Yongheng turned around with a touch of shyness and handed the mask in her hand to Hua.
"Here, take it."
Hua took the ghost mask from him and put it directly on her face.
"Aww! Isn't Chu Yu terrifying like this?"
"That was absolutely terrifying! Liao Liao gave me quite a fright!"
Hua took off her mask, looked at the relaxed Chu Yu with a sullen expression, and returned the mask to Yong Heng.
"It's not fun at all!"
Yongheng took the mask and quickly put it on; it was truly an insult to the royal family's dignity.
"Gentlemen, I just gave you the masks, which you refused. Since you've agreed to stay, I, the prince, will treat you to a proper tour of this first city in the mortal realm—Huijin City!"
Hua and Chu Yu exchanged a glance. It was good; having a prince with them would make things much easier in the mortal realm.
"You've come at the perfect time! This is the most exciting time of the year!"
They didn't need to ask any more questions; Yongheng explained it all himself.
The Flower Festival is the most lively festival in the world besides the Lunar New Year. On this day, the streets are full of young men and women in love.
If a man takes a fancy to a girl, he only needs to give her the lantern he is holding. If the girl accepts it, it means she likes him; if she doesn't, it means she has politely declined.
Men and women who are mutually attracted will make an appointment to go see fireflies together.
"The firefly parade is the most lively part of the Flower Festival. At that time, all the lanterns in the city will be lit up. The most spectacular thing every year is the lantern king of Ruijin Tower - the firefly lantern!"
"Is it really that amazing?"
Yongheng turned around with an expression that said, "You guys are obviously new here, you don't understand, do you?"
"Girls, you'll see for yourselves in a bit."
Hua's curiosity was completely piqued by Yongheng.
"Let's go, I, the prince, will show you around!"
Yongheng had booked a private room at Ruijinlou early in the morning. When he arrived at the door, a perceptive servant immediately came forward to greet him.
"Fourth Prince, you've finally arrived. Your room has been prepared."
"Lead the way!"
"Alright, this way please, I'll show you the way right away!"
Ruijin Tower is known as the No. 1 Tower in the world. After walking in and taking a look around, I can confirm that it lives up to its reputation!
Ruijin Building is exquisite inside and out, even the main hall is decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, every table, chair, and piece of calligraphy is unique and ingenious, and everything you see is perfect.
Even someone who has seen countless treasures cannot help but marvel at the exquisite craftsmanship of Ruijin Tower.
"How is it? Does it meet your standards?" Yong Heng felt that even if these two were knowledgeable, it was their first time visiting Huijin City, and they probably had never seen anything comparable to the number one building in the world—Ruijin Building.
"It's acceptable."
"It's barely passable."
"......?"
Yongheng's hands, which were supporting him on the mask, fell off.
"You...you really are here to Huijincheng for the first time?"
"Of course, why would I lie to you?"
"Are there any restaurants better than Ruijinlou in your area?"
"We don't have any restaurants there!"
There are indeed no restaurants in the realm of gods, because everyone except Hua has already abstained from grains!
Well, asking any further will only humiliate me.
"Chu Yu, the lights below look so beautiful from here! Just like in the storybooks."
Hua couldn't wait to walk to the window and look down. The view was truly all-encompassing!
Chu Yu stopped beside Hua, gazing at the distant lights of thousands of homes and the men and women walking side by side on the street. This must be the kind of lively atmosphere that Liao Liao mentioned in the storybook.
"What? Stunned? This is nothing!"
Yongheng walked over to the flowers, fanning himself, and pointed below, saying, "The best is yet to come! In three quarters of an hour, when the firefly lanterns are hung up, that will be the climax of the Flower Festival!"
For Yongheng, the Flower Festival was nothing more than the same every year, and the firefly lanterns at Ruijin Tower were the only thing worth seeing!
I really can't understand how they could be so interested, especially that woman. Judging from their clothes and appearance, they shouldn't be people who haven't seen the world.
"Fireflies! Fireflies!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are all impatient, so I will not go into the details of the rules. Now, please light the lamps!"
Eight strong, muscular men carried out a lamp as tall as a person.
"This Ruijin Building is truly a grand project!"
"It's actually made of openwork gold inlaid with kingfisher feathers! This must cost more than ten thousand taels of silver, right?"
"This is far more than ten thousand taels! The kingfisher feather inlay alone is worth more than ten thousand taels!"
......
As the firefly lanterns were brought out, the crowd immediately erupted in excitement.
"Yongheng, what were the rules the shopkeeper just mentioned?"
With a flick of his wrist, he gracefully unfolded his fan.
"The rules are simple. In our Qin Kingdom, martial arts are highly valued. Tonight, the firefly lantern will belong to the most capable person. As long as you can stay on the arena outside until midnight, the firefly lantern will be yours after midnight!"
Hua showed little interest in the firefly lights, and returned to her seat to drink tea and watch the intense competition.
"Are you really not interested in fireflies?"
"Not interested."
"Do you know that those firefly lanterns, made with kingfisher feather inlay, are worth ten thousand taels of silver?!"
"I know!"
Hua looked at Yongheng, waiting for him to continue.
"This isn't even counting the gold. Do you know how much gold Ruijin Tower spent to create this firefly lamp?"
He shook his head, showing great support.
"A full thirty thousand taels of gold!"
Even for Yongheng, the fourth prince, 30,000 taels of gold was a considerable sum! Including the kingfisher feather inlay, the raw materials for this firefly lamp alone cost a full 40,000 taels of gold!
Forty thousand taels of gold!
"A lot?"
Having just arrived in the human world for the first time, he had no concept of what 40,000 taels of gold meant.
Yong Heng could barely hold his fan, and his expression beneath the mask cracked. How could anyone so casually utter such a seemingly harmless but extremely insulting remark?
"......"
"What can we buy? Can we buy this restaurant?"
"Uh...no."
"That's not worth much."
"To put it simply, although we can't buy Ruijin Tower, 40,000 taels of gold is enough to buy everything we saw on the street we just walked through!"
"Can I buy all the candied hawthorns?"
"No problem!"
"So, all the fun and delicious things we just saw are okay too?"
"More than enough!"
The flowery eyes sparkled with dazzling light.
She glanced at the firefly lanterns hanging below, then turned back and stared longingly at Chu Yu.
Chu Yu looked back at Hua with doting eyes and nodded in response to her earnest gaze.
"Chu Yu, you're so kind!"
"Whatever Liao Liao wants, she will have!" Chu Yu looked at her tenderly.
If Hua Hua wants a firefly lamp, then she will get a firefly lamp!
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