"Who said we won't?" Feng Qi said casually. Ten taels of silver was a drop in the bucket for her." Here, here's twenty taels."”Feng Qi threw the silver into the old man's hand and pulled Ye Qiannan's hand without turning back.
The old man looked at the silver in his hand speechlessly and raised his eyebrows. Did he think he was collecting money? However, it was also good. Since it was in his hands, it was his own. He did not confiscate it. He put the money into his pocket and followed closely into the guessing game, leaving the burly man stunned and confused.
"Hey, old man! If you leave, where am I going to register?”The burly man shouted. He had seen them talking for a long time and thought that they were registering at the old man. Why did the old man leave before he even registered?
" This... sir... wants to sign up here..." The person in charge of registration thought for a long time and didn't know how to address this burly man. Calling him Young Master didn't seem to fit this person's image, so he chose a more appropriate name.
"Didn't you sign up with the old man? Then why did the two people in front give the money to that old man?”The burly man couldn't figure it out. Could it be that those two people had been deceived?
" The registration is done here. The old man just now was just patrolling…" The person in charge of registration heard the burly man calling him old man and felt a little conflicted." Then do you want to register?"”
"Of course, here is ten taels." The burly man took out ten taels of silver and paid the registration fee. He felt a little pained. If it wasn't for the fact that the reward for first place included a rare medicine, he wouldn't have been willing to spend ten taels to participate in this lousy competition.
"Sir, you can go in now."
After Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan came in, the lantern riddle guessing competition had not started yet. Everyone was waiting in an open-air venue for the competition to begin. Because it was open air, everyone could see that there were four roads, and each road was covered with lanterns. Below the lanterns were puzzles.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting. This lantern riddles event is organized by the richest family in the capital, the Gongsun family. The prizes are also much more generous than in previous years. Now, let us invite Old Mr. Gongsun to explain the rules of the competition to us and announce the start of the competition.”After the host finished speaking, he respectfully stood to the side and waited for Mr. Gong Sun Wei to speak on stage.
Feng Qi looked over casually and found that the man named Gong Sun Wei was the old man who urged her to participate in the competition. He cursed in his heart. F * ck! This old man was really cunning.
Gong Sun Wei cleared his throat and said in a strong voice,""The rules of today's competition are very simple. This competition is divided into four segments, and it's a competition of speed. Everyone should have noticed that there are four intersections here. Everyone will be divided into four groups for the competition. The first place of each group will be qualified to participate in the competition for the top three in the fourth round. The first place of each group will have to go through three rounds to determine the final place. The first three rounds of the competition will be based on your speed and intelligence…"
Feng Qi was multitasking. While listening to Gong Sun Wei's announcement of the rules, she sized up the people around her. Suddenly, Feng Qi's pupils constricted. She said to Ye Qiannan, who was beside her,""Qiannan, do you think the people over there are the Crown Prince and Yun Huaiyi?”
" That's right, it's them…" Ye Qiannan looked in the direction Feng Qi was looking at.
" But it seems like Yun Huaian isn't here, but there's a beauty…" Although the lighting at night wasn't very good, Feng Qi could still see the three of them clearly." Is that woman Yun Ruoxi?"”
"Yes."
" Why did they come back here? Don't tell me they're after the prize money too..." Feng Qi only cared about money now. She was really obsessed with money. Unknown Fire had just started. Although the business was very hot, it had not started to make profits. Now, Feng Qi urgently needed money to expand Unknown Fire. She couldn't always spend her parents 'money, right? That would be embarrassing...
"…" Ye Qiannan was silent. Of course, they couldn't have come for the prize money. There should be other reasons. 'Could it be the pill in first place? Just what is that pill? Why did it attract so many martial artists?'
When Ye Qiannan entered the open-air arena, he had already noticed many martial artists. There were quite a number of them who were skilled in martial arts.?Feng Qi had long forgotten about the pill and was only thinking about how to earn money…
"The first segment is a competition of your speed. Each path has 500 puzzles. The puzzles on the four paths are the same. Whoever gets 50 puzzles first can enter the second segment. In this round, they only competed in speed and did not need to solve the puzzle. "Everyone can join the competition in groups, but no more than three people can join…" Before Gong Sun Wei could finish speaking, someone below started shouting.
"That simple! As long as we snatch them all!"
"Friend, I haven't finished speaking. There's one thing that you must remember, and it's also the most important thing. During the entire competition, no fighting is allowed. Regardless of whether you fight first or fight back later, once you are found out, you will be disqualified.”Gong Sun Wei glanced at the crowd below the stage and said slowly. Although he seemed expressionless, the aura he emitted was very strong, making everyone remember his words in their hearts, except for a few people.
For example, Feng Qi just laughed it off and didn't take it to heart. It was already good enough that Feng Qi did not scheme against others. How could she let herself suffer losses in the hands of others?
