Chapter 431: Chapter 431

That person saw the people before him begin cheering and rejoicing, some screaming, some jumping around, looking somewhat crazed.

What... what was going on?

"Who is it? Play another one!!"

When someone shouted for another piece, everyone was roaring for another one, and people from the upstairs private rooms also ran out, wanting to see exactly who it was.

This qin music came too suddenly, no one knew where it originated from. They wanted to confirm who it was, and at the same time, everyone still felt the lingering echoes and wanted to continue listening.

"Who played it? Come out!"

"Yes, who was it? Come show your face!"

Seeing no qin music emerge, everyone began shouting for the person to appear. But Xiaoyao was currently studying the sheet music and had no time to bother with others' shouting. Dujuan was staring at Xiaoyao in shock, others' words hadn't awakened her. She was the only one facing Xiaoyao directly, so her shock was the most intense.

"I know who it is. Look, that private room's people haven't come out!"

Among those present were some quick-thinking individuals. They discovered that the door to Xiaoyao's private room was open, but no one had emerged. In the current situation where everyone had appeared, this was rather unusual and quite suspicious.

Mudan looked toward the adjacent room. Indeed the door was open, but no one had come out. So she went to take a look. She saw Dujuan staring at a young man in a daze, while the young man sat before the qin table, looking at sheet music, the very music from that tune just played.

No need to say more, it should be this young man. Who would have thought he was only around twenty years old, yet possessed such advanced qin skills. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel·fiɾe·net

"Excuse me, was that qin piece played by you, young master?" Mudan immediately entered to ask. She feared being late and not being the first, this was unquestionable.

After Mudan entered, people nearby came over at the fastest speed. Mudan's entry indicated the answer was revealed, the qin player was inside.

Now almost everyone was squeezing toward this room. Soon the room was full, the corridor was full, the stairs were full, and there was still a crowd below wanting to squeeze up.

This all happened in the time it took Mudan to ask a question. When Xiaoyao reacted, he discovered his room seemed packed with people. Fortunately, he also saw Mudan and Qi Dongqiang, otherwise his efforts would have been wasted. However, this situation was troublesome enough. Why were these people so crazed?

"What are you all trying to do?" Xiaoyao looked at everyone somewhat uncomprehendingly, discovering that most among them were pleasing beauties. If the Young Miss were here, there would definitely be drool all over the floor.

"Young master probably didn't notice my earlier words. I wanted to ask if it was young master who played that tune just now?" Mudan looked at Xiaoyao, pointing to the sheet music in his hands.

"Yes, this sheet music is quite interesting. Is there a problem?" Xiaoyao asked uncomprehendingly. It was just a song, he hadn't even put much effort into playing it, just tried it out. Was this reaction necessary?

Xiaoyao didn't know that if he voiced this thought, it would definitely make this crowd even more crazed. This was just trying it out? Then what would truly putting effort into playing be like?

Actually, you couldn't blame Xiaoyao for not understanding. He possessed a realm ordinary people couldn't reach. What he found very ordinary, others didn't find ordinary. Plus this tune itself was problematic, being able to play it would bewitch hearts to a certain degree, which was why it had such a terrifying effect.

"No problem, of course no problem. I just wanted to consult young master, how did you play this 'Flower Moon Night'? I've been studying it, but many parts I can't understand." Mudan looked at Xiaoyao very respectfully, her eyes revealing a worshipful expression.

Xiaoyao frowned. He didn't want such troublesome situations to appear. Originally he only wanted to meet Mudan, using her to talk with Qi Dongqiang. In the current situation, the first thing to do was dismiss the people before him. After dismissing them, he could talk with Mudan, but Qi Dongqiang might not necessarily stay.

Seeing this situation, Qi Dongqiang probably figured he had no prospects today and would be too lazy to stay. Yet Xiaoyao couldn't directly ask Qi Dongqiang to stay, that would seem very strange.

If his intentions were discovered, perhaps Qi Dongqiang wouldn't reveal things. Of course, he might continue talking, this depended on how much this matter weighed in his heart. Xiaoyao originally didn't want troublesome complications to appear, but now things seemed to have become troublesome.

If he had known it would be , he might as well have directly used some means to kidnap Qi Dongqiang and make him talk. Comparatively, the trouble level was already similar.

It was just that Qi Dongqiang's strength was still considerable. Though not top-tier, it wasn't something Xiaoyao at King Level could casually handle. Capturing him would also be troublesome, which was why Xiaoyao had rejected this approach.

