"This one, and this one, and this one. None of these. Give me the rest!"
Su Fan pointed at the menu on the wall and said to the waiter.
The waiter was stunned. He had never seen anyone order like this before. He had seen generous people, but never this generous. Ordering dozens of dishes for two people?
Xiao Yan's face was a mask of black lines.
"Don't listen to him. Serve your master's best dishes, and two jars of good wine,"
Xiao Yan directly vetoed Su Fan's ordering method.
"Alright, please wait a moment, two esteemed guests!"
Xiao Yan finally seemed to be ordering properly. The waiter called out and hurried to the kitchen.
"Stingy."
Su Fan pouted and said to Xiao Yan.
"You can forget it. Can you even finish so much?"
Xiao Yan said speechlessly.
Su Fan could indeed eat it all, but in the game, it didn't matter whether he ate it or not, so he didn't care. It was just about enjoying the taste.
"Want to go to the pleasure house tonight?"
Xiao Yan winked at Su Fan.
Xiao Yan thought that Su Fan might not live for many more days. He might die on stage tomorrow. From Su Fan's appearance, he knew he was inexperienced. It would be a shame not to experience some pleasure before dying.
Perhaps after experiencing the delights, Su Fan would no longer want to participate in the martial arts tournament?
"Pleasure house?"
Su Fan was a little dazed.
There was such a place in the game, a place of romance and pleasure. However, he couldn't enter it when playing the game. He could only see the scenery outside the gate. Players had tried many methods to enter, all to no avail. Finally, someone used code to enter, but it was the boundary of the map, and there was nothing inside. The programmer had not made any maps for the interior. If one could truly enter and experience it, the game would likely be ruined.
But he never expected to get a glimpse of a pleasure house in this game world.
This was the obsession of all players of "Martial Arts Hegemony"!
"Okay."
Su Fan agreed immediately.
This was beyond Xiao Yan's expectations. He thought Su Fan would be more reserved.
The two ate and drank, finishing only after a long while.
"Let's go, brother will take you to the pleasure house!"
As the sky began to darken, Xiao Yan, slightly tipsy, put his arm around Su Fan and walked towards the pleasure house.
Su Fan was also a little tipsy, but slightly more so than Xiao Yan.
The two walked arm in arm and soon arrived at the pleasure house.
It was a three-story building. Entering the main gate led to a sky bridge, with corridors on all three floors surrounding the central open space, from which the sky could be seen directly. Across the sky bridge were two staircases leading upwards, winding their way to the second and third floors. The pleasure house was brightly lit, with dazzling colorful decorations. Girls in scanty clothing beckoned to passersby in a charming manner from the second-floor corridors.
"Oh~ Young master~ Come in and play~"
A voice that made men's bones go weak continuously came from the second floor.
Su Fan immediately sobered up. It was too stimulating!
"How was it? Seen something new?"
Xiao Yan leered and raised his eyebrows at Su Fan.
"I've seen something new..."
This was far more shocking than what he had seen in the game.
If this expanse of white flesh appeared in the game graphics, it would be directly banned!
"Young master~ Come in and play~"
Su Fan and Xiao Yan had only been standing outside for a short while when two girls at the entrance pulled them inside. Su Fan went in half-heartedly.
As the saying goes, alcohol emboldens the timid. Plus, with Xiao Yan accompanying him, Su Fan couldn't back down for the sake of face!
Xiao Yan, on the other hand, skillfully embraced a girl.
"Oh, Young Master Xiao, what a rare visitor."
At this moment, the madam saw Xiao Yan and greeted him with a smile.
"Find a girl for my brother here, preferably the top courtesan."
Xiao Yan pointed at Su Fan.
Xiao Yan was truly a good friend to want to find a top courtesan for Su Fan.
"Alright! Miaomiao, come down and entertain our guest!"
The madam's eyes were almost closed with joy as she called out to the upper floor.
Soon, a young maiden peeked out from the second floor. She looked only sixteen or seventeen, with a graceful figure and exquisite beauty. Her sheer veil covered only the essential parts.
"Miaomiao has only been here for a short while. She's the newly promoted top courtesan. I see this young master seems to be visiting such a place for the first time, so Miaomiao is perfect."
The madam said with a light smile.
She could tell at a glance that Su Fan was visiting a pleasure house for the first time. His awkwardness was impossible to hide.
Miaomiao smiled and walked down from the second floor.
"Young master, you must treat me well~"
Miaomiao walked up and boldly took Su Fan's arm, whispering into his ear in a voice that made his skin tingle.
Su Fan shivered, almost losing his composure.
"Definitely, definitely."
Su Fan nodded repeatedly.
Seeing Su Fan's reaction, Xiao Yan shook his head and chuckled.
"Get us some good wine and dishes. We'll continue drinking!"
Xiao Yan instructed the madam.
People who came here weren't just looking for girls. Drinking, playing, and composing poetry were the main forms of entertainment.
"Young master, let's sit over here. Later, there will be a riddle-guessing event downstairs, and you can see it from here."
Miaomiao recommended a spot on the second-floor corridor to Su Fan and his companion, from where they could see the entire first floor.
"Alright, let's do it here."
Xiao Yan made the decision directly. This spot offered a view of the downstairs, and he heard there would be riddle-guessing later, which piqued his interest.
Su Fan didn't say much.
The two continued to sip their wine leisurely, enjoying the service of the beauties beside them.
Before long, the riddle-guessing began.
Lanterns were brought up, each with a riddle.
"If anyone is interested, you can try to solve the riddles. These were all composed by our pleasure house's top courtesans. Perhaps you will win a courtesan's favor."
The madam stood on the sky bridge and introduced to everyone.
The scholars and gentlemen present immediately became interested.
"Ten top courtesans, ten riddles. I wonder which one Miaomiao composed?"
Su Fan glanced at the riddles below and asked Miaomiao.
"Young master, guess! If you guess correctly, I'll give you a reward."
Miaomiao pouted and said coquettishly to Su Fan.
Su Fan looked at the riddles on the lanterns below.
Four sides are mountains, all connected.
The sun sets in the west, the moon hangs in the east.
A family of eleven.
A little girl.
Disabled but not in spirit.
The upper half is gone, the lower half remains, split into two halves, yet no lower half.
One side is red, the other is green, one fears wind, the other fears rain.
Four directions, united, rush forward.
Swallowing the cow's tail in one gulp.
Empty-handed, rejoicing in vain.
These were riddles, and they didn't seem difficult.
Su Fan pondered for a moment in his mind.
He already had the answers.
"A little girl?"
Su Fan asked tentatively.
"Young master, how did you guess?"
Miaomiao looked at Su Fan with some surprise.
Su Fan smiled. It was indeed correct.
"Because the answer to this riddle is the character 'Miao'. 'Little girl,' meaning a young woman. Together, it forms the character 'Miao'."
Su Fan explained.
"Young master is so smart!"
Miaomiao was a little surprised. Su Fan had only glanced at the riddles a few times and could find the answer among the ten riddles. This could only mean that Su Fan had answered all ten riddles and then found the character that matched her identity among the answers.