Chapter 905 - 866: Graceful Beauty, A Gentleman’s Pursuit

In the evening, Zhao Rong and his group settled down at the Dragon Gate Inn.

The Dragon Gate Inn may not be large, but it has plenty of rooms.

We see Zhao Rong and his assistant sharing a room,

Miss Lili, the beauties Yu Lan and Xuelian share another room.

Zhou Huai’an has a room to himself,

as does Qiu Moyan.

The fake guests, the Eastern Depot eunuchs, share a room.

Although it was already late at night,

the assistant lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

He thought to himself:

Dammit, I originally liked the innkeeper Jin Xiangyu.

But, as it happens, Jin Xiangyu likes Zhao Rong.

Forget it, I’m not going to pursue Jin Xiangyu anymore, I’ll go after Qiu Moyan instead.

So, the assistant said to Zhao Rong:

"Brother Zhao Rong, if I pursue Qiu Moyan, you won’t stop me, right?"

Zhao Rong let out a big yawn and said:

"Inside this inn, I won’t stop you from pursuing anyone except for Jin Xiangyu...

Because I think Jin Xiangyu is really very feminine, and I really want to sleep with her..."

Hearing Zhao Rong’s words, the assistant mocked him, saying:

"Brother Zhao Rong, I used to think you were different from me, more of a gentleman,

but I’ve realized that us men are not that different after all..."

Zhao Rong sighed and said:

"The desire for beauty is common to all,

a graceful lady is what a gentleman yearns for..."

The assistant got up, dressed, and as he stepped out, he said:

"Brother, how about we go out now, while Miss Lili, the beauties Yu Lan and Xuelian are resting without disturbance. I’ll pursue Qiu Moyan, and you can go after Jin Xiangyu, why not?"

Hearing the assistant’s suggestion, Zhao Rong felt inspired and said:

"Assistant, you’re right, why didn’t I think of that?"

With that said, Zhao Rong got dressed and left with the assistant.

Although it was late at night, the guests in the Dragon Gate Inn seemed to be awake.

As Zhao Rong and his assistant passed by the room of the Eastern Depot eunuchs, they stopped to eavesdrop for a while.

The eunuchs whispered amongst themselves, saying:

"We must strictly follow the Father-in-Law’s orders, and eliminate Zhou Huai’an, Yang Yuxuan’s subordinate, along with Yang Yuxuan’s orphan..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rong sighed and said:

"It seems a great battle will definitely erupt tomorrow..."

Then, as Zhao Rong and his assistant passed by Zhou Huai’an’s room, they stopped to eavesdrop again.

It turned out that Zhou Huai’an was not alone, but was with Qiu Moyan.

Zhou Huai’an said to Qiu Moyan:

"Qiu Moyan, it seems we have been discovered by the Eastern Depot,

so tomorrow, I will pursue the innkeeper Jin Xiangyu,

once I win her over, I will pretend to marry her,

then we can find the exit passageway under the inn and escape with Yang Yuxuan’s orphan..."

Qiu Moyan cautiously said:

"Zhou Huai’an, as long as you find the passage,

we’ll leave the Dragon Gate Inn early tomorrow morning..."

Zhou Huai’an, feeling pressured, said:

"Qiu Moyan, you don’t know, at first, the innkeeper Jin Xiangyu was interested in me,

but since those people dressed in exotic clothing arrived at the inn, the innkeeper Jin Xiangyu has been interested in, the one named Zhao Rong..."

Qiu Moyan encouraged Zhou Huai’an, saying:

"Don’t be disheartened, as long as you pursue Jin Xiangyu, I believe that there’s no woman in this world who wouldn’t be attracted to your appearance, gaze, and charm..."

Zhou Huai’an sighed and said:

"I hope that tomorrow, I can win over Jin Xiangyu and then get the exit passage mechanism from her..."

When the assistant realized that the woman he intended to pursue, Qiu Moyan, was in Zhou Huai’an’s room,

he said, utterly disappointed:

"It seems I have to abandon the idea of pursuing Qiu Moyan...

because Qiu Moyan is Zhou Huai’an’s woman..."

Zhao Rong comforted the assistant, saying:

"Assistant, don’t be upset, there’s more than just Qiu Moyan in the Dragon Gate Inn...

you could try pursuing a maid..."

The assistant sighed and said:

"A wife, even if not beautiful, is better than an empty room; having a woman is better than not having one..."

With that, the assistant continued forward with Zhao Rong.

However, as Zhao Rong and the assistant passed the last room,

they heard a woman’s voice coming from inside.

When the assistant heard the woman’s voice, he excitedly said to Zhao Rong:

"Brother Zhao Rong, there must be a beauty in this room..."

Impatiently, the assistant went in.

Seeing the assistant enter the room without the beauty’s consent,

Zhao Rong immediately reminded him, saying:

"Assistant, come out quickly, you know you’re trespassing..."

Before Zhao Rong finished, the assistant suddenly let out a scream and said:

"Brother Zhao Rong, come in and save me..."

Upon hearing the assistant’s cry for help, Zhao Rong charged into the room.

But when Zhao Rong entered the room, he didn’t find a beauty, instead, he saw an Eastern Depot eunuch.

Looking at the eunuch, Zhao Rong was astonished and said:

"Could this guy be the legendary mid-Ming Dynasty, Tianshun era, Eastern Depot chief eunuch, Cao Shaoqin?"

Before Zhao Rong could finish speaking, the chief eunuch angrily said:

"Why are you people from the Western Regions barging into my room at this hour?"

The assistant, equally angry, said:

"Who told you to put on airs in the middle of the night, making a woman’s voice to lure me in..."

The chief eunuch Cao Shaoqing said:

"I was just arranging work for my subordinates..."

Then the chief eunuch Cao Shaoqin warned Zhao Rong and the assistant, saying:

"You two better get lost now,

otherwise, I’ll have my men kill you both right here..."

Hearing the audacity of the chief eunuch, Zhao Rong stood his ground and said:

"You damn eunuch, you do nothing but evil,

and now you dare threaten me and my assistant?"

The assistant also warned the chief eunuch Cao Shaoqin, saying:

"You big eunuch, do you know how strong brother Zhao Rong is?

If you don’t want to die, you’d better treat us respectfully and let us go,

otherwise, brother Zhao Rong will beat you up until you’re calling for your mom and dad, losing your teeth..."

Upon hearing the assistant’s warning, the chief eunuch Cao Shaoqing laughed and then ordered his Jinyi guards, saying:

"What are you waiting for? Isn’t it time to kill these two people from the Western Regions in exotic clothes...

Tomorrow, we will deal with Zhou Huai’an, Qiu Moyan, and Yang Yuxuan’s orphan..."

Seeing 5 to 6 eunuchs with blades jump out from beside the chief eunuch Cao Shaoqing,

Zhao Rong said to the assistant:

"Assistant, focus and prepare for battle..."