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Chapter 392 - 393: Person Below He Bo (River God)_1

Chapter 392: Chapter 393: Person Below He Bo (River God)_1

He understood the thoughts of contestant number one crystal clear.

This guy, he is such a scoundrel, utterly shameless.

Did he really think a mere upline could stump The Nearly Divine Tycoon?

To this, Li Changlin simply scoffed.

So, under the astonished gaze of contestant number one, Li Changlin spoke indifferently, "The upline is indeed quite impressive, but here is how I would respond with the downline: ’A place where River Earl stays, the berth is where the river people lay.’"

In fact, the reason this upline is considered absolute lies in the key transition from Natural Residence to ’coincidentally’. ’Coincidentally’ is an adverb, and this structural transformation in the sentence really makes it a bit tricky to handle.

Otherwise, over the past several decades, many have responded to Natural Residence’s upline, including ’Monks rest at the Buddha temple; the temple Buddha rests monks’, ’Couplet columns share refined tastes, tastes refined share column couplets’; ’Monks wander to the hidden cloud temple, the temple hides as clouds wander monks’, and so on. While these downlines seem quite good on the surface, the starting transition words of the latter sentences cannot function as adverbs, so the parallel structure is naturally not very neat.

An absolute is called so because, beyond the artistic conception and neat parallelism, special attention must also be paid to the transition of words within it.

Regarding these nuances, whether it’s the two judges or the amateur couplet enthusiast I am competing against, they all have a clear idea in their hearts.

Thus, right after Li Changlin finished the downline, both judges’ eyes instantly lit up.

Contestant number one experienced a slight shock, and then an expression of incredulous astonishment spread across his face.

"Good, good, very fitting!" While contestant number one was still in a daze, Ying Kangbai had already started applauding.

He didn’t even consult Hu Jiade before giving his review.

Ordinarily, as one of the judges, Ying Kangbai shouldn’t have acted so autocratically.

However, this absolute that had stumped people for fifty years had also troubled Ying Kangbai for some time.

So now that he had witnessed someone successfully respond to this absolute, the joy in his heart was beyond description.

At this moment, he was overwhelmed with excitement, exhilaration, happiness, and delight.

If someone were to disagree with his words at that instant, Ying Kangbai might have lost all civility.

Li Changlin’s response to the downline was indeed formidable.

Even with fifty years of studying such traditional talents, Ying Kangbai now looked upon Li Changlin with profound respect.

"Indeed, the response was excellent, truly impressive. I admire it deeply!" Following Ying Kangbai’s remarks, Hu Jiade also gave his praise.

Witnessing an absolute being successfully matched, Hu Jiade also felt honored.

"What, someone actually matched it?"

"Isn’t that incredible? Is contestant number ten defying the heavens?"

"My goodness, even such an absolute has been answered. Li Changlin is truly exceptional."

"Now, see if you will still recklessly speculate about our idol!"

A chorus of shocked voices rose from below the stage, while the other contestants on stage each drew a sharp breath.

Anyone who had studied couplets even slightly knew of Natural Residence’s absolute.

Because the history of Natural Residence’s upline isn’t very long, and there currently exists a nationally renowned restaurant named Natural Residence in Jincheng.

This Natural Residence is now a popular tourist destination in Jincheng, a resounding brand that cannot be ignored.

"Contestant number ten has successfully matched the downline, adding one point." Finally, the female host announced the result, and Li Changlin scored another point. The competition continued.

Seeing this, contestant number one’s complexion changed slightly, and a hint of wariness flashed in his eyes.

Li Changlin smiled indifferently, taking the microphone and said in a low voice, "Contestant number one, please listen to my upline: ’Water wheels turn, carrying water with them; when the wheels halt, the water ceases too.’"

This was a needle-tip couplet. Although it was not an absolute, it was still quite brilliant.

Li Changlin’s upline was one of the classic couplets that Ling’er dug up; although he loathed contestant number one, he didn’t believe the contestant had the ability to force him to use his true power.

An absolute, after all, is a phenomenon that would surely shock the world, capable of annihilating everything.

As such, Li Changlin naturally would not waste such powerful moves on someone like contestant number one.

Of course, if this person continued to be foolish, Li Changlin would not mind producing one or two even more formidable trump cards to teach him a harsh lesson.

Although contestant number one also had a deep study of couplets, he was, after all, just an amateur, not having encountered such needle-tip couplets as the one Li Changlin presented.

So, upon hearing this upline, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

Oh brother, did you have to offer such a difficult upline—can’t we just have fun with the people!

This was truly saddening, as the guy had already forgotten how he had tried to stump Li Changlin moments ago with an absolute.

That was an absolute that no one had been able to match in fifty years. If contestant number one had tried to reason it out himself, he’d likely break his head over it without gleaning any insight.

It was only because Li Changlin had matched the absolute that contestant number one found himself unresponsive in the moment.

After all, whether it was the judges, the host, or Li Changlin himself, none had given contestant number one any time to think.

Otherwise, if he had truly calmed down and thought about it, his expression wouldn’t be what it was now.

Five minutes passed, and contestant number one had not untangled the puzzle.

As time expired, it signaled his loss for this round, resulting in the deduction of one more point.

Originally, during the semifinal, contestant number one had scored two points, and earlier in the match, he had answered one question correctly, adding another point for a total of three points.

But after three consecutive errors, two points were deducted, leaving him with just one point.

In contrast, Li Changlin started with four points and answered three questions correctly in succession, which meant he now had seven points, leaving contestant number one far behind.

Now, time was running short, and both sides could at most pose two more questions. Even if contestant number one could reverse the situation in two consecutive rounds, he still had no hope of winning.

So upon the female host’s instruction to continue, contestant number one thought for a moment, then shook his head, "No need to continue, I concede."

There was no point in not conceding; with no way out, having already seen Li Changlin’s methods, to continue would only result in a crushing defeat.

Better to stop now and maintain a last shred of dignity.

Continuing would risk becoming a laughingstock, as this event was being recorded on video, which might later be posted on the internet. Contestant number one did not want to embarrass himself overly!