Started from listening to music in the brothel and earned billions of bad people

At this moment, Li Qiankun's deep, lake-like eyes fixed on Li Xingyun, and he slowly spoke, "That's good! Since no one objects, let's do it this way!" As he finished speaking, the young eunuch who had been supporting him stepped forward, cleared his throat, and began to read aloud the carefully drafted competition plan. The entire scene instantly became tense and solemn, and everyone held their breath, awaiting the next development.

"The third competition is a competition of strategy." As the young eunuch finished speaking, five palace maids walked out from the side.

Li Xinghu and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, their faces filled with confusion, wondering in their hearts: What connection could strategy have with these palace maids? It was truly puzzling.

At this moment, the young eunuch shouted loudly: "The content of this competition is as follows: Each prince needs to choose a palace maid, and try to bring her out of Shenwu City safely and send her to Shenwu Terrace outside the city! The one who takes the shortest time will be the winner!" As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned and there was silence for a while.

At first, everyone thought that this task was not difficult. After all, for them, as princes, taking someone out of the city should be easy.

However, before everyone could recover from their surprise, the young eunuch added, "In addition, the Jinyiwei, the Imperial Guards, the Eastern Depot, and various forces within Shenwu City will intercept the princes. Before the competition is over, they have the right to search any prince's entourage and carriage when leaving the city. No one is allowed to stop them! If they are intercepted, it will be considered a mission failure!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xinghu and the others couldn't help but frown, their relaxed mood instantly turning heavy. It would have been fine if someone had intercepted them, but to allow them to search their entourage and carriage at will was exponentially more difficult, and definitely not something the average person could handle.

In addition, all the princes were free to deploy their own guests and guards to provide assistance, with the goal of preventing the other princes from successfully sending the palace maid out of Shenwu City! As soon as this news spread, the princes present looked at each other in bewilderment. After exchanging glances, they felt that this matter was extremely difficult and difficult to handle!

The young eunuch said in a shrill voice, "This is the specific content of the competition. Please choose the palace maids according to the regulations, my princes!" After that, he forced a disgusting fake smile on his already flattering face, and at the same time, he deliberately stretched out the tone and announced the rules loudly in his unique duck voice.

This... Faced with this situation, everyone fell silent. But at this moment, Li Xinghu's expression was the most grim. He knew full well that this level would test the strength of the various factions within Shenwu City. If one had an extensive network of connections, completing this task might be relatively easy; conversely, without strong connections, successfully completing this level would undoubtedly be fraught with difficulty.

Unfortunately, Li Xinghu is clearly at a disadvantage in terms of personal connections, which is an extremely unfavorable situation for him!

"Why, second brother, are you ready to give up?" Li Qiankun looked at Li Xinghu with a sharp gaze, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and asked with a smile. His tone sounded neither salty nor bland, but it concealed a hint of majesty and oppression.

Li Xinghu's heart tightened at this moment. He knew his father's methods and temper well. While his participation in this competition wasn't crucial, if he showed even the slightest sign of dissatisfaction or a desire to stand out, he would likely be mercilessly punished by his father. At this thought, a drop of cold sweat instantly trickled down Li Xinghu's forehead, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"No... no... I absolutely didn't mean that!" Li Xinghu quickly lowered his head, his voice slightly stuttering, and he seemed extremely nervous. At this moment, he didn't dare to have the slightest disobedience in his heart, and he didn't even have the courage to look up at Li Qiankun.

Seeing Li Xinghu's understanding, Li Qiankun nodded in satisfaction, then retracted his gaze and leaned back on the dragon throne, a symbol of supreme power. He closed his eyes slightly, paused for a moment, and then slowly said, "Well, that's good. Since everyone has no objection, let's start choosing!"

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, the previously silent Sixth Prince, Li Xingmin, suddenly stood up. Smiling, he glanced around at the others present before fixing his gaze on Li Xingyun. He made an elegant gesture of invitation and whispered, "Thirteenth Brother, please!" This gesture clearly indicated that Li Xingyun was being asked to choose first.

Li Xingyun wasn't surprised by Li Xingmin's invitation. He smiled back, exchanged glances, then laughed heartily as he stepped forward, first approaching the five graceful and beautiful palace maids.

The palace maids stood in a neat row, dressed in uniform palace attire. Though not particularly striking, one woman among them caught everyone's attention. She had a beautiful face, above average in appearance, with a lively look between her eyebrows. She was tall and slender, with a graceful figure and beautiful curves.

Li Xingyun casually glanced at the group of palace maids, finally pointing his finger at the one in the middle, and asked, "What's your name?"

Seeing this, the palace maid pointed at by Li Xingyun hurriedly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and then replied softly: "In reply to the Thirteenth Prince, my name is Qingmeng." Her voice was crisp and pleasant, as beautiful as a yellow oriole singing in a valley.

Qing Meng showed no fear in front of the prince. She answered questions neither humbly nor arrogantly, behaved gracefully and appropriately, and spoke with ease and confidence, without any sign of panic.

Li Xingyun nodded slightly to show his satisfaction, and said casually: "Well, it's you, stand behind me!" For him, the selection of palace maids this time was just a formality. As for whether Li Qiankun would tamper with the palace maids, he didn't really care. After all, in his heart, "it doesn't matter who you choose."

Hearing Li Xingyun's instructions, Qing Meng replied softly, "Yes!" Then she took light lotus steps, her figure swaying gracefully, and slowly walked to stand behind Li Xingyun.