Chapter 2668: Young People in Nandu Compete for Money

“Inverted blood mold, my good brother… hiccup sister.” Gu Jing hiccuped blood, swallowing the腥味 as if nothing happened. His hands didn't stop, slowly and methodically wiping his face. The dark shadows in the dressing mirror were being wiped away little by little.

The Qiong Zhi in the mirror also became increasingly clear. Her nose was high, lips thin, eyebrows and eyes cold. She was the kind of woman who would inspire a great desire for conquest.

Gu Jing, in this identity, wasn't fond of women. He had never even viewed the beauty opposite him as a woman, or even as a person. Looking at the painted eyebrows and eyes in the mirror, and thinking about the coming storms, he leisurely said: “Zhongshan Wei Sun and Chen Suan, to avenge Long Bo Ji, found their way to Three Points Fragrance Building. It just so happens that Zhi Mi isn’t in Jing Country, so they may not be able to catch me to torment…”

Saying this, his actions stopped: “Mother what dog grass, Zhi Mi this smelly woman clearly got the news in advance and ran away. Leaving me here to take the fall! Why are these people so bad? I, so loyal and devoted, abandoned without a sound!”

This small matter, of course, he hadn't just figured it out now. In fact, from the moment Zhongshan Wei Sun sat down in the building, opened his noble mouth, and lightly ordered the "next batch," he already knew what he would face.

The reason he "suddenly realized" just now was first to show his lack of defenses to his good brother Cui Wu Guan, with his thoughts all on his sleeve. Second, it was to set a standard for his own brain, subtly letting Wu Guan Wang accept that his wise younger brother was indeed smart, but compared to his good brother's brain, he was a beat slower and couldn't escape his good brother's grasp.

Being a little stupid in his good brother's heart meant more opportunities when dealing with his good brother later.

“This group of old women, only care about showing off and flirting, where is there benevolence and righteousness and morality!” Qiong Zhi’s slender jade fingers twined around her blue silk, expressing righteous indignation on Gu Jing's behalf, before asking with concern: “Good wise younger brother, did they do anything to you? How are your injuries now, you won’t die in a short time, right?”

Borrowing Lin Guang Ming’s body was not as easy as Wu Guan Wang borrowing a corpse. To allow Gu Jing’s body to completely accept a ghost body and build a “Hundred Ghosts Day Walk” nether nest, Lin Guang Ming had expended massive resources. He had invested almost all the blood and sweat money accumulated from robbing the rich and helping the poor over the years.

Even for a senior corpse collector like Wu Guan Wang, this body was a rare treasure. It had great research value.

If he wanted to go to Ji Du City to collect corpses, he had to start preparing early.

After all, “Qiong Zhi” was now too popular, “Southern Capital young men compete to entangle their heads,” and he couldn't easily leave Shang Qiu City.

Speaking of the entire Southern Domain, only Ying City matched the name “Southern Capital,” but the Chu people were proud and didn't see this as an honor. Their mainstream view was that the Chu Capital should be the world capital, and before the Chu Capital, there was no need for the word “Southern.”

On the contrary, the literati and poets of Song Country, constantly borrowing scenery to express emotions, nostalgic for the evening view, called Shang Qiu the “Southern Capital”… perhaps they were truly foolish.

“No trouble, sister, for your concern. I'm just like this, I'll just jump off the building and commit suicide in a while.”

Gu Jing gently arranged his own ending: “I specifically contacted you to remind you—Chen Suan said harsh words before leaving, saying he would find an opportunity to kill Ye Lan Er. This is clearly beating the bush to scare the snake, to make the underwater forces of Three Points Fragrance Building jump out themselves.”

“Whether it's solving the problem or solving Chen Suan… once the Fragrance beauties are exposed, Chen Suan can further adjust his strategies.”

“Ye Lan Er has absolutely no possibility of countering Chen Suan in the Middle Domain. If she wants to continue this confrontation, she will certainly extend the battlefield.”

