Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 721 Yifei's Decisive Strike

"Teacher Zeng..."

Ziqiao and the other two stared at Xiaoxian with resentment. If they weren't afraid that Wanyu would give them a yellow card again if they spoke, the three of them would have pointed at Zeng Xiaoxian's head and called him a pig brain.

Even Yifei didn't say this question was weird, so why are you complaining about it?

On the other side, Yifei thought for a moment and then answered decisively.

"Stratosphere."

"Correct answer."

Nanfeng said calmly, "The [Three Guns and One Cannon] team is ready to answer the question."

While watching the game, Mika chewed on popcorn and curiously nudged Zhanbo: "Why does the Jade Emperor live in the stratosphere instead of the troposphere?"

Zhanbo blinked: "Because the stratosphere is flat, while the troposphere is chaotic."

"Huh? That's it?"

Meijia was stunned by his words: "It's that simple? Zhanbo, isn't your explanation a bit too hasty!"

"oh."

Zhanbo thought for a moment and explained in detail: "Because the temperature difference in the troposphere is large, convection is easy to occur, so the weather in this layer is very changeable and rain, snow and thunderstorms are likely to occur."

"The stratosphere is a stable atmosphere with almost no turbulence, making it ideal for air travel and even for immortals to ride on clouds."

"The Huainanzi, in its chapter on topography, states that the height of the celestial court is 11,114 steps, 2 feet, and 6 inches. One li during the Qin and Han dynasties was approximately 415.8 meters in modern terms, which translates to..."

"stop!"

Although Meijia didn't quite understand Zhanbo's earlier explanations of "convection" and "turbulence," she could still grasp the general idea.

Now, when it comes to numbers, Meijia is completely bewildered.

She gave an awkward smile: "I think the previous explanation was easier to understand, really."

"oh."

Zhanbo nodded. He knew that Meijia wouldn't understand these things, so he gave a simple explanation at the beginning.

On the other side, Nanfeng, holding up her cue card, continued, "Excuse me: In the line 'Last night the red candles burned low in the bridal chamber, at dawn she bowed to her maternal grandparents in the hall,' who is the maternal grandparents?"

The four were stunned upon hearing this.

Xiaoxian, in particular, tentatively asked, "It's...that simple?"

"yes."

Zhang Wei's grin stretched from ear to ear: "This question was practically a freebie!"

Nanfeng nodded: "The questions are divided into different types and different levels of difficulty, so that you can make the most of your hand."

"Can't understand."

Ziqiao said cheerfully, "Although I haven't figured out how to use my hand yet, even my grandma could answer this question."

"that is."

Xiao Xian laughed arrogantly, "Lu Bu, go! Use your halberd to finish this job in a second!"

Ziqiao smiled smugly: "What's so difficult about that?"

"Aunt and uncle, aunt and uncle, aren't they just uncle and aunt?"

The smiles on Xiaoxian and Zhang Wei's faces instantly froze.

"Isn't that right?"

Ziqiao asked doubtfully, "Could it be my aunt and uncle?"

"Incorrect answer."

Even Nanfeng, the referee, was speechless: "Four guys, you managed to lose points on two easy questions in a row?!"

"Lu Ziqiao, you idiot!"

Enraged, Zeng Xiaoxian reached out and grabbed Ziqiao by the neck, roaring angrily, "In ancient times, 'aunt and uncle' referred to the father-in-law and mother-in-law! Didn't you learn any classical Chinese in junior high school?!"

"ah!!!"

"Junior high? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Ziqiao, with Zeng Xiaoxian pinching him, stuck out his tongue and said, "What I didn't learn in junior high wasn't classical Chinese, I didn't learn anything in junior high, okay?!"

"Oh."

Youyou, standing to the side, was speechless at her nephew: "Ziqiao, let your grandma answer this question. My mom can actually answer it."

Yifei, munching on an apple, mocked, "Hey, are you four good-for-nothings even capable?"

"I haven't even finished warming up yet, are you guys already about to collapse?"

She raised her chin and mocked, "Why don't you surrender now, kneel down and sing 'Conquer' for me, and I might consider being lenient with you?"

"Hmph, don't get too cocky."

Xiao Xian, unconvinced, threw out two [Peach] cards from his hand, recovering two points of health. His eyes sharpened as he said, "Your brother Xian isn't that easy to defeat! Whoever laughs last laughs best!"

Upon hearing this, Yifei's lips curled into a playful smile: "Oh, then we'll wait and see."

"[Queen] Team, please prepare to answer the question."

Nanfeng held up his cue card and asked, "Suppose there are fifty students in a class, all born in the same year, which has only 365 days."

What is the probability that at least two of these fifty people share the same birthday?

"Let me calculate."

Yifei said confidently, "The first person's birthday is arbitrary, so the probability that the second person and the first person do not share the same birthday is 364/365."

"Following this pattern, the probability that the fiftieth person and the forty-nine people before them do not share the same birthday is 316/365."

"If we multiply all these probabilities together, then..."

"kill!"

Seeing this, the four quickly threw out a "Kill" card, and Yifei's answer time was reduced from seventeen seconds to two seconds.

"flash!"

Without saying a word, Yifei confidently threw out a [Flash] card, increasing the answer time from two seconds to twelve seconds.

"Kill again!"

Seeing this, the four refused to back down and threw out another "Kill" card, instantly resetting Yifei's answer time to zero.

Yifei shrugged: "Alright, I'm not going to dodge. You can have this drop of blood."

"Time's up!"

Youyou pressed the stopwatch, while Wanyu stepped forward and deducted one point of health from Yifei's health bar.

"yeah!"

