Chapter 114 Yaoguang Saves the Beauty on the Bustling Street

Wuding Prefecture is a large city covering a large area. After separating from Shen Yue, Li Yaoguang asked several passers-by and successfully found out that there was Jiqitang, one of the Seven Jitangs, here.

Li Yaoguang was overjoyed and inquired about the specific location of Jiqitang. He thanked the passerby repeatedly and hurried towards his destination without delay.

Jiqitang was in the east of Wuding City. They entered the city from the west and took a detour to the south to check in. At this time, they were still some distance away from the east of the city. Coincidentally, when they were almost to the east of the city, Li Yaoguang passed by a street by the water. This place was bustling and prosperous, but there were no peddlers hawking their wares. Most of the people coming in and out were respectable men and women. The houses along the street and the river were all decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, and framed with vermilion lacquer. It looked a bit like the Confucius Temple that he had visited in later generations.

Could this be a red-light district as well?
Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly heard a noise coming from a three-story building in front.

Li Yaoguang didn't want to join in the fun, but unfortunately the street was so wide and there were no other side roads. On one side were buildings and shops, and on the other side were the city's waterways. She was a complete landlubber, and there were people behind her constantly pushing forward. She had no choice but to follow the crowd and be swept forward, and was forced to watch a good show.

On the bluestone steps at the entrance of the three-story pavilion with quiet and elegant decoration, a slender young man in green clothes raised his hand to stop the fat man who was rushing forward in front of him and scolded him.

"You are so rude. I have already told you that our Linhai Pavilion is a brothel, not a whorehouse. If you want to visit prostitutes, you can go to the brothel in Huajie. There are plenty of prostitutes there for your enjoyment. Don't make trouble in my Linhai Pavilion. Our pavilion is a quiet place. Geishas come here to sell their art but not their bodies. Who of the people who greet and see them off are not modest gentlemen who respect their status? You are a wealthy businessman, so don't pollute our place."

The fat man who was blocked outside was furious and shouted, "You old bastard, you have such a sharp mouth! I won't tell you anything. I'm going to find Gu Qing to take care of everyone." The fat man shouted and kept leaning behind the man in green to shout, "Miss Gu Qing, Miss Gu Qing, come out, come out, girl..."

“You!” The man in green saw the fat man’s rampant behavior, and the word “turtle man” made his chest heave with anger. He threw his sleeves in anger and could not help but scold: “Boy, you are arrogant. You are a musician in Linhai Pavilion, not some…” The word “turtle man” even made his mouth dirty, “Get out of here right now!”

Unexpectedly, the fat man was thick-skinned. Not only was he not afraid of Qingyi's scolding, but he became more and more aggressive, acting as if to say, "Look, I guessed your identity and you can't refute it."

The fat body trembled with pride, and the hands full of rings with various gemstones were placed on the waist.

"Bah! This is the street, not your Linhai Pavilion. You told me to get out, so I'll get out? You're just a touhou and you want to chase me away. Bah! I'm just a generous man who won't bother with a lowly person like you. Besides, I'm looking for Mr. Gu, not you. Why are you so anxious?"

The fat man spat at the man in green with contempt, and passed him by, holding his neck and shouting towards the building: "Miss Gu Qing, Miss Gu Qing, please come out, come out quickly, this young master has a huge fortune, as long as you are willing to come out to see me and play a piece of pipa for me, I will allow you to marry me and marry you as my principal wife, okay?"

After hearing these words, Gu Qing in the building turned pale with anger. With her violent temper, she couldn't help but rush out again to argue with him in person.

The girls around him tried to stop him but failed. This straightforward, unruly and explosive pipa player rushed out, walked past the angry man in blue, stood on the steps with his hands on his hips, not looking like a lady at all, glaring at the fat man and his group below.

"Hey! Where did this lunatic come from to make trouble in my Linhai Pavilion? Aren't you here to look for your aunt? Aunt, here I am. What? Do you want me to play a song for you? Humph, you are fat and big-eared, stupid as a pig. Do you understand the song my aunt plays? Aren't you afraid that the wind will blow your ears away? You have the life to listen but not the life to enjoy it!"

