Chapter 2 Lingcui Tower

"Is Li Yi available?"

Li Xuan kept a distance from the women and asked them with a smile.

"Oh! So the young master and Balang know each other. May I ask which family the young master is from?"

Several women observed Li Xuan's expression and did not answer him immediately.

The prostitutes in Lingcui Tower have extraordinary vision and have come into contact with princes and prime ministers. Usually, just by mentioning their family background, they can know their status in the court.

"My father is the left prime minister of the current dynasty."

Li Xuan replied.

There are two prime ministers in the world today, Li Linfu and Li Shizhi, both of whom are from royal families.

Being a prime minister is the ultimate dream of literati.

Even though Li Shizhi was far less powerful than Li Linfu, as long as he was in the position of prime minister, no one dared to disrespect him.

"So it's the young master of the Zuo Xiang family. I guess it must be Qi Lang. Your brother is a distinguished guest of our Ling Cui Tower."

Several women smiled happily and immediately stepped forward to hold Li Xuan, leaning their soft bodies against him.

This made Li Xuan very embarrassed.

His fifth brother Li Lang was uneducated and always wandered around Zhongqu and Nanqu.

This is also the strength of the prostitutes in Lingcui Tower. They know exactly which powerful family has which people.

"Take me to see Li Yi."

Li Xuan repeated the sentence to several women.

"My dear, please..."

The prostitutes were well-mannered and immediately realized that Li Xuan was definitely not here for pleasure.

If we continue to argue, it will be counterproductive, so we invited Li Xuan to come in.

Lingcui Tower is composed of more than a dozen connected attics. After entering, it looks like a manor house, with rockery, small lake, lush willows and charming flowers.

It was completely different from the brothel that Li Xuan had in mind.

But Li Xuan knew that the women in the brothels of the Tang Dynasty were definitely not "selling their art but not their bodies" as people later said.

It is true that the girls in brothels are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but the nobles of the Tang Dynasty were not saints.

Are you spending a fortune just to watch dancing and listen to music?
Men of letters are graceful, but the powerful and wealthy are more vulgar.

What's more, for the literati of the Tang Dynasty, romance, flowers, snow and moon are considered minor elegance.

The best outcome for those innocent women who sold their art but not their bodies was to be bought by nobles and become concubines.

The prostitutes in Nanqu Lingcui Tower served all the high-ranking officials. Merchants, knights-errant, and county officials, no matter how rich they were, were not allowed to enter.

Upon learning that it was the son of the Left Prime Minister who came, Mu Sanniang, the manager of Lingcui Tower, came to entertain him in person.

Although Mu Sanniang is already middle-aged, she is still glamorous and charming. She used to hang out among dignitaries and knew their preferences very well, so she built Lingcui Tower, the best southern opera.

Whether it was the scholars and literati who "dreamed of brothels" or the princes and nobles who "pretended to be cultured", they were all won over by Mu Sanniang.

Being in Pingkangfang as well, Mu Sanniang was better informed and she knew clearly that there was a conflict between Li Xuan and Li Yi.

But she saw that Li Xuan only had three people, while Li Yi had more than a dozen princes and sons of nobles, so nothing should go wrong.

Both sides are descendants of royal families and sons of prime ministers. She can't afford to offend anyone!
"Young Master, Balang and the other young masters are having a feast in Baihua Tower."

Arriving at an elegant attic, Mu Sanniang invited Li Xuan in.

Each loft in Lingcui Tower has its own name, among which Baihua Tower is the most famous.

"Li Xuan?"

In order to show his status, Li Yi asked servants to guard in front of Baihua Tower. These servants obviously knew Li Xuan.

A servant immediately went upstairs and reported to Li Yi.

Before the servant who was supposed to report came back, Li Xuan, Pei Zhou and Pei Huang arrived at the gate of Baihua Tower.

"No one is allowed to enter without the order of my Hachiro."

The servants naturally wanted to stop Li Xuan.

"Oh!"

Mu Sanniang accompanied him and just as he was about to say a few polite words, Li Xuan pushed away the servant who was trying to stop him.

