilion received the news and knew that they had come to Wangchun Pavilion.

They were completely exposed!

"The top floor of Wangchun Pavilion should be the residence of this mastermind. Let's sneak into the top floor later and see what's up. If we find any traces of demons, we'll strike directly and call it a day!"

Chen Fan said calmly.

"But we've already been exposed."

Lu Xuening said helplessly.

"There are quite a few dignitaries who come to Wangchun Pavilion every day. I heard that even the county magistrate often comes to Wangchun Pavilion to drink with the Courtesan."

"The Brocade Guard in our Brocade Guard Precinct, including the constables in the county yamen, although they don't come often because they're short on cash, they still come a few times a year."

"So, if two unknown constables like us come here for a meal and a drink, do you think the big boss of Wangchun Pavilion will pay special attention to us when he finds out?"

Chen Fan smiled faintly and said.

He found that Lu Xuening was not very old and not weak, but she didn't see things comprehensively. She was obviously a flower in a greenhouse. He wondered which young lady from a wealthy family had come to Ping An County for a gilded experience.