Chapter 185 Calligraphy Competition

The voices of discussion continued to reach the ears of several people, and the scholar in blue was "placed with high hopes" by others. Everyone wanted to see if he could write better works.

However, for the man in blue, Lin Xi's superb performance had far exceeded his expectations. Coupled with the booing of the people around him, he was at a loss and had no idea what to do.

"Hey, why is that guy silent? He was quite powerful just now."

The others discussed in low voices.

Xiao Yongyan did not forget to join in the fun, "Brother, everyone is waiting to see your performance, please don't let us down, after all, our level is just that of someone who has never been to school. I think you have studied hard for so many years, you will definitely be able to write more wonderful poems."

"Haha, yes, what they say makes sense. What about your work?" Others followed suit.

The man in blue was forced into a corner by the crowd, but he absolutely refused to admit defeat.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I'll tell you right away," the blue-clothed scholar was forced into a corner and said, "The sky and the earth are white..."

As soon as the first sentence came out, everyone knew that it was impossible for the scholar to surpass Lin Xi as the gap in their realms was too great.

Sure enough, although he managed to put together twenty words later, the artistic conception and realm of the poem were far from it.

When everyone heard this, they knew that the blue-clothed scholar's level was definitely not as high as Lin Xi's.

Even the blue-clothed scholar's companions knew that the blue-clothed scholar's level could not catch up with Lin Xi, but they were all in the same industry, so they could only communicate with each other through eye contact and in their hearts.

But Xiao Yongyan had no intention of letting him go, and said directly, "After you finished speaking, no one here applauded. It shows that your work is not very popular."

The scholar in blue was so angry at these words that he looked at Xiao Yongyan with a look of anger.

But there was no way out. As soon as he said that, he knew he was doomed.

He has already boasted, and if he is asked to admit defeat, he will not agree to anything.

"Who said there is only one item in the competition?" The blue-clothed scholar said, "There is also... calligraphy, which is also part of the competition."

Lin Xi sneered. Because he couldn't afford to lose, he could say all kinds of nonsense. He hadn't mentioned anything about calligraphy just now, but now he wanted to add more items.

"You didn't say that just now. I can't admit it." Lin Xi said.

The scholar in blue became more excited upon hearing this, thinking that Lin Xi's level was not good enough and he could not compete, so he became more determined to compete.

"It's just one more calligraphy. Have you ever studied but never practiced calligraphy?"

Lin Xi felt inexplicably guilty. She had never practiced calligraphy before, so this guy made her laugh.

"Let me compete with you." Xiao Yongyan stepped forward and said.

The scholar in blue frowned and looked at the other person, hesitant and not sure how powerful the man in front of him was.

While hesitating, people around him started to make a noise, "Hurry up, we are still waiting to see."

Being provoked, the blue-clothed scholar also lost his composure and said, "Then bring me paper and pen."

The waiter quickly brought the things over. There were no good pens commonly used in the store, so they could only use the most ordinary ones.

The scholar in blue suffered a loss last time, so this time he would not let Xiao Yongyan go first no matter what. He picked up the pen and started writing.

Black ink marks were left on the white rice paper. Lin Xi took a look and had to admit that although this person was not very good at writing poetry, he was quite good at calligraphy.

When others saw it, they also praised it.

This character is neat and handsome, it is indeed acceptable.

The scholar in blue was quite proud of himself. His talent might not be the most outstanding, but his calligraphy was always quite impressive.

Xiao Yongyan just glanced at his words, smiled without saying anything, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, took out a piece of paper and drew two lines.

The blue-clothed scholar was feeling proud, but when he saw him like this, he laughed at him and said, "You probably don't know how to read, so you just wrote a few strokes and got it over with."

Xiao Yongyan didn't even raise his eyelids as he picked up the pen and started writing.

From the first stroke, everyone fell silent and stared at the pen in Xiao Yongyan's hand.

The five words "The bright moon shines on the ditch" were written with such force that they penetrated the back of the paper.

The guests nearby were full of praise, "I have never seen such a powerful work. Your calligraphy skills are really impressive."

Xiao Yongyan's handwriting is vigorous and powerful, and every stroke seems to be cut by a knife or an axe, with a terrifying momentum.

Compared with his, the work of the scholar in blue just now seemed much more petty and had no momentum at all.

Lin Xi was very proud, "Actually, my husband didn't perform very well today, he can do better."

When Lin Xi said this, it sounded a bit arrogant.

But Lin Xi felt that what he said was true. In order to change his handwriting, Xiao Yongyan had changed his style. In fact, his own handwriting was more beautiful.

The scholar in blue stared blankly at Xiao Yongyan's calligraphy. He really couldn't surpass it.

"I say, do you look like you've admitted defeat?" Lin Xi said with a smile.

The blue-clothed scholar refused to admit it. "What nonsense are you talking about? Today, it's just because this pen is not what I'm used to, so I didn't perform well. It doesn't mean that I'm really worse than you!"

At this point, the scholar in blue was still quite stubborn.

Although Lin Xi and the others didn't say anything, the others couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You are really interesting. We all used the same pen and wrote the same words, so why can't you recognize them?"

"That's right, you're not right. You can't be like this."

"To put it bluntly, they just don't want to admit defeat. What other reasons could there be?"

The scholar in blue was almost embarrassed by what was said about him, and his face changed color unpredictably.

Lin Xi leaned on the table and looked at the other person. "We agreed that whoever loses will stand at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall with a sign. You can't have forgotten it, right?"

The people around like to watch the fun the most, and they all said, "We will really have fun to watch in the future."

"You said it, and everyone here can testify to it. There's nothing we can do even if you don't want to admit it." Lin Xi said deliberately.

"You guys are really going too far!" the man in blue said angrily.

Even his own companions couldn't stand it anymore and said, "If you can't do it, just give in. At most, we can cover our faces. Anyway, no one said we can't cover our faces."

The man's voice was not low, and Lin Xi heard it clearly, but she didn't say anything. Sometimes it is not a good thing to push people too hard.

The scholar in blue said nothing, but in his heart he agreed with his companion's words.

No matter how embarrassed he was today, it was only to the people in the store. To most people, at most they would think that he had a problem. But as long as he covered his face, no one would know it was him.

Two days later, people in the capital saw a young man standing at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall with a sign hanging on his body that read "I am an unlearned man." At first, people gathered around and talked about him, but after a while, they felt that it was nothing new.

As for Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan, they took a look at first and then turned and left.