This brothel store is not big, but the inside is more complicated than they could imagine. There are tables and chairs for dining on the first floor, and there are semi-covered private rooms on the second floor. The third floor is the guest room, which is relatively cleaner than the first two floors. When I walked up to the fourth floor, I saw only two doors. There was no one else at the door, so the girl might have entered the house.
"Didn't you say there are three rooms?" Xie Zhe asked.
"There are three. There are two rooms for the oiran, and the second door is inside the room."
"Do you really want to go in..."
Ye Lingyu's voice became smaller and smaller. She had never been to a place like this before, not to mention that Han Sheng couldn't talk about the dead person even half a word, so she really couldn't be brave enough. Standing at the door, Xie Zhe confirmed again:
"Before entering the store, you said there was the smell of a corpse. We didn't stay here long, and you said the smell disappeared. So is there a possibility that a murder did occur, but the body has been moved?"
Han Shan shook his head and said: "It's unlikely. Don't forget, I said that the person has been dead for a while. Although I can't judge the more specific time, the corpse smell does exist, and it is definitely not the hot smell of fresh death. That kind of thing. Even if the body is taken away, I can still trace where it went. But disappearing into thin air is definitely not a normal thing."
"Could it be some kind of trap, designed to trick Onmyoji into coming... You can see that the old mother's reaction is also very abnormal, as if she has colluded..."
Ling Hu's guess is a possibility, but relatively speaking it is a bit outrageous. After all, it is a lively area and it is unlikely that something like this would happen in broad daylight.
"Not sure. But didn't Zhongli smell any strange aura?"
"How is that possible? If it is true, I can't say anything to you if you mind your own business."
"But……"
"But what?"
"When I saw that woman, I felt that she -"
"Aren't you going to say that she looks like a human but not a human? Although she is a human, she has the temperament of a monster. Can you try again? I think you are crazy. Why don't I give you a monster mirror? , so that you can take good care of everyone who thinks there is a problem."
"...This feeling cannot be solved by looking at the demon mirror."
Yes, Han Zhang knows him very well. It feels like this guy hasn't said a decent word since he left Feiyue City. At this moment, a woman's cough came from a room. They immediately shut up, not knowing how much these words were heard. The three of them took a deep breath in unison, and then Han Zhang stretched out his hand and knocked gently on the door where the coughing sound came from.
"Come in." It was the voice of the oiran.
Han Chang pushed gently and the door opened. He and Xie Zhe walked in, and Ling Huan hesitated for a while before following them. The door suddenly closed on its own. She was startled, and when she turned around, she discovered that there was a rope connected to the pedal, which could be closed automatically. She sighed in relief and advised herself not to scare herself. As soon as the door closed, two maids appeared, one on the left and one on the right. They bowed their heads slightly, expressionless. The oiran waved his hand and said, "Please step aside." Then they bowed in unison, turned around and went out.
After a while, the oiran changed his clothes, or maybe took off the cumbersome coat. Now she was only wearing a light gauze dress with cool colors. It was not so charming but she obviously had ulterior motives. Most of the windows were closed, but the two that were opened were blocked with warm red gauze to make the dim light coming in a little more charming. Although it was broad daylight, a few candles were lit to illuminate the room. The incense emits a soft floral fragrance that lingers in the room, as if holding a feather to seduce the heart.
"Let's get straight to the point: where are you from?"
Hanshang is quite straightforward, without any of the trappings of a vixen, such as a hard-to-get game between you and me. It is estimated that if Ye Lingyu was not present, he could have made some inappropriate opening remarks. But at this moment, he didn't want to waste time.
"Young master, you are really impatient. Don't call me by your stage name. My surname is Tao. You can just call me Miss Tao. I haven't asked you yet, what should I call you?"
"That's not necessary." Xie Zhe said coldly, "We suspect that there is a corpse hidden in your house."
"Corpse?"
Miss Tao flicked her fragrant handkerchief, showing some surprise. Then, she frowned slightly and said with a smile:
"Oh, I'm a timid person, and I can't stand your intimidation. If you just want to search this house, you can just say so. My little girl never hesitates to show the boudoir to good-looking young men. Yeah, so do beautiful girls. No exception--"
After saying that, her eyes swept over Ye Lingyu's face. She couldn't help but straighten her back and felt a shudder. It stands to reason that this girl has pretty features, but there is a strange sharpness between her eyebrows. It's not that she is fierce, but she gives people a... very special feeling. It's like a female animal in its own territory, facing all invading enemies with an offensive attitude. But such enemies are limited to people of the same sex. In the eyes of the opposite sex, this is a silent invitation and invisible charm. Little did he know that when he woke up, he had already fallen into the net woven by Qiluo.
