The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 315 The Making of a Bad Boy (Part 1)

Wu Chengyu had no experience in being a spoiled brat in either of his two lives.

Needless to say, in his previous life, he simply didn't have the opportunity. Back then, Wu Chengyu didn't even have the chance to meet a certain young master. They weren't from the same social class, so they couldn't get together, let alone have any personal experience with him.

In this life? Back in Wujiapo, he was a rich young master, but the Wu family had very strict rules. Occasionally, a few spoiled brats who didn't know how to improve themselves were kept as good-for-nothings and used as tools to carry on the family line.

These people are unlikely to go out and do evil; at most, they will have enough to eat and drink. But if they bring any bad reputation to the Wu family outside, it will be no laughing matter. In this era, clan rules are more direct and stricter than outside laws.

Wu Chengyu had indeed seen a member of the Cheng generation who had an affair with a married woman. He was beaten so badly that his limbs were broken and he was left hanging at the entrance of the ancestral hall, howling in agony until he died.

So Wu Chengyu really had no experience in playing a spoiled brat. He could only try to imagine himself as one of the characters from TV dramas in his previous life, such as Gao Yanei, and so on. He could only come up with this one character after thinking for a long time.

What does a spoiled brat usually do? He indulges in debauchery, bullies men and women, disregards human life, and runs rampant in the countryside. Wu Chengyu said he was very unfamiliar with the job, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.

His purpose in doing this was first to expose Xia Kuo Shanying's true colors, making Xia Kuo Shanying gradually lose popular support and be despised by everyone.

In particular, those within the clan who support him should be made to see Xia Kuo Shan Ying's true colors clearly, thus abandoning their idea of ​​supporting Xia Kuo Shan Ying to take over the family, or at least not let him take over the family now.

According to information obtained from Wenru and others, Xia Kuoshanying's previous disguise was excellent. He was gentle and refined in public, made friends easily, and was respectful to his elders and friendly to his peers within the clan. He was definitely a leader among the younger generation of Jin nobles.

However, since he successfully placed Wenru under house arrest, he has gradually revealed some of his true colors. He is no longer friendly to his clansmen, he beats and scolds his servants, and he becomes arrogant and domineering in his speech and actions. He also starts to boss around his former friends.

For example, his act of forcibly abducting Wu Chengyu, a pretty boy, on the street, and deliberately ruining Wen Ru's reputation, is inconsistent with his previous behavior.

People on the streets and in the alleys had already started talking about him. No one believed that Wen Ru was a promiscuous woman who kept male lovers. People began to gradually realize Xia Kuo Shan Ying's hypocritical nature.

So when Wu Chengyu called his uncle "old codger," the uncle didn't doubt that the Xia Kuo Shanying in front of him was an imposter. Instead, he sighed that the man had been pretending for so many years, and now that he had gained power, his true colors were revealed.

Everything has a traceable pattern, which is why it makes sense.

After leaving the Eight Thousand Mile Escort Agency, Wu Chengyu immediately transformed into Tang Kuo Shanying, swaying and wandering the streets, unable to find the feeling of being a spoiled brat. Until he returned to the gate of the Tang Kuo family mansion, his usual subordinates immediately surrounded him upon seeing him.

That's right. A spoiled brat should be surrounded by a bunch of lackeys. In fact, it seems that many of the scoundrels that spoiled brats do are thanks to their lackeys.

"I'm quite irritable today. Is there anything that can cheer me up?"

At this point, someone needs to give Wu Chengyu some advice, since he himself can't think of anything.

"Young master, why don't we ride out of the city and see which village nearby has cattle? We can slaughter them and eat them right away. We've been craving this for a long time."

Wu Chengyu glanced at the lackey speechlessly. He wanted to be a wicked young master, but he didn't want to actually bully ordinary people, because that would just be harming people.

For ordinary families, owning even one cow is an incredibly difficult feat. Yet, in order to impersonate Tang Kuo Shan Ying, he went out and killed someone else's cow, which would have meant the family's ruin.

Moreover, it seems that the noble youths of the Jin Kingdom all enjoy doing this kind of thing. Who was that in front of me again? They seem to do it often too.

"Come here and tell me your name again?"

"Young master, what are you joking with? I've been following you for five or six years. My name is Liu Erniu."

"Of course I know your name is Liu Erniu, but you asked me to leave the city saying you wanted to make me happy. You think you want to eat beef? Do you think I need your meat? If you love meat so much, you shouldn't be called Erniu anymore, you should be called Ergou instead."

Get out of my way. If you can't come up with a good idea in the future, don't bother coming near me.

Anyone else? If you have a good idea that will please this young master, there will be a reward.

At this moment, another lackey came over and said with a fawning expression, "Young master, you used to say that you were afraid the mistress wouldn't like it, so you never went to brothels. Now that you're in power, who would dare to tell you that?"

I heard that some top courtesans have arrived at the Drunken Red Pavilion in the west of the city. Why don't you take the servants to see them?

