Special Expert of Beauty CEO

Chapter 1972 - 1976: Crouching in the Night

"Do you know the whereabouts or residences of the Soul Suppressing Hall Imperial City branch Hall Master, Vice Hall Master, and military adviser?" Qin Tian asked the man.

"Replying to Marquis Qin, the people of the Soul Suppressing Hall have countless enemies. Figures of the Imperial City high command level like that are all like crafty rabbits with three burrows; their movements are very hard for us to grasp. The only one we have a lead on is the Imperial City branch military adviser, Zeng Mingli. According to the information we’ve obtained, Zeng Mingli’s cultivation is at least at the Small Immortal Realm Peak. He keeps a low profile, but he’s extremely lustful."

"This man often secretly enters and leaves the major brothels of the Imperial City and has connections with quite a few brothel Oirans. Recently, Ming Yue House in the Imperial City has produced a new Oiran named Qiushui. I suspect that this Zeng Mingli is very likely to go looking for trouble and seek out Qiushui. Marquis Qin might as well start from this angle."

This scout General was very meticulous and told him everything he knew.

Qin Tian asked him for Zeng Mingli’s portrait, memorized it, and then asked the man for a portrait of Qiushui.

"Miss Qiushui is the newly famous Oiran of Ming Yue House. I haven’t obtained her portrait yet... I will definitely find a way to get it..."

"No need, I understand. You may go."

Qin Tian not only memorized Zeng Mingli’s appearance, he also memorized the looks of the Soul Suppressing Hall Imperial City branch Hall Master and Vice Hall Master.

It was just that those two had no information at all; Qin Tian could only start with this Zeng Mingli.

He went straight to Ming Yue House.

Ming Yue House was one of the six major pleasure houses of the Imperial City and was quite renowned in the city.

Previously, when he first came to take up office in the Imperial City, some officials from the Ministry of War and the Court had repeatedly taken the initiative to invite Qin Tian to Ming Yue House for "casual chats," but Qin Tian had refused them all one by one.

He had been in the Imperial City for so many years, and this was actually his first time coming to Ming Yue House.

"Young master, who are you here for tonight?"

As Qin Tian walked into Ming Yue House, two beauties in Qingyi walked up and took the initiative to speak to him.

These girls were courteous and refined, not like low-end brothels where they shout things like "Young master, come, come on."

They knew that eight out of ten guests who came to Ming Yue House were here admiring the reputation of certain Oiran-level beauties, so their question was very straightforward.

"I heard you have a girl here named Qiushui. Tonight, I’m here for her." Qin Tian said.

"Young master, I’m sorry. Miss Qiushui has been reserved by a mysterious guest these last few days. Miss Qiushui only sees two guests a month. This month is already full, and next month has been fully booked as well. My apologies... You can choose another... Our Jian Jia and Qingyi here are both very good—adept in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, proficient in everything. Why don’t you see one of them?"

One of the beauties in Qingyi said.

Qin Tian gave a faint smile and said, "Then I’ll just drink here first. Mm, I’m waiting for a friend to come over. By the way, I wonder where Miss Qiushui lives?"

"Qiushui is our Oiran at Ming Yue House. She lives in the pavilion in the rear courtyard. Young master, you can’t go over there; you won’t be able to see her... Please, have a seat, this slave will bring you wine right away."

Qin Tian requested a private room near the rear courtyard and sat alone inside, leaning against the window, staring at the pavilions in the back.

The rear courtyard of Ming Yue House was very large. In the yard, eight pavilions stood side by side. According to what that girl had said earlier, each of these eight pavilions housed an Oiran-level beauty. Their identities were distinguished and special; when they met guests, it was always a private audience inside the pavilion.

The privacy was excellent, and naturally, the fees were very high.

The beauties in these eight pavilions were reputed to be the "Eight Fairy Maidens" of Ming Yue House, rumored to be each stunning and elegant, very skilled at serving men.

Only, what Qin Tian needed to determine now was which pavilion Qiushui was in.

However, this didn’t stump him. He simply guarded by the exit of the rear courtyard; when he saw a servant come out after delivering food and tea, he greased his palms with a few Spirit Stones and easily learned that Qiushui lived in the pavilion right in the middle, named "All Stars Adoring the Moon."

Inside the All Stars Adoring the Moon pavilion, the lights were brilliantly bright.

Qin Tian slipped past the patrolling sentries and came to the pavilion’s main door, disguised as a servant as he walked in.

"What are you doing? Hand it over to me and get out!"

On the first floor of the pavilion, Qin Tian was immediately stopped by two men who looked like guards.

Earlier, Qin Tian had already probed the servant’s mouth and learned that a certain guest had visited Miss Qiushui for two days in a row, bringing many guards along, and no one was allowed to approach.

Qin Tian had shown the portrait to that servant, but the servant shook his head, saying he had never been up to the second floor and had been blocked on the first floor.

Now that Qin Tian had come, the security was indeed tight; there was simply no chance to go up to the second floor.

Qin Tian had no choice but to withdraw, then hid behind a small flower bed outside the All Stars Adoring the Moon pavilion, staring fixedly, waiting for that fellow on the second floor to show up.

Based on Qin Tian’s current assessment, that man who had been visiting Miss Qiushui for several days was highly likely to be Zeng Mingli.

Because when Qin Tian had just interacted with those two guards, he could clearly feel a thick killing intent!

This killing intent was even heavier than that of soldiers like the Forbidden Army. Unless they were professional Assassins, otherwise Qin Tian could be certain they were people from the Soul Suppressing Hall.

He squatted there from night all the way until the early hours of the next day. Just as dawn was breaking, a guard quietly came to the pavilion, seemingly with urgent news to deliver.

Then Qin Tian saw the second floor, whose lights had been extinguished, light up again. Not long after, a thin old man led a dozen-odd guards and hurried out of the All Stars Adoring the Moon building.

Qin Tian looked closely, and sure enough, that man was Zeng Mingli!

He watched as the dozen or so men came out from inside the All Stars Adoring the Moon pavilion, surrounding Zeng Mingli as they hurriedly headed outside.

Seeing these people moving so quickly, Qin Tian also quietly followed, trailing them all the way.

When Zeng Mingli and his subordinates headed rapidly toward the Northern City and entered a narrow alley, Qin Tian put on the dragon-head mask and sped up to follow!

"Military adviser, someone’s here!"

"Who!?"

These Soul Suppressing Hall people were all experts. The instant Qin Tian tried to get closer, each of them sensed an unfamiliar True Qi approaching and became instantly alert!

Qin Tian was already prepared to strike, showing no mercy!

In his hand, the Red Sword flared with crimson light. His entire body turned into a streak of red radiance, shooting from one end of the alley straight to the other!

Clang, clang, clang!

Those Soul Suppressing Hall experts felt only a thunderous shockwave crash down, unstoppable and overwhelming!

Everyone was blasted flying!

At the same time, Qin Tian’s Red Sword moved like autumn wind scattering fallen leaves. As those men were sent flying and hit the ground, his sword light was already howling over, cutting them down with a single strike!

"An assassin! Military adviser, run!"

The two remaining Soul Suppressing Hall experts, seeing the intruder’s terrifying strength, immediately shouted in a low voice to Zeng Mingli.