My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

Chapter 153, Grade A!

"It's not like we're playing house!"

Jiang Xiaobai wasn't angry when he heard this. He smiled and looked at Zhang Xinnian and Tang Ningshuang, saying, "You two, please wait here for now!"

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai walked towards the long table in front of him.

"Ignorant and arrogant!"

The young student looked at Jiang Xiaobai's figure with a mocking expression.

Yes, in those seven days, he had seen too many self-righteous people like Jiang Xiaobai.

When they first arrived, they were all full of confidence, thinking that they were more knowledgeable than others and would be able to answer the questions easily.

But what about the end?

Standing in front of the table, I didn't even dare to put pen to paper.

Some people, gritting their teeth, wrote down their answers, only to have them rejected on the spot, their faces turning red with embarrassment.

Therefore, the young students naturally found it amusing to see Jiang Xiaobai's confident attitude.

Finally, this person's fate is still uncertain!

Meanwhile, Jiang Xiaobai randomly chose to queue at a less crowded spot and didn't have to wait long before it was his turn.

The guard was a young man. He looked up at Jiang Xiaobai, took out a bamboo tube from the side, and placed it in front of Jiang Xiaobai.

"Come on, let's draw three questions."

"Want to draw again?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked at the bamboo tube and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"nature."

The man on duty nodded and said, "This is to prevent cheating. Also... there are quite a few questions inside, and if you're lucky, you might get the easy ones."

"If you're unlucky, all three questions might be difficult."

As he spoke, the man looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "However... regardless of the difficulty, if you answer one question correctly, you can enter the building tomorrow."

"That's interesting."

Jiang Xiaobai chuckled, reached into the bamboo tube, and casually touched it, discovering that there were quite a few crumpled pieces of paper inside.

Surprised, Jiang Xiaobai took out three crumpled pieces of paper.

The man on duty took the crumpled paper, glanced at Jiang Xiaobai, and then opened the first page.

The man on duty glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh. He looked up at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Hehe, it seems... you're having a really bad time."

"Is this question difficult?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked.

"It's incredibly difficult."

The man on duty said, "This question is a couplet, composed by a senior member of the Green Robe Society, inspired by the scenery."

"In recent years, very few people have been able to come up with such a matching couplet."

As he spoke, the man glanced at Jiang Xiaobai again: "So, if you find this question difficult, you can skip it and look at the next two."

After saying that, the man placed the unfolded paper ball in front of Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Xiaobai glanced at it and found that the first line of the couplet was "Water surrounds the Orchid Pavilion, I stop writing in front of the pavilion to listen to the wind and rain".

I must say, they're really something!

However, after a moment's thought, Jiang Xiaobai smiled and reached for the calligraphy brush beside him.

Ok?

The man on duty looked slightly surprised upon seeing this.

No, Jiang Xiaobai is going to write it so soon?

No more thinking about it?

To his surprise, Jiang Xiaobai quickly finished writing.

The man on duty initially thought that Jiang Xiaobai was just writing nonsense.

But when his gaze fell on the line of words written by Jiang Xiaobai, his expression immediately changed.

"An ancient case lies across the mountain, where the strings are played to soothe the soul..."

The sounds are related.

Then came the characters 亭 (pavilion), 停 (stop), and 听 (listen).

Moreover, the first line reads "Water surrounds the Orchid Pavilion," and the second line reads "Mountains lie across the ancient desk."

A stream, a mountain, a pavilion, a desk.

The artistic conception is also fitting.

The man on duty looked up at Jiang Xiaobai, his expression incredulous: "You...you've done too good to me!"

As he spoke, the man glanced at the line of writing again and couldn't help but exclaim, "Seriously, you're the most neatly written answer I've ever seen!"

"If that Grand Secretary knew, he would surely be delighted!"

Amazed, the man took a deep breath and quickly opened the second piece of paper.

After reading the questions above, he looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "This second question is a word puzzle, and the difficulty... is also quite high."

