With Gua Shengxiu's guidance, Ogata's journey to Sakuramon House instantly became smoother.

It's impossible for every fan of Yunya House not to know Hide Kuao as "Yoshiwara Doshin".

Therefore, no one who saw the world dared to disturb Ogata who was following Gua Sheng.

Just like in the modern earth, no merchant would foolishly ask a person who is following a policeman "Do you want to buy something from our house?"

Without the annoying interruptions from the world-watching fans, Ogata felt as if he had jumped out of a sticky quagmire.

While Gua Sheng was leading the way for Ogata and Atachi, he spoke to the two people behind him from time to time:

"Speaking of which - I haven't asked you two for your names yet. I'm Kusen Hide from the Shirobei Club."

"I am Izumo Ronin, Majima Goro."

"I'm...Ayuki." When Shiranui moved his base near Edo, Omachi didn't want to tell his real name in Edo, so he casually gave it a pseudonym.

After giving a brief self-introduction, Guasheng began to chat casually with the two of them:

"People who come to Yoshihara basically come to have fun."

"You have to spend money to have fun."

"And it's a very large amount of money."

"'Ten thousand taels a day' is not an exaggeration in Yoshiwara. I have seen many people who can spend hundreds or thousands of taels a night in Yoshiwara."

"Because many people who come to Yoshihara basically carry a lot of money with them, so they attract a lot of thieves and robbers."

"Yoshiwara is one of the places with the largest number of thieves and robbers in the entire Edo."

"As a result, our Shirobei Club has to send a large number of manpower to patrol the streets of Yoshiwara all the time."

Having said this, Gua Sheng turned his head and cast a serious look at Ogata.

"When you go to Yoshiwara for fun in the future, remember to watch your wallet. Try not to go to crowded places."

"Thank you for your suggestion." Ogata laughed dumbly, "But I probably won't come to Yoshiwara again."

"In addition to watching your own money, you also need to remember to stay away from strangers who come inexplicably."

When Gua Sheng said this, he turned his attention to Ating.

"Although Yoshiwara is bright and bright both day and night, this place is actually one of the darkest places in Edo."

When he said these words, an imperceptible dim color flashed in Guasheng's eyes.

"There are countless 'underground activities' of invisible people in Yoshihara."

"One of the main tasks of our Shirobei Club is to fight against these 'underground activities'."

"The most harmful 'underground business' is human traffickers."

"They used sweet words to deceive those girls who were in their prime, and abducted those girls into various tourist houses."

"Once you are sold into a tourist house, it will be difficult to deal with it."

"Because we can very well find out whether you were abducted and trafficked into the Yumeya House. Or you were acting there. You clearly entered the Yumeya House voluntarily but lied about being abducted in order to leave Yoshiwara."

"In short, women should be more careful than men after entering Yoshiwara."

"Whether you are in Yoshiwara or outside Yoshiwara, you must be extra careful about those human traffickers."

"Many human traffickers operate outside Yoshiwara, abduct girls outside Yoshiwara, and then sell the girls into Yoshiwara."

Similar words were said by Ogata and Omachi from the uncle at the "Onagari Hand Collection Point".

Both the uncle and Guasheng emphasized the danger of human traffickers. It can be seen that human traffickers are really rampant in Yoshiwara.

Even though they had no friendship, Gua Sheng still spent so much time telling Ogata and A-machi about various precautions in Yoshiwara, which made both of them feel a little fond of this enthusiastic girl.

"Thank you for the reminder!" Ating smiled, "But I don't think any human trafficker would like an ugly girl like me, right?"

After saying that, A-Machi showed a weird smile and raised his finger to point at the extremely bad makeup on her face that couldn't bear to be looked at.

"Don't be careless, Miss Ayuki."

Melons give birth to the righteous path.

"As far as I know, in recent times, Yoshiwara's customers are particularly attracted to people with plump breasts."

Speaking of this, Gua Sheng's eyes moved to Omachi's bulging chest that stretched out her kimono.

I don't know if it was Ogata's illusion, but he always felt that when Gua Sheng moved his eyes to Amachi's chest, the corners of his mouth seemed to twitch, and his eyes seemed to become a little weird.

