I Am Feng Wang Leg, Feng Wuque!

"..." Mu Ye.

To make sure he didn't miss any information, Mu Ye decided to try every option.

After he chose 1, the woman immediately called over two charming, alluring women, both around thirty years old.

One excelled at the flute and was named Chunxiao; the other was skilled at the zither and was named Qinyu. Both had ample bosoms and extraordinary skill.

They introduced themselves. Both came from the northwestern region. They were quite tall, dressed in gauzy robes that hinted at their graceful figures. Their brows and eyes brimmed with seductive affection, yet they looked alluring without being vulgar, and carried themselves with considerable grace.

"No wonder even the emperor likes this place..."

After making his choice, he could rent a private room and select a musical piece to hear the two women play.

As for whether things could go further, that depended on their willingness.

The two performed together, and there were many pieces to choose from. Mu Ye casually picked [Peach Blossom Flowing Water].

After listening, he still wanted more.

Just then.

Heard a famous piece: Peach Blossom Flowing Water.

Miscellaneous Skills System activated. Shared with other characters and synchronized with the player in True Mode.

Zither Art: 1/100

"Huh? There's a miscellaneous skills system too?"

Mu Ye was taken aback. Good grief, there were quite a lot of things to grind in this game.

Come to think of it, there were also Cultivators in the Cultivation World who specialized in music, like Zither Cultivators.

They were generally quite rare, but all of them were pretty formidable.

A skilled music Cultivator could shatter a person's soul with one tune, or stir them to fight with another. They could both support and attack.

"Then what about tea art and wine appreciation? Why didn't those unlock when I played the Demon Sealer?"

"I drank plenty of famous teas at Shen Mansion, too..."

"Uh... Could it be that the Demon Sealer has no artistic talent?"

"..."

Mu Ye pondered. So the Brothel Patron specialized in this sort of thing?

Just then, Chunxiao's beautiful eyes turned toward him as she spoke in a husky, mature voice:

"What did you think, young master?"

[1. The piece was good, but the playing was just average.]

[2. Peach Blossom Flowing Water. It's said to have been composed around the tale of the peach blossom falling into the water with longing, while the flowing water remained heartless... Your performance lacked some of the sorrowful yearning. It didn't have the right feeling.]

[3. ...]

If he chose 1, the two women would rise angrily and leave the room.

After he chose 2, the two women listened, their eyes sparkling.

"I didn't expect you to be able to hear that..."

"If you think it didn't have the right feeling, would you like to hear something more risqué?"

"What's that?"

"Food can be meat or vegetables, and music, of course, can be risqué or refined..." The two women rose and slipped off their gauzy robes. With delicate steps, they came to stand before him, their eyes fixed on the man. A faint blush touched their charming faces. They played it all with perfect naturalness.

Their gauzy robes were gone, leaving only their undergarments and short skirts, along with the embroidered stomachers clearly visible beneath.

"...This is pretty advanced."

With the two mature beauties beside him, using their bodies as zither and flute, Mu Ye played another rendition of Peach Blossom Flowing Water...

There was no full-on action, but they certainly got creative...

Then... the screen went dark. When it returned, the two women were slumped to one side, their beautiful eyes hazy and flushed as they gazed at him with utter infatuation. Their clothes were still intact, though their skirts were heavily rumpled. Who knew what had happened?

"?"

What was this? Did this crappy game censor things too?

Where was the footage?

"Young master... you're truly amazing."

Chunxiao and Qinyu glanced shyly at the Brothel Patron's hands, then lowered their blushing faces.

"..." Mu Ye.

He could clearly feel that the two women's favorability had reached a fairly high level.

As expected of the Brothel Patron.

But.

"No way. There's censorship even in a game?"

"How am I supposed to experience the local customs like this?"

Mu Ye logged off on the spot, switched straight to True Mode, and tried again.

This time there was no censorship. All he could say was...

He was damn good.

The Brothel Patron's skills were incredible.

In the blink of an eye, he turned the tables, learned as he went, and played a tune of his own. The two beauties listened until tears streamed down their faces, their bodies trembling uncontrollably with emotion.

"No wonder those servant disciples at Qinghe Mine scrimp and save every last Spirit Stone just to visit Tianxiang Pavilion in the market..."

