The Ambitious Honey

Inside the main hall of the Drunken Dream Pavilion, people still came and went, their desires intertwined.

Han Fei gently pushed away the beautiful courtesan in his arms and asked Cao Yuan with curiosity.

"Brother Cao, I still don't know your background?"

Cao Yuan frowned slightly. "I'm just a locksmith. I don't have any special background."

He had some doubts about whether the peasants had found out about what he had done within the Confucian school.

After all, the Daze Mountain of the Farmer's family is located at the border of Qi and Wei, so it is not difficult to gather information about him.

"Unlocking? I wonder what kind of locks you usually unlock?"

Li Si also pushed away the beautiful courtesans beside him. Compared to beauties who only thought about "eating at the east house and lodging at the west house" in their hearts, he preferred to study men.

As far as he knew, many factions recruited top locksmiths to open locks containing all sorts of stolen and robbed classified information.

Information that can be considered confidential must be stored in places with extremely tight mechanisms and locks. For example, the Black Dragon Scroll of the Qin State has six Jiazi locks, which cannot be opened by anyone but a master of mechanisms. Even the masters of mechanisms from the Gongshu and Mo families found it difficult to open.

Therefore, top locksmiths are strategic talents that are sought after by major powers around the world.

After all, no one wants to be able to look at the information they've worked so hard for and paid such a high price for, only to find that they can't actually use it.

"...It's just a very ordinary household lock."

Cao Yuan was a little speechless.

It's only because Li Si isn't a silly netizen that he would have misunderstood and thought Li Si was asking him if he often helps beautiful women unlock "beauty locks".

Han Fei waved his hand, "Let's wait for the owner of Drunken Dream Pavilion to arrive first."

Cao Yuan unconsciously recalled the information about Zuimenglou, wondering if the short, fat Zhu family, the head of Shennongtang, would be here.

That's unlikely; this is just one of Shennong Hall's outposts...

The beautiful madam arrived at a secluded private room on the third floor.

The room is filled with the fragrance of sandalwood, which helps to cool you down and repel mosquitoes.

"Miss Tian Mi, Steward Wu Kuang, Young Master Zhu Zhong..."

The beautiful madam bowed and said, "A distinguished guest has arrived at the brothel."

"Distinguished guest? Who is it?"

A soft, seductive female voice rang out, like a kitten tickling a man's heart, causing Zhu Zhong's breathing to quicken slightly as he gazed at the pink-robed beauty pruning flowers by the window.

The madam said respectfully:

"It was Cao Yuan who insulted Lord Chang'an Chengjiao a few days ago and then threatened the Prime Minister before winning."

The news of what happened at Zuiyun Tower that day spread throughout Linzi City almost instantly. Every well-informed force had a portrait of Cao Yuan, fearing that they might offend him.

The fact that someone could make even the powerful Prime Minister Hou Sheng of Qi dare not utter a word, and whose background is difficult to trace, suggests that the situation is very complex.

Tian Mi paused slightly as she trimmed the flower branches, then turned her graceful figure and looked at the bustling madam with shimmering eyes.

"Are you sure it's the owner of that 'Golden Key' locksmith shop?"

"Yes, it is him," the madam said. "Also traveling with him are Han Fei, the ninth prince of the state of Han, and Li Si, disciples of the Confucian scholar Xunzi. They want a private room."

Tian Mi narrowed her peach blossom eyes, instantly making them appear alluring, her eyes shimmering with endless spring-like charm.

She chuckled softly, "Interesting, very interesting. Let's go take a look."

Wu Kuang, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the elegant room, opened them and looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. He said softly, "Honey, I'll go. You don't need to worry about it."

Zhu Zhong listened from the side, gritting his teeth in anger, yet utterly helpless.

Even if he were to become the adopted son of the Zhu family's head of the Zhu family, he still couldn't compare to Wu Kuang, who had just become the head of the Kuiwei Hall, in terms of both status and strength.

