That gentle, low call made Hua Duomei start slightly, then she came back to her senses.

  What's wrong? Is this strange sea night too beautiful, the moonlit night too affectionate? She, the building master of Feixia Building — the one who "takes what others love, never lets others have their way" — has actually started acting like a young maiden lamenting the spring and autumn, this half-dead look is even unbearable to her own eyes...

  She shook her head, simply sat up, her face lightly flushed with alcohol glowed like a red lotus, set off by her cloud-like hair, even more charming.

  "I was rambling nonsense, pay no mind..." She shrugged her fragrant shoulders lightly, waved her gauze sleeve. "But you, sister. Things between men and women are just for pleasure, why give your whole self away, force yourself to tie the knot with one man for a lifetime, and give up the chance to find other 'good merchandise' from then on? Moo, look at me, your sister, I'm a warning from the past, I'm so pitiful. I gave Barro to you just so you could have fun, I didn't push you to him, and I certainly didn't ask you to wrong yourself just to protect me... If you regret it now, I, your sister, will make the decision for you.

  Her pretty gentle face was also flushed, Lu Danhua shook her head. "I don't regret it. I... Barro he..." She seemed to be at a loss for words, too many emotions couldn't be put into words, so she just pressed her lips and said nothing.

  In Jinglou, the twelve little servant girls laughed like bells, diluting the strange clear scent of the sea night a lot.

  This is fine too. Right now, at this moment, it's not good to be alone, that hurts the mind and the body too much, it's better to be cheerful...

  Hua Duomei's thoughts wandered, she poured a cup of wine for herself, her alluring posture never noticed that half of her jade shoulder was bared, and a hint of spring peeked out from her chest.

  "Master... um... he's been quite busy these days. I heard from the people at the main warehouse that the master has gone out to sea every day lately. The last time he was gone for five full days. If the building master misses the master, maybe you can..."

  "Don't mention him."

  Blocked by the building master's three light words, Lu Danhua couldn't finish what she was saying, she lifted her bright eyes in a daze.

  Hua Duomei bent her knee, rested her lotus root-like arm on her knee to prop her head up, and a lazy, lustful curve tugged at her lips.

  "Such a beautiful fifteen night, don't bring up a killjoy."

  It's been quite a while, that man is still angry.

  This anger he felt because of her is no small thing. He must hate her to the bone, itching with hatred but can do nothing about it, so he simply chooses to turn a blind eye. It looks like it will take a long, long time before he calms down...

  She boldly swallowed a large mouthful of wine, suppressed the invisible burning pain in her heart, Hua Duomei lifted her head, and suddenly laughed loudly, laughed until her drunken eyes became moist, hazy with water vapor.

  "Sister Danhua, come come come, since you've already gotten on my pirate ship, sacrifice your life and drink a few more cups with your sister! Today's reunion night, we're reunited together, that's a good thing... Drink!" Without another word, she forced another cup into the young girl's hand, and poured a large cup of mellow jade dew for her.

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  "Building master, Danhua doesn't have good tolerance for alcohol, can I use tea instead of wine? Ah! Wait! Building master, I can't——"

  "Hahaha~~" Even her delicate laugh could sound domineering.

  There was no hiding left, the poor gentle young girl was about to be forced to drink, when a slightly thick female voice suddenly cut through the cheerful atmosphere, asking pleasantly——

  "Sister is looking for a drinking companion? Why don't you come with me, let Lv Yun get drunk with you for life?"

  The laughter in Jinglou suddenly froze.

  Everyone followed the sound and looked, under a row of red silk lanterns hung with tassels, stood a woman in men's clothes with her hair tied up, dressed in bright crimson, face as pretty as a peach blossom, smiling softly.

  Waves rolled up in the quiet night sea, several small boats appeared from all directions in the night, they moved astonishingly fast, soundlessly, and surrounded the small Jinglou ship where Hua Duomei was staying.

  The visitor bore ill intentions.

  "Flower is not flower, mist is not mist, comes at midnight, leaves at dawn. Comes like a spring dream, not lasting long, leaves like morning clouds, nowhere to be found~~ leaves like morning clouds, nowhere to be found~~" It seemed that no matter when, no matter where, this slender woman always followed the lazy principle of "if you can sit, you never stand; if you can lie down, you never sit".

  She chanted the tune she loved so much, half her body bonelessly slumped by the cabin window, her beautiful narrowed eyes were also lazy, as if she would close them and fall asleep any moment next.

  This cabin was located on the top deck of the galley, just one flight down from the deck, it was the best cabin on the ship. Someone climbed down the wooden ladder from the deck, walked towards her, she still kept humming, didn't even lift her head.

  The visitor crouched down, hugged her from behind, their waists and below were almost pressed tightly together.

  She was too lazy to move, as if she was already used to this treatment, completely treating herself as a beautiful fish on a cutting board, letting the other person move their hands, feet... and mouth, for that matter.

  "I say, Sister Lv Yun... um... " Her coquettish voice carried a hint of hesitation, she paused slightly, smiled and continued: "It's such a headache, I don't even know what to call you properly."

  She turned her face to the side, avoided the other's too forceful kiss, and sighed.

  "Look how urgent you are... you want me, this 'living treasure' of a building master, I'm not unwilling, but you have to treat me well, serve me — no no no, ugh, where are you touching your hand? This isn't the kind of 'service' I'm talking about! I've told you over and over, I, this building master, was born unable to endure hardship. As long as you give me good food, good drink, good sleep, and coax me into a good mood, what reason would I have to not give you what you want? This building master only softens to kindness, not force. If you want me to take force, that's fine too, when you become a man, the harder you are, the happier I am."

  Lv Yun, who was pressing on her back in a beast-like mating position, suddenly stopped, lifted her peach-blossom face from the crook of Hua Duomei's neck, and ground her teeth.

  "I am not a man!"

  "Good child, if you're not, get up quickly, don't crush me, your sister." Hua Duomei persuaded her earnestly, immediately dropped the "building master" title, and called herself "sister" instead. She sighed again, the sigh carried a doting pity, no one could tell if it was real or fake.

  "I heard your brocade island lair keeps quite a few male pets captured from various countries and islands on the sea. You have countless male pets, sister, when you go back to the island you can have fun with them every night. Don't be in such a hurry, with me here protecting you, you don't have to worry about not having enough energy." So stop hurling yourself at me like an impatient monkey!

  More than ten days ago, the Jinglou ship was surrounded on the reunion night.

  Logically speaking, the sea area where they admired the moon was not far from the big island's dock area, and sea robbers never came to cause trouble there. Therefore, it could be inferred that Luanshanyun's people had sneaked into the big island quite some time ago, blended into the life on the island, lay in ambush without making a sound, then struck and hit their target in one go.

  And that target was her.

  That night, the only person on Jinglou ship who knew martial arts was her. The twelve little servant girls, even though they were trained by her, were still beginners in martial arts and the "jade chamber secret art". Not to mention Danhua. A few of the boatmen knew some basic fist and kick techniques, but they were no match. Luanshanyun had so many people, at least seventy or eighty, if not a hundred, and their only target was her.