When the people in the two arenas gradually calmed down, Huo Ji spoke again: "Winning in both arenas is very simple. In the Wen arena, the one with the most correct answers to the puzzles wins. In the Wu arena, you kill the birds and seize the flowers.
Win more. Those who intend to kill will be disqualified and expelled from the ring!"
"Puzzle? What puzzle? Where is the puzzle? Isn't it right to recite poetry?"
"Kill the birds and seize the flowers? How to seize them? The birds are all alive, we can't fly into the sky, can we?!"
"Huo Ji is really a madman! No, I won't compete! I won't compete!"
About dozens of people struggled over and over again and finally chose to abstain, jumped into the water and swam hard towards the shore.
Fortunately, there was someone on the other side to help them and they returned to the shore safely.
At this time, they heard the sound of machinery running again, and the sound seemed to come from the middle of the two arenas.
As the floors separated in parallel, a ten-foot-long high platform slowly rose, and did not stop until it reached half a person's height.
There are thousands of golden writing brushes placed on the table in the middle of the literary arena. The pen tips are very clean and have no ink.
The martial arts arena is filled with bows and arrows. Their shapes are exquisite and small, and the arrows are only the size of a palm.
"Look at the sky!" Suddenly someone shouted.
Everyone looked up at the sky and saw that the Kongming lanterns floating in the night sky suddenly flickered on and off, and then white rice paper was floating in the sky.
The rice paper seemed to be pulled by some invisible thread and flew towards the Wen Lei Arena. However, it did not fall to the ground. Instead, it was suspended beside them, within easy reach.
On the white rice paper, elegant and graceful fonts come into view. The puzzles don’t look difficult, but
A scholar picked up a writing brush, touched the tip of the pen, and shouted to the high platform: "Steward, there is a pen but no ink, a question but no paper. How do you want us to answer?"
The steward did not say a word or answer, and stood silently.
Tang Zhixing, who was the first to enter the ring, also picked up the brush. Suddenly, a voice came into his ears.
‘Dip in water and dot the paper.’
He raised his head suddenly and looked around, seeing that everyone was still confused.
What's going on? Is it an illusion?!
He rubbed his ears and quietly walked to the edge of the ring. When no one was paying attention, he lightly touched the water in the pool with his brush, and then gently touched the floating rice paper.
Suddenly, everyone and everything around him disappeared, the scene in front of him changed, and he actually came to a mountain.
But he actually changed his clothes. Looking at the Orion costume on his body, he felt very confused.
Suddenly, an old man with a white beard suddenly appeared, startling him.
"Xiaosheng pays homage to sir. I wonder why Xiaosheng appears here?"
The old man did not answer, but just asked himself: "Two parties are at war, and they are compromising each other. One of them sends two soldiers, one of them holds a letter of war, and the other holds a letter of peace. One of them can only tell the truth.
, one person can only tell lies, but you can only ask one of them one sentence, how to solve this problem? "
Tang Zhixing: "."
He lowered his head and thought hard, then suddenly raised his head after a while: "Xiaosheng knows! Just ask one of them what the other person is holding. If he says that the other person has a letter of war in his hand, it must be a letter of peace.
If he says that the other person has a peace treaty in his hand, it must be a war treaty! No matter what, just listen to it the other way around! Sir, I wonder if Xiaosheng’s answer is right?”
The old man smiled with satisfaction and waved his long sleeves. Tang Zhixing was suddenly dizzy. When he came to his senses, he found that a scholar next to him was calling him.
Tang Zhixing nodded lightly and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Song, I seemed to have lost my mind just now."
The scholar surnamed Song sighed: "I don't know what General Huo is thinking. He has a pen but no ink. He can see crossword puzzles. Even if he knows the answer, he can't answer it!"
Tang Zhixing subconsciously looked at the crossword puzzle just now, but saw that the words on the rice paper had disappeared.
After hesitating for a moment, he whispered into Song Ziqi's ear: "Brother Song, you only need to dip the tip of your pen in water and lightly touch the rice paper to answer."
"Really? How do you know?"
"Uh, I guess."
Tang Zhixing did not tell the truth. After all, he didn't know if there were any hidden rules in this arena battle. If there was anything wrong, it would only cause more trouble.
"Thank you, Brother Tang, for letting me know. I'll go try it now."
Tang Zhixing nodded and watched as Song Ziqi dipped the brush in water and then stood up to touch the rice paper. He stood motionless like an old monk in trance. It took him a cup of tea before he came back to his senses.
Song Ziqi, like him, was full of joy after being confused: "Brother Tang! I got the answer right! But that snow mountain is too cold! I thought I saw a ghost at first!"
Snowy mountains? Could it be that the illusions they saw were different?
Tang Zhixing smiled and said, "Congratulations to Brother Song!"
After that, he turned around to look for other word puzzles.
After about a stick of incense, other literati also discovered a way to answer the question.
Suddenly, someone said in surprise: "Look! There are fewer lights in the sky!"
"Eh? It seems that there is really less! Does it mean that every time we answer a question correctly, there will be one less lamp?"
"So that means we don't have much time left?"
"What are you still chatting about? Come on, hurry up!"
Tang Zhixing watched them continue to answer questions in a hurry, then turned to look at the martial arts arena next door in the distance. As the Kongming Lantern gradually decreased, their visual range became smaller and smaller.
The Kongming lantern goes out and the fighting in the arena stops.
On the opposite side of the boat, He Liang also noticed the clue. He played with the jade ring on his thumb and smiled playfully: "General Huo is really good at calculating. The two arena matches have promoted everything in your hand."
, wait until tomorrow, all the shops you have quietly acquired recently will be put to use. Secondly, you have gathered a wave of people's hearts, and thirdly, you have easily found a large number of talents for you. Fourthly, send out the roots of Wu Ximu,
Maybe we can avoid a disaster. Kill four birds with one stone, what a great skill General Huo has!"
"The prince is so complimentary." Huo Ji paused and said, "I wonder if you still like the gift that I gave to the prince?"
"The head of General Luo Qi's Southern Expedition? I am very satisfied. Su Zhen is very young, but she is very capable, good at using the art of war, and can even teleport thousands of miles. His move of floating snow in the wind turns a needle into a sharp blade.
, one person blocked the twenty-five generals of the Southern Wilderness! Recently, news came from my spies buried in Luo Qi. The reform trend in Luo Qi is inseparable from Su Zhen and the commoner-born He Lan. If this is the case,
If we don’t kill people, they will definitely cause chaos in Xiliang in the future.”
Huo Ji smiled but said: "Your Majesty, although I will be away from home, I will not accept your fate, not to mention, you are not the king! We have settled the previous accounts, but I hope that your Majesty will put the overall situation first in the future! Don't do it again