As soon as the man finished speaking, everyone's attention was focused on Zu An, most of them looking at the joke.
This guy is ignorant and has no skills and yet he married the most beautiful woman in Mingyue City. Some time ago, I heard that he was in a relationship with Qiu Hong, who was living in the Immortal Palace. He was really cutting off the livelihood of men. Naturally, everyone was unhappy with him.
Xie Daoyun looked at Zu An with some worry. She knew that these literati were very noble at heart, and they were very particular about not bending for power. I'm afraid Zu An might be in some trouble today.
But she was also a little curious. Could a man who could write such a song have any way to solve the crisis at hand?
Wang Yuanlong was also as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. If he intervened, it would ruin the reputation of Sifang Pavilion. If he didn't intervene, he would offend Zu An and even offend the Chu family behind him.
In desperation, he had no choice but to wink at his men and signal them to find a way to get rid of the troublemaker.
The men were about to step forward, but Sang Qian took a step forward, blocking their way.
Zheng Dan glanced at him and showed a playful smile. Obviously she also appreciated it, but she was not worried about Zu An at all. The guy was so weak and bad, how could he suffer so easily?
As expected, Zu An smiled and said, "May I ask the name of this great talent?"
There was no sense of nervousness in his tone of voice or expression.
The triangular-eyed man shook his fan: "It's easy to talk, I'm Xu Qinsong from Xinghuo City."
There was a glow on his face when he spoke, as if this name represented glory.
As soon as this statement came out, people around him started talking about it.
"I've never heard of it. Is it very famous?" Zu An picked his ears.
Xu Qinsong's breath suffocated.
The anger value from Xu Qinsong is +233!
At this time, Xie Daoyun reminded him quietly: "This Xu Qinsong is a well-known talent in Xinghuo City, the county next door. You have to be careful."
Xu Qinsong smiled slightly and bowed his hand to her: "Miss Xie is so complimentary. I have always heard that Miss Xie is the most talented woman in Mingyue City. Xu has long admired her and wanted to discuss poetry with Miss Xie.
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"Mr. Xu is serious." Xie Daoyun nodded to him. There was no fault in the etiquette, but there was no fluctuation in his eyes.
Seeing her lack of interest, Xu Qinsong's smile froze, and he immediately thought that the other person was now Zu An's companion, and it was probably because of this that he ignored him, so he glared at him fiercely.
The anger value from Xu Qinsong is +334!
Zu Anxin thought that this guy failed to pursue a beautiful woman, so why should he vent his anger on me: "Okay, okay, don't you just want to provoke me to compete with you? Tell me, how do you want to compare, horizontally or vertically?
"
Are you kidding me? I was also trained through nine years of compulsory education and influenced by those sluts on the modern Internet. I am not as good as a native who has traveled across the world?
Hearing his immediate agreement, Xie Daoyun was slightly shocked. It was too late to stop him.
I thought to myself why this guy was so reckless. This kind of thing would have been over once he gave in. Could it be possible that the other person could still follow him upstairs?
Xu Qinsong was overjoyed. He came to Mingyue City this time to make a name for himself, and Zu An was the best stepping stone.
I was originally worried that he would keep silent and not fight, but this guy actually jumped into the pit, so he hurriedly said: "It's very simple, I will show you a few pairs, and if you can match them, I will recognize your qualification to go upstairs."
Zu An snorted: "Who do you think you are? I want to go upstairs and I need your approval? The reason why I agreed to the competition is because you insist on bringing your face to me and slap me. I would be embarrassed if I didn't."
Of course, the most important reason is not to miss any opportunity to earn anger points.
Everyone was dumbfounded, this guy must be too arrogant.
Even Xie Daoyun frowned secretly. She had heard about Xu Qinsong's talents, and even she was not sure that she could defeat him. Where did this guy get his confidence?
Although he is good at composing music, it is two different things from his literary talent.
The anger value from Xu Qinsong is +666!
He had never seen such an arrogant guy before, so he suppressed his anger and said: "In that case, please accept the move."
"When a general shoots a tiger, his bow may be strong, but the stone is harder."
Many self-proclaimed talents in the field started studying this couplet one by one. Even Xie Daoyun frowned and thought secretly.
This first couplet seems to be a simple split word couplet, but it uses an allusion.
In history, a general saw a tiger not far away in the wild. In panic, he drew his bow and shot an arrow. After shooting, he looked closely and found that there was no tiger. It was just a stone shaped like a tiger. It was just an arrow.
He still penetrated deeply into the stone, and everyone praised his strong arm strength.
So it's quite troublesome to actually confront them.
Only Zu An scoffed, thinking that the literati in this world had any abilities, and this was the result?