"Those with large breasts have become one of the main targets of human traffickers in recent times."

Guasheng continued.

"Even if you have an average face, as long as you have plump breasts, you will still be abducted by human traffickers into the house of tourist girls."

"What's more, Miss A-Xing, please don't call yourself an ugly girl. It's too arrogant to belittle yourself."

"Although your makeup... is so thick that people can't see what you really look like, but I can feel that you have a very good foundation."

"I have been working in Yoshiwara for a long time, and I see so many beautiful girls every day, so I still have some eyes for distinguishing beauty from ugliness."

"So I can feel it - your foundation must be very good."

"Your skin is fair enough and you have a good figure."

"After dressing up properly, she will definitely be the kind of beauty who has the potential to become the top star of a certain tourist house."

Ating seemed to be very pleased with this kind of disguised praise of Guasheng.

Amachi looked happy and poked Ogata next to him with his elbow.

"Did you hear that? Miss Gua Sheng said that I am qualified enough to be the top tourist girl."

"And he's the kind of person who's qualified to compete for the position of oiran." Gua Sheng added with a smile.

Hearing what Gua Sheng said, A Ding became even happier.

However, Atachi still played with his hair and said in a helpless tone:

"It's a pity that I haven't studied much. I can't even recognize Chinese characters. There's no way I can be an oiran."

"If you want to be an oiran, it's not enough to be well-educated." Gua Sheng said lightly, "Only the kind of woman who is beautiful, well-educated, good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and good at talking... In short, she must be that kind of almost perfect woman.

Only then can you have the title of oiran."

"Now in the whole Yoshiwara, the only courtesan left is the Fubell Taifu of Umeya."

"Huh?" A-Machi raised his eyebrows in confusion, "From what you said just now, it turns out that there can be more than one oiran in Yoshiwara?"

"Of course there can be more than one oiran." Gua Sheng said in a helpless tone, "It's just because it's so difficult to be an oiran. Most of the time there is only one oiran, so it gives people the impression that there is only one oiran in Yoshihara.

illusion."

"There can be many oirans."

"A few years ago, there were three oirans in Yoshiwara at the same time."

"It's just that I hadn't started working at the Shirobei Club at that time, so I didn't see the scene of the three courtesan competing for beauty."

Speaking of this, Guasheng paused as if he remembered something.

After a long pause, she scratched her hair, and then said to Amachi in a slightly apologetic tone:

"Although I just said that your qualifications are enough to be the number one in a certain tourist house in Yoshiwara."

"But unless you are really desperate in the future, don't come to Yoshiwara to be a wandering girl."

"It's easy to get in Yoshihara, but it's hard to get out."

"Even an courtesan who stands at the top of the list of prostitutes would find it difficult to die peacefully in Yoshihara."

"Of the three courtesans I just mentioned, only one died a good death."

"The only courtesan who died well was successfully redeemed by a rich man who liked her before she got sick, and then married the rich man."

"Being redeemed and being able to be married like an ordinary girl is already the best ending that wandering girls can't even imagine."

"One of the other two people got sick and died in the second year after becoming an oiran."

"The other one, for some unknown reason, failed to control her figure, and her figure was out of shape. No customers ordered her anymore, and she was abandoned by her original employer on the banks of the Rashomon River."

"Um..." Ogata asked, "What is 'Rashomon Bank'?"

"...Did you see that?"

Guasheng stopped and pursed his lips toward the west.

Ogata and Atachi looked in the direction where Kuazo's mouth was pointing.

I saw a dark area to the west of Yoshihara.

Obviously that area is also within the tall wooden wall and is part of Yoshihara, but that area is incompatible with other areas.

All other areas were brightly lit, like daylight.

Only that area was dark, with only a few scattered lights.

"That place is the 'Rashomon River Bank'."

Guasheng said in a calm tone.

"The elderly, the sick...in short, the wandering girls who no longer have any customers calling their names, will most likely be abandoned on the banks of the Rashomon River."

"You can see many of the top signs of a certain former tourist house on the 'Rashomon River Bank'."
To be continued...