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Chapter 1923, 11922 Beautiful Pictures

Chapter 1923 1.1922 Ten Beauties

Ascending the spiral staircase, the large group from Huitian Pavilion arrived at the top of the pavilion. However, to their surprise, the Glazed Treasure Pavilion was completely empty.

Only a calligraphy brush is suspended in mid-air.

Princess Li Huixin, disguised as an attendant, secretly examined the brush with her magic pearl. The true nature of the writing brush was immediately revealed.

"Sisters, be careful. This pen is a demon in disguise."

"What kind of demon is it?" Xiahou Ying, the Right Protector who was also disguised as a guard, whispered.

"It is still unknown at this moment," Princess's strategist Li Huixin replied truthfully.

"That's strange," said Left Protector Sai Xiaoqing in surprise. "There are even demons that the Ruyi Pearl cannot see through."

"The world is vast and full of wonders." Princess's strategist Li Huixin reminded her companions: "All participants in the Flower Pavilion Competition must use this pen to write down their names on the roster."

"Where is the roster?" Left Protector Sai Xiaojing glanced over and saw only the pen hanging in the empty glass pavilion.

Elder Gu Xianniang seemed to have a sudden realization: "Take this pen and try it out to find out."

"Hmm." Left Protector Sai Xiaojing leaped up and used all her strength to grab the pen.

Unexpectedly, the writer changed his tone and narrowly avoided the problem.

"Huh?" Left Protector Sai Xiaojing grabbed at nothing and landed on the ground.

"Xiao Jing, wait a moment." Elder Gu Xianniang immediately spoke up to stop her, "Let me try."

After saying that, Gu Xianniang gently beckoned to the writing brush: "Come here."

This demonic pen seemed to understand human speech. It flew straight into my hand.

"They come when summoned, and leave when dismissed." Princess's strategist, Li Huixin, pondered, "And their origins are unknown. What kind of monster is this...?"

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it." The moment Elder Gu Xianniang grasped the brush, golden light suddenly shone from its handle, and a long scroll depicting a beautiful woman slowly unfurled. It was as if the entire brush handle was formed from the scroll before her.

"The Ten Beauties," Princess's strategist Li Huixin blurted out.

Needless to say, the ten lifelike beauties on the scroll, appearing one after another like a revolving lantern, are none other than the reigning queens of the past flower pavilion competitions.

"Exactly ten people, no more, no less." Left Protector Sai Xiaojing saw it clearly: "What if we hold another competition (for the title of courtesan) next year?"

"I've only ever seen the new bride smile, never heard the old bride cry." Elder Gu Xianniang's words were a double entendre.

"What the fairy lady means is that a new generation will replace the old." Right Protector Xiahou Ying immediately understood her meaning.

"Beautiful women have always had tragic fates," Elder Gu Xianniang of Huitian said with a sorrowful tone. Just like Du Shiniang, who angrily sank her treasure chest, her deep affection was ultimately misplaced. Applying this to the present moment, Elder Gu Xianniang's implication was clearly that the failed courtesan would inevitably meet a miserable end.

"As expected, it's a black-hearted inn that eats people alive without spitting out the bones." Left Protector Sai Xiaojing clearly understood.

"If that's the case, whose flower name should we write?" Princess's strategist, Li Huixin, asked softly.

"Act according to the plan," Right Protector Xiahou Ying replied loudly.

Elder Gu Xianniang immediately wrote the three characters "Huitian Pavilion" on the "Flower Roster". Just as she was about to write the name of the top courtesan Qiuyan, the demonic pen in her hand unexpectedly wrote a line on its own: Yanfang, Ruizhu, Huachen, and Qiuyan, the names of the four top courtesans.

"How can there be four people?" Left Protector Sai Xiaojing asked in confusion. "This is neither my wish nor my writing!" Having witnessed the portraits of the four top courtesans, Yanfang, Ruizhu, Huachen, and Qiuyan, automatically appear under their names and be recorded in the book, the brush flew back on its own. Elder Gu Xianniang said angrily, "It was the demonic brush that selected them on its own."

