Old Li Tou on the stage took over the question of the second game from the servant. After reading it once, he looked at the remaining contestants on the stage and said, "Everyone, there are four questions in the second game. There are still thirty-two of you on the field. Please divide into four teams to answer."
Hearing that they were about to split up again, most of the players hurriedly approached Mr. Baihu. After seeing his ability and methods in the first game, I naturally thought that following him would have a greater chance of winning.
Mr. White Tiger stopped him and said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone. The first game is a joint effort, so naturally you have to be on the same team as the stronger one. But that may not be the case in the second game. Maybe people in the same team have to compete with each other, and you may not have a good chance of winning if you follow me. Everyone still has a good chance of winning. Choose teams at random, each based on their ability, don’t take any chances.”
Then everyone dispersed and formed their own teams. Sima Yuliang, Master Tianming and Chesou also joined a team each.
After the teams were divided, the servants carried four objects onto the stage in turn. They were a basin of clean water, a basin of burning firewood, a basin of sand, and a basin of soybeans. Next to it, there was a small table with pens, ink, paper, inkstones, scissors, mirrors, pieces of cloth, flowers and other scattered household items.
Looking at these things that were brought, there was confusion again on and off the stage. Didn't we agree to compete in chess, calligraphy and painting? Why did we get all the sand and soybeans? Is this going to sprout bean sprouts?
When Lao Li saw that the teams were divided, he continued to tell the topic of the second game.
"In the second game, there are four questions. Each team will work together, and you will be the leader. Whoever gives the answer first will pass. The remaining seven people will all be eliminated. Now let's ask the first team to come forward and answer the question."
Mr. Bai Hu immediately stepped forward with the other seven people in the team, standing in a neat row. The two servants carried the first wooden basin filled with water to the eight people.
Old Li Tou continued: "The first question is about calligraphy in the water. Please contestants write these four lines on the water: the spring breeze warms the world, there is nothing to do in the summer to farm mulberry trees, the autumn leisurely enjoys the chrysanthemums, and the winter is long with white snow. These four lines of poetry Come on. The poems must stay on the water for a long time to pass the test. You can borrow the tools on the table next to you, and please start answering."
After hearing the title, everyone was shocked and scratched their heads. What? Writing on the water, what kind of strange topic is this? Why does Wu Jiuzhen always have some unusual ideas? They, the martial arts masters, think that the most difficult part in the ring is writing. Who knew it would take such a hard work!
There was no time to say anything, everyone was thinking hard. After hearing the question, Mr. Baihu smiled slightly and walked to the small table beside him alone. I saw him pick up a piece of rice paper, take out the knife in his pocket, and start carving on the paper.
The other contestants and the audience all looked at him in confusion, what is this Mr. White Tiger doing? If the writing on this paper is placed on the water, it must not count? But this guy has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, so he's probably going to pass the test.
Not long after, Mr. Baihu finished carving the paper. Seeing him mention the rice paper with the hollowed-out poems on it, some smart viewers already understood.
Come to the water basin and ask two servants to hold rice paper. Mr. Bai Hu turned back to Old Li Tou and said: "Old Li Tou, I'm done. Let me bring some mirrors and let the sunlight shine through the paper, so that the golden words can be engraved on the water. How about this method? ?”
After hearing this brilliant idea, everyone suddenly realized that this was how the words were carved on the water. So smart. The people in the audience clapped and cheered with joy.
"Young Master White Tiger, you are so smart! Good answer!"
Wu Sanwen also smiled and brushed his beard, looked at Li Benxin and the others, and couldn't help but praise: "Although Mr. White Tiger is eccentric, he is indeed very capable. He is a good player at Go, and his mind is faster than others. This is true on the water surface. Carving words on it seemed like an impossible task, but he did it so perfectly, which is admirable."
"There is indeed some cleverness." Zhang Wanlin also nodded.
Mr. Baihu was the first to successfully pass the test. He laughed proudly, and then shamelessly rushed to the audience and cupped his hands, shouting: "It's trivial, it's trivial. This kind of question is very important to me. It's easy. Everyone, when I become the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion, come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to drink my wedding wine! Thank you, thank you very much."
"Okay! Let's all go have a drink! Mr. White Tiger is unparalleled in the world!..."
Some of the ignorant people actually followed suit and started shouting.
"Hey! This kid is so shameless. He just passed the first test and won't do anything. I really want to kick him down." Yin Shaozheng sat with his body crooked, looking at him with contempt.
Sima Yue's face turned frosty and her brows furrowed as she said, "This Young Master Baihu seems to be that thief from Luofan. Unexpectedly, he still has the heart to come to the competition ring. How many hearts and heads does this kid have?"
