I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"Ah, I want to teach them a lesson, but I also have to take Meihong into consideration and not let her feel too bad. It's really difficult."

......

On the other hand, as the three-year deadline drew closer, Meihong seemed to sense something and stayed in the Fujiwara mansion for a longer time.

As living conditions have improved in the past two years, Meihong has become more and more graceful, and her previous thinness is no longer seen.

Meihong is now accompanying her mother and chatting about family matters.

"Meihong, isn't it almost time for Kaguya-sama's five difficult questions?"

"Well, it's probably about half a year away. Is mother worried about this too?"

"I'm a little worried. After all, this is related to your father." Meihong's mother couldn't help but sigh. "He's already this age. I'm worried that this incident will have a big impact on him."

Since Kaguya didn't want to hide it, Meihong told her mother about Kaguya's identity after getting her consent.

So Meihong's mother naturally didn't think that Fujiwara no Fuhito had any chance, or she had already considered the relationship between Luo Bai and Kaguya, and was also a little worried about Meihong.

Luo Bai is on equal footing with Kaguya, so she is obviously not an ordinary person. So she is a little worried about what will happen to Meihong if she follows her. Will she end up being the same as she is now?

"Father is middle-aged among the five of them. If we really need to worry, there will be someone more anxious than Father.

Besides, didn't father go out to sea to search for the Penglai Jade Branch? He should be back soon. We'll know the result when he comes back."

Besides, success or failure is not something they can decide from the beginning.

Meihong recalled the answer she got when she asked Kaguya why she asked five difficult questions, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

He just felt annoyed and didn't want to be disturbed, so he played around with the five bigwigs of this country. It was really... a bit ridiculous.

Having not experienced what Kaguya has experienced, this is the only answer that can be given Meihong's current personality.

"I hope the result won't be too bad."

Meihong's mother sighed again, glanced at Meihong who was a little distracted, and a look of determination appeared in her eyes.

Chapter 68: The Stone Bowl and the Fire Rat Fur in Front of the Buddha

A season passes in a flash, and three years is not enough time for the next season.

The five people who went out to prepare for the difficult problem also returned to Heijokyo one after another.

The youngest prince, Prince Shizuo, came back first. It was said that his clothes were tattered, but he had a smile on his face, as if he had finally succeeded in marrying a beautiful and rich woman after years of hard work.

The people who received the news were all looking forward to Prince Ishizuki's actions, and Prince Ishizuki did not disappoint them. He came to Kaguya's residence the next day.

The tattered clothes became gorgeous again, but Prince Ishizuku did not go in when he arrived at the gate of the courtyard. Instead, he ordered his men to take a brocade bag and give it to Kaguya to see.

The brocade bag was embroidered with patterns and dotted with some unknown fluorescent light, as if there were rare treasures inside.

The brocade bag was soon delivered to Kaguya. Looking at the tightly and gorgeously wrapped brocade bag, Kaguya opened it curiously and took out a weathered stone bowl from it.

Looking at the stone bowl that looked like it had a strong smoky makeup on it, Kaguya couldn't help but laugh.

Putting aside the question of whether the stone bowl was real or not, just based on its appearance, Kaguya found it hard to imagine how Prince Ishizuku had the courage to take it.

The stone bowl in front of the Buddha is mainly about the Buddha. Any items that have been used by the real Buddha will more or less be imbued with some energy such as faith, and ordinary people will feel some warmth when holding them.

But the stone bowl in front of him did not have any energy at all, it was obviously fake.

"Could he have taken this out from some temple deep in the mountains? It's been smoked into this state." Kaguya looked at the stone bowl with disdain and wanted to put it back to avoid polluting the environment in the house.

"If he really goes to the deep mountains and forests, he might actually find some Buddha. This one must have been found in some remote place." Luo Bai was speechless.

If Prince Shizu had found someone good-looking, he could have praised his efforts a little. This perfunctory attitude was completely inconsistent with the fact that it was the two of them who vowed to complete the difficult problem.

"Is there really a Buddha in this country? Well, what is this?" Kaguya asked while filling the stone bowl. Suddenly, she noticed that there seemed to be something else in the brocade bag, so she stopped and took it out.

After taking it out, it was found to be just a piece of paper with words written on it that seemed to express Prince Shizuo's feelings.

"I have crossed the sea and the mountains, and my heart and blood have been exhausted. I have taken the stone bowl and my tears have flowed."