The person who had made such a bold statement just now stopped after hearing it.
"In other words, there can only be a maximum of ten groups that can pass the first segment on each path.”Yun Huaiyi asked.
"Yes, I am. Young Master was right, because some groups might only get 30 questions or less than 50 questions, so there would be less than 10 groups. However, we can relax the conditions. We can negotiate with each other and persuade the other groups to give up the questions they have snatched.”Gongsun Wei replied.
"Is there a rule on how to get the questions from others?”The person who had interrupted Gong Sun Wei at the beginning was immediately energized when he heard that there was another way to get the questions from others.
" There is no limit to the method. Of course, you can buy it with money, as long as you don't fight..." Gong Sun Wei gave everyone an idea. It was not the best or the worst, but it was very effective and practical.
" That's a good idea…" Many people below the stage agreed with the idea.
Some people thought that as long as there was money, there was nothing that couldn't be solved. Some people thought that this was a good opportunity to make money. They could ask for a lot of money. If they didn't bid, no one would buy it. Not only could he earn back the ten taels of silver from before, but he could also earn more.
Really! What kind of good idea was this? If there were people from the Gongsun family among the people here, wouldn't the Gongsun family make a fortune again? This Gong Sun Wei was indeed very cunning. A cunning merchant, a cunning merchant! Feng Qi was right. Gongsun Family was planning to make a huge profit.
"Next, I will continue to introduce the second segment to everyone. The second segment is closely related to the first segment. The content of the second round was to answer the 50 questions that were snatched in the first round. Those who answered 40 questions correctly or more could enter the third round. The time limit was one incense stick. Therefore, it was best for everyone to look at the content of the question and choose the one they were confident of.”Gongsun Wei kindly reminded him.
"If you want to get 40 questions right, then you can only get 10 questions wrong. Isn't this requirement a little too harsh?”Someone below the stage expressed their dissatisfaction.
"Although the conditions are a little harsh, it's fair to everyone. Moreover, I've said before that everyone can form a team to compete. I believe that as long as you choose the right teammate, you will definitely be able to pass.”Gong Sun Wei started to fool people again.
"That seems to be true…"
"The third segment is the first to answer. The groups that enter the third segment will compete in pairs. The winner will be determined in one round. The loser will be eliminated, and the winner will continue to compete with the other groups until the first place is decided. Finally, the first place on each path would qualify for the fourth round of competition. As for the rules of the fourth round, I will keep you in suspense for now. I won't tell you in advance. I will tell you the rules when the fourth round begins. Now, everyone can start forming teams. The competition will officially begin in half an incense's time.”With that, Gong Sun Wei left the stage and ordered his subordinates to light the incense and start the countdown.
Of course, Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan didn't team up with anyone else. Huangpu, Chengde, and the others also stood still because they happened to be there. The other contestants were looking for people who were willing to team up with them.
Soon, it was the time for half an incense stick to burn…Everyone stared at the incense on the stage, waiting for the ashes to fall before rushing to the intersection.
"Let the competition begin!" After the time for half an incense stick to burn, Gong Sun Wei quickly announced the start of the competition.
As soon as Gong Sun Wei finished speaking, the crowd rushed in four directions, trying to seize the initiative. Feng Qi observed Huangpu Chengde and the other two from the corner of her eye. She saw Yun Huaiyi running towards the fourth intersection while Huangpu Chengde and Yun Ruoxi followed behind the main group leisurely. They were not in a hurry at all.
Feng Qi avoided the fourth intersection that Huangpu and Cheng De had gone to. She exchanged a glance with Ye Qiannan and ran towards the third intersection in the other direction. They saw two figures shuttling through the crowd at lightning speed. Very quickly, they rushed to the front of the main group and began to fight for the puzzle.
The ordinary people in the crowd who didn't know martial arts only felt a few strong gusts of wind blowing past them. Other than Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan, who were two martial arts experts, there were also a few people who were pretty good at martial arts. Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan soon arrived at the second round.
"150." Feng Qi flung the note in her hand and winked at Ye Qiannan smugly.
"160." Ye Qiannan smiled lightly and passed the note in his hand to Feng Qi.
"Alright! I thought I had snatched enough, but you actually have ten more than me.”Feng Qi said in admiration," Let me take a look at these questions first.”
Feng Qi quickly looked through the questions and picked out the easiest fifty questions to give to Ye Qiannan. He would take the rest and wait for the deal to come.
Not long after, the crowd that was thrown behind Feng Qi and the other two arrived at the second round of the competition. Many people were asking about the number of puzzles in each other's hands. From these conversations, Feng Qi could hear that three groups had barely made up the number of 50, and some groups only had single digits. In other words, including his own group, there were already four groups that could advance to the next round. Including the number of questions in the hands of these people and his own, there were only 40 questions left. Very good, now was the time for him to earn money!
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