"you you……"

The fat man didn't expect that this person had such a bad temper. The curses immediately annoyed the fat man.

Especially since he had been used to having everything go smoothly these years, he felt depressed when he came to this shabby place. He finally fell in love with such a little girl, but this little girl was so shameless that she even dared to look down on him. The fat man couldn't tolerate it.

With a dark light flashing in his eyes, he raised his hand and tapped the woman in front of him. Gu Qing, who was not like the woman he imagined, glared at him and cursed him while jumping up and down. "Bah, what kind of person is this? You are just a lowly maid. In my opinion, you are just a prostitute who sells dog meat under the guise of sheep. How are you different from other prostitutes in the brothel? You are selling your art but not your body. It's just a matter of whether the price is right or not!"
Still want to be noble and innocent, bah! You are kidding me!

Since you still look down on me and despise me for being a businessman, bah! What's wrong with being a businessman? Aren't businessmen of higher status than a prostitute like you?
Oh, I don't despise you, how dare you despise me? Bah, bah, bah, you guys, come at me. Today I want to see how capable you are of taking care of everyone. Come on!
As soon as he finished speaking, many strong and powerful thugs swarmed out from behind the fat man, and it seemed that they were well prepared.

The blue-clothed musician was anxious and shouted, "Stop!"

It was a pity that the Linhai Tower was deserted during the day, and there were no guests at this moment. In addition, because the world was in a bad state, the dignitaries in the city had left one after another. Otherwise, how could a mere merchant have the chance to run wild?
There were not many guards in the building, and they were at a disadvantage as soon as they met, and the scene immediately became chaotic.

Li Yaoguang, who was watching the show like everyone else, was observing all this and secretly thought that this nouveau riche fat man might have planned this. Look, look, the number of people rushing up from behind the fat man is much greater than the guards coming out of Linhai Tower, and each of them is quite skilled.

Tut tut...

Just as he was muttering to himself, the blue-clothed musician was knocked to the ground by the fat man's men. Everyone in Gu rushed to help him, not wanting to fall into the fat man's hands.

Li Yaoguang saw that this person was also fierce and bold, very different from the honest officials, actors and geishas he was familiar with in film and television works. Ahem, well... Speaking of which, this person had quite a few similarities with himself.

During the struggle, Li Yaoguang saw that when the fat man dragged Gu Dajia out, the sister turned around swiftly, bent her knees and raised her legs to hit the wretched fat man's lower body hard. Li Yaoguang's eyes lit up.

With a roar, the fat man's face turned pale, he covered his hands with his hands, his legs clamped together, his butt raised and he turned around in small steps, pointing at Gu Da who had retreated to avoid the disaster, and howling in a shrill voice like a chicken being slaughtered.

"Quick, catch this bitch..."

Seeing the thugs fighting with the guards, they turned their attacks upon hearing his words.

Gu Dajia relied on his agile body to dodge left and right, but the other party outnumbered him and he was unable to dodge in time, stumbled, and fell backwards down the stairs.

The onlookers were watching the show but did not dare to offer any help. After all, they were just ordinary people and had no interest in participating in the fights among the rich and powerful. They gasped and exclaimed in surprise, but honestly backed away together, revealing Li Yaoguang in the crowd, making her a conspicuous figure.

Li Yaoguang just...

Seeing the person falling towards her, she subconsciously reached out her hand.

Gu Qing thought that he would be injured at least if not killed by the fall. At the moment of falling, he instinctively chose to protect his hands that were used for eating by holding them tightly against his chest to avoid getting hurt. He was ready to withstand everything with his body. He resigned himself to his fate, closed his eyes and waited for the pain to come. Unexpectedly, the pain did not come for a long time, and instead he felt a warmth on his body.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I was immediately met with a pair of concerned eyes.

Li Yaoguang looked at the person in his arms, "Madam Gu...are you okay?"