Rubbing and kneading, Jiang Hao sent a stream of spiritual power into Su Xiaoxiao's body. Spiritual power was several tiers above inner force, and the inner force Shangguan Yunhe had used to seal Su Xiaoxiao's acupoints quickly melted away before it.
"Oh~!"
Su Xiaoxiao let out a soft moan. Her acupoints had been released at last, and she could finally move.
Jiang Hao withdrew his hand and stood up. "Miss Xiaoxiao, your acupoints have been released. You can get up now."
Su Xiaoxiao sat up and straightened her clothes. She secretly glanced at Jiang Hao, her face slightly flushed, then lowered her head and thanked him. "Thank you, Young Hero Jiang, for saving Xiaoxiao from danger. Xiaoxiao is eternally grateful."
"Where do you live?" Jiang Hao asked.
Hearing his question, Su Xiaoxiao hesitated. Her expression darkened slightly. "This servant lives at Green Tree Pavilion."
Jiang Hao pondered briefly. "The one from 'Birds sing amid green trees; dancers appear in the pleasure quarters'?"
"Yes," Xiaoxiao replied.
Jiang Hao seemed to understand. "Did you also take the name 'Xiaoxiao' because of that?"
"Mm!"
'Birds sing amid green trees; dancers appear in the pleasure quarters' was a line from a poem, taken from Li Bai's Eight Poems of Palace Revelry. It told the story of Palace Geisha. The poem's first line was, 'Xiaoxiao is born in a golden house; Yingying dwells in the Purple Micro Palace.' Here, xiaoxiao referred to young girls who were brought into the palace from childhood to become singing and dancing courtesans.
In ancient times, prostitutes could actually be divided into artistic courtesans and sex prostitutes. Artistic courtesans mainly performed artistic acts, much like modern entertainment stars, while sex prostitutes primarily sold their bodies—the kind people generally thought of as prostitutes.
They could also be divided into Palace Geisha,