"Why should XiMen Qing set the questions?"
"That's right, why should it be him? Could it be because he is handsome? "
"Who is XiMen Qing? I've never heard of him … "
… ….
Before the person on the stage could even finish his words, the crowd had already erupted into an uproar. With Ling Chi, Ling Feng, and the rest adding fuel to the fire, Yu ManTian, DongFang JingLei, Nangong, and Nangong TianHu took the opportunity to fan the flames. In an instant, whistling sounds could be heard from all directions. How was this a gathering of scholars? It was more like a bandit gathering! Many of the scholars shook their heads and sighed, feeling bored.
In the end, a few esteemed scholars stood out and calmed the crowd down. After discussing with Qin Da, they decided that the various aristocratic families would take turns to set the questions. However, the XiMen Aristocratic Family was unwilling to accept this and insisted on adding another rule. After the questions were set, the person who came up with the questions could choose any family to answer them.
Everyone knew that this rule of the XiMen Aristocratic Family was definitely targeted at Ling Tian. They wanted to suppress Ling Tian's fame and see the Ling family make a fool of themselves. Everyone could not help but hesitate. Qin Da looked at Ling Tian and saw him nod his head slightly. Thus, he agreed to it.
The curtains of the XiMen Aristocratic Family's Extreme Joy Pavilion were lifted and XiMen Qing walked out with a face full of smiles. It was as though nothing had happened and he had not been humiliated by Ling Tian. His face was full of smiles.
Many people nodded their heads in approval. The number one junior of the XiMen Aristocratic Family, XiMen Qing, was indeed extraordinary. Even after suffering such a huge humiliation, he was still able to maintain his composure! However, this level of temperament was already beyond the reach of ordinary people!
Ling Tian shook his head with a dispirited expression on his face, unable to raise the slightest bit of interest.
Meng Lige who was at the side had been paying attention to the reaction of Ling Tian, and seeing Ling Tian shaking his head, he couldn't help but ask: "Looking at Prince Ling's meaning, it seems he doesn't approve of this Young Master Ximen?"
Ling Tian turned his head to look at Meng Lige. From the beginning to the end, he did not reveal any intention of soliciting Meng Lige. That would only scare the other party away. As for Meng LiGe, Ling Tian already had a plan in his heart. He grinned and said, "Mister, don't play with me. Do you think that I should treat people like XiMen Qing differently?"
Meng Lige stroked his long beard with his right hand and a wisp of wisdom flashed in his eyes. He chuckled and asked, "What do you mean, Young Master?"
Ling Tian smiled and squinted his eyes: "There was a peerless swordsman who had no opponent for many years. He had been lonely for a long time and longed for the battle to be defeated. However, he had no opponent for a long time and could only sigh helplessly. Finally, one day, another famous swordsman suddenly issued a challenge to him. Do you think he should be happy or sad?! "Ling Tian said slowly.
Meng Lige did not expect him to tell a story at this moment. He could not help but be slightly startled. However, he knew that Ling Tian must have some other meaning. He did not interrupt and listened with a smile.
"This swordsman had been lonely for too long. When he heard the news, he was naturally very happy. He went there excitedly and prepared to have a great battle to satisfy his cravings!" Ling Tian continued, "However, when he arrived at the agreed place, he was disappointed to find that the other famous swordsman who came to challenge him was only a three-year-old child!" Ling Tian smiled and looked at Meng Lige: "At this moment, XiMen Qing is that three-year-old child to me. However, I am very disappointed right now. What do you think, Young Master? "
Meng Lige could not help but smile and asked, "Why do you say so?"
Ling Tian stared at Meng Lige and smiled: "Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"
Meng Lige said: "I would like to hear the details."
Ling Tian laughed and said: "Since Young Master wants to force Ling Tian, Ling Tian has no choice but to say it. If XiMen Qing could still walk out without a change in expression when I said those words, then he could be a strong opponent for me! However, "Ling Tian said word by word," he was fifteen minutes late! "
As he finished speaking, Ling Tian smiled and turned to look at the square outside.
Meng Lige fell into deep thought and looked at Ling Tian with a look of admiration. He was indeed extraordinary! If XiMen Qing could walk out at that time, then with his patience, he could become an ambitious person! However, he came out fifteen minutes later. Although the time was not long, his temperament could be considered outstanding. After all, he was no longer a peerless person! Therefore, Ling Tian did not put him in his eyes! He was not a concern!
Someone outside shouted: "Let us invite Young Master Meng Lige."
It turned out that the people outside discussed and wanted to choose a few judges. XiMen Qing did not hesitate and suggested two names. One was Qin Da and the other was Meng Lige! Since he wanted to humiliate Ling Tian, how could he let these two scholars stay by Ling Tian's side to give him advice?
The six judges who were chosen bowed and greeted the people around them. Although the six of them did not know each other, they had already heard of each other. Thus, they were naturally elated to see each other!
An old man stepped forward and said in a clear voice, "Today's scholarly meeting is a pioneering event for us scholars. Moreover, the world's talents are all gathered in one place. The Seven Kingdoms and the Eight Great Clans are all here. Such a scene is rarely seen in one's life! Today's event will definitely leave behind a beautiful name in the Sky Bearing Empire! This old man is untalented and thought of a couplet before the New Year but was unable to find the second half. Today, I would like to throw a brick to attract jade. Furthermore, I would like to ask everyone to help this old man solve a huge problem in my heart. Otherwise, this old man would be filled with regret in the future! "
Hearing how humorous he was, everyone could not help but laugh. Someone then said, "Old mister, please speak your mind!"
