The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 59 Unexpected results

"A dog, four mouths, guess a word?" Miao Xuan read it aloud again, her tone a little strange.

"Huh?" Madam Xu was taken aback by the content, thinking to herself, "It seems that none of the twenty-three beauties have come up with this question?"

Although she was puzzled, she didn't pay too much attention to it; this girl had always acted casually.

"Qi~!" A furious, interrupted answer rang out.

Miao Xuan's eyes lit up with joy.

"Congratulations, you four-mouthed dog! The lantern is yours." Miao Xuan said indifferently, glancing at the furious Wang Tao.

"Humph, a good man doesn't fight with a woman!"

Catching the lantern that was thrown at lightning speed, Wang Tao felt a tingling sensation in his clenched palm. He could tolerate being cursed, but this damn bitch was using the lantern as a hidden weapon. Did she have no humanity at all?
Wang Tao felt as if a thousand alpacas were galloping through his mind, cursing Miao Xuan for being inhuman, but he never considered whether he himself was truly inhuman.

"Hating evil as if it were her enemy, and speaking her mind! This woman is certainly a person of character." Feng Ling muttered to himself, praising Miao Xuan's behavior.

"Deliberately preventing people from leaving the gate, isn't that annoying? Guess a word?" The clear voice rang out again, sweeping over the crowd.

"Hmph!" This time, Wang Tao was smarter. He played with the lantern, keeping a straight face and observing coldly.

"It's 'muffled'!" After several people answered incorrectly and eight contestants were eliminated, a woman finally answered correctly.

"Miss Hu, you're quite impressive!"

Zhang Yi glanced at Hu Meier, who was excitedly holding a lantern, with surprise.

"Thank you for the compliment, Brother!"

Hu Mei'er was overjoyed. After thanking them, she repeatedly played with the object in her hand.

Envious, Li Si was not to be outdone and joined in the quiz.

……

The competition was in full swing, and soon the results of the second round were finally announced.

"A total of twelve people were eliminated in this round, with four remaining in the VIP seats and four in the commoner seats!" Madam Xu stepped forward to announce this almost cruel result.

"Don't worry, everyone. Your brother and I will get revenge for you in the next round!"

Zhang Yi comforted the dejected Hu Meier and her companion, completely ignoring Wang Tao, who was snorting angrily.

"That damned woman, she was totally targeting me from the start!" Wang Tao thought back to how difficult it was to answer the questions, and couldn't help but feel frustrated. He thought to himself, "Women are definitely not to be trifled with! I'm done for..."

"Hmph! They're all just unlucky lackeys." Just as he was getting over it, Wang Tao inexplicably glanced at the composed Feng Ling, and a surge of anger welled up again. He retorted defiantly.

"Idiot!" Feng Ling closed his eyes to appreciate the music, still only uttering two words. His arrogant attitude made Wang Tao's teeth itch. He wished he could chop Feng Ling from head to toe!

Unfortunately, Feng Ling remained silent, neither scoring nor losing points, which only made the eliminated contestants envious.

You should at least learn from Zhang Yi and carry a lantern to make a show of it!
"Sigh, I feel like I missed out on a fortune!" Many of those who were eliminated realized their mistake and understood a certain truth.

Even if you answer correctly in the first two rounds, if you answer incorrectly in the third round and are eliminated, in the end, it will all be for nothing, and you will get nothing.

Therefore, it would be better to keep quiet and try one's luck in the finals, since there won't be many people left by then anyway.

Many guys imitated Feng Ling's "strategy" and somehow managed to get into the third round.

Little did he know, Feng Ling himself was completely unaware of the situation, and his refusal to speak up was not a strategy, but simply because he felt it was not challenging enough.

"Alright! Now for the third round of riddles, the difficulty level is doubled! Anyone who answers incorrectly twice will be eliminated..." Madam Xu acted decisively, thinking to herself, "Strike while the iron is hot, don't let it go cold!"

"Thirty-six hours, guess a character?"

Miao Xuan casually glanced at the noisy crowd, inwardly scoffing, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. Want a reward? It's not that easy..."

I give up on this question!

"I give up too!"

"This is so perverted, whoever loves it can answer!"

……

Many people hesitated for a long time, thinking it over and over, wanting to answer quickly but afraid of making mistakes. In the end, they sighed helplessly and chose to give up. Even Wang Tiezhu, the dark horse who had accumulated ten lanterns, had to admit that he had no idea what to do.

"A day has twelve two-hour periods, and thirty-six two-hour periods make three days. The answer is: Crystal...!"

"Congratulations, City Lord, you answered correctly! The lantern is yours!"

Miao Xuan spoke loudly, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes, and personally stepped forward to hand the lantern to Zhang Yi.

"You're welcome, young lady!"

Zhang Yi smiled gently, stood up, and took the lantern. Miao Xuan immediately returned.

A person with a bow hanging from their waist—guess the word!

After Miao Xuan posed the question, the entire venue fell silent once again. Many fans who had been marveling at Zhang Yi's skill subconsciously turned their attention to him.

"Brother Feng Ling, do you know the answer?" Zhang Yi's heart stirred, and he secretly passed the message to Feng Ling.

“Barbarian. Barbarian as in barbarians!” Feng Ling glanced at Wang Tao, his voice neither humble nor arrogant, sounding forceful in the silent setting.

Congratulations! You got it right.

Miao Xuan glanced at the imposing Feng Ling in surprise, then tossed the lantern in her hand.

"Brother Zhang Yi, you flatter me!"