Fortunately, the two of them remained calm. At this time, confusion flashed across Miss Tao's face for a moment.
"Your tricks are useless. I have practiced meditation in the temple, but you can't touch me at all."
Xie Zhe's eyes were still so sharp that Han Shan and Ling Hu still didn't understand what was going on. Miss Tao also opened her eyes slightly and said innocently:
"Hey, what's the matter? I didn't do anything. I haven't had time to use all those tricks to make the guests happy."
"You look like you didn't do anything, indeed. You cast something that I can't see through, but the only thing I can be sure of is that you did something. It's useless to him, in front of this old thing , you are just playing tricks on your class."
Miss Tao leaned against the window and looked at Xie Che and Han Shang thoughtfully.
"...Who are you talking about, old guy?" Han Chang glared at him, "But I didn't see anything."
"I guess it's a spell to confuse ordinary men."
"Oh, then I really don't feel anything." Han Shang turned to look at Miss Tao and continued, "There is no need to search your room, there is no problem. But the incense contains camphor. I guess this is not a simple room. The boudoir...but a secret room for murder."
Ye Lingquan was really frightened. She began to feel that following these two people was a wrong decision. Although it was just a coincidence that they started to go together, the decision was natural and not even hasty at all. But these two are very trouble-making. Although they don't get along well with each other, they never stop doing dangerous things and never say dangerous words.
"Young Master, you have also seen that there are silk gauze curtains hanging everywhere in my boudoir. If I don't add some camphor and get wet, I will be eaten by insects. What's more, camphor can clear the body and relieve stagnation, so it can be added to aromatherapy. Don’t you have anything to say? Please don’t taint my innocence.”
Miss Tao was neither anxious nor annoyed, and she remained calm and composed even after being talked about. She took off the hairpin on her head, smoothed her long black waterfall-like hair, and combed it leisurely with a sandalwood comb, feeling very comfortable. She didn't want to clarify anything, it was indeed a bit suspicious, but she was right. Xie Zhe actually felt that Han Chang's suspicions from this point on were a bit far-fetched. All this is based on the premise that he really smells the smell of death, and camphor is really needed to dispel it.
"There is no one in your room, there is someone next door." Han Chang raised his hand and pointed at the door with his thumb, "Right now, there is another person at the opposite door, a male. I don't know if he is your guest. Anyway, since we came here He hasn't moved much since he went upstairs. There is still an empty room in your room, and I don't know where the secret door is. There must have been a body stranded there, and it must have been dead for a long time."
Miss Tao took a deep breath and put down the comb. She walked slowly between the three of them, circling around each of them. Because the three of them were relatively close to each other, in order to prevent her from touching anyone, they all moved further away from each other. Ye Lingquan stood up straight, not daring to say a word from just now until now. Miss Tao spent the least time with her, which was enough for her to drink a pot. Ling Huan felt like a prisoner, being interrogated with his accomplices.
She didn't stay too long beside Xie Zhe, but she looked him up and down carefully. She was sure that this man's outfit was not the material for visiting a brothel - but she could draw the conclusion when she saw him. He had some small and dangerous magic weapons on him, and he must be an Onmyoji. Miss Tao could feel it, but she didn't seem to feel much, as if she was confident that all of Xie Zhe's methods could not do anything to her.
Only here in Hanshang, she looked at it for the longest time. She circled him three full times. Until Han Chang stretched out his hand and stopped her from walking past him for the fourth time. He said unceremoniously:
"Come on, where are you? What kind of trick do you want to play? Just tell me."
"You are really impatient. Although I am a promiscuous woman, with my current status, I also have the right to choose guests carefully. However, you hid it so well that I almost didn't notice it. Alas, it's no wonder that my trick didn't work on you. ——You are a real vixen. Pfft."
After Miss Tao said this, she laughed out loud, and her last chuckle was quite provocative.
Han Chang frowned and smiled. But obviously, he was a little annoyed.
It wasn't that he couldn't accept this level of provocation, but Han Chang didn't expect that his identity could be seen through by a little human woman. Maybe Xie Zhe was right, they underestimated her from the beginning.
"who are you?"
"——The person who wants your life."
She suddenly grinned loudly. As soon as she finished speaking, an illusion suddenly opened behind her, quickly spreading to every corner of the room, and emitting a strange fragrance. The overwhelming oleander trees are in full bloom.
Red is like fire, pink is like crystal, white is better than snow.
