Sturmnan: "What you're saying is less eloquent than my fart."
"What did you say?!"
"I'm praising you."
"you……"
Shen Yaozu couldn't gain the upper hand verbally and almost resorted to violence again.
Fortunately, Master Wu's protective stance kept him from making any rash moves.
Before they finished speaking, Si Tu Nan had already written the second line of the couplet, which the guard held up for everyone to see.
Filial piety, brotherly love, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, and integrity.
Master Wu stroked his beard, his eyes narrowing into slits as he laughed.
The common people saw it but did not understand its meaning.
Shen Yaozu was even more confused: "You mean this? Mine was a couplet with missing characters!"
Stuartan: "Me too."
“Mine is ‘wangba,’ which is a homophone for ‘wangba.’ And what is yours?”
"The eight virtues of a gentleman are filial piety, brotherly love, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, and integrity."
"Do you think I can't count? This is clearly the Seven Virtues!"
"Because you're 'shameless'."
Shen Yaozu was furious when he heard this: "You brat, how dare you insult me!"
Sturnan stood with his hands on his hips, exuding an aura of power: "So what if I curse you? Don't you use couplets to curse people anymore? What, is it that only officials are allowed to set fires, but ordinary people are forbidden to light lamps?"
"Well said!" someone in the crowd shouted.
The others chimed in, "The little beggar is right. Since Young Master Shen can call the person who answered the couplet a bastard, the little beggar can naturally turn around and call the person who gave the couplet shameless. That's called an eye for an eye!"
"Young Master Shen!" someone called out to Shen Yaozu, saying, "Do you know how a goose quacks? Let me show you, please, please, please..."
Hahahaha.
...
The onlookers were just watching the show, finding it satisfying that Si Tunan had used the same tactics against him. But what Dean Lin and the others were really looking at was his talent.
The group looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Master Wu's beard practically stood on end, thinking to himself, "How could I, an old man, be wrong in my judgment of people! This kid is truly outstanding!"
Master Wu rolled his eyes as he glanced at Shen Yaozu, who was jumping up and down in a panic. This was no good.
Dean Lin announced in front of everyone that Si Tu Nan's matching second line was neat and satisfactory, and the challenge was successful.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yaozu immediately broke down!
"What?! He succeeded in the challenge?" He couldn't accept it: "How could someone so young possibly answer my couplet? Maybe someone taught him!"
Sturnan calmly retorted, "Why would you think that? Could it be that the second line of the couplet you used to answer Prince Xiao was given to you by someone else?"
"H-How is this possible!"
"If it's impossible, it's impossible. Why are you in such a hurry?" Stunan said with an air of "I was just saying it offhand." "Shouting so loudly, people who don't know the situation might think someone's donkey has run away."
"You little bastard, who are you calling names?!" Shen Yaozu was so angry his nose was practically crooked.
"I don't know who I'm calling a bastard, but I'm calling my son a bastard."
"you……"
"Hey, hey, don't change the subject. Now that I've won, hurry up and give me the money in your purse." This was purely an unexpected bonus.
Since the agreement had already been made, Shen Yaozu had no choice but to pay the money as promised.
However, he didn't care about money at this moment. He just couldn't believe that a beggar like him could be so eloquent, and that even the dean and the master would approve of his couplet.
Someone must have been giving him advice behind the scenes!
He absolutely has to find out who's behind this!
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