The House of Dreams and Smoke

Outside the guild.

"Why are you smirking?"

"A bird has fallen..."

"What??"

"Haha, It is nothing you are still realms away to understand these complex things. For now, think of It as the language of the Gods"

Austin frowned. What language of the gods?? Wasn't it normal English?

He shook his head tired and sighed.

The more time he is spending with this guy the more he is unable to understand him. Now he has only one motive in his mind. [Learn everything from him and when I am powerful enough, kill this bastard and shall free this world from all Evil.]

"Where are we going "

"To pray?"

"Yes, pray"

"To a Holy place where we shall worship the sculptures beautifully crafted by our maker.... Those holy places are sole places for us men to worship wholeheartedly and to devote our whole lives working for it....The only place where every man shall unite for a common objective. There shall be no foe or friend only a common goal, that is to worship."

"..."

Austin looked at me bewildered. "... Okay, but why we are going there."

I looked at him with a look 'what are you talking about? Isn't it obvious' and got lost in explaining.

"To baptise, you are only one step away from becoming a true man. The heavens have heard you my boy and they have decided to bless you with the brilliance of the holy grail."

Austin sighed unable to understand a single word.

I kept my eyes closed kept moving forward without caring about the strange looks from people.

"Don't fret my boy as your sole teacher I will teach you every aspect of life, I shall take upon the responsibility on myself to guide you..."

"Enough!" Austin closed his ears irritated, he speed up his pace as not to be mentioned a lunatic along with the idiot next to him.

"Hey see who is he? Haha, Did he get drunk in the evening "

"Look, Mom! What is uncle doing? Is he dancing?"

"Aisha come here!"

"Mom what is the uncle doing?

"Don't look mom taught you to stay away from weird uncles"

"No... He looks praying."

"I said don't look."

I glanced at the little kid with interest. "Hey kiddo, come here and do like this"

"Like this??" "No! Aisha stop doing this"

"Yea exactly like this, now keep repeating 'For the glory of the Mens' "

"But mom said I am a girl?" The little girl tilted her head cutely.

"Then say, 'For the glory of the Womens'! It is for the betterment of the whole humanity. C'mon girl repeat with me"

"Ok... For the glory of the Women's." "For the glory of the Men's"

...Unconsciously a little girl mind was corrupted today.

Although distracted, my feet seemed to move subconsciously, turning right and left. Going to a place as if it were my heart's desire. Finally, I stopped, lifted my head and looked forward.

House of Dreams and Smoke.

The largest brothel of the Empire.

Austin glanced at the piece of red plaque to remember the name. Then half-jokingly said: "Are you really the type of person to spend your time in a brothel? I mean you can't be short on girls."

"Idiot! This is the reason I am teaching you and not the vice-versa. Now, listen!"

Austin closed his mouth instantly and perked up his ears, it doesn't matter how useless this person is sometimes he can say things worth the time.

"We are here to find a... Seductress." I said with a lascivious expression.

"... A smile from a seductress can start a deadly war, a gesture from her can melt a steel-like man into mud, a seductress is a truly terrible person. If a man is not strong enough, she will lead him into all kinds of catastrophe, but if a man is strong enough, then a seductress will let him enjoy her collection." A light smile appeared on the corner of my lips, Austin did not know what I was thinking.

"But more than the body, a Seductress possess something far more valuable thing 'Information'."

"Seductress… Information, How??" Austin turned his face upwards and asked.

I smiled and nodded, my eyes inadvertently glanced past the crowd, suddenly my gaze collided with a very sharp gaze.

It was a boy around 20 years old, plainly dressed, he had a handsome figure and his hair was a little messy.

But this was not his true face...

At this time, a middle-aged woman he was supporting staggered forward slowly. She was only 40 years old but most of her hair was turning grey which made her look 10 years older than her actual age. The young man carefully held her. I heard the middle woman. "… …. Prince ... Be careful, if possible do not offend them, I will stay here …."

The women eyes swept across me and Austin face for half a moment, it looks as though as long they were in her gaze, no people could escape from her eyes. It seems this woman was constantly on high alert.

Watching her go back, I whispered thoughtfully "Like father like the son..."

The young man slowly made his way towards me and smiled. "Isn't it the two new demigods of the Empire? It is my pleasure to meet you."

"It is nice to meet you. What may bring Crown prince Ron to visit a place like this in a disguise."

"Haha, so I can't hide it from you. It was nothing I was doing what my father failed to do."

"Ana..."

"Yea, but didn't make any progress."

I laughed in my mind, just as I thought. Like the father like the son.

"Do not worry Prince good things take time. But isn't the prince already engaged?"

"Hah, That's just for namesake. How can the women from Quentin family compare to Madam Ana?"

