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

The two black-clad guards turned and entered the left side of the cave. This was a corridor about four or five meters wide, extending into the mountain. At the end of the corridor, a huge cave appeared. Inside the cave, there was a palace. In front of the palace, there were pavilions, towers, lotus ponds, small bridges, and flowing water.

The air in the cave was fresh and not at all stuffy. Light shone down from above. At the top of the cave was an open-air entrance, from which a mountain stream flowed, falling into the lotus pond below, forming a small waterfall.

The scenery here has a unique beauty, giving people a feeling of being in a paradise.

The main hall door was open, and the sound of stringed instruments emanated from within. Entering the hall, everything before one could be described in four words: magnificent.

A red carpet was laid in the middle of the hall, with dozens of pure gold lotus leaf lanterns placed on both sides. A huge pure gold tripod incense burner was filled with smoke, and the air was filled with fragrance.

In the middle is a large sandalwood stage, on which several enchanting dancers are dancing gracefully.

Behind a light gauze curtain lay a carved rosewood Luohan bed, upon which five people sat or reclined. Surrounded in the center was a burly man in his forties, dressed in a white nightgown, open to reveal his muscular chest. He lay across the lap of a young woman, who massaged his shoulders. Another young woman knelt, massaging his legs. Two other girls, one serving tea and water, the other holding a peeled orange to his lips.

There was also a rosewood carved kang table on the bed, on which were placed tea sets, cakes, and various rare fruits. The most eye-catching thing was a lotus platform made of pure gold, on which sat a fist-sized night pearl.

The big man was enjoying the singing and dancing performance in a leisurely manner, beating the beat rhythmically with his right hand.

Two men in black walked to the front of the Arhat bed with solemn expressions and bowed.

"Brother,"

The big man glanced at the man in black, sat up and said impatiently, "What does that old bastard Yan Jinchang want to do now?"

One of the men in black stepped forward and said, "Brother, Yan Jinchang has taken Wei Ting down the mountain."

The big man seemed a little surprised. He stood up from the bed and waved his hand. The girls hurriedly brought clothes for him to put on.

He walked up to the man in black and asked, "What happened?"

The man in black said, "Wei Ting brought news about Xiaoyue Villa from Fuzhou. I heard that the young master is missing."

"What!" The big man's face suddenly changed: "Is the news reliable?"

The man in black said, "Not only did Wei Ting return just now, but the commander-in-chief also sent another 200 people into the mountains to help us search the mountain. They brought the news."

The big man waved his hand solemnly at the dancer who was dancing on the stage. The music stopped abruptly and everyone bowed and left the hall. Only the three of them were left in the hall.

The big man thought for a moment with a sullen face, then suddenly laughed: "Old Man Yan, that hypocritical villain, I wanted to throw him out a long time ago. It's just right that he left on his own, so I don't have to quarrel with them."

The man in black asked, "How do we arrange for the two hundred men sent by the commander-in-chief?"

The big man frowned and said, "It just so happens that Yan Jinchang has left. Let's arrange for the people to stay in the village first and start searching the mountain tomorrow."

He sat back on the bed, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then something occurred to him, and he raised his voice to ask, "Has the second brother and his gang of bastards not come back yet?"

The two men in black didn't dare to reply and lowered their heads. The big man placed the tea bowl heavily on the table.

"Humph! Bastards! They shouldn't have been let out. They should have been sent down to the mines to be overseers."

The man in black said, "Brother, calm down! Dongling Mountain is so huge. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack with just a few of us, second brother."

The big man's chest heaved with anger. "If they hadn't been so focused on drinking that they let the man in the mine go, would we have lost so many brothers? We wouldn't have incurred the wrath of our superiors. If we can't find him, I'm afraid the King of Hell will come to claim our lives, and we won't be able to survive."

Hearing the King of Hell demanding their lives, the two men in black took a step back in fear.

The man in black said, "Brother, we've been looking for them for so long and still can't find them. Could it be that they have already escaped down the mountain?"

The big man shook his head. "Impossible. There are spies everywhere at the foot of the mountain. The man will be recognized as soon as he enters the village. I believe he is hiding somewhere in the mountain."

The man in black was still terrified. "Doesn't he have the Dragon Shadow Guards? Each of them is a master among masters. One person can take on more than a dozen. We chased and intercepted them, and countless of our brothers were killed or injured. And in the end, that guy still got away. Maybe they've already left here."

The big man's expression became more serious: "We captured four of those Dragon Shadow Guards, and the one who escaped was seriously injured by us. I'm afraid he is dead now.

The man was in a drunken dream again. He used his internal energy to escape, but he had lost all five senses. It was impossible for a blind cripple like him to escape.

He must have been hidden somewhere by the Dragon Shadow Guards. No one took care of him, and he must have starved to death these days.

However, the higher-ups have instructed us to find the person alive or dead, so we have to dig three feet into Dongling Mountain to find him."

Another man in black complained, "Brother! Didn't we agree that we would only be involved in mining when we joined the commander-in-chief? Why do we have to take care of the dirty business of these wealthy families? Who is that man? He was tortured to such an extent, yet he still managed to kill so many of our brothers."

The big man slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Whoever he is, I don't care! Even if he is the emperor, I will cut him into eight pieces and scatter his bones to ashes once I catch him."

The two men in black nodded at the same time: "I will go and pass the order. Gather all the brothers to go to the mountain to look for him tomorrow."

"Well! Bring those four Dragon Shadow Guards tomorrow and let them act as bait. I don't believe they won't come to rescue us."

"Yes……!"

Daxing Town! Zhou's Inn.

Mu Qingcheng and the other two stayed in the inn, some recuperating from their injuries and some sleeping in.

Five or six days passed in a flash.

Mu Qingcheng has not forgotten her mission as a time traveler. Unfortunately, this is an inn. She will find a place to settle down in the future. In order to live longer, she cannot live a leisurely life. She will definitely work hard to complete her mission.

With nothing to do in the inn, Mu Qingcheng made a plan for herself. There were so many things she wanted to change in the ancient times, so she decided to take it one step at a time! When she got the ten thousand taels of gold for the consultation, she would have plenty of time to tinker with it.

Besides refining salt, she also had to deal with daily necessities for bathing and washing her hair, which gave her a headache. She didn't want to get soap nuts tangled in her hair every time she washed it. Actually, there were already bath products like bath beans and scented soap. Unfortunately, bath beans were expensive and a luxury item here, only the wealthy could afford them.

Yun Qing wanted to buy it for her, but Mu Qingcheng refused. She didn't want to waste money. The proprietress said that a bath bean cost three taels of silver and that they were not sold in Daxing Town. They had to be ordered from the county town.

The rich people here use ordinary fragrant pancreas, which is just pig offal, wood ash and some spices.

Ordinary people could not even afford to buy scented soap. They used soap beans and soapberries for bathing, and wood ash for washing clothes.

The scented soap here costs fifteen cents a piece. It is greasy and cannot be used to clean things. Mu Qingcheng dare not use it to take a bath.

In fact, it is not difficult for her to make a bar of soap by herself, but she doesn't want to make these shocking things right away and arouse other people's suspicion.

Not having soap isn't a big deal. Just put it in your plan and we'll work on it later.