Feng Ling took the lantern, turned around and gave Zhang Yi a slight bow, then calmly sat down. How could Feng Ling not understand Zhang Yi's unspoken meaning? He was probably afraid that he would become the target of public criticism and wanted to give this "silent gentleman" a special favor.

"Pretentious!" Wang Tao and Li Si said in unison, glancing at Feng Ling with disdain, a typical case of sour grapes.

What Chinese character represents January 7th?

"Zhi—the zhi of rouge!"

"Congratulations Wang Tiezhu, you have won another colored lantern!"

Wang Tiezhu, that poor but stingy man, once again answered correctly, and his score of eleven lamps was far ahead of everyone else, making everyone look at him with new eyes.

"Alright! All three rounds of the lantern riddle guessing competition are over! Please wait patiently, the list of winners will be announced shortly!" Madam Xu stepped forward and waved her hand, signaling everyone to be patient.

"Tsk tsk~ With this increase and decrease, it's really hard to say who will rank first."

"The first one... I guess it belongs to the young city lord!"

The crowd whispered amongst themselves, just for the novelty; typical onlookers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the exciting moment has arrived! Let's wait and see!"

"First place goes to Zhang Yi, the young city lord... and Wang Tiezhu! Congratulations to the two of them for winning one hundred taels of gold!"

"Second place, wealthy merchant Li Hao, congratulations to our distinguished guest for winning fifty taels of gold!"

"Third place, uh...?"

Miao Xuan looked embarrassed, as she didn't know Feng Ling's name. In the end, she had to think quickly and point it out: "Congratulations to the handsome man in black sitting to the right of the city lord, you have obtained ten taels of... gold!"

"Congratulations, everyone! I am humbled and admit defeat!" Congratulatory voices rang out.

Two people present were simultaneously taken aback: one was Wang Tiezhu, who was extremely excited and had an honest face, and the other was Feng Ling, who was extremely surprised but remained calm.

"Let's once again congratulate the above-mentioned distinguished guests who won prizes. This lantern riddle guessing event has come to a successful conclusion!"

Under Xu Niangzi's enthusiastic encouragement, the stunned onlookers slowly came to their senses, and immediately, thunderous applause erupted from below.

"How could this be?"

The unexpected result left many people speechless with anger, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy as they looked at Wang Tiezhu, while all that remained for Feng Ling was hatred!
"Damn it! If that guy hadn't answered one question correctly, we wouldn't have been pushed off the list!"

"Exactly! Otherwise, we could tie for third place and each receive ten taels of gold. Wouldn't that be wonderful!"

The contestants who managed to slip through the cracks each had a sentence in their mouths, full of complaints.

Judging from their half-hearted clapping, they seemed somewhat unwilling and reluctant!

"Congratulations! May I ask your name, young hero?"

"My name is Feng Ling!"

Feng Ling smiled and nodded, then took the prize money from Miao Xuan and returned to his seat.

"The remaining contestants who have not been eliminated should not be discouraged. Next, we will send the eight of you to the second floor of Miaoyin Pavilion for the final competition!"

"The sole winner will receive one Sunset City Rich Co-branded Gold Card and one Miaoyin Pavilion S-level Premium Purple Gold VIP Card!"

Xu Niangzi's timing in understanding people's hearts was perfect. Seeing that the men were disheartened, she immediately took drastic measures.

"Wow! We still have hope? The reward is huge!"

The four who didn't win sighed with regret, but a burning ambition ignited in their hearts.

"Purple Gold... VIP Card!?"

A storm raged in Zhang Yi's heart. He stood up abruptly, but realizing his lapse in composure, he quickly coughed awkwardly and slowly sat back down.

"Brother Zhang Yi, what is a joint gold card for the wealthy?"

Hu Meier turned her head to ask the flustered Zhang Yi, her beautiful eyes flashing, and decided to start with the smaller items.

"It's just a gold card that was jointly set up by several wealthy people in the city, allowing them to overdraft 100,000 taels of gold!"

Zhang Yi waved his hand dismissively and said casually, as if it didn't matter.

"Then... what is the Miaoyin Pavilion S-level premium purple-gold VIP card?"

Hu Mei'er's voice was soft and sweet as she pressed for answers, a little nervous inside.

"Hmph! Miss Hu's seductive arts are probably no match for you! I advise you to stop asking about things you shouldn't know, lest you get yourself into trouble!"

Zhang Yi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he turned his head and snorted coldly, which frightened Hu Mei'er so much that her pretty face turned pale.

"The Myriad Sounds Pavilion is probably not simple!"

From Zhang Yi's unusual behavior, Feng Ling could draw a conclusion: even Zhang Yi, the young city lord, did not have that purple-gold VIP card!

"Alright, everyone, you may leave now! Eight distinguished guests, please follow me upstairs!"

"Pah, what a spoilsport! Let's go!" In a fit of rage, Wang Tao turned and left, and the others who had been told to leave also dispersed indignantly.

"Brother Zhang, that's just how Third Senior Brother is, please don't take it to heart! We'll head back now."

Hu Meier and Li Si awkwardly apologized to Zhang Yi on Wang Tao's behalf.

Go ahead! Be careful on the road.

After receiving Zhang Yi's nod, the two immediately chased after Wang Tao, who had already walked several hundred meters.

I bought a ticket home without eating breakfast today, and encountered an unlicensed taxi on the way to transfer. Alas, poor me, I have no sense of direction…! I got ripped off… Friends, please be careful! Also, I wish all my readers a safe journey home and a happy New Year! By the way, I have 44 followers now, anyone want to add one more? This number is a bit unlucky… (cough cough, I'm a bit superstitious…)
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