Doupo: Rebirth of Gu He, Starting with a Strategy to Win Over Yun Yun

Chapter 54 A Night of Pure Joy with Yanran at the Drunken Red Chamber!Chapter 54: A Night of Pure Joy with Yanran at the Intoxicating Red Tower!

The Intoxicating Red Tower?

It has a nice name... but that’s a brothel!

Gu He felt helpless and reached out to rub Nalan Yanran’s head.

What an innocent, silly girl!

She actually thought the Intoxicating Red Tower was a restaurant for drinking tea and wine!

Was she really going to walk in and say to the Madam, ”Boss, I want a pot of Bamboo Leaf Green and two roast chickens to go”?

Yanran looked at him with a puzzled gaze, her hand already taking Gu He’s, pulling him toward the Intoxicating Red Tower.

Her sleeves fluttered slightly, and her skirt danced lightly.

Gu He helplessly followed her lead.

As soon as they entered, a woman who still retained her charm and was at the level of a Dou Practitioner came forward to greet them.

”Welcome, you two. Would you like...” The Madam’s eager voice paused.

”This... My lady, you also want to enter our Intoxicating Red Tower?”

Nalan Yanran raised an eyebrow in surprise. ”Am I not allowed in?”

The Madam was at a loss for a moment. At this time, Gu He threw two bags of gold coins over.

The Madam caught them deftly. She released her Dou Qi for a brief moment and discovered that both of them had higher cultivation than herself. The hesitation on her face instantly vanished, replaced by a blossoming smile.

”Please come in, both of you!”

Nalan Yanran walked with a light step, holding onto Gu He’s arm.

”Gu He, why do you think she was being so mysterious?”

Gu He smiled and didn’t say anything.

The two followed the Madam to the second floor. Compared to the quiet first floor, the second floor was like a whole new world!

Musicians played the zither and flute in harmony, and amidst the curling music,

A group of women wearing exotic, midriff-baring outfits performed a provocative dance on the stage, their figures glowing brightly.

The row of cold, emerald bead chains on their tops made a clinking and clanking sound, like the tinkling of spring water.

With a turn,

Their fair shoulders and backs were exposed, resembling gentle little lambs, and those water-snake-like waists twisting to the rhythm of the music possessed a resilient strength like chewy candy.

The scene had a unique charm.

”...”

Nalan Yanran’s eyes, which had been like stars in a clear blue sky when she entered, unnaturally looked down.

Gu He looked down and saw her cheeks flushing pink like a ripe peach. He chuckled.

”This is a brothel, silly girl.”

Nalan Yanran raised her hand and punched Gu He’s chest, her eyes darting around, not knowing where to look.

She had grown up in the strictly disciplined Nalan Family and later joined the Cloud Mist Sect, where she focused on her Cultivation, having nothing to do with the word ”desire.”

And now, she had actually entered a place where men went for pleasure! A brothel, no less!

And Gu He actually didn’t stop her!

What... what on earth did he mean by this...!

Thinking this, Yanran suddenly felt a figure approach her.

Gu He took her into his arms, a faint scent of Medicinal Pills surrounding them both. He said softly,

”Since we’re already here, let’s get a private room and order some songs and dances.”

Nalan Yanran murmured, ”Gu He, are you very familiar with this kind of place?”

Gu He had never pretended to be an ignorant young lad. ”Yanran, you should know what the first Medicinal Pill many Alchemists refine is.”

”What is it?” Yanran asked, puzzled.

Gu He’s dark eyes looked at her. ”It’s a Medicinal Pill with Aphrodisiac properties.”

”...” Yanran’s cheeks turned so red they almost seemed to bleed.

For some unknown reason, she suddenly stepped hard on Gu He’s foot, only coming to her senses after she had done it.

Heavens!

Was she... thinking that Gu He was flirting with her?

He’s Gu He, after all!

How could he flirt with her!

But... if that were the case, it seemed not so bad...

She was acting so strange!

Especially today...

Gu He glanced at his black boots; since they were already black, no dirt could be seen, and Yanran’s strength was like a tickle to him.

He shook his head helplessly, released his light embrace on Yanran, and turned to find a private room. Nalan Yanran quickly followed him closely.

Her pretty eyes looked at the dazzling songs and dances around her and the men embracing beauties with faces full of lust, and she felt that Gu He was still exceptionally sincere and trustworthy.