Looking at these words that were not even sure if they could be considered poetry, Kaguya was stunned for a moment and then laughed, extending her hand to Luo Bai.

"Give me a piece of paper and I'll reply to him."

After writing the words of return, Kaguya didn't even put the stone bowl back, but asked Prince Ishizuki's men to take it back.

Seeing his subordinates come back, Prince Shizuo hurriedly asked about the result, and his subordinates had no choice but to hand over the note and the stone bowl.

After picking up the note and taking a look at it, Prince Shizuo suddenly froze in place. Then he gritted his teeth and asked his men to bring paper and pen, wrote a poem, and placed it together with the stone bowl in front of the courtyard gate.

But after waiting for a while, there was no movement in the courtyard. Prince Shizuo could only leave with a feeling of resentment, muttering something to himself.

After Prince Shizuo left, everyone gathered around to see what he had written.

"When the bowl faces the beauty, its light extinguishes itself. I will throw the bowl away instead of you."

Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what this meant, but some smart people among them seemed to have noticed something and smiled meaningfully.

Soon, the news of Prince Ishizuka's failure spread, and the words that Kaguya wrote to him at that time were also investigated.

'There is not a glimmer of light at all, probably from Xiaocang Mountain.'

Thinking of the words left by Prince Shizuo at that time, Prince Shizuo became the topic of conversation and laughing stock among people after dinner for a while.

......

Not long after the incident with Prince Shizuo was over, the right minister who went to get the fire rat fur also received news.

Ever since he learned that the Fire Rat Fur was in the Tang Dynasty, the Right Minister began to find ways to contact the people there.

After spending a lot of money and time, he finally established a relationship with an official who came here to trade, so he asked the official to help him keep an eye out for news.

Seeing that the time was almost up, but there was still no news from the official, the right minister had no choice but to tell the official that he was willing to pay more money, as long as it was done as soon as possible.

It seemed that because of the additional money, news came out soon, and until recently, a treasure called Fire Rat Fur was delivered.

The dark blue fur coat was inlaid with many precious stones, and the hair emitted a golden glow.

According to what the official said, if the fur coat is dirty, you can put it in the fire and it will become cleaner as it burns.

Although the Right Minister had some doubts about its authenticity, seeing that the time was almost up, even if it was fake, it had to be true at this moment!

So he brought this fur coat to Kaguya.

"Princess Kaguya, I have found the fire rat fur you mentioned. It's right here." Through a layer of gauze, the right minister took out the box containing the 'fire rat fur' and said to Kaguya.

"I am deeply grateful to the Right Minister for finding this for me. However, to prevent the recurrence of the Stone Prince incident, I would like you to verify it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fire appeared next to the right minister.

"This is the most common fire used by people somewhere to prepare food. Please verify it, sir."

The right minister looked at the fire beside him, without any surprise, but just a little dissatisfied.

"This fur coat is not in Tang territory as Princess Kaguya said, but I spent a great deal of money and went through all kinds of means to obtain it. Doesn't this prove its authenticity?

But Kaguya-sama does have a point, so let's burn it."

Taking out the 'fire rat fur' from the box, the right minister looked at the fire with some hesitation, but finally put it in.

The fireproof 'fire rat fur' made crackling sounds as it came into contact with the fire. The gorgeous gems and golden brilliance on it were now put to the test of the raging fire, but unfortunately none of them survived.

As the 'fire rat fur' gradually turned black, the right minister's face turned increasingly green. At this moment, he also realized that he had been deceived.

He spent so much money to get a fake, and the most important thing was that he was exposed in front of Kaguya herself. He now wanted to dig a hole in the ground and escape.

Seeing this, Kaguya also presented a poem at the right time.

"A fake fur coat, when burned by fire, instantly turns to dust. Why bother wasting your time on such mundane things!"

The right minister's face turned pale as he watched the fire gradually die out. He stood up and left without saying a word.

He has absolutely no chance.

Watching the Right Minister's figure disappear, Kaguya looked at Luo Bai who appeared on the side.

"Didn't you say you'd spent some time in Tangtu? Have you ever seen something called a fire rat fur?"

Luo Bai thought about Huo Qing'e's dress and said, "I can only say that any magical weapon of an immortal, including clothing and jewelry, is at least impervious to water and fire. Something that is only fireproof is not considered high-end, so humans should have it."

......

