Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 383 - 384: Courtesan Contest (4)_1

Chapter 383: Chapter 384: Courtesan Contest (4)_1

Peaceful Ping County was still deserted as the day before everyone had rushed off to witness a gruesome execution. The very next day, they all clustered together again on Central Street to witness the Beauty Pageant.

Nan Feng asked Feng Gu, who had returned from the execution ground, if she had been able to see anything? Feng Gu said there were so many people that she couldn’t even get close; she even tried to climb a tree but still couldn’t get a clear view. All she knew for sure was that someone had been beheaded.

But Feng Gu mentioned that the Clerk, after reading out the charges at the execution ground, also mentioned the meritorious individuals.

Nan Feng then showed some interest: "Was I mentioned?"

"No, you weren’t," Feng Gu said.

Nan Feng was slightly disappointed, but Feng Gu quickly added: "However, the Clerk did mention that the case was solved with the help of the ’Heroine with the Bow’. Not sure who this ’Heroine with the Bow’ is, but my guess is you. Have you ever fought against wolves, Sister Nan Feng?"

That must be her, right?

Others are known as heroes for shooting eagles, and she is now the heroine for shooting wolves.

Ye Ge didn’t want her life to be disturbed, so he gave her the title of the "Heroine with the Bow". Nan Feng didn’t like the name and thought it should be something cooler like "Ghost Wailer" or "Exterminating Nun".

"Yeah, that’s probably me. I’ve fought wolves before," Nan Feng said with a laugh, patting Feng Gu on the shoulder, "You had fun yesterday, so today it’s your turn to look after the store. I’m off to deliver some face masks to the Beauty Pageant."

"Huh? The Beauty Pageant?" Feng Gu was clearly also keen on going. "Sister Nan Feng, why don’t I go deliver them for you? You dislike crowds, and this box of face masks is heavy. You’ll get tired; I’d go and deliver them."

"Thanks for the nice thought, but I’m afraid you won’t find the person. I should go and deliver them. Make sure to mind the store well."

"Well... okay," although Feng Gu was disappointed, she dare not defy Nan Feng’s words. She obediently agreed to stay behind and mind the store.

...

Nan Feng used her old pushcart to transport a hundred boxes of face masks to the Beauty Pageant site.

The place was packed with people, and Nan Feng kept asking for permission, "Excuse me," "May I pass through..."

Despite receiving numerous sidelong glances, she managed to bring the face masks all the way to the front of the stage after a lot of effort.

The competition had already begun. Ladies were dancing on the stage, leading the others. The woman in a transparent red silk robe was probably one of the contestants vying for the title of the leading courtesan. Nan Feng watched them for a while but was rather unimpressed. The main issue was that they had saggy muscles, and their arms jiggled as they danced.

Modern women tend to develop flabby flesh due to staying awake late into the night and lack of exercise.

Nan Feng wondered, doesn’t their nocturnal activity count as exercise?

Maybe not, as long as their kidneys aren’t harmed.

After this red-clad girl finished, the applause was sparse. Soon another girl clad in green silk came on; she played the zither, which modern people call the guzheng. Although Nan Feng had no expertise in music, she could still tell that the girl was just barely making do.

The applause was scarcely better for her as well.

The next one came along to sing, but neither the lyrics nor the melody were appealing.

Nan Feng came in hopes of seeing a grand performance like that of the famous courtesan Li Shishi but was more and more disappointed the longer she watched.

The quality of the participants in this small town beauty contest was pretty much the same as those she usually saw on anti-prostitution news. They were all heavily made up, and the smell of their powder could be discerned from afar.