Starry Sky Railway: Starting with a furious outburst at Aha

Chapter 114 Zhou Yuan "Accepts Bribes"

"Is this really true?" Fu Xuan's expression seemed somewhat amused.

Zhou Yuan paused for two seconds, unable to figure out the purpose of her question, and could only nod again:

"Of course, Fu Taibu may not know this, but I have always liked to tell the truth."

"Then let me ask you, which suits me better, black stockings or white stockings?"

"?"

What kind of question is this? It feels like a trap... Zhou Yuan frowned slightly and looked at Fu Xuan, falling silent.

"What, is it hard to answer? Why aren't you saying anything?" Fu Xuan asked again.

“Hmm…this tests Fu Taibu’s taste in clothing,” Zhou Yuan said after a moment’s thought, offering his advice from a professional perspective. “Perhaps I can only make an accurate judgment after seeing it in person.”

“Heh…” Fu Xuan suddenly chuckled a few times.

"Go on, go back and get some rest. You have a lot of scenes to film today."

"Okay." Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to get away with the problem.

Picking up her phone, she saw that Zhou Huan hadn't posted a message since her last one, and it seemed she had given up on her goal.

Total victory!

Zhou Yuan smiled and bid farewell to Fu Xuan, preparing to greet the first light of dawn on the horizon.

However, when they pushed open the door, they saw no new hope, only Zhou Huan waiting by the side with a bag in his hand.

"Hey, what a coincidence, Brother Zhou!" Zhou Huan was surprised to see Zhou Yuan come out.

"So you work here, Brother Zhou?"

What a "coincidence"... Zhou Yuan remained noncommittal, instead asking:

"Why are you here?"

“I live nearby,” Zhou Huan pointed to a house in the corner. “I’ve been waiting for Brother Zhou for ages but he hasn’t answered me, so I was thinking of going home to wait for him.”

"Now that Brother Zhou is out, why don't we go get a foot massage now?"

“…Let’s go.” Zhou Yuan sighed.

Offending people is very bad, especially someone who appears out of nowhere without a main storyline.

Zhou Yuan felt that what he needed to do was to confess his aversion to homosexuality in the short period of time that followed.

Following Zhou Huan through a maze of turns, the two entered Luofu Foot Bath.

It was already six o'clock in the morning, but the foot massage parlor was still wide open.

"Welcome, distinguished guests."

Upon seeing the two, the fox-girl at the front desk immediately greeted them warmly.

"Don't worry about me, I understand!" Zhou Huan waved with a smile, declined the approaching waiter, and led Zhou Yuan into the foot massage parlor, arriving at a rockery.

"Are you here to see the scenery?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"Don't rush, this is actually my first time here too."

"Let me see, the fifth one on the left..." Zhou Huan muttered, pressing his hand on the stone. The artificial mountain suddenly deformed and moved, making way for a small opening that could accommodate one person. It turned out to be the entrance to a cave!

Upon entering, you will see a long corridor running from front to back, with a soundproof private room on each side of the corridor.

They entered an unattended private room, and Zhou Huan quickly rang the bell to call a staff member.

He arrogantly tossed the card forward:

"I was introduced by a regular customer. I heard that girl number 39 is nice, so I'll take her. I'll let my brother choose one himself!"

As he spoke, he turned to Zhou Yuan and smiled, "Don't be shy, this time it's on me."

"You...you're not gay?" Zhou Yuan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"?" Zhou Huan almost thought he had misheard. He looked at Zhou Yuan in surprise for a few moments, and tentatively said, "I can be."

"Damn it!" This time, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but show his disgust on his face.

"Brother, stop haunting me. I'm not gay, and I'm lesbian." Zhou Yuan's voice was strong and his attitude was unwavering when he said this.

“I can be a woman too,” Zhou Huan suddenly said shyly.

He couldn't hold back any longer... Zhou Yuan's fist suddenly clenched, and he even had the urge to kill his opponent with one punch.