He wiped his face clean and then picked up a brush to draw his eyebrows. Although he found these cosmetic things disgusting, using Gu Jing's identity, he did it meticulously.

The concern in his voice was simply full of sincerity: “Our Heaven Fragrance ranks first and is extremely skilled at hiding our clumsiness. I estimate she might lead the flames of war to Three Points Fragrance Building in Wei Country or Song Country… Sister in Shang Qiu City must act carefully, don't rush to show off your merits and become the leading bird that gets shot and killed.”

Ever since escaping Nether Mansion, though the world was vast, he felt like he had reached the end of his road.

The righteous path and the heretical path, the human world and the nether world, all felt like they had been betrayed at least once.

But the Corpse Dragon and Ghost Tiger brothers were both generations with soaring ambitions, unwilling to exile themselves to various heavens.

They were indeed greedy for life and feared death, but in some sense, they also had great ambitions. Seeking survival at all costs, moving forward by any means necessary, of course, they wanted to stay in the most hopeful place. Unless they were facing death, they were absolutely unwilling to leave the present world.

And in this vast present world, they had almost mixed in all the places they could.

They had been officials, cultivated the Dao, been assassins, sealed gods…

Small organizations making small noises were no longer any help to them. And the old forces were all outdated and strictly controlled. They couldn't possibly go to the White Jade Capital tavern, could they?

The Country of Equality was indeed a good place, but those idiots actually talked about “ideals.” Talking about gutters, what bright moons, what insects, they just killed off Wu Guan Wang who went to register and negotiate conditions—good thing it was only a borrowed corpse.

From then on, Zhao Zi went to Wu Guan Wang's list of collections.

Thinking back to how popular they were then, even holding the conditions that Ksitigarbha gave them. Really, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.

The two brothers even thought about relying on the Original Heaven God, wandering outside Tian Ma Plain for a few days, but ultimately didn't dare to bet on the temper of that irritable transcendent one. Moreover, there was no room for development in that country. Turning back, they suddenly realized—

The rapidly rising Three Points Fragrance Building in recent years was a perfect choice.

Its history was long, yet it was like a newborn. It was a major sect in the world, yet unlike other sects that were traditionally closed.

It was vigorously building and greatly attracting talents!

An ambitious organization, suitable for ambitious people.

Whether the name was Chen Jing or Gu Jing, it really wasn't too important. When this Fragrance Envoy active in Ji Du City wholeheartedly dedicated his soul to the Ghost Tiger in exchange for greater power, the past belonging to Chen Jing was already a closed chapter.

He indeed progressed, as for whether he was still that Chen Jing… let's not worry about that first.

Dignified Lin Guang Ming became an old madam in Jin Ge Tie Ma's Jing Country Ji Du City.

Loyal, filial, benevolent, and righteous Cui Wu Guan became a courtesan in Qu Shui Liu Sang's Song Country Shang Qiu City.

They both had bright futures.

In short, each went their own way, one north and one south, hiding in this red-light organization whose commercial scale was the world's largest. Echoing each other, they naturally had the ambition of a snake swallowing an elephant.

Having experienced the decree god of Nether Mansion, having felt the feeling of stepping into heaven and almost becoming a venerable one of a realm, Lin Guang Ming could still humble himself like a dog…

They all say a dragon can hide its scales and conceal its form, lurking in the mudfish's hole. What's that! Far less than he could endure.

Now he still had to continue enduring Cui Wu Guan. Although he was initially pulled into the water by this shameless person, losing his good prospects within the Dao Country system, to reach this point, they could indeed only help each other…

General help they already looked down upon. Those stronger than them wouldn't mind pinching them to death.

Perhaps King Qin Guang could still manage them? Not being cursed to death was something they should burn high incense for.

“Wise younger brother’s concern, I have received.”

The Qiong Zhi in the mirror was thoughtful: “The matters in Jing Country can stop with you here. As long as the building is willing to swallow this loss and you can continue to endure, Zhongshan Wei Sun also has no way to unilaterally escalate the conflict.”