That old man said, "This old man is originally from the Sky Bearing Empire. Before the New Year, I was invited by a friend to Nature's Inn in the Eastern City for a drink. When I arrived at Nature's Inn, after three rounds of drinks, I suddenly saw a couplet on the door of the inn: 'Guests in Nature's Inn, there are actually guests from the heavens!' While such an excellent couplet existed, there was no second half. The owner of the inn said that anyone who could match this couplet would be given a lifetime of free meals in Nature's Inn. This old man who claims to be a great scholar is actually unable to match this couplet. In the past half a year, I was so worried that my hair turned white and my beard broke, but I was still unable to do anything. " As he said that, a bitter expression appeared on the old man's face. It was a look of helplessness and anticipation. It was obvious that he had been extremely troubled for the past half a year.
"Guests in Nature's Inn, there are actually guests from the heavens."
What a palindromic couplet, what an absolute!
At that moment, the hundreds of people present began to mutter to themselves. Some of them looked up at the sky, deep in thought. Some of them lowered their heads and muttered to themselves. Some of them shook their heads and paced back and forth. Even after a long while, no one replied.
This couplet seemed ordinary, but it was a palindromic couplet. Furthermore, it seemed to have the meaning of praising the status of a tourist. The combination of the beginning and the end was even better, but it was extremely difficult to match.
In the Heavenly Fragrance Chamber, Ling Tian squinted his eyes and crossed his legs leisurely, not taking the matter to heart. Beside him, Ling Chen had a smile on her face, as though she had a card up her sleeve. Ling Tian had long known about this couplet in his previous life and had mentioned it to Ling Chen and Ling Jian in their free time. However, Ling Tian did not expect that there would actually be someone who used this couplet in this world. Furthermore, it had actually become an absolute! Ling Chen knew a few of the best answers in her heart, so how could she not smile?
Only Yu BingYan's brows were furrowed, and she had a look of deep thought on her face. Yu BingYan was known as a talented woman, so how could she be willing to be stumped by this couplet?
In the Extreme Joy Chamber, a person slowly said, "Although this couplet is difficult to match, it is not absolute. Years ago, when I was traveling, I passed by a temple named Great Buddha! When I passed by the Great Buddha Temple, the Great Buddha Temple is greater than the person. I wonder if it can be barely matched? "The person who spoke was XiMen Qing. His long robe fluttered in the wind as he stepped out of the door with a proud smile on his face. It was obvious that he was extremely satisfied with his couplet.
Everyone lowered their heads and pondered. They felt that this couplet was quite fair, and some of them could not help but praise it.
"Pfft!" A clear sneer was heard, and someone coldly said, "This is considered correct? How comical, how laughable! "
XiMen Qing's face darkened, and he glared at the source of the voice. He coldly said, "But I wonder if you have any good works?" Seeing that this person came from the Tamago Heavenly Dream Chamber, he deliberately suppressed the anger in his heart and did not dare to flare up.
Ling Tian and Ling Chen looked at each other and saw the laughter in each other's eyes. The one who spoke was Ling Chi. Ling Tian expected that these few fellows would lose their cool, and it was as expected.
Ling Chi proudly said, "Virtuous people come from blessed lands, blessed lands produce virtuous people! Haha, how is it? "Everyone thought carefully and could not help but cheer in unison. This second couplet, regardless of whether it was the couplet or the wording, was much neater than XiMen Qing's couplet. The meaning of the second couplet resonated with the first part of the first couplet. Compared to XiMen Qing's couplet, it was much better!
Yu BingYan let out a cry and blurted out, "I got it!" She was frowning and thinking hard, and did not pay attention to what was going on around her. "Fragrant plum jade cold pavilion, snow cold jade plum fragrance!"
Everyone was stunned again, and could not help but cheer in unison. They did not expect this delicate and beautiful woman to be so talented! Although this couplet was ingenious, it was still inferior to Ling Chi's couplet from Ling Tian, 'Virtuous people come from blessed lands, blessed lands produce virtuous people!'
XiMen Qing snorted coldly. After being outdone twice, he felt that he had lost a lot of face. Thus, he hurriedly said, "This young noble is touched by today's scholarly meet and has come up with a couplet on the spot. I would like to invite all the talents present to correct it: Poetry stage, poetry talent, poetry talent on the poetry stage, poetry talent peerless in the world! I wonder which one of you is able to match the second half of the couplet? "
XiMen Qing stood in the middle of the hall, looking at the pavilions one by one. Finally, he stopped at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion where Ling Tian was seated. With a provocative smile, he looked at Ling Tian. Anyone with a discerning eye would be able to tell that XiMen Qing's couplet was used to humiliate Ling Tian! This matter concerned the two great families, so who would dare to say anything? Furthermore, Yu ManTian and the rest were all valiant martial artists. It was already rare for them to be able to recognize his name, so how would they be able to help him?
However, Qin Da and Meng Lige who were able to help Ling Tian were the judges! In that moment, everyone could not help but guess that Ling Tian was going to make a fool of himself this time. Many of them had a look of schadenfreude in their eyes. In the Rising Sun Pavilion, Xiao YanXue's brows were tightly knitted together, and a look of worry could be seen in her eyes.
XiMen Qing looked at Ling Tian with a smile that was not a smile. However, when he saw the two peerless beauties, Ling Chen and Yu BingYan, his eyes lit up with amazement. He finally understood the reason why his little brother XiMen Zhang died. With such beauties, who wouldn't want to bring them into their room?
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