They could only watch helplessly as the most beautiful woman in the Tian family was about to fall into Wu Kuang's hands.

hateful!

Tian Mi fiddled with the patterned water pipe at her waist, giggling as she said, "Brother Wu, Mi'er is out here to gain experience, how can she stay indoors? Mi'er can go alone."

She was fully aware of Wu Kuang's pursuit and Zhu Zhong's unrequited love.

But as the most beautiful and talented woman in the Tian family, and even the entire farming community, she is skilled in poisons, hidden weapons, and men's hearts. She has her own pride and ambitions to rule the world and become a king or general.

How could she so easily agree to Wu Kuang's pursuit!

However, Wu Kuang and Zhu Zhong, who had just become Zhu's adopted son, still had value to her, so she wouldn't be so foolish as to sever ties.

Just like the current opportunity to run the Shennongtang base, Zuimenglou, it was Zhu Zhong who offered it to her voluntarily.

……

Cao Yuan was chatting with Han Fei and Li Si when suddenly a burst of laughter came from nearby.

Her voice was seductive and alluring, drawing frequent glances from everyone in the hall.

Cao Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw the madam leading the way, followed by a flirtatious and alluring pink-clad enchantress.

Tian Mi… The name of this woman, representing the allure of the poppy, instantly flashed into Cao Yuan’s mind.

"I apologize for keeping you all waiting. I am Tian Mi, and I am late."

Tian Mi's face was flushed with spring-like beauty. Not only were her long hair pinkish-purple, but her eyebrows were also pinkish-purple. In particular, there were two symmetrical beauty marks under her eyes, which made her look even more beautiful, enchanting, and charming.

She exchanged a few pleasantries, then naturally approached Cao Yuan, saying with a cheerful laugh, "Mr. Cao Yuan, this way please."

Han Fei and Li Si looked at the beautiful Tian Mi and her frivolous attitude towards Cao Yuan. The two brothers couldn't help but exchange a glance and understand each other's meaning.

You should know that Tian Mi is the mistress behind Zui Meng Lou.

Judging from her surname Tian, ​​she is either a member of the royal family of Qi or a member of the farming Tian clan.

Either way, it's enough to show that Tian Mi has a significant background.

But this is the kind of woman who fawns over Cao Yuan so much.

Sure enough, Cao Yuan is a very problematic fellow!

He's definitely not just a small locksmith shop owner!

As for Cao Yuan, he didn't have as many tricks up his sleeve as Han Fei and Li Si, and he had an indifferent attitude.

He wasn't afraid that Tian Mi had any bad intentions.

Even if he harbored ill intentions, he believed in Jingni and Liwu's love and speed towards him.

It's obvious to anyone with half a brain that Jingni and Liwu would never leave him alone in the brothel. If he died, they would be completely helpless.

It was the same elegant room.

Cao Yuan and his two companions entered, led by Tian Mi.

However, Wu Kuang and Zhu Zhong, who were in the elegant room, had disappeared and instead appeared in a dark room to the side of the elegant room.

Thanks to the ingenious mechanisms, the dark room can see everything in the elegant room, but the elegant room cannot see the dark room.

"Steward Wu, aren't you going to go and check? What if Miss Tian Mi gets hurt..."

A subtle, cunning glint appeared between Zhu Zhong's brows.

Wu Kuang saw Tian Mi laughing and talking with Cao Yuan in the dark room. His expression was not very good, but he remained unmoved in the face of Zhu Zhong's subtle provocation.

"I believe in Mia."

When Wu Kuang said this, his eyes were filled with tenderness, clearly showing that he truly liked Tian Mi.

Zhu Zhong originally wanted to laugh at Wu Kuang, but when he thought of himself, sorrow welled up inside him, and he drank wine to drown his sorrows.

He sees Wu Kuang as a sycophant, but what about him?

Even being a simp can't be done openly!