"Okay, I will follow cousin Zhongda's arrangements!"
Liu Ziyu nodded in agreement, so the two found two lanterns nearby and quickly completed the minimum number of challenges.
Next, both of them can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and their degree of freedom will be much higher.
As the competition progressed, more people stood out and gained a lot of points. Gradually, Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu became less conspicuous.
After the two of them were dormant for a while, people somewhat ignored them.
In addition, the people who were gathered together at the beginning dispersed to various parts of the Imperial Garden, and Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu finally had another chance.
After a little fuss, Lin Yi's total points reached seventy points, of which twenty-five basic points were martial arts points and could not be used in literary competitions, so the actual literary competition points that could be used were forty.
Five points.
Liu Ziyu is slightly worse, with a total score of 66 points, four points less than Lin Yi. The two people's points are not top among everyone, they can only be regarded as entering the top ten.
"Ten points, bet on this lantern, who dares to fight?"
Someone suddenly shouted loudly under a tree, attracting everyone's attention.
"Is it okay for him to do this?"
Those who were close immediately asked the maid under the tree.
Because the rules do not mention whether points can be used to bet on battles. If it is not allowed, then there is no point in betting more points.
"Can!"
The palace maid under the tree nodded slightly: "But the original rules remain unchanged. Your bet and fight can only be regarded as additional rules decided in private and will not affect the original rules."
In other words, you can bet as much as you want, but the original points deduction and bonus points will not be affected.
"In addition, people in the same group and county cannot bet on fighting, and if there is a competition involving betting and fighting, you cannot refuse others to join!"
The palace maid added that this was to prevent anyone from cheating, transferring all their points to one person, and artificially creating high scores.
Terms that cannot refuse others to join also eliminate the possibility of multiple parties joining forces to transfer points.
Because if someone outside the plan joins, the points cannot be transferred reliably. If one person is not good enough, the possibility of becoming a wedding dress for others is also very high.
"I'll do it!"
After hearing the palace maid's explanation, some people couldn't help but immediately stood out from the crowd and stood under the tree: "Ten points, I'll bet you!"
"Is there anyone else? The more the merrier!"
The person who proposed the bet was Ximen Liuyan, the third prince of Ziyi County. At this time, with a smile on his lips, he looked around: "Ten points, plus the winner will automatically receive a point reward. This is eleven points."
A point!"
"If you get these eleven points, you might jump directly to the top of the list! It's rare that I give you such a good opportunity, so don't miss it!"
Anyone who has the confidence to participate in the gambling battle must be a master who has won many games before, and everyone's points should be about the same.
So if you get eleven points at once, it is indeed possible to jump to the top of the list.
Of course, there are also those who have lost miserably and want to take a big gamble in an attempt to recover their losses, but it may not be impossible.
After hearing what Ximen Liuyan said, three more people came out to participate in the gambling fight.
Ximen Liuyan had a proud smile on his face. The more people there were, the better it would be for him. After all, only one person could win.
And as the banker, if he wins, he will win everyone!
Now it's one-on-four. If you win, you will get forty points. If you lose, you only have to pay ten points. What could be more promising than this business?
"What you said makes sense. If I win this, I might be ranked first!"
Lin Yi suddenly walked over, raised his hands with a smile and said: "I will participate too!"
Ximen Liuyan's expression suddenly turned ugly. Of course he knew Lin Yi's previous performance of killing everything instantly, so when he saw Lin Yi coming out, he immediately became a little uneasy.
Originally this plan was good and had a high chance of winning, but one of the rules is that you cannot refuse other people to join in the betting battle, which is annoying!
Several other participants were also a little uncomfortable, feeling that with Lin Yi around, their chances of winning were very low!
But it doesn't matter. Anyway, if Lin Yi wins, he won't take their points. At most, he will only deduct one point normally. They don't care!
"You can participate if you want, but we have extra rules!"
Ximen Liuyan thought for a moment, and since he couldn't refuse Lin Yi to join, he used conditions to limit his performance: "After the mystery is revealed, you cannot answer the question immediately. You must give it one minute of consideration before starting."
"After one minute, write the answers to the riddles on the paper. Whoever completes it the fastest can hold up the answer on the paper and prove it is the correct answer. How about whoever wins?"
This is completely the arrangement for Lin Yi!
If Lin Yi is allowed to play freely, and the answer will be revealed as soon as the mystery appears, then why are everyone just playing around with it?
After deciding in this way, at least everyone had time to think about it, and the final victory or defeat was based on writing speed, which is also quite good!
"Can!"
Lin Yi doesn't care, he won't lose no matter what!
No instructions were needed, the palace maid prepared the Four Treasures of the Study and the writing desk and sent them over, without keeping everyone waiting.
During this process, all the participants of the Young Masters Association have gathered around, preparing to watch the first gambling battle of the day.
Even, no one continued their own competition.
"Are you ready?"
Ximen Liuyan flattened the paper, held it down with a paperweight, and then looked at Lin Yi and several other contestants with a smile on his face.
Lin Yi shrugged, ignored Ximen Liuyan, and said directly to the maid next to him: "Let's get started!"
The veil falls and lantern riddles appear.
——This character has only four strokes, no horizontal, straight, or curved strokes. The emperor will stand up when he sees it, and the saint will salute when he sees it.
Lin Yi already knew it well, so he just glanced at it and didn't look at it again.
Several others, including Ximen Liuyan, were a little nervous and their minds were working at full speed, hoping to figure out the answer to the riddle before the time came.
In fact, this lantern riddle is really simple. They are all considered masters in this area, otherwise they would not have accumulated so many points.
Under normal circumstances, you may be able to figure out the answer with just a little thought.
Unfortunately, this time it involves the transfer of eleven points, and with Lin Yi as a source of pressure, the more anxious you are, the less smooth your thinking will be.
Especially for Ximen Liuyan, if he wins this round, he can gain fifty-one points, which is equivalent to more than doubling the original total points in one fell swoop.
Not counting Wubi's side, Wenbi's ranking first can be said to be stable!
However, worried about gains and losses, I obviously felt that the answer to the mystery was ready to be revealed, but I was stuck and couldn't get out.
Seeing that the thinking time is coming, I feel even more anxious.