Chapter 154

"Smoke locks the pond willows? Just that simple?"

Everyone was stunned for a while!

Following that, someone followed Xu Que's gaze and saw the Daming Lake outside the house, and immediately laughed: "Haha, he must have seen the scenery of Daming Lake outside and recited it casually, right?"

"Eh? It really is. Look outside Daming Lake, once the rain stops, the fog rises, and the willow trees are covered by the thick fog!"

"It seems this Li Bai has also run out of talent. This sentence seems to have nothing to do with our Fire Yuan Kingdom!"

"Can't say that either, Daming Lake is also a scene in our Imperial City, but the pattern depicted is too small, and it can't be compared with Young Master Zhao after all!"

"Definitely, look at how domineering Young Master Zhao's upper couplet is, completely showing the prosperity of our Fire Yuan Kingdom!"

"Most importantly, Young Master Zhao's upper couplet is also very difficult to pair. I would need a few hours to think of it!"

Everyone present shook their heads one after another.

Some were full of mockery, some were full of regret, and some were full of sympathy.

After all, at first glance, the upper couplet Xu Que wrote was simply too simple.

It was only five words, it looked like a plain sentence, completely depicting the current scenery, and it had nothing to do with the Fire Kingdom at all. Not only was it not brilliant at all, it was completely off-topic!

Looking at these scholars' self-righteous mockery, Xu Que leaned against the door frame again, took a puff of his cigarette, and exhaled it indifferently. The lonely expression of being high above and invincible in the world was completely revealed!

Sigh!

How terrible ignorance is!

These people also dare to call themselves scholars?

Can't even recognize such an absolute couplet that has been passed down through the ages?

Xu Que couldn't help but shake his head and sneer at these people in his heart: 'Damn idiots! Is there no one present who has even a tiny bit of level? Do I have to stand out myself and explain it to you character by character?'

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Helplessly, Xu Que had to cast his hopeful gaze toward Young Master Zhao, who was hailed by everyone as the "talented" Couplet King of the Capital.

Yes!

It was that kind of hopeful gaze when the teacher points to a very simple question on the blackboard in class and calls you up to answer it...

"You... what are you looking at me for? You composed such an ordinary couplet yourself, hehe! Still expecting me to help you round it off?"

Young Master Zhao felt Xu Que's hot gaze, but instead thought that Xu Que wanted him to help find a step down. Immediately, he became even more proud in his heart, and didn't intend to help Xu Que round it off at all, but sneered on the side.

"Tsk tsk..."

Seeing that Young Master Zhao, on whom he had placed high hopes, couldn't see this absolute couplet, Xu Que sighed very disappointedly and shook his head. His heart was very painful, very, very painful.

Damn! Wanting to take a detour to act cool but no one cooperated. Could it be that I can only act cool upright and head-on for the rest of my life?

However, Xu Que's painful expression made Young Master Zhao feel astonished, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart. Why is this Li Bai showing such an expression instead of embarrassment?

Consequently, Young Master Zhao pondered the five words Xu Que said again.

Smoke locks the pond willows!

"Snap!"

Suddenly, the teacup that Young Master Zhao was still holding while sneering fell to the ground and shattered into pieces!

The smile on his face froze instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, full of horror and shock!

"How is it possible? Smoke locks the pond willows, how could you possibly do it? No wonder... no wonder you looked at us with an expression like looking at a fool..."

Young Master Zhao could no longer maintain his previous indifference, looked at Xu Que with incomparable horror, and asked in a trembling voice.

His confidence was completely shattered at this moment!

"Eh? Young Master Zhao, what... what's wrong?"

Everyone was stunned by Young Master Zhao's reaction, confused, and hadn't reacted to what had happened.

"Smoke locks the pond willows?" Lady Ya was slightly stunned, also repeating these five words.

The next moment, her face changed drastically, also full of shock, she looked up abruptly and looked at Xu Que in disbelief.

How is it possible? He could think of such a wonderful upper couplet in such a short time. How could there be such a stunningly talented person in this world? Reciting poems and composing couplets, he was proficient in everything!

Lady Ya was stunned!

Tang Liufeng was also scared silly. At this time, he also suddenly understood how simple the five words "Smoke locks the pond willows" were not; it was simply terrifying!

"I understand, I understand, my God! Brother Li's upper couplet is absolutely unprecedented and will never be surpassed!" Almost at the same time, a scholar suddenly exclaimed in shock!

Following that, more and more scholars came back to their senses and widened their eyes.

"Smoke locks the pond willows, these... these five words are actually using the five elements as radicals!"

"The true meaning is hidden in the five elements radicals!"

"Just the word 'smoke' represents our Fire Yuan Kingdom, ranked first, which already indicates that the Fire Yuan Kingdom is the first of the five kingdoms!"

"Not only that, according to the meaning, smoke locks everything, which also implies that our Fire Yuan Kingdom suppresses the other four kingdoms. This upper couplet is simply wonderful!"

"A true absolute couplet that has been passed down through the ages! I can no longer think of any other characters that can use the five elements as radicals and form a lower couplet!"

"Brother Li's talent... is terrifying!"

Everyone sighed in admiration, their eyes full of horror!

However, no one knew that the thing Xu Que was smoking now was also smoke!

If smoke implies the Fire Yuan Kingdom, hehe, then this Fire Yuan Kingdom had already been slowly sucked away in Xu Que's mouth!

However, there was a scholar present who was good at painting. As Xu Que recited this upper couplet, he was immediately amazed and immediately found the source of creation.

He immediately spread out the scroll on the table, painted the scene of Xu Que smoking, and named this painting—"Li Bai Smoking"!

Xu Que didn't see this