Nanyang Prefecture North Market's Fan Building.
The first-floor hall of Chunfeng Tower was endlessly noisy.
Beautiful singers took the stage every so often to present their dances.
The hall was divided into dozens of semi-enclosed booths with screens.
The screens were low and semi-transparent, strategically placed so one could clearly see the stage performances while vaguely concealing what was inside the booths.
Inside the booths were low couches, with long tables in the middle filled with fruit wines, drinks, and delicious dishes.
Under the dim lights, songs and dances filled the hazy atmosphere.
Inside a booth on the left edge, four or five sturdy men sat together.
"What the hell is going on with Qingshan County? Are all the people that come out from there damn cowards?"
"Do you know how many residences we searched today?"
"Five!"
"They say even the craftiest rabbit has three burrows. This guy is practically forefather of rabbits! Just like that scholar!"