Free Web NovelA faint fragrance still lingered, but the dizzying sensation was gone.
The aroma of the flowers still carried a refreshing sweetness that made one's limbs go soft, but it was useless to Li Mo; he was immune to all poisons.
It should be Luo Ji's natural body scent, not something she actively circulated with her Cultivation Technique.
This meant the other party's first test was over.
Luo Ji observed the young man opposite her, then put on a smiling expression again:
"This servant truly can't understand what in Wanchun Court could make Xiao Li miss it so much. It couldn't be... this widow, could it?"
She leaned forward, her bosom subtly revealed.
"If that's the case, just let this sister know. Why trouble the adults with more arrangements?"
Li Mo didn't believe a single word from this wicked woman. All of this was to probe his reasons for coming to her.
But he hadn't known this was the Dijin branch of the Rain Listening Pavilion, so he couldn't tell Luo Ji it was a beautiful coincidence, as she wouldn't believe it.
But who said Xiao Li wasn't a Genius?
After a moment's thought, he found a reason.
Maintaining his Ice Cube face, he said expressionlessly:
"The most troublesome thing about the Rain Listening Pavilion is that it values money over people, and the most likable thing about it is also this very point."
"You want to hire this servant to do something?"
Luo Ji narrowed her eyes, slowly stood up, and sat beside him. freewebnσvel.cøm
She personally brewed flower tea, crossing her legs, with her eyes downcast, but her peripheral vision never left Li Mo's expression.
It seemed she wanted to catch a hint of unnaturalness in his demeanor.
"Which of the famous beauties on the Baihua List isn't a target for criticism? I feel more at ease with them staying here."
"If I, your sister, take action, the price is very expensive. Are you willing to pay such a high price just for this matter?"
"As long as it's worth it."
Li Mo remained calm: "You wouldn't be unaware that many of the women on the list are acquainted with me."
"Now you've gotten acquainted with one more, but this place is, after all, sister's favorite. They say a gentleman doesn't take what others love..."
Luo Ji poured tea into his cup and kindly handed it to him.
"What's expensive about Wanchun Court isn't the location or the decor, but you and your subordinates. If you change locations, as long as you're there, it won't be long before it becomes a second Wanchun Court."
Li Mo drank the tea, glanced at the 'unremarkable' wicked aunt, and ignored her little gestures:
"I don't like using other people's things. This place belongs to me. You can take your payment and find another place."
Overbearing Xiao Li, emotionless.
Since it was a business negotiation, it was naturally good to spend a bit more.
Exchanging a pile of useless gold and silver for useful things, why not?
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Luo Ji narrowed her eyes.
Had she just cast a flirtatious glance at a blind man?
For a hot-blooded young man like Li Mo, her tried-and-true tactics had actually failed. He hadn't even looked at her once, showing less interest in her than in the cup of flower tea in his hand.
What was even more infuriating was that...
This kid's Yang Qi was so vibrant it was almost burning, and his body was even better than an Outer Scenery practitioner who didn't train in body tempering.
Even if mature women weren't as pretty as young girls, it had to be said, they were more lethal to young men... She, of course, didn't know.
This particular Xiao Li had already tasted the finest. In his dreams, he even dared to make the Empress Master call him husband!
"Everything in the Rain Listening Pavilion has a price. Name your price."
"I have a suggestion."
Luo Ji, with her legs crossed, gently nudged his calf with her foot and said with a smile:
"How about free?"
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"For a Prodigy like you, consider it an investment from me, sister. Let's be friends..."
The more she spoke, the closer she got.
But Xiao Li knew one thing: what was free was often the most expensive.
Moreover, he hadn't spent his investment, and he'd be indebted. Could he do this business?
So he pulled out two deposit slips and blocked Luo Ji's face.
Luo Ji was about to open her mouth with a smile, but her smile was replaced by bewilderment.
She naturally recognized the deposit slips from Hengtong Merchant House, but the withdrawal column below was blank.
"Fill in the amount you want."
"..."
When Li Mo was in Yunzhou, he had the entire Yunzhou branch act as his bodyguards.
At first, she had some doubts about the authenticity of the intelligence.
Now, she suddenly had no doubts.
"The tea is quite good. I'll take some back to try."
Li Mo knew this # Nоvеlight # hurdle was passed, and the business was done.
So he grabbed a handful of flower tea, rubbed it on his neck, and then tucked two more bags into his pocket.
As the crisp notification sound rang in his ears, he pushed the door open and walked out.
Watching his retreating figure going downstairs, Luo Ji spoke after a long while:
"Come out."
As soon as her voice fell, the sound of silk and bamboo instruments behind the screen stopped, and a woman put down her instrument, moving with light steps.
She was dressed in a maid's attire, and after her face blurred slightly, her original features were revealed.
"Mianmian, your judgment seems a bit too good, doesn't it?"
"Recruiting talented individuals for the Pavilion is my duty."
Yin Mianmian's eyes flickered.
Luo Ji teased: "Since you don't fancy him, I, your sister, have been a widow for many years, so..."
"Don't joke like that!" Yin Mianmian immediately became wary.
Luo Ji's smile widened, feigning grievance: "Look at you, why are you getting so anxious? You were just speaking so righteously earlier."
"I'm doing this for your own good." Yin Mianmian shook her head.
"What do you mean by that?"
"If you want to die at Ying Bing's hands, don't drag me with you."
...Li Mo, who had reached the main hall, looked up at the sky, seeing it was almost noon.
After reaching an agreement with Wanchun Court, Luo Ji, having taken the money, was indeed getting things done. A list of how many women from the Baihua List had arrived that day quickly reached his hands.
It wasn't just a list, but also various pieces of information, even more detailed than the Tianming Divine Eye.
Among them were also those who hadn't arrived.
Some were highly unlikely to come, and some were currently en route. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
"Those who can arrive in two days... Mao Zhen, Lu Yunyi..."
"Those who may or may not arrive, Shang..."
Li Mo calmly flipped past, pretending not to see.
Taking advantage of the early hour, he decided to gather the beauties, at least to collect the necessary handover information for their performances.
"I trouble you to inform them."
"It's my pleasure, my pleasure."
"Oh, do you have a grill here?"
The attendant listened to him and went to each room to inquire.
Well, although he said he had prepared performance props and such in advance, he actually had no idea what they all needed.
No matter, he would just ask them all later.
For now, let's barbecue some skewers.
"I'm really hungry today."
Li Mo said, brushing sauce onto the barbecue grill.
Yes, he was truly hungry.