The servant felt himself being overcome by an irresistible force and fell to the ground.

"Oh!"

"what……"

Seeing Li Xuan taking action, Pei Huang and Pei Zhou, uncle and nephew, immediately took out sticks from their clothes, and the other two servants were knocked down before they could react.

"Qilang, take the stick!"

Pei Huang carried two sticks and he handed one to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan weighed the stick and felt it was like the handle of an axe, heavy and solid.

Mu Sanniang was stunned. Li Xuan really came here to cause trouble.

"Wait a minute, young master. I know your fifth brother well. If you make a scene here, it will bring shame to Mr. Zuo. Please think twice before you act!"

When Li Xuan was about to rush in, Mu Sanniang hurriedly grabbed Li Xuan and tried to stop her.

She has a high emotional intelligence. She first said that she had a friendship with Li Xuan's brother, and then told Li Xuan that if something happened, it would be very serious.

"Li Yi dared to kidnap the maid of my Zuo Xiangfu. The Zuo Xiang has lost face. Or is it that you, Lingcui Tower, are accomplices of the evil and do not take the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty seriously?"

Li Xuan pushed Mu Sanniang away and questioned her harshly.

Mu Sanniang was completely confused. She knew nothing, yet she was accused of such a serious crime.

Seeing that Mu Sanniang was speechless for a moment, Li Xuan quickly rushed into Baihua Tower.

Mu Sanniang became even more anxious. Although she had servants in Lingcui Tower, she did not dare to let them interfere in the conflict between the prime minister's son.

After passing through several screens, we arrived at the main hall of Baihua Tower.

At this time, ten young women in long skirts with narrow sleeves were dancing with their graceful bodies.

Under the melodious sound of stringed instruments, she is light and soft, with the fluttering silk and the snow-white skin on her chest faintly visible.

A group of young men in gorgeous clothes sat on both sides. They behaved in an unbridled manner and had flushed faces. It was unclear whether they were drunk by the wine or the beauty.

In the elegant seat on the second floor, Li Yi was surrounded by beauties on both sides, feeling the charming service and watching the dance below with a happy face.

The moment Li Xuan and the other two rushed in with sticks, all the decadence and extravagance came to an abrupt end.

The singing girls and musicians retreated aside in panic.

"Li Xuan, are you here to thank me for the gold I gave you?"

Li Yi relied on his large numbers and was not panicked. He stood up from the second floor, looked down at Li Xuan and teased him.

"Ha ha……"

When Li Yi finished speaking, the whole room burst into laughter. The princes and sons who flattered Li Yi were trying to please him. "I came here today to feed you this piece of gold."

Li Xuan looked around but saw no trace of Shuang'er. He took out the walnut-sized piece of gold and confronted her.

"Hehe! We are defeated. Who will eat us?"

Li Yi snorted.

"Li Yi, get down here! I want to fight you one-on-one. Whoever doesn't respond is a grandson!"

Pei Huang, who was hot-tempered, directly challenged him.

"This is a martial artist's behavior, Pei Huang, you are not worthy of being with us!"

Li Yi looked at Pei Huang with contempt.

He is not a fool, how could he possibly fight one-on-one with the burly Pei Huang?

"Coward!"

Pei Huang didn't care. While cursing, he made an insulting gesture.

"Haha... Let's go together and beat them up again to put an end to their arrogance."

Li Yi was arrogant and domineering by nature, and Pei Huang's behavior made him unbearable.

The princes and sons below obeyed Li Yi's orders. After Li Yi gave the order, they immediately overturned the low table, picked up the low table and stools, and rushed towards Li Xuan and the other two, showing the image of dandy young men to the fullest.

"what……"

The beautiful Baihua Tower was instantly thrown into chaos. The singing girls all ran upstairs.

Li Xuan had no fear at all because of his "natural powers" in this life and his fighting skills in his previous life.

He even threw away the stick. These princes and young men were indulged in sensual pleasures and were weak. Li Xuan was afraid of beating them to death.

"Uncle, come on!"

