They paid, cut the line, and marched past the long queue, heading straight through the entrance as the soldiers looked at them as though they were gods of wealth.
Strangely, not one of the people waiting in line voiced any displeasure.
Ying Sinan remained mysterious and evasive. After trying twice to pry an answer out of him without success, the others lost interest and dropped the subject.
It wasn't that they no longer wanted the answer, but rather-
[Wow-wow-wow!!]
Ever since earlier, the little girl had been letting out a couple of "wow"s every so often. Clearly, she had dug up some explosive gossip!
Even after passing through the entrance, they still had quite a walk before reaching the first site where treasure had been discovered. As they walked, Ying Sinan introduced several other scenic spots around Tuobi County that they could visit.
The court officials who could hear the little girl's thoughts automatically relegated his words to background noise, focusing solely on waiting for her to deliver their first helping of entertainment for the day.
After another long while, Jiang Yingcheng finally lifted her head from what she had been studying, her eyes sparkling. Before speaking, she let out another drawn-out "wow."
[This magistrate of Tuobi was an absolute business genius!]
With that thought, Jiang Yingcheng turned back and cast a distant glance toward the entrance.
Thanks to the elevation, she could still see the long queue at the entrance, though she couldn't make out the people clearly. They resembled blotches of ink that had accidentally bled outward, arranged neatly across the earth as though it were paper.
[All those people were actually scalpers!!]
The Upright Officials present: "..."
The Upright Officials present: "!!!"
Their excited anticipation of gossip turned to astonishment in unison, and they involuntarily glanced behind