Leo spent the whole night cultivating in his room. He did consider going into the Spirit tower, but then guessed that if he did, the devious sect master might regard it as a part of his reward. Obviously he intended to ask for spirit stones so he and Jack could legally move to the Golden city, because trying to get the ones Jack hid was too risky. Thus there was no way he would provide lady Evelyn with an opportunity to not properly reward him.
The older friend did turn up before the noon and unceremoniously stormed in Leo’s room.
“Good morning!” He said, clearly in a cheerful mood, “Ready for breakfast?”
In fact, Leo was, but last night he had an idea they could go and hunt a higher ranked beast. The food they had yesterday was tasty, but in comparison to the snake headed beast meat it seemed plain. In addition, Leo urgently needed to replenish his Qi reserves, because his dantian that shrunk to the size of a pea during the past days seemed almost non existent.
Once again Jack was in a talkative mood and before Leo could answer, he already pulled the youth towards the city.
Turns out his master, elder Cooper, was busy and after showing up and pretending to be being useful for a short while, Jack realized the two could spend much more exciting time in the ‘Heart and soul’.
Needless to say, madame Francesca and the girls were thrilled to see the two friends and, while at Jack’s side this time was a blonde beauty named Gloria, Bianca shooed away anyone who intended to near Leo. The latter, of course, was not against it and enjoyed the moments of being ‘sincerely’ liked. Of course, the whole endeavor did cost them a few beast cores, but nothing in the world is free so neither Jack nor Leo worried about it.
Later in the afternoon Leo once again could enjoy Bianca’s care and all it took was a couple of rank four beast cores to see a smile bloom on the girl’s beautiful face. The past two days went so great Leo even began to wonder if the rule number one, ‘women are dangerous!’, had to be changed when on the third day he was given a ‘reality check’.
Apparently madame Francesca was absent, because the moment Jack and Leo entered the ‘Heart and soul’ all the girls in the establishment crowded around the younger friend, trying to persuade him to spend the time with each of them. Bianca, of course, did her best to keep the client for herself, but when someone from the crowd hit her on the back of her head and she passed out, it was kind of hard for her to pose any resistance.
Both Jack and Leo were still baffled when they found themselves in a room with a couple girls who for a change chose them, with Jack being a consolation prize. It did feel strange, but at least on a positive note the chaos was over and soon the four got a pleasant buzz allowing them to forget the earlier incident.
Despite that the rule number one once again proved to be golden and Leo felt safe around here only because of his superior cultivation. Fortunately he learned, that even if the girls were weak, in large numbers they could cause even larger problems.
Of course, it was impossible for Leo to know that what happened was only due to Bianca getting drunk last night after he left. While completely wasted she disclosed the secret that he was the best client she had ever had and besides handsome tips he had incredibly ‘unique’ skills in bed. These news spread through the ‘Heart and soul’ in an instant and it became practically impossible for Bianca to monopolize her client, no matter how pretty she was.
Chiara, the girl who this time ‘won’ Leo, was not as pretty as Bianca, but was of a larger stature and somewhat reminded him of Lana, Anna’s sister. Of course, she was not as strong and dangerous, but her large breasts and bottom turned out to be incredibly alluring. It was even to the point that when they arrived to Chiara’s room, Leo got seated naked on the bed and she performed a short dance while undressing, the poor youth barely managed to hold back the familiar Qi release before entering her.
Of course, the ‘one thrust’ intimacy act was a new record for both, but Chiara’s speechless expression told a story of thousand words and Leo was confident he had performed excellently thus he could happily fall asleep with a smile on his face.
There was a sad side to the joyous event – when Leo woke up he found Chiara crying. Turns out her mother had gotten seriously ill and she urgently needed money to buy a medicine. Sighing to himself about the fate of non-cultivators, Leo fished out a handful of rank three beast cores and the flow of tears stopped in an instant.
Sadly Chiara’s success clouded her judgment and when later in the evening Bianca confronted her, she openly stated that Leo had no incredible lover’s skills and instead of being called ‘Legendary Leo’, his name should’ve been ‘Lightning Leo’ because of the performance speed. Obviously the conversation was overheard by the others and contrary to Chiara not all the girls working in the ‘Hear and soul’ were all breasts and no brains. Many quickly picked up on Bianca’s reasons for trying to monopolize him and another fight didn’t break out only because of madame Francesca’s interference.
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That night she set a strict rule that the customer nicknamed ‘Lightning Leo’ was proclaimed to be ‘free for all’, but the competition had to be fair. The client was the one who’ll pick the girl and not the other way around. No crowding, no fighting, no creating chaos. If there was another incident like this morning, the involved sides would find themselves on the street without a discussion.
The last rule was that the information about the client’s performance had to remain strictly confidential and no one would ever mention his ‘unique skills’ ever again. The youth was young, strong and promising and everyone had to make sure he would continue to frequent their brothel for years to come, but spreading unnecessary intimate details about him, even if it was not done on purpose, could harm the establishment.
