Qi Jiu slept with the little gray cat in his arms until the evening. The Yuzhiwu at night was filled with the smell of powder and alcohol, and was filled with the hustle and bustle of intoxication and wealth.

Qi Chu opened the window on the north side of the attic again, and the north wind blew in his face, making him shiver with cold.

The clouds in the sky are a bit thick, and it looks like snow is brewing. There is no moon tonight.

Qi Gu was a little disappointed, but he soon discovered that after nightfall, the cherry blossoms seemed to be more prosperous under the lights.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Qi Qiu put on his "Wanmei" nengmian and the red men's yukata prepared by Yuzhiwu, and waited in front of Miss Yuzi's room door on time with the little gray cat in his arms.

The wandering girls were shocked when they saw this scene. They gathered together and whispered, curious about this new helper.

After all, it is difficult for ordinary men to meet Miss Ikuko. Courtesans have the right to refuse to meet guests. Not only those with money and status can meet with her, let alone ordinary men.

But this new young helper received extra "preferential treatment."

The rules stipulate that male servants are not allowed to enter the room of a traveling girl without permission, but if the oiran takes the initiative to invite her, it is not considered a violation.

Qi Jiu didn't care about the comments of the wandering girls. He waited quietly outside Miss Yuzi's door, patiently waiting for the oiran to dress up after waking up from her nap.

The little gray cat was lying on his shoulder, seemingly not yet awake.

"Please come in." About fifteen minutes later, Miss Ikuko spoke.

"Excuse me." Qi Qiu opened the door as instructed.

Miss Ikuko has already prepared drinks and snacks on the table.

Wearing only silk clothes, she didn't seem to be afraid of the cold. The north window was open, and the cold wind carried white fallen cherry blossoms into the house.

The furnishings of this room are almost exactly the same as those in the shrine fantasy. Behind Ms. Ikuko is an ukiyo-e screen with the theme of red cherry blossoms.

At first glance, the mottled red cherry blossoms look like blood stains splattered on the screen.

Qi Chu remembered that in the illusion, there were countless Japanese cursed dolls with bells attached and weird smiles hidden behind the screen. He didn’t know what was hidden behind the screen behind Miss Ikuko at this moment.

Miss Ikuko motioned for him to take a seat: "Have you been waiting outside for a long time?"

"It's okay." Qi Gu replied.

Miss Yuzi smiled and poured wine for Qi Qiu. Qi Qiu glanced at the transparent liquid in the cup and unconsciously thought of the blood-red wine that the guy poured for him in the dream of the fire burning.

"Please." Miss Ikuko placed the wine cup in front of Qi Qiu.

Due to the restrictions of the "Rules of Yuzhiwu", Qi Qiu could not take off his mask in front of Miss Yuzi, so he had to move the mask up slightly, carefully exposing only the area below the nose.

He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

The alcohol content was not low, and it burned my throat a bit.

Miss Ikuko also drank two glasses of wine. She looked at Qi Qiu, who was sitting cross-legged, with interest: "It's strange, the first time I saw you, I felt familiar to you, as if I had known you before."

Qi Jiu nodded slightly: "I'm honored."

Miss Ikuko looked at him steadily: "Have we met before?"

Qi Jiu: "I don't think so. After all, Miss Ikuko, not everyone can see you."

Miss Ikuko laughed: "Really? I said, can you take off your mask?"

At the same time, the system kindly issues a reminder [Special Warning! Due to undisclosed reasons (the system detects a *****bug), please strictly abide by the contents of the "Yuzhiwu Code", otherwise it will be regarded as a serious violation

Copy treaty, directly terminate the copy]

Under the mask, Qi Ku raised his eyebrows slightly. In the past, violating the plot rules would only trigger the death crisis of the dungeon, but this time the system directly gave him a warning of the end of the dungeon. It seems that the system knew that his face would have a serious impact on Miss Ikuko, and

At this stage, in this layer of copies, the system does not expect such changes to occur.

So Qi Jiu had no choice but to politely reject Miss Yuzi's request: "I don't want to break the rules of Yuzhiwu, I'm sorry."

Miss Ikuko remained silent and looked at him intently for a moment before smiling: "He is such a well-behaved boy."

"How does this wine taste? I specially ordered it from the owner of the wine shop. You and Xiao Hui helped me out this morning. It's a thank you gift." Miss Yuzi changed the topic and looked at Xiao Hui who melted on Qi Qiu's body.

The cat complained, "It's a pity that Xiao Hui is not willing to eat the food I give him. He is not close to me."

As she spoke, she poured herself two more glasses of wine.

Qi Qiu noticed that Miss Yuzi's brows were always slightly furrowed, as if she was worried about something.

"The wine is delicious, thank you for the hospitality." Qi Qiu replied, rubbing Xiao Hui's head in his arms with his palm.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Miss Ikuko seemed to be in a better mood.

