Western Paradise

Zhu Yan was the most experienced barmaid here. She had started working at nineteen, and had now been in the industry for seven or eight years. Zhu Yan was the kind of woman who was full-bodied and alluring. Her slightly rounded oval face, willow-shaped eyes, pointed nose, and slightly full lips made her entire face look especially flirtatious and charming. The barmaids at Western Paradise wore uniform outfits: plaid T-shirts on top and white miniskirts below. In short, she was an extremely sexy and seductive woman.

Although Zhang Hupan had already endured years of exposure to the sexy figures of Scottish beauties, when Zhu Yan walked toward him, he still unconsciously felt his blood begin to race. However, he was, after all, a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert. He did not get a nosebleed, and looked perfectly calm and ordinary on the surface.

Zhu Yan was not satisfied with Zhang Hupan's expression. Of all the men who came in for the first time, which one had not been so bewitched by her impressive figure that he lost his senses? Yet this ordinary-looking new student—a fledgling who had never truly seen the world—could actually face her devilishly alluring body so calmly. A crafty glint flashed through Zhu Yan's eyes. Feeling that the figure she was so proud of had failed to make this fledgling lose his composure, or even look at her with the slightest bit of heat, Zhu Yan decided to take advantage of showing Zhang Hupan around to tease this outstanding student who had just entered society.

"Have you been to a bar before?" Zhu Yan asked charmingly, her sexy voice drifting from lips that made it especially easy for people to commit sins.

"No. Counting the time I came for the interview, this is my second time." Even while facing Zhu Yan from such close range, Zhang Hupan controlled his emotions well and answered calmly.

"Then Big Sister will show you around first." With that, Zhu Yan's soft arm slid around Zhang Hupan's.

As a cultivator, Zhang Hupan possessed superhumanly sensitive senses. That meant that when Zhu Yan wrapped her arm around him, the sensation he felt was a thousand or ten thousand times clearer than what an ordinary person would experience. Although Zhang Hupan's Dao Heart was a hundred times stronger than an ordinary person's, he had still been a cultivator who had not touched a woman in a hundred years. How could he withstand such a trial? His body finally trembled uncontrollably.

A woman's heart was extremely perceptive, especially when she focused on something. Not even a grain of sand could slip past her unnoticed. Zhu Yan completely caught that unnatural tremor from Zhang Hupan, but she felt not the slightest joy. His reaction was simply too small!

Along the way, Zhu Yan kept breathing her fragrance beside Zhang Hupan's ear, wantonly tormenting his arm—and his already extremely fragile Dao Heart. Several times, Zhang Hupan clearly felt that something was wrong with his body, but fortunately, as an expert, he could still control every part of it. Otherwise, he would have made a fool of himself. In fact, Zhang Hupan did not know that although he had concealed the spiritual energy within him perfectly, being so close still inevitably allowed Zhu Yan to sense something different from other men. It was a feeling of familiarity, naturalness, and lightness. In short, Zhu Yan now had an extremely complicated feeling toward the very ordinary-looking man beside her. In the end, she even became somewhat lost in herself, forgetting that she had only intended to toy with him, and instead wholeheartedly began enjoying this intoxicating sensation.

Zhu Yan's unusually intimate behavior left everyone stunned. Zhang Hupan's unhurried, refined-gentlemanly bearing made people admire his self-control, while also causing them to wonder whether he was gay. Although Zhang Hupan's performance had won men some face, every man in the bar looked at him with envy and jealousy.

The bar was not very large. The first floor was where people drank and watched performances, while the second floor held several private rooms. Zhu Yan soon led Zhang Hupan through the entire place. When their bodies separated, both felt a little disappointed. Although Zhu Yan's sexy body had caused a huge crack in Zhang Hupan's Dao Heart, to the point that he had to circulate his Wudang Celestial Arts to suppress the agitation in his heart, that thrilling encounter had given Zhang Hupan a heartbeat he had not felt in a hundred years. It was a tingling sensation, comfortable and deeply alluring.

When they parted, all the women gathered around Zhu Yan. Even Liu Xizhen, who was extremely curious, shifted slightly closer and pricked up her ears. Although the women deliberately lowered their voices, Zhang Hupan still heard every word they said. "With you teasing him so intimately, he still didn't react at all. Sister Yan, do you think he's gay?" Their guess left Zhang Hupan torn between laughter and tears. Having been influenced by those lecherous roommates, he still understood what "gay" meant. Zhu Yan's reply, however, left him utterly dumbfounded and regretting his self-control even more.

"He isn't gay. I can guarantee that I felt a little movement!"

"Sister Yan, which part moved?" All the women began to snicker under their breath, and Zhu Yan, who had never blushed before, actually turned red.

Meanwhile, the men gathered around Zhang Hupan. Even Shangguan Yun, the bartender who combined romantic and melancholic qualities, could not avoid joining them. Li Da was a slightly thin, grown-up-looking boy, but he was clearly the lecherous one among them. The moment he reached Zhang Hupan, he eagerly asked lasciviously, "Brother Zhang, you're really lucky with women. Sister Yan looks a little slutty, but it seems she never lets men get close to her!"

"Really?" Zhang Hupan asked with a hint of pride. After all, what man would not feel secretly pleased at being singled out and favored by a beauty? Cultivation experts were no exception, because they were men too.

"It's true. I can testify to that. I once tried to get close to her myself!" Shangguan Yun, who was usually so proud of himself, astonishingly revealed his own embarrassing past. Everyone looked at him strangely, and Shangguan Yun awkwardly defended himself. "Hehe, I'm a man too!" The others immediately gave him understanding looks.

"Brother Zhang, how big do you estimate her breasts are? When you went upstairs, did you sneak a feel?" Li Da, that lecherous devil, impatiently rattled off a string of questions. After hearing them, everyone stared at Zhang Hupan with lecherous anticipation.

What a bunch of lechers, just like Hu Zhiming and his group! Zhang Hupan thought to himself. Still, he rather enjoyed the harmonious atmosphere. Of course, he was not bored enough to turn what had happened between him and Sister Yan into a topic of idle chatter, even though he could report Zhu Yan's bust, waist, and hip measurements without the slightest error. Zhang Hupan smiled and put on an inscrutable expression. Everyone clicked their tongues and dispersed to get back to work. Only Li Da continued pestering him. Fortunately, a customer arrived in time and rescued Zhang Hupan.

The bar's nightlife finally began. The quiet South Mountain Road welcomed the most vibrant nightlife beside West Lake. Rows of bars cast dim light through their windows and the dense broad-leaved plane trees, giving South Mountain Road an air of glittering lights and wine while embellishing West Lake's night. Groups of men and women entered the bars they had chosen, including no shortage of blond, blue-eyed foreigners.

In a corner of the bar facing West Lake, Liu Xizhen quietly sat in the seat she had reserved specially for herself. As the owner, Liu Xizhen did not take part in the bar's daily operations, but she came every day to sit there and observe the various people coming and going, watch the employees work in a busy yet orderly manner, and handle sudden matters they were unable to decide themselves. Regular customers all knew that the beauty sitting in the upper-left corner of the bar was its owner. Thus, although Liu Xizhen was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, those with enough self-awareness did not harass her.

Today, Liu Xizhen seemed different from usual. Not only was she wearing a sexy qipao, but she also seemed to be in an especially good mood. She greeted every regular customer with a smile, leaving many old lechers flattered and fantasizing wildly. However, Liu Xizhen's flirtatious eyes kept drifting toward Zhang Hupan, who was busy working.