Not only was Feng Qi racking her brains, but the other contestants were also racking their brains. In the end, they realized that there were more than 300 puzzles missing.
"Did everyone notice that all the questions in our hands added up to less than half of 500? What's going on? Did the Gongsun family lie to us?" Feng Qi knew the person who spoke. It was the bad-tempered big man he had met at the registration office.
"Now that you say it, it's true. How could there be two hundred and sixty missing?”Another person who seemed to be in the same group as the burly man said.
" Is everyone short of questions?" Feng Qi's clear voice reached everyone's ears and they all looked in the direction of the voice." We just got more puzzles. Do you need them?"”
"Why is it you!" The burly man said. He didn't expect that enemies would meet on a narrow road. He was really unlucky to see Feng Qi again. Fortunately, his group had already collected 50 questions, so he didn't have to go to Feng Qi to be bullied.
"You know each other?" The man's group member asked.
"I don't know him. I just met him once when I was registering outside the door.”The burly man said uncomfortably.
"Young man, how many cards do you have?”An older middle-aged man asked, hoping that Feng Qi's price would not be too high.
" I guess you've already realized that the total number of questions is far from 500..." Feng Qi looked up at the restless crowd and knew what they were thinking like the back of her hand. How could he not guess what everyone was thinking? Looking at the greed in their eyes, he already understood a little.
" That's right. You want to say that the rest are with you…" A shriveled man with a pointy mouth and monkey-like cheeks said. His eyes were still rolling. He was obviously not a good guy!
"Not bad." Feng Qi said straightforwardly.
When everyone heard this news, they observed Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan. They were both young men, especially Feng Qi, who was still a teenager. There was nothing to be afraid of. They began to think of ways to snatch the questions from Feng Qi so that they could enter the second round.
" But... don't think that you can get the questions from me just by working together. Since I can get half of the questions from you, I have a way to prevent you from getting them..." Feng Qi said bluntly.
"What do you mean by that!" Seeing that Feng Qi had seen through their thoughts, everyone said with hope that Feng Qi would not be able to stop them.
" What I mean is…" Feng Qi took out a lighter from her bosom, took off the lid, and gently blew at the place where the fire was burning.
He slowly moved the lighter closer to the paper with the question written on it. The two things were getting closer and closer. Just as the lighter was about to touch the paper, someone finally couldn't help but shout,"Stop!"
"Tell me, how much do you want?" A young master from a rich family asked. Money was nothing to him. Seeing that Feng Qi was about to burn those puzzles, he finally couldn't help but call out to Feng Qi.
"One thousand taels for each. If you want it, you can buy it with silver." Feng Qi said.
"One thousand taels! That's too expensive. You're robbing me!”Someone in the crowd shouted.
"That's right, who can afford this! " Why don't we make it cheaper…" The noise in the crowd grew louder and louder, making Feng Qi frown.
"Stop!" Feng Qi shouted," I said I can't haggle, so I'm a man of my word. If you can't afford it, someone else can."”
Hearing Feng Qi's words, everyone looked at each other. They couldn't do anything to Feng Qi because they were afraid that if Feng Qi's hands shook, the fire would stain the pile of paper. Feng Qi's lighter was never more than five centimeters away from the paper, afraid that these people would be restless.
"I want forty pieces. Here are forty thousand silver notes.”The rich young master already had 10 notes in his hands. Now, as long as he could get enough from Feng Qi, he could advance. He took out four notes with a face value of 10,000 and handed them to Feng Qi.
"Could this banknote be fake?" Feng Qi felt that the silver notes were too risky, so it was better to ask first.
"You can rest assured. These banknotes are circulated throughout the country and can be exchanged at any bank.”The rich young master said in a rich manner.
Feng Qi looked at Ye Qiannan, who was beside her. Seeing Ye Qiannan nod slightly, she was relieved."Alright, here are forty. I'll give you the money and the goods."
When the others saw that someone had already made the first move and bought 40 pieces at once, throwing out 40,000 taels of silver without even blinking, they began to feel anxious.
Although the rich young master only had ten pieces, he could be said to have taken up the majority of the forty pieces that were wandering outside.
"Can I write an IOU?" Some people didn't have so much money on them. Not everyone was like that young master who walked on the road with a huge sum of money. What if he was robbed? He usually only carried ten thousand taels.
"I can't use an IOU, but I can use the things I have on me to pay for it.”Feng Qi looked at the fat man in front of her and found that he had a lot of valuable things on him. She smiled sinisterly in her heart.
