Mo Lan watched as the tea was almost finished before turning around and going downstairs. Looking at the bustling street again, she glanced at the direction the four had left in, hesitated for a moment, and then followed them with great interest.
The four of them probably really enjoyed the feeling of being feared, because they didn't walk very fast. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Mo Lan spotted them.
Looking at their figures side by side across the street, Mo Lan shook her head speechlessly. No wonder they were called "street-cleaning tigers," they were both like turtles, always walking sideways.
The sight of the panicked civilians making the four of them laugh repeatedly.
Mo Lan held the pointer in her hand and silently followed behind them until they reached the riverbank.
The shoreline was bustling with people during the day, but it was much quieter than at night. Even the pleasure boats moored on the shore were deserted except for the boy tending the mooring ropes.
Watching the group head north along the shore, Mo Lan stroked the pointer in her hand. The waiter said that it seemed to be the direction of Hua Tuo Temple. Could it be that these people were going to burn incense and worship Buddha?
Although the weather was a bit cold, the sun was shining brightly, and there should be quite a few worshippers at Huatuo Temple. Who knows what kind of trouble these four might cause there?
If the temple's worshippers knew that these troublemakers had gone, they would probably regret going to offer incense.
"Young Prince, are you really going to Hua Tuo Temple?" The speaker was a man dressed in a moon-white robe. He held a folding fan in his hand and waved it from time to time. As for whether he was cold or not, only he knew.
"Hey, Xiao Liu, if the young prince wants to go, then go ahead. I think the weather is nice today. There might be quite a few young ladies going to offer incense. If you happen to run into a few, you can feast your eyes."
"Are you two brainless? When those young ladies go out, they are surrounded by maids and servants in layers. Unless we force our way in, we won't even see them."
"Tch, you gentlemen have different opinions. We are renowned young men from distinguished families. How could we do something as uncivilized as forcibly barging in? What we should do is have a chance encounter. In palaces and temples, we should meet beautiful women by chance. That is the real romance."
Walking beside the group, Yue Qun looked at the three of them, his eyes darting around, and said his plans in a sly manner.
"Haha... Yue Qun is the most reliable guy. You all call yourselves charming playboys, but why don't you know how to use your brains?"
After laughing, the young prince walking in front patted Yue Qun on the shoulder.
"These past few days, Father has been forbidding me from going out. I finally managed to beg Mother to let me out, so I must get a peace charm from the temple to take back with me. Otherwise, Mother won't let me go out next time."
These days, I've been kept at home by my father to study and practice calligraphy, and I'm practically covered in white mold.
"Young Prince, there's no need to worry. It's just a peace charm. The temple has plenty of these. We can just save them up later." Yue Qun looked at the young prince of the Ji family beside him with fawning eyes. Although he often hung out with the four of them, he knew that his status was not worthy of them.
Therefore, in order to get close to the three of them, he always put in extra effort to help them solve their problems.
Mo Lan followed not far behind the four of them. Listening to their joking and mischievous antics, she couldn't help but shake her head. They wanted to go to the temple to meet some pretty girls, but they didn't even look at their own behavior. Which pretty girl would be scared to tears if she saw them?
Out of curiosity, Mo Lan carefully observed the group. After a moment, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Apart from Yue Qun, who was surrounded by black energy and had a gloomy look in his eyes, the other three were all surrounded by a grayish-white aura.
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