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Chapter 366 - 367 Pass_1

Chapter 366: Chapter 367 Pass_1

Seeing Zhou Ziyu pass the preliminary selection, Li Changlin had nothing to hesitate about anymore.

He still had two second lines to choose from, but since Zhou Ziyu had already matched a first line, if he continued to match with the same first line, the chances of being approved would be much lower.

However, if he chose to answer a different question, it would take some extra time.

It seems, I’m afraid I’ll need to trouble the brothers again.

As for this, Li Changlin didn’t feel guilty about it. After all, the brothers were all so enthusiastic!

"Tsk!" Suddenly, just as Li Changlin hadn’t made a decision, he heard Ling’er’s light laughter in his mind, "Host, you haven’t forgotten about the System, have you? It’s now level two, and the couplet section can be used."

"Couplet section?" Li Changlin was slightly startled, then suddenly realized.

Indeed, how could he have forgotten about this? Such a sad oversight!

"Ling’er, how many points does it take to redeem the second line of a couplet?" With this, Li Changlin was undisturbed and immediately asked in his mind.

"To redeem a complete couplet costs ten points, but if it’s just the second line, then it only costs six points," Ling’er quickly replied, and this answer truly invigorated Li Changlin.

A very good feeling. It looks like I have a chance at getting a good ranking in this activity!

Knowing that he had a chance to rank in the selection process, Li Changlin was naturally very happy. He then said, "Ling’er, I won’t choose any others, help me find the second line for the topic where ’Without the king’s order, who dares take charge?’"

It’s only fair to leave some chances for others, isn’t it? After all, there are only four questions left now.

If he were to match another somewhat difficult line, wouldn’t that make it difficult for others?

"Alright, Host, please wait a moment, there you go, I’ve found it," Ling’er quickly found a suitable second line and also informed Li Changlin of the story behind it.

Li Changlin was very excited about this. Speaking of this story, it seemed that he had heard something similar during his school days.

"Strange, could some of the history on Earth have any intersection with our Xuanyuan Country?" Li Changlin was somewhat puzzled by this story.

But in order to answer the question, he quickly cast this thought aside.

Never mind that, first let’s match the second line.

Thus, Li Changlin turned to give Qian Ziwei a nod, signaling her to aim her phone camera at him. Then, he stepped forward and walked to the sign of the sixth question.

Zhou Ziyu had just answered this one. Li Changlin picked up the big marker near the platform and concentrated his energy, preparing to write.

"Wait!" But unexpectedly, a middle-aged voice suddenly called out emphatically.

Li Changlin paused, looking perplexedly at the person who spoke.

This was a judge, around fifty years old, "Sir, may I know what advice you have?"

"Young man, this couplet has already been responded to. If you continue, you know the rules, right?" The judge wasn’t trying to make things difficult for Li Changlin; he worried that Li Changlin didn’t understand the rules and would act rashly, which could affect the reputations of the two judges, so he had to ask first.

It would’ve been fine if Li Changlin couldn’t match it, but if he did, he would still have to follow the proper procedure.

"Understood, it means I must explain the story behind the second line, right, sir?" Li Changlin nodded his head, he was quite confident about this!

"Alright, since you know, you can handle it now," the judge nodded and then stepped back.

He was only afraid that the youth would not understand propriety, but now that he saw Li Changlin seemed sensible, he naturally had no need for concern.

Li Changlin replied with affirmation and raised his hand to begin writing on the wooden plaque.

His calligraphy was quite good, spirited like dragons and dancing phoenixes, completed in one breath, and soon he had written seven bold characters onto the plaque.

"Though Wu has a mouth, he speaks only of Heaven, good, a good response! Young man, does your reply have any historical allusion?" In fact, as Li Changlin was writing, both judges and the host were watching him intently.

Thus, when he finished, all three of them immediately started to savor the writing carefully.

It didn’t take long for the older judge to be unable to resist asking.

Following the elder judge’s inquiry, the other two also turned their attention to Li Changlin.

Previously, the middle-aged judge had intervened to stop Li Changlin, and Li Changlin had mentioned that he knew the rules, now, it was the moment for Li Changlin to demonstrate his understanding of the rules.

"Elder sir," Li Changlin still understood respect for the elderly, so as he spoke, he bowed towards the older judge and then said in a deep voice, "In the year 1723 of Xuanyuan, there was Governor Wang Wenqin, who often had no firm opinions in matters. The Xiangnan Governor, Wu Yuanbing, was particularly fond of idle chatter in his governance. Reflecting upon this, I thought of this matching line."

"Good, good, not bad at all!" Hearing Li Changlin’s logical explanation, even the middle-aged judge who had spoken earlier nodded in admiration this time.

"Congratulations on passing the preliminary round, young man." Seeing that both judges approved, the host immediately came over with a plaque in hand and handed it to Li Changlin.

"Thank you." Li Changlin nodded, took the plaque in question, then bowed and took his leave.

"Such a handsome youth, with gifts, and erudition, this child is not a common pond fish," the elder judge murmured softly to himself, but Li Changlin did not hear this.

Otherwise, he would definitely have heartily agreed with the old judge’s compliment, ’Sir, you’ve got it exactly right.’

After all, how could The Nearly Divine Tycoon be a common pond fish, wahahaha...

With the plaque in hand, Li Changlin signaled to Qian Ziwei, and together they walked towards the central stage in the square.

There, a crowd had already gathered, among them Zhou Ziyu, who trailed at the very end.

Having the plaque, Li Changlin and Qian Ziwei effortlessly made their way through.

Once they stepped onto the stage, the staff arranged them beside Zhou Ziyu.

"Brother Changlin," Upon seeing Li Changlin and Qian Ziwei approaching, Zhou Ziyu hurriedly greeted them sheepishly.

"You little rascal!" Li Changlin didn’t know whether to scold Zhou Ziyu for being unprincipled or not.

But thinking about how this kid had used even him in the pursuit of a girl, he felt rather annoyed inside.

Feeling quite helpless, Li Changlin patted Zhou Ziyu on the shoulder but ultimately didn’t blame him.

After all, it was just a kid; there was no real need to make too much of a fuss over it.

"I’m sorry, Brother Changlin. I really do like that girl, and I will make it up to you later," Although Li Changlin said nothing, Zhou Ziyu still felt quite embarrassed inside.