As soon as Feng Qi finished speaking, those who didn't have enough money began to search for valuable things on them, hoping to gather the amount they needed.
After a while, all the questions in Feng Qi's hands were sold out. When she received the valuable items, Feng Qi would first ask for Ye Qiannan's opinion, even though Ye Qiannan was a knowledgeable person. Fortunately, Ye Qiannan had done some research on those things. Otherwise, with a half-baked person like him, who knew if he would be faked! Although he had earned it anyway, the more money he had, the better. He would never complain about having too much…
Although the people who bought Feng Qi's questions felt sorry for their money, they were still in a better mood to be able to continue participating in the next round of the competition. Those who didn't manage to buy it could only leave disappointed…
After confirming the ten teams that would enter the second round, they went to the second round to register.
"Each group will take out a piece of white paper and answer the riddles according to the number on the question. Those who answer more than 40 questions correctly will enter the third round.”The staff had prepared ten tables. On each table, there was paper, ink, brush, and inkstone. They could start answering the questions immediately.
Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan's group was the first to finish answering all fifty questions, followed by the rich young master who had spent forty thousand taels on the questions. To Feng Qi's surprise, the third person to hand in the paper was actually a big man who had a grudge with him. It seemed that he had underestimated him. The other groups also handed in their answers one after another…
" Dear contestants, after our calculations, there are three groups that have advanced. They are..." The staff reported the contestants who had advanced.
As expected, Feng Qi's group successfully entered the next round. The rich young master also successfully advanced, while the burly man's group was eliminated. It seemed that he was not confident after handing it in early. He thought that there was a chance that the big man would be correct if he handed it in so quickly. He did not expect that he would still fail.
"Those who have not reported their names, please leave…Next is the third round of answering questions.”the staff member said. The other people who did not advance returned in disappointment. Another staff member took them to the exit.
"We'll go first." Other than Feng Qi, the other two groups answered in unison. Feng Qi stood aside indifferently and let them proceed first.
"Please listen to the rules. I'll tell you the puzzle first, and then I'll shout" start ". After I shout" start ", raise your hands to answer. If someone says the answer before I call the start, it's a violation and you'll be disqualified. The other team wins if the first team gets the question wrong. Do you understand?”the staff member said.
The five contestants nodded in agreement, indicating that they understood.
"Alright, please listen to the question. A blind man touching an elephant, playing an idiom. Begin." As soon as he finished speaking, the rich young master's group was the first to snatch the right to answer the question.
"Please tell me your answer."
"You don't know the big picture."
"Congratulations on getting it right. You can stay and compete with the next group.”After congratulating the winning team, the staff member turned to the losing team and said," Please go in that direction. You'll find the exit.”The staff member pointed out the direction and continued,"The final winner of your two groups can participate in the fourth round. Now, please listen to the question. Don't say it's early or late, just type one word. Begin."
Feng Qi got the right to answer the question first, while the other group was still thinking about the answer. Feng Qi's lips curled up slightly. It seemed that God was looking out for her today.
"Please tell me your answer."
"It's Xu Nuo's word."
"Congratulations on getting it right. You can enter the fourth round of the competition.”The staff member said," The losing team, please leave. The road is over there.”
The rich young master glanced at Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan. He felt that he had suffered a great loss this time. He had brought two of his family's brains over. From the beginning to the end, it was the young man who was answering the questions. The other person did not do anything. In the end, the three people in his team could not even compare to a young man... The rich young master waved his sleeves and left with a livid face. He would go home and fire all these brains who boasted about how amazing they were all day long...
"Young masters, please follow me. I'll take you to the final stage.”
"Thank you." Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan followed behind the staff…
"The two of you have arrived. You can go in.”The staff brought the two of them to the gate of a garden and left.
Feng Qi and Ye Qiannan saw Huangpu and Cheng De as soon as they entered the garden. They were really fast, but the other two groups had yet to appear.
" I didn't expect to see you here…" Yun Huaiyi said. Yun Huaiyi and Huangpu Chengde recognized Feng Qi and the others as soon as they saw them.
"Big brother, do you know them?" Yun Ruoxi asked curiously. She knew all of her brother's friends, but these two looked unfamiliar.
"Do we know each other?" Feng Qi wouldn't admit it like a fool, so she pretended to be confused.
" A month ago, we met at Drunken Official Restaurant. Didn't you stare at us then…" Yun Huaiyi was really friendly, trying to get close to her right away.
"Is there? I don't remember." Feng Qi pretended that she didn't remember and walked to the side to find a seat to sit down." Qian Nan, come and sit for a while."”
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