Ye Lingling smiled, "Rongrong, you're actually doing this kind of work now?"
"Hehe, this is for Xiao Ze's good. Otherwise, if he went to a place like this, we'd be heartbroken." Ning Rongrong giggled foolishly.
"Impossible, how could I go to a place like that?" Xiao Ze said helplessly, "You know me, my schedule is packed every day, I don't even have time to cook."
"I know, I was just saying," Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks.
"You silly girl." Xiao Ze poked Ning Rongrong's cheek, poked it, then pulled back, then poked it again, finding it quite amusing.
"Xiao Ze, should we go in and deal with Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai? Those two are a bit disgusting," Dugu Yan said excitedly.
"Sister Yanyan, isn't that inappropriate? After all, the competition is coming up soon," Xiao Ze wasn't scared, but the Yi Hong Courtyard wasn't a good place.
"Good! Good! Just like that, Sister Yanyan!" Ning Rongrong ignored Xiao Ze; she thought it sounded quite exciting.
"I'm fine with it," Ye Lingling said.
"I agree!" Meng Yiran raised her hand. She also wanted to have some fun; it was a bit boring right now anyway.
"Whatever," Zhu Zhuqing said indifferently.
"Three to one, Xiao Ze, listen to us," Ning Rongrong said.
"Alright, but don't go too far, or we won't be able to beat them up during the competition," Xiao Ze said.
Since Rongrong and the others wanted to play, he would accompany them; it was good.
More importantly, Xiao Ze wanted to know what methods they would use to deal with Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.
"Xiao Ze, first get out the Stealth Pills we'll use." Ning Rongrong discussed it with her little sisters for a bit, then began to direct.
"Okay. The effect of these pills is similar in strength to the Spirit Beast version. As long as you're not a Titled Douluo, you won't be able to see us, but once we make a move, we'll be exposed," Xiao Ze said.
"Alright."
The six of them took the Stealth Pills.
"Follow me." Ning Rongrong swaggered towards the Yi Hong Courtyard, and no one could see them along the way.
Xiao Ze's eyes widened. Good heavens, it's just like them, to just walk in like that.
He quickly followed.
The moment they stepped into the Yi Hong Courtyard, a cacophony of noise, mixed with the sweet scent of cosmetics, assailed them.
The Yi Hong Courtyard had powerful backing, located on the most luxurious street, and primarily catered to nobles or wealthy individuals.
In the center, a gilded stage floated above a pond, where twelve dancers gracefully danced on the water's surface.
They wore nearly transparent gauze dresses, golden bells on their waists jingling with their movements, each spin creating an illusory mist of water and light.
Around the private booths, crystal wine vessels filled the wooden tables, amber-colored wine gleaming with a honey-like luster under the Soul Guide lamps.
Some noble young masters used golden spoons to feed fruit to the beauties in their arms, some fruit clinging to the beauties' collarbones, then sensually licked away by their tongues.
Behind the red silk drapes hanging from the second-floor corridor, one could vaguely see women's pale feet hooking bells, their tinkling sounds mixed with Jiao laughter and gasps.
There were also several girls leaning, red sashes wrapped around their arms, their bosoms half-exposed.
The music, played from an unknown source, was sometimes as rapid as rain, sometimes as lingering as a sigh.
The six of them, including Xiao Ze, were dumbfounded after entering the Yi Hong Courtyard.
"These… these women are dressed even more… more… than the dancers of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School…" Ning Rongrong's fingers clutched Xiao Ze's sleeve tightly, her face flushed from her earlobes to her neck, her words a bit jumbled.
Her gaze fell upon the red sashes that half-exposed their bosoms, and she quickly averted her face, but as she turned, she caught sight of a man embracing a girl and feeding her wine.
She let out a small gasp, turned around, and firmly covered Xiao Ze's eyes with her hands, the heat of her palms surprisingly hot. "Don't look! These are all filthy things!"
It was only because the Stealth Pill could also conceal sound, otherwise they would have been discovered long ago.
"A dirty place," Ye Lingling said expressionlessly, but her flushed earlobes betrayed her.
She instinctively recoiled half a step, but her gaze met a girl in a green dress stuffing grapes into a man's lapel, and she let out an almost inaudible choke, hastily lowering her eyes to stare at her shoelaces.
Such a scene was still too stimulating for her.
Dugu Yan frowned. She glanced at the laughing men and women, a hint of mockery on her lips.
Meng Yiran watched the scene in shock, her fingertips slightly pale.
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent throughout, only the tips of her ears were so red they looked like they might bleed.
"Are you all dumbfounded?" Xiao Ze's laugh carried a hint of helplessness. Just as he was about to pull Ning Rongrong's hand away, her grip tightened even more.
"This is the Yi Hong Courtyard. I told you not to come, you wouldn't be able to handle it."
"You just can't look!" Ning Rongrong buried her face in his chest, her voice muffled and trembling, "These people… how can they be like this… it's disgusting!"
"This is actually just a business, a matter of mutual consent. As for whether these women are willing, that's hard to say. We can't change these things," Xiao Ze said helplessly.
Xiao Ze also didn't want to change these things; bringing down one Yi Hong Courtyard wouldn't solve the problem at all.
Xiao Ze patted the back of her hand, a wry smile on his face, "So, are you still continuing?"
"Continue!" Dugu Yan suddenly stepped forward half a pace. "We've come all this way, are we just going to leave?"
The girls nodded. Since they were already in, they definitely had to continue.
Xiao Ze gently removed Ning Rongrong's hand, and seeing the extravagant scene, he couldn't help but click his tongue.
No wonder so many noble young masters had pale faces; how could they not be pale coming to a place like this every day?
If he sold those aphrodisiac pills at the entrance, would he make a lot of money?
"Extravagant, truly extravagant," the God of Agriculture said.
"God of Agriculture, at your age, you shouldn't be looking at such things."
"Mind your own business. At my age, can't I enjoy myself a little?" the God of Agriculture said.
Xiao Ze was stunned, then laughed wryly. This God of Agriculture was quite interesting.
"Go ahead and look, you can only look, you can't touch."
"Get lost!"
"Xiao Ze, let's hurry up and follow them. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun have already left," Ning Rongrong tugged at Xiao Ze's arm.
Xiao Ze nodded.
The group stealthily followed behind Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, passing through the noisy main hall and ascending the red-carpeted stairs.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun walked arm in arm, swaying slightly, occasionally flirting with the girls they passed.
"Boss Dai, we're not going home until we're drunk tonight!" Ma Hongjun shouted.
"Fatty, you said that last time too, and you collapsed after three drinks!" Dai Mubai roared with laughter, casually pinching a girl's waist, which drew a playful protest from her.
The two arrived at a room at the end of the corridor.
The door was wide open, showing no intention of being closed.