Did he lose the memory of Yue Beiyang, but regain the memory belonging to Xie Jing?
Qin Jiujiu stared at Yue Beiyang for a long time, but his eyes clearly held confusion, which didn't seem like someone who had recovered their memory. Moreover, if Xie Jing had recovered his memory, he wouldn't be willing to stay in a brothel like this.
Qin Jiujiu pondered for a moment, then dismissed this thought.
"Yes... that's right, your name is Xie Jing!"
Since he remembered the name, and she had fabricated such a story, it wouldn't hurt to tell him his name was Xie Jing.
Xie Jing seemed to believe her and repeated the name again, "Xie Jing..." His voice lacked its usual coldness and instead held a gentleness.
Qin Jiujiu looked at him and asked, "Do you still remember my name?"
Xie Jing thought for a moment and shook his head. Qin Jiujiu simply stated her real name, "My name is Qin Jiujiu!"
She explained, "Jiu refers to the wine in 'fine wine'..."
Xie Jing repeated again, "Jiujiu..." He paused, and a certain memory seemed to surface in his mind, as he casually called out, "A Jiu?"
The person in his memory overlapped with the person in front of him.
His eyes held an emotion that Qin Jiujiu couldn't quite understand, but his gaze was intensely hot. She felt a little flustered by it, her face flushed, and she suddenly averted his gaze.
He followed his feelings and touched her face.
Qin Jiujiu quickly took a step back, nearly falling, but Xie Jing caught her. As he held her in his arms, Qin Jiujiu suddenly looked up and met a pair of clear eyes so gentle they seemed about to drip with water.
His voice was soft, possessing a bewitching magic, and came from above her head.
"Be careful..."
This young man was incredibly gentle. His gaze was like the warm sun in spring, warm and comfortable.
Qin Jiujiu quickly broke free from his embrace, her face flushed with embarrassment, and emphasized, "You are my guard, guards cannot be like this..." She saw the coldness on the young man's originally icy face seemed to be melting. She thought for a moment and explained, "You may not be clear due to your amnesia – men and women cannot be this intimate!"
The young man's innocent gaze made her unable to look directly at him. Qin Jiujiu inexplicably felt like a trafficker kidnapping a young man, and quickly ran out the door.
It was safer in this brothel. She had to find a way to stay here for now!
Xie Jing watched Qin Jiujiu's retreating back and fell into thought. She said men and women couldn't be so intimate, but he had already witnessed more intimate actions here... Moreover, in his memory, they were often like this.
Qin Jiujiu went out and patted her chest. Once she calmed down, she pulled a woman from the brothel and said, "Please help me find the young master in red."
Upon hearing "young master in red," the woman replied without hesitation, "Then follow me!"
As soon as the man in red saw her, he spoke first, "Young lady, are you not satisfied? Shall I find you someone even better..."
Qin Jiujiu quickly interrupted him. His gaze lingered on Qin Jiujiu for a few moments. Her clothes were not disheveled, and her hair was still neat. It was evident she had not engaged in any intimate activities. He understood.
"Sir, no need! I want to buy out the blue-clothed young master!"
Xie Jing had not been here for long, so he hadn't acquired a stage name yet. The man in red assumed she was referring to Xie Jing and readily agreed, "In that case, how much are you willing to pay?"
Qin Jiujiu had brought enough money with her when she left. She wouldn't suffer herself, so she took out two silver ingots from her pocket. The man in red smiled, "He is yours now..."
He then took the silver from her hand and instructed his subordinates to fetch Xie Jing's indenture. Thus, Xie Jing was bought out from this place.
"May I trouble you with one thing, sir?"
In this Manluo Kingdom, this was a relatively safe place, so Qin Jiujiu decided to stay here temporarily and wait for new plot developments.
She was not the protagonist, so the original plot was proceeding in an orderly fashion. This situation might be an element not present in the original novel, allowing her to live comfortably.
As long as she had enough money, she could accomplish many things.
The man in red received sufficient funds from Qin Jiujiu, and naturally, he could make an exception to arrange a room for her. As for Xie Jing, although she had bought him out, she didn't intend for him to know.
"Host, if the villain regains his memory, won't he retaliate against you?"
Qin Jiujiu smiled, "Retaliation is a matter for later... at least for now, he has to listen to me!"
Thus, under Qin Jiujiu's arrangements, the man in red continued to train Xie Jing as usual, no different from the others. He even gained an additional identity – a male escort hired by Qin Jiujiu with a hefty sum of money, to serve Qin Jiujiu!
That evening, Xie Jing stood in Qin Jiujiu's luxurious private room. She pointed to her bed and said, "Go! Make the bed for this lady!"
Xie Jing looked at her but didn't move. Just as Qin Jiujiu thought that even with amnesia, his inherent ferocity remained unchanged, he actually moved. Not only did he move, but he headed towards the bed.
She leisurely sat to the side and conversed with the system in her mind, "System, where are Yue Nansang and Su Mu now?"
The system honestly replied, "Yue Nansang and Su Mu have returned to the Shengqi Kingdom's military camp. Shengqi Kingdom and Manluo Kingdom are currently at war, and Yue Nansang is designing a way to break Manluo Kingdom's witchcraft..."
Qin Jiujiu nodded and pondered, "It seems the plot is progressing towards Yue Nansang returning to Anzhou!"
The system responded, "Yes!"
Xie Jing had already walked behind Qin Jiujiu. Seeing her deep in thought, he suddenly said, "The bed is made... you..."
Qin Jiujiu was startled by Xie Jing's sudden interruption of her thoughts, her body trembled. She looked up at Xie Jing, then at the bed. The bed was indeed quite magnificent!
Looking at the large bed, she suddenly recalled some suggestive novels, her face flushed. She then heard Xie Jing's intermittent voice beside her ear, "You... are you going to sleep..."
Just as Qin Jiujiu was about to answer "yes," a face suddenly appeared before her – Xie Jing leaned close to her.
His hand touched her waistband. Qin Jiujiu's mind suddenly buzzed, her head felt like it had short-circuited. The phrase "brain buzzing" could be used to describe it vividly.
"What are you doing?"
She quickly stood up and took a step back, distancing herself from him. The temperature around her dropped significantly, allowing her to think calmly.
"Serving you to sleep." Qin Jiujiu looked at Xie Jing in shock, but saw his expression was unchanged.
He could say such a thing so nonchalantly!