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Chapter 390 - 391 Deliberately Making Faces_1

Chapter 390: Chapter 391 Deliberately Making Faces_1

"Forget it, I’ll give the chance to someone else. All I want is to win in the end." So soon enough, Li Changlin made up his mind.

He decided to give the opportunity to others. An event meant for public enjoyment should not become his solo showcase.

"I’ve got it, I’ve got it." Not long after Li Changlin quietly moved his hand away from the microphone, contestant number twelve excitedly exclaimed.

"Alright, contestant number twelve, please answer," the female host said curiously as she glanced at Li Changlin, then turned her head toward contestant number twelve.

Although Li Changlin’s move was discreet, it didn’t escape the female host, who had been covertly watching him all along.

While she was indeed curious, her duties as the host of the show prevented her from asking aloud.

"My answer for the couplet is: Passing through Nanping to sell blue bottles, hard to find blue bottles in Nanping," contestant number twelve answered with a quiver in his voice, betraying his nervousness.

After speaking, he was about to put down the microphone but then added, "Please, I ask the five judges to give their comments."

The actions of contestant number twelve triggered laughter from the audience.

However, the laughter was not malicious; there was no intent to ridicule or mock.

In fact, people laughed because they recognized the contestant’s nervousness, and it reminded them of their own embarrassing moments from past events.

Soon enough, the judges commented and contestant number twelve smoothly scored a point.

The quick-fire round continued, and although there were three more questions, Li Changlin no longer participated.

As a result, several contestants managed to score, including contestant number fifteen who finally answered a question at the ninth prompt, earning a point.

Contestant number twelve also responded to the eighth question, thus securing two points for himself.

On the final question, possibly feeling the pressure, contestant number four demonstrated an extremely quick response and successfully completed the couplet immediately after the judges announced the first line.

With that, the quick-response segment came to an end.

After deliberation, the judges decided that contestants number one, four, twelve, and Li Changlin would advance to the next round.

Contestants fifteen and nine lost their chance to continue in the competition.

Following their elimination, contestants nine and fifteen returned to their seats, and the male host announced the beginning of the finals.

The rules for the finals were different from those of the previous rounds.

While the rounds leading up to the finals involved judges posing questions for the contestants to answer, the final round was contestants against each other.

In other words, during this last segment, the judges truly only acted as judges, as the contestants themselves performed, and if they could stump their opponents with their opening lines, they would move forward.

The last four would be paired off in two to compete, and whoever could defeat their opponent would win the championship of this event.

The male host mixed up four crumpled pieces of paper with numbers and had the contestants draw lots. Li Changlin casually chose a piece, unfolded it, and found he had picked number two. He then turned to look at the other contestants.

Contestant number one showed his paper, which also had a two. Thus, Li Changlin and contestant number one were paired to compete in the same group.

The four contestants were split into two teams, with the male host overseeing team one and the female host team two.

The five judges were also allocated accordingly, with Mao Shengtai and the female judge taking charge of team one, while Ying Kangbai and Hu Jiade oversaw team two, and Elder Gu served as the chief judge.

Under the arrangement of the male and female hosts, the excess tables and chairs were quickly removed, and the four tables were set opposite each other in pairs for Li Changlin and the others to take their places.

"Each response time is five minutes. If you go over time or can’t match the couplet, it’s considered a mistake. The segment lasts for half an hour, and the person with the highest score at the end wins," the female host reiterated the rules to Li Changlin and contestant number one before announcing the start.

Li Changlin had a higher score than contestant number one, granting him the right of first play, so he posed the first question.

Having already prepared after understanding the rules, Li Changlin was ready.

Upon the female host’s signal to begin, Li Changlin said with a smile, "My opening line is, ’Sparse waters reveal the sands.’

The couplet wasn’t very difficult, and contestant number one had enough wit to respond within just two minutes, looking up to reply, "Full dyke forms the field."

The two judges whispered in discussion and finally agreed that contestant number one had responded neatly, awarding him a point.

Then it was contestant number one’s turn to present a question, and the opening line was, "Every inch of ground is a temple, beside the temple verses are inscribed, the verse says: The bright moon escorts the monk back to the ancient temple."

This question was significantly challenging, especially with the addition of a verse, indicating that contestant number one was not someone easy to cope with, his opening move aiming to take down Li Changlin.

Li Changlin felt slightly irritated by this challenge, but fortunately, he had the System’s help, or else he would have lost points on this first question.

Thanks to Ling’er’s assistance, Li Changlin didn’t have to ponder the answer. Shortly after contestant number one finished speaking, he confidently gave his response, "Twin trees make a forest, forest’s edge holds a sign, the sign reads: Axes and saws enter the woods at the right time."

Seeing Li Changlin reply with ease, contestant number one was momentarily taken aback.

After all, Li Changlin had scored the highest in the quick-response round, but he had only answered three questions, apparently taking longer than this.

What contestant number one didn’t realize was that Li Changlin had intentionally underperformed during the quick-response round.

If he had known this, he wouldn’t have started with such a tricky opening line.

After the two judges assessed, they concluded that Li Changlin’s matching line was well structured, and he was naturally awarded a point.

It was Li Changlin’s turn to pose a question again. Still holding a grudge against contestant number one, Li Changlin had no reservations, asking Ling’er to help him find a highly difficult couplet. Quickly, a piece of information appeared in Li Changlin’s mind, allowing him to deliver with composure, "The smoke follows the colorful eaves into the swallows’ eyes."

This opening line was formidable, in no way inferior to Elder Gu’s unique couplet.

Because Li Changlin’s opening line was comprised entirely of homophones, varying only in tone.

At first, contestant number one didn’t catch it clearly, but Li Changlin was in no mood to be gracious. Since there was paper and pen on the table, he wrote down the line.

Seeing it written down, contestant number one’s forehead darkened instantly.

Damn it, what was this? Did it have to be so hard?

He felt utterly devastated by the difficulty.

He didn’t realize that he brought it upon himself by presenting such a difficult opening line to Li Changlin, prompting Li Changlin to deliberately make it tough for him.