Chapter 185: Little Wife~
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“Don’t talk nonsense!”
Lin Muyu quickly covered Yunduo’s mouth, her brows furrowing slightly.
They came here to discuss serious business, how could this girl only think about having fun?
“Mmph?”
Yunduo couldn’t make complete sounds with her mouth covered, so she could only blink her eyes, looking at Lin Muyu with confusion.
Should she consider licking her hand? (Just kidding)
“It seems this young lady quite enjoys interesting things?”
Not only was Xuanxuan not angry, but she became intrigued instead, a meaningful smile curling at the corners of her lips.
Yunduo pinched Lin Muyu’s soft little hand and broke free with a gentle twist. She first glared at Lin Muyu with displeasure, then turned to look at Xuanxuan, lifting her chin slightly.
“Of course! If life has no fun, what’s the difference between that and being a salted fish? What, Little Purple Sparrow, do you have something interesting to share?”
“Little Purple Sparrow…”
Lin Muyu facepalmed internally and sighed.
What kind of weird nickname was that?
She had to hand it to Yunduo, she could always come up with things that made people not know whether to laugh or cry, yet she said them with such righteousness.
“There is indeed something interesting tonight. How about we go take a look together?”
Xuanxuan, who had been wearing a somewhat worried expression just moments ago, suddenly cleared the gloom from between her brows, her lips curving into a smile.
“Oh~”
Yunduo drew out her tone, a curious light instantly sparkling in her eyes, clearly having had her interest piqued.
……
“A-A brothel?”
Lin Muyu stared at the plaque above the entrance, her pupils contracting slightly.
She never expected that the interesting thing Xuanxuan mentioned would be coming to a place like this.
“Don’t worry, this isn’t the kind of filthy place you’re thinking of. It’s more like an elegant venue for the wealthy to pass time. Of course, if you have enough silver, no one will stop you from spending a spring night here.”
Xuanxuan noticed her tension and explained with a smile.
Only then did Lin Muyu relax, raising her hand to pat her chest, her heart still pounding.
She almost thought Xuanxuan had brought them here for some fun.
If she still had her male body, she might have been curious enough to take a look inside.
But now all three of them were girls. Going in like this just felt… inappropriate somehow.
“Wait, you two, why are you…”
Lin Muyu was still thinking when she caught sight of the two people beside her out of the corner of her eye and froze.
At some point, both Yunduo and Xuanxuan had changed into men’s clothing, with their hair tied in male topknots, looking quite dashing.
“Eh? Little Yuyu, you didn’t prepare men’s clothing?”
Yunduo seemed to have discovered something novel and walked around Lin Muyu in a circle, her eyes full of amusement, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.
“How was I supposed to know we’d come to a place like this?”
Lin Muyu frowned somewhat helplessly, then stared at Yunduo, her eyes full of suspicion.
“By the way, why do you have men’s clothing on you? Don’t tell me you’ve been here before?”
She actually did have good men’s clothing, but it had been torn apart when Su Wanqing lost her mind that time… So many tears to shed. All that was left were tattered clothes.
With that kind of outfit, she’d probably be kicked out as a beggar before even getting through the door. How could she possibly get in smoothly?
“It’s alright. If Miss Lin didn’t prepare anything, just pretend to be Miss Yun’s wife. That way you can enter conveniently.”
Seeing the atmosphere getting a bit awkward, Xuanxuan quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, suggesting with a smile.
“Oh~ My little wife~”
Yunduo immediately picked up on the suggestion, deliberately drawing out her tone, looking at Lin Muyu with teasing eyes.
“…Get lost!”
Lin Muyu’s face showed both anger and annoyance.
Yunduo was getting more and more insufferable, but she couldn’t beat her, so she could only hold her frustration inside.
In the end, to fulfill her past life’s dream of visiting such a place when she had a male body, Lin Muyu bit her lip and reluctantly hooked her arm through Yunduo’s, tacitly accepting the suggestion.
As for why she didn’t pretend to be a couple with Xuanxuan, if they were exposed, she’d probably offend several families, and Lin Muyu’s reputation would be ruined.
“Let’s go…”
Lin Muyu looked at Yunduo in men’s clothing, forcibly suppressing the urge to complain. What kind of husband was the same height as his wife?
