Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess - Chapter 222
Chapter 222 Three Main Streets
These lanterns were arranged in a zig-zag pattern in the air. It seemed that someone had deliberately hung them up for decoration. The lanterns were hung in the air with transparent and barely visible iron threads. The iron threads were pulled into a wide net and spread over the streets. The fixed spots were on the beams of the houses outside each house.
There was something strange though. These houses were all buildings. Cheng Xiaoxiao looked over and saw that all the houses were like this. The same railings were built on the second floor of these tall buildings. There was also an extra layer of eaves with a few wind chimes hanging under the eaves.
When the wind blew, the wind chimes tied with colorful ribbons made a melodious sound with the wind. The ribbons swayed with the wind, forming beautiful scenery on the street. It was really very ostentatious.
Cheng Xiaoxiao felt that these designs were very beautiful. It was like the modern-day balcony! It must be very enjoyable to look out from the fence. But she was somewhat puzzled as all the houses had the same design.
Only after a while when the number of people on the street began to increase and the sun gradually set did Cheng Xiaoxiao discover the mystery of these houses.
The doors of those tall buildings had already been opened. From within, enchanting Hu beauties walked out one after another, and the second floors of the tall buildings were even more so.
Cheng Xiaoxiao could only clearly see the scene of the first house on the right, and it was all thanks to these cat eyes that she could see the entire sight clearly.
Those Hu women dressed in cool and refreshing clothing all had slender waists and plump buttocks. They stood on the second floor that only had railings and eaves, and there were no walls to hide them. However, they began to dance enchantingly as if it was a normal thing to do.
The ones who were sitting and orchestrating the music were dressed rather seriously, but their clothes and appearances were obvious for Cheng Xiaoxiao to tell that they were the Hu people.
So the entire street was a brothel!
Only then did Cheng Xiaoxiao realize why these houses on the second floor needed to have a “balcony”. It was for this exact purpose!
These Hu harlots were singing and dancing. If they were all in the house, how could they “invite” those men into their house?
However, this was the first time that Cheng Xiaoxiao had truly seen an ancient brothel. She did not expect that the business started this early, and their method of attracting customers was very novel. Even she, a woman, wanted to go in and take a look out of curiosity.
It was impossible to go in now. Watching the Hu harlots perform, Cheng Xiaoxiao sighed and was quickly distracted by the fragrance of food.
Although the beautiful women were captivating, the food was even more alluring.
Cheng Xiaoxiao noticed that Chu Yunshen was still resting with his eyes closed, so she secretly turned her head and tried to smell the scent of meat in the air.
When Cheng Xiaoxiao found the delicious food, her eyes lit up, and she wanted to rush over. Fortunately, she was rational enough to realize that she was a cat in Chu Yunshen’s embrace now, not the free and unrestrained human as before.
Cheng Xiaoxiao greedily sucked in the fragrance in the air, drooling at the street on the right.
Yes, the fragrance came from the deep end of the opposite street.
The fragrance seemed to be the smell of braised beef or some kind of braised meat, which had been tempting Cheng Xiaoxiao.
The houses on this street should be the area that Xiaowu had pointed out when they were walking in the Pink Alley.
Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at the row of low and inconspicuous bungalows on the right street. She did not expect to smell such a high-quality braised meat in such a housing area.
Sure enough, the truly delicious food was hidden in these conventional places, right?
However, Cheng Xiaoxiao seemed to have heard a maid in the residence say that Hu people were very good at cooking beef and mutton, but she couldn’t remember who said it.
In any case, beef and mutton were delicious.
She immediately decided to let Chu Yunshen take her to the restaurant from which she smelled the fragrance when the performance was over. When the time came, she must eat her fill before coming out.
What if Chu Yunshen disagreed?
She would throw a tantrum… Forget it. She would sneak out to eat by herself and not bring Chu Yunshen along!
Cheng Xiaoxiao yearned so much for a visit to the street where the taverns were, but there were actually not many people walking around on that street. Only a few people walked into the row of taverns on the left, as well as the waiters at the entrance, welcoming the customers in.
As for the street on the right, there was no one paying any attention to it, and Cheng Xiaoxiao did not smell any fragrance there. Anyway, it was cold and cheerless, and no one seemed to care what happened in that street.
It was probably the casino that Xiaowu mentioned?
Sure enough, there would be more people at night. It seemed that Xiaowu was right!
No, she should stop smelling the food now. The more she smelled, the hungrier she was.
Cheng Xiaoxiao desperately asked herself to divert her attention and finally shifted her gaze back to the street facing the big banyan tree.
This street was not as special as the other two streets, but it was much livelier.
There were people selling food on this street, but very few.
There were also small stalls selling jewelry and daily necessities, while the one selling sugar gourd was carrying his sugar gourd, walking and stopping. From time to time, he would shout, “Delicious sugar gourd!”
It seemed that the sound of the peddlers and the sound of selling sugar gourd that Cheng Xiaoxiao had heard in the Pink Alley before came from this street.
She did not expect that the alley in their courtyard was only separated from this street by a wall. Well, she could access the street by climbing over the wall as much as she wanted.
What a good idea!
This street was a perfect interpretation of small but complete in every detail. It would be so contented to live in these streets. She could have everything she wanted here, and she didn’t have to go out to the city.
