Rhubarb: I Want Five

"How ridiculous! Simply preposterous!"

"Is this still the Huanhua Pavilion I know? How come just anyone can get in now?"

"Even a beggar can enter? What do they take the rest of us guests for?"

"You're absolutely right. The place has lost its class. I'm never coming here again."

"What a buzzkill. Truly disappointing. The air here is so polluted. It stinks, stinks horribly!"

As soon as Chen Chang'an and his companion, along with Da Huang, stepped into the Huanhua Pavilion, they were met with a barrage of disdain and mockery.

In the eyes of the other guests, although the Huanhua Pavilion was a place of pleasure, it wasn't a place for just anyone.

If a beggar could come in, wouldn't that lower their status?

"Shall I handle it or you?" Xuan Wudao glanced at Chen Chang'an, his expression inscrutable.

"I'll do it. It's just a small matter. No need to shed blood."

Chen Chang'an gave a faint smile and then looked around at the others.

"Who... are you people?"

"I..."

Smack!

Before the man could answer, Chen Chang'an tossed a gold ingot at him.

"You..."

Smack!

Smack!

Smack!

As one gold ingot after another was thrown out, the angry expressions on the faces of the onlookers quickly changed.

Rich!

Incredibly rich!

This was truly using money to silence people!

"I have no status, none at all. You, sir, are the most noble, the most noble indeed."

"Yes, yes. It smells so good. It's even better than the girls in this pavilion."

"I knew it. These two gentlemen clearly have an outstanding and imposing demeanor. We can't compare, we can't compare!"

As they spoke, the crowd bent down to pick up the gold ingots, making the young servant standing nearby extremely envious.

"Your method is quite good. Why didn't I think of it?"

Xuan Wudao hadn't expected Chen Chang'an to solve the problem in such a way, but it was indeed quite interesting.

"So what if you had thought of it? Do you have the money?" Chen Chang'an asked disdainfully.

"Well... where did you get so much money?"

Xuan Wudao was also curious. For cultivators, money like this was as worthless as dirt. Spiritual stones were far more valuable.

Generally, cultivators didn't store a large amount of common currency like gold and silver. But Chen Chang'an was different. He not only had it, but also a lot of it.

Just the amount he had thrown out to silence the crowd was worth tens of thousands of taels of gold.

"After living for so long, I've naturally accumulated quite a bit."

"You know that Da Huang is lazy. And not every place uses spiritual stones as the common currency."

"So I've saved up a lot of these gold ingots."

"Roughly estimated... Well, I can't even remember exactly. Anyway, it's a huge amount."

Can't remember? Just how much did he have?

The young servant standing nearby was also stunned. What was wrong with these rich people? Why did they like to dress up as beggars?

Did they enjoy being looked down upon and then making a spectacular comeback?

"Waiter, get us two top - class private rooms and prepare some hot water. We need to have a good wash."

"Sure thing, sirs. Right this way upstairs."

These were real moneybags. The servant didn't dare to be negligent and quickly led the two men to the best private rooms upstairs.

After a simple wash, Chen Chang'an and Xuan Wudao both changed into clean clothes.

"Comfortable!"

"Refreshing!"

"I haven't been this clean in three thousand years!" Xuan Wudao laughed heartily.

Chen Chang'an and Da Huang gave Xuan Wudao a disdainful look, their eyes full of disgust.

So dirty!

They just asked you to act like a beggar, not to stop bathing.

Huh?

Didn't bathe?

"Don't tell me you haven't taken a bath in these three thousand years?" Chen Chang'an asked in surprise.

"If you're going to be a beggar, you have to act the part."

"If you're too clean after bathing, it goes against the original intention." Xuan Wudao said proudly.

"Then tell me, do beggars take baths?"

"Huh? Well... do beggars take baths?"

Xuan Wudao was stunned by Chen Chang'an's question and fell into a state of confusion. Do beggars really take baths?

"Beggars are also human beings. They're just poor, but if they have the chance, they should take a bath, right?"

"You've been to so many brothels over the years. Have you never taken a bath?"

"Damn it. How could those people still receive you?"

"They're risking their lives for money!"

Just thinking about it made Chen Chang'an feel nauseous.

"What are you talking about? I'm not an ordinary person. How dirty could I be? I just haven't bathed for a long time and was a bit nostalgic."

"Alright, now that we've washed up, shouldn't we have some fun?" Xuan Wudao said with a smile.

Have some fun?

Chen Chang'an nodded helplessly and then left everything to Xuan Wudao. After all, this was his first time in a brothel.

Xuan Wudao fully demonstrated what it meant to be an old - hand in a brothel. He was extremely proficient.

He directly told the servant to bring all the best girls in the Huanhua Pavilion.

"Don't look at me. I'm treating you. Do as you please."

Seeing Xuan Wudao looking at him, Chen Chang'an simply shook his head. In his eyes, these girls were just vulgar and ordinary. He really couldn't understand why someone like Xuan Wudao would like brothels.

"Then I won't be polite."

"You, and you, and you all stay."

"By the way, Da Huang, do you want one?"

It really showed that Xuan Wudao was a good guy. Even at this moment, he still thought of Da Huang.

And at this time, Da Huang actually showed a shy expression, as if a bit embarrassed.

It looked at Chen Chang'an, then at Xuan Wudao, and finally slowly raised its paw.

"Okay, I get it. This means you want one, right?"

"Hey, you, go and take care of my brother Da Huang."

"Huh? What do you mean, Da Huang?"

After Xuan Wudao picked out a seemingly nice girl for Da Huang, he found that Da Huang was shaking its head.

In this place, Chen Chang'an didn't allow Da Huang to speak casually, and the poor dog was really holding back.

Da Huang then raised its paw again and shook it.

"I know what it means."

"It wants five."

What?

Five?

Only then did Xuan Wudao realize that when Da Huang raised its paw, it didn't mean one, but five!

"Good, good, good. Brother Da Huang, you're really one of us."

"You five, go and serve my brother Da Huang well. Don't worry, you won't be short of money."

Although serving a dog was a first - time experience for the girls, they didn't think it was a problem.

After all, serving a dog was much better than serving a person.

At least the dog... wouldn't make any inappropriate advances.

"Bring up all the good wine and delicious food."

"Don't be stingy with the money. Your master has plenty."

Xuan Wudao was acting like a nouveau - riche, seemingly trying to make up for all the grievances of the past three thousand years in one meal.

Da Huang was also grinning happily on the side. Unexpectedly, it adapted quite quickly and was now in cahoots with Xuan Wudao.

"Old Chen, aren't you coming?" Xuan Wudao asked curiously.

"You guys go ahead. I'll just watch." Chen Chang'an shook his head.

"Alright, then I won't worry about you."

Chen Chang'an shook his head helplessly. He never thought that someone like Xuan Wudao would end up in such a decadent state.

Perhaps it was his true nature, which he had hidden before.

"Sorry, sir. I'm late," came a cold and clear voice. Hearing this, Chen Chang'an couldn't help but take a look.

The woman who approached was wearing a white long dress, looking very elegant. With light makeup on her face, she seemed a bit out of place in a brothel like this.

Although this woman couldn't be considered extremely beautiful, she was quite pleasing to the eye.

"Hey, you two gentlemen are really lucky today!"

"This is Xian'er, the top courtesan of our Huanhua Pavilion."

"She doesn't see just anyone on normal days."

One of the women introduced, but there was not much friendliness in her tone.

"Top courtesan?"

"This is getting interesting!"