The two women in the room were naturally Zhou Zhiruo and Qi Fang. They had been taken to a private residence and settled there, but Zhou Zhiruo seized an opportunity when the guards were off their guard and escaped with Qi Fang. The people of Hero's Island had never expected two delicate-looking women to be martial arts experts. By the time they reacted, the two had vanished without a trace.
After escaping safely, Zhou Zhiruo brought Qi Fang to the agreed-upon Hongxiu Courtyard to wait for Song Qingshu. But two beautiful women visiting a brothel would have drawn far too much attention, so they disguised themselves as men and slipped inside.
Qi Fang had never been to a place like this. Back then, even Taohong, who had come from a brothel in some small town, had made her feel somewhat inferior. How could that compare to the largest brothel in the capital? Although her years as a young mistress had broadened her horizons, she had always stayed secluded and upheld feminine virtue. Naturally, she had never come to such a place.
Zhou Zhiruo was much the same, but she was, after all, a wanderer of the martial world. Moreover, during her time in the White Lotus Society, she had dealt with people from all walks of life. She was far calmer than Qi Fang, handling all the arrangements for entering and leaving Hongxiu Courtyard herself.
Naturally, the two women did not order any of the courtyard's girls to accompany them. The madam had initially been rather displeased, but one large ingot of silver shut her up, and she immediately arranged a secluded private room for them.
The two had already waited there for several hours, yet there was still no sign of Song Qingshu. Qi Fang began to grow restless.