“But the situation in Jing Country is different. Ye Lan Er just set up a flag in Yong Country's Meng Capital last year, showing the courage and responsibility of a ‘proxy building master.' It's impossible for her to shrink back just because Chen Suan has a little fame. If you take a low posture, she will have to stand firm. The things you can endure, she cannot.”

“If this incident develops into a major one, it will be a collision between Three Points Fragrance Building and the East Heavenly Master Mansion. If it develops into a minor one, it will also be Ye Lan Er and Chen Suan deploying their pawns to fight and kill, inevitably leading to death and injury…”

She lightly laughed: “You say, sister, is it possible to progress further and take on the position of a Fragrance Beauty?”

“My good sister, you still don’t understand me?” Gu Jing drew his lips into a smile, coating them with rouge which was also blood: “A pair of jade arms are a pillow for a thousand people, half a red lip tastes of ten thousand people, but cannot become a Fragrance Beauty.”

“Flesh and skin are just business, the red dust is inheritance.”

“It looks like milk and water are blended, but in reality, they are clearly separated.”

He advised earnestly, and also subtly speculated: “Within Three Points Fragrance Building… there is simply no precedent for courtesans to rise to that position.”

The beauty in the mirror chuckled: “Who says Qiong Zhi wants to rise to that position?”

Gu Jing had a look of sudden realization, but then shook his head: “Moreover, let’s not talk about how difficult Ye Lan Er is to deal with… Luo Sha Ming Yue Jing rarely manages worldly affairs, she has long been the proxy building master of Three Points Fragrance Building. If you replace her, it will certainly be discovered.”

He had said good brothers would equally divide the Luo Sha Dao fruit. He would rather not progress himself than see his good brother move too fast.

Qiong Zhi was currently taking the cold route. After the emotion of worry faded and ambition temporarily stopped spreading, her voice became a few points colder: “Wise younger brother wants to know what other identity I have cultivated, just say so directly.”

“I don't care.” Gu Jing shook his head innocently: “I am a dying person, someone who is about to withdraw from the core of the organization, what's the point of caring about these things? I only hope sister can progress steadily and later give this younger brother a leg up.”

“Wise younger brother, what kind of words are these!” Qiong Zhi instantly changed her face again, saying with a laughing concern: “Why do you keep talking about death? As I see it, Zhongshan Wei Sun won't want you dead.”

“If it’s for revenge, killing you is not enough. If it’s to vent anger, killing you is even less enough. Who would step on shit to vent anger?”

“He is just stepping on you to make a declaration.”

“If you endure this, this segment is your merit for promotion—who fled in panic before Zhongshan Wei Sun’s visit, and who for the sect's cause, endured a hundred kinds of humiliation, and persisted in standing in Ji Du City, protecting the sect’s industry?”

The wise elder brother gave the wise younger brother guidance on life, and boiled thick soup to soothe his heart: “Brothers fight tigers, father and son go to battle. Luo Sha, this tigress, may not be easy to deal with. We still need you to develop in the building and provide support at a critical moment!”

Gu Jing carefully applied his makeup and then revealed an exquisite and tragic smile: “I understand the reasons. But it’s really too dangerous… is this younger brother expected to use his life to test Zhongshan Wei Sun’s mood?”

“Zhongshan Wei Sun will not go back and forth on this kind of matter. He controls Ying Yang Mansion, and his personal credit is very important. If he doesn’t forcefully kill you today, he won’t kill you again.”

Qiong Zhi gently advised him a few sentences, but ultimately relented: “How about this, I’ll transfer some reliable people to you. Wise younger brother just has to endure a bit. As long as there is a result in the Middle Domain, your career there will soon be able to rise again.”

“I hate it! That dog thief Zhongshan has insulted me too much! I was born with proud bones, but I have to kneel for this scoundrel!” Gu Jing's tone was vicious: “I wish I could call sister here to plot his murder together!”

