"I thought she was someone really amazing. Turns out she's just a hypocrite who likes to bully us ordinary folks."
No one knew who suddenly said this, which made Tang Youyou frown tightly upon hearing it.
And these words hit exactly what the man in front of her was thinking.
Tang Youyou gave a muffled snort, glanced disdainfully at the man beneath her, and said coldly, "I just don't like troublemakers. If you keep talking nonsense and causing a ruckus, don't blame me for being rude."
Warned by Tang Youyou like this, he immediately changed his expression. Even his hand that had been tightly clutching Tang Youyou's ankle loosened a bit.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou took a closer look at the bamboo basket on the young man's back. It was filled with books. She squinted her eyes.
"You're not here to beg for food, are you? You're probably going to Qingyun Sect to study?"
Tang Youyou hit the nail on the head. The young man instantly looked up, his face showing excitement.
He quickly sat up, looked up at Tang Youyou, and his excited voice even changed. He raised his voice and stood up abruptly.
"Sir, are you also going to study there?"
Tang Youyou nodded faintly.
Seeing this, the young man became even more excited. "In that case, sir, you might be my classmate. How about we go up the mountain together later?"
Seeing that the young man was sincere, Tang Youyou immediately replied, "No!"
Being rejected in public, the young man didn't feel embarrassed at all. He smiled again and said, "I know, sir, you're still angry about what just happened. I might become your classmate soon. Why be so angry? It would be embarrassing if things got awkward, right?"
Tang Youyou frowned, glanced coldly at the young man, and said with disgust again, "It has nothing to do with me. It's not important!"
Hearing this, the young man finally "backed off when faced with difficulties", but in Tang Youyou's eyes, there was an indescribable meaning.
Just then, in a corner on the second floor of Wangchun Tower in the distance, there was a man quietly watching the actions of the two. The teacup tightly held in his palm suddenly shattered.
This also made the person beside him tremble.
"Master..."
He took the handkerchief from the guard, simply wiped the water stains on his hand, and casually threw it aside.
He casually glanced at the people below and said coldly, "Go and investigate this person."
Hearing this, the guard turned around and left, disappearing with the shadow.
Below, the two of them fell silent. Tang Youyou didn't say anything more and turned around to leave.
But the young man behind her was reluctant to leave. He glanced at the madam beside him. After seeing Tang Youyou leave, he whispered a few words to her. The madam immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly before leaving.
Tang Youyou went to the second floor and walked straight towards the room of the top courtesan.
Although this top courtesan was the most famous in Wangchun Tower, her room was very ordinary. There was simply a large bed and a casually placed table, with things in a mess. It was out of place with the delicate Miss Ruyan.
Tang Youyou pushed open the door, sat on the shabby wooden bench in front of the table, and quietly drank the tea alone.
Miss Ruyan also kept silent and just sat quietly on the bed, waiting for Tang Youyou's favor.
However, Tang Youyou remained motionless. Half an hour passed, and there was no sign of her getting up.
Ruyan couldn't wait any longer and slowly said, "Since sir has come, don't waste this wonderful time. I will surely serve sir well."
Her voice was very nice, but there was a slight tremor in it.
Tang Youyou put the teacup in her hand on the table, turned to look at the girl kneeling on the bed, and said softly, "Are you afraid of me?"
Hearing this, Ruyan quickly shook her head. "I'm not. I just haven't experienced such things before, so I don't know what to do. Sir is doing nothing, so I'm just a bit flustered."
Seeing that the girl was still a bit shy, Tang Youyou finally got up, walked to her side, and smiled. "Could it be that the girl is looking forward to such things?"
Hearing this, Ruyan's face instantly blushed. The redness slowly spread to the back of her ears as time passed.
Then, she nodded and said shyly, "Sir, I'm inexperienced, so I'm naturally curious and looking forward to such things."
As she said this, her voice paused slightly. Tang Youyou naturally understood the girl's hint, but she was "more willing than able".
Tang Youyou coughed softly upon hearing this and said, "Don't worry, girl. I won't touch you. You will leave with me tomorrow, and then we'll go our separate ways."
Hearing this, the girl was slightly stunned. After her dazed eyes regained focus, she asked, "Sir, have you bought Ruyan?"
Tang Youyou nodded, took out the deed of sale about her from her bosom, and put it on the table. Then she walked towards the red candle on the windowsill. The red candle touched the deed of sale, and the whole piece of paper was instantly ignited.
In an instant, Miss Ruyan's nightmare was like a puff of smoke. After the fire burned out and the ashes were blown by the wind, it disappeared without a trace.
She stood there stunned and couldn't calm down for a long time. This was something that had always been weighing on her heart, but Tang Youyou had easily taken it away.
"Sir, since you've given Ruyan her freedom, Ruyan is willing to follow you and serve you by your side forever."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou quickly waved her hand in fright. "That's not necessary. I have many people serving me. I really don't need the girl. You just take good care of yourself."
Hearing this, Ruyan looked at Tang Youyou's clothes and guessed, "Sir, are you here to study? If so, Ruyan can be your page boy."
Seeing that the girl was so straightforward, Tang Youyou could only pretend to agree.
The two slept in the same bed but nothing happened.
The next day, Tang Youyou got out of bed, watched the morning sun rise, and gradually woke up with the noise downstairs.
Who on earth were these people downstairs? Making so much noise early in the morning.
Thinking this, she pushed open the door of the room and saw that there were quite a few people downstairs. All of them were wearing the clothes of scholars, looking full of scholarly air.
Among these people, the leader was actually the young man who had hugged her thigh yesterday.
Today, this young man was dressed elegantly and gorgeously, completely different from his down - and - out appearance yesterday.
This was really interesting.
As the crowd's discussions continued, Tang Youyou slowly walked down the stairs.
Suddenly, the noisy environment became completely quiet. The silence was so profound that you could even hear a pin drop.