Pei Huang was the bravest. He took the lead, waving his stick, and in a few steps he came in front of a prince's son.

"Oh!"

"what……"

Before the prince's son could lift the coffee table, Pei Huang hit him on the shoulder with a stick. He fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

When Li Xuan saw a young man preparing to attack Pei Huang with a low table, he immediately followed.

"Oh!"

He was as fast as the wind and punched the young man in the chest. After a dull thud, the young man's eyes bulged out and he flew backwards a dozen feet.

"Boom bang..."

Then Li Xuan kicked twice, knocking down the two teenagers who were rushing towards him.

Let them lift the table and drop it on their own feet.

Archers are quick-eyed and quick-handed. Li Xuan saw a young man holding a wine jug and throwing it at him, so he dodged to the side.

"Oh!"

The attack missed, and Li Xuan hit the boy on the back with his elbow, knocking him down.

At the same time, Pei Zhou also rushed forward. Although he was not good at fighting, he had good weapons and courage. He smashed things around and knocked down the stool of a prince's son.

A barrage of output.

When the other princes and sons of the royal family saw how powerful Li Xuan was, they held their tables and stools and stood back in fear.

"Crack!"

Li Xuan took the initiative to attack with his bare hands and stepped forward.

A young man instinctively used a coffee table to protect himself, but the table was shattered into pieces by Li Xuan's punch.

The fist hit him in the chest and knocked him to the ground.

Someone gave up the coffee table and tried to rush over to hug Li Xuan, but Li Xuan grabbed him and threw him away like a rabbit.

The other princes and sons of the royal family who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to rush forward suffered a disaster and were knocked down by Li Xuan in no time.

With Li Xuan's great power, Pei Zhou and Pei Huang only need to face one person and have the upper hand.

"How did Li Xuan become so brave?"

Not only Li Yi was shocked, but even Pei Zhou and Pei Huang, uncle and nephew, were surprised.

The singing girls upstairs were no longer nervous, and their eyes were full of excitement.

This was the first time they had met such a brave young man.

Li Yi had already rushed downstairs. He saw Li Xuan drop the stick, so he went around and picked up the stick, ready to repeat the same trick and hit Li Xuan again.

Just as he got behind Li Xuan and was about to hit him with the stick, Li Xuan suddenly turned around.

When the stick was close to Li Xuan's head, Li Yi's arm was tightly grasped by Li Xuan's left hand.

"let go……"

Li Xuan's palm was like an iron clamp. Li Yi's face turned red from holding it in, but he couldn't break free and could only roar.

"Snapped!"

Li Xuan slapped Li Yi in the face with his right hand, and Li Yi was slapped hard on the face. Blood spurted out of his nose instantly.

"what……"

"Crack!"

Li Yi was in pain and fear, staring at Li Xuan with fire in his eyes.

Li Xuan ignored Li Yi's impotent rage, he grabbed his collar and threw him out.

The weak body smashed a low table, and the wine on the table spilled all over the floor, soaking Li Yi's clothes, making him look extremely embarrassed.

"Hachiro..."

Li Yi's followers were shocked when they saw this. Two young men were about to help Li Yi, but Li Xuan stepped forward, grabbed their shoulders, and threw them out like dogs.

"Boom bang..."

Li Yi fell to the ground and rolled over, trying to get up, but Li Xuan kept kicking him.

It is true that there is some personal grudge!
The other princes and sons were already afraid and kept retreating until they reached the corner.

Friends who only drink and eat together are fine for fighting a favorable battle. Fighting a desperate battle requires blood, which they do not have.

When the singing girls upstairs saw the blood flowing out, they immediately turned pale and trembled. After all, Li Yi was of noble status and they were afraid of being implicated.

"Young Master, please show some mercy..."

Mu Sanniang came in with her head held high. Seeing Li Yi's miserable condition, she was shocked and immediately ran over to ask Li Xuan to stop.

She couldn't understand how Li Yi, who had more than twenty people including his servants, could be pinned to the ground and beaten!
She originally wanted to plead for Li Xuan!

(End of this chapter)