"In that case, we should act according to the circumstances." Right Protector Xiahou Ying reassured her companions: "Let's help our four sisters win the championship with all our might."

"Alright." The Demon Hunter Sect was united in their hatred of the enemy.

"It looks like a painting of beauties, but it's actually a book of life and death." Princess's strategist, Li Huixin, revealed the secret.

"That's exactly right." How could Right Protector Xiahou Ying not see through it?

“Even if it means risking one’s life, countless people still flock to it. It must be a highly profitable venture.” Princess’s strategist, Li Huixin, revealed the key to this.

“What Xinmei says is true.” Right Protector Xiahou Ying nodded with pleasure.

Once the group from Huitiange returned, Su Wuniang, the person in charge, led them to a private room on the second floor where the nameplate for Huitiange had already been written.

Looking around, the private rooms upstairs and downstairs, surrounding the spiral staircase, were all labeled with the names of various brothels. There were far more than 10 of them.

The rules are quite simple. Players challenge each other, and the winner takes the card.

The brothel whose plaques are removed is considered the loser. The "Portraits of Beauties" in the "Book of Life and Death" then belong to the victor. This process continues in a relentless, rotating battle. The final winner is the current year's courtesan. Of course, because the number of participants far exceeds previous years, the new entrants must first determine a winner before challenging the ten past courtesans. Only the top three are eligible to challenge the past courtesans. If a brothel achieves consecutive victories, it can continuously remove plaques until it becomes the ultimate winner.

Then the winner takes all.

Simply put, there are 10 seeded teams. Only the top 3 challengers have the opportunity to challenge the seeded players. The team that defeats all the seeded players and the other two challengers becomes the champion.

"How do we determine the winner?" Elder Gu Xianniang pressed for details.

"As the saying goes, 'In literature, there is no first place; in martial arts, there is no second.'" Su Wuniang, the person in charge, answered every question: "It is also said, 'Use your own spear to attack your own shield.' In short, it is about attacking the strong and defending the weak."

"The strong are good at attacking, the weak are bad at defending; it's a struggle of contradictions." How could Elder Gu Xianniang, the Rejuvenator, not realize this?

"The Huitian Pavilion that my sister owns claims to have the art of restoring youth in the bedroom. The famous courtesan Qiuyan is known as the 'Master of Rejuvenation.' If I were from another family, I would definitely use this as a starting point," Su Wuniang, the person in charge, kindly reminded her.

"Thank you, Fifth Sister." Elder Gu Xianniang of Huitian naturally understood.

"Sister, rest assured. You should remain steadfast in the face of all changes, yet never stray from the fundamental principles," said Su Wuniang, the person in charge, as she departed.

"I am deeply grateful for your guidance." Elder Gu Xianniang was extremely thankful.

After respectfully seeing off the person in charge, Su Wuniang, as she gracefully departed, no one in Huitian Pavilion dared to be careless.

“In that case, those who attack me will surely start with the art of rejuvenating in the bedroom,” Princess’s strategist, Li Huixin, said first.

"I'm afraid this kind of rejuvenation is not the same as the previous one." Elder Gu Xianniang, the Rejuvenator, was indeed very shrewd and resourceful.

"How do you know?" Princess's strategist, Li Huixin, was, after all, inexperienced in the ways of the world.

"Saying one thing and meaning another, feigning affection; beating around the bush. This is the art of flattery in the pleasure quarters." Elder Gu Xianniang of Huitian sneered, "Let it be, but never believe it to be true."

"I see." Princess's strategist, Li Huixin, was also convinced. What Elder Gu Xianniang meant by this was that neither Su Wuniang herself nor the other participants would understand "bedroom rejuvenation technique" literally.

"Everyone in the mural world knows that Su Wu Niang's brothel is famous for its 'bedroom contraptions'." Elder Gu Xian Niang of Huitian said, her beautiful eyes sparkling with charm, "She must be a formidable enemy for us. We must not be careless."

"Alright." The Demon Hunter Sect then rallied its spirits and awaited the challengers' arrival.