Chapter 438 Rock Solid, Luo Family (2)

shook his head, acting as if under a spell with no flaws in his act, even his eyes appeared entranced....The naturally endowed beauty fell silent. At that moment, she thought he might have been telli...Chapter 438: Rock Solid Luo Family 2

The internal conflicts within a large family like the Luo Family must be very chaotic, and Lo Yuntian’s days wouldn’t have been easy. Unless he had a strong side that could silence everyone.

"I don't know about this specifically; it's their private matter," Peony shook her head. She only knew so much, nothing more.

If you're free lately, keep an eye out for news related to this, I'll go rest now as I'm a bit tired from yesterday and haven’t slept since then." Leisure yawned with exhaustion in his eyes. He was originally planning on going to sleep; he would have already been asleep if Peony hadn't held him back.

"Where did you spend the night last night You played all through the night, is our怡紅院 not fun" Peony said unhappily, this place being a man’s paradise. She couldn’t accept that Leisure had spent an entire night playing elsewhere.

If he were to visit another brothel with similar nature, it would have made her even more upset, but fortunately, he didn't.

"What's fun here I'm not the大小姐; I played all night at Ruyi Betting House," Leisure replied casually.

Who is this大小姐 Peony was a bit puzzled. Logically speaking, the大小姐should be a woman, and women wouldn't have any interest in coming to places like ours for fun. They only come here to cause trouble or search for husbands; such events happen daily.

But Peony didn’t pay much attention to this, what she was concerned about was that Leisure actually had an interest in betting houses, which is not a good hobby.

"Sir, it's best if you don't go too often to the gambling house. I've seen many gamblers end up separated from their families," Peony frowned, apparently disliking gambling very much.

People familiar with Peony would know that her fate in this gambling city was caused by her father’s gambling addiction, which resulted in selling her into a brothel. A young woman who could have had dreams and found a good husband to live happily for the rest of her life suddenly saw her fortunes turn dramatically.

She went from being proud to becoming someone else's joy to trample upon; she was already ruined, even if there were opportunities to repair herself, it would be impossible to restore her previous state.

In this gambling city of Yinxin, tragedies like hers occur daily. Yet many people continue to gamble recklessly regardless.

"I just went for fun; I only had a copper coin on me yesterday. Once I lost that, I stopped playing. Unexpectedly, I won some money and since it was what I won, I kept going..." Leisure said casually.

"Ah A single copper coin Didn't you have plenty of silver when you left" Peony remembered that Leisure had collected quite a bit of tuition from his sisters yesterday. How did he end up with just one copper coin

"Sir, are you lying to me Did you lose all your money and are now pretending"

"I won! I'm not lying; I bought some materials yesterday and spent the silver on them. Anyway, for these past ten days I've been staying here with my meals and accommodation paid for by you," Leisure said smilingly. He was straightforward and wasn't afraid of being accused of being pampered by Peony.

"Of course; it's just some food which we have plenty of at our怡紅院, Sir. What materials did you buy that cost so much silver" Peony nodded as she asked.

"Some medicinal herbs, smelting materials and some cloth," Leisure replied.

"Medicinal herbs, smelting materials, cloth" Peony was confused by this combination of items.

"Time for bed. Where is my room" Leisure asked.

"Well naturally in my room!" Peony looked at Leisure; she had already dismissed all her earlier doubts and now just stared flirtatiously at him.

"I need a guest room," Leisure ignored her advances and said.

"Haha, I've prepared one for you, it's in the courtyard behind, an elegant environment specially reserved for distinguished guests," Peony replied smilingly. She had only been joking earlier.

"Then hurry up and take me there or be careful master won't pay," Leisure said impatiently.

"Sir doesn’t pay! Or else Sir could嫖me and I'll give the money!" Peony said with wide eyes.

"... Can’t you be a bit more reserved" Leisure found this Peony too crude to handle anymore.

Peony chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I don't know what reserve means anymore. If Sir likes it, feel free to find me anytime and I'll make sure to satisfy you."

"Forget it; in the future I’ll introduce a customer who will like you," Leisure said.

"Thank you, Sir!" Peony smiled without saying much more and led Leisure to rest at the courtyard behind.

At around 2 or 3 PM, Free-and-Easy woke up feeling incredibly comfortable. Indeed, sleeping while cultivating was the most comfortable thing ever. Shen Nong’s True Energy had circulated several major cycles during his sleep, making him feel refreshed and full of energy.

Even after staying up all night, getting five or six hours of sleep would still bring him back to peak condition!

"Master, you're awake. Please wash your face."