When the two friends arrived the next day they were surprised by how different the attitude of the employees had become. They didn’t crowd or fight, but stood in neat rows around Leo, offering their services and some even let slip out a nipple or even both now and then, clearly showing their intentions.
The new arrangement was unexpected, but not inconvenient. Jack quickly educated Leo how he should try out different girls and the younger friend found the idea ‘not bad at all’. The only downside was that he was forced to learn about the dark side of the lives of the regular people, because no matter which girl he picked, everyone had a problem that required an urgent monetary solution. Of course, he was not stingy and gladly tipped them with rank three beast cores which he had amassed in rather large quantities, and, while those were part of his financial backup plan, seeing the happy smiles and receiving tight hugs of gratitude was priceless.
Almost half a month flew by this way. During the night Leo cultivated, but at noon followed Jack to the ‘Heart and soul’ only to return later in the evening. They both knew and even discussed the fact that the current lifestyle was ‘not the best’, but decided to postpone making any plans until the sect master finally met with Leo. Obviously he was a hero and was supposed to receive handsome rewards, but for some reason the woman was always too busy.
“What in the world is wrong with them?” Madame Ottavia Baresi, madame Francesca’s friend and old rival asked.
Few moments ago she arrived to the ‘Heart and soul’, but before they could sit down to discuss some matters, a strange commotion broke out in the large lobby. After a couple of young man entered, the girls working in the establishment flocked towards them. It was nothing new for girls to compete for a customer, but in all her years she had never seen all the girls go for one. In addition, it was done in surprisingly orderly fashion as if there were some unwritten competition rules they had to follow.
Everyone was politely standing a couple of yards away, smiling, winking and whispering something, while the two young men did their picks. Obviously, judging by the clothing they belonged to the Sacred Order and were not the typical sponsors nor husband materials, but for some reason the girls seemed to be really into them.
“Oh? That? The guy on the right is the ‘Lightn…’, I mean, the ‘Legendary Leo’ – one of our regulars. Because of his ‘special’ skills girls are crazy about him thus I had to set some ground rules.” Madame Francesca carelessly explained, “Can you believe the others knocked one of the girls out after she tried to monopolize him after the first time?”
“He’s that good?” Madame Ottavia asked.
“Mhm …” Madame Francesca nodded, barely holding back laughter, “The world I would use is … uhm ... ‘unbelievable’!”
“Did … did you try him?” He friend got curious.
“Come on! Look at me! Why would the hero of the holy city Avila have a go with me if he can pick any of the younglings?!” Madame Francesca snickered, pulling her visitor inside one of the rooms on the first floor, “And he’s loaded too – I bet he could have any girl in the world.”
“Then why go to a brothel? And your, not mine?” Madame Ottavia pried.
“The other guy.” Through the opened door madame Francesca pointed at Jack’s back before it disappeared on the stairwell leading to the second floor. The two customers obviously had chosen their sweethearts for the day and went upstairs to have a drink, “He’s a regular. In addition, I have the formation they use from time to time.”
“Damn it! I knew I should’ve outbidden you back then.” Her friend cursed, “Anyway … do you think I could get him drunk enough to … well … you know …”
“Otta!” Madame Francesca found her friends interest in the ‘quick shot’ amusing, “He’s a cultivator at the Core formation stage! How do you expect to get him drunk? I don’t think your fetish towards the young could be satisfied this time.”
They matter was soon dropped, but it was hard to not notice Ottavia’s complicated glances towards the stairs – clearly she was hoping to catch a glimpse of Leo one more time. It continued even after they had lunch and her behavior slowly began to annoy madame Francesca.
“Come on, Otta!” At some point she almost became angry seeing the guest kept daydreaming, “He’s staying up there every night until dark, maybe even longer!”
“So long?! And every day?” Madame Ottavia’s breathing became rapid as she blushed in excitement.
“F*ck off!” Madame Francesca couldn’t take it anymore, “What the hell is wrong with you? Go home and continue to dream while actually sleeping!”
When her friend finally left, madame Francesca emptied half a bottle of wine to calm her nerves first and only then turned back to her regular duties.
“Silly grandma!” She snickered to herself, but suddenly her eyes lit up and a cheeky smile spread across her face. “Actually … this could work!” She mumbled and then began to laugh.
Only a thought of her sly idea working amused her to no end, but if it actually did work, Ottavia would’ve gotten a lesson for life. Yes, Francesca might loose a good client, but it was not like she was begging for food an a street corner. Even if she closed her business for good she would be fine, but it was impossible to buy entertainment like like she had in mind with money.
Few moments later madame Francesca began to resemble her friend from earlier, impatiently waiting for Legendary Leo who as always took his time and probably had a nap after working really hard … and quick, of course.