CHAPTER 1138: CHAPTER 89: CAN’T I ENJOY A LITTLE PLEASURE TOO?

"This is what life is all about..."

Shen Qingxi lounged comfortably in the steam room, crossing her legs, and affectionately hugged the shy young girl next to her, giving her a big kiss.

Normally, the bathhouse doesn’t offer this kind of companionship service.

But as the saying goes, money talks.

And Shen Qingxi just happened to have plenty of money.

Those rich people who say money is just a number aren’t lying.

When wealth accumulates to a certain level, you’ll find it hard to spend it all.

When the poor suddenly get wealth, drinking a bottle of Moutai or eating a bowl of shark fin can offer intense happiness.

But for the truly wealthy, even if you spend ten or a hundred times more to drink a sip of vintage wine or taste South African abalone cooked with polar bear whip... it’s just whatever.

The leap from 100 to 110 doesn’t feel as thrilling as the leap from 0 to 100.

How much can one person spend on indulging in food and drink daily?

Shen Qingxi isn’t doing much business nowadays. After all, she’s still a single woman, feeding herself and not worrying about a family. Just living off the inheritance from the Shen Family is enough for her to squander frivolously for a lifetime.

If there’s nowhere else to spend money, then charity it is.

Under her management are two sects, the Longevity Sect in the Mortal World distributes free grains and oil during holidays, and without the need for active promotion, their followers steadily increase. The Mechanical God Sect in the Netherworld supports a large group of refugees, which includes many skilled workers, and they’ve now set up numerous factories, with the goods produced being re-sold to the Real World, becoming major taxpayers.

And her current job is to play the part of a charlatan every day, issuing various decrees to followers under the guise of divine will, all while continuing her cultivation.

Watching her bank balance grow daily, she silently ponders the tedium and emptiness of life.

Tianmen City is entering a period of rapid development, with the state-led heavy and light industry committees pushing for a long-term strategic plan. Factories are springing up one after another, spewing black smoke that clouds the air.

Every day, hundreds of cargo ships pass in and out of the port, and a deluge of goods is transported from Tianmen to various places, driving Jizhou’s economic growth.

Many commercial establishments that used to provide high-end services to the wealthy have been shut down over the years. With one enforcement action after another, various criminal forces and gray industries have vanished without a trace.

Places like Liusheng Dojo have become rare.

And besides, they don’t openly do business; without a guide, you wouldn’t even know where their door is.

As night falls and the lights come on, Liusheng Dojo finally gets into business.

"Your business seems to be going pretty well here, doesn’t it?"

Hearing the noise from next door, Li Mumu nonchalantly sipped her sake and looked at the twin flowers snuggled beside her.

The person surnamed Wang really has no shame, actually sending over a pair of twins—and pure ones at that.

Wonder how much fun he’s having next door.

"Please rest assured, dear customer, our discretion is guaranteed here."

Clearly, both Chiba the elder sister and Chika the younger are new to this; their language and actions lack commercial polish, and their manner is stiff, with traces of resentment and helplessness in their expressions.

Of course, the dojo doesn’t prepare special pools for female guests... There’s no preparation for female guests at all.

So Li Mumu and Shen Qingxi were using the pool designated for the dojo disciples.

To entertain these wealthy... ahem! distinguished guests, all the other disciples had been sent back to their rooms, postponing their bathing time.

The twin sisters are in the prime of youth, graceful and attractive, with supple and smooth skin, snow-white and delicate, a top-notch appearance.

The only downside is they lack experience serving others, unlike professional technicians who are sweet-talking and skilled, requiring Li Mumu to take the initiative to guide them...

Baloney, it’s not like I’m a veteran; I just played a lot of games before.

Who says girls can’t love soft and gentle girls?

In the future era, girls’ dorms at school are way more open than this, with kissing, touching, and even sharing a bunk as commonplace.

"That’s enough soaking, let’s go, give me a massage."

Li Mumu stood up, wrapped herself in a towel. The sisters hesitated for a moment, wanting to help, but found that the guest had already tidied up herself.

"Mr. Shen is still in the steam room..."

"Leave her be."

A woman who can turn into a steam locomotive at any time, keeping an Elemental Lord of mist as a pet, insisting on imitating those big bosses by smoking cigars and taking saunas... Anyway, Li Mumu couldn’t understand Shen Qingxi’s peculiar tastes.

In the scorching summer, after a bath, one would feel refreshingly cool.

While turning on the hair dryer to blow-dry, Nanyun Qianye leaned close to Li Mumu’s ear and whispered, "Mr. Mu, did you really know what kind of place this is before you came?"

"Liusheng Dojo, right? What’s up?"

"I mean, a place like this isn’t quite suitable for someone like you to visit."

"Didn’t I offer enough money?"

"No, what I mean is... with your esteemed status, even though we guarantee discretion, there’s always a chance, however small, that something goes wrong. What if there’s an especially rude or brute customer, relying on force to have their way..."

Saying this, a flicker of fear crossed Nanyun Qianye’s eyes.

"Talk all you want, but it’s still a money issue, isn’t it."

Li Mumu opened her wallet, pulled out a stack of crisp hundred-yuan bills, and slammed them on the table: "In a dojo that charges fees for disciples, you mean to tell me there’s no self-defense capability? Go find the toughest swordsman you have here to guard the door. If anyone barges in, cut them down; if they die, I’ll take responsibility. I have money to burn!"

Nanyun Qianye wanted to say something but held back.

She really wanted to refuse, but this woman was giving way too much.

"Mr. Mu, I can only assure you that if anything unexpected happens, we sisters will do whatever it takes to ensure your safety."

As for situations where even the two of them couldn’t hold their ground with their lives, there wasn’t much to be done.

"Alright, alright, such spirit!"

Li Mumu felt quite pleased; regardless of the kids’ skills, at least they showed the right attitude.

"This place my man recommended to me is certainly intriguing."

"Your man?"

Nanyun Qianye looked astonished, unable to help but blurt out, "Is your man a decent person?"

"No."

Li Mumu shook her head, sighing: "He’s a very, very bad person."

"Uh..."

Nanyun Qianye really didn’t know how to respond to that.

"Alright, let’s not talk about him. What’s next on the itinerary? Do you have a full-body care package?"

"Oh, yes, we have rose essential oils from France and snow cream from the Federation..."

"What’s the most expensive?"