Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 18: Moon in the Cup
Chen Xu held the fifty bamboo slips engraved with questions and answers in his hand, but sighed quietly in his heart.

In the end, he only memorized fifty questions, but he had as many as sixty bamboo slips in his hand.

I overestimated myself. I should have given myself a little more spiritual energy.

However, Chen Xu felt a little pain in his brow, and he actually understood that adding two points of spirit at once should be the safest way to avoid any accidents.

What the child’s voice said earlier was right. Avoiding greed is also a compulsory lesson in life.

In the end, he was a little too frivolous because he obtained the Book of Food Cauldron. From now on, he should take it as a warning and reflect on himself three times a day.

Chen Xu held the bamboo strips and walked slowly into the depths of the bamboo forest with the help of a cane.

He guessed that after walking for a while, he might meet Cui Yunqi and others who had left the bamboo forest before him outside the bamboo forest, just as Ugly Monkey said.

Then, after Chen Xu had walked for half a minute, he suddenly felt his eyes light up.

He actually took a step in the air!

No, it wasn't stepping into air, but walking directly from the small bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain to the endless expanse of water.

What a wonderful sight!

What is even more strange is that in the world where the water and the sky meet, there is clearly a lake of moonlight.

Yes, it’s moonlight.

There was no moonlight in the sky, and the sky was clear and bright at this time.

It was March, and it rained last night.

This morning, the entire Jichuan County seemed to have been washed clean, with the sky blue and cloudless.

And even under such a bright sky, in the almost endless pool of blue water under Chen Xu's feet, there was actually a huge piece of moonlight.

The full moon rippled with the water, and when Chen Xu stepped on the water, it felt like he was stepping on a soft and clear mirror.

There is a slight feeling of sinking, but also a solid feeling like walking on flat ground.

With every step you take, tiny ripples appear on the water beneath your feet.

It is truly magical and it is difficult to describe even one tenth of it in words.

Chen Xu walked for a while on the mirror-like water surface when he suddenly saw several figures in front of him turning back.

These people were all dressed in fancy clothes, but their foreheads were covered in sweat and they looked disheveled.

When they saw Chen Xu coming over, their eyes lit up at first, and they seemed to be surprised, but after a moment their expressions immediately dimmed again.

One of the young men, dressed in dark green brocade, was even more disappointed and asked, "Who are you? How did you get here? How many questions did you answer correctly? How many bamboo sticks did you get?"

Chen Xu hadn't figured out the situation yet, so he said cautiously, "I'm Chen Xu from Jichuan County. I'm here because I passed the first level in the bamboo forest."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind suddenly blew up on the lake in front.

After the wind blew, a round moon about two feet in diameter jumped out of the water.

Immediately afterwards, the moonlight like a jade plate bounced and rolled in front of Chen Xu.

The familiar, clear childish voice rang out again, and the moonlight spoke proudly, "Chen Xu from Jichuan County, takes 60 chips, answers 50 questions, and 50 correct answers. Ten points will be deducted, leaving a total of 40 points. You can walk another 40 steps on the Moon Lake."

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In front, the group of young men in brocade clothes all widened their eyes.

Someone even blurted out, "What did you say? He answered fifty questions correctly? No, I don't believe it...ah!"

Before he finished speaking, the water beneath his feet shook.

His whole body fell down suddenly at a lightning speed and fell into the water.

Gulp, gulp! In a split second, the moonlit water had completely engulfed him. Someone nearby panicked and bent over, trying to pull him away, but they only managed to grab the last scrap of his clothes.

And because he was holding onto this piece of clothing, the young man who wanted to pull him suddenly fell down uncontrollably.

"Save me...ah!" he shouted.

Before the sound faded away, the man also sank into the water.

The scene was filled with desolation. It was a mysterious and magnificent scene like a myth, but at this moment, everyone present felt an indescribable cold murderous intent.

"Hmph!" Until a light snort broke the stagnant atmosphere.

The moonlight, like a jade plate, jumped up and down, and said angrily, "You fools, what are you thinking? Could my master be such a wicked person who kills people indiscriminately? Stupid, idiot, those two were just eliminated and left the star-studded formation."

"Do you still want to see my master? If not, I will send you away right now!"

The jade plate slid across the water surface as fast as a silk ribbon, causing ripples like arrows, and it was obvious that it was in a state of panic.

If she had a pair of hands at this moment, she would probably put her hands on her hips and glare at everyone.

In the end, of course, no one would ask to leave voluntarily.

After this elf-like moonlight clearly stated that the star-studded formation would not kill, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Xu quickly figured out that there were two conditions for walking safely on the water.

One is to rely on the bamboo slip points in the first level. If Chen Xu gets 40 points, he can walk 40 steps on the water.

After forty steps, small moons as big as palms will appear under the water.

These small moons gather at people's feet and can be salvaged with hands.

Fishing one out will form a question. If you answer correctly, you can move forward one step. If you answer incorrectly, you will sink three inches into the water.

Cui Yunqi and the others had previously believed they would die if they fell into the water, and so they were extremely nervous. But now that they knew they didn't have to risk their lives, they regained their composure.

Several people also bowed to Chen Xu and exchanged names with him.

In addition to Cui Yunqi, the other two people who stayed were Wen Zicheng and Pengxuan.

After they exchanged names, Chen Xu left first.

He had just walked twenty steps and could still go twenty more.

Twenty steps later, Cui Yunqi and others in the back did not fish out questions, but deliberately observed Chen Xu, wanting to see what kind of questions he would fish out for the first time, and even more to see how he would answer them.

Chen Xu squatted down and picked up a small moon. The small moon leaped up and turned into a bunch of golden words in the air.

This turned out to be a couplet, the first line of which reads: "Three parts water, two parts bamboo, add one part bright moon."

The people at the back took a deep breath; this couplet somehow fit the current situation.

Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the questions were not too difficult.

He only hesitated for a moment, then immediately replied: "Travel ten thousand miles, see a thousand miles of snow, and look at a hundred miles of river."

The wording is accurate and the meaning is elegant, this couplet is extremely exquisite.

A moonlight elf, like a jade plate, came bounding over, its clear childish voice giggling, "Ah, you got it right, so easily. Then take a step forward."

Chen Xu took a step forward and picked up the second moon.

The little moon flew up and turned into words that said: "Water becomes turbid when there are insects; water becomes turbid when there are fish. Water, water, water, the rivers and lakes are vast."

This is actually a couplet made up of broken characters.

In the back, Cui Yunqi couldn't help but stare at the words on the couplet and ponder.

(End of this chapter)