"Time's Up!"
The palace maid on the side automatically acted as the judge. When the agreed time to think arrived, she immediately gave a reminder.
Lin Yi reached out his hand and was about to write down the answer.
Under the immense pressure, Ximen liuyan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and hurriedly grabbed her brush.
The other four people seemed to have the same idea as well, and they reached out to grab the writing brushes.
Unfortunately, when they were about to start writing, Lin Yi had already thrown his brush away and picked up the paper.
There was only one big word on the paper: "father"!
The people around them started to make a ruckus, saying that they had already guessed the answer to the riddle. They did not expect Ximen liuyan and the others to only understand it at the end.
It wasn't just one person who said this. It seemed that they all felt that they could easily win this battle if they went on stage!
However, they had never considered whether they would be able to perform normally under pressure if they really went on stage.
Ximen liuyan threw down the pen in his hand in frustration. His paper also had the word "father" written on it, but he did not have time to pick it up.
"You win! However, you're just lucky this time! It's not that you're better than us!"
Ximen liuyan hmphed at Lin Yi."If not for your abnormal performance, how could you have written the answer faster than me?"
"You're not convinced? Then let's have another round!"
Lin Yi's lips curled up as he looked at the lantern hanging on a tree. "I'll be the banker this time, and I'll still get ten points. The rules are the same. "
Ximen liuyan hesitated.
He could tell that if there wasn't a time limit, Lin Yi would be able to give him the answer immediately. He wasn't confident in continuing the bet.
He had already lost eleven points. Should he go and gamble again?
Even if it was a gamble, he wanted to be the banker. That way, he would be able to gather the most points.
"You don't dare? If you don't dare, then quickly go to the side and cool off, don't talk about your luck!"
Lin Yi hmphed, putting on a look of disdain."And here I thought you were strong, but it turns out you're just a cowardly rat!"
Ximen liuyan's face immediately turned red.
They were all young people, and they were all famous talents from various countries. If they had to admit defeat in private, then so be it.
But everyone was watching-there was no way he wouldn't react to Lin Yi looking down on him!
Even if he lost all his points, he couldn't back down. He would lose the person, but not the team!
"Who wouldn't dare? Let's bet! I don't believe that your luck will always be that good!"
Ximen liuyan's face was slightly red. No matter what, she had to hold on until the end!
Fortunately, he only gambled 10 points, so he could still afford to lose.
If he lost again, he would be able to stop. At that time, no one would say that Ximen liuyan was a coward. They would only say that he knew how to adapt to the situation.
Wait, we haven't even competed yet, why are you thinking about what will happen after you lose?
... Ximen liuyan's face darkened and she felt that something was wrong!
If it wasn't for his face, he would have admitted defeat ...
"You have some guts. You know you will lose, but you still rushed to give me points. I'm too embarrassed to refuse!"
Lin Yi smiled as he walked to a lantern."Are the others interested in participating? I won't reject anyone! Of course, those who don't have the courage or feel that they haven't learned enough, don't come. Otherwise, you'll just give me points for free!"
"I don't think they're going to participate, so you don't have to waste your time!"
Ximen liuyan laughed coldly, as if she saw through Lin Yi's provocation and was intentionally causing trouble.
He was conflicted-he wanted to drag some people down with him, but he didn't want Lin Yi's family to be the only one.
Then, she thought about it again. Was he certain that she would lose?
Can't you get rid of this damn thought?
Really ... They hadn't even competed yet, and he had already lost his confidence.
"This is a battle between the two of you, so we won't be participating! It's better for you to solve your own problems!"
The few people who had participated in the battle just now looked at each other. One of them acted as a representative and stepped forward to express his attitude.
They could all see Lin Yi's provocation-he'd only lost one point earlier, but if he joined in now, he'd lose eleven points!
Lin Yi shrugged and didn't really mind. He'd won against Ximen liuyan twice anyway, so he'd gotten quite a bit.
"Alright! Then let's start!"
The veil fell, and the riddle appeared. A minute later, Lin Yi got eleven points again.
Ximen liuyan had no chance of turning the tables. This time, he did not even have time to think of an answer.
After this, Ximen liuyan would never bet with Lin Yi again!
It wasn't just Ximen liuyan, the others started to reject Lin Yi as well.
They'd rather not have the competition than let Lin Yi participate, and even Liu Ziyu was getting the same treatment.
They thought that Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu must have their own unique insights into lantern riddles.
It wasn't just for scholars, it might even be popular in the military as well. It wasn't unreasonable for them to think that the two were good at riddles.
Everyone was waiting for the next round to start. The competition was not only about guessing lantern riddles, but also other events. He believed that it would be difficult for people from the military to keep up with everyone's thoughts.
And so, even after the lantern riddles ended, Lin Yi didn't earn much more than that. He stopped at around ninety points.
Of course, this was enough to guarantee Lin Yi's temporary first place.
As long as their scores didn't fall behind, they would definitely be able to obtain an eye-catching ranking in this young masters Gathering.
"The first round of the lantern riddles has come to an end. Next up will be the second round of the literary competition, which will be about the Chinese couplets!"
The old eunuch appeared in front of the crowd again and announced expressionlessly,""The rules of couplets are similar to riddles. From here, there's a corridor where many couplets are hung."
"As long as you can correctly match the second half, you will get one point. If you are wrong, you will lose one point! Everyone must complete ten challenges, but there's a limit this time, twenty!"
"There's no need for two people to compete in matching couplets. Each of you just need to find a couplet that you can match. One couplet can have several couplets. As long as it's neat and correct, there won't be any problems. "
"There's one more point. Anyone who can match ten couplets in a row and score can challenge this round's finale couplets. Each finale couplets are worth between five to ten points. Anyone who makes a mistake in the middle is not qualified to challenge. "
Couplets were different from riddles. Riddles only had one answer, but couplets could have many suitable second half.
Therefore, there will be no competition in the second round. Everyone is free to play.
If you want to get a high score, you have to meet the conditions and then challenge the more difficult couplets!
After the old eunuch finished speaking, he stepped aside and motioned for the crowd to follow the path he had pointed out.
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