Martial Arts Crossover: Infiltrating a Girls' Chat Group at the Start

Chu Liuxiang patted him on the shoulder, "You can't beat him."

Jing Ke asked curiously, "Is Brother Lin very powerful?" He was an excellent swordsman, but also a top-notch assassin. He concealed his aura very well and thought that Lin Zhu was just like him, only hiding his aura.

“Brother Lin is a Grandmaster,” Lu Xiaofeng said.

Jing Ke was surprised and praised, "Brother Lin is truly amazing."

Lu Xiaofeng continued, "He's only fourteen years old."

"What? She's only two years older than me?" Jing Tianming was surprised. He was only 1.4 meters tall, while Lin Zhu was already over 1.7 meters tall, a head shorter.

Jing Ke's mouth gaped open, inwardly exclaiming that it was impossible.

Lin Zhu just smiled and didn't try to be modest.

Zhang San Niang and Huang Rong felt something was missing, so they turned around to look.

Yanfei and the others also felt that something was missing, and turned back as well.

Then you'll know what's missing.

"Rong'er, go and pull Xiaozhuzi over here," she said. "It's really incongruous for her to walk with those men."

“Great!” Huang Rong ran over happily and pulled Lin Zhu along. “You’re coming with us.”

Lin Zhu did not resist and was pulled into the group of women. She even looked back at the people behind her, her eyes showing three parts helplessness but seven parts smile.

Lin Zhu joined the team, and Yan Fei said, "That's how it should be."

Someone nearby whispered, "See, I told you so. She was definitely a woman disguised as a man, and now she's been brought back."

"You don't even need to tell me that! Anyone who's not blind can see it!"

Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but look at Hua Manlou, not intentionally, but subconsciously.

Hua Manlou laughed and said, "See, I told you before, my eyes may be blind, but my heart is not."

"How so?" Jing Ke asked curiously.

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Back in Yangzhou, Qi Tong and I met Brother Lin at the entrance of a brothel. He wanted to go in, but the two girls at the door wouldn't let him. Only Qi Tong recognized him as a man. The other two brothers, the two girls, and I all thought he was a woman disguised as a man."

"There's actually such a thing!" Jing Ke found it amusing.

Jing Tianming asked, "What kind of place is a brothel? Why can't Brother Lin go in?"

Jing Ke tapped Jing Tianming on the head. "Why are you asking so many questions, you little kid? You'll understand when you grow up."

"Ouch, Dad, I'll fight you to the death!" Jing Tianming was startled by the blow. He glared at Jing Ke, his mouth bulging, but there was no ferocity in his eyes, and not a trace of hostility in his gaze.

Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang were startled. How could anyone hit a child like that?

“Brother Jing, you’ve gone a bit too far,” Lu Xiaofeng said.

“That’s right, that’s right,” Jing Tianming echoed.

"It's alright, it's alright!" said Butcher Ding. "I'll still have to eat a rolling pin tomorrow night!"

Then he explained the matter again.

Lu Xiaofeng patted Jing Tianming on the shoulder, casting a sympathetic glance at him.

At the front, Lin Zhu was being watched by everyone.

Zhang San Niang said with a playful look, "I didn't expect you, little brother, to want to work in a brothel!"

Yan Fei chuckled, "But you still can't get in."

Su Rongrong, Song Tian'er, and Li Hongxiu also covered their mouths and chuckled, looking at Lin Zhu with smiles in their eyes, but they only thought he was cute.

Huang Rong glared at Lin Zhu, her eyes puffed out in anger.

Ji Ru asked, "Mother, what is a brothel?"

"I'll tell you when you're older where children and women shouldn't go," Yanfei said, patting Jiru's head.

Sure enough, boys and girls were treated very differently.

Lin Zhu said guiltily, "I've never been to a place like that before, and I just wanted to go and take a look."

He now thinks Lu Xiaofeng's mouth is too big, so he secretly sews it up for him when he gets home that night.

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt a chill down his back, as if something bad was about to happen.

As they walked the streets of Beijing, they attracted a hundredfold amount of attention.

The group wandered around aimlessly, oblivious to everyone else, finding everything novel and interesting.

Lin Zhu wasn't particularly interested in this. He would glance at Zhang San Niang, then at Huang Rong, and then turn his gaze to Su Rongrong, Li Hongxiu, Song Tian'er, Li Ji, and Yan Fei, openly admiring them.

It makes me feel very relaxed.

Before they knew it, they saw a tall building, and the sound of string and bamboo instruments filled the air.

Lin Zhu looked up and saw three large characters written on it: Jiaofangsi (教坊司).

Below the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) is a line of smaller characters: Zuixianlou (Drunken Immortal

Today was a day off, and two figures stumbled out of Zuixianlou, still somewhat drunk.

"Brother Mengde, why can't I marry Miss Yan?"

“No, Miss Yan belongs to me, Cao Cao. Shimin, you are not good enough, you are not good enough, you are too young and cannot handle it. Let your brother do it, your brother can do it.”