"This riddle has been drawn more than thirty times in my collection, but only one person has been able to answer it correctly."

With that, the man placed the riddle in front of Jiang Xiaobai: "You... can take your time to think about it."

"It has a face but no mouth, it has legs but can't walk!"

Jiang Xiaobai glanced at it, then smiled again, and as he picked up his pen, a single word appeared on the paper.

It is the character "桌" (zhuō, table).

The man on duty was stunned when he saw the words, then gasped as he looked at Jiang Xiaobai, who had suddenly become different from others.

Yes, Jiang Xiaobai's first question, it's fine if you answer it quickly.

Surprisingly, I answered the second question after just one glance!

In an instant, the expression on the man's face as he looked at Jiang Xiaobai was completely different from before.

However, he didn't waste any time and quickly unfolded the third crumpled paper.

Upon seeing the third crumpled piece of paper, the man on duty chuckled with satisfaction and looked at Jiang Xiaobai, saying, "Brother, I must say, your luck is truly terrible!"

"I refuse to believe that this third question won't stump you!"

"Oh, so the third question is..."

Jiang Xiaobai was somewhat puzzled.

"This question..."

The man on duty smiled and looked at Jiang Xiaobai, saying, "He's already out."

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai's doubts deepened upon hearing this.

Has this question already been posted?

"No one has been able to answer this question in the past seven days!"

The man on duty spoke again, smiling as he looked at Jiang Xiaobai, "You can think about it carefully. If you can't figure it out, just give up. After all, you've already done very well on both questions..."

"give up?!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled, sized up the man for a moment, then smiled again, picked up his brush, and wrote a character on the paper.

It is precisely the word "trust".

The smile on the man's face froze when he saw the word "letter".

At this moment, Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile, "The question came from your mouth, which means your words come from your mouth, and since you represent a person, your words are trustworthy!"

"you……"

The man on duty stared at Jiang Xiaobai in astonishment: "Wow, that's amazing! You're definitely the first person I've ever seen answer three questions so quickly!!"

After saying that, the man on duty took out a stamp from the side: "Extend your left hand!"

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai extended his hand, the man pressed the seal onto the back of his hand: "This seal is made with the Qingshan Society's exclusive dye; it won't fade after three days of washing!"

"It can be washed off in three days. Also... with this seal, one can enter the Orchid Pavilion."

The man paused, his expression becoming more serious: "Of course, one can also participate in the Orchid Pavilion assessment."

Jiang Xiaobai glanced at the mark on the back of his hand and found it to be the character "甲".

Furthermore, there are fine lines around the character "甲" (jia), which are clearly designed to prevent forgery.

But the fact that it doesn't fade... isn't this just like the pork stamp from my past life?

Are they putting it on him now?

Feeling a bit strange, Jiang Xiaobai coughed lightly, thanked them anyway, and turned to walk towards Tang Ningshuang and Zhang Xinnian.

Not far away, the young student who had mocked Jiang Xiaobai earlier was taken aback when he saw Jiang Xiaobai come out so quickly. Then he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

As Jiang Xiaobai approached, the young student said, "Heh, what's this... over after playing for such a short while?"

In his view, Jiang Xiaobai goes in quickly and comes out quickly.

Most of the time, it was just one question, and I couldn't answer it.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai paused slightly, looked at the young student, and without explaining, simply raised his left hand and showed the mark.

甲？

The smiles on the young students' faces froze instantly.

It's actually the character "甲"?

The character "甲" means all three questions were answered correctly!

How is that possible?

Could it be that Jiang Xiaobai was lucky and only drew easy questions?

No, even if they were all easy questions, it shouldn't be possible to finish them this quickly!

With a serious expression, the young student looked at Jiang Xiaobai with some disbelief and asked, "May I ask your name, sir?"

"oh."

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Jiang Xiaobai."

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai didn't linger. He waved to Tang Ningshuang and Zhang Xinnian and walked towards the carriage.

The young student stood frozen in place.