Mu Ye could somewhat understand the servant disciples at Qinghe Mine now.

Besides, the Brothel Patron was brimming with artistic talent. His ability in this area was absolutely top-notch.

The downside was that he cultivated secret martial techniques at an extremely slow pace.

Everyone had their strengths, and their weaknesses.

After that, Mu Ye tried the remaining options one by one, discovering the unique customs of this world.

If he chose 2 from the start, two youthful, beautiful women, both eighteen and in the prime of their youth, would appear. Afterward, he would learn the art of Go.

Choosing 3 would teach him painting and calligraphy.

Choosing 4 meant going straight into a physical brawl. Then he'd get a notification that his favorability with Zuixiang Pavilion had increased... After that, the woman would submit to the Brothel Patron's profound skills, her heart fluttering as she decided not to charge him.

When he asked, he learned that she was Zuixiang Pavilion's head steward. She wasn't skilled in the arts, but she was a skilled fighter.

After he chose 5, the woman smiled sweetly and said:

"Of course there is someone. The only one who can compare with Sister Yuhe from back then is Sister Yuanshuang now. Sister Yuanshuang excels at painting and calligraphy. If you don't know those arts, you may have no chance with her."

In short, his skills weren't good enough.

He'd just have to improve them.

Mu Ye's instincts told him that the top courtesan Yuanshuang was very likely connected to Yuhe from back then—and held key information about the Seven Absolutes Demon.

By the usual route, he could either improve his skills, earn Yuanshuang's favor, and ask her for information;

or he could spend every night in revelry, sleep his way through Zuixiang Pavilion, and raise the establishment's favorability. Perhaps that would get him information, too.

But Mu Ye wanted to try a different approach.

So, the next day, he switched to the Thief Character and decided to sneak into Zuixiang Pavilion at night.

Night fell.

Dressed in a Night-Walking Suit, Mu Ye arrived at Zuixiang Pavilion.

However, as he reached the back courtyard and prepared to sneak in, something unexpected happened.

Mu Ye noticed three agile Men in Black sneaking into Zuixiang Pavilion as well.

"Fellow professionals?"

Mu Ye froze. He took a quick look and realized that these men were exceptionally skilled, likely at least Second Grade. Their leader might even be Third Grade or higher, and his movement technique was bizarre—something Mu Ye had never seen before.

"They're not from Taiping City."

Mu Ye's thoughts stirred. He had fought the experts of Taiping City before, so he knew what they were capable of.

"Could they also be here to investigate the Seven Absolutes Demon?"

[1. Intervene.]

[2. Watch and wait.]

Mu Ye's thoughts stirred, and he chose 2.

Before long, a commotion erupted throughout Zuixiang Pavilion. As a woman let out a pained scream, the three Men in Black each seized a woman and fled.

One of the women wore a veil. Her face was frosty, but her expression was ashen, and her eyes were full of fury.

"So they really did come to abduct someone..."

"Could they actually be here to investigate the Seven Absolutes Demon?"

Mu Ye felt uneasy.

If that was the case, completing this second stage would be even harder.

No, no. He'd reload and start over.

He'd intervene directly.

To Mu Ye's surprise, however, the three men were extremely powerful. In the Thief Character's normal mode, he simply couldn't beat them.

Fortunately, after trying a few times, Mu Ye learned a little about them. The strongest had the strength of a Third Grade with four hundred acupoints; the other two were only Second Grade.

Mu Ye switched to True Mode, cast Light Body Technique on himself, and charged straight in.

With Light Body Technique bolstering him and his own strength to back it up, he couldn't kill the Third Grade, but two strikes of Wind King Leg were enough to kill the two Second Grade Men in Black.

"Wind King Leg? Who are you? State your name if you've got the guts!" the leader of the Men in Black roared furiously when he saw his companions killed.

[1. I'm your father.]

[2. We're fellow professionals. What do you think?]

[3. ...]

At this, Mu Ye didn't choose an option. Instead, he let out a cackling laugh and declared arrogantly:

"I am Feng Wang Leg, Feng Wuque!"

The Man in Black fixed his gaze on him.

"Well done, House Feng. Well done, Wind King Leg, Feng Wuque! I'll remember you!"

With that, the Man in Black darted away and vanished into the night...