After being reborn, I locked up all the scumbags and bitches in one nest.

The Crown Prince retorted, "Duke, eat something light tonight to protect your stomach and teeth! Someone might have acid reflux tomorrow!"

Duke Zhen found the Crown Prince's gaze very pleasing and nodded, "Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness. I originally wanted to have pickled fish tonight, but I've had enough of the sour smell. For the sake of my health, I'll have something lighter."

The two were singing in unison, and the people behind Prince Jiang were still not convinced. Just as they were about to speak, Prime Minister Xiao stopped them with a look.

The man glared fiercely at Duke Zhen and the Crown Prince in secret.

However, neither the Duke nor the Crown Prince even glanced at him.

After the first day of competition ended, the Emperor, Empress, and other members of the main group returned to the palace, while Qin Wanyou, Murong Xiao, and the others went back to their respective residences to rest, planning to continue watching the competition the next day.

The competition starting tomorrow is quite important. To avoid a repeat of today's incident, the leaders of each organization have specially assigned people to protect the participants.

In the past, incidents of participants being sabotaged occurred during the competition, but this time, such underhanded tactics have already begun at the very beginning.

Everyone is now on high alert, and some are also trying to find out about the situation of others.

Sure enough, just as the people from the Jiang Dynasty left the post station, the people from Chu and Yue followed closely behind.

Not long after their men left, different men in black arrived at the inn, hiding themselves in the darkness, leaping, rolling, and dodging among the artificial hills and trees.

After finding the room that resembled the target, just as they were about to get closer, they discovered that the guards were exceptionally perceptive, ready to strike at the slightest sound.

Finally, the man in black could only turn to other places to investigate, hoping to get some useful information.

After lurking around for a while, the people who had been searching for clues found an opportunity to leave.

Those familiar with Yandu City can wander freely, for all roads lead to Rome; but those who are less familiar with it naturally dare not venture out and will generally return the way they came.

Therefore, the groups heading back home met on the way.

Originally, everyone was a stranger and went their own way. However, some of them were skilled and daring, and upon discovering the men in black, they immediately took action.

The man in black who was ambushed was also alert. He noticed the unusual atmosphere and immediately took precautions.

Then, the two groups of men in black started fighting.

The exchange was back and forth, and both sides were quite skilled in martial arts.

They quickly shot from the rooftop to a small grove of trees across the street.

Upon reaching the grove, they soon encountered another group of men in black.

However, the group of men in black remained on the sidelines.

Neither side can go all out, as they also have to be wary of ambushes from the sidelines.

After fighting for a while, the two sides realized that neither side was weak, and if the onlookers intervened, it would be disadvantageous for them to continue fighting.

So, after a few rounds of fighting, both sides tacitly stopped.

Those who had been watching for a while left quickly after the two sides stopped fighting.

Then the group of men in black who started the ambush were suddenly attacked by a barrage of hidden weapons and grenades from the masked men in black on the other side.

After everyone dodged, the masked man in black on the other side also left the scene and disappeared without a trace.

“Sir?” one of the men in black asked.

The man squinted at the pitch-black distance ahead and said, "Let's go back first!"

Prince An's Mansion

Mo Nan and Mo Dong, both dressed in black, arrived at Murong Xiao's study.

"master!"

Murong Xiao tilted his head slightly. "How is it?"

The two men shook their heads. "We are incompetent. Both countries have strengthened their defenses at the post station, making it difficult for us to get close. Therefore, we have not found any useful information."

Murong Xiao looked away from the table, his gaze becoming hazy. He pondered for a moment, "After being ambushed on the first day, everyone is on high alert. I don't blame you."

Then, glancing at the sky outside, he said, "We'll be busy tomorrow, so you should all go and rest!"

The two bowed to Murong Xiao and prepared to leave. Just as they turned around, Mo Nan turned back and said, "By the way, Master, we were ambushed on our way back. I suspect those people might be spies."

After all, they were also there to gather information, and if given the chance, they might do something underhanded. It's possible that people from other countries had the same idea.

"Oh? They recognized you?" Murong Xiao asked.

The two shook their heads. Mo Dong replied, "I don't know. The people we fought were quite skilled, and judging from their movements, they probably weren't going all out; they were mainly testing us. So I think they probably didn't discover our identities. At the same time, we also spotted another man in black, who might also be a spy."

After a pause, recalling the hidden weapon they had launched when they left, they said, "However, we also ambushed them when they weren't paying attention. If they are from one of the other two countries, we should be able to recognize them when they arrive at the scene tomorrow."

Murong Xiao nodded, "Tomorrow's competition is not an individual event, but a team effort. As long as the key figures are safe, there will be many people who can participate. They won't be foolish enough to plot against tomorrow's competitors tonight. You won't find out anything tonight, and they will get the same result."

Indeed, as Murong Xiao said, the other two countries were also unable to obtain any important information from each other.

On the second day of the competition, the Emperor and Empress did not attend. Instead, the Crown Prince and Murong Xiao accompanied Prince Jiang and Princess Chu Yue to watch the competition.

Qin Wanyou naturally sat next to Murong Xiao in the main row.

Today's competition is about building skills. We've given the participants a pile of wood, and they're asked to design and build a beautiful and sturdy building model.

The people sent by the Great Yan side were from the Ministry of Works, and they were all very experienced veterans.

The main themes of this construction project are earthquake resistance and waterproofing.

After seeing the question, the participants frowned a little, but they quickly gathered together to discuss the design.

To prevent plagiarism, the three teams were separated by partitions, each in its own area, with dedicated personnel guarding each area.

Because designing and building takes a lot of time, just looking at it all the time can get quite boring.

Prince Jiang spoke first, "Brother Murong, the craftsman gave me a small gadget and told me to take it apart for fun, but not to damage any of the parts. However, I'm clumsy and have been trying to take it apart for a long time without success. I've asked many people to help me, but none of you can do it."

After speaking, he asked the person behind him to present a wooden object.

"Oh, let me see."

Then the prince's attendants stepped forward and picked up the wooden contraption that looked like a hedgehog but wasn't quite.

The prince took it and fiddled with it for a while, but couldn't remove a single piece of wood.

After struggling with it for a while, I still couldn't open it. I shook my head.

Princess Chu Yue had been itching to try, and seeing that Murong Hao couldn't do it, she immediately said, "I'll give it a try."

Murong Hao gave that thing to Chu Xinhe.

Then Chu Xin and Ye fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't solve it.

Then many people present tried to solve it, but still couldn't.

Prince Jiang looked at them smugly, "It seems that our Great Jiang is going to win this competition!"

When Murong Xiao brought it over, Qin Wanyou glanced at it, then took it from Murong Xiao's hand and placed it on the table, turning it around.