His vicious expression then turned painful: “But he still has a True Lord grandfather, and behind him is the vast Jing Country…”

Qiong Zhi didn't want to suffer any more losses, so she offered verbal comfort: “Or you can kill a few people to vent your anger. Afterwards, you can say they were all killed by people from Ying Yang Mansion. This can show misery to the Jing people, beg for pity from the building master, and eliminate dissidents from within… I can still buy corpses at a high price here.”

Gu Jing picked up a handkerchief and wiped his eyes: “I’m not a born kill-mad…”

Where would there be “dissidents” in Three Points Fragrance Building in Ji Du City? The dissidents all ran away with Zhi Mi!

If he couldn't bring the building up and down under his control in the power vacuum left by Zhi Mi's disappearance, then he didn't need to plot for Three Points Fragrance Building anymore, and honestly do his job as an old madam.

Qiong Zhi laughed: “Okay, wise younger brother, don’t you always want to exchange Wu Guan’s god Dao law with me? I agree.”

Gu Jing grabbed the handkerchief, and laughter lines appeared at the corners of his eyes: “Actually, it’s not very urgent… Ah, thank you so much for your care, big brother. When is it convenient for you?”

Saying this, he had already raised an index finger and pointed it at the mirror surface.

“You boy.” Qiong Zhi showed a doting laugh for her wise younger brother, and also pointed her finger over. So they connected across the mirror, and a divine light flashed and disappeared.

“What, does wise younger brother still have any problems?” Qiong Zhi spoke with a composed laugh.

“I have one more…” Gu Jing’s tense state finally relaxed, and he showed a strange smile: “I also don’t know what it feels like for those scholars in Song Country to play with corpses.”

“Wise younger brother, do you know what ice-skinned jade bones are?” Qiong Zhi asked back with a laugh.

Her face then disappeared within that question.

Gu Jing looked at the mirror surface again, only seeing his exquisite self in the mirror.

Of course, he was prepared to immediately jump off the building and die, but that was just one choice for the identity of Gu Jing. And Lin Guang Ming had a more brilliant life.

Now that his good brother had given him real support, “Gu Jing’s” choices were much more numerous.

Standing up from the tea table, he walked alone to the window.

The commotion caused by Zhongshan Wei Sun and Chen Suan inside Three Points Fragrance Building seemed to not affect this city at all.

A prosperous and luxurious brothel, contributing massive taxes every year, was about to close just because of a casual instruction from a big figure.

This world always showed its cold face.

Gu Jing appreciated this deformed beauty. The taste of power was fascinating.

The faint fragrance of orchids still lingered in the air, and pedestrians on the streets were still in a hurry. The guests of the building last night would have to stay elsewhere tonight.

He quietly gazed at all of this.

Thinking to himself—

There should still be a high-level figure of Three Points Fragrance Building existing in Jing Country.

This person was not Zhi Mi.

How to catch her?

A youth tempered by wind and frost walked on the road.

He was not coming to Shang Qiu for the first time. The fabric of his clothes was actually not bad, but he never had time to take care of it, making him out of tune with this prosperous city.

The sword wrapped in tattered cloth, carried slantwise on his back, added a few points of cold sternness.

He was not high-spirited, nor self-conceited. He was silent, and heavy.

The cunning of his childhood, he hid it in his sheath.

Because there was an old senior surnamed Yan who once told him: “Small cleverness will ruin you.”

That was a person even his master respected.

So this time, he deliberately made himself not clever.

Unlike traveling with his young master and aunt to admire flowers and scenery and seek food, he walked step by step, experiencing, living, meticulously feeling the human smoke.

So after circling around for so long, he didn’t walk far. Deviating from the route his master drew, he stayed in Song Country for a very long time.

He felt that it was already very difficult to truly understand a city.

Now, he walked to the entrance of Three Points Fragrance Building on Hundred Flowers Street in Shang Qiu City—

He wasn't here to find girls.