mesbooks Chapter 34: The Secret Agent of the Fish and Dragon Bureau, The Boudoir of a Streetwalker
Chapter 34: The Secret Agent of the Fish and Dragon Bureau, The Boudoir of a Streetwalker
"I think I understand the connection between these three maps now."
After a brief review, Li Qingchen quickly came to a conclusion.
First of all.
Furong Street is a food street, and you need to spend ghost money to eat here.
The ghost money needs to be obtained from the gambling den.
Gamblers who win money can spend it on the food street or go to the alleyways.
however.
The ingredients for the delicious food in Furong Street are supplied by the "fairy jump" brothels in the alleyways!
"Damn, what a shady business chain! If I could call the police, I would have wiped you all out."
Li Qingchen looked at the panel speechlessly.
"Wait, should we call the police?"
Li Qingchen's eyes suddenly lit up, and an idea came to him.
He has a way to deal with these pig butchering scammers.
Current number of resurrections: 1/4
Thanks to the Strength Fruit, I still have one life to use today.
[You audacious swordsman, you've come to the alleyway again.]
A voluptuous woman beckons you, swordsman, will you accept her invitation?
Surprisingly, you declined the woman's invitation.
The alluring woman reluctantly tells you that she possesses a powerful technique called "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens." Are you sure you want to refuse to spend the night with her?
"What do you mean, 'sky'?"
"What kind of immortal are you?"
Li Qingchen blinked.
If he hadn't known he would be chopped into minced meat in the past, he would have really wanted to see this trick for himself!
You declined the invitation again.
[Swordsman, your repeated rejections have enraged this alluring woman!]
She clapped her hands, and suddenly a number of masked men carrying canes appeared on both sides of the alley.
"Ha, finally stopped pretending?"
The game offers two options: run away or fight back.
Li Qingchen decisively chose to escape.
You used your light-footed skills to leap across rooftops and walls, quickly shaking off the masked man. But the masked man seemed to possess a tracking ability; though slow, he relentlessly pursued you.
[Swordsman, where are you running to?]
You choose to flee to the gambling den.
[The gambling den at night, like a drunken prostitute, exudes a captivating allure, where gamblers will revel all night long.]
You entered the gambling den, and after observing for a while, you saw the person you were looking for.
You: "Hi."
A dashing young nobleman welcomes you: "Young friend, you've come to see me, perhaps to gamble again?"
You refused the young master's bet: "I'm here to ask you for a favor."
The young nobleman said, "Please speak, young friend. Whatever I can do, I will not refuse."
You: "I need your bodyguard to do me a favor."
The young master has agreed to your request.
[Hint: You have been granted one use of the "Fish and Dragon Bureau Spy"!]
The Fish and Dragon Bureau is a mysterious organization established by a certain dynasty.
Legend has it that they were built to protect the dragon, directly under the emperor, operating in secrecy, unrestrained by local authorities, and dedicated to suppressing dissent. They excelled at intelligence gathering, infiltration, and assassination.
They are like venomous snakes and scorpions; anyone whose name appears on the Heavenly Killing List will surely be bitten twice by them.
Even if the target survives by sheer luck, they will suffer the relentless pursuit of the Fish and Dragon Bureau's secret agents for the rest of their lives.
"A dragon protector? In other words, this young nobleman might be a prince of some country?"
"That's interesting."
[The spy asks, "What do you want him to do?"]
You: "Help me take down the masked men in the alley, and those streetwalkers."
Li Qingchen, a model citizen of Bloodstained Town, said: "Everyone has a responsibility to crack down on prostitution and organized crime!"
The spy tells you he can help you deal with the masked man, but he can't kill the streetwalker.
However, he can tell you the solution.
On the night of the full moon, simply throw a bowl of steamed glutinous rice at her, and you'll drive her away.
You silently memorized it, then followed the secret agent out of the casino.
A masked man with a cane is charging at you.
[The spy has made his move, and to your surprise, he's also using a sword!]
As the sword light flashed, countless blood-red sword energies appeared out of thin air. With a single burst of these energies, over a dozen masked men were instantly killed!
[The entire battle—no, this wasn't a battle, but a one-sided massacre!]
The spy sheathed his sword and returned to the gambling den.
At this point, the panel presented an option, asking Li Qingchen whether he wanted to call out to him.
Li Qingchen chose yes.
You: "Wait!"
The spy turned around, frowning, and said, "I've completed your task. Don't push your luck."
You: "What kind of swordsmanship is that? Can you teach me?"
[The spy said: "Only by joining the Fish and Dragon Bureau can I tell you and teach you."]
You: "How do I join the Fish and Dragon Division?"
The spy avoided answering and turned to enter the gambling den.
[Hint: Your bet with the glamorous young nobleman has been settled!]
Li Qingchen scratched his head, unable to think of anything difficult to answer.
Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore.
Li Qingchen planned to go to the alley.
The alleyways are a complex and winding landscape, and what Li Qingchen encountered at the beginning was only a part of it.
However, before going to the alley, you need to go to Furong Street to buy a bowl of hot rice.
The money in my hand came in handy; it was just enough for two bowls, no more, no less, a perfect guarantee.
Li Qingchen carried a steaming bowl of glutinous rice into the alleyway.
Upon seeing the alluring streetwalker, he immediately poured a bowl of water over her.
[The streetwalker got rice on her clothes, and smoke rose from her body as she let out a heart-wrenching scream.]
The screams of the streetwalkers unsettled you, so you quickly recited the Hunyuan Tianji Mantra to calm yourself.
The prostitute has fled the alleyway. Swordsman, should you take this opportunity to enter her dwelling? Perhaps you'll find what you need there.
"Do you have what I want?"
"What could it be?"
Li Qingchen thought to himself, "What I need most right now is a demon core, and how to avoid the ghost bride's wedding procession."
Could it be related to these two things?
Li Qingchen couldn't wait to find out.
[Swordsman, you have chosen to enter the prostitute's residence.]
You push open the door and enter the courtyard, where a foul, fishy stench hits you.
[You discover the foul odor is coming from your bedroom. Will you choose to enter?]
You suppressed your disgust and entered the prostitute's boudoir.
You discover a stove in the room, and a pot filled with boiling blood.
You find several polished wooden strips nailed together in the room, seemingly about to be made into something.
You discover piles and piles of paper figures inside the room.
You notice rows of scarlet "囍" (double happiness) characters on the wall.
You find a trumpet, a suona, a drumhead, drumsticks... on the ground.
You discover red veils on the bed, and embroidered shoes under the bed...
"Paper dolls, the character for 'happiness,' and suona horns?"
"Isn't this the same team as the ghost bride?"
Li Qingchen was shocked!
It turns out that the ghost bride came out from the alley!
"Wait, since glutinous rice flour works on the women here..."
Li Qingchen looked at the last bowl of glutinous rice remaining in his hand.
"Wouldn't that also get rid of the ghost bride?"
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