Voluue Outline (1/2)

Voluue Outline

The youngConfucian scholar He wore black robes washed sointo white A bamboo flute was tied to his waist He seemed to have fallen on hard times, but his appearance was handso and didn’t see an i with the folding fan in his hands this entire ti it open and closed The beautiful woain The ornate and luxurious fan was at clear odds with his destitute attire In addition, the flirtatious beauties painted on the fan and his cold expression were even h, these incompatibilities coin a soft and plain voice:

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He was a little flat, but as he sang this poe, its deep emotions sent out to everyone who could hear it This restaurant was full of distinguished guests, and when he started singing, everyone fell silent His voice wasn’t loud, but everyone could hear him clearly and distinctly They all listened attentively, and soot to the second verse, a flute began playing, the sound elegant and touching The sound of the flute acco enthralled everyone further

After the song finished, the flute did not stop playing Instead, a wo The woh it was the sareat deal And the wo full expression² to the deeper et what evening this was

The youngand wonderful singing A long while later, after the singing had vanished, lithe footsteps stopped in front of the entrance to the private roo s and dance are priceless, but today, you perfor in this tiny restaurant If the womanizers of Jianye learn of this, they will sto aside the ba a red hat with a layer of animal fur sewed on floated in Behind her were a black-robedwoman entered the private room, the black-robedwoman was tall and sliown that touched the ground She looked like a white lotus in silent bloo woant face Putting the complexion of her skin aside, her y eyebroere shaped like leaves Thousands of flirtatious expressions swirled in her li eyes She stepped forward and gracefully bowed low “Your servant, Liu Ru, before,” she said

The young nan knows of and criticizes the song and dance of Ru, known aboard the pleasure boats as Lady Liu I a of such courtesy froance on his features did not dile trace of huhed softly Her barely furrowed brows gave off the slightest bit of distress Her eyes roahed doith anxiety She said in a low voice, “Your servant entertains people with sensuality in Qinhuai³ but is often supplanted and abused As the Southern Chu ar army, all the brothels and pleasure boats in Qinhuai have discussed that on the day of the Lantern Festival, a beauty pageant will be held at Xuanwu Lake Three will be selected as the yan, and tanhua From that point forward, only those three women can be called ‘most popular courtesan’ In the past, everyone worked independently, but because more supporters are needed, everyone in the occupation is recognized as eant is different from the previous ones All the sisters are required to perforuests at the latke will be judging us The winners’ nanan, while the losers will never show their faces again”

“Who in Qinhuai doesn’t know that Lady Ru has mastered artistry and beauty? Why are you worried about this?” the young man quietly returned

Tears see’s eyes for a one as she pleased, never inhibited,” she said “Aiants in a secret standoff Myriad Flowers Tower and Moonlight Pavilion refuse to give in to each other In this struggle to be the et about Myriad Flowers Tower Their designated lead, Lady Qiuyan, has artistry and beauty no worse than that of your servant’s But Second Miss Xiao of Moonlight Pavilion used every possible scheme to force your servant to ally with them, while your servant would not permit it Then they played a trick to steal away your servant’s requested new songs for this pageant If your servant can only sing those hackneyed tunes at the Xuanwu Lake Pageant, I fear I’ll be mocked by people, much less achieve the status of ht, your servant realized only Sir Song could help her Please haveman furrowed his brows at her words and said, “You should know that although I frequently write lyrical poe for Myriad Flowers Tower I have a rather good friendshi+p with the Myriad Flowers Tower Madarave importance, and if I help you, won’t I offend the Myriad Flowers Tower Madaht Pavilion’s Second Miss Xiao is ruthless? If I spoil her big plans, I’m afraid I won’t be able to take shelter in Qinhuai any further You should know ofcovered her face and replied, “If I don’t get four or five new songs, I fear it’ll be difficult for o to purchase new songs this nificent? Alas, will your servant really suffer a crushi+ng defeat this ti, have neverWhen I re toppled a city with dance, how she struck out on her own on the Qinhuai River, when I remember how she teased nobles and aristocrats, the story of her denounce, often feel e’s dashi+ng appearance Today, it looks like it was nothing riefs shone in the young hed and said, “I ad has this sort of a to acco table to coh, I don’t know if you’rea zither player My zither skills are quite worth watching too”

When Liu Ru first saw that her hopes had been destroyed, she poured her heart out She never expected Song Yu to suddenly agree to write for her, even willing to take it a step further and leave hiht and dropped her ars of pearly tears rolling down her beautiful face A s her beauty look everYu’s sleeve “Aiyah, if Sir Song deigns to do so, Ru to address Sir as master I’ll listen and benefit fro Yu saw her expression of pleasant surprise, he felt his ly unable to control hi prostitutes to numb himself He had done no more than join the many prostitutes for fun on occasion Even in his ent moments, he only looked and moved with lust His heart was ih he stayed a’s name before, but he had reservations When he heard this woman was surnamed Liu, he purposely avoided her They hadn’t ined that Liu Ru adored noand talent He couldn’t help but be enraptured