So he opened his mouth and replied: "The imperial concubine is drunk and she is still lying down. Don't touch her with your hands."
Xie Daoyun silently recited this second couplet, which was very neat, but the meaning of the words was a bit...
Zheng Dan pursed his lips and smiled, this guy really has some crooked talents.
Xu Qinsong pointed at Zu An and kept trembling, his face turned red: "You... this is an insult to gentleness!"
The anger value from Xu Qinsong is +145!
Zu An smiled slightly: "What does it mean to be degrading to gentle people? This is obviously meant to be an admonishment. Are you thinking wrongly?"
Xu Qinsong snorted angrily: "I guess you are right. I have another couplet here for you to listen to. I don't believe you can still be so clever."
"If you're right, you're right. What does it mean that I'm right? Use whatever skills you have, but judging from your level, you probably won't be able to achieve anything that will last forever." Zu An looked scornful.
A stern look flashed in Xu Qinsong's eyes: "Listen up, the first couplet is 'Filial piety is the first thing to do, always go home and see'!"
As soon as this couplet came out, the place suddenly fell into silence, and everyone looked at the two people with strange eyes.
Everyone knows that both of Zu An's parents died when he was young, and even the uncle who raised him since he was a child has died. How can he have a family?
As for the Chu family, he is just a son-in-law, and the values of this world generally do not consider it to be his family.
A person who doesn’t even have a home, where can he go to see him?
Xie Daoyun also frowned and said: "Mr. Xu, you are going too far."
Xu Qinsong smiled slightly: "I don't understand what Miss Xie said. Is there any problem with what I said in the first couplet? Everyone should recognize this, right? Is it not possible to go to him?"
Xie Daoyun opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything. If he was explaining to Zu An now, wouldn't he just fall into his trap and lose Zu An's face?
She glanced at Zu An worriedly, but surprisingly found that there was no embarrassment or anger on his face.
Zu An looked at Xu Qinsong: "Brother, your dark circles are a bit heavy."
"None of your business." Xu Qinsong snorted, "For people like us who study knowledge day and night, it's normal for us to have dark circles under our eyes if we don't get enough rest."
"That's weird. What do you mean by your words, those who don't have dark circles under their eyes mean that they haven't studied hard? Miss Xie is the most talented girl in our Mingyue City. She doesn't have dark circles under her eyes." Zu An pointed to Xie Daoyun beside him.
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Xie Daoyun's face turned slightly red, wondering why he wanted to drag me in.
Everyone looked at Xie Daoyun's pretty face and marveled at him. They turned around and glared at Xu Qinsong.
Xu Qinsong waved his hands hurriedly and said: "That's not what I meant. It should be due to different physical constitutions."
Zu An had long known that he would say this, and pointed at the others around him: "Look at the others, they don't have many dark circles under their eyes. Aren't they working as hard as you?"
Xu Qinsong naturally knew what it meant to be outraged by public anger, and immediately became anxious: "You need to spit on people, but that's not what I meant!"
The anger value from Xu Qinsong is +444!
"Oh, I understand," Zu An laughed, "It seems that you are probably weak because of your excessive indulgence."
"You are slandering!" Xu Qinsong was furious, but he immediately reacted, "If you can't stand up to me, you can't stand up to me, so why are you talking about all this nonsense?"
The anger value from Xu Qinsong is +666!
"Who said I can't be right?" Zu An smiled mysteriously, "Your first couplet is 'Filial filial piety is the first thing to do, always go home and see'. Based on your own situation, I will give you a second couplet - 'All kinds of evil pornography are
First, don't go out and touch me.'"
The whole audience was silent at first, and then burst into laughter.
Even Xie Daoyun's face was flushed with embarrassment. This guy was so original. Every pair was inseparable from words like touching.
Xu Qinsong's face instantly turned red: "You, you, you... it's an insult to politeness, it's an insult to politeness!"
The anger value from Xu Qinsong is +999!
It's a pity that his voice has long been drowned out by the crowd of spectators.
Sang Qian on the side witnessed all this and couldn't help but cursed secretly: "Trash!"
Xu Qinsong seemed to be stimulated and said loudly: "I still have a pair, and..."
With his talent, it would have been easy for him to come up with some pairs, but the first two were broken by the opponent's touch, which made him doubt his life for a while, and he didn't know what top pair to play to win the game.
Seeing him hesitating, Zu An smiled: "Okay, you were the one asking the questions just now, and I have already answered them. Now it's my turn to give you the questions."
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The character Xu Qinsong in this chapter is provided by book friend Xiangxia Lonely. I hope this big brother will not be angry, and at least there will be a chance to face Azu head-on, haha...
This chapter has been completed!