Chapter 747 Dandy Boy
After a carefree night, the dazed Qin Ku slept soundly in broad daylight, and only got up lazily from the bed when the sun was setting.

However, Qin Ku, who had just woken up from a dream, was as idle as ever. He first joked with the disciples in the mansion, and then left the Qin Mansion surrounded by a group of friends, and walked towards Cuixiang Tower in high spirits.

Cuixianglou is the largest brothel in Xijing Prefecture. Its scale, luxury and the beauty of the beauties are all top-notch. Even if it is placed north of Qinhuai River, it is one of the best places for red-lightening.

When Qin Ku first became the head of the Qin family, he tasted for the first time the wonderful feeling of power and wealth. He would go to Cuixiang Tower every few days to have fun for a few days, enjoying the comfortable feeling of being favored by beautiful women.

Gradually, Qin Ku lost interest in Cuixianglou and started gambling for fun. The reason why he suddenly had the urge today was because there were several Persian beauties in Cuixianglou. Qin Ku was so tempted by his friends that he couldn't help but feel curious and rushed to Cuixianglou with them overnight.

As expected, Qin Hu and Qin Bao followed Qin Ku closely in order to monitor his every move, under the pretext of "protecting the safety of the head of the family."

"Zhang Shun, you must not lie to me. If those Persian beauties in Cuixiang Tower are not as gorgeous as you said, I will not let you off easily." In the carriage, Qin Ku, who was full of expectation, confirmed again and again with a young man with a rat-like face, "I finally found several big merchants in Xijing Prefecture to gamble together. I wanted to rip them off tonight, but now I was tricked into Cuixiang Tower by your words. If those Persian beauties are not stunning but terrifying, you must compensate me for the money I 'lost' tonight!"

Zhang Shun was Qin Ku's childhood playmate. The two often got together to steal and do mischief when they were young. Later, the Qin family changed, and Qin Ku was forced to leave his hometown to survive, and since then he lost contact with Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun's family was not as poor as Qin's. His parents were both honest and poor. They could not teach him to study literature or martial arts, so they could only let him hang out with a group of idle peers. Over time, Zhang Shun, who was neglected by the discipline, became more and more idle. He was lazy and carefree all day long, and only cared about cockfighting, running errands, and having fun. He was despised and criticized by the neighbors.

When Qin Ku returned to Xijing, Zhang Shun was the first to come and join him. In order to seek a job, he did everything he could to entertain Qin Ku, fearing that one day Qin Ku would find out that he was useless and turn him back to his original form.

In fact, although Zhang Shun had many minor faults, he was not a bad person by nature. He had been hanging around in the streets and had indeed done a lot of dirty tricks, but most of them were insignificant and minor. As for evil deeds such as murder, arson, and robbery, Zhang Shun never dared to get involved in them.

Qin Ku saw himself in Zhang Shun, who had once been a wanderer, so he felt pity for him and kept him by his side. Although he could not bring honor to his family, wealth and glory, at least he could settle down and have a good life.

"Don't worry! I wouldn't dare to lie to anyone but you."

Facing Qin Ku's "threat", although Zhang Shun agreed verbally, his little eyes were rolling around. From time to time, he lifted the curtain to look out, as if he had other thoughts.

At this time, the people driving for them were Qin Hu and Qin Bao. The two seemed careless, but they were actually listening carefully to the conversation between Qin Ku and Zhang Shun.

"What's wrong with you?" Qin Ku seemed to realize that Zhang Shun was abnormal. He suddenly stretched out his foot and swung it towards his lower body, jokingly saying, "Are you in a bad mood because you lost too much money last night? Or are you excited about meeting the Persian beauty soon?"

"what?"

Zhang Shun was startled, staring blankly at Qin Ku, who was full of curiosity, and said incoherently: "Well... all of them! All of them!"

"Take it!"

Before Zhang Shun finished speaking, Qin Ku had already stuffed a stack of banknotes into his hands and warned him, "Be smart next time you gamble, don't bet your entire life on a whim. Use this money to buy land. You're not young anymore, but you don't even have two acres of land. Which girl would be willing to marry you? Although your parents are dead, you can't just muddle through life thinking 'one person feeds the whole family'. You have to plan for the future. I'll find someone to act as a matchmaker for you in a while. After you get married, don't hang out outside anymore. Do some small business and continue the Zhang family as soon as possible."

"Brother Qin!" Zhang Shun's face changed and he asked in panic, "Are you going to chase me away?"

"Nonsense!" Qin Ku curled his lips and said, "I am just planning for you in advance, while... I still have the ability to help you now."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't think I'm in such a good position now. In fact, many things are hard to predict when you are in the martial arts world." Qin Ku said self-deprecatingly, "For example, who could have thought that I would go from being a rich young master of the Qin family to a poor orphan overnight? The same goes for Qin Ming. A few months ago, he was still the arrogant head of the Qin family. Now that I am in power, no one cares where Qin Ming's body is buried. Therefore, no one can predict what will happen tomorrow. Maybe one day I will become a poor and lonely person again, and it is even possible that I will be hacked to death by someone accidentally. Hehe... After all, we have known each other for a while. I will help you more while I am in a good position, so that you will not call me "Brother Qin" in vain. Zhang Shun, you must understand that being with someone like me for one or two days may be a blessing, but ten or eight years will definitely be a disaster."

"Brother Qin, what kind of person are you?"