Not many people publicized the failure of the Right Minister. After all, no one except the few people present knew the reason for the failure, and these people were not the kind of people who liked to publicize it.

So people only knew that the Right Minister failed, but they didn't know why. Some people who liked to think about it put forward some speculations.

However, these had nothing to do with Kaguya anymore, because two people immediately afterwards brought her news that made her laugh and cry.

Chapter 69: Where do the rumors come from?

The Grand Minister who was looking for the Dragon Head Jade sent most of his men out after returning home, because he often heard that there were dragons in some mountains near the sea in this country, so he thought it would be easy to find.

In response, his servants said that he had great ideas and were willing to invite him to go with them.

After confirming again and again that the Grand Minister was not joking, the servants had no choice but to leave with some of their belongings.

In name, they were going to look for the dragon, but in reality, they were just having fun with the money. After all, the Grand Minister said they wouldn't be allowed to go back if they couldn't find the dragon.

After sending the servants out, the Grand Minister no longer paid attention to their situation. He was confident that the servants who had received so many benefits would definitely serve him well.

As for himself, he was not idle either. He was already preparing for Kaguya's future residence. He sent so many people out, it was impossible that he couldn't find any of them, right?

In this way, the confident Dainagon was busy building a new house while waiting for good news.

Unfortunately, two years passed and the new house had been completed long ago, but there was still no news. The Grand Minister could no longer bear it and had to lead people to look for it himself.

Soon we arrived at a village by the sea and met a fisherman.

The Grand Minister hurried forward to ask if anyone had heard anything about him sending people to look for the dragon.

The fisherman didn't know that the person in front of him was the Grand Minister, and he simply laughed at the matter.

"A dragon is a powerful creature. How could anyone find and kill it so easily?"

The Grand Minister was somewhat dissatisfied when he heard this. How could a dragon be more powerful than so many people under his command?

So he paid a large sum of money to the fisherman to take him and two of his Yin-Yang master's men out to sea, and he wanted to go look for it himself.

The fisherman didn't want to go when he heard his request, but he had no choice because the offer was too much.

When they reached the sea, a strong wind suddenly blew and several people lost their way. Then there were lightning and thunder.

The storm was roaring, the thunder was surging, and dark clouds covered the sky, as if this was the only small boat left in the world.

The fisherman was almost in tears. "I've been sailing back and forth all year round and have never encountered anything like this. Now it seems there's no going back."

The Grand Minister and his entourage also turned pale, obviously having lost their courage.

The fisherman continued to complain, "You must be trying to kill the Dragon God. This storm was caused by the Dragon God. If you pray for forgiveness now, you might still have a chance to survive."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Minister no longer cared about Kaguya. He just wanted to survive, so he knelt on the boat and begged the Dragon God for forgiveness.

It was unknown how long it took, but it seemed that the Dragon God had heard his prayers, and the surrounding waves gradually subsided, but the wind still continued.

The fisherman, however, showed a delighted expression, "I must have prayed for forgiveness from the Lord Dragon God. Now this wind is carrying us back!"

The Grand Minister did not reply, but just kept praying.

After three or four days, the fishing boat was miraculously blown to the shore, but it was in another country. Finally, with the help of that country, the Grand Minister was sent back.

When those who were sent to look for the dragon heard the news, they all rushed back.

The Grand Minister did not scold these people because he thought it was all Kaguya's fault. If Kaguya had not asked him to find the Dragon Head Jade, he would not have done such a thing and almost lost his life.

From then on, the Grand Minister never came to Kaguya again, and even his subordinates were forbidden to go there.

......

On the other side, the middle minister who thought he was the most relaxed also sent his men to investigate the whereabouts of Yan Zi Anbei.

A group of people were looking for swallows' nests everywhere. When they saw a swallow building a nest, they would wait nearby. When the swallow's nest was completed, they would immediately climb up and take a look.

But not only did it not find any, it actually alarmed the swallows, causing the number of swallows nearby to decrease.

Then a servant suggested that perhaps this thing was produced when swallows laid eggs.

So the middle minister found a place where swallows gathered, and when the swallows laid eggs, had someone kill two of them and take the eggs and place them in a shell.

However, those subordinates didn't know when the swallows would lay eggs. After asking others, they learned that when a swallow is about to lay eggs, its tail will lift up seven times.

When it lifts its tail for the seventh time, just let someone climb on it.