She looked at her full glass, shook her head and said, "The wine in the wine house is never as good as the wine of the previous generation of courtesan. That wine has a very beautiful name - blood wine."

Qi Jiu was slightly stunned: "Blood brew?"

Miss Ikuko continued by herself: "When I was just sold to Yuzhiwu, when I was still a little girl, I served the former oiran beside him. He never allowed others to touch his blood brew, but I will tell you quietly,

I drank secretly once..."

Miss Ikuko suddenly laughed: "From now on, I can never forget the taste of blood brew."

She licked her lips, with a look of yearning and addiction on her face.

It turns out that the male courtesan did not allow others to touch his blood wine.

It seemed that he was an exception, as the courtesan actually took the initiative to pour himself wine.

"After he disappeared, no one can recreate the taste of bloody brew. I have tried countless times, but the brewed wine is ultimately a fake." Miss Ikuko smiled sarcastically, and she was slightly drunk, with a look on her face.

He showed a look of nostalgia and regret.

Qi Jiu: "It's a pity."

He knew that he did not need to say anything, as long as he remained a listener.

Qi Jiu took the initiative to pour wine for Miss Ikuko.

Miss Ikuko laughed softly. She held the wine glass and supported her chin with her hands. She looked out the window at the falling cherry blossoms in the distance and said in a sleepy tone: "The wandering girls nowadays don't know that there is actually a legend in Yuzhiwu."

, People who have drank blood brew can look up on a moonlit night and see the night cherry blossoms blooming under the moonlight."

Qi Zhu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly captured the important information hidden in Miss Yuzi's words——

"Those who have drunk blood brew will look up on a moonlit night and see the night cherry blossoms blooming under the moonlight."

Blood brew, moon, night cherry blossoms...

All the clues and doubts are connected!

"Teacher System, I know the hidden part of the third rule of "Code of Yuzhiwu"." Qi Qiu called out the system, ""It is forbidden to go to the atrium privately on moonlit nights (except for those who have drank blood brew)"

, am I right?”

The system was silent for two seconds, and then there was a "ding——" sound:

[Congratulations on completing the missing parts of the Yuzhiwu Code and unlocking survival coins*100]

From what Ms. Ikuko said just now, it is easy to infer that the key word hidden in the rule is "blood brew".

The cherry tree is planted in the atrium of Yuzhiwu, and this cherry tree blooms in all seasons and is very magical, which shows that the reason why it is forbidden to go to the atrium is probably because of the cherry tree.

The problem lies in being able to deduce the cherry tree from this.

The moon is overlapping information, just like filling in the blanks. Given the moon and the cherry tree in the atrium, as long as you fill in the "blood brew" that connects the two, you will get the correct answer.

[Complete the rules to obtain additional prop rewards: mysterious fruit]

[Description of the "Mysterious Fruit" prop: A precious fruit bred by night cherry blossoms; Recommended usage scenario: Unknown; Usage effect: Unknown; Travelers who obtain this prop can explore on their own]

Qi Jiu: "..." It seems that this system will produce a lot of three-no items.

After adding the complete rules, Qi Ku found it more and more interesting.

What exactly are the night cherry blossoms that Ms. Ikuko talks about? What will happen if someone who has never drank blood brew goes to the cherry tree in the atrium on a moonlit night?

"I said, you are also a poor kid who came here from the countryside to make money, right?" Miss Yuzi recovered from her distant memory and raised her eyelids to look at Qi Qiu.

Qi Jiu looked like he had never seen the world before, smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't expect it to be so prosperous here."

Miss Ikuko giggled: "Yes, there is probably no more prosperous place in the world than a parade."

She paused, and the smile on her face became more wanton and helpless, "You see, I am in this Yuzhiwu, where I have the best food and clothing. Almost all men want to meet me, but I know that they

What they want to see is actually not me, but my identity, and the sense of achievement and satisfaction they get from it. After the night of revelry and glamor, when the sun comes up, the halo given to me disappears like duckweed on running water, and I am vulnerable."

"It must be boring to hear me talk about this, right?" Miss Yuzi poured wine for Qi Qiu and said with a smile.

Qi Jiu shook his head: "Can you tell me what you want?"

He has never forgotten that his mandatory side mission is to "help Miss Ikuko escape." To accomplish this mission, he must better understand Miss Ikuko's "**".

Miss Ikuko paused slightly while pouring the wine, and then laughed out loud: "Did you know? From the day she was sold here, you will be warned not to consider such unrealistic issues."

"It doesn't matter what you want, because there is a high probability that you won't get it."

Qi Jiu said nothing. He held the wine handed to him by Miss Yuzi in his hand and did not continue to drink.

He needs to keep himself awake.

"But that person is an exception. Everyone fears him, loves him, and looks forward to him. He can do whatever he wants. Only that person is special." Miss Ikuko murmured to herself as if she suddenly recalled something.

, eyes flashed with longing.
To be continued...