Making a Move

Aaron swaggered into Alum Tower, where a madam in her thirties, her charms still lingering, came forward to greet him. "Greetings, Daoist Priest..."

A bright, artful smile graced her face, as though she found nothing strange at all about a Daoist visiting a brothel.

After all, some Daoist lineages did not forbid marriage, and besides, perhaps he simply liked wearing Daoist robes?

"I have long heard of Alum Tower's great name. Now that I have seen it for myself, its reputation is well deserved..."

Aaron looked around. The surroundings and facilities were excellent, and more importantly, the women truly were quite good. He could not help but offer a word of praise.

Of course, His Majesty would not be coming today...

To be honest, no matter how deeply the Emperor disguised himself in the garb of a commoner, if he were here, the place would surely be packed with guards and hidden agents. There was no way an idle bystander like Aaron would have been allowed to get this close.

Nor had Aaron come to throw himself in the Emperor's path.

He wanted his legend to spread through this place.

Then, even if he himself was absent, so long as the rumors reached His Majesty and moved him to issue a summons, the blockade would naturally be broken.

"Does the Daoist Priest have any girls he is acquainted with?"

Having accepted Aaron's tip, the madam's smile became three parts more sincere.

"No, but I heard that Miss Shishi is here?"

Aaron asked curiously.

The madam had clearly been asked this many times before and answered at once. "Shishi is the foremost beauty of our flower trade, famed throughout the capital... Even if she is to receive guests, there are rules."

Wang Shishi was currently the most sought-after courtesan in the