Chapter 56 (1/2)
Chapter 56: This Building Is Not Bad!
Fang Xinghan had always been curious about Qingqing’s ident.i.ty. Li Hongtian merely smiled and said, “Do you think that person would have got away from messing up my clothes if she wasn’t the mistress? To be honest, it also felt a little weird to me in the beginning, but after hearing what you have said today, for Hong Xiaobao to be able to create a brand new martial art by himself, then his future would be far brighter than it would have been had he stayed a normal prince. Hmmm, now he has piqued my interest. Since I have nothing better to do at the moment, I guess I should stay around this place for a while. As for the other side… With the Star Lord Xiao Tianyu guarding it, I doubt that most of the people in the Jiang Hu would cause trouble there.”
Having said that, Li Hongtian looked around suddenly and said, “Then again, this Warm Fragrant Building is really one of its kind… I’ve heard that the Great Healthcare here is a rather great experience. Hehe, have you tried it before?”
Upon hearing that, Fang Xinghan felt like laughing out loud. “Well, I haven’t tried it myself, but Zuo s.h.i.+xian, the preceptor of my sect said that there is a range of services that are provided here from foot ma.s.sages, foot baths, back ma.s.sages as well as shoulder ma.s.sages. I heard it feels rather pleasant. If Brother Li is free, you should definitely go give it a try.”
Haha, it’s pretty refres.h.i.+ng to see a top player in the Jiang Hu to come to this establishment to try the Great Healthcare.
“Haha, I guess from what you have just said, it does sound like it would be a rather pleasant experience,” said Li Hongtian with a hearty laugh. “Hm, alright. Then I won’t bother you when I go try the Great Healthcare out. You go do what you have to do while I go have my fun. I even heard that they have musical performances here! Later when I try out the Great Healthcare, I will also get to enjoy nice music! Ah, this ninth prince really knows how to enjoy the pleasures of life, I rather like that part of him!”
While he usually wore a cheerful and happy expression, Li Hongtian was a lawless person who did whatever he wanted. His personality was well known across the Jiang Hu. Fang Xinghan stood up and said, “Since that’s the case, I will take my leave now.” He turned around and rushed towards the direction Hong Xiaobao left in.
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Meanwhile, Hong Xiaobao walked around aimlessly around the streets of the imperial capital. Behind him followed Qingqing and her aunt. Hong Xiaobao asked, “Qingqing, where are you from? With only the two of you around, I bet you’ve sufferred quite a bit traveling around the lands.”
When she was with Xiaobao, Qingqing put on the facade of a good, obedient girl. While she looked around the busy streets, she replied, “I am from the Yunwu Commandery of the Fengyuan Nation. In the recent years, the demonic beasts have broken through the city walls and all my family members have died. Only I was fortunate enough to survive because I was away having fun with Auntie Liu. With nowhere to return to, we started wandering around the lands and went many places before finally arriving here.”
The Yunwu Commandery of the Fengyuan Nation had been invaded by demonic beasts a couple of years ago. Hong Xiaobao had also got wind of this event at that time, so he didn’t question Qingqing’s story much and patted her shoulder full of pity. He consoled, “Alright, it’s already in the past. Now that you’re in my territory, I’ll make sure that n.o.body will dare to bully you.”
Hearing Hong Xiaobao’s sincere consolation, Qingqing nodded and stopped talking. Jian Pu on the other side however looked at Hong Xiaobao and nodded with acknowledgement.
Hong Xiaobao was unaware that they came up with this backstory earlier and thought that the two were normal people. While there was a possibility that he might find out about their cultivation, that was not really an issue so Hong Xiaobao should not think too much about it either.
Now that they have spent some time with Hong Xiaobao, they understood that he truly had a benevolent and kind heart and did not abuse his powers against other commoners. Qingqing seemed quite happy to be spending time with him, so Jian Pu was not worried about the situation.