A life of idleness in the world of demons

Chapter 45 45. Breaking the situation
"General."

"General."

"General!!!"

The high-pitched, lingering sound rang out for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

Ning Xuan held soft, fragrant women in his arms, one after another—singers, sword dancers, tempting women with sweet words, and bold seducers. He accepted them all, taking turns. It was as if he were in a nightmare, throwing punches again and again, each time with all his might, leaving no room for retreat.

Only when there was no woman left to fight in the entire Fragrant Herb Lodge, and no woman dared to approach him, did he stretch out his body in the most comfortable posture, becoming utterly inhuman, and leisurely slumped on the large wooden chair of the Hehuan family.

Even without summoning the Heavenly Demon Talisman, his physique was already as high as 3.5, which far exceeded the limits of ordinary people. Therefore, even when he sought pleasure, he was far superior to ordinary people.

The creaking chair fell silent. He looked up, gazing absently at the blue sky and white clouds, his mind completely blank.

The women around them carefully avoided the area, clinging to the walls.

They were overjoyed when they first learned that they would be serving the general today.

General An Yuan is handsome, rich, powerful, and influential. He is the dream lover of almost every unmarried woman in Wangyue Prefecture, let alone these courtesans. If they could be chosen by General An Yuan and taken out, it would completely change their lives.

Therefore, they were all very enthusiastic before coming, and they fought for a long time for a spot to come.

Even those who served the general earlier displayed their unique skills.

But now, all their strength has been exhausted, and all that remains is horror.

They glanced furtively at the young general in the distance; he seemed like a monster carefully donning human skin.

The brutal methods nearly made each of them faint, and they endured it by gritting their teeth and clenching their fists. Now, each of them was covered in red and blue marks. However, they also realized that the young general had actually exercised some restraint; otherwise, several of their colleagues would have died on the spot today.

Ning Xuan lay on his back, lazily opening his eyes, which happened to meet the eyes of a courtesan.

The courtesan was so frightened that she quickly shrank back.

Ning Xuan waved.

The courtesan steeled herself, lowered her head, and cautiously moved closer to Ning Xuan, then timidly asked, "General, what are your orders?"

Ning Xuan said, "Bring the wine."

The courtesan nodded hastily.

Ning Xuan then said, "Cut another bucket of ice from the cellar."

After saying that, he lazily closed his eyes again.

The courtesan busied herself with the task.

Ning Xuan didn't touch those women anymore, but leisurely drank his wine. Soon, the effects of the alcohol took hold, and he yawned, feeling sleepy.

He lay on the large chair in the Albizia julibrissin.

The courtesans were still well-mannered; after their strength had recovered slightly, musicians began to play seductive tunes.

Ning Xuan finally fell asleep comfortably.

He slept soundly until noon the next day.

He got up and ate and drank heavily, then sought pleasure before going to sleep.

Chenxiang Pavilion was closed that day.

When someone asked, the old woman only said that it was given to the general.

One of the spoiled young masters asked menacingly, "Which general is it?"
The old woman said, "General Anyuan."

Suddenly, no one spoke.

Perhaps only a very small number of people in the entire Wangyue Prefecture know the true meaning of Ning Xuan's title "General Anyuan," but that doesn't stop these few people from telling their nephews and nieces, "Don't mess with General Anyuan, never mess with him. Even if he shits on your head, you still have to shout, 'Thank you, General, for bestowing wealth and honor upon me!'"
The entire Agarwood Pavilion revolved around Ning Xuan.

Yao Zhen, who was reflecting on whether she had hurt the general, suddenly discovered that the brothel across the street was closed. Upon further inquiry, she found out that it had been booked by her partner.

Yao Zhen, the Heavenly Master, had a face devoid of any human warmth, now tinged with anger again.

Before she could send out Ning Xuan's "memorial requesting a decision," she used a teleportation technique to directly arrive at the Hermitage of Fragrant Grass where Ning Xuan was located.

"what!"

Master Yaozhen saw something she shouldn't have seen and hurriedly ran away.

for a long time
When she came back, she screamed "Ah!" and ran away again.

It wasn't until much later, when she returned, that she saw the young man sitting by the pond, feeding the fish and drinking wine.

The young general, dressed in a loose black robe, with disheveled hair and eyes that held a deep tranquility, even possessed a refined and elegant air reminiscent of a handsome young gentleman. However, the lewd atmosphere surrounding him caused Master Yaozhen to angrily flick his whisk and say, "This humble Taoist believes that the general should not despair over such a trivial matter!"

Ning Xuan looked at her in surprise.

What do you mean by giving up on oneself?
He has recovered quickly in the past two days. He is now feeling refreshed and energetic.

The pain of being devoured by demons and the pain of self-harm and murder have faded.