Xiao Xian and his three friends high-fived in celebration, as if they could already see the dawn of victory.

"Oh no, Teacher Zeng and the others have gone far away."

Zhanbo, who was watching the game, covered his mouth and whispered to Meijia and the others.

Why?

Curry Sauce didn't quite understand: "Judging from the current situation, the difference in health between the two sides isn't that significant."

"The key isn't health points, it's your hand."

Zhanbo, being the smartest person in the apartment, has a serious deficiency in emotional intelligence. He understood how to play this simple game as soon as he heard the rules.

"If I'm not mistaken, my sister was just bluffing Teacher Zeng and the others."

"This is the legendary 'deadly question.' Unless she's seen the answer online beforehand, she absolutely cannot answer it correctly."

Yu Mo asked doubtfully, "But I think Yi Fei's line of reasoning was correct just now, so the rest is just..."

"oh."

She suddenly realized: "Yifei's approach is correct, but this problem takes too long to solve."

"Don't even mention thirty seconds, she might not be able to calculate it even if it were three hundred seconds."

"That's right, so even if Teacher Zeng and the others don't do anything, my sister will still lose health."

Meijia stuffed popcorn into her mouth, and spoke like a hamster with bulging cheeks: "I get it, Sister Yifei is acting."

"She pretended she could answer, but actually she was just trying to get Ziqiao and the others to commit the murder?"

Zhanbo nodded: "Not only that, a [Kill] reduces the answer time by fifteen seconds, but a [Flash] only increases the answer time by ten seconds."

From a purely card perspective, exchanging one [Dodge] for one [Kill] is definitely a worthwhile trade.

"That's why my older sister played a [Dodge] card, in order to bait out another [Kill] card from them."

Yu Mo said worriedly, "I understand. Zhang Wei and the others only have two cards left, while Yi Fei still has five."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Yifei only has two drops of health now. If she can find a way to wear down the opponent's hand one more time, Yifei can completely take the initiative."

"It seems that Guan Gu and the others are really in danger."

"hiss……"

Curry Sauce gasped upon hearing this. Although she couldn't understand Zhanbo and Yumo's analysis, she could still understand their final conclusion.

While these onlookers were talking amongst themselves, another round of questions and answers had already been completed.

In the third round, both sides used one "Kill" and one "Dodge" card, and both answered the question correctly in the end.

【Three Guns and One Cannon】Team hand count: One card.

[Queen Team] Hand size: Four cards.

In the fourth round, Wanyu had Ziqiao draw another card.

"The 'Three Guns and One Cannon' team, please listen to the question."

Nanfeng raised an eyebrow: "Congratulations, you've encountered another easy question."

"Question: Why did the average listenership of both radio stations increase after Zeng Xiaoxian transferred from Shanghai Radio to Alashan Radio?"

"what?"

Zeng Xiaoxian's face darkened upon hearing this: "Nanfeng, isn't this question a bit too pointed? Why don't you just point at me?!"

"And what the hell is Alashan Radio Station?"

"Are people actually going to be transferred there to do a show?!"

Nanfeng said dismissively, "Enough with the nonsense, please answer the question."

"Fifteen seconds left."

Youyou reminded Guangu and the others to hurry up.

"etc!"

Just as Zeng Xiaoxian was about to answer, Yifei smiled and threw out a card that read "Crossing the river and then destroying the bridge."

She pointed to the card in Xiaoxian's hand: "That's it, discard it!"

Xiaoxian pouted and dropped the [Flash] in his hand.

"Great, a 40% chance, it's worth the gamble."

Yifei threw out a "Kill" card: "Kill".

"Time to answer the questions."

Youyou asked, "Are you going to use [Flash]?"

Ziqiao looked down at the [Kill] card he had just drawn, his face looking as bitter as if he had eaten a bitter melon.

At this point, he gradually came to understand the rules of the competition.

Having wasted too many cards, they were in a completely passive position, even at a disadvantage where they had to lose health points on such a simple, easy question.

Seeing that Guan Gu and the other three had no intention of using [Flash], Youyou could only follow the rules and say, "The question is over."

Wan Yu stepped forward and reduced the health of the [Three Guns and One Cannon] team.

"fine."

Zhang Wei still didn't understand the current situation, and remained optimistic, saying, "Two drops of blood against two drops of blood, we're still on the same starting line."

Yifei just smiled dismissively when she heard this.

Next, it was Yifei's turn to answer the questions. This time, she encountered an easy question and answered it with ease.

In the fifth round, Zeng Xiaoxian and his friends finally encountered a "death trap".

Please name the twelve constellations of China and their corresponding Earthly Branches.

……

Xiao Xian and the other three fell silent.

As Wan Yu moved her name tag to cover their health bar, the [Three Guns and One Cannon] team dropped to one health point again.

"Oh dear."

Having successfully answered the fifth question correctly, Yifei coquettishly covered her mouth and said, "It's only the fifth round, how come you've all turned into a single drop of blood again?"

"snort."

Zhang Wei retorted defiantly, "Yifei, don't be so smug. Health points are useless unless they reach zero."

"Yeah?"

Yifei pointed to their two remaining cards: "With the intelligence of the four of you, you would have used the [Peach] to replenish your health long ago. One of these two cards must be a [Kill]."

"Unless you're incredibly lucky and manage to draw a pitifully small number of [Peach] cards even after starting with two [Peach] cards, then in the next round..."

She smiled and held up the four cards in her hand: "I'm about to deliver the final blow."

Xiao Xian, Zi Qiao, Zhang Wei, and Guangu felt a sudden tightness in their chests upon hearing this.

(End of this chapter)