"Just kidding, hehe." Zhou Huan noticed that Zhou Yuan's expression was off, and quickly laughed it off. "I'm a real man."

"Then why are you bothering me? And why did you bring me here?"

"To be honest, Brother Zhou Yuan, I want to join the Starry Sky Train, and I also want to be an anonymous passenger!"

“...Is that so?” Zhou Yuan glanced at him, his expression sincere and not at all fake. “I can’t make that decision. You’ll have to ask the navigator about this.”

"Alright, Brother Zhou, could you please send me the navigator's contact information later? Now you can just wait and enjoy yourself."

Zhou Yuan nodded, finally letting out a breath, and lay back in the chair rubbing his cheeks.

Soon, several beautiful young women entered the private room.

At Zhou Huan's strong suggestion, Zhou Yuan randomly picked someone who was good-looking:

"Do you know how to give a massage? Give me a massage."

"Just a massage?" Zhou Huan, with Xin Yi's arm around No. 39, winked at Zhou Yuan with a playful smile. "Not doing anything else?"

“I’m not interested,” Zhou Yuan said, his guard lessening considerably after learning that Zhou Huan wasn’t gay. “I prefer feelings that develop slowly.”

"Oh~~" Zhou Huan understood, and most of her worries were relieved.

Turns out it was emotional fastidiousness, thank goodness...

“In that case, I’ll learn from Brother Zhou.” With that, he beckoned Number 39 to massage his shoulders.

"By the way, what did you prepare?" Zhou Yuan asked.

“Oh, a case with gold in it,” Zhou Huan opened the pocket to show Zhou Yuan, “better safe than sorry.”

Zhou Yuan: "......"

After a moment of silence, Zhou Huan started chatting with Number 39.

Zhou Yuan tried to clear his mind, but the conversations kept replaying in his head.

After listening attentively for a while, it was nothing more than some classic tropes of playing the victim: a gambling father, a divorced mother, a rebellious younger brother, and a broken woman.

Zhou Yuan was already used to it, but Zhou Huan seemed to be hearing it for the first time. He listened intently, nodding his head and sighing to Zhou Yuan:

"Listen to this, what a filial child!"

"Are you serious...?" Zhou Yuan glanced at him sideways and remained silent for a few seconds.

"She's a really pitiful little girl."

“Right, right,” Zhou Huan nodded repeatedly, “She’s in such a terrible state, if I don’t help her, who will… Add two more hours!”

......

In a daze, Zhou Yuan was awakened by the ringing of the bell. When he opened his eyes, he was still lying in the chair, but there was no one else in the room.

Zhou Yuan went outside and learned at the front desk that Zhou Huan had paid the bill and left.

After opening the chat interface with Zhou Huan, Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and then sent him Ji Zi's contact information.

"This is the navigator; you can just call her Himeko."

After sending the message, Zhou Yuan remembered that he should be in prison, so he quickly put on the Fool's Mask.

Upon entering the filming location, Zhou Yuan approached Fu Xuan and raised his questions.

“It’s alright. Everyone here signed a confidentiality agreement, so they won’t reveal that you’ve been released from prison…except for yourself,” Fu Xuan said. “No one saw you go back yesterday, right?”

"No." Zhou Yuan quickly shook his head, feeling relieved at the same time.

Fortunately, the place I went to yesterday wasn't legitimate, so even if they recognized me, they couldn't report it to the police.

Looks like this mask will have to be welded to my face until I get out of prison...

"Get ready, filming is about to begin."

Fu Xuan nodded to Zhou Yuan, then turned and called to the props team.

"Today we're filming the scene of the First Emperor fighting a hundred cavalrymen alone. Are all the spear props ready? Let's double-check!"

"Props?" Zhou Yuan asked. "Wasn't the First Emperor supposed to be invulnerable to swords and spears? Using props would seem too fake."

"Do you really think you're the First Emperor? What if you accidentally stab someone with a real gun?"

"Oh, what a coincidence, I really am invulnerable to swords and spears."