Chapter 107 Dragon Horn Eight-Stringed Zither

The real Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) was located in the inner city. Zuixianlou was merely a subordinate enterprise of Jiaofangsi, mainly a place to discard substandard products.

However, even though it was just a Drunken Immortal Pavilion, it was not a brothel where people sold themselves; it was just a place to listen to music, and most of the people who came were high-ranking officials and nobles.

Previously, both Cao Cao and Li Shimin were captivated by Yan Ying, and their anger grew day by day. So, during their time off, they came to Zuixianlou.

Later, Li Shimin might have to go to the brothel to vent his frustrations, mainly because his wife at home was too young and couldn't handle the strain.

As for Cao Cao, he will probably go and comfort the widow Zhang in the east of the city.

Lin Zhu overheard their conversation and was surprised. 'Wait, how did Cao Cao end up with Li Erfeng?'

"Shimin, do you think I'm really drunk? How come there are so many beauties in front of me?"

"Brother Mengde, you're not drunk. There are indeed many beauties before you," Li Shimin said with a smile. Then, upon closer inspection, he noticed that the woman in the foremost position, with her ample bosom, looked somewhat familiar.

"As a court official, how can you be so drunk? Wake up!" Yan Fei shouted, releasing her true essence in a peculiar way.

The two instantly sobered up. The person in front of them was not familiar at all; it was clearly Consort Yan. After the Empress's death, she held the highest position in the harem.

"Greetings..."

The two were so frightened that they were about to bow in respect.

"Forget it." Yan Fei snorted. "Go back to your own homes. This is outrageous!"

Cao Cao and Li Shimin exchanged a glance, took a few steps back, turned and left, not daring to look at each other again.

"Sigh!" Yan Fei sighed and said, "Both of them are talented, but it's a pity that their lifestyles are not good. They actually both have their eyes on Yan Ying."

Lin Zhu exclaimed in surprise, "Yan Ying could be Li Shimin's mother!"

"Although she's older, she looks young. That's the type you young people like best," Yan Fei said with a smile, not caring at all whether anyone could hear her.

"How about I take you to the inner city's brothel to see her?"

Huang Rong was somewhat curious and asked, "Is that alright?"

When someone stepped forward, the others also looked on expectantly.

The Jiaofangsi was an official agency that managed court music. It was a department under the Taichang Temple and was not a brothel or tavern.

Ordinary people cannot enter, but Yan Fei can.

Most of them were the children of disgraced officials who had been forced into prostitution; while not all of them were stunningly beautiful, they were still quite lovely.

Lu Xiaofeng and his companions were not far away, and they were quite excited when they heard that they could enter the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution).

Yanfei turned her head and said, "You all go back first, I'll take them into the inner city."

A bucket of cold water was poured over them, and everyone, including the butcher, was somewhat dejected, realizing they were doomed to never see the world again.

Lin Zhu sighed inwardly and prepared to leave the group.

"Where are you going?" Yanfei reached out and grabbed his hand.

Lin Zhu's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Aren't I leaving?"

“Of course,” Yanfei said. “You can come along.”

Lu Xiaofeng and the others wanted to ask why, but after looking at Lin Zhu, they couldn't bring themselves to ask.

On the way back, Lu Xiaofeng said with a hint of sourness, "If Brother Lin were to become a womanizer, he would definitely be the number one in the Great Zhou Dynasty. There would be young girls who would even help him cover for him."

"Brother Lu, that's too much!" Hua Manlou said with a smile, but this also gave him a clearer understanding of just how stunning Lin Zhu's appearance was.

Chu Liuxiang said, "Brother Lin is clearly a chivalrous person; he would never do something like picking flowers."

Jing Tianming kept turning back to look at Ji Ru's figure, feeling an emptiness in his heart.

The inner city was smaller than the outer city. The group was fast on their feet, and Ji Ru was accompanied by Consort Yan, so they arrived at the Jiaofangsi before dusk.

This place is somewhat like a government office, with the sounds of string and wind instruments wafting through the air, indicating that the musicians inside are practicing or rehearsing new pieces.

"Let's go in and take a look." Yan Fei took Ji Ru's hand and led Lin Zhu and the others inside.

Lin Zhu had assumed this place would be decorated in a flashy and gaudy way.

But once inside, it's grand and imposing, not at all flashy, but rather has a solemn feel to it.

The area was filled with musical instruments, including large ones such as chime bells, chime stones, and large drums.

Medium-sized guzheng, stringed zither, and pipa, and smaller bamboo flute and long xiao, are all high-quality musical instruments.

When the head of the Imperial Music Bureau heard that Consort Yan had arrived, he hurriedly led his men out to greet her.

Lin Zhu saw Yan Ying.

Sure enough, the guy who could charm Cao Cao and Li Shimin was no ordinary person. He was like a ripe apple, so tempting that you couldn't wait to take a bite.

"This humble servant greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live a thousand years."