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Chapter 375 - 376 Response_1

Chapter 375: Chapter 376 Response_1

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"How can there be so many!" Li Changlin was greatly surprised to find that the message was obviously much more than just a simple couplet.

After a brief look, he realized there were many variations to this couplet. Goodness gracious!

Li Changlin was truly relieved. If it hadn’t been for Ling’er’s help, this test question would have thoroughly defeated him.

"Can he do it? Why hasn’t he made a move yet?"

"This is bad, the god of men seems unable to answer."

"Oh my gosh, sis, the first line is so awesome, I couldn’t think of anything."

"Ah, it’s over, my Little Meng Mei!"

"Brother Changlin, come on, you can’t give in."

Whether it was the audience on and off the stage or in the live broadcast room, and even Zhou Ziyu, the impish child, everyone was filled with all kinds of concerns at the moment.

Four minutes had passed, and only a little more than forty seconds were left of the prescribed five minutes.

It’s over, it’s really over.

Seeing Li Changlin seemingly still at a loss, many people felt despair.

Especially Zhou Ziyu, he was so nervous, clenching his fists tightly, looking very worried.

This is so terribly sad. Li Changlin, you must pull through. My wonderful life, you must help me achieve it.

Speaking of which, if you help me get what I want, I will definitely help you brush up a million Monthly Tickets, I mean what I say!

Zhou Ziyu was gearing up in his mind. Having already lost, he naturally did not want to see Li Changlin also lose his chance to continue competing.

The Little Meng Mei had asked Zhou Ziyu to come to the event, and he had taken it very seriously; he really wanted to know Little Meng Mei’s name and then date her.

Everyone was worried and looked very tense.

Even Elder Gu’s eyes were filled with anticipation.

Although he didn’t like Li Changlin, it didn’t affect his anticipation for the second line of the couplet.

But now, it seemed he was set for disappointment once again.

Elder Gu shook his head, disappointment flashing in his eyes.

"Elder Gu, your first line is too brilliant. It’s very normal if no one can match it," said a middle-aged man sitting next to him, softly, seemingly understanding Elder Gu’s feelings at the moment.

"Ah..." Elder Gu sighed softly, everyone clearly understood what he meant.

At that moment, their faces also turned slightly red.

After all, they had all faced Elder Gu’s challenging first line of the couplet.

But after learning about the many variations of the first line, they had given up.

Such an incredible couplet could only be conceived by Elder Gu.

It’s just a pity that Elder Gu, as talented as he is, had only managed to come up with the first line.

They say doctors can’t heal themselves; is it the same with composing couplets?

Everyone sighed deeply in their hearts, and at this time, another twenty seconds had quietly passed.

Phew!

Finally, Li Changlin slowly opened his eyes.

Next, he reached for the brush on the table and began to write rapidly.

With swift strokes, he finished a line in one go; it took him only twenty seconds to produce the matching second line of the couplet.

"He answered, he finally answered."

"Way to go, god of men, keep it up!"

"I wonder if he has figured out a response."

"I believe in the god of men."

"Sister-in-law Changlin, zoom in the camera. The brothers can’t see."

"Brother Changlin, you must succeed!"

As Li Changlin began to write, everyone suddenly held their breath, fearing they might affect his performance.

It wasn’t until Li Changlin had finished writing in one go and gently set down the brush that a slow murmur arose from the audience.

However, those on the stage remained silent.

Whether it were the contestants, the two judges, or even the five judges, no one moved.

"Can he come up with a response?"

"Is he really up to it?"

These questions lingered in the minds of everyone, yet no one moved.

Spectators are excited by the hustle and bustle, while the insiders look for the subtleties.

Indeed, this was exactly such a moment.

Most of the audience, having little understanding of the couplet, lacked a profound sense of reverence.

Only those who truly understood the art of responding held Elder Gu’s couplet in awe.

It was this respect that provoked such ambivalence in their hearts.

On one hand, everyone had high hopes that Li Changlin would successfully come up with a response.

On the other hand, they feared their expectations would be crushed.

After all, being able to witness the creation of an excellent couplet was a matter of shared glory.

But if their hopes were dashed, it would all be meaningless.

Thus, the emotions of the people on stage were naturally very anxious.

And their mood quickly affected the audience.

Even if they didn’t understand much, every household still displayed such things, so they had some knowledge of it, however slight.

Moreover, there were those among the crowd who knew the trade. Even if they were not experts, Elder Gu’s given first line of the couplet was easily discernible for its hidden intricacies.

After all, those seven ’long’ characters weren’t put there just for show.

Not to mention creating countless variations, even a few patterns were effortless.

"Let me do it." At last, Elder Gu stood up.

He had written this couplet, and in recent years, it had featured in various couplet selection competitions. It was also a kind of hope from Elder Gu, and there was no intention to make things unduly difficult.

Although Elder Gu was not very fond of Li Changlin, he had made up his mind that if Li Changlin’s response was acceptable, he would be willing to give him another chance.

Since it was only the final, giving Li Changlin another chance wouldn’t affect the subsequent competitions, so Elder Gu was not too worried.

Soon, Elder Gu walked over to Li Changlin’s desk. Seeing Elder Gu approaching, Li Changlin also quickly bowed with his hands clasped, showing respect for the old man.

The two hosts followed over as well.

By this time, Elder Gu had already picked up the piece of paper from the table.

The paper wasn’t very large, just an A4 sheet. Elder Gu glanced at it and was immediately captivated by the few words written on it.

"Young man, could you read this second line for me?" Elder Gu thought seriously for a moment, a sharp glint in his eye, and then looked up at Li Changlin.

"Certainly," nodded Li Changlin, not needing to look at the paper again, and spoke out loud, "The first line given by the host was ’The floating clouds long, long, long, long, long, long, long vanish,’ and my response is ’The sea tide morning after morning after morning after morning after morning after morning descends.’

Li Changlin was fully prepared, naturally showing no signs of hesitation.

The sea counteracting the floating clouds, morning matching long, descending to vanishing; in terms of responding, there was definitely no problem.