When it comes to talking, Cheng Yi is certainly no match for Li Qingcha.

Li Qingcha sneered and said, “Mr. Yichuan erected a stele at the Bailu Academy saying, ‘If you are not sincere in your studies, you will learn a lot; if you are not sincere in your work, you will fail; if you are not sincere in your plans, you will deceive yourself and abandon yourself; if you are not sincere in your dealings with others, you will lose your virtue and increase resentment.’ It seems that the descendants of Mr. Cheng of Yichuan did not listen to him~”

Cheng Yi’s face turned red and white.

“Li Qingcha, you are going too far!”

“I’m going too far? Master Cheng accused me without any evidence, and I fought back appropriately. How can that be considered going too far? I think this should be called legitimate defense.”

“You and I……”

Cheng Yi’s speech was incoherent, and his whole face seemed to be inflated and swollen.

Chapter 634: Head-on Challenge

Outside Fanlou.

As time passed, the literary gathering was about to begin, but less than forty people entered the building.

Moreover, 70% of them are students from Bailu Academy.

Everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

at this time,

“I!”

boom–

The shouting and the sound of a gong from the second floor rang out at the same time.

The shopkeeper said, “The time for the New Year’s Eve literary meeting has come, but the talented scholar signed up for the riddle at the same time, so please answer the question first and we can wait.”

The man walked quickly to the waiter, gave his name and wrote down the answer.

The waiter sang loudly: “White Egret Academy, Ge Chengbi, successfully entered the customs.”

Hey!

Everyone cursed in their hearts,

Why is it someone from Bailu Academy again! ?

They always feel like there’s something fishy going on.

The shopkeeper seemed to be able to guess what everyone downstairs was thinking. He smiled, nodded to the waiter, and said, “Let’s start by announcing their answers from the first talented person who successfully entered the customs.”

The waiter responded: “Okay~”

He first repeated the riddle: “What is three inches long, with hair on one end and a bald head on the other? Guess an object.”

Then he said: “Tang Rong of Bailu Academy answered: Brush or toothbrush.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Instantly, a strange silence enveloped the place.

Those who failed to enter the customs first turned pale, then flushed red, as if they were slapped several times by an invisible hand.

They didn’t even want to listen to the waiter continue reading. They retreated silently, and then left in shame when no one was paying attention, cursing silently.

Ge Chengbi sighed.

This question must have been asked by Mr. Siwei.

Ugh……

Those poor kids outside were tortured to death.

After writing the word “miserable” for them in his heart, Ge Chengbi stopped watching the show outside and walked into the building.

As a result, as soon as he entered the hall on the first floor, he found that the disciples who had successfully entered the retreat before were standing near the door. Instead of sitting down, they stretched their heads and stood on tiptoe to look up at the direction of the upstairs.

There were whispers.

“Is that Mr. Cheng Yi?”

“should be.”

“Alas… How pitiful! At such an old age, Mr. Siwei caught him and scolded him, and he didn’t even have the chance to talk back~”

“Mr. Siwei is the same. How come you don’t know how to respect the elderly and love the young?”

“Don’t forget, Mr. Siwei is not a scholar, but a warrior. There is a saying, ‘A gentleman’s revenge is never too late, even after ten years; a warrior’s revenge begins at dawn and ends at dusk.'”

……

Everyone watched and shook their heads, but they did not look heartbroken at all. Instead, they seemed to be gloating.

There’s nothing we can do about it, because there are so many students in Bailu Academy.

Of course, they all support Li Qingcha.

Ge Chengbi squeezed forward.

“what happened?”

The classmate next to him shook his head and did not answer directly, but pointed in the direction of the third floor.

“Listen for yourself.”

Indeed, you can just listen to it yourself, because neither side in the verbal fight controls the volume.

The content of the argument was, of course, the lantern riddle.

As for who will win or lose, Ge Chengbi thinks Mr. Siwei will win for sure.

Because Mr. Siwei performed with ease, his output was all logical, and he even maintained his demeanor and called Cheng Yi “Mr. Cheng”.

Cheng Yi was totally unprepared, and had lost all his composure. Not only did he address Mr. Siwei by his name, he also repeated the same few words over and over again.

“Disgraceful to politeness!”

“I don’t want to be associated with you!”

“Shameless!”

……

Code.

It’s really classic.

At this moment, the second prince finally couldn’t sit still anymore and cleared his throat loudly.

“Is it time for the New Year’s Eve literary gathering?”

