The servant's explanation was very clear, this place implemented a one person one vote system, if Li Yi wanted to bring Xiao Huan in, he had to guess another riddle.
The matter of money was important, naturally he could not break other people's rules.
Li Yi walked back to the front of the lanterns, there seemed to be an invisible aura around him, the surrounding people all made way for him.
"A black dragon on the wall, covered with ten thousand golden stars."
Other than this sentence, there was still no other explanation. The crowd guessed for a long time, but still could not guess the answer.
At this time, almost everyone's gaze was on Li Yi.
Of course, most of them had the mentality of watching a joke.
The first time may have been a coincidence, the second time, would he still be as lucky as before?
After a while, Li Yi spoke again, "The answer to this riddle is' pole scale '."
With the ancient and modern lantern riddles in his hands, what riddle could he not guess?
"Congratulations, young master! Now young master can bring this lady in. "The servant's following actions, proved that the answer Li Yi gave was correct.
After Li Yi spoke, a few people's faces showed confusion, very quickly it turned into understanding.
"I see!"
"Comparing the pole scale to a black dragon, then the 'pole scale' is ten thousand golden stars!"
"Ashamed, ashamed, to think that I have read so many books, but I can't even see through these two little riddles, I am so ashamed!"
… …
… …
Actually, something like guessing lantern riddles, to a certain extent, had nothing to do with literary talent, or profound knowledge.
It only relied on a flash of inspiration, or a cheating device like Li Yi's.
This kind of person who did not even delineate the scope of the riddles, and only placed one sentence there for people to guess blindly, was not a good person. Most likely, his intention was to deliberately make things difficult for people.
At this time, the surrounding people's gazes towards Li Yi had changed.
Guessing one might be a fluke, but to be able to guess the second so easily, the possibility of it being a fluke was not high.
It could only mean, this handsome scholar in front of them, most likely had some ability …
Very quickly, Li Yi used his actions to prove to them how correct these people's thoughts were.
He, who had originally planned to bring Xiao Huan in, glanced at the two scholars who had just enthusiastically introduced him, and immediately felt that it was a little impolite to just leave like that. He walked over and smiled to the two, "Brothers, why don't we go in together?"
The expressions on the two people's faces froze, and before they could regain their senses, Li Yi had already walked to the two remaining lanterns, raised his head to look, and read, "The bright moon half rests under the cloud's feet, withered flowers fall before the horse's hooves … the answer to this riddle … should be the word 'bear' …"
As soon as he said that, everyone looked at him as if they were looking at a monster. How could they tell that it was the word "bear"!?
There was no connection at all!
Li Yi did not stop because of the uproar, his gaze was already on the last lantern. Not long after, he opened his mouth again, "Two rows of distant trees stand on the side of the mountain, a small boat and a leaf flow horizontally … this is also a word riddle, the answer to the riddle is the word 'intelligence'."
There was already no one around to speak, and their gazes towards him were filled with a strange expression.
Undeniably, he had guessed the first two riddles, but for the last two … what was he guessing?!
The bright moon half rests under the cloud's feet, withered flowers fall before the horse's hooves — what did this verse have to do with the word 'bear' at all?
Two rows of distant trees stand on the side of the mountain, a small boat and a leaf flow horizontally — where did he see the word 'intelligence'?!
However, when the crowd glanced over, they saw that the servant was standing there in a daze, and his expression was as if he had seen a ghost. Their expressions also gradually changed.
Could it be — he had really guessed correctly?
"Everyone … please!"
After an unknown amount of time, the servant finally regained his senses and involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He respectfully made a gesture towards Li Yi and the others to invite them in.
He knew better than anyone that these lantern riddles were a gimmick created by those people to attract others. Without any hints, no one would be able to guess them.
But the truth was …
These extremely difficult lantern riddles were all solved by the scholar in front of him.
If it was just one riddle, it would have been fine, but he just had to solve all the riddles. This was clearly ruining the place!
However, with so many people staring at him, he naturally could not say that he was going back on his words. Even though he was shocked beyond belief, he still respectfully invited Li Yi and the others to enter.
At this moment, those who had painstakingly guessed the riddles for a long time could no longer describe the feelings in their hearts.
He had actually guessed all of them correctly!
He had only pondered over each riddle for a few breaths of time?
In comparison, what had they been doing for such a long period of time?
Moreover, if it was an ordinary person, guessing one riddle was enough. Guessing two was also forgivable. But what was the point of guessing so many? If you took up all the spots, how could you leave a way out for others!
Seeing the scholar and the others enter the restaurant, the crowd looked at the lanterns that the servant had already taken down. This meant that they would no longer have the chance to enter. Instantly, they wanted to cry but had no tears …
At this moment, Li Yi, Xiao Huan and the two scholars who had yet to regain their senses had already entered the restaurant.
"Thank you, brother!"
After the two of them regained their senses, they immediately cupped their fists and thanked Li Yi.
Today, in this restaurant, other than those participating in the competition, naturally, there were other people who were also invited. After all, since ancient times, there was no first place in literature. If there were only those from the poetry clubs, it was likely that no one would accept the other and they would not be able to argue who was better by the next day. These invited people would all evaluate the poems that had been produced today and use that to determine the winner.
And if it were not for Li Yi, the two of them would not even be qualified to enter this place.
These scholars were always thanking one another and it was not interesting at all. After waving his hand, Li Yi began to look at the situation in front of him.
The space in this restaurant was much larger than he had imagined. Just the hall on the first floor alone had about a dozen people. As for the upper floor, there were also figures moving about. Even with so many people accommodating so many people, it still seemed very spacious.
On the table at the side, there were some vegetables, fruits, pastries and other snacks. They looked quite exquisite and could be used as dessert after the meal.
Just when Li Yi was about to taste a piece of fruit and vegetable, a few steps away, an extremely beautiful woman spread out a square handkerchief in her hand and distributed the exquisite pastries to the women beside her. Li Yi sniffed and his expression suddenly changed. He looked in the direction of the fragrance.
"The service here is quite good. Even a maid is so beautiful … Hey, the pastries in her hand look delicious …" Li Yi was surprised and sighed in his heart. Then, he quickly walked over.
There were originally only a few pieces of the pastries. After being distributed by the women, there were only two pieces left. Li Yi was afraid that the last two pieces would be taken away by others if he was too late. Thus, he quickened his pace again and walked to the pretty maid. Then, he imitated those women and stretched out his hand.
Looking at the slender and fair palm that suddenly appeared in front of her, the pretty maid was slightly stunned. She raised her head and looked at Li Yi with a blank expression.
At the same time, the women around her also showed astonished expressions.
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…
"That brother actually knows Miss Wan?"
Not far away, the two scholars brought in by Li Yi looked at each other and murmured.
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