Chapter 225: Before Hua Man Lou
There was a surging crowd in front of Hua Man Lou. Su Lingxi and Yun Qianrou couldn’t squeeze in at all.
This place was more prosperous than twenty years ago, and the area was also larger.
Yun Qianrou looked at the crazy crowd in front of her and was a little troubled.
“Senior, why don’t we… come back another day.”
“There are too many people here.”
Su Lingxi was also someone who didn’t want to queue. She would rather come at another time than squeeze with others.
And from observing here for a while, it seemed that entering Hua Man Lou was not something that could be done by queuing.
Instead, a waiter would come out and call a number every once in a while.
Obviously, obtaining this number also required a certain threshold.
Just as Su Lingxi was hesitating whether to listen to Yun Qianrou and come back another day.
A man wearing a hat walked up to Su Lingxi and whispered.
“Miss, do you also want to enter this Hua Man Lou?”
“Oh? You have a way?”
Su Lingxi looked at the man beside her.
This man was talking to Su Lingxi sneakily, and he didn’t look like a good person.
But Su Lingxi did need a way to enter Hua Man Lou now, so she gave the man some time to talk.
“Miss, let me tell you, this Hua Man Lou is already overcrowded.”
“There are many people who want to enter Hua Man Lou and get drunk every day. Although Hua Man Lou has been expanded several times, it can’t withstand its high popularity.”
“So this Hua Man Lou only opens five hundred spots every day from morning to night. Now the number has reached more than four hundred.”
“The later the number, the more precious it is.”
“Because if you go in later, you can apply for an overnight stay, and the service inside is guaranteed to satisfy you.”
Before Su Lingxi could answer, Yun Qianrou asked first, “But… we are girls…”
Yun Qianrou’s thinking obviously still remained on the surface.
The man in the hat waved his hand and smiled. “This young lady looks like she has never been to Hua Man Lou.”
“The people who enter Hua Man Lou are all rich. Although men account for the majority here, some ladies from the upper class also come here for entertainment.”
“Don’t just think that this place is just a brothel.”
Yun Qianrou listened in a fog. Someone like her who had always lived at the bottom of society could not imagine how extravagant the rich lived.
Su Lingxi pondered for a moment and immediately asked, “You came to us so confidently. It seems you want to resell the spots for this Hua Man Lou?”
Hearing this, the man in the hat chuckled. “Miss is indeed intelligent.”
“I happen to have two spots in my hand. If Miss is interested, this lowly one is willing to transfer them at a low price.”
Su Lingxi sneered. Wasn’t this typical scalper behavior?
If it were in the modern world, she would definitely ignore him.
But now, she wasn’t short of that money.
The big sucker, the Black Dragon Sect Master, had given her a lot of spiritual crystals back then. It would be a waste not to spend them.
And queuing was a waste of time, and it wasn’t guaranteed that she could grab a number for Hua Man Lou.
“How much?” Su Lingxi asked directly.
Seeing that Su Lingxi was so straightforward, the man in the hat was happy. “Not expensive, just one high-grade spiritual crystal per person.”
One high-grade spiritual crystal…
Su Lingxi frowned. This price was beyond her expectations.
But just one spot required one high-grade spiritual crystal. This was too much of a robbery.
Seeing that Su Lingxi looked displeased, the man in the hat quickly added, “Miss, let me tell you the truth. Those who can consider coming to this Hua Man Lou are all rich people.”
“The five hundred spots of Hua Man Lou every day are not given for free. Each spot costs at least fifty mid-grade spiritual crystals.”
“This lowly one has gone through untold hardships to resell some spots, just wanting to make a little difference to make a living.”
At this point, the man in the hat also spoke frankly.
“To tell you the truth, Miss, this spot costs money, and you will spend more when you go in.”
“If Miss is hesitant even about this spot fee, then I advise you not to go in.”
Yo ho, reverse psychology.
But what this man in the hat said was probably the truth. What this kind of high-end place valued most was not strength, but your financial resources.
Generally, people with strong strength would probably not be short of money.
Alright, as long as she planned to enter this Hua Man Lou, she would probably have to spend money.
Su Lingxi stuffed two high-grade spiritual crystals from her spatial ring into the hands of the man in the hat.
The man in the hat instantly changed his face. He put away the high-grade spiritual crystals with a smile.
At the same time, he took out two metal cards with numbers printed on them and handed them to Su Lingxi.
“This is the spot card for Hua Man Lou. Miss, take it.”
Su Lingxi took the spot card and looked at it casually. She even specially compared it with other people’s spot cards, and it didn’t look fake.
“The deal is done. Miss, I’ll take my leave first.”
The man in the hat said goodbye to Su Lingxi and left.
It was just that from the back, his steps were very hurried. The man in the hat looked back from time to time, and only stopped after walking for a while.
He took out the two high-grade spiritual crystals and put them in his pocket, then sneered.
“What two fools. Outsiders are easy to cheat.”
Just as the man in the hat finished speaking, two more people appeared beside him.
They stared at the two high-grade spiritual crystals in the hands of the man in the hat with satisfied expressions.
“Not bad. It seems that the harvest tonight is quite abundant.”
The man in the hat: “You two get ready. They will find us sooner or later.”
“Although they are wearing veils, their figures are very good. When they come, don’t let the people go either.”
After the man in the hat finished speaking, the other two couldn’t help but have their eyes light up.
Two female prey were rare to see.
On the other side, Su Lingxi looked at the number on the spot card in her hand, which was 429. Now the number called was already 426.
It shouldn’t be long before it was their turn.
Yun Qianrou was still a little worried. After all, she had already sold herself to Hua Man Lou.
What if Su Lingxi couldn’t reach an agreement, and she was forced to stay?
Although she would have to stay in Hua Man Lou sooner or later, there was still time now, and Yun Qianrou didn’t want to go over so early.
Su Lingxi signaled her to relax. As long as she wanted to leave, Hua Man Lou wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.
As for not reaching an agreement, Su Lingxi hadn’t even thought about it.
After another period of time, the waiter finally called numbers 429 and 430.
Su Lingxi took Yun Qianrou’s hand and walked forward. The waiter signaled them to show their spot cards.
Su Lingxi did as she was told.
The waiter took the spot card and checked it, frowning instantly. He looked up at Su Lingxi.
“Can the guest take off the veil?”
Su Lingxi: “?”
“What do you mean?”
The waiter quickly explained, “It’s like this. The spot card of Hua Man Lou has the spiritual energy imprint of the holder, but the spiritual energy imprint of this spot card is a man.”
“But the guest looks like a woman no matter how you look at it…”
“To be on the safe side, this lowly one uh… needs to confirm the guest’s identity…”