Most importantly, Xiaoyao was a pacifist. When things could be resolved peacefully, he always used peaceful means. Sigh, being too good a person was this troublesome.

"Flower Moon Night, that's indeed a good name. This playing method is actually quite simple. Teaching you isn't a problem. However, with all these people here it's too crowded. Could some people step back?" Xiaoyao said. This roomful of people made one feel very uncomfortable.

"Ah, of course that's possible. Sisters, some people step back." Mudan immediately said, shouting to the people in the room. Only some people needed to withdraw, not everyone, this wasn't something that would offend people.

At the same time, those who could originally stay were talented courtesan types. Others staying would just be listening to music without much use. The sensible ones quickly withdrew. Those remaining whose status wasn't sufficient or who weren't in this profession were also cleared out.

Those customers were basically all cleared out. The ones who came in weren't scholarly-type customers, they were just here to watch the show. Under the soft, gentle voices of the courtesans, they all left.

What customer coming here had the ability to resist the coquettish voices of the courtesans? A little acting coquettishly solved them all.

When Xiaoyao saw this, he suddenly had a new idea. How did I not think of this, actually, to get information from Qi Dongqiang, I don't necessarily have to do it personally. I can work through women.

At this time, someone seemed to think Dujuan was superfluous, because Dujuan's level here was very bottom-tier, while most others standing here were top-tier people with certain status differences.

Dujuan also seemed to notice this problem and was preparing to leave...

"Dujuan, you stay. I paid for you to accompany me drinking. This silver isn't that easy to earn." Xiaoyao said casually.

"..." Dujuan was moved in her heart. She knew that although Xiaoyao's words were about her, he was actually helping her. She hadn't expected to get such face, this time was really worth it.

"If you want to learn qin, I can teach you, but you need to pay some tuition." Xiaoyao looked at the various brothel courtesans in the room, each was a national beauty with first-class quality.

Most of these courtesans were the type who sold art but not bodies, so they didn't have that worldly atmosphere. Instead, they seemed very pure and lovely.

If these courtesans were outside, who knows how many people would pursue them, how many would rack their brains to approach them. But now Xiaoyao had this opportunity yet wanted to charge them tuition, he showed no intention of being friendly.

This caused some small setbacks to these courtesans' proud hearts. Was he disdaining their status?

"This is natural. We don't know how much young master wants?" Though thinking this way, they still agreed completely. Learning this tune could greatly improve their qin skills. Loving qin as they did, they would naturally pay a certain price for this.

"Not much, just one tael per person," Xiaoyao replied casually. This was the same price as drinking companionship.

"Ah, so little... hehe..."

When Xiaoyao mentioned collecting tuition, everyone thought they might be gouged severely. They hadn't expected Xiaoyao to ask for only one tael. For people of their level, one tael was just a drop in the bucket.

"Think it's too little? You can give more. I don't mind! Alright, I'll start teaching you..." Xiaoyao began teaching. At first the women were puzzled, how was Xiaoyao planning to teach? They didn't even know their problems, so how could he teach?

Soon they understood. Xiaoyao didn't need to know their problems at all. He completely explained the entire playing method of the whole tune in detail and demonstrated it once.

They had never encountered this teaching method, never thought it was possible to explain how to play . They suddenly discovered that this tune actually wasn't too difficult.

But later, when they wanted to teach others, they found that no matter how they taught, they couldn't achieve Xiaoyao's effect. Those students still didn't understand what they said and could only demonstrate over and over.

Only then did they understand that Xiaoyao's qin skills were advanced, and his teaching techniques were equally advanced.

After Xiaoyao finished teaching, it was almost dark. The women prepared to disperse and immediately try playing a tune. Tonight, Yihong Courtyard was destined to become the most focal place, everyone would be attracted here because of the women's tunes.

Before they dispersed, the person who caused this commotion kept one person behind.

"Um, Mudan, you stay. I have something I want you to help with.”

"Ah? What does young master want me to do?" Mudan looked at Xiaoyao and asked, seeming to think of what Xiaoyao wanted her to do. Her face reddened, though embarrassed, she wasn't very resistant.

At this time, the other brothel courtesans all had the same thought, thinking Xiaoyao wanted Mudan to stay overnight. Their eyes showed a trace of envy. Though they wouldn't necessarily do that thing, they envied being specifically chosen, this at least showed Xiaoyao looked favorably upon them.

The current Xiaoyao was a great talent in their hearts, truly admirable.