Chapter 173 Lantern Festival .

Zhu Wenlong didn't expect that this Li guy was so quick-witted. His purpose at this moment had already shifted away from Zhan Doudou. He wanted to prove himself again and prove that his talent and literary reputation were not in vain!

Although his face looked calm, he was actually more panicked in his heart. He said hastily, "Read out the second question quickly!"

The waiter's heart was still with the group of young men. He quickly opened the note and read: "The man in the mirror!"

Zhu Wenlong was stunned when he heard the question.

This... that's all? Can you give me some hints? He was so anxious that he shook his head and muttered something like a spell, or a set of formulas? In the cold weather of the first month of the lunar year, he was sweating profusely. Li An smiled contemptuously, and thought, with this kind of mentality, you still want to fight me?

There is no need to look up the phone for this question, because Ang Lee already has the answer in his mind.

He kept writing with the brush in his hand and wrote down the answer while thinking, which was the word "入"!

When the waiter saw this, he had no choice but to say the correct answer, which shocked everyone present.

Enjoying Zhan Doudou's slightly admiring eyes, Li An smiled slightly, and silently thanked the nine-year compulsory education and the physics teacher in his heart. It's not their fault that they reacted slowly, but in fact they didn't know the relationship between virtual images and projections, and they didn't have the opposite concept in their minds, so naturally they didn't have time to react.

Everyone in the hall on the third floor looked at each other, and it took a while for them to realize that the "person" in the mirror was actually the character "入" (enter)!
This is more of a brain teaser than a puzzle!
Zhu Wenlong was in a state of despair just now, and now he looked as pale as death. His face turned pale in an instant, and at this moment he only wanted to escape from the scene and never show up in front of people again. It was really embarrassing!

Who cares about winning or losing?
Everyone came to their senses. This kid had won another game. Now he had no more excuses. If he lost, he lost.
But when Zhu Wenlong wanted to leave, Li An was not in a hurry to let him go!
Determined to destroy this man's prestige, Li Anyan said: "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. The waiter has another question in his hand. We can continue to answer it. If you answer this last question correctly first, you will win today!"

Zhu Wenlong raised his head in disbelief. Could it be that this man was too ambitious and had been blinded by his two victories?
Anyway, he had lost face after two consecutive defeats, so what would it matter if he said this? If he won, it would be a good opportunity to avenge his previous defeat! Just as he was about to agree, Li An spoke again.

"Of course, what's the point of just competing like this? You know, we have some agreements before, and the loser should be self-aware in the future. I hate betting on people the most, so let's use gold and silver as the prize for this third question!"

As soon as Li Ang said this, everyone looked down on him a little.

The poor scholar was indeed a poor scholar. He thought he had Mr. Zhu in his grasp and wanted to make some money. But he didn't know how important his connections would be if he wanted to enter the officialdom after the Spring Examination. If he offended everyone today, he would have no money to spend and his future would be completely ruined!
Unexpectedly, Li An's next words almost made them spit out the wine they had just drunk: "Five hundred thousand taels of silver. If you agree, we can proceed to the third question."

"Are you crazy?"

"Of course not."

Zhu Wenlong looked stupid, but he said he was not crazy. He even mentioned 500,000 taels of silver. It seemed that he was crazy about the silver. "Let's not talk about whether I will accept such a large amount of money. Let's talk about the 500,000 taels. How much can you take out?"

"No way! Is there anyone who can't even come up with 500,000 taels?" Li An's laughter sounded so harsh in everyone's ears, "If I can't come up with it, I can pay with my life!"

Zhu Wenlong was in a dilemma, his face was blue and white. That's right, he didn't have so much, let alone him, even his family had so much in all these years. But he was unwilling to admit defeat, and was in a dilemma.

"Brother Zhu, are you sure? We are classmates. I can lend you 50,000 taels of silver!"

"That's right! I can also help!"

"And I!"

"If the other party loses and can't pay, I want him to pay with his life!" Seeing everyone in the arena united in hatred and full of anger, Li An just felt it was interesting. Maybe they wouldn't be so brave when facing the Qing people. Anyway, there was no rush, so he let them discuss it and he would just watch the show.

He told the waiter to serve a table of good wine and delicious food, and then he started eating and drinking with Zhan Doudou.

I'll fill my stomach first, since someone else is paying for it. I haven't had a proper meal for so long, and I just had a small bowl of Yuanxiao long ago. I'm really hungry now.

The warrior's appetite was extraordinary, and everyone was stunned.

Could this kid be the reincarnation of a starving ghost? How could he be so greedy? Seeing Li An's arrogant look, as if he had already eaten everyone, everyone present gnashed their teeth.

However, some young ladies from less well-off families had bright eyes and looked at Li Ang's face, lost in thought.

Although I have the support of my classmates, it is still quite far from the amount of 500,000 taels.

Just as Zhu Wenlong was hesitating and thinking of finding an excuse to refuse, a clear female voice rang out throughout the hall, causing a stir in this quiet scene!
"How much more is left? This princess will give it!"

It turned out that it was the daughter of King Jing, Zhan Xuqing, known as Princess Qing, who had arrived!

Accompanying him was a familiar figure—the young master of Hongxiu Tower, Hong Xiangyu!
These two are the ones behind today’s gathering!

Li An watched the two enter the venue, his eyes full of thought. Previously, I thought that Hong Xiangyu had some kind of backer behind her, and she was able to open such a place in Shangjing City, and later even a gambling house of such a scale. It turned out that she had gotten close to King Jing!
Now, all the questions have answers, including why the Western Hu National Master Yelu Xuan would help him. It is now very clear.

Without paying any attention to the visitor, Li An seized the opportunity to ask Zhu Wenlong, "Mr. Zhu, do you want to ask more questions?"

When Zhu Wenlong heard the voice, he seemed to be a different person at this moment, and shouted loudly: "Naturally!"

Li An nodded and signaled to the waiter.

At this time, Zhan Xuqing and Hong Xiangyu saw the man's face clearly. Zhan Xuqing was very curious, but Hong Xiangyu had already turned pale and stood there in a daze.

Just as he was about to speak, he seemed to be greeted by Li Ang's meaningless smile, and he immediately closed his mouth in fear.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart. The princess said that she would pay the difference, but in the end, she still wanted me to pay for it? It seems that I will be the one who is taken advantage of again today!
Zhan Doudou put down the wooden chopsticks in her hand, chuckled, raised her head and looked at the owner of the clear female voice, blinking her beautiful eyes gently.

Zhan Xuqing was curious about Li An, and didn't notice the person beside Li An for a moment. But Zhan Doudou looked over at this moment. If someone is stared at for a long time, they will notice it at least. At the moment, he also glanced at Zhan Doudou, and instantly he was stunned for a moment like Hong Xiangyu.

Why does this person look so similar to Your Majesty?
The more I looked, the more something seemed wrong. The more I looked, the more panicked I became, as if I had discovered a shocking secret!
Her face was pale, as if she was about to lose her balance, and she seemed to be unable to hear the waiter's questioning voice. Seeing Zhan Doudou's restraining look, she also opened her lips slightly, but in the end she did not say anything.

He sullenly growled, "Ask a question!"

Zhu Wenlong and Ji Hang were full of excitement. Great, great! The princess was obviously furious. No matter what the outcome was, this Li guy would not have a good ending. She had already been invincible!
He then said in a loud voice: "Please give a question!" His charm remained the same, and that confident young man was back!

The waiter became more cautious, noticing the unnatural atmosphere, and read out the question neither hurriedly nor slowly.

(End of this chapter)