Nangong Yu and the purple-shirted girl also sat at the same table as Teng Qing Shan.

  "Gong Yun, this is my junior sister Wen Xiao." Gu Shiyou said. The purple-shirted girl had thicker eyebrows and a heroic aura about her. She looked at Teng Qing Shan carefully and smiled: "Wen Xiao has met General Teng. Unfortunately, I didn't follow Big Brother to Flame Mountain last time, otherwise, I would have seen the power of General Teng's 'Flame Gun'."

  Hong Qingshan was taken aback.

  "Flame Spear?" Teng Qing Shan laughed and said, "Wen young lady, what's the story with this 'Flame Spear'?"

  Wēn Liáo exclaimed in surprise: "Doesn't General Téng know? The latest version of the 'Earthly Rankings' says that General Téng's marksmanship is like a raging flame, fierce and violent. Moreover, you also made a name for yourself at Flame Mountain, and on the vast lands of Jiǔ Zhōu, many people call you the 'Flame Gun'. The 'Earthly Rankings' also has a description."

  Teng Qing Shan was left speechless with laughter and tears.

  "Flamethrower" Deng Qing Shan?

  The top masters in the world, indeed have titles, such as 'Blood Moon Knife' Meng Tian, 'Thunder God Knife' Wu Yue, 'Life and Death Knife' Du Jiu and so on. Most of the titles can reveal some information about this person. 'Flame Gun', indicates that Teng Qing Shan uses a gun, and his gun technique is fierce and violent.

  "Hengtongling, how could you not know?" Gu Shiyou asked in surprise.

  "My disciples are still outside and have not returned to the sect yet, I really don't know," said Teng Qing Shan.

  "I see." Gu Shiyou nodded.

  Just then, a stout silver-haired old man chuckled and ran over from a short distance away, slightly bowing his head as he came. "Young Master Shou Island has arrived, but didn't notify this old man beforehand to make proper preparations... Young Master Shou Island, what would you like to eat? Just give the order."

  Gu Shiyu glanced at the silver-haired old man: "Oh, it's Yuwen boss. By the way, among the ten beauties on this flower boat this year, how many are yours?"

  The silver-haired old man laughed and said: "There are seven! The one who just came out is called 'Meng Dujuan', but she's the best girl under my command. In terms of piano skills, in the entire Wu'an County City, she's among the top two, and she's still a fledgling now. Otherwise, Master Shō...

  "You go down first." Gu Shiyou's face sank.

  The silver-haired elder glanced at the purple-shirted girl and immediately retreated.

  "Senior brother, isn't the Dream Dujuan girl above a beauty?" said the purple-shirted young girl.

  "Sister, don't tease your brother." Gu Shiyou said with a smile.

  Suddenly——

  Thousands of people around suddenly burst into a tsunami-like cheer, and every eye fell on the white-clad girl who seemed weak on the deck of the flower boat. The white-clad girl was holding a seven-stringed ancient zither in the shape of a scorched leaf, slightly bowed her head, sat down, and placed the seven-stringed zither on the table in front of her.

  Then he cut incense slices and lit the incense burner.

  The white-clad girl closed her eyes and concentrated for a moment before plucking the strings of the zither.

  "Bang!" The crisp sound echoed into people's hearts, and in an instant, the surroundings fell completely silent.

  "Huh?" Teng Qing Shan turned his head back in surprise.

  As soon as the sound rang out, Teng Qing Shan's heart trembled involuntarily and his scalp felt numb. Then he put down his wine cup, concentrated and listened carefully to the sound of the qin. The sound of the qin was clear and quick, like a hundred birds calling out in unison, each note entering the listener's heart, making their mood also become very good.

  I don't know how long it's been.

  As a faint echo of the empty string sound on the lake surface, this song finally came to an end.

  "Exceptional piano skills." Teng Qing Shan looked at the delicate and weak white-clad girl, he couldn't imagine that the master who could play such ethereal and lively music, even affecting his mood, was actually a courtesan.

  "The piano skills of Meng Dujuan, everyone has seen. Now, everyone can buy flowers to give to Meng Dujuan, a white one for 100 taels of silver, a yellow one for 1,000 taels of silver, and a red one for 10,000 taels of silver!" A charming woman in red clothes smiled and said, "Among the ten beauties, whoever gets the most expensive flowers will be the Flower Queen! And among those who give flowers to the Flower Queen, whoever gives the most expensive ones will have the chance to spend a romantic night with her. Even if you give the second or third most expensive flowers, you'll still have the chance to meet the Flower Queen alone."

  As they spoke, two little girls carried flower baskets from the boat and walked onto the shore.

  "Mr. Li, eight hundred taels of silver!"

  "Old Master Wang, one thousand two silver coins!"

  "Master Blue, one thousand five hundred taels of silver!"

  ……

  One by one, wealthy men lavish thousands of dollars on their favorite beauties.

  "Flower head?" The purple-shirted girl, Wen Xiao, sighed and said, "It turns out that the one who gets the most silver is the flower head. Alas... this woman's piano skills are also the highest I've seen since I was a child. Unfortunately, she still has to sleep with stinky men."

  Just then——

  "My family's old master wants to ransom Dream Dujuan's body!" a thick voice sounded.

  In an instant, the thousands of people around him fell silent, staring at the person who had spoken. He was a tall and sturdy man with dark skin, standing there like a stone statue.

  "Ransom? Can your family's old master afford it?" someone sneered.