Finally, the two entered an elegant room named ”Snow Fragrance Pavilion.”

Gu He said to Yanran, ”After we see their signature performance, we’ll head back.”

Nalan Yanran nodded, but then she hesitated slightly.

”Is their signature performance... decent?”

Gu He coughed. ”It should be decent. This place just opened, so I’m not sure either.”

Nalan Yanran stared at Gu He, feeling suspicious for a moment, but then she was immediately relieved.

Gu He’s frankness just now made her realize that he wasn’t some inexperienced, hot-blooded youth; he had experienced many things...

He might no longer be pure, and his passion might have cooled, but what she liked about him was precisely this steady, mature charm—

It was as if no matter if the sky collapsed or the earth split, he could always approach her gently with his thick scent of Medicinal Pills, protecting her just as he silently supported her Three-Year Agreement.

Just as she was thinking this, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

A group of people entered one after another.

To Nalan Yanran’s surprise, the performances were the Rainbow Raiment Dance, pipa music, and exotic magic tricks.

The dance was one that a famous troupe of dancers from the capital had rehearsed many times before performing for guests. In the bright lights, the entire dance was as graceful as clouds, without a hint of vulgarity, and their postures were like immortals.

The pipa music also lingered in the air.

As for the magic... it was a wild female hunter dressed in animal skins turning into a white dove, mixed with a bit of role-playing.

The level of exposure wasn’t even as great as what they had seen upon first coming upstairs.

Nalan Yanran couldn’t quite describe her current thoughts; it was like a teenager with a secret excitement finding that the excitement they had long anticipated turned out to be like a children’s show.

Although she felt that those provocative dances made her a bit shy, that didn’t mean she wasn’t looking forward to them!

After all the performers left,

She looked at Gu He, who seemed to be enjoying himself, and asked with a hint of resentment,

”Is this their signature program?”

Gu He coughed and explained, ”It’s my first time here too.”

Nalan Yanran curled her lip and took another sip of tea, feeling thirsty.

”Their flower tea is surprisingly delicious...”

For some reason, Yanran tasted a hint of floral wine in the rose tea.

”Mmm... I feel a bit dizzy.”

Gu He was taken aback. ”Then shall we go back to the Sect?”

Nalan Yanran didn’t know how charming she was at this moment.

She looked exactly like a fresh lotus blooming gracefully, shyly forming a bud.

Her bright eyes were like pearls from the bottom of the sea or jade dew on a leaf, with a ripple of emerald-like waves rising due to the sudden intoxication.

”Go... go back to the Sect?” Yanran repeated dizzily.

Gu He helplessly caught her swaying body, his gaze still steady. He didn’t look at all like a street rogue who was like a bee sniffing flowers; instead, he deftly helped her circulate her Dou Qi to force the alcohol out of her body.

A bit of thin sweat appeared on Nalan Yanran’s forehead, faintly carrying the fragrance of roses.

”I didn’t expect the tea in this Intoxicating Red Tower to have an Aphrodisiac effect...” Gu He murmured.

Because this pot of flower tea smelled sweet, and he didn’t like sweet tea, he hadn’t drunk any, which led to Nalan Yanran being affected.

But since both of them had cultivation, they naturally weren’t afraid of tea with this little bit of Aphrodisiac effect.

”Mmm...” Nalan Yanran still leaned softly in Gu He’s arms, her cheek against the fabric, but she didn’t move. Instead, she reached out and hugged Gu He’s sturdy waist.

”Gu He...” She looked up with almond eyes filled with a spring-like mist, her body like a swaying willow.

”I cleared the medicine for you...” Gu He whispered, a trace of confusion in his voice.

In the next instant, he was clumsily pushed down by Nalan Yanran onto a large bed covered with soft velvet.

The curtains, embroidered with elegant begonias, drifted down with the wind, and the room was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere and the intense fragrance of daphne.

How could Gu He show weakness? In the next moment, he took the initiative.

His Physical Body pressed against Nalan Yanran’s...

Yanran’s heart was almost dying of shame!

She had actually taken the initiative to do such a thing!

But... this was Gu He.

He was the only one who understood her...

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A drizzling rain began to fall outside the window.

Scattered clouds like flowers, the clamor difficult to hear, the songs and music lasting all day.

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