The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

Chapter 241 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

Lantern Festival!

The lantern competition is in full swing, and Yongkang City is in danger!

On a remote hillside less than ten miles away from Yongkang City, a mysterious team quietly appeared.

There were about twenty people in this group. They were wearing ordinary fine cotton short coats and looked no different from ordinary people, except that they all had a red hibiscus flower on their heads.

They stood quietly on the hillside, their gaze fixed on the brilliantly lit Yongkang City below. The leader, with a solemn expression, lowered his voice and addressed the group behind him, "Brothers, Yongkang City may appear relaxed today, but its defenses are actually tight. We must seize the opportunity and act swiftly. We must not alert the enemy, let alone that person."

Everyone answered in unison: "Yes!" From the sound of their voices, it was clear that these people had strong internal strength and were not ordinary people.

The leader continued, "During this operation, if anyone tries to stop us, do not injure them. Everyone, remember our goal. Once we capture the person, evacuate immediately!"

"Yes!" everyone responded again. Then, like a ghost, the team vanished into the night. When they reached the city gate, they dispersed and followed the crowd into Yongkang City.

However, there was no movement on the city wall. Yun Qing, who was standing on the city wall enjoying the breeze, was not anxious at all. He knew that if he wanted to catch a big fish, he had to be patient. He knew that the man would not let go of this opportunity.

The lantern competition has concluded, and the three grand prizes have been decided. The emcee then announces that the lanterns will be auctioned, with the proceeds going to disaster relief.

The people in the audience were even more excited when they heard this, and everyone was eager to try it!

"Let's start bidding from lantern number 100 now, with a starting price of one ounce of silver!"

"What, so expensive...?"

"This is expensive, and this is a competition entry! Besides, didn't you hear it was a fundraising campaign?"

"I'll give you ten taels!"

"Wow! Ten taels? Oh my god! How many lanterns can I buy with that?"

There were exclamations from the audience, and someone walked off the stage holding a lantern. The deal was done on the spot. The ten taels of silver were placed in the donation box.

The emcee held up lantern number ninety-nine and said, "...The bidding starts at five taels of silver!"

“It’s rising again, it’s rising again…!”

"I'll give you ten taels...!"

“Fifteen taels…!”

"Sixteen taels!"

"Wow! People in Yongkang County are so rich?" Mu Yao stood at the window, her eyes shining with excitement. She couldn't help but shake Mu Qingcheng's arm.

"Sister, sister, let's go down and bid too! I want that rabbit lantern."

Mu Qingcheng actually wanted to go down a long time ago, but since the competition was going on, she could see it more clearly from the second floor. She liked the crab lantern. The crab's two claws could move, which looked very interesting!

"Sister Su, which lantern do you like?"

Su Qingyan was stunned. She really had never thought about it. She had been studying hard since she was very young and had never enjoyed the joy of playing, let alone buying a toy to please herself.

Seeing the two excited girls, Su Qingyan was also infected. She looked at the dazzling array of lamp stands and carefully selected one.

"I like the hexagonal lantern with the picture of a lady on it."

As soon as Su Qingyan finished speaking, Ning Haochen, who had been standing behind them, saw the hexagonal lantern at a glance.

Soon after, four little girls also started to choose, and several girls of similar age started chattering and making noise.

“…That one looks good…”

“…This one looks good, this one looks good…”

The girls were arguing with each other, each holding their own opinion. Liu Liu kept rolling her eyes, folding her arms, leaning against the wall, and mumbling softly.

"What's so good about this? You act like you have the money to buy it. You don't even listen to the price. It's already one hundred taels. Who among you can afford it?"

When Zijin, Zipei and Linglong heard this, they found out that the bidding price had indeed risen to one hundred taels and was still rising. So far, there was no lantern that was unsold.

The little girls were deflated when they heard this! Then they remembered that they were not selling lanterns. Mu Qingcheng had said that these lanterns must not be wasted, and she wanted to use these lanterns to raise money for disaster relief.

Alas! The girls sighed and shut their mouths. They could only watch.

"Girls, don't be discouraged! Each of you can participate in the bidding tonight. As long as you can grab a lantern, I will pay for it!" Mu Qingcheng patted his chest proudly.

"Let's go downstairs and bid! If you find a lantern you like, don't hesitate to buy it!"

Cheers immediately erupted from the private room! Mu Yao was the first to rush out, running downstairs without a care in the world about her image.

Mu Qingcheng did not stop her when she saw this, because there were many of her own people here, and as long as they were nearby, she would definitely not get lost. However, she still called Zipei: "Zipei, go follow her!" Zipei also ran quickly to catch up!

As they walked downstairs, they saw a crowd of people blocking the entrance to the teahouse. In the front was a middle-aged man dressed in splendid clothes and a golden crown. Beside him was a woman, also dressed in splendid clothes. Her hair was covered in pearls and jade, and around her neck hung four or five colorful necklaces of gold, jade, and gemstones. Each wrist had seven or eight gold bracelets. The people standing nearby were blinded.

The middle-aged man was arguing with the teahouse manager: "Boss, don't refuse my toast and then drink the wine for punishment. Don't you even know who I am? I'm telling you one last time! I've booked this teahouse for today. Get everyone out of here right now."

The shopkeeper said calmly, still smiling, "You are Master Tang, how could we not know you? But you are late today. I rented this teahouse to a distinguished guest a few days ago. Please don't make things difficult for us servants."

"Hey! What? You're afraid of offending others but not me? I'm telling you, if you don't kick them out, I'll have someone smash your shop. Do you believe it?"

The two were arguing when Mu Qingcheng and the others had already walked downstairs. Su Qingyan was stunned there, and Ning Haochen was the first to notice Su Qingyan's abnormality.

He took a step forward and asked quietly, "Miss Su, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Qingcheng turned around and noticed something was wrong with Su Qingyan. She was staring blankly at the middle-aged man blocking the door. Although she was wearing a half mask, it was still clear that her face was very ugly and her eyes were full of anger.

Mu Qingcheng immediately realized something: "Sister Su, this person couldn't be the Zhongshan Wolf!"

Su Qingyan didn't answer. Linglong behind her said angrily, "What a narrow road for enemies to cross! Who else could it be if not him?"

Everyone understood, and Ning Haochen suddenly felt a little sad for the girl in front of him.

Mo Yu said: "Let me go and get rid of them!"

Ning Haochen stood up and stopped Mo Yu: "Let me go!"

He straightened his clothes, took off his mask, and walked towards the door.