Dawn was approaching.
The ice-cold beauty once renowned for her aloof elegance now lay limp as a puddle of mud on the bed, with a wad of dudou stuffed into her mouth.
She had hastily stuffed it in herself. Last night, she had been unable to keep from crying out, and, afraid of waking her daughter and the maidservants and older serving women in the same courtyard, she had resorted to gagging herself with her dudou.
Lu Chen stood beside the bed, straightening his clothes, his gaze lowered.
His Master's Wife lay languidly in the morning light, her fair body exposed. Last night, those long, full legs had rested on his shoulders, while her delicate, slender feet had trembled and swayed there all night without stopping.
That really was satisfying-
Lu Chen sighed inwardly. No wonder Blind Man and the others could never resist seeking pleasure in the brothel district whenever they came into some silver.
He glanced sideways at his Master's Wife. She was still sleeping soundly.
He did not disturb her. He pulled the quilt over her, then removed the crumpled dudou she had been unconsciously biting, now soaked with her fragrant saliva. Only after finishing all this did he quietly leave.
The first light of dawn glimmered, and the courtyard was silent. The maidservants and older serving women had yet to rise.
Lu Chen moved, flitting lightly over the wall like a thin shadow, and returned to his room.
The heavy chest remained on the heated brick bed, its gold ingots neatly arranged inside.
Gold worth more than seventy thousand taels of silver!
This trip had certainly not been wasted.
Lu Chen opened the card-drawing page.
``` Basic card pool [Entering the Jianghu]: single draw, 150 copper coins; ten draws, 1,350 copper coins.
Advanced martial arts card