However, at this moment, Chen Yuan's heart became even more chaotic. More and more bad premonitions occupied his heart.
Now, he was eager to know what happened between him and Xiao Die in his lost memory. Now, some people in the Demon Realm were secretly stirring. Even Lan Yu could not find out the identities of these people for a while. Moreover, the Sea Clan seemed to know Little Butterfly and wanted to see her, which made him feel that everything was very strange.
Ming Cheya felt the aura from Chen Yuan's body that made her feel at ease. The turmoil in her heart gradually calmed down, and she answered Chen Yuan's question with a soft grunt.
Not wanting to see Ming Cheya's helpless expression, Chen Yuan lowered his head and smiled at her. He suggested dotingly,""Do you want to take a look at tonight's Jade Crown?”
Ming Cheya looked up at the mortal and nodded to express her willingness. At the same time, she held Abyss's hand even tighter.
Feeling the increased strength in his hand, Chen Yuan lowered his head and smiled. He took out a white handkerchief with the word 'bamboo' written on it and tied his and Ming Cheya's hands tightly together.
"This way, we won't get lost." After tying it up, Shen Yuan looked up and said with a smile.
His smile was exceptionally bright under the illumination of the surrounding lights. It struck Ming Cheya's heart and made her heart race uncontrollably. At the same time, it made Ming Cheya want to treasure this precious smile filled with happiness forever in her heart.
"Let's go then." Seeing Ming Cheya's gentle face, Chen Yuan smiled gently and said. Then, he pulled Ming Cheya into the noisy street.
After a while, the two of them arrived at a place where many people guessed lantern riddles. The shop owner was shouting loudly,"Come and guess the lantern riddles. As long as you succeed, there will be a generous prize to win.”
"Hey, shop owner, what's the grand prize?”A scholarly-looking man held a folding fan with a curious expression.
"It's definitely a grand prize." As the shop owner spoke confidently, he took out an ancient box and opened it. A pair of white and transparent dragon and phoenix jade pendants that were like water were revealed. On a closer look, one could see traces of white flowing light flowing inside. It was extremely beautiful.
The shopkeeper continued to laugh." This is a jade pendant that I obtained with great difficulty. It's a dragon and a phoenix. If you win, you can take it back and give it to your sweetheart."”
As he spoke, the shop owner smiled and looked around at the people who had immediately changed their expressions when they saw the jade pendant. This was what he wanted. Moreover, he had only picked up this jade pendant on the roadside on his way home. At that time, he was also completely attracted by this pair of jade pendants like these people. He wanted to pawn them in the shop to exchange for a lot of money, but he was told that this pair of jade pendants were "fake" and there was no jade in them. He was greatly disappointed.
However, today was the Heavenly Emperor Banquet, so he thought it would be better to bring this jade pendant as a prize.
As expected, his decision was very correct. Looking at the eager expressions on the faces of the people around him, he knew.
"In that case, anyone who wants to guess the riddles to obtain this pair of jade pendants will be given 50 copper coins.”The shopkeeper continued to speak loudly," As long as you follow the order of the lantern riddles I set up and guess the last one, you can get this thing.”
As he spoke, the shopkeeper pointed at the many triangular lanterns in front of him. There were nine lanterns in the first row, seven in the second row, five in the third row, three in the fourth row, and one in the last row. Of course, the riddles would become more and more difficult later on.
"Of course, as long as you guess wrong once, you can't continue. However, if he wanted to continue, he would have to pay again.”The shop owner continued to add with a Maitreya Buddha expression.
Although the people around them felt that the price of guessing lantern riddles was a little expensive, when they thought of the pair of jade pendants that the shop owner had just taken out, many of the poorer scholars gritted their teeth and took out their silver coins to give to the shop owner. They randomly chose a lamp that was placed in a triangle and stepped on it.
Thus, Ming Cheya pulled Chen Yuan along with a curious look on her face. The moment they saw the jade pendant, Chen Yuan and Ming Cheya felt an indescribable restlessness and anxiety in their hearts.
However, they also knew that they had to get the jade pendant.
"Let's go and guess the lantern riddles.”Chen Yuan and Ming Cheya exchanged a knowing look and smiled.
"Yes."
After Ming Cheya answered, Chen Yuan pulled her to the shop owner's side and took out a tael of silver. The smile on his face disappeared and he said in a deep voice,""Two people."
It was the first time the shopkeeper had seen two people dressed so extravagantly. The man was gentle and refined, but his fierce aura made him dare not look up. The woman beside him was even more dazzling in red.
"Okay, okay, okay. Please." The shopkeeper received the silver and bowed respectfully to the two of them.
Hearing this, the two of them chose a triangle nearby and looked at the lantern riddles, ready to answer. However, he could hear the distressed voices of the people around him because the lantern riddles were too difficult to guess.
