The palace maid next to me automatically acted as a referee, and when the agreed thinking time came, she immediately gave a prompt.
Lin Yi stretched out his hand and picked up the pen to write the answer.
Under great pressure, Ximen Liuyan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and hurriedly grabbed the brush.
The other four people seemed to have an idea and reached out to grab the brushes one after another.
Unfortunately, by the time they were about to put pen to paper, Lin Yi had already thrown away the brush and picked up the paper on the desk.
There is only one big word on the paper - Father!
Some people around started making noises, saying that they had figured out the answer to the riddle a long time ago, but they didn't expect that Ximen Liuyan and the others didn't figure it out until the end.
There are more than one person saying this, and they all seem to think that they can easily win this gambling battle if they take the field!
But they have not considered whether they can perform normally under pressure if they really play.
Ximen Liuyan dropped his pen in frustration. He also had the word "father" written on the paper, but unfortunately he had no time to pick it up.
"You win! But this time it's just your luck! It's not that you are really better than us!"
Ximen Liuyan snorted at Lin Yi: "If your performance is not abnormal, how could you write the answer faster than me?"
"Aren't you convinced? Then let's try it again!"
Lin Yi curled his lips and looked at a lantern hanging on the tree nearby: "I will be the banker this time, and it will still be ten points. If any of you want to come, you can! The rules are the same."
Ximen Liuyan hesitated slightly.
He also saw that if there was no time limit, Lin Yi would definitely be able to tell the answer immediately and continue the bet. He was not sure.
I have already lost eleven points, do I still want to gamble again?
Even if it's gambling, he still wants to be the banker, so that he can maximize his points.
"Don't you dare? If you don't dare, just go aside and cool down. Don't talk about your luck!"
Lin Yi snorted and deliberately showed disdain: "I thought he was very powerful, but it turns out he is just a coward!"
Ximen Liuyan suddenly lost his composure.
They are all young people, and they also have the reputation of being a leader from all over the world. If they give in privately, they will give in.
But now everyone is watching. Being looked down upon by Lin Yi so much, there is no way he would have no reaction!
Even if you lose all your points, you can’t be timid. You can’t lose even if you lose others!
"Who dares not?! Just bet! I don't believe you will always be so lucky!"
Ximen Liuyan's face turned slightly red. No matter what, he must hold on to the end this time!
Fortunately, I only bet ten points, so I can bear the loss.
If he loses again, he can just call it a day. At that time, no one will probably say that Ximen Liuyan is cowardly, they will only say that he knows the current affairs.
Wait, we haven't competed yet, why are we thinking about what will happen after losing?
...Ximen Liuyan's face turned a little dark, and he felt bad all over!
If it weren't for the sake of face, I should really give in...
"You're a bit brave. You know you're going to lose, but you still rush to give me points. I'm embarrassed to refuse!"
Lin Yi walked towards the lantern next to him with a smile: "Is anyone else interested in participating? All comers are welcome! Of course, those who are not brave enough or think they have not learned enough should not come, so as not to give me points in vain!"
"I don't think they will come to participate, so you don't need to waste your efforts!"
Ximen Liuyan sneered, as if he had seen through Lin Yi's aggressive tactics and deliberately caused trouble.
He was actually quite conflicted in his heart. He wanted to recruit some people to support him, but he also didn't want Lin Yi's family to dominate.
Then think about it again, is he sure that he will lose?
Can't you get rid of this damn thought?
It’s really... before the competition even started, he had already lost confidence in himself.
"This is a gambling fight between the two of you, so we won't participate! It's better for you to resolve your matters yourself!"
The few people involved just looked at each other, and one of them acted as the representative and came out to express his attitude.
They could all see Lin Yi's aggressive tactics. They were lucky enough to lose only one point just now. If they were to take part in it now, they might lose eleven points!
Lin Yi shrugged and didn't pay much attention to it. Anyway, he had gained a lot by defeating Ximen Liuyan twice, so that's about it.
"Okay! Then let's get started!"
The veil fell and a mystery appeared. One minute later, Lin Yi gained eleven points again without any suspense.
Ximen Liuyan had no chance to make a comeback. This time he didn't even come up with the answer before the time came.
After this time, Ximen Liuyan said he would never fight with Lin Yi again!
Not only Ximen Liuyan, but others began to guard against and reject Lin Yi.
He would rather not compete than let Lin Yi participate, and even Liu Ziyu received the same treatment.
They felt that Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu must have unique insights into lantern riddles.
This kind of thing is suitable for both refined and popular people. It is not only popular among literati and poets, it may also be popular in the military camp, so they feel that Lin Yi and the two are good at guessing lantern riddles, which is not incomprehensible.
Everyone is waiting for the next round to start. Wenbi does not only guess lantern riddles, but also has other events. I believe it will be difficult for people with military backgrounds to keep up with everyone's ideas.
So until the end of the lantern riddle competition, Lin Yi failed to earn a few more points, and finally stopped at more than 90 points.
Of course, this score is enough to ensure that Lin Yi temporarily ranks first in the total points.
As long as the scores are not pulled closer in the future, this young master meeting will definitely get an eye-catching ranking.
"This is the end of the first round of lantern riddle competition. Next is the second round of text competition - couplets!"
The old eunuch appeared in front of everyone again at some unknown time and announced expressionlessly: "The rules of couplets are similar to lantern riddles. From here, there is a corridor with many first couplets hanging in it."
"As long as you can correctly match the second couplet, you will get one point. If you are wrong, one point will be deducted! Each person must complete the challenge ten times, but this time the upper limit is set, twenty times!"
"There is no need for two people to compete in couplets. Each one can find a top couplet that can be matched. One top couplet can have several bottom couplets. As long as it is neat and correct, there will be no problem."
"Another point is that anyone who makes ten consecutive top couplets and scores can challenge the final couplet of this round. Each final top couplet is worth five to ten points. Anyone who makes mistakes in the middle will not be eligible.
challenge."
Couplets are different from lantern riddles. A lantern riddle has only one answer, but a couplet may have many suitable second lines.
Therefore, there will be no competition in this second round, everyone can play freely.
If you want to get high scores, just meet the conditions and challenge the difficult couplets!
After the old eunuch finished speaking, he stepped aside and motioned for everyone to follow the guided path.