I find my companions together with Tiong in the opposite wing of the one where I entertained Nuan. A maid shows me the way and by the way, she looks at me, I kind of get the feeling that there is gossip floating around about what we did. When the door to the room where the others are open and I see their faces, it is certain they know, maybe even the neighbours.

“Seriously Su, Seriously,” Ha says and shows her sadness of what she must see as a grave moral failing on my part, somehow. “What were you thinking, and so loud.” It seems my sister has no appreciation of her brothers conquest. Xi is the only one not staring daggers at me when I enter. “She is a beautiful lady,” I say, which is wrong on so many levels since Tiong is in the room. “I will leave if you talk like that of my aunt,” Tiong says and looks away from me. If I saw his face it is probably red from all blood rushing to his face, he is blushing hard. What kind of thoughts does the guy have for his aunt? “Not my idea,” I say at last and shrug. “Really?” Xi says this time, and I agree with him, it does not sound like me. “No, really. Her all the way.”

Silence dominates the room for a long time before anyone else talks. “Well, my aunt did speak with me about your unusual discovery,” Tiong says trying to divert the theme up for discussion before. “Yes, she called it unusual,” I tell them and recall her words. “”As in never happens among the common people,” She said,” I tell them and think it over for myself. “Is it really so unprecedented?” I wonder out loud. Tiong answers me “You will need an explanation for where it came from. I like you and have no beef, but others might not be so forgiving. Especially if they find you a threat, and the locals might.”

I sit and think of this for some time and cannot find some good way to shove it off. “For heaven's sake Su, just tell them the truth,” Xi says and Ha’s eyes light up in mirth. “Tell them that you found a similar method in the ancient scrolls the priest collects and that you are a major pervert.” Xi states and laugh, Ha and Tiong joins him after a bit. I kind of try to play angry with them, but can’t. It is close enough to the truth and embarrassingly enough that it just might work. “Aw my, the rest of the village will be happy for this, known for the village raising the pervert manchild.” My sister says and begins almost rolling around on the floor. I like the plan, but it needs a twist to work properly.

Then looking at my sister rolling around on the floor I have a eureka moment. “I know, I will tell them that it is a women's art and really should not be taught to boys. I set it up so Ha is the functional leader of the sect with me as a figurehead for legal purposes.” Ha stops rolling around on the floor and look up at me. “Really, for me?” She asks and looks at me with a sparkle in her eyes. Xi does not look as happy, but whatever, he ain’t kin of mine, but maybe I will do him a good turn too. “Could work, but it will need to be sold properly and the law will need to be followed. The pervert angle is not hard to sell. You are a pervert, Su.” He tells me to my face and his speech seems to pour cold water on Ha’s excitement. “Could you please take it to your aunt for advice, I don’t think we can see each other again today,” I ask him and he agrees, especially when I tell him about seeing her myself might not be a good idea. I really should not tell him about the daughters Nuan warned me about. The puritan ways of the commons and noble are something I clearly do not understand. The red light districts seem trafficked and expensive enough. During my “studies” every kind of perversion has cropped up. If there is money there is a way and few if none legal problems. On the other hand, are people scandalised at the sight of a bare ankle?

“Xi, let us have a look around the district, maybe pick up some gossip,” I say while changing clothes. “Ok,” he says and Ha looks like she is fuming over my decision to do more sightseeing. “Ha, could you maybe have a look around the house and maybe ferret out some gossip?” I ask her and after a moment she nods in agreement. I need to know the lay of the land for a new school or sect. Exiting the manor is easy after we tell the majordomo why he hands us seals like the one Tiong was walking around with. He also implores us to not cause any trouble.

Walking around the district is kind of boring. The buildings are walled in and little can be seen from the streets. There are few people in the streets and those that are rush past us. We walk until we hear sound and music and in a little side street, we find a pub with lights and quiet song. “Just sit down, drink?” A young man asks when we walk up and look around a moment. “Thank you,” I say and give the man some coin. It must be enough since he does not scoff at us. We find a small table by a wall and soon we have our drinks. Two mugs with a brown frothy liquid like beer. When I taste it and it tastes of beer, I decide that it is beer. Whatever the locals might call it. Xi broods and listens while I talk with some of the neighbouring patrons while a nice lady strums on the guitar in the corner.

“Nice talking to you, but be quiet now.” The middle-aged man I was talking to says and turns to the old man who has stood up. The place falls quiet and the man grunts before beginning to recite poetry. Five lines and it is all jokes, he is reciting limericks and after the first one, we are in. After the first person, he is followed by the next and the energy in the room and street outside rises. One of them hit Xi like a punch so he ended up on the floor laughing. I get to talk with others and maybe even more importantly I get a feel for the inhabitants. The jokes they tell is telling of what is happening in the capital.

I think Shakespeare said it best “something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” These people give a sense of knowing something is wrong, but they don’t seem to know what it is. Some say the lord can’t get it up, others that he killed his brother. Their derision and contempt for the ruler of our region are not hidden. I with my quiet secure position of respect in the village would not jest with any of the elders in such a fashion. It makes it certain that I do not want to be involved in any politicking since whatever I do I will make enemies from it.

