The Villainous Classmate is My Lucky Star Chapter 121
Translated by Pure (ko-fi)
Chapter 121 Wen Yantong: Mark my words, this bow is mine! (1)
Chi Jingxi's gaze still looked doubtful. Wen Yantong quickly poured hot tea for herself, drank it cheerfully, and changed the topic, "When are we going to that archery place?"
With this mentioned, Mu Yang didn’t bother to delve into her condition and turned to look at Chi Jingxi and Cheng Xin.
Cheng Xin said, "Anytime is fine, there should be fewer people outside now."
Chi Jingxi nodded. "Then let's go now."
When Wen Yantong heard about it, she took one last sip of her hot tea, and then got up. Everyone got up one after another and put on their coats before leaving Shuoyue Building.
The cold wind outside was still fierce. As soon as Wen Yantong went out, the chill enveloped her body, dispelling all the warmth. Wen Yantong wrapped her cloak tightly, feeling a little cold in her ears, and regretted not wearing a cotton hat when she went out.
There were still a lot of people on the street, it didn't seem so crowded compared to a few hours ago. With all the guards they had bought situated the front and back, even with their large number, they weren’t drowned in the crowd.
There were lantern sellers on both sides of the street. Unlike modern times, where every vendor had bought items through wholesale, these people's lanterns were all handmade by themselves, so there were many varieties.
Wen Yantong was attracted by the sight, but Chi Jingxi and the others seemed not interested in the lanterns, so she didn't have a chance to take a closer look.
Those large lanterns were ordered by the government. Of course, the shops on both sides of the road were also willing to make them. After all, they could attract business and add excitement to the Shangyuan (Lantern) Festival.
Up ahead was the gold ingot lantern Wen Yantong had spotted on the road before. Now that she got closer, it looked even more shining. Almost everyone who passed by reached out to touch it, as if they wanted to be blessed by this gold ingot.
Wen Yantong was dazzled, her eyes were filled by its brilliant sparkle. Even without listening too hard, she could hear voices all around, full of the joy of the New Year.
Seeing Wen Yantong's adoring expression, Mu Yang said with a smile, "Bet you haven't seen anything like this before! The Lantern Festival on the Shangyuan is only held once every three years!"
Wen Yantong pursed her lips and smiled. She nodded and said, "It's really beautiful."
Mu Yang said, "If you settle in Chaoge, you can attend this wonderful event every three years."
Wen Yantong smiled but did not reply. Chaoge will soon become a dangerous place, she dare not stay.
But Chang'an may also not be safe. Worst comes, she might have to find a rural, unremarkable place to live in.
From the original plot, near the end of the battle for the throne, a group of people from the prime minister's mansion poured the blood of a person who had a strange disease into the source of drinking water in Chang'an. This caused a plague to sweep across the entire city of Chang'an. That plague killed many people, even Marquis Anhuai was not spared.
That's why Chi Jingxi burned Chaoge later in the book.
The more Wen Yantong thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, and she also became puzzled. When she recalled the plot of the original novel, she didn't have such a strange feeling.
But soon, Mu Yang diverted her attention. When she looked up, she saw a very flamboyant shop sign. It seemed to be made of glass and different shapes of marble, refracting the sunlight.
Wen Yantong took a closer look and found that this was the ‘Linglong Building’ mentioned by Jiang Yi.
This shop most likely sold all kinds of precious items. The decoration inside was also very prosperous, showing off the wealthiness of the shop owner at every corner of the store.
It may be due to the presence of the Golden Pattern Snow Jade Arched Lotus Bow, many people came to almost line up to the store’s entrance. However, the servants in the store were busy chasing away the idle bystanders.
You had to pay ten taels of silver to enter the store.
But the servants guarding the store door recognized Chi Jingxi and the rest of the entourage, so naturally they didn't dare to ask for money. One servant bowed his body and invited them in respectfully. The servant spent quite the effort to pry aside a circle of people to open a way, leading them into the inner circle of store.
There was a spacious platform inside, and there were seats neatly lined by the platform. Most of the seats were unoccupied, but many people gathered around the occupied seats.
Someone was shooting arrows on stage, standing only about nine meters away from the target, but there were three ropes hanging in between the target. Each one had a leaf of varying sizes tied to the end of each rope. There was also a small sandbag-like thing hanging from the leaves as the three ropes swayed in a deviating pace from side to side.
Wen Yantong sat down in a daze.
The shopkeeper of Linglong Building quickly came out. He personally poured tea for Cheng Xin and the others as he enthusiastically asked, "Young Masters, what brings you to our humble shop today?"
Mu Yang snickered and retorted, "Stop pretending,what else but the Snow Jade Lotus Bow your boss put out."
The shopkeeper grinned, "That’s true. There are quite a few people coming for a try at it today."
Mu Yang patted Fu Zixian's shoulder, "We came prepared. Just pack the bow in advance. If Brother Xi doesn’t hit it, then this little guy will."
The shopkeeper looked at Fu Zixian. "Oh, this one is unfamiliar. Which family is this young master from..."
"From the Fu Residence." Mu Yang twirled the pastry plates on the table, "Ok. No more idle talk, hurry up and let the people above come down, don't embarrass yourself in front of so many people."
Wen Yantong was surprised. Mu Yang usually looked quite foolish so she had completely forgotten that he was also a well-known toplofty nouveau riche in Chaoge.
The shopkeeper smiled. "There's no rush. Young masters, let this humble one tell you the rules first."
Mu Yang was so impatient and wished he could immediately push Fu Zixian up and let him win the Snow Jade Lotus Bow.
When they were on the road just now, the two had already come to an agreement. If Fu Zixian were to really win the Snow Jade Bow, Mu Yang would exchange it for a set of purple jade writing brush made of weasel bristle that his father had received as part of his year end reward.
Fu Zixian was quite happy to do so, and Mu Yang was also very excited. Afterall, that set of weasel bristle brush was already intended to be given to Fu Zixian.
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