Opening a Brothel and Still Losing Money!

"Fei Yu Pavilion? Isn't this the brothel opened by that streamer, Fei Yu?"

"Is Fei Yu Pavilion in Khổ Hải Town?"

"Fei Yu always stays in her room during her livestreams, so we didn't know."

"Brothers, I just came back from Fei Yu's channel. She admitted she's really in Khổ Hải Town!"

"No way! She's got both black and white silk stockings. If she were in a big city, wouldn't she be making a fortune? Why open it in this godforsaken mountain village?"

"The poor are still commoners, but the wealthy elite never lack money."

"This is Fei Yu's brilliance. A remote place is safer, and the operating costs are lower."

Tao Heo saw these comments and finally understood why the name Fei Yu Pavilion sounded so familiar.

"Well, what a coincidence!"

Master Player also felt a bit surprised.

The world of *Great Jianghu* was vast. Currently, there were only a few dozen beta testers. The probability of two players meeting was extremely low. Who would have thought that in this small town, after meeting Ji Qingyin, they would discover that a brothel opened by another player was also here!

"Brothers, since it's such a coincidence and we're on Fei Yu's turf, we have to support her business, right?"

"Let's let that Big-Chested Han off for today. I'll take you brothers to Fei Yu's place for a tour first!"

Tao Heo grinned mischievously, feeling a bit excited.

He had been in the game for so long, but Tao Heo had never actually been to a brothel! Although he was curious, he had always restrained himself for the sake of his streamer image. Today, with such a good excuse, why not go experience it? Even if he couldn't do anything R-rated, he could at least broaden his horizons, right?

Khổ Hải Town wasn't big. Tao Heo led his useless servant, A Ji, and after a short walk, he saw a building called Fei Yu Pavilion, whose style was completely inconsistent with this poor, wretched town.

It wasn't exactly carved beams and painted rafters, but it had white walls and black tiles, elegant and spacious—a refined two-story building. Once inside, Tao Heo’s eyes widened. Even A Ji, who followed behind him and seemed uninterested in everything, couldn't help but rub his eyes. The inside and outside of this building were two completely different worlds!

Even during the day, the place was brightly lit, illuminating every corner. On the first floor, there was a high stage where beautiful women in silk stockings were performing provocative dances around several long poles. Their slender, fair waists swayed incessantly, their high-slit ancient dresses fluttering, and their snow-white long legs were even more alluring under the silk stockings.

This sight was something even the experienced Tao Heo found hard to handle, let alone A Ji!

"Holy cow, they even have pole dancing!"

"This is a fusion of ancient and modern!"

Tao Heo had to admit, it was top-tier!

The guests around them were also completely different from the poor folk outside. Everyone was dressed in fine silks, their faces flushed with health, occasionally clinking glasses with the beauties beside them. Every now and then, a guest would carry a lady up to the second floor.

This was also a game setting; it couldn't show the age-restricted images some viewers were hoping for. Seeing this, Tao Heo pondered. It was just as a viewer had said earlier: the poverty belonged to the commoners, but it didn't stop the wealthy from enjoying themselves.

Seeing Tao Heo, Fei Yu immediately stepped forward to greet him. Unlike the aged, lingeringly charming madams or the barrel-waisted women in other brothels, this female player named Fei Yu was only about twenty years old. She had a standard hot-girl V-line face, and more importantly, she was tall and slender, about 172cm, with a pair of long, straight, jade-like legs.

It was impossible to imagine such a beautiful young lady coming up with the bold move of opening a brothel in the world of *Jianghu*.

"Master Player, I just heard them mention you were here. What a coincidence!"

Fei Yu was very enthusiastic. Tao Heo coming to her brothel would significantly boost her popularity.

Master Player scratched his head sheepishly. "It's just a coincidence. People say I know how to mess around, but you're even better at it. You must be making a killing!"

Tao Heo also felt a bit tempted to open a brothel. But thinking about his image, he abandoned this alluring idea. He didn't want his reputation to go down the drain if things ever got out.

At the mention of making money, Fei Yu's face immediately darkened.

"Don't even talk about it, Master Player. If I were really making a fortune, I wouldn't be livestreaming."

If something were truly profitable, anyone would keep it a secret to enjoy the benefits alone.

Fei Yu smiled bitterly. "This brothel does make money, but it can't get past that damn dog of a dev. Every day, someone comes to collect a protection fee. Every day I wake up, I have to pay. I'm about to go bankrupt!"

Protection fees again?

Tao Heo and many viewers on the livestream burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, I knew it! If this business were so profitable, Fei Yu wouldn't have revealed it on stream!"

"This dev is truly a dog. You have to pay a protection fee for everything!"

"Not necessarily. Didn't that youth who got his engagement broken off at Khoai Tây Giang not have to pay?"

"And that old man playing the erhu didn't either!"

"The sugar figurine seller too!"

"Publisher: Small-time sellers aren't worth our time."

"Protection fee alert!"

This protection fee in the game, from the viewers' perspective, was a profit-balancing mechanism specifically designed by the publisher. However, at this moment, Tao Heo thought of a key point.

"Brothers, if the protection fee here is collected by some big boss, then if we kill that big boss, does that mean we don't have to pay anymore?"

Tao Heo’s words seemed to make some sense, but Fei Yu still shook her head with a bitter smile.

"Master Player, if I could have done that, I would have done it long ago. But that big boss truly has eyes and ears everywhere. I've investigated, and the entire Miên Dương City and the surrounding towns are within his sphere of influence. The words of the local government carry less weight than his."

Fei Yu's meaning was clear. This big boss was not someone a current player could deal with.

"Is that so? Is this big boss that powerful?"

Tao Heo felt a bit awkward. He had already bragged, and backing out now would be embarrassing.

Just then, three people walked in from outside Fei Yu Pavilion. In front were two large men, and behind them was an old woman. This woman looked to be over fifty years old, with a plump figure and a face heavily caked in makeup that screamed "greedy merchant." Standing at the entrance of Fei Yu Pavilion, she looked like a giant water jar.