武成玉一听到青楼，立刻想起了当初姑苏的红袖招，那可是他第一次使用我爱一条柴的地方，还在那里被洪七公差点暴揍一顿，一时间有点抗拒。 不过转念一想，恶少和青楼真的是绝配，以前唐括善英为了伪装自己坚决不去，那么现在就必须要去，一定要反着来才叫做原形毕露。

"Come here and tell me your name. Now that I'm in power, our good days are coming. I'll give you a new name first."

"Young master, I am Wang Yougen."

"You came up with a good idea today. From now on, don't call me Yougen anymore. Since you're going to a brothel, I'll call you Wang Youlu. The girls there will definitely like you."

"Ergou, you have a donkey. Bring my horse over here. Let's go to the Drunken Red Pavilion to see the girls right now."

A group of people rode through Tongguan County at breakneck speed, causing the surrounding villagers to scramble to get out of the way. If Wu Chengyu hadn't used his internal energy to push several people away at the crucial moment, some villagers would have been injured. Even so, the streets were in complete chaos for a time.

For a time, the people on the street pointed and whispered about Wu Chengyu. They certainly didn't dare to curse him openly in the street, but behind his back they all cursed Tang Kuo Shanying mercilessly. The more this happened, the more Tang Kuo Shanying's reputation would plummet.

Before long, Wu Chengyu arrived at the entrance of Zuihonglou, the largest brothel in Tongguan County. Almost all the noble sons of Tongguan County had been here, including other members of the Tangkuo family, but Tangkuo Shanying resolutely refused to step inside.

"Oh, I knew magpies were flying around our Drunken Red Mansion this morning. It must be a really great occasion."

Young Master Shanying, you are a truly rare guest. You never used to patronize our Drunken Red Pavilion, which made our girls call your name in their dreams every night. They were all secretly complaining that you were not romantic. Now, it's finally good that you've come.

"But my good young master, people usually come to the Drunken Red Mansion at night for romance and pleasure, why are you here so early in the morning? The girls aren't even up yet."

"What? They still dare to sleep now that I'm here? Do they not like me? Do they want me to smash up your Drunken Red Mansion right now?"

"Young Master Shanying, please calm down. I will tell them to get up and dress up properly. Today, all the girls in Zuihonglou are available for you to choose from. They have been waiting for you so long that they are envious and trembling with envy. How could they not like you?"

As soon as they arrived at the entrance, the madam of Zuihonglou approached. She was in her thirties but still quite attractive. She wore a green gauze dress with the front open, revealing a pink strapless top that showed off her two large breasts. She was voluptuous and alluring, and seemed to want to throw herself into Wu Chengyu's arms.

Wu Chengyu took a few steps back with some disdain. He hadn't really come to visit a brothel, and it seemed that his entire itinerary for the day had been under Yan Chunyu's watchful eye.

Pretending to be a spoiled brat and visiting a brothel is one thing, but to actually hug and kiss the madam on the street would be really inappropriate for Wu Chengyu. Even if Yan Chunyu didn't say anything, there were still his two older sisters-in-law, Niu Wanrou and Guan Su, nearby.

Seeing the madam about to pounce, he immediately reached out and pulled Youlu over, shoving him directly into the madam's arms. Youlu, without any politeness, hugged the madam tightly, his two thieving hands constantly groping.

"Young master, I'm here today to see if your Drunken Red Pavilion lives up to its name. If there's no girl who can move my heart, don't blame me for smashing this place up."

The madam reluctantly broke free from the donkey. She was more than happy to be taken advantage of by Tang Kuo Shan Ying, but how could she possibly be interested in the lackeys around Tang Kuo Shan Ying?

"Young Master Shanying is joking. If our Drunken Red Pavilion doesn't have any good girls, you won't find anyone better in the entire Tongguan County."

"Come with me to the private room on the second floor. I'll call out all the girls in a bit, and you can choose any you like. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Wu Chengyu led a few henchmen up to the second floor, sat down in the room with an air of superiority, and the henchmen lined up on his left and right. Immediately, servants brought in fine wine and food.

"Give the order that none of these girls are allowed to wear red. What kind of class do they have that they dare to wear red? If I see them, I'll smash this place up immediately."

The madam smiled obsequiously and left temporarily, but as soon as she stepped out of the room, she pulled one of her men over.

“Go and report to Young Master Jiang’s residence. I have a feeling that Tang Kuo Shanying is up to no good. He keeps saying he’s going to smash up Zuihonglou. He doesn’t seem like he’s here to play with girls. Young Master Jiang has always been on good terms with him. With him around, everything will be fine.”

Wu Chengyu heard everything the madam said; he was waiting for this young master Jiang.

Along the way, he deliberately tricked his subordinates into revealing that the Jiang family was a powerful clan in Tongguan County. Although they had a Han surname, they were vassals of Wanyan Hongsheng in this area. Of course, they were far inferior to Jin nobles like the Tangkuo family.

However, the Jiang family also wields considerable influence in Tongguan County; the Drunken Red Pavilion is owned by them.

Previously, Tang Kuo Shanying and the young masters of the city were all on friendly terms. Now, he came to Zuihonglou to humiliate them and fall out with this young master Jiang, which is why he left his arrogant reputation among the powerful families of Tongguan County.

(End of this chapter)