The shopkeeper took advantage of every opportunity.

“Your Highness, it is just the hour of the dog, which is the time we agreed upon earlier.”

“Then serve the food and wine.”

“promise.”

The shopkeeper went to prepare it.

The second prince opened his hands slightly and said to the talented people below: “I can’t say how much knowledge you have gained since you were able to successfully enter the pass, but at least you are smart and quick-witted. You can see through the strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west. That’s great!”

Everyone understood and couldn’t help laughing.

The second prince nodded.

“Please take your seats. Once the food and drinks are served, the New Year’s Eve party will officially begin.”

After saying this, he turned to Li Qingcha and Cheng Yi.

“My Lord, Mr. Cheng, I didn’t expect that only so many people would stay at the literary gathering today. The talented scholars occupy the hall. In order to get closer to them, how about we move to the second floor?”

Li Qingcha didn’t care.

Cheng Yi looked at her.

“The Marquis’s methods are indeed powerful. He managed to eliminate so many people. I just wonder if those little tricks will still be useful after the literary gathering officially begins?”

Many old scholars are like this. Once they bite someone, they will never let go.

Li Qingcha was too lazy to care.

Luo Weiyang, who was standing by, looked around and said, “Brother Li, you are unrivaled in poetry, why don’t you suppress this old man?”

She didn’t lower the volume on purpose, probably because she was trying to speak up for Li Qingcha.

Of course Cheng Yi heard it clearly, and his face changed drastically.

“I have long heard that Marquis Wu Ding is very talented in poetry. ‘Lin Jiang Xian’, ‘He Chong Tian’ and ‘Shi Zhi Sai Shang’ are all famous works. I didn’t expect to have the honor to see them today. It just so happens that I haven’t written poetry for a long time. Maybe I can learn from Marquis Wu Ding.”

The old man challenged directly.

Li Qingcha was speechless.

“This Lord and Master Cheng are both judges, how can we write poems?”

“What? Marquis Wuding is scared? If so, how about I add a prize? Marquis Wuding should have heard that my Yichuan Cheng family is a famous local family and is well-loved by the people. A merchant happened to have recently obtained half of a contaminated stele. Because he didn’t know its value, he gave it to my family. If Marquis Wuding can write a poem that impresses me, I will give this stele to Marquis Wuding.”

“A contaminated monument?”

Li Qingcha’s pupils shrank as he looked at the Second Prince beside him.

The second prince had a blank expression on his face.

tsk…

He had known it long ago.

Li Qingcha was in deep thought.

Is the Second Prince deliberately trying to show that he has unknown spies in the capital?

The purpose of showing strength is probably to win over others.

Judging from this, he must have some leverage over the crown prince, otherwise he would not have pushed the crown prince to the position of regent.

Seeing that Li Qingcha remained silent, Cheng Yi thought that Li Qingcha was afraid, and said disdainfully: “As expected, most of the so-called literary celebrities in this world are just those who seek fame and reputation, nothing more than that.”

Li Qingcha smiled,

“No, I’m just thinking about what to add to the prize. After all, Master Cheng took out such a treasure, right?”

“I don’t want any prizes.”

“That is……”

“I just want Marquis Wu Ding to admit in public that he is not as good as me.”

After hearing this, Li Qingcha didn’t say anything, but Luo Weiyang’s temper was immediately ignited.

The little foodie narrowed his eyes dangerously, picked up three donkey rolls from the small dish on the table, rolled them into a ball like a plasticine ball, and with his palms facing each other, he rolled them back and forth non-stop.

hiss……

The second prince took a breath of cold air.

Luo Weiyang is the most favored disciple of the Supervisor, so she is not afraid of anything.

If she threw that spherical bomb at Old Man Cheng’s face…

I dare not think about it anymore!

The Second Prince leaned aside to block the trajectory of the bullet and said with a smile, “Master Cheng, don’t you have too little confidence in yourself?”

Cheng Yi frowned.

“I wonder what the Second Prince means by this?”

“Literary gatherings, making friends through literature. If Mr. Cheng’s poetry is really better than Marquis Wu Ding’s, would he be afraid that others would not know? There is no need for Marquis Wu Ding to take the initiative to say those words.”

“This……”

“Another point is that the contaminated half of the stele is the treasure of the Cheng family. Marquis Wu Ding will certainly not want to steal it away. Mr. Cheng should just take it out for everyone to see. Why make it a prize?”

The second prince meant that both sides should take a step back and not make things tense.