Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Upon hearing this question, Gou An immediately realized what was going on.

This style is consistent with the style of the questions proposed by Miss Red Moon. It seems that Black Horn has not given up testing me and deliberately used spirit stones as bait.

If I can answer the question correctly, it will prove that I am capable of going to Red Moon's room.

Therefore, you absolutely cannot answer that!

Once Gou An understood the connection, he pretended to start thinking about the answer as well.

The other monsters on the stone table quickly began to answer.

"I think it's very simple, just one spirit jade for each demon!" the demon answered earnestly, clearly thinking the same thing: "There's a saying among humans, 'It's better for everyone to be happy than for one person to be happy alone!'"

Blackhorn merely sneered upon hearing this, saying, "It's not the correct answer, nor is it in the greatest interest of the Armored Demon Head."

Soon another monster stood up and replied, "Then we'll divide it into two pieces ourselves, one for each of B, C, and D, and the last one, E, will not get a piece."

But Blackhorn still shook his head: "That's not right, that's not right either!"

Immediately, a third monster replied, "Then there will be three pieces for A, one piece each for B and C, and none for D and E!"

But Blackhorn burst into laughter: "If you really divide it like that, you're dead!"

"Why?" the little demon asked, puzzled.

Blackhorn then explained, "If you divide yourself into three parts, one for B and one for C, D and E will both vote against it, and B will also vote against it. Since you don't have a majority of votes, you will naturally be eliminated!"

"Why wouldn't Yi agree?" Xiao Yao was still puzzled.

Blackhorn had no choice but to explain: "Because if A dies, B will get more when it comes to dividing the spoils, so naturally he won't agree to your plan."

Seeing that none of the three answers were correct, the remaining little demons fell into deep thought.

It seems like no matter how you divide it, it's wrong.

Blackhorn was quite pleased with their bewildered state, leaning against the stone chair with a look of enjoyment on his face.

He waited for a while, and when no one answered, he couldn't help but remind them, "This question isn't easy! I racked my brains after I got back, considering every possibility, before finally finding the best answer yesterday!"

"It's a pity that when Miss Hongyue asked me that night, if I had answered correctly, I could have shared a room with her."

In the end, Blackhorn visibly sighed.

Gou An already had the answer in his heart, but dared not say it.

The correct answer is that A divides himself into three pieces, B into zero pieces, C into one piece, D into zero pieces, and E into one piece.

The reasoning process is simple: if only Ding and Wu are left on the field, then Ding can get five pieces for himself, as long as he agrees, while Wu will not get a single piece.

Therefore, when C proposes a plan, he only needs to give E one piece, and E will agree. In that case, D will not get a single piece of jade.

Therefore, in order to maximize his own interests, Ding will agree to Yi's plan.

When it comes to the distribution plan, B only needs to give D one piece of jade, while he can keep four pieces of jade for himself. He doesn't need to give C and E any jade to get his two votes along with D's.

After working backwards in this way, Option A becomes quite obvious.

All you need to do is give each of them a piece of jade to win them over.

Otherwise, if they disagree, when it's Ding's turn to divide the jade, they will leave empty-handed.

Therefore, if A's interests are maximized, A will get three pieces, and the other two pieces can be divided into C and E.

Unfortunately, the answer stuck in his throat, and Gou An dared not utter it.

Seeing that Gou An remained silent, Black Horn couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Gou, do you have any thoughts?"

"Me?" Gou An gave an awkward smile and said, "I do have an answer, but I don't know if it's right!"

"Speak freely!" Blackhorn waved his hand. "We're just posing questions for fun; we won't erase anyone if they're wrong!"

Gou An thought to himself, "If I'm wrong, I won't erase it; it's only when I'm right that I'm in danger."

So he said, "Since survival is the priority, if I were A, I wouldn't want any of the jade. I would divide it among B, C, D, and E!"

"This way, half the people will definitely agree to my plan! It's the best way to save my life!"

After hearing Gou An's answer, Black Horn was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Fellow Daoist Gou's answer is truly original!" Black Horn laughed. "Giving everything to others and keeping nothing for yourself can indeed save your life, but unfortunately it's not the correct answer!"

Later, other monsters offered their answers, but they were all slightly off.

Seeing that all the monsters on the table had finished answering, Black Horn said smugly, "Actually, the correct answer is very simple: divide yourself into four pieces, and only need to give one piece to C!"

Upon hearing this, Gou An nearly spat out his drink and coughed a few times.

After thinking about this for several days, it turns out it's still the wrong answer.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Gou?" Black Horn asked.

Gou An quickly waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing, I just choked a little!"

At this moment, a demon asked, "Brother, why is it divided like this?"

Black Horn explained, "Think about it, if it were B's turn to divide it, he would only need to give D a piece of jade, while C and E would get nothing."

"So if I were A, all I would need to do is give C a piece of jade and get him to vote for me!"

"Since Wu can't get a single piece of jade anyway, there's no point in giving him any. It's the same no matter who gets it, so he'll agree!"

"In this way, my interests as the leader of the armored demons will be maximized!"

Gou An almost burst out laughing after hearing this.

The benefits are maximized, and if it were really divided like this, Wu would definitely not agree.

Because as long as he disagrees, and it's C's turn to divide it, he should at least get one piece.

However, Gou An didn't expose him. He simply clapped his hands, pretending to suddenly realize something, and exclaimed, "Fellow Daoist Black Horn is so clever! I didn't even think of that; I was only thinking about saving my life!"

Hearing the praise from the crowd, Blackhorn burst into laughter.

"After all, I've lived several decades longer than you, so naturally I'm smarter!"

At this point, Black Horn looked at Gou An and said, "Fellow Daoist Gou, although your answer was wrong, it was quite original and fits your choice perfectly!"

"Hahaha!" Gou An laughed awkwardly, "I wasn't thinking about anything else, I just wanted to save my life. After all, cultivation isn't easy!"

"That's right, that's right!" Black Horn raised his wine bowl and said, "Come, come, drink this bowl, then we'll go back and take a nap!"

When everyone had finished their drinks and were ready to leave,

Just as Black Horn was about to take back the mid-grade spirit jade on the table, Gou An stopped him.

"Wait a minute!"

Blackhorn asked in confusion, "Is there anything else, fellow Daoist?"

"I wonder if you could sell me this spirit stone?" Gou An smiled and said, "I've recently encountered a blockage in my cultivation and urgently need this to help me!"

Black Horn neither agreed nor refused, but simply said, "You know the rules of our Ten Thousand Demon City; this kind of thing is generally not allowed to be sold."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Gou An realized what was going on and quickly said, "I wonder if I could borrow these spirit stones? I'm also willing to leave some demon gold with you. If anything happens to the spirit stones, the demon gold will be used as compensation."

"That's right!" Blackhorn immediately beamed with joy: "It can't be bought or sold, but it didn't say it can't be borrowed!"