"You are a person who lives on the edge of a knife and doesn't care about your head." Qin Ku smiled nonchalantly, "You are not from the underworld, and you don't understand the underworld. In our line of work, when we are prosperous, we are like me now, we can get whatever we want, and we are surrounded by people who flatter us. But once we are unlucky, our family will be destroyed overnight, and we will die without a burial place. The most important thing is that no matter how high or low your status in the underworld is, most people will not have a good ending. Just like... Luo Tianjin, who was at the peak of his career last year, died without any warning. Therefore, fighting and killing, competing for fame and fortune, are meaningless, and those illusory things may be lost at any time. As the saying goes, 'If you walk by the river often, you will get your shoes wet.' I prefer to enjoy life in time. Eating well, dressing well, and having fun today are more important than any future and destiny."

In fact, Qin Ku's words were not only meant for Zhang Shun to hear, but also had some meaning of "reminder" to Qin Hu and Qin Bao.

"Since Brother Qin is a man of the underworld, then I am willing to be one too..."

"Forget about it!" Qin Kumie laughed, "You have no martial arts skills, and no scheming. If you enter the martial arts world, you will only end up dead. Zhang Shun, you are not born to do this job. Stay out of the martial arts world, or you will be played to death. Eat and drink when you should, and come to me if you need money. But you must remember that playing is playing, and fooling around is fooling around, but don't take your life lightly. I don't want you to regret it when the time comes."

Qin Ku's words seemed to have a deeper meaning, which made Zhang Shun's face change, and a hint of nervousness flashed between his brows.

At the same time, Zhang Shun gradually understood Qin Ku's good intentions. His eyes turned red, tears and snot came out, and his lips trembled slightly. "How can a grown man cry like this?" Qin Ku looked at Zhang Shun with disdain.

Facing Qin Ku, who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, Zhang Shun could no longer suppress his inner excitement. He suddenly grabbed Qin Ku's arm and stammered, "Brother Qin, actually I..."

"What do you mean actually?" Qin Ku said impatiently, "In fact, you should wipe away your tears and snot, and be careful that the Persian beauty will not like you. Then your money will be wasted. You can only envy me from the outside for my happy life and worry about it yourself. Haha..."

"No, actually I want to say..."

"Where are you?"

Qin Ku interrupted Zhang Shun again, then lifted the carriage curtain and asked impatiently, "How far is it to Cuixiang Tower? I'm afraid if I go too late, the Persian beauties will be picked up by others."

Hearing this, Qin Hu and Qin Bao couldn't help but look at each other with contempt on their faces.

"Hurry up!"

An anxious Qin Kuchao called out to a group of friends following the carriage, then sat down between Qin Hu and Qin Bao, waving the whip himself to increase the speed of the carriage by three times.

After about a cup of tea, Qin Ku and his companions arrived at Cuixiang Tower, which was bustling with people and brightly lit.

"Where is the beauty?"

As soon as he stepped into Cuixiang Tower, where there was singing and dancing, Qin Ku ignored the surprised looks of the beauties and guests and started shouting at the top of his voice.

Seeing this, Zhang Shun's face changed slightly. He hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and whispered, "Brother Qin, the private room on the second floor has been arranged."

"I knew you were smart." Qin Ku patted Zhang Shun's shoulder with a sly smile, "Take me there!"

At this point, Qin Ku seemed to suddenly remember something, and turned to look at Qin Hu and Qin Bao who were looking at each other in bewilderment, and asked suspiciously: "Do you want to each pick two beauties to bring upstairs?"

"Ahem..." Qin Hu looked embarrassed and waved his hands repeatedly, "Well... we can just wait downstairs, we won't go upstairs."

"That's fine! Just order some good food and wine, and put it on my bill."

After saying that, Qin Ku no longer hesitated. He urged Zhang Shun to take him upstairs, rubbing his hands together, with a greedy look on his face.

"Humph! He has no ambition, is greedy for money and lustful. I really don't understand why the masters and others nominated him to be the head of the family." Looking at Qin Ku's bloated back, Qin Bao's eyes showed no disdain for him. "In my life, I have never seen a head of a family who sits back and enjoys the fruits of others' labor and eats all day long like him."

"Qin Ku holds the 'Xuan Shui Xia Juan' in his hand. That is the only way for us Qin family disciples to break the fate of short life." Qin Hu said helplessly, "If you ask for help from others, you must be controlled by them. Now even the old man and his men dare not tear their faces with Qin Ku, so we can only endure it."

"I think the problem is not with Qin Ku, but with those bad friends around him." Qin Bao complained, "They take him out to eat, drink, gamble and have sex all day long, and they never do anything serious! I guess he will probably play all night again when he comes to Cuixiang Tower this time."

"That's perfect!" Qin Hu said with a smug look on his face, "Master and his men will leave for Weizhou tomorrow morning. It would be best for Qin Ku to stay in Cuixiang Tower for two more days, so that he won't find anything strange when he returns."

"He must be very drunk tonight, and he will fall into a deep sleep even if he goes back. It will take at least two days for him to fully sober up, which is plenty of time. When he wakes up, Liu Xunyi's head will probably be in the Xianwang Mansion, haha..."

"Cuixiang Tower doesn't have a back door. We just need to guard here. It doesn't matter what he does upstairs!"

"The important thing is to deal with it, so forget about women, so as to avoid being distracted by love. Why not let the madam serve some wine and food, and we brothers can eat while we wait."

"Alright!"

Qin Hu and Qin Bao watched Qin Ku and Zhang Shun disappear into the private room on the second floor, then asked people to prepare wine and food, and then began to chat and laugh without restraint.

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(End of this chapter)