Beauty and the Bodyguard

"Forget it, I don't want to be acquainted with you. You said you don't have any research. Wouldn't I be bullying you by betting with you?"

Ximen Liuyan acted decisively and quickly found a step for himself: "My goal is to challenge those difficult and high-scoring couplets as soon as possible. I don't have time to waste on you! I will bet with you again when I have the opportunity!"

After saying that, he quickly settled the points here and turned around to leave.

Lin Yi secretly thought it was a pity that he couldn't trick him into gambling!

Otherwise, you can earn points again!

Lin Yi himself is indeed not very proficient in couplets, but there are so many books that cannot withstand the scanning of spiritual consciousness!

In fact, many couplets are not new. As long as you read enough books, you may not be able to find a good second couplet.

For example, the second couplet of Ximen Liuyan's poem is actually left by the predecessors.

He probably saw it before and used it for himself.

It turns out that the person who wrote the couplet is not famous, and the couplet has not been widely circulated, so few people have seen it.

No one present knew that Ximen Liuyan actually took someone else's second couplet as his own.

Of course, it doesn't matter even if you know it, as long as the couplets here can be corrected, whether they are made by predecessors or new ones on the spot.

Without the gambling competition, Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu could only continue to wander around, looking around and answering some relatively simple couplets.

Then they maxed out their respective ten-time limit, and at the same time completed the acquisition of ten consecutive points, and became qualified to participate in high-scoring couplets.

By the time the two reached the high-scoring couplet area, several people had already arrived first.

Many of them are people Lin Yi knows, such as the three Liu brothers, Sima Zhongxiao, Feng Zhipeng, Ximen Liuyan, etc.

There are two other people whom Lin Yi doesn't know, but it is certain that these people should have good attainments in couplets.

"Hey, you two can actually participate in the couplet here? I really didn't expect it!"

When Liu Zizhu saw Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu, his face turned gloomy and he sneered: "There should be a limit to relying on luck. If I were you, I should just match a couplet with one point outside."

"Haha, we relied on strength, not luck. Unlike some people, I am afraid they all relied on the help of others and cheated to get in here, right?"

Liu Ziyu didn't get used to him, and immediately sneered and sneered back: "You, Liu Zizhu, are the only ones who are good at couplets?"

This is really not nonsense, nor is it a personal attack, because Liu Ziyu remembers clearly that Liu Zimei is very talented in couplets, and Liu Zizhu... just don't mention it.

Anyway, there's no comparison with Liu Zimei, he's just a drag.

"Why can't you! Liu Ziyu, let me tell you, don't look down on others. When I am facing a pair, you don't know where you are!"

Liu Zizhu's face turned slightly red. After yelling a few words, he simply turned to read the couplet and stopped provoking Liu Ziyu.

Liu Ziyu snorted and didn't bother to pay attention to the other party, but turned his attention to the couplet.

Several other people just glanced at Lin Yi and did not participate in the conversation.

Everyone was holding back their energy to think about the second line and didn't want to waste time.

The high-scoring couplets are different from those outside. Not all of them are hung up for people to see. Instead, the next couplet is hung out only after one is matched.

The difficulty of the upper link here is obviously higher. It is not easy to match several lower links at once!

Therefore, everyone present was holding back their energy and wanted to finish it quickly to avoid being beaten first, which would be too late!

The first couplet produced at this time was worth six points - freezing rain fell on two points to the east and three points to the west!

Lin Yi took a look and knew that this was another broken couplet.

The couplets are cleverly separated and embedded in the couplet, which is very artistic. It is indeed a very difficult first couplet.

Everyone, including Liu Zimei, was thinking hard, as if they didn't remember that they had seen this couplet before.

Liu Ziyu also pinched his chin, frowned slightly and began to think. His ability in couplets was pretty good, but he was still a little unable to easily execute this couplet.

After a while, Liu Zimei suddenly clapped her hands and laughed loudly: "Yes, yes! I'm sorry, my little brother took the lead first!"

While speaking, he quickly picked up his pen and wrote the second line that he was extremely satisfied with - cut the melon and divide the guest with seven knives horizontally and eight knives vertically!

After finishing writing, Liu Zizhu immediately clapped his hands vigorously and laughed loudly: "Wonderful! It's so wonderful and right!"

Liu Ziyu thought about it for a while and felt that Liu Zimei's second couplet was quite good, and it was indeed a natural fit with the first couplet.

There is no doubt that these six points have gone into Liu Zimei's pocket. Several people around him were very graceful. They congratulated Liu Zimei and after some polite remarks, they began to look at the newly hung couplet.

——If there are insects in the water, it will be turbid; if there are fish in the water, there will be fishing; water, water, water, rivers and lakes.

It’s still the same routine, but this first couplet is worth eight points!

The expressions of several people became more and more serious. One couplet here is as good as several others outside. They must come up with it!

This first couplet is indeed somewhat difficult, and it is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface.

First, the theme of water is used throughout the entire first couplet, and then the characters are split and combined, especially the second half of the word "水水水", which not only corresponds to rivers and lakes, but also forms the character "Miao".

And the rivers and lakes form the second word "Miao", giving people a sense of vastness. It can be said that it is completely natural!

At first glance, everyone felt they had some clues, but after careful consideration, they quickly rejected their ideas.

Liu Zimei thought for a while, but couldn't find a suitable second line. She accidentally saw Liu Ziyu frowning and thinking deeply, and she felt a little unhappy.

"Liu Ziyu, you seem to be pretty good now, right? I just made a couplet, and I'll give you a chance this time. How about you try it?"

Liu Zimei felt that if she had more time, she might not be able to complete the first couplet.

But in comparison, he would be happier if he could see Liu Ziyu in trouble.

In fact, Liu Zimei was sure that Liu Ziyu would not be able to match the second line, so she wanted to take advantage of the break in thinking to attack Liu Ziyu.

After all, Liu Ziyu’s performance before was too amazing.

If they can't do it with force, and they can't regain their position intellectually, how can the Liu family behave in front of that bereaved dog in the future?

"I don't need you to give me a chance. This is something that everyone has. Do I need you to give it to me?"

Liu Ziyu snorted coldly and retorted directly: "Is it because you can't stand up to yourself, so you just want to divert other people's attention? In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't stand up to him, and no one expects you to be able to stand up to him."

Liu Zimei felt a little bit heartbroken, but he really didn't think of the second line at the moment, even if he wanted to slap Liu Ziyu in the face with the facts.

Some people around were secretly laughing, thinking that what Liu Ziyu said was really reasonable.