Walking together like this was too strange.
“That’s simple. Can’t I just increase my height?”
Yunduo seemed to see through her thoughts and chuckled lightly, then moved her fingertips slightly, casting a small spell.
The next second, her height suddenly increased by a head, instantly creating an obvious height difference with Lin Muyu.
“…Sister Yunduo, teach me!”
Lin Muyu’s eyes lit up, instantly throwing her earlier dissatisfaction to the back of her mind, her tone full of urgency.
From Yunduo’s spell, she saw hope of temporarily returning to a male body.
Although it was just a disguise and the essence hadn’t changed, being able to temporarily reminisce was already very satisfying.
“Hehe, you want to learn spells? That depends on your performance~”
Yunduo deliberately kept her in suspense, saying with a smile.
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At the entrance verification checkpoint, Xuanxuan came from a wealthy family and naturally didn’t lack money, so she quickly passed through and entered first.
But when it was Yunduo’s turn, she suddenly stopped, looking at Lin Muyu with an innocent expression.
That look made her seem like a henpecked husband who didn’t bring money and could only rely on his wife to take charge. Even the guards at the entrance couldn’t help but laugh.
“This young master looks quite dashing and romantic, but who would’ve thought he’d be so henpecked~”
“Exactly, exactly. But the young lady beside him really is beautiful. Even compared to the top courtesan in the building, she’s not inferior at all. I really don’t know why they’d come to a place like this together.”
The surrounding discussions weren’t loud, but they couldn’t escape Yunduo’s ears.
She caught sight of the suppressed smile at the corner of Lin Muyu’s lips, and a black line immediately appeared on her forehead, clearly somewhat annoyed.
The next second, a muffled “thud” was heard. The two guards who had just been gossiping suddenly slipped and both fell flat on their faces, grimacing in pain.
“Ouch, how did we fall on flat ground for no reason?”
The two guards rubbed their aching butts, looking at each other in confusion, completely unable to understand what had just happened.
Lin Muyu looked at the smug Yunduo beside her and swore secretly in her heart.
She must never provoke this scheming woman in the future, or who knows how she’d be secretly sabotaged.
Following Xuanxuan into the building, the three found a table by the window and sat down.
As soon as she settled, Lin Muyu’s gaze was drawn to a figure not far away, and she froze.
“Xiao Huo? What’s he doing here?”
Lin Muyu stared at that familiar back, full of surprise.
This male lead really was everywhere, no matter where she went, she could run into him.
But thinking it over, she immediately understood.
No wonder Xiao Huo postponed the plan to tomorrow, turns out he had already arranged to come here.
“What a time management master… Busy with bride-snatching in the morning, still had time to play the hero saving the beauty at noon, and now listening to songs at a brothel in the evening. This schedule is way too packed, absolutely superb time management!”
Lin Muyu complained internally.
“Xuanxuan, the fun you mentioned, it’s not him, is it?”
Yunduo followed Lin Muyu’s gaze and recognized Xiao Huo at once, then turned to look at Xuanxuan with a smile.
Xuanxuan didn’t speak, only looked at Xiao Huo in the distance with complex eyes, a barely noticeable emotional fluctuation hidden deep in her gaze.
Perhaps she had once fallen for Xiao Huo too?
After all, in the past, whether it was his family background or his talents, Xiao Huo was so dazzling that people couldn’t look away.
Unfortunately, Xuanxuan wasn’t blind, she couldn’t turn a blind eye to some of Xiao Huo’s actions.
“This Xiao Huo really has caused quite a lot of trouble…”
Lin Muyu helplessly rubbed her forehead.
She had originally planned to find an opportunity to show Xuanxuan the recording stone she had, wanting to see her reaction after learning the truth.
Who knew that idiot Xiao Huo had already exposed himself, making Xuanxuan suspicious.
This meant their visit here wasn’t just to watch the fun, it was more like they were here to catch him cheating, wasn’t it?
Lin Muyu subconsciously glanced at Xuanxuan’s hand and indeed saw her fingers quietly clutching a small recording stone, clearly having prepared in advance.
So, just how many people had Xiao Huo been involved with?