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“We need to do our thing and get out of here,” I say to my companions back in the room. Xi nod and adds his shekel to the mix. “There is something brewing and I don’t want to be here when it begins cooking.” He says and Ha nods. “This is in line with what I managed to pick up from the maids in the manor. They did not know what it was, but the tension is there.” She says and we sit down. There is little we can do other than wait for Tiong to come back with either good or bad news.

After we have settled down another person appears at the door, the maid who escorted me here earlier from Nuans rooms. “My lady Tion asks me to make you aware that she welcomes your presence in the garden.” The young woman says and when the others also raise she clarifies by saying “only the healer”. I try to apologize to them, but they will not have any of it. “Try to befriend the servants, maybe offer to show them some stuff,” I tell them instead and get grunts back. Maybe Xi finally will talk with Ha about his feelings for her. This gives me another good idea for the burgeoning sect, I like travelling with Xi if he was my brother in law it would ease some worries back home. I change into something other than the flimsy robe I was offered in the bath.

Following after the maid outside we again arrive back in the pagoda hidden in the garden, a garden made larger than it seems with a myriad of small hiding places. It intrigues me, but also disturbs me, I am not too good at directions and hope I will not have to find my way here alone. Or maybe even worse in the dark. The lady I am to meet is a trap. I can see so from the moment she greets me, the adam's apple is on full display. If this is one of Nuans daughters her jape of getting them pregnant is in poor taste.

“Good afternoon” Tion greets me and I bow with respect. “Good afternoon to you honourable lady of the Nuin family.” I greet her back with all the respect her position is due. “I have been informed that my aunt did not introduce or explain to you the procedure for acquiring your money.” She says and presents me with some papers and numbers on them. “Sorry, but could you call a servant to fetch my papers with my companions?” I ask her and she complies with a serene smile. “Thank you, your aunt's attention came rather sudden,” I tell her and get an enigmatic smile back. “Yes, she was rather more abrupt than she is used to. Maybe she likes you.” She says after having sent off a servant that moments before was invisible to me. “Well, she is something special,” I tell her and again there is the smile.

Only moments of silence lasts between us before the maid arrives back with my papers. She walks when I see her, and I heard nothing, but she must have run the whole way. Her breath is heavy when she hands me the papers. I roll them out before me and line them up with the others. Tion studies them some moments and nod. “Everything seems to be in order and you can withdraw the full amount at any time with me.” I bow slightly with my head and thank her for the services. “Before you leave I was wondering if I might not make use of your services?” She asks me and I smile. “Of course, no problem. I assume that the same spot that I served your mother is appropriate?” She nods and if it is not my imagination I see her blush.

Unlike her mother who had servants leading us, Tion leads me herself. This time I have no fitting clothes on under, they have been rendered useless so I will have to do this nude. I even tell Tion this and am certain she blushes when she says it is no problem.

I am a man of a particular taste so when I see Tion undress and stand there with his bare upper body and a tight wrap around the waist I have no reaction. “Good, remove that wrap and get on the table,” I tell him in a voice which I hope is not brusque and unpleasant, I have no problem with gays it’s just not my things, he only blushes and submits. Upon the table, I begin moving my hands over his skin before sitting down on him. I am larger and if I am not wrong, more powerful in heavenly energy. Not like his mother whom could overpower me in both had it not been for my knowledge. A conversation seems in order before we begin, however.

“So, you are a crossdresser,” I say while kneading his upper back. I think the nods, but can’t see so I tell him to speak. “Yes.” He tells me, kind of not telling me everything. Then I remember my stupid mistake of words from before. “Are you a crossdresser because you enjoy dressing as a girl or are you a crossdresser because you want to be a girl?” I ask to clarify his position. The answer takes some time to arrive, but I like it when it does. “I want to be a girl.” He says, or maybe she. I work on his back some more and move downwards, soon changing position and working on his legs. “I can understand that,” I tell him and work his toes. “So, do you like boys or girls?” I ask him people who think they are the wrong sex always makes me wonder. He takes his time to answer, but in the end, he says “both”. “So, you want the same treatment your mother got?” I ask him and he shudders a bit when I find one of his sweet spots on his foot. “Tiong called you a pervert and I had to try.” He tells me and I nod. “I have no problem with that, but I will not be joining,” I tell him and smile when he looks kind of disappointed at me. “Sorry, I just don’t swing that way.”

I enjoy looking at him when I bring him to orgasm. He makes a cute face as he bites down on the piece of leather I stuck in his mouth. We agreed to some safe words and that he would have to stick something in his mouth to still the screaming. I really found my dominant side with him and enjoyed the session endlessly. Entirely different from the fight I had with his mother or the teasing before. I kind of wish I had some lube so I could fuck him, but I don’t so I won’t. He kind of looked sad when I told him this. “Thank you,” he says when I tell him to get off the table and sit down on the bench myself. He blushes when he scoots closer and try to flirt with me. I don’t know what to do, but lay down the law and tell him again I am not interested. When we went to clean off this was also how his mother found us, sitting beside each other and talking. I came to mention the possibility of a sex change and Tion jumped at it. The fact of me being a pervert is at least well established.