At the beginning of the lanterns, the fallen leaves are flying.

On the long night-light river, flower boats lit up lanterns one after another, and beautiful women with gorgeous flowers stood on the bows of the boats, waving sleeve handkerchiefs in their hands to greet them.

Many scholars passed by and stopped to look, with yearning in their eyes. It was a gentle land, a bed in their dreams. But when they touched their sleeves, they were so shy that they could only hang their heads and reluctant to leave.

Next to the river, in a corner wine shop.

The candlelight was dim, and under the scattered moonlight, there were only a few guests drinking poor wine, a pot of warm peach blossoms, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of fennel beans.

Most of the people who come here to drink are poor, and most of the food that goes with the wine is cheap. The occasional meat dish is mostly served in water and stir-fried with strong liquor.

"This Ye Ming River is really lively." Zhou Dao looked at the brightly lit flower boats in the distance and said calmly.

"Don't you have any at your place?" Long Ao poured a glass of wine, looking like a man who understands.

Zhou Dao thought for a moment, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, there are some, but they are not as ostentatious as these girls with sleeve handkerchiefs in their hands."

"Then what's it like there?" Long Ao was curious and couldn't help but ask.

Aren't all the girls in Huafang like this? Speaking of which, his mother was also born in this way.

"The commander-in-chief has probably never heard of the love story between the woman carrying the box and the man wiping sweat." Zhou Dao smiled.

"A woman carrying a box? A man wiping sweat? What do you mean?" Long Ao was stunned, showing a puzzled expression.

"Our girls in this business all carry a box." Zhou Dao said with a smile.

He hadn't seen such a formation for a long time, and he found that if it was popularized here, the business of those flower boat brothels might be booming.

"Box? What box? What is it for?"

"It contains things that can make you happy." Zhou Dao had already laughed out loud. He supported the table and squinted his eyes and said: "And each girl has a number. If you like it, just report the number directly next time.

That’s it.”

"Huh? What kind of rule is this?" Long Ao became even more strange.

In his understanding, every hospitable girl will have a flower name, such as [Ruchun], [Jinbo], [Nairong], [Gurgling Water] and so on.

In this way, it is not only poetic and picturesque, adds interest, but also makes people remember it with a little more nostalgia.

As Zhou Dao said, Long Ao had never heard of the number registration.

"Hahaha, Commander Long is really thirsty for knowledge." Zhou Dao looked at Long Ao's eyes and smiled immediately.

Long Ao waved his hand: "Curious, just curious."

"Where can I find the kind you're talking about?"

"Commander, do you care about cleanliness?" Zhou Dao suddenly asked something irrelevant.

"Huh?" Long Ao was startled, not understanding what he meant.

"What's the meaning?"

"Well...hahaha, drink and drink." Zhou Dao smiled and raised his glass.

As he spoke, Zhou Dao drank all the wine in the glass.

Long Ao looked at him and suddenly seemed to have woken up. He moved closer to Zhou Dao and his eyes drifted to the flower boat in the distance.

"Are you interested in seeing the scenery inside the ship?"

An ambiguous look appeared on Long Ao's face: "I'm your host, do you want to go away?"

"No need, our ancestors said it well, don't gamble when you're far away, don't go whoring when you're close. This Lin'an Mansion is your immediate boss. If you want to inherit the position of City Secretary in the future, you'd better be more careful." Zhou Dao brushed off Long Ao.

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He didn't expect that the usually majestic commander-in-chief would have such an exquisite side, and he would really like him.

"You're right."

Long Ao nodded. If he wanted to inherit the position of City Secretary, in addition to strength and qualifications, the Demon Yushi also had to assess his character.

At least one spot has been locked in Pingjiang City for this [Genius Training Camp]. Long Ao has made great contributions and will definitely receive a large reward. By then, he may be able to break through the realm and enter the Nine Transformations.

In this way, he has great hope of inheriting the position of city chief.

At this time, don't ruin your reputation because of trivial matters.

"There are still seven days, it's really long." Long Ao couldn't help but sigh.

[Genius Training Camp] The longest game for assessment is seven days later.

After experiencing Jiang Yuan's assassination incident, Long Ao was already a little nervous, fearing that something would happen again.

