After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

Before we knew it, time passed by like a white horse and soon it was the end of the month.

Gu Qingze successfully won the first place in the brothel this month and successfully obtained the precious opportunity to meet and talk with the current chief courtesan.

During this period, thanks to the unremitting efforts of brother Jinnian and Ling Xiao, however, the most crucial thing is Ling Xiao's contribution.

After all, later on, Brother Jinnian and Su Han went out to do something and never came back, which resulted in the two of them taking turns to come here, but because of the absence of Brother Jinnian, Ling Xiao had to do the hard work.

However, he was already very grateful that his brother Jinnian could help them so much. Apart from feeling sorry for Ling Xiao's hard work, he had no other objections.

Seeing the madam coming to him, her eyes kept looking him up and down secretly, making him feel uncomfortable and very uneasy.

The feeling of being treated as an "object" and having one's value measured and estimated is really terrible.

"Come with me." The madam looked at him for a while, as if she had checked him out inside and out, then she turned around and waved her hand gently, motioning him to follow her.

Gu Qingze nodded slightly and followed the madam along the winding corridor to a dark and narrow room.

Just when he thought this was his destination, the madam took out an irregular crystal and embedded it into a depression in the wall.

"Pull-"

Accompanied by a deafening noise, a small hole suddenly opened up near the floor where Gu Qingze was standing.

He looked down and saw a completely different world. There was a winding staircase with no end in sight, and endless darkness all around.

The madam did not wait for him, but went down the stairs on her own.

Gu Qingze quickly quickened his pace and caught up.

I have to say that the steps of this staircase are not only high but also steep. You must concentrate completely when walking up and look closely at your feet, because there is not even a handrail. It is very easy to accidentally step on empty air and fall down.

He walked step by step, and time seemed to stand still.

Looking up, there are still those endless stairs and the terrifying darkness...

If it weren't for the old brothel owner who was leading the way in front of him and still working hard to get there, he would have suspected that he had encountered a real-life version of the "Penrose Ladder Effect."

But looking at the madam's familiar and relaxed steps, it was obvious that she had done this many times.

Gu Qingze took a long breath, adjusted his irritable mood caused by long-term repetitive movements, cheered himself up, and quickened his pace again, walking down the stairs step by step.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, he reached the bottom.

Looking up, his eyes were full of shock.

Under the ground, there is a different world where a palace of strange shape stands.

"Wait here first. I'll go and inform them first....You can go in after I let you in."

The madam turned around and looked at him. Halfway through her words, there was an inexplicable subtle pause.

"Okay." Gu Qingze nodded obediently, his eyes following the madam's gradually receding figure, as if he was watching her see off, like watching a relative see off.

Although he noticed the subtle pause of the madam just now, he couldn't analyze anything because he had too little information and didn't know much about the madam, so he just wrote it down and kept it in his mind.

After her figure gradually disappeared, the smile on Gu Qingze's face also disappeared, and he returned to his indifferent look.

After a while, he confirmed that he was the only one around, then he began to observe the place with confidence. After looking around, he was a little disappointed.

There is nothing here except the strangely shaped palace.

How boring.

Gu Qingze didn't know how long he had been waiting. He just felt that time was extremely long, but he never saw the madam return.

He slowly approached the palace and touched its surface with his hand curiously. It turned out to be made of solid wood.

By the way, the unique shape of this palace really looks like a huge tree...

Could it be that this palace was built on the foundation of a big tree?

Gu Qingze was curious for a moment, then obediently moved away from the palace and waited patiently there.

Before successfully meeting the chief courtesan and obtaining intelligence, he didn't want to cause too many changes so as not to arouse other people's suspicion in advance, so he tried to keep a low profile as much as possible and pretend to be well-behaved.

"Huh——" Gu Qingze let out a long sigh again, secretly encouraged himself in his heart, forced himself to cheer up, and tidied his clothes by the way.

Although I won't be able to see each other clearly when I meet the chief courtesan later because of the curtain, I should at least face her with the best attitude to show my respect to her.

While waiting, he reviewed his experience in the brothel again.

In the days near the end of the month, he took the initiative to seek Jinluo's opinion - whether to leave the brothel immediately.

Jinluo hesitated at first, but when she learned that he had found a customer who could redeem her, she looked at him meaningfully, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

Although he didn't understand why she looked at him like that, since Jinluo had agreed, as a friend he met in the brothel, Gu Qingze would do his best to help her, get her out of the brothel and regain her freedom.

Therefore, when Ling Xiao came again, he asked Ling Xiao to come in an unfamiliar identity and try to make this identity look like a generous "local tycoon".

He first interacted with Qinluo for a period of time in this identity, pretending to be fond of her, and then generously spent money to redeem her, and then found a proper place to settle her.

Looking back to this point, Gu Qingze unconsciously raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile.

Ling Xiao got a little mad at him for this, but he was quickly coaxed into submission... After all, Ling Xiao was pretty easy to coax.

But thinking of Ling Xiao's angry and dissatisfied look when he learned that he was willing to do this for the monster he had just met in the brothel, he shook his head helplessly.

Helping Jinluo escape from this place and start a new life was just a piece of cake for him.

Although Ling Xiao thought he was meddling in other people's business, which was indeed the case, Gu Qingze was still willing to do it.

Otherwise, even though he had the ability to help her and knew her past experiences, he could only watch her live the rest of her life in a muddle, unable to find the meaning of life, and becoming a "bloodsucking bag" of the family... He would feel guilty, be disturbed by nightmares at night, and not be able to rest well.

Ling Xiao probably knew his character, so he finally agreed, promising that he would not only successfully complete the tasks assigned by Gu Qingze, but also calm Jinluo's emotions and create a comfortable temporary living environment for her.

He was still very confident in Ling Xiao's work. Since he had promised, he would definitely do it. Moreover, Ling Xiao had already helped Jinluo redeem herself successfully the day before yesterday...

Gu Qingze reviewed it many times and confirmed that he had not missed anything else, only then did he feel completely relieved.

Hmm...organize your words and actions later in your mind.

It’s almost done. Now all that’s left is to meet the chief courtesan. He just needs to wait for the madam to come out and tell him to come in.

Gu Qingze nodded to himself and looked intently at the palace gate.