"You're so busy that you can't even get married. What does that mean?”A voice filled with distress sounded.
"The birth of a princess, what is this?”
"Shopkeeper, it can't be that there are no answers to these questions. You just made them up to deceive us, right?”A scholar with an unpleasant expression held a folding fan and questioned the shop owner.
"How is that possible?" The shop owner immediately retorted," There are answers to all these questions.”
"Then tell me, what is the mystery of the princess's birth?”The scholar still didn't believe it.
"What's your name?" The shop owner looked at the scholar with a smile and replied. Seeing that the scholar was silent because of his answer, the shop owner turned to look at the other people who were guessing riddles around him and said," These lantern riddles all have answers. I've been doing business here for more than ten years, so I definitely won't lie to everyone.”
Hearing this, the person who had been clamoring earlier instantly blushed. Although the shopkeeper didn't say it explicitly, the contemptuous gazes around him made the scholar's face instantly turn red and he fled.
After the scholar left, everyone returned to their previous state. They no longer doubted that these lantern riddles had no answers. Instead, they focused on thinking about the answers.
After Ming Cheya and Chen Yuan finished watching the scene with a lack of interest, they turned their attention back to the lantern riddles in front of them. They saw a picture that read " Bandits with knives lined up in a row."
Ming Cheya thought about it for a while, but she couldn't find anything. She looked at the Abyss. Chen Yuan turned his head and smiled. Then, he picked up his pen and wrote the answer on the note that the shop owner had prepared.
As soon as he finished writing and looked up, Deep Abyss received Ming Cheya's unreserved gaze of praise, which made him very pleased.
"Alright, next one." Abyss said with a smile.
"Yes." Ming Cheya turned to look at the next riddle.
While the two of them were quietly answering the questions, some of the others had also solved some of the questions and were happily moving on to the next one. Some stood together and discussed the answers to the lantern riddles.
At the same time, everyone looked at the shop owner with a strange gaze because of the riddle that everyone could not solve.
A subtle thought arose in everyone's hearts. Perhaps this shop owner was a truly knowledgeable person who lived in seclusion in the city. Otherwise, why would he come up with such difficult lantern riddles!
As more and more people gathered around the lantern riddle stall, Ming Cheya and Chen Yuan were already looking at the last question. When the scholars who had been solving the riddle of their choice saw this, they admired Chen Yuan and Ming Cheya in their hearts as they subconsciously walked over to them and looked at the riddle at the top.
"The mortal world is the same as the white head, and the ghosts are the same. What does that mean?" A scholar in light blue clothes frowned.
Another scholar, who was wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, knocked his left hand with a folding fan. After thinking for a while, he said,"Could it be that we'll grow old together? It was about being together in the human world and being together even after death.”
"That makes sense." Some of the scholars nodded in agreement.
"But it might not be right." A commoner said," Previously, we also guessed according to the literal meaning, but we were wrong.”
Therefore, he lost the chance to guess the lantern riddles.
The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the others. Seeing this, they immediately strode over and asked,"What's wrong?"
"These two have guessed the last question.”
"Really?" Some people did not believe it and sighed." Don't tell me all the answers he wrote were wrong."”
"You're ignorant. " That's King Jing we're talking about." A man in luxurious clothes sneered.”
In an instant, the scholar, who had just been in disbelief, stopped talking and started discussing with the people around him. One had to know that King Jing was already familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of seven, and he had started reading military books at the age of ten. Even the highly respected Grand Tutor of the current dynasty had said that King Jing was gifted when he was young, and that ordinary people could not compare to him.
It was a great honor for them to witness King Jing's knowledge today.
In an instant, everyone's eyes widened as they watched Chen Yuan's actions.
Chen Yuan frowned as he looked at the lantern riddles. He could not make up his mind for a moment. While he was thinking, he suddenly realized that someone was tugging at his sleeve. He looked down and saw Ming Cheya looking at him with shining eyes.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan smiled and handed her the pen. Ming Cheya took it and wrote the two words " Wind and Cloud " on it.
A smile of understanding appeared on Chen Yuan's face. He raised his hand and gently stroked her head to express his praise. Then, he picked up a piece of paper with his left hand and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper didn't expect that someone would be able to guess his lantern riddles correctly tonight. He took it in surprise. After checking the answers one by one, the shop owner's face was filled with shock.
This was a riddle that he had painstakingly found someone to come up with. Moreover, he had specially flipped through some long-lost books to come up with this riddle. He had originally thought that no one would be able to guess it correctly, but he did not expect…
There really was always someone better! However, King Jing was indeed the number one scholar of the Xingchen Kingdom. Instantly, the shop owner had mixed feelings.
"All right." The shopkeeper looked at Chen Yuan with a complicated expression. He took out the wooden box with the jade pendant and placed it in Chen Yuan's hand." This is the prize."”
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