Five

Hearing prison word made Weiwei's face tense up. It would be a shame if his father later found her in jail for making such a fuss.

"Okay, I'll go now!" Weiwei try broke up at last. The people who were holding the girl's hand then let go.

Weiwei walked over to Haulong.

"Tell that friend of yours not to hide and come see me immediately!"

Weiwei then intended to turn around and leave, but then Haulong spoke again,

"Come in, my friend is inviting you to come in."

***

The atmosphere inside was quite lively. Several men with slightly red faces were embracing the waists of young girls with beautiful bodies beside them. Not trying to escape, the girls just laughed happily. From the tone of voice, they were actually gently seducing the men.

Weiwei could only try to avert her eyes. She had just found out that the inn was this kind of place. Her father had told her not to a place where men reveled in drunkenness and beautiful girls. Weiwei shook her head, if her father knew she was in a place like that, she would be get angry by him.

Several girls looked seductive and smiled coquettishly at Yunfang. They raised their wine-filled cups to invite that guy to sit with them. Of course Yunfang did not ignore. He was still watching Weiwei worriedly.

"Who... who is this beautiful girl? Is she new?" asked a middle-aged man who was staggering as he walked over and grabbed Weiwei's hand.

"Let her go!" Yunfang snapped as he drew closer to that man.

"Has he paid you, Miss? If ... then, I'll pay more!"

One of the man's hands moved to take the green money bag that was on his waist. As he did that, Weiwei immediately twisted the man's hand that was still gripping her wrist and slammed that middle-aged man's head onto the table.

The man screamed in pain and ordered people to attack Weiwei. Several burly people moved around. Weiwei was immediately on alert. Yunfang also become alert. He is ready to protect Weiwei. Both sides were preparing to attack each other.

"Wait, wait, this is all just a misunderstanding," said Haulong trying to intervene. A middle-aged woman with heavy make-up walked up to Haulong.

"What's this? Why mess up my place?" She asked.

"Madam Ma, I am truly sorry," Haulong replied as he glanced at Weiwei and Yunfang.

"They are both my friends and Xiuwen. We invited them here to come to this place."

Mrs. Ma waved a purple feather fan in her hand. Her eyes then scanned Weiwei up and down. She then pointed at that girl chin with the fan in his hand. Weiwei felt awkward being treated like that.

"You brought a girl as beautiful as this here, it's not surprised that all this guests would get the wrong idea. My guests must have thought this girl was new to this place."

"Madam, I'm sorry," said Haulong in a coaxing voice.

"Alright, alright, you guys just go. Because of Xiu Wen's friend, I'm letting you guys get out of here. Let me clean up the mess here."

Haulong thanked to that woman then took Weiwei and Yunfang away from there. The man who was earlier still didn't accept it, but Madam Ma immediately persuaded and calmed him down.

The sound of the man's before who is laughing made Weiwei turn back. Seen by her, that man had returned to having fun with the girls while drinking wine. The problem with Weiwei seemed to have been forgotten.

"In this place is like that, don't have thought about your trouble anymore. That person might not even remember what just happened," said Haulong. Weiwei just nodded and they started walking again.

***

"What's with all this?" said Haulong to a woman who was standing near the red pillar. The girl with the big bun was have little smile while looking at the crowd. Another girl seemed to be dancing gracefully and at the front of the wide space that resembled the hall, Xiuwen seemed to be enjoying playing the harp accompanying the girl.

"You don't know? Young master Xiuwen is having a competition. The girl who can make a beautiful dance and pick up the flowers hanging above, will accompany him for this night."

"What?"

Haulong was confused. He then approached Weiwei and told her about that.

"I don't think you'll be able to see him now," he ended the conversation.

Weiwei's face wrinkled in annoyance, especially when she saw Xiuwen flashing a smile at her with his nimble fingers continuing to strum the harp, playing a beautiful melodious song.

"He's obviously playing with me," Weiwei growled.

"No, I have to meet him!"

"You won't be able to do that. There's a competition, you can't meet with him now."

Weiwei feel more annoying. Her face is turning red

because of anger. She struggled to come here, try hardly to survive with the pungent smell of perfume and wine, it turns out that she was actually being toyed with like this.

"I think it you can meet him," said the lady with the big bun who had been talking to Haulong.

"But you have to enter this competition."

Xiuwen's black eyes widened. She looked at the girl who was dancing. How could she dance like that and be watched by so many people?

"You don't have to do that," Yunfang said as he looked at the girl.

"We don't need to bother with him anymore."

The big bun mistress snorted with a mocking laugh.

"Of course you don't have to. After all, who besides women like us would want to dance in front of so many people? A noble lady like you definitely wouldn't do it."

"I will do it!" Weiwei said determinedly.

Yunfang immediately grabbed the girl's hand and pulled her to a place some distance away from the crowd.

"Are you out of your mind? Look, that guy obviously just wants to play tricks on you and embarrass you. You don't have to dance to meet him."

"No way, I'm already here, of course I have to meet him, if I back off, he will definitely laugh at me."

"So you'd rather embarrass yourself? If your father heard about it, he would be very angry."

"I've decided, I have to meet him anyway."

Weiwei returned to the previous place. The woman before still there and in talk with Haulong.

"Still here? I think you will to go home. So you will be join the competition?" she asked with little smile.

Weiwei was about to answer, but Yunfang answer that question first,

"I'm the one in this competition."

The lady laughed, shaking her head.

"No, you can't joined. This competition is for girls only."

Her black eyes then looked at Weiwei and Yunfang alternately, then stopped at Weiwei's face.

"If you don't dare to join this competition, so don't join, but tell a man to enter, it's will be embrassed this place. If you don't want join competition, you better go home."

The woman turned and walked away. Haulong immediately followed.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to enter this competition," Weiwei said. The girl's short words made the mistress and Haulong's stop walking, while Yunfang glared at her.