Cheng Xiaoxiao was a little envious of the Hu people living here. Could she beg Chu Yunshen to buy the house in the Pink Alley? Then, they could come here from time to time to live for a while. It was simply too wonderful.
However, just as this thought came out, Cheng Xiaoxiao abandoned it almost immediately.
Cheng Xiaoxiao felt a headache as she looked at the Hu people all over the street with their prominent facial features, thick eyebrows, and large eyes. They said that the relationship between the Hu people and the Chu people was restrained, so Cheng Xiaoxiao decided not to cause trouble for Chu Yunshen.
If they stayed here for a long time, and the Hu people who wanted Chu Yunshen’s life as much as Wu appeared, then the two of them would not be able to live.
Cheng Xiaoxiao sighed regretfully at the bustling street and finally shifted her gaze to look at the men who were busy under the banyan tree.
Xiaowu and the others were still setting up the stage, and it seemed that they almost completed their task. Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Chu Yunshen, who was still sitting leisurely, and could not help but sigh, “It’s good to be the boss. Judging from Chu Yunshen’s look, I’m sure that he doesn’t understand the trivial things that Xiaowu and the others are doing.”
Well, he was “Master”, so he didn’t need to understand these things.
If she returned to the modern world with Chu Yunshen, she would be the one who had to do all the housework, right…
Cheng Xiaoxiao admitted that she was thinking too far, but it seemed to be a good idea when she thought about the kind of life she could have with Chu Yunshen in the future.
Regarding the housework, she didn’t mind doing it as it didn’t seem to be that difficult.
The key was that Cheng Xiaoxiao needed to rely on the spiritual power of the jade pendant to maintain her human body. This made her really distressed. The jade disc in the auspicious bird’s jade box was still missing, not to mention the combination.
No one knew how much she wanted to completely change back to human form!
When the time came, she would stand in front of Chu Yunshen in an upright manner and greeted him with a sweet smile, just like the actress in the movie was doing.
The more Cheng Xiaoxiao thought about it, the more excited she became. She beat her chest and stamped her feet in Chu Yunshen’s embrace.
The point was that she was beating Chu Yunshen’s chest and kicking his arm with her paws.
Chu Yunshen’s thoughts were interrupted by the restless Persian cat. He slowly opened his eyes and looked down at the cat. There was a trace of confusion in his bright eyes.
Cheng Xiaoxiao had been lost in her fantasy. When Chu Yunshen looked at her, her heart beat wildly.
She was deeply trapped in Chu Yunshen’s deep and enticing eyes. She wanted to move her gaze away, but it was as if there was a magnet on Chu Yunshen’s body, firmly attracting her.
Alas, it was so annoying!
Why was he so good-looking!
“Leader, everything is ready.”
Cheng Xiaoxiao habitually raised her head and glared at “Xiaowu” in front of her. She had not yet reacted to the change in Xiaowu’s voice. It was not as clear as before, nor did it have the change of nasal voice.
When she raised her head, she realized that the person standing in front of her was not Xiaowu, but Tingzhu.
Oh? Why was it the different person today?
Cheng Xiaoxiao was not that familiar with Tingzhu, so she was timid to show her threatening appearance in front of him. She was puzzled why Xiaowu was not the one who came to report. He was watching them from a short distance away.
Xiaowu was now able to distinguish the perfect and lousy timing, which was why he had specially asked Tingzhu to come over and report, while he himself just stood there and watched the show.
Xiaowu expected to see the cat in rage again. The cat was indeed pissed off, but unexpectedly, when she realized that it was Tingzhu, she returned to her calm self as if she was not the one who planned to scratch him.
This was such a huge difference!
It was as if the cat was saying that she was targeting Xiaowu.
Xiaowu looked at the cat with resentment, but the cat did not care about her change in attitude. She directly glared at Xiaowu as if she was telling him with her eyes that this was the way she always was.
“Then let’s begin.”
Chu Yunshen followed the cat’s gaze and glanced at Xiaowu indifferently. At the same time, he intentionally blocked the cat’s line of sight in his arms.
Tingzhu was even more puzzled about why Xiaowu had just been very resistant to reporting the situation to Master. After all, he had not found anything unusual until now when he accepted the order and left.
Xiaowu really liked to make a fuss out of nothing. Was it because he had been with Mu Bai for so long that he would do something strange from time to time?
Tingzhu also looked at Xiaowu. His eyes seemed to have some regret and sympathy.
Xiaowu gave Tingzhu a bewildered expression, but Tingzhu directly avoided that gaze and picked up the copper gong on the side. He cleared his throat and began to announce the show.
“Ladies and gentlemen, don’t miss our great show!”
Chu Yunshen walked to a place not far from Tingzhu, and so did the others.
When Cheng Xiaoxiao heard this crisp shout, she was excited and forgot about why Chu Yunshen suddenly covered her eyes just now.
It was the circus!
Tingzhu’s shout sounded so authentic! She really didn’t expect them to have such a skill.
Cheng Xiaoxiao had already begun to look forward to the next show. After all, this was her first time participating in such a show. This was also her first time watching it from such a close distance. She didn’t have such an opportunity ever.
In the modern era, there was no such authentic folk performance. Now that she came to this era, Cheng Xiaoxiao had wanted to watch the show, but she couldn’t, thanks to the cat’s body.