  "Meng Dujuan, this time it's likely to be the flower girl, that's a sky-high price." Ordinary people and rich merchants all watched with great interest.

  A woman of the highest rank, known as a 'flower head', even if you want to spend a night together, it's just a dream without a few thousand taels of silver. Such a woman is a money tree in a brothel, and also a pillar, this flower head is there, and the status of this brothel is higher.

  "Tell your boss to report a number." The dark-skinned big man shouted.

  Only then did the silver-haired old man walk onto the flower boat's deck, laughing loudly: "Redeeming her is not impossible! However, Dream Dujuan is a one-in-ten-thousand treasure, and we've also paid a huge price to cultivate her. If your family's master really wants to redeem her, the flat rate is 10,000 taels of gold!"

  "Ten thousand taels of gold?"

  Most of the thousands of people in the stadium were frightened.

  100,000 taels of gold is equivalent to 1 million taels of silver! This is a terrifying number. Generally, having 100,000 taels of silver would make one a rich man. Having 1 million taels would make one a great merchant. A top courtesan's price has reached the entire wealth of a great merchant!

  Frightening!

  Although it is said that this kind of courtesan, one night also needs several thousand taels of silver, since she is a courtesan, she cannot possibly entertain guests frequently, and must maintain her mysterious surname. Moreover, courtesans only make a lot of money when they are young, and once they get older, it's no longer possible. A courtesan can earn around 10,000 taels of gold in her lifetime, but this also requires someone to support her.

  "Ten thousand taels of gold." The woman in purple exclaimed, "That's a thousand catties of gold, enough to cast a solid gold man."

  Exorbitant price!

  That swarthy big fellow turned around and conferred with each other in a low voice, then stood up and said loudly: "Ten thousand taels of gold! My master is out!"

  "Ah!"

  Thousands of people around were stunned. Those who crowded outside and didn't qualify to sit down, even if they added up, couldn't make this much. There are only a few people in the venue who can afford this price.

  "Ah." The silver-haired old man was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "This... this gentleman, Meng Dujuan's sale contract is not here. Let me go get it right away." He never thought that choosing the flower girl would actually involve someone redeeming her body.

  "Destroy the contract of servitude, you can go back and tear it up." A gentle voice sounded, "Iron Tower, give them the golden ticket, and bring Dream Dujuan girl over."

  "Yes, sir." The iron tower's big fellow leaped up and directly ascended several zhang of the iron tower.

  "Moon Peony young lady, please." The Iron Tower giant handed the golden ticket over to the silver-haired elder.

  The old man with silver hair looked at the stack of gold tickets, a total of ten, each with a face value of one thousand two hundred and fifty taels of gold. The large golden characters made his heart feel hot.

  "That deed of sale, I'll go back and tear it up?" The silver-haired old man couldn't quite believe it. If he went back without tearing it up, he could completely bring Meng Dujuan back through the government office.

  "No one dares to embezzle my master's golden ticket." The iron tower giant glanced at the silver-haired old man. The silver-haired old man's heart trembled, someone who could afford to spend 10,000 taels of gold just to buy a woman, such a person, he was probably not able to offend.

  Meng Dujuan held a jasper-leaf-patterned ancient zither and got off the flower boat with that dark-skinned big man.

  "Old Master." Meng Dujuan walked over and bowed.

  The old man finally stood up, a slightly chubby fair-skinned man in a purple long gown. Judging from his appearance, he must have been quite handsome when he was young. The slightly chubby man nodded: "From today on, you'll be with me!"

  "Yes, sir." Meng Dujuan calmed down again, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.

  After all, even if she was a courtesan, she would still be ridden by thousands of people; now that she's been bought out, how could she not be delighted?

  "This person, how come I don't recognize him?" Gu Shiyou looked at the purple-robed middle-aged man in surprise. "To be able to make such a generous move, he must be a big rich merchant. Yangzhou's big rich merchants, I almost know them all. Teng Tongling, do you know this wealthy and arrogant rich merchant?"

  "I don't know." Teng Qing Shan said with a drink.

  At this moment, the middle-aged man in purple robe turned his head to look at Teng Qing Shan and their table: "Today I, Pei San, have good luck, able to meet Teng Qing Shan, the first on the 'Hidden Dragon List', and Gu Shi You, the second on the 'Hidden Dragon List'."

  "First on the Dragon List?" Teng Qing Shan immediately reacted.

  I was ranked 46th on the Earth Ranking List, of course, I'm also on the Hidden Dragon Ranking List, but I didn't expect to be ranked first and surpass Gu Shiyou.

  Gu Shi's face sank slightly.

  "Pei San, I don't seem to have heard of you in Yangzhou." Gu Shiyou said with narrowed eyes.

  The middle-aged man in purple robes smiled and said: "You are just ignorant."

  An old friend is overcome with indignation.

  In Yangzhou, who dares to be disrespectful to Xiao Island Master?

  The man in purple robes looked at Teng Qing Shan a few times: "Seventeen years old, first on the Hidden Dragon List, forty-sixth on the Earth List! Not bad, very good indeed! The young generation of Guiyuan Sect is indeed stronger than Qinghu Island." As soon as he spoke, Gu Shiyou became even more enraged. The man in purple robes immediately ordered: "Iron Tower!"

  That burly black man clearly knew what his master had told him to do.

  He immediately stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Teng Qing Shan, I've heard that your marksmanship is excellent. I've come to learn from you!"

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