The moment Free-and-Easy got out of bed and left his room, he saw Peony waiting at the door with a basin of water for washing up and breakfast.

"Peony, I've noticed that you seem to have plenty of free time." Without declining her offer, Free-and-Easy replied while washing his face.

"That's not true. I've finished my work and am waiting here for Master to teach me how to play the guqin," Peony said with a smile.

While eating, Free-and-Easy said, "Go prepare your guqin and sheet music; I'll teach you after finishing my meal." Since Peony had completed her tasks, he naturally intended to keep his promise.

He planned to teach Peony the guqin for ten days before going to Luo Family in Flowstone Nation. In reality, it was already clear that his parents were likely Lü Yuntian and their spouse, as numerous signs pointed to them being the man and woman who appeared on Divine Martial Continent.

Furthermore, the bloodline flowing through him should be from the Luo Family, as there's a high likelihood they are the ancestors of the Evil Sect. Both timing-wise and in terms of deeds, this fits perfectly. Simply checking out the martial arts and techniques of the Luo Family would clarify everything.

"This piece of music…" Free-and-Easy started teaching Peony to play the guqin. Soon after he began, more people gathered in the courtyard besides Peony; some talented courtesans from brothels also joined them out of interest in the guqin.

After just one lesson yesterday, they already felt that it was incredibly beneficial. They wouldn’t miss such an opportunity now.

This continued until evening, when Free-and-Easy stopped teaching for today’s work hours were over. He always had a sense of time and didn't work overtime unless it was for himself or if there was extra pay involved.

At the moment, he hadn’t charged Peony for her lessons, so she got exactly that much teaching time each day!

Moreover, even if Free-and-Easy continued teaching them more, they wouldn't be able to absorb everything. They needed time to digest and understand what they learned; this duration was just right and adding more wouldn’t significantly help.

In the evening after that, Free-and-Easy went gambling again at a casino, as he hadn't finished his previous session and had many programs yet to experience today. He wasn't interested in going back for those games of Ma Jiao from yesterday though; even if invited, he wouldn’t go.

That night, he returned home early on, not staying up all night again. The next day, he planned to continue teaching Peony and would start right on time without extending or shortening the lesson.

This day, Peony found it difficult compared to yesterday when everything was easy; sometimes she took half a day just to understand something. This wasn’t only due to increased difficulty but also because Free-and-Easy had limited time to teach her daily. That's why too much teaching wouldn't be beneficial.

When Peony reached her limit, Free-and-Easy stopped teaching and began cultivating while waiting for her absorption before continuing the lesson.

Initially, he rested undisturbed; later on, people noticed him being idle and came to ask him other questions. At first, it was about guzheng which is similar to guqin.

To their surprise, Free-and-Easy was also proficient in that as well. Someone then tried asking about the xiao (flute), and again he proved equally knowledgeable. Soon after, more questions followed one after another; initially coming from talented courtesans interested in music, they soon included all sorts of inquiries due to his seemingly encyclopedic knowledge.

Free-and-Easy didn't mind this at all; he taught them while also teaching Peony the guqin. As long as he guaranteed Peony’s progress, he could teach others too, though there was a fee for that—each person paid one or two taels once but wouldn’t have to pay again.

After this discovery, Free-and-Easy became an enigma at the House of Red Bliss; everyone either came to learn from him or out of curiosity. This made business somewhat chaotic at the brothel.

The strange thing was that their boss didn’t appear at all, which usually would cause issues since everyone was free and unrestricted. Perhaps he was busy preparing for his favorite programs!

With no boss around to oversee things, guests sometimes had to wait as no courtesans were available to serve them drinks; this led some people to joke that House of Red Bliss should be renamed a tavern because there weren’t any courtesans anymore.

No one knew all this mess was caused by a man who made every courtesan go crazy!

Free-and-Easy didn't realize the chaos he had caused and, since the brothel wasn't his place of business anyway, he couldn’t care less. Whether it did well or poorly wasn’t his concern; what could be done if people adored him so much

Amidst all these chaotic events, Free-and-Easy was somewhat surprised by Cuijuan; she turned out to be quite skilled at painting and even sought him for advice. They discussed a bit but he didn’t formally teach her.

Right now, Free-and-Easy had been labeled as a great scholar, truly unparalleled in calligraphy, music, chess, and paintings—his expertise was profound and awe-inspiring to others (to be continued).ld usually be assigned to live within a large courtyard, and the small courtyards were for children who had grown up but hadn’t yet married. If one wanted their own independent yard, they could apply...