Three hundred years Past in the blink of an eye.
This period was relatively peaceful, but Su Chen's life was quite exciting. Before anything developed between him and the Empress, he thought Empress was a mature and stable type.
After getting to know it better, I realized that it was quite different from what I had imagined.
Today.
Su Chen had just left the An Yun Merchant Association. Now, his life felt like a monotonous routine, basically spent entirely on spending time with women. Even with the Dual Cultivation Great Dao enhancing the romance, he still felt somewhat tired and bored after a long time.
But it's not emotionally dull.
The Dual Cultivation Great Dao will continuously grow stronger with each instance of Dual Cultivation, so Su Chen has always maintained a high level of enthusiasm. The main reason is that he feels it is a bit too monotonous, and if it continues like this, it will lack fun.
"Young master, come and play!"
Suddenly, a woman dressed in flamboyant attire beckoned to Su Chen, her eyes filled with a seductive allure.
Behind him stood a tall building, covered with red lanterns, and many brightly dressed women were chatting and laughing on it, waving to those below from time to time.
Pinxiang Residence.
Su Chen's eyes held a hint of doubt. He seemed to have heard of this name before; it was an enterprise under the Imperial Family and the largest brothel in the entire Imperial City.
However, calling it a brothel is somewhat inaccurate.
Pinxiang Residence seems to be the kind of place that sells art but not sex. Li Qingyue had told him about this before, saying that brothels were too vulgar.
The amount of food one consumes physically is completely different from the amount one consumes mentally.
Physical attraction only draws in vulgar people, while intellectual Food attracts high-quality men. Who craves physical desires?
Only those who can't find women at all, or can't find high-quality women, frequent those kinds of places.
Wherever there are demands for women, there will be no shortage of women.
Therefore, Pinxiang Residence mainly deals in arts and crafts, such as playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dancing. Because the women there are all exceptionally beautiful, and in order to improve the quality, these women also have very good cultivation aptitude.
It was arguably the most reputable brothel in the entire Imperial City.
Su Chen, also very curious, went inside. The receptionist immediately greeted him warmly with a gentle smile, "Young master, our Pinxiang Residence has four types of seats: Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow-tier. Yellow seats cost 30 top-grade Immortal Crystal, Profound-tier cost 200 top-grade Immortal Crystal, Earth-tier cost 1,000 top-grade Immortal Crystal, and Heaven-tier cost 20,000 top-grade Immortal Crystal."
The receptionist explained in great detail the different benefits of each seat, such as the quality of the women serving the food and the fact that women trained by them would come to offer toasts.
At the Earth-tier and above, there will be separate partitions.
Of course, the most important thing is saving face.
Going to the most expensive seats naturally brings more prestige. There are simply too many high-quality women in Pinxiang Residence, and Pinxiang Residence women there are not forced to come; they are all very free. If you can win their favor, you might even get a lie.
In Su Chen's words, it's all about the idol effect.
By a twist of fate, the women at Pinxiang Residence developed a sense of idol status, completely setting them apart from other courtesans.
Su Chen frowned slightly and looked towards the top. "What are those two layers above?"
The receptionist wore a professional, fake smile, "Young master, those items are for our VIP guests at Pinxiang Residence."
Su Chen couldn't help but ask, "Am I not a VIP?"
Forehead...
The receptionist immediately said, "That's not what I meant. There are requirements for our VIP guests at Pinxiang Residence. For example, they must spend more than 20 million top-grade Immortal Crystal at our Liuxiang Residence, or they must be VIP guests specially invited by our Pinxiang Residence."
"Another option is to deposit over 20 million top-grade Immortal Crystal directly into our Liuxiang Residence, and then deduct the cost from that amount. That's also possible; it's essentially a membership card."
Twenty million top-grade Immortal Crystal.
The threshold for Liuxiang Residence is really high.
However... Su Chen felt it was unnecessary.
"Then I'll take an Earth-tier position."
The receptionist still had a smile on her face and did not look down on Su Chen for choosing Earth-tier. On the contrary, she warmly led him to a spot. Although the spot was not the best, the view was quite good.
"Young master, here is the menu. Please take a look and see what you would like to eat."
Su Chen didn't even look at the menu, and simply said, "Give me one of everything. Once the menu is full, bring me one dish over every half cup of tea."
Ah?
The receptionist's eyes widened in surprise.
"Young master, are you sure?"
"Our Liuxiang Residence offers a wide variety of dishes. Some of the more expensive dishes can cost hundreds of thousands of top-grade Immortal Crystal, and the three most expensive dishes are each made from the flesh of Demon Beast at the Immortal King level, worth at least five million top-grade Immortal Crystal."
"If we were to order one of each, it would require at least forty million top-grade Immortal Crystal."
After all, Liuxiang Residence is just a place to eat. Even if someone spends three to five million top-grade Immortal Crystal, that would be considered a very big customer.
After all, even if someone has a lot of Immortal Crystal, they wouldn't spend too many on food. As for such a high Immortal Crystal of 40 million, Liuxiang Residence has never had more than ten such people since it opened.
Furthermore, they spend most of their Immortal Crystal on women.
Every three days, Liuxiang Residence hosts a performance by young women showcasing their skills, such as dancing or playing musical instruments. Visitors can enjoy the show for free and may also give tips.
The person who ultimately donates the most money will have dinner with the woman.
Of course, nothing can happen.
However, if the woman takes a liking to you and is willing to leave with you, that's a different story; such things often happen at Liuxiang Residence.
Su Chen said calmly, "Of course."
"What, are you afraid I can't afford the Spirit Stone?"
The receptionist immediately waved her hand, "Not at all, not at all."
Everyone knows who Liuxiang Residence. Anyone who dares to dine and dash here is a fool. Besides, Su Chen doesn't look like the kind of person who can't afford to pay with immortal Immortal Crystal.
"Then I'll tell the kitchen to prepare your meal immediately."
The receptionist glanced at Su Chen a couple more times. She couldn't understand why someone who could afford to spend so many Immortal Crystal on a meal was only sitting in the Earth-tier. With his wealth, he could have gone straight to the VIP room.