Beauty and the Bodyguard

7859 Chapter 7857-

“Alright, I’ll listen to cousin Zhong DA’s arrangements!”

Liu Ziyu nodded in agreement, and the two of them found two lanterns nearby, quickly completing the mission with the minimum number of challenges.

After that, they could both attack and retreat at will, and their freedom would be much higher.

As the competition went on, more and more people stood out from the crowd and earned a lot of points, and Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu slowly became less eye-catching.

And after the two of them went into hiding, it made people ignore them.

With the people who were gathered together at the start scattering all over the garden, Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu finally had a chance.

After some small fights, Lin Yi’s total points had reached seventy points, twenty-five of which were basic points from the martial arts competition. He couldn’t use them in the literary competition, so he could only use forty-five points.

Liu Ziyu was a little worse off-he had sixty-six points, four points less than Lin Yi. The two of them weren’t the top of the pack, and were only in the top ten.

“Ten points for this lantern. Who dares to challenge me?”

Someone suddenly shouted from under a tree, attracting everyone’s attention.

“Is it okay for him to do this?”

The person closest to the tree immediately asked the palace maid under the tree.

This was because the rules did not mention whether points could be used to gamble. If it was not allowed, then it would be meaningless no matter how many points one gambled.

“Sure!”

The palace maid under the tree nodded slightly.”But the original rules will not change. Your duel can only be considered an additional rule set privately. It will not affect the original rules.”

In other words, you can bet however much you want, but the original points and points will not be affected.

“In addition, people from the same group and the same Commandery can’t bet on a fight, and you can’t refuse others to join in the competition!”

The palace maid added. This was to prevent people from cheating and transferring their own points to one person to create high scores.

The rule that no one could refuse to join also put an end to the possibility of many parties working together to transfer points.

This was because if outsiders joined in, it would be impossible to transfer the points safely. If something went wrong, there was a high possibility that they would end up benefiting others.

“I’ll do it!”

Hearing the palace maid’s explanation, someone immediately couldn’t resist the temptation and walked out of the crowd to stand under the tree.””Ten points, I’ll bet with you!”

“Anyone else? The more the better!”

The one who suggested the duel was the third Prince of Ziyi Commandery, Ximen liuyan. He looked around with a smile and said,”” 10 points, plus the point reward automatically given to the winner, that’s 11 points!”

“With these 11 points, I might directly jump to the top of the list! It’s rare that I’m giving you such a good opportunity, so don’t miss it!”

Those who had the confidence to participate in the wagered fight must be experts who had won many rounds before, so everyone’s points should be about the same.

Therefore, it was indeed possible to jump to the top of the list if one got eleven points at once.

Of course, there were also those who had lost miserably and wanted to take a big gamble in an attempt to make a comeback. It was not impossible.

After hearing Ximen liuyan’s words, three more people came out to participate in the battle.

Ximen liuyan’s lips curled into a smug smile. The more people there were, the more advantageous it was for him. After all, there was only one person who could win.

As the banker, if he won, he would have won against everyone!

It was a one-on-four battle now. If he won, he would get forty points. If he lost, he would only have to pay ten points. What could be more promising than this business?

“What you said makes sense. If I win this round, I might be ranked first!”

Lin Yi suddenly walked over and raised his hand with a smile, “I’ll join too!”

Ximen liuyan’s face turned ugly. He knew about Lin Yi’s performance before, so he was a little uneasy when he saw Lin Yi come out.

The plan was good and the odds were high, but one of the rules was that you couldn’t refuse other people to join the battle. That was annoying!

The other participants didn’t feel too comfortable either-they felt that their chances of winning were very low with Lin Yi around!

But it didn’t matter-Lin Yi wouldn’t take their points if he won, and they’d only lose one point at most.

“You can join us if you want, but we have an extra rule!”

Ximen liuyan thought about it. Since she couldn’t reject Lin Yi, she decided to use conditions to limit his potential,”After the riddle is revealed, you can’t answer it immediately. You must start after one minute of consideration.”

“After a minute, write the answer on the paper. Whoever finishes it first, raises the answer on the paper, and proves it to be the correct answer will win. How about it?”

This was a setup specifically for Lin Yi!

If they let Lin Yi Do whatever he wanted, the answer would come out as soon as the face appeared. What was the point of playing then?

After the decision was made, at least everyone had time to think about it and put the final victory on their writing speed. It was quite good!

“Sure!”

Lin Yi didn’t mind-he wasn’t going to lose, no matter what!

There was no need for instructions. The palace maids had prepared the Four Treasures of the Study and a desk and sent them over, so they did not make everyone wait long.

During this process, all the young masters “Guild participants had gathered around, ready to watch the first battle of the day.

In fact, no one even continued with their own battles.

“Are you ready?”

Ximen liuyan laid the paper flat and pressed it down with a paperweight. She smiled at Lin Yi and the other participants.

Lin Yi shrugged and ignored Ximen liuyan. He turned to the maid, “Let’s start!”

The veil fell and the lantern riddles appeared.

Xuanji was an extraordinary character with only four strokes. There was no horizontal, straight, or crooked line. When the Emperor saw it, he had to stand up. When the Saints saw it, they had to bow.

Lin Yi had a plan in mind, so he only glanced at it.

Everyone, including Ximen liuyan, was a little nervous. Their minds were working at full speed, hoping to figure out the answer before the time was up.

In fact, this lantern riddles was really simple. They were all experts in this area, otherwise, they wouldn’t have accumulated so many points.

Under normal circumstances, one would be able to come up with an answer with just a little thought.

This time, however, it involved the eleven points, and with Lin Yi, the pressure source, the more anxious she was, the harder it was for her to think.

This was especially true for Ximen liuyan. If he won this round, he would be able to gain fifty-one points, which was equivalent to more than double his original points.

Not counting the martial arts competition, the first place in the cultural competition could be said to be in the bag!

However, in the midst of worrying about personal gains and losses, he clearly felt that the answer to the riddle was about to be revealed, but he was stuck and couldn’t get out.

Seeing that the time to think was almost up, he became even more anxious.