Song Yu had been born into a poor fa Min, and by the age of twelve he had passed the iy, but his home was unexpectedly destroyed in a fire With no alternative, he was stranded in Jianye On the brink of death and stricken by poverty and disease, he was saved by the renowned Liu Piaoxiang, fanan, and he earned his keep aboard the Floating Fragrance Pleasure Boat as a page Though he was young at the ti Because of his infatuation, he willingly and gladly stayed aboard the pleasure boat h he had zero opportunities to get close to this beautiful wo’s brow and each smile had become hisout for Liu Piaoxiang, he knew a little of the love affair between Jiang Zhe and her Although he was happy for Liu Piaoxiang finding a husband, the pain in his heart could not go away After Liu Piaoxiang floated off the pleasure boat, he left as well, heartbroken, and thus avoided the slaughter of witnesses that followed Because of this, he happened to join the Secret Ca had died To get revenge for his beloved, he concentrated on training hard His e, but with his tireless hard work, he eventually advanced to becoht elite operatives of the Secret Ca hiht elite operatives of the Secret Ca Zhe most often put Chiji in an important role, as he was a talented commander and valued comradery; Daoli had a determined nature and handled matters without emotion, but he was only cold on the outside, for he arer Group, Baiyi looked simple on the surface but had talent for leadershi+p, so he led the main force of the Secret Camp Of the Covert Group, Shanzi was skilled with concealed weapons and at schelected his martial arts later on Still, the assassinations the Covert Group of the Secret Ca, also in the Covert Group, blended into the croith a normal appearance, and only when an enemy was on the brink of death would they notice his presence Of the Hidden Group, Hualiu looked gentle on the surface and was easy to get close to, but he was calculating Even though he was often soft because of friendshi+p, he could act coldly and emotionlessly in the truly necessary times Lü’er, also in the Hidden Group, was candid and kind on the surface but was in fact shrewd and capable, good at business

Yulun, ht elite operatives He had been the leader of the Tiger Group, yet lower ranked than Baiyi It could be said his martial arts were the cream of the crop of the Secret Ca people in broad daylight However, he was fonder of acting as an assassin Because his appearance and bearing stood out tooZhe hadn’t believed he suited the Covert Group at the beginning But as time passed, everyone had to accept that he was the best assassin The fan in his hands was actually his weapon The ribs of the fan were h quality steel and concealed a steel needle in the center He could use it when facing an enemy to immediately attack his opponent’s vital points Countless experts had died to this fan However, Yulun mostly used calculated sneak attacks to deal with enens so that he never failed a y and observed the hearts of people When he had an occasional stroke of genius, he took the life of an enemy in impossible circumstances, but nobody kneas the one who acted And the first thing he did when he got off the streets was let loose to hide his true colors Coupled with his outstanding talent, finishi+ng poeer in the pleasure district around the prostitutes whenever he had free tience beca of a noble scholar yet behaved like a rake No one thought of him as an assassin with a heart of stone

The operatives of the Secret Ca the first month of the twenty-second year of Southern Chu’s Xiande era, the firstera, or two years ago According to the contract froo, the operatives of the Secret Camp could all obtain freedom and live the life they wanted to live Even before this time arrived, Chiji and Hualiu officially broke away froan to focusbusiness Although they had earned their freedom, the operatives of the Secret Ca Zhe After all, no e or wealth, it wouldn’t be difficult to achieve if they followed Jiang Zhe Besides, their loyalty to Jiang Zhe was deep-seated Yulun was likely the only exception out of the eight elite operatives He was a disciple of Jiang Zhe in name only at this point

The national power of Great Yong was at its height, and Jiang Zhe was like the sun at high noon With the status Yulun had, he could have gotten al he had yearned for However, he chose to leave the Secret Camp and returned to the capital of Southern Chu, Jianye, to live out the rest of his life Yulun didn’t know if Jiang Zhe had ever thought of silencing him, but he returned to Jianye safe and sound in the end, and he lived the life he wanted In comparison to the other elite operatives, he had the weakest loyalty to Jiang Zhe His departure fro Zhe wasn’t due to Southern Chu or any other reason He si In reality, if Jiang Zhe had forced him to stay in the Secret Ca the Secret Camp, Yulun’s life rapidly plu he had learned as part of the Secret Ca He had never learned how toAfter all, he wasn’t part of the Covert or Hidden Groups He had stood on high for years, so he wasn’t used to hu on his own efforts to , but he didn’t even kno to contact the assassin organizations Outside of this business, he only knerite poe poems for cash Furthermore, he didn’t care for old and silver he obtained very quickly If he had not gotten a travel expense fund before departing froanization, he would have left e off the yoke, Yulun essentially headed straight for the Qinhuai River and arrived there He looked i literary talent and bags full of gold, he quickly becauest on the Qinhuai River He dallied in the pleasure district every day, frequenting brothels with strong alcohol and song and dance In tiant poems moved people, for they were full of pathos Even when ordinary songstresses sang a song they had perfected, it would be popular for a fortnight As ti dried up If not for thelyrical poeold and silver, his pockets would have been eo