Chapter 687 Lantern Festival (2/2)
Yun Shang nodded and sighed. ”You'd better be kind to Lord Hua Guo in the future. Grandfather has done a lot for us. As an old man who should live a peaceful life, he has to lead the army to fight. You know Cangjue Qingsu the best. He is a scheming and vicious man. I am a little worried.”
Luo Qingyan opened a book randomly and looked down at it. Then he said, ”Yes, but Lord Hua Guo is not bad. His Majesty has appointed Liu Yinfeng as his military counsellor. Although I don't like Liu Yingfeng because he is coveting you, I have to admit that he is a cunning fox during the battle. Lord Hua Guo is brave and Liu Yinfeng is resourceful. It's enough for them to fight against Cangjue Qingsu together.”
Liu Yinfeng? Yun Shang didn't know Liu Yinfeng was a
mountain and a pearl from the South Sea.”
As he spoke, the middle-aged man pointed at the box on the table. The box was open, facing the crowd. Yun Shang looked at the box and found that it seemed to be a treasure, but it's hard to tell whether it's real without holding it in hand.
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. These two things were rare treasures. But as the saying goes, all business people are profiteers. It was impossible for a businessman to use these things as prizes without reason. He must have a purpose.
Sure enough, the middle-aged man changed the subject, ”But remember, the riddle and the lotus lamp are indispensable. If you can't guess the riddle, then it is useless to take the lotus lamp. We all know that there's no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to attend the competition, you have to pay ten taels of silver. No matter what the result is, you can't ask the money back. The change to get these treasures worth ten taels of silver! ”
The onlookers were all eager to give it a go. Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang, ”Do you also want the two items?”
Yun Shang curled her lips. ”Apparently, he's a swindler. Just now he emphasized the condition for the lantern riddle. It should be extremely difficult to obtain one. Each person pays ten taels of silver. And if there are many attendants, the income would be considerable. But if both were not fake, they were rare treasures. Snow lotus from the top of the snowy mountain is a superior herb, and the pearl from the South Sea is a rare treasure for beauty maintain. If we can get it, it will be the best. ”
”It doesn't matter. Even if it's a fake one, it's only ten taels of silver. I will try my best to get them for you. ” Then he took out some money from the purse on his waist and put it on the tray the middle-aged man had picked up.
”OK. We got the master as the first participant.” The middle-aged man said with a smile.
Yun Shang turned around and said with a smile, ”It's a rare thing that you remember to take the money with you.”