I think B2 might be a bad idea:
One thing you’ve learned from the chambermaids – youth gives you the license to be be blatant with flattery. They told you that an older man may be expected to lie to gain their favour, but a child’s mouth is honest. You’re not quite sure that’s true in any way, but it’s worked for you so far.
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“A favour?” Madam Jiang laughs again, her demeanour suddenly relaxing. “Hm, you certainly are tactful about it. Are you going to poison all the harlots he’s brought into the house? He never follows my advice on that part. I suppose rumours have spread so far that even the mountain-dwelling hermit physicians have heard of it. What a disgrace!”
You pause momentarily. Her candour is unexpected; you had only been fishing in the dark from what little you could observe. It appears that she has much resentment against her husband. You might have stumbled across something that could be risky.
This woman feels a bit lonely and neglected by her husband, which is something we're taking advantage of here. One part of it is that she wants to get back at her husband for fucking the chambermaids, but she also wants to feel sexy. Turning this into a business transaction where it becomes sex in return for an invitation will really shatter her fantasy and make her feel used.
On the other hand, sneaking upstairs to pick up the invitation after she's exhausted from a good fuck seems like a smarter play. Yeah, she'll be pissed when she finds out our real intentions, but by then we'll be in Luoying Manor. And once it's gone, what the fuck is she going to do about it; tell her husband? "Hey honey, so this kid came by and fucked me so hard I passed out, I think he took your invite while I was still shaking in bed, delirious from pleasure. Dinner's on the stove." She's going to lie to her husband to cover her own ass too, of course. With A1, she doesn't have to.
However, she could make some noise during the act, so others might hear. There's a chance we might run into one of the chambermaids or servants as we're trying to steal it. Still, I think it's a better bet than B2.
C1
Ehem, ehem Snogfeng school aren't our mortal enemies? i know its not -100, but -95 is close enough to that imo.
Having 20 people voting you get 20 different definitions of success. I say Songfeng didn't went way i consider it big success we did get self made skill with is cool but the way we got there gives me bad aftertaste still think we made Jing be, not look like huge ass. And regarding beggars tech was bonus from Treave for miss counting not consequence of going to Songfeng.
No, they aren't our mortal enemies - if they were, we'd be getting a bounty on our heads. Yes, they hate us, but Master Rong's honour and our fair conduct in the duel mean that they aren't going to come after us. In the end, I think that having the school hate us iwas unavoidable. As for morality, the whole situation was tricky; we had someone who was likely an attempted murderer, and a victim who was completely vulnerable against them. We were in a position to do something about, but it also would involve trying to protect a man from his only child and heir, whom he loves. It was a real moral conundrum - I say that we tried to do the right thing overall, but really, the whole situation was one big clusterfuck.
Good point about the Beggars, though.
