Chapter 356 - Samurai and Geisha (2/2)

A woman with a white face and a reddish mouth comes out with deliberate steps. She is like wearing a mask and wears a black dress with red hems which is much more complicated than modern Kimono.

As soon as she speaks, people hear a voice that is like to be run over by wheels. Lin Luoran can tell this woman in fancy dress is not young anymore.

She talks a lot in pretentious tone. The main idea is the girl “Yukiko” is still dressing up and all guests need to wait for a moment and so on.

It’s very clear that she wants to stimulate people’s desire and raise the price. Ye Xiaobei seems to be impatient but still values the girl “Yukiko” a lot. All other samurais are also impatient but can only wait for her.

The three of Lin Luoran are also watching quietly. From time to time, the masked woman with white face looks here. She is peeking on Lin Luoran’s face. It is probably her professional disease that she always thinks about if a beautiful woman will be popular as kabuki whenever she sees one. But Lin Luoran looks distinguished so this masked woman clearly knows she can’t get her. After a few glances, she finally lets it go.

After they wait for half an hour, several white-faced geishas (traditional Nihonese female entertainers) walk out in small steps and invite the group of samurais in.

The three of Lin Luoran also go in with the crowd but are stopped by the masker who is like a brothel keeper.

Women can’t go in?

But the truth may be that women with no money can’t go in. Lin Luoran sees many samurais throwing a small golden ingot to the masker. She doesn’t bring gold or silver but there are many other valuable things in s.p.a.ce.

Lin Luoran finds a small rough stone of emerald in the s.p.a.ce. It turns into a transparent jade ring when handed to the masker. Jade and gold were supposed to be universal currency in ancient Asia. The masker’s hands are back up and she becomes very respectful.

Taking her dad to an entertainment place? This is really a new experience. Although it’s for business, Lin Luoran still feels embarra.s.sed.

Paper doors are opened one by one. It turns out to be a very long house and only byobus (Nihonese folding screens) divide this place into many small rooms. Lin Luoran chooses an inconspicuous place just for watching Ye Xiaobei.

A geisha comes up to pour wine. Lin Luoran throws the remaining jade after she made the ring. She is definitely a very generous guest—if Lin Luoran is not a good-looking woman, the geisha will jump right into her arms.

It’s still a kind of Nihonese folk music with a cherry blossom sense. A tall geisha in red clothes with many hairpins in her hair is led out. The white powder on her face is much thinner so people can see her facial features. Lin Luoran guesses this is “Yukiko”. With a glance, she is so shocked that she almost knocks over the wine on the table.

“Lin Qingxue!”

“Yukiko” looks over. Not like Ye Xiaobei who is completely indifferent to his name, she has a lot of confusion in her eyes. Masker can see Lin Luoran is a party crasher so she stares at her with a warning look.

Lin Luoran ignores her, “Lin Qingxue, what are you doing in this dress?”

The samurais swish out their swords to protect their G.o.ddess “Yukiko” and the masker also orders others to take Yukiko inside.

The byobu is accidentally knocked down by geishas. The sleeve of “Yukiko” is pulled down in chaos, exposing her healthy and brown skin. She engraved the two distinct words “Lin Qingxue” on her wrist with some tool.

“I’m not Yukiko. I’m… Lin Qingxue.”

Lin Qingxue has not completely forgotten who she is because she is here for a short time or herself is a person with strong willpower. Now she sees her own real name inscribed on her arm so she struggles to rush towards Lin Luoran.

“Tell cultivator Lin… Hurry up to tell cultivator Lin about it…” She is obviously in a very fragile state and does not recognize the three people in front of her. She just subconsciously wants to bring the news to Lin Luoran.

Lin Luoran sighs and knocks her out, asking Yuan Ye to take her away.

Ye Xiaobei shouts with a long sword in his hand, “Let go of Yukiko!”

Lin Luoran turns her head. “Who are you?” She is afraid that Ye Xiaobei can’t understand the language of Huaxia now so she speaks Nihonese deliberately.

Ye Xiaobei raises his chin, “Tokugawa Makita!”

Interesting. Now his surname is Tokugawa? Lin Luoran chuckles, “Knock him out and take him together.”

Yuan Ye grabs Ye Xiaobei as swift as a ghost and Lin Luoran takes over the unconscious Lin Qingxue. Taking these two people, they swagger out of this place.

The masker is like getting rickets and she can’t stand still, “It’s over… All is over… The son of the Tokugawa family has been taken away…”

A geisha whispers, “Yukiko is also robbed.”

The masker’s knees go weak. She screams and is completely faint.

The money-maker and the big tipper are taken away at the same time. Indeed, not many people can receive such double-burst stimulation. More importantly, that’s the son of the Tokugawa family… Hurry up! Someone goes to inform General Tokugawa!