That heart, which was on the verge of being twisted, regained its light after experiencing the beauty of the world.

He smiled faintly, a very composed smile, and then took out another bait and threw it among the green duckweed in the deep pool.

Suddenly, koi leaped out to snatch the bait, and the water surface gurgled. Water droplets were splashed everywhere by the fish's tails, rolling on the water plants like crystal beads, playful and cute.

"Has it been sent out?"

Ning Xuan asked.

Master Yao Zhen immediately felt a little listless and whispered, "There's no need to ask for a judge."

Ning Xuan said, "Send it out."

Master Yao Zhen hurriedly said, "General Ning, you are already one of the most promising generals. Although I am a second-rank master, you should know that a second-rank master is not as precious as a first-rank martial artist. But you are only sixteen years old, right? You are a year younger than me!"

A sixteen-year-old first-grade martial artist, that's already quite impressive. I...I'm going to get you a demon-revealing mirror right now, and prepare the resources to refine the demon core of that incense demon with dragon fire."

Ning Xuan said, "Send it out, then refine the pills."

He had considered that he could improve his physical fitness by strengthening himself first, but he couldn't find a way to improve his spirit. Since the dynasty had a relatively complete "General's Elixir" cultivation system, he might as well use "elixirs" to improve his spirit.

When Master Yaozhen heard him mention "alchemy," she knew he still wanted to improve and hadn't given up, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the matter of "requesting a ruling," if she hadn't witnessed Ning Xuan's decisive and ruthless martial prowess, and his boldness in sealing off the border, she would have really thought that her partner was afraid of that "icy hell," and that's why he would rather give up a prefecture's territory.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she said, "General Ning, there is something I forgot to tell you."

Ning Xuan asked, "What?"

Master Yaozhen said, "The General's Tiger Tally is a mandate from the Emperor to govern the two prefectures. This is not just empty talk, but has real significance."

Ning Xuan asked, "What does it mean?"

Master Yaozhen said, "The Tiger Tally can gather the land of two prefectures and nurture important resources. The more territories it governs, the more and more precious the resources it can nurture, and these resources will be directly related to alchemy."

After saying that, she added seriously, "This is absolutely true."

Ning Xuan paused for a moment, then said, "Send it out."

Firstly, "taking pills" was only one of the methods he had prepared, not the main method;

Secondly, if he needs important resources, he can obtain them through trade. Why does he have to cultivate them himself? Although cultivating them himself is indeed good, if he is asked to risk his life to protect places that are not even his Ning family's territory, then forget it.

Seeing his insistence, Master Yaozhen felt a surge of resentment, but after thinking it over, she decided not to argue. Instead, she said angrily, "Before I came here, I had already scouted the surrounding area. The Qin family's envoy is already very close to the city. General, you should think about how to deal with this."

Ning Xuan lay down leisurely and waved to the young woman beside him.

The young woman was on her shift change and walked over timidly.

Ning Xuan pulled her into his arms.

Master Yao Zhen turned her face to the side, her cheeks icy cold.

Ning Xuan said calmly, "If the envoy arrives, tell them I am here."

Upon hearing this, Master Yaozhen was taken aback, but then became delighted.

She was sent by the Emperor to assist the generals in implementing the "Divine General Plan." Naturally, she hoped her partner would get close to the Emperor and become a Divine General. Now, Ning Xuan's words were actually a veiled rejection of General Qin, which made her overjoyed. She decided to report this matter to the Emperor, hoping that he would understand General Ning's good intentions.

So it turns out that General Ning wasn't at Chenxiang Pavilion indulging in pleasure, but rather here.

That's right. General Ning is a young and outstanding talent. How could he possibly enjoy frequenting brothels and pleasure quarters?

The Heavenly Master Yao Zhen looked at Ning Xuan with a sudden mixture of apology and joy. Then she lowered her head and muttered to herself, "I understand the General's meaning. I will be leaving now."

With that, she waved her hand, and vanished from the spot in a flash of golden light.

Ning Xuan:
He didn't understand what this damned woman was thinking.

He means
He refused the emperor's bestowal and requested the abolition of a prefecture, so he also had to block the marriage alliance of General Qin's family, otherwise how could the emperor tolerate him?

Conversely, he blocked a marriage alliance with General Qin's family and also refused the emperor's favor, which made General Qin understand his meaning.

At the same time, without Ping'an Prefecture, he would no longer be directly connected to "Frozen Hell" and would no longer need to concern himself with matters there, thus extricating himself and the Ning family from danger.

He had no intention of becoming a frontrunner in the messy affairs between the emperor and the old generals.

As for the God General Plan, he had no interest in risking his life for it.

There are countless heroes in the world, so why would they need another dissolute playboy like him?

(End of this chapter)