However, just as he was considering whether to participate, Red Lotus had already taken off a necklace from her body. At the same time, she patted Zhang Xuan and said,"Alright, stop looking. I've already placed the item. Hurry up and place it too."
In a duel between swordsmen of the same level, the key to victory was not only their own martial arts moves and combat awareness, but also their own foundation. Therefore, the quality of the sword was particularly important.
The Heaven Asking Sword, which was ranked first in the sword manual, and the future Abyss Rainbow were all absolutely sharp divine weapons. However, Zhang Xuan could only fantasize about it now. Therefore, he could not miss such a precious sword no matter what.
After a long while, almost all the youths who had planned to participate had already put down their items. This scholarly disciple was also very satisfied, and amidst the clamor of urging, he took out a wooden plank.
"Everyone, in order not to waste your time, there will only be one question this time. As long as anyone can answer it, the sword will belong to them. However, let me make it clear first. Everyone only has one chance to answer the question. The time limit is one incense stick. The answer is on the back of this wooden board. Alright, let's begin."
When the cloth covering the wooden board was lifted, everyone's eyes widened. What was the question that the ancestors of the scholarly faction had come up with?
"Why is this like a child counting? But it seems to have some tricks up its sleeve."
The surrounding people began to mutter, and some of them even began to frown and think hard. Red Lotus's originally excited red face also became worried when she saw the question on the wooden board.
"Chickens and rabbits are locked in the same cage. Chickens and rabbits have a total of thirty-five heads and ninety-four legs. How many rabbits are there?" Hong Lian's small mouth softly muttered. Her cute fingers that were like chopped green onions were constantly moving, as if she was calculating something. Even the other youths around her did the same.
However, after a long time, they realized that this was not simple arithmetic at all. Some of the youths had twisted expressions on their faces. It was obvious that they were not very good at mental exercise.
" Aiyaya, what kind of questions are these? What chicken and rabbit questions? They are not fun at all." Red Lotus 'fingers were exhausted after a long time. In the past, she always asked her brother Han Fei to solve such problems. Now it was her turn to solve them, and she felt that it was extremely difficult.
Hong Lian felt a little defeated. She snorted and turned to look at Zhang Xuan, wanting to see if he could solve it. However, what surprised Hong Lian was that Zhang Xuan was not like them. Instead, he was looking straight at the wooden board. The corners of his mouth curled up, and there was a trace of reminiscence on his face.
" Hey, Zhang Xuan, what's wrong? Are you scared silly by this question? This question is indeed a bit difficult, and my brother Han Fei isn't here. Damn it, how are you going to solve it?”Red Lotus grumbled.
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan lightly smiled and shook his head.""Ah, I'm fine. It's just that seeing this question suddenly reminded me of some scenes, some very interesting things."
" Interesting. What is it?" Hong Lian's eyes lit up.
Smiling at Hong Lian, Zhang Xuan picked up a small stone from the ground. He did not ponder like the others. Instead, he came to a softer ground, bent down, and began to carve all kinds of strange symbols on the ground.
Hong Lian walked over curiously and looked at Zhang Xuan scribbling on the ground. It was not the language they had learned. It was very strange, at least in Hong Lian's opinion.
In fact, Red Lotus did not know that these were not scribbles, but Arabic numbers.
This question that had troubled the children of the royal family was extremely simple in Zhang Xuan's eyes. He had done countless of such application questions in the past, and he could solve it with his eyes closed.
" I really didn't expect the scholarly faction to have such a problem. Although I don't know how it was created in this era, it's still very easy to solve. I only need a simple set of linear equations." Zhang Xuan laughed in his heart.
His wrist moved very quickly as he carved symbols on the ground one after another." X "," Y ", plus sign, equal sign, and Arabic numbers. These things were completely epoch-making knowledge. Zhang Xuan only spent half a minute to get the answer.
" Alright, I've solved it." Zhang Xuan stood up and smiled.
Hong Lian lowered her head and looked at the equations that Zhang Xuan had drawn on the ground. Her beautiful eyebrows were twisted and her eyes were wide open, but she could not make out what was going on.
" Zhang Xuan, what exactly did you write? Did you really figure it out? The question is a little strange. It's okay if you don't know. It's just a small piece of jewelry. It's not worth much." Red Lotus was not sure if Zhang Xuan could figure it out so quickly. She thought that Zhang Xuan was deliberately comforting her, so she quickly tried to persuade him.
"No, no, your answer is completely wrong. The difference is too great."
"That's not right. Next, next!"
The scholarly disciple was all smiles as he looked at the people who came to report their answers. He wasn't worried at all that these people would be able to answer him. If it were those who had gone to Xun Zi's place to take the test, he would still be a little worried. However, he was confident that no one would be able to answer these people.
Just in case, he had even prepared an incense stick of time, and had even tampered with the incense stick, making it burn three times faster. In other words, this group of people only had five minutes to answer the questions. It was simply a fantasy to answer them in five minutes, at least that was what this scholarly disciple thought.
Zhang Xuan looked at the scholarly disciple with a mocking look in his eyes. Then, he slowly opened his mouth.
"The answer is that there are twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits."
An indifferent voice rang out. Just as the scholarly disciple was about to say some polite words to send Zhang Xuan away, his expression suddenly stiffened when he heard this answer.
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