If such an eventuality really occurs, then all his efforts will be wasted.

"Don't worry, what trouble can happen in seven days?" Zhou Dao said confidently.

He imagined that there would never be another disciple as stupid as Chiling Palace.

Thinking of this, Zhou Dao's eyes narrowed slightly.

These days, he has obtained information about Chiling Palace from various parties, which is a behemoth that can rival the Demon Control Division.

Zhou Dao really didn't expect that he would inadvertently provoke such a terrifying existence.

But he wasn't worried. The person was killed by Lord Yan and had nothing to do with him.

"What should I do with Qi Hao?" Long Ao asked again.

He felt quite pained for this little guy.

Unlike Jiang Yuan, Qi Hao's state is unknown and uncontrollable.

This is trouble that could break out at any time.

Before tonight, he had already visited the inn in Blade City. Although Qiu Kuang's life was saved, he suffered almost irreversible injuries.

The right arm is completely useless and cannot be reattached. Even if it is reattached, it will be impossible to use the knife again.

In addition, his lower abdomen was also shocking, as his intestines were ripped out.

You know, he is only a child of twelve or thirteen years old, and even an adult master cannot be so cruel.

Qi Hao on the competition stage today looked like a madman and an evil ghost.

"Look at him, this kid should learn how to control the demon in his heart!" Zhou Dao whispered.

In his opinion, the other personality hidden in Qi Hao's heart is the devil, the only devil who is crazy and killing.

However, Zhou Dao was happy to see the results, and even hoped that Qi Hao could reach the end and enter the [Genius Training Camp].

This is the whetstone he left for Jiang Yuan.

"I understand, I will watch him carefully." Long Ao nodded.

In addition to watching Qi Hao, he also had to guard against people from Blade City coming to seek revenge. He had no choice but to do so. This kid was so ruthless that even he couldn't stand it.

"Uncle, buy a bouquet of flowers... buy a bouquet of flowers..."

At this moment, a pitiful cry of begging could be heard faintly from the side.

Zhou Dao looked sideways and saw a woman in commoner clothes without makeup carrying a bamboo basket and selling pandan in the basket along the table.

She was ugly, with hair covering her average face, and the other half of her face had scars that seemed to be burns.

In addition, her body exuded a faint stench, which even the fragrance of flowers could not cover up.

"Where did you come from, this ugly bitch? You're so damn unlucky, get out of here."

The big man who was leading the table with a tuft of heart-protecting hair on his chest slammed the table and shouted sternly.

"It's really disgusting. Forget it if it's just those little girls with tender skin and tender flesh on the flower boat. It's something that even a dog won't look at. Why don't you get out of here?" Next to him, a man as skinny as a monkey touched his mustache and swept it away in disgust.

Take a look.

"Let's go quickly, don't delay my business."

At this moment, the store owner hurriedly came to drive away the smelly woman, and at the same time apologized to the heart-protecting big man and the skinny monkey man.

The stinky old lady carried the bamboo basket and left the wine shop in embarrassment.

In the night, her figure looked extremely lonely and weak.

"Those women on the flower boats look glamorous and are sought after by so many men, but I'm afraid they will end up no different from this woman in the future." Long Ao looked at the ugly woman's retreating back, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

Zhou Dao's heart moved: "You mean...she used to..."

"This kind of business is just for youth. Once you get old and lose your luster, you will be abandoned by the ship owner. You have toiled all your life and most of your savings have been exploited. There is no way to rely on self-protection." Long Ao shook his head and whispered.

The women on the flower boats, who are more lucky, stay with the rich man and become a concubine to fill his house. Even if they live a worry-free life, they are always inferior to others because of their birth. Even his children will have to bear great shame for the rest of their lives.

Can't lift my head up.

Those who are less lucky, old and beautiful, and no longer seen by anyone, will be abandoned like dogs. At that time, they will be like this ugly woman, with injuries all over their body, like rotten maggots.

Even if you die on the street, no one will collect your body.

The so-called saying that after you have earned enough, you can use the gold basin to wash your crotch, and use your savings to find an honest man to marry. This is just inspirational words and nonsense to coax those ignorant women into the sea.

The honest man didn't dig up her ancestral grave, so why should he take her crotch... No, her plate.
To be continued...