"I have to admit, this kid is a bit evil. If he really wins the ring, he will have Mu Jiufeng as the backstage. By then, none of us will survive," Jiao Chi said coldly.
"Not necessarily. If he really succeeds, Mu Jiufeng will not help him. After all, this kid is not in his right mind. He wants to destroy the black and white, but Mu Jiufeng is the supreme underworld. Think about it, he can help him Will his opponent destroy himself?"
"It makes sense. In this way, this kid is destined to be defeated by his own arrogance."
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Seeing that Mr. Bai Hu had won, Mr. Tianming was not jealous at all. At the same time, he happily congratulated Mr. Bai Hu: "Hey! Congratulations to Mr. Bai Hu for passing the test first. It seems that the two of us will probably have to fight in this final. By then, brother. Don’t be polite.”
"Same joy, same joy. It's an honor for me to compete with Master Tianming. Then I'll wait for you."
"You two, stop talking nonsense. The second team comes forward and starts to continue the game!" Old Li Tou shouted displeased.
In the ring, the loser left with a look of regret. The players from the second team stepped forward in unison. Sima Yuliang stood in the crowd, with a nervous look on his face. If it were a competition of poems and songs, he would naturally not be afraid. Unexpectedly, Wu Jiuzhen's questions were all clever and weird, and these were his weaknesses.
After the contestants stood up, the servants brought another big fire pot, and then added some firewood to make the fire brighter. Old Li Tou stood aside and announced loudly: "Everyone, listen up. The second question is, carving a flower in the fire. Whoever can carve a flower in the flames first will be the winner. There are different types of flowers. No limit, no limit to color, let’s get started!”
Sure enough, it's a strange question again. After hearing the question, all eight Sima Yuliang frowned and began to lower their heads and think. To carve flowers on fire is even more outrageous than carving words on water just now. Water at least has an entity, and flame is invisible. How can flowers be carved out of this?
Everyone in the audience also started smacking. Wu Sanwen and Xue Yang also turned their heads and thought. Just now, we could use sunlight to carve words in water, but how can we carve them in fire? In this way, everyone thought hard, but no one could come up with the answer for a while.
Mr. Baihu couldn't help but pointed and said: "Why are you so stupid? How long do you need to think about this? It's time to have lunch later. Isn't this question the same as mine? Light is invisible and needs to be penetrated through gaps. The same is true for fire. It’s intangible, so of course it needs to be packed in a container. Why don’t you hurry up and answer it!”
Hearing Mr. Baihu's words, Sima Yuliang had an idea and hurriedly walked to the small table aside, picked up the scissors and cut out a hollow butterfly flower on the paper. Hold the hollow flower in front of the fire. The firelight shines through the paper and reflects the red petals.
"Butterfly, I wonder if it can be considered a pass?" Sima Yuliang held up the paper and looked at the referee and asked.
"It turns out that fire cannot be carved, but human vision can be carved. I think this should be considered a pass. What do you think?" Wu Sanwen looked at the other three people and asked for their opinions.
Xue Yang agreed: "I agree too. This really shows how good the fire eagle is, and it's considered a pass."
Zhang Wanlin and Li Benxin also nodded. So Wu Sanwen announced in public: "Sima Yuliang, pass the test."
When they heard that Sima Yuliang had also passed the test, the people applauded and cheered again. Sima Yue's face finally showed a smile. After passing this level, there were only three opponents left, and the probability of winning was much higher. The other wealthy families all turned their heads to congratulate Sima Yue.
However, the seven players who lost the game on the stage all looked dissatisfied. The master of Sanlong Temple in Jiuxian Mountain, Taoist Priest Sanmao, was the first to take the lead in standing up to oppose. The old Taoist was wearing a dirty and torn blue Taoist robe, with three tufts of gray hair on the back of his bald head, a dark and sunken face, and a mouth full of big yellow teeth, giving him an unattractive appearance. At this time, his mouth was filled with anger. He raised his dirty sleeves and pointed at Mr. Baihu and shouted: "This game doesn't count. It's this kid who told the answer. It's not fair. I demand a heavy ratio! A heavy ratio!"
"Yes! It's not fair, we demand a heavier comparison!" Other players also shouted.
"None of my business. You can't answer because you are stupid. Fireworks, sparks, iron flowers, silver flowers, and gold flowers are not all flowers! You can't answer any of them, and you still have the nerve to argue. Even if I just reminded you I gave the answer, and I said it in front of all of you. None of you are smart, so you have no face to fight for. If you make trouble again, believe it or not, Sima Tianqing will kill you, burn your Taoist temple, and ransack your homes! Let you go against her again."
Mr. Baihu refuted it and even deliberately moved Sima Yue out.
