A monster!

In the distance, Iron Protector came sprinting toward them.

Long Xiao: "???"

What was going on? What monster?

Did he think this was some immortal cultivation world?

Before long, Iron Protector reached Long Xiao.

Iron Protector had sprinted the whole way and was utterly winded. He plopped down on the ground, gasping for breath.

"What happened?" Long Xiao asked.

Iron Protector caught his breath, then looked at Long Xiao. "Master, the three of us were strolling around Chu Yun Imperial City, but when we passed a brothel, Xiao Huohuo and Old Man Hai got dragged inside by the girls on the street. Luckily, they didn't drag me in!"

"So I followed them inside. Those girls acted like they couldn't even see me, so I kept following the two of them. Then a female monster appeared in the brothel, saying she'd taken a fancy to Xiao Huohuo and Old Man Hai and was going to carry them off by force. How could I agree to that? I attacked her straightaway, but..."

"But that woman was terrifying! An Eight-Star Dou Zong! Absolutely terrifying! She... she even beat me up."

"I knew Xiao Huohuo and Old Man Hai were close to you, Master, so I offered to exchange myself for the hostages to rescue them. But that woman actually turned her nose up at me! She even spat at me! Despicable! Master, you have to get justice for me!"

Iron Protector spoke with righteous indignation and a hint of wounded grievance, making the corner of Long Xiao's mouth twitch.

She only turned her nose up at you because you're so ugly.

Xiao Yi Xian, however, looked very anxious. She grabbed Long Xiao's arm and said, "Brother Long Xiao, let's hurry and rescue them. I'm worried they might be in danger."

"Don't worry. They shouldn't be in any danger for now. That woman took them away because, at most, she covets their good looks," Long Xiao reassured her.

Xiao Yi Xian breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still uneasy. "That's no good either. What if she plays with them until they're broken?"

"All right, let's rescue them."

Looking at Xiao Yi Xian's tightly furrowed brows, Long Xiao could only agree.

An hour later.

Long Xiao and the other two arrived at the brothel Iron Protector had mentioned.

Long Xiao was so handsome that a crowd of women swarmed him, tugging at his clothes. No matter how Xiao Yi Xian tried, she couldn't fend them off.

Xiao Yi Xian could only hide behind Long Xiao and watch helplessly as those lavishly adorned women threw themselves into his arms.

Left with no choice, Long Xiao swung a slap at them.

The women's faces rapidly swelled, and one by one, they covered their cheeks and backed away in terror.

"Ah, this damned charisma."

In a private room in the brothel.

Xiao Huohuo and Elder Hai sat on the floor, trussed up tightly.

A woman with a fat head and large ears stood over them, looking down at them. Every so often, she revealed a chilling, dangerous expression, and she kept picking her nose!

How was that a woman? She was a monster through and through. Even her leg hair was longer than Elder Hai's!

Even with Yao Lao possessing him, Xiao Huohuo couldn't defeat her. Yao Lao had been so frightened that he'd sold him out, telling him to summon him again once he was done with her.

Xiao Huohuo was terrified, while Elder Hai calmly closed his eyes, showing no trace of panic.

"Monster! Stay away!"

Xiao Huohuo shouted, pinning his hopes on Long Xiao having already resolved Xiao Yi Xian's poison body problem and coming to rescue them.

If he didn't come soon, his ** would be lost!

"Oh my, you two handsome gentlemen are such lookers. I simply can't wait. Which of you will go first?"

"Don't even think about escaping. My name is Hua Qingcheng, and I'm the sect master of the Desire Maiden Sect. All the brothels in the nearby empires belong to me. I never expected to meet such charming gentlemen while visiting the Chu Yun Empire to inspect business."

The woman's coarse voice exploded like thunder in Xiao Huohuo's heart.

Like the Heavenly Snake Mansion, this sect was reputed to be a first-rate power on the Northwest Continent.

Xiao Huohuo turned pale with fright. Seeing Elder Hai still calmly sitting with his eyes closed, he hurriedly shuffled behind him and shouted, "Him first! Let him go first!"

Preserving my chast** is what matters most right now. That's reserved for Xun'er!

Friends and all that can be sold out first! Old Man Hai isn't panicking anyway!

Hua Qingcheng burst into laughter at his words.

To Xiao Huohuo, her laughter sounded like a devil's sinister cackle.

"Oh ho, all right. He'll go first, then."

Hua Qingcheng walked over to Elder Hai, crouched down, and reached a finger toward his face.

At that moment, Elder Hai's eyes snapped open. At last, his composure shattered!

"Stay away from me!!!"

Elder Hai screamed his lungs out!

He had only been pretending to be calm. After all, he couldn't lose his dignity as the Ice Emperor. He never imagined Xiao Huohuo would sell him out!

Old Man Hai kept scooting backward, kicking his legs frantically!

He looked as though he was about to die.

But Hua Qingcheng didn't stop. To her, Old Man Hai's struggles only made things more exciting.

Hua Qingcheng's finger touched Old Man Hai's face, and his entire body instantly went rigid. He didn't dare move another muscle.

His eyes were filled with despair.

Elder Hai thought, Die, your Brother Dong has let you down!

"Madam! An exquisite young gentleman has arrived downstairs!"

Suddenly, the madam's voice came from outside the door, interrupting Hua Qingcheng's fun.

An exquisite young gentleman had arrived downstairs?!

At those words, Hua Qingcheng immediately stood up. A fragrant breeze swept past, and she was gone.

Old Man Hai breathed a sigh of relief. He patted his chest and cursed inwardly, That was close!

But why hadn't Long Xiao come to rescue them yet?!

Downstairs.

Long Xiao brushed off his clothes, which were covered in powder. Being handsome was a sin, too.

Whoosh!

An enormous figure suddenly appeared before Long Xiao and the other two.

The three of them looked up.

"A monster!!!!"

All three were horrified! Even Long Xiao jumped in fright.

The monster was burly, dressed in a splendid red gown, with a pair of slender embroidered shoes, a black leather whip, and a phoenix crown on her head.

Her finely shaped oval face was covered in a dense mass of red bumps, embellished by two large moles.

"Oh, stop it! Young gentleman, I dressed up especially for you."

Seeing how outrageously handsome Long Xiao was, Hua Qingcheng immediately blushed.

"Master, she's the one who took Xiao Huohuo and the others!" Iron Protector hurriedly transmitted his voice to Long Xiao.

But Long Xiao ignored him. Instead, he turned away and dry-heaved.

"Young gentleman, why don't you let me attend to you today? I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Hearing those words again, Long Xiao felt utterly sick!

He really wanted to blow her apart with a punch, but they had no grudge between them. You didn't strike a smiling face, and his own upbringing demanded that he remain a gentleman.

Yes, even if she's ugly...

Long Xiao forced himself to soldier on despite his crawling scalp. "Beautiful lady..."

"Oh my, you'll make me blush, calling me that. Just call me Huahua."

Hua Qingcheng spoke in a sugary, affected voice, reaching out to grab Long Xiao's face.