I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

In this situation, Qin Li really wanted to say something.

Who says warm-hearted men are ranked after dogs?

He could tell that Wei Hongying was quite receptive to this approach.

When interacting with Wei Hongying, the female warrior from a military family, you can't be confrontational with her; you must treat her gently, like a kind older brother next door.

……

"Let's see who dares to force their way in again!"

"Just because I don't show my power doesn't mean I'm a pushover!"

"If you dare to force your way in again, you'll suffer the same fate as them!"

At Zhou Biao's feet, two people lay dead, bright red blood flowing from beneath them, Zhou Biao's doing.

Wiping the blood off the knife, Zhou Biao sheathed it again and pointed angrily, shouting:

"Back up! Back up! Did you hear me?!"

"Line up, one at a time!"

"Ten thousand taels per person, fair and square!"

"Trying to get something for nothing? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Under Zhou Biao's command, the soldiers raised their spears and marched forward in unison, quickly suppressing the riot.

Seeing that a riot had broken out and that forcibly storming the mountain gate was futile, Su Chen, standing in the crowd, deliberately shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Ten thousand taels per person is too expensive. Ten thousand taels is enough for me to patronize Tianxiang Tower for half a month. Jiuyi Mountain is not worth going to!"

"Exactly, that's outrageous! Let's go back. Whoever wants to pay can pay, and whoever does is a fool..."

The veterans chimed in, helping to put on a show.

"That's right, anyone who pays this money is an idiot, a complete idiot! Everyone should go home, maybe we can still catch a hot meal when we get home," Fang Yuan shouted, also wanting to get something for free.

Many people nodded in agreement.

If they had known the tickets were this expensive, they wouldn't have come.

It's a waste of their time to make them happy and wait for so long.

Seeing that everyone was about to turn around and leave, Su Chen and Fang Yuan both smiled victoriously.

They simply refused to believe that the organizers could withstand the pressure.

The Dragon Vein Conference is a joke if no one spends any money.

They want to see where the organizers will put their faces then.

However, at that moment, a different voice suddenly arose from the crowd. A burly man with his arms crossed said:

"You still think ten thousand taels is too expensive?"

"Within the Jiuyi Mountains lies the dragon vein of the previous dynasty. All the gold and silver treasures amassed by the late Emperor Shang are buried there. Take a gamble, and your sedan chair will become a carriage, and your prostitute a courtesan!"

"Exactly! Wanting to reap without sowing? There's no such thing as a free lunch! I'll take this ten thousand taels; the former dynasty's imperial vein is mine! Don't any of you dare try to take it from me!"

Several burly men pushed their way forward against the flow of people, pulled out a handful of silver notes from their pockets, threw them into Zhou Biao's sack, and went into the mountains right in front of everyone.

Soon, they disappeared from sight.

Zhou Biao looked at everyone and said with a forced smile, "Pay up the money first, then we'll go into the mountains and find the dragon vein!"

In short, first come, first served!

"When they find the dragon vein, don't be envious!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several more burly men readily took out their money and entered Jiuyi Mountain.

Once someone took the lead, the others couldn't resist and swarmed over to throw the silver notes into the sack in Zhou Biao's hand.

If they didn't have enough cash on them, they would use jewelry as collateral: jade pendants, hairpins, thumb rings, jade belts...

Zhou Biao accepted all comers' requests, and soon the first sack was full, so he brought over a second sack.

Seeing this, Su Chen and Fang Yuan were extremely anxious. Those big men were obviously shills; didn't they see that the clothes they were wearing were exactly the same as Zhou Biao's?

Not everyone is as clever as the protagonist to see through their deception.

All they knew was that they had gone in too late, and the dragon vein had already been found by someone else.

"OP, what should I do?"

The twin maids, jostled and pushed about by the crowd, looked anxiously at Fang Yuan, urging him to make a decision quickly.

Fang Yuan's face darkened. "Besides this mountain gate, are there any other entrances to enter Mount Jiuyi? Even if it's a bit dangerous."

He wasn't unable to come up with 30,000 taels, but he simply didn't want to.

If we go into the mountains and find nothing, wouldn't we be losing money hand over fist?

"No, the other entrances are heavily guarded! We can't get in."

Just then, at the mountain gate, Zhou Biao, while collecting money, shouted, "Don't worry everyone, the 10,000 taels entrance fee is a steal! You won't regret it!"

"I will give you an essential package for going into the mountains, which contains a distress flare, two sets of warm clothing, a fire tinderbox, three days' worth of dry food, a water bladder..."

"Most importantly, we handle the body collection. No matter where you died in the Jiuyi Mountains, whether it was at the bottom of a bottomless cliff or in a dense forest full of poisonous insects, we will carry your body out intact and hand it over to your family personally! So that you can rest in peace."

Wow!

How thoughtful.

As expected of the Dragon Vein Conference, it was hosted by the imperial court.

It's different from those small-scale operations.

In this era, what people value most is being able to rest in peace after death.

As a result, the previously wavering crowd began to spend money to squeeze into Jiuyi Mountain in search of treasure.

"never mind."

"It's just a mere thirty thousand taels, I'll pay!"

Gritting his teeth, Fang Yuan threw out 30,000 taels of silver notes and went into the mountains with two twin maids.

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

"There are more than a dozen of us!"

The veterans gathered around Su Chen.

The Marquis's mansion was not wealthy to begin with, and we cannot let this drain our resources.

"Young Master, why don't we go back? We might as well skip this Dragon Vein Conference."

"With your abilities, Your Highness, we definitely won't find the dragon vein! Spending money would be a waste; we might as well save it."

It's not that they look down on Su Chen; Su Chen is just a spoiled brat who's good for neither literature nor martial arts.

Once inside the mountains, dangers abound, and I'm sure Su Chen will soon give up and start clamoring to come out.

"..."

Su Chen was speechless.

In the eyes of these veterans, was he really that useless?

Everyone looked down on him, but he was determined to prove them wrong.

"Shut up, all of you! Listen to me!"

Su Chen led a group of veterans to the mountain gate. "This sword is my grandfather's sword, the Overlord Sword, a priceless treasure!"

"One sword, in exchange for all of us going into the mountains."

"No problem, no problem." Zhou Biao happily accepted the Overlord Sword and extended his hand to invite Su Chen and his group into the mountain.

Seeing that many people were heading into the mountains, Qin Feng remained in place, and his guards grew anxious. "Your Highness, when shall we enter the mountains?"

"The imperial lineage of the previous dynasty presents your opportunity, Your Highness!"

"As long as we find..."

Qin Feng understood this principle, of course, but he had no money and couldn't afford the entrance fees for so many of them to enter the mountain.

Su Chen at least had some savings, as well as the Overlord Sword left to him by his grandfather.

But he was originally a useless prince who was neither loved by his father nor his mother. The most valuable thing he has now is probably the mansion that Emperor Xuan recently bestowed upon him. He can't possibly sell the mansion to raise money for tickets, can he?

"Don't say anything, let me think. There must be a way to get into the mountains."