My expression turned slightly stiff on the last line, but Ron didn't notice it and continued.

"...I heard about my Sister, thank you man for saving her, not from the side of Imperial Family but from her Brother. We can't imagine our life without her and you can just call me Ron. I consider you my brother from now. There shouldn't be any barriers between brothers right? How about I call you Brother Leon."

Trying to side up to me? Whatever. But he has got some brains was able to identify the important person on glimpse. If he can side me up to him, Austin will follow the lead, so instead of focusing his attention on Austin he directly targetted me.

"Sure"

"So where is Brother Leon going? Why don't follow me to the palace?"

"Nah, I have got some work, next time." I pointed to the building beside me.

"Haha, then I won't disturb brother. Be sure to visit the palace if you have time" Ron smiled meaningfully and left.

"Of course."

After Ron left Austin turned to me who was quietly listening the whole time.

"Was he the Crown prince. What was he doing here?"

"What the Emperor failed to do... Trying to conquer the seductress. Let's move inside."

"Okay." Austin followed without any doubt. Later he realised that was the worst mistake of his life.

...

Inside the House of Dreams and Smoke.

Different from what I imagined, the one who welcomed them us was not a middled aged woman with a flirtatious behavior and heavy make-up, but instead a delicate woman. Her lovely voice said, "What a charming young man. You look like a very important guest…"

I smiled back and said pointing to Austin. "Get this guy the most premium service available."

"What do you mean by this 'guy'...Wait! I am going back."

Austin expression changed to bewilderment, now he understood everything but before he can turn around and leave, a hand was lightly placed on his shoulder sucking all his powers away. Even his mouth was sealed, unable to speak anything.

The women eyes shone, she looked at the man in front of her with interest. "That will be expensive"

Did she catch a big fish today?

I directly threw away two bags filled with gold coins in front of her. Instantly, her eyes sparkled, she picked up the bags from the floor and examined it.

*Pah, Pah*

After seeing that everything is right, she clapped her hands twice. Soon, five beautiful women came from inside and took Austin away. He struggled initially but soon gave up finding it meaningless, not before strengthening his determination to kill Leon. Those women don't care about anything other than money. Today he is going to get an unforgettable experience.

After he was taken away, the woman in front of me gracefully walked near me and leaned on my body.

"I can accompany the Young master. I believe master will be satisfied by my services and will have a memorable night." She licked her lips seductively.

"Stop the act." I glanced at her impatiently, "Bring me to see Ana. I think she will be interested to see me."

The woman's face went stiff for a moment, then she covered her mouth and laughed, "Young master you must be joking. Madam Ana is the most valuable person in our House. Who doesn't know that she rejected the Emperor herself? She will not meet any men during ordinary days. Many men come to House of Dreams every day, no one dares to ask to see her, please do not make light of it. Judging by your appearance, you must be from a rich family. If you don't mind, I will be the one to personally entertain you. Could it be that I'm nothing compared to Madam Ana?"

Why can't people understand normally? Is it always important to kill a few people and spill some blood? I took a deep breath and released a little bloodlust of Demigod level.

The face of this "young woman" transformed again. She put away her painstakingly fake appearance and said with a complicated expression, "Follow me."

Inside the House of dreams, music played everywhere and the men and women inside were missing some pieces of clothing. Obscene and extravagant sounded, utterly immoral to the ears, it was difficult to imagine that a woman of unparalleled beauty and power was living here.

Ignoring the astonished looks from the men and women, I did not glance sideways and only headed straight, following behind the woman. We proceeded through the second floor and continued until they reached the topmost floor.

A door with a seal of a private room pushed open and faint, sweet scent assailed their nostrils. Without any prompting from the young woman, I bluntly stepped inside. The young woman furrowed her brows, unable to bear it. " Do you not fear that by entering without any careful consideration, we could easily kill you?"

I turned a deaf ear, flipped a hand to shut the door loudly, angering the woman, who tried to warn me, and she nearly stomped her feet.

"Grr...." The Silver on my shoulder immediately woke up and growled sensing the danger.

"This is a place with plenty of women, really a heavenly spot. On top of your head there's three women, at the back of the door there's two women, at the far right side behind the curtain there's two women leaning on it and their posture is quite offensive to the eyes. Ahead, behind the veiled door is a person. All of them are secretly observing. I wonder why would a demigod level being will require this much protection." I described. I then proceeded to the elegant seat in the middle, moving Silver next to me and a hand held teacup with the distinct fragrance of the tea.

I nonchalantly drank a mouthful.

The spots that I had mentioned had clearly exuded fiercer auras with the rise and fall of their breaths.

"Is the rumoured Madam Ana so ugly that she can't even show her face?" I put down the teacup and spoke calmly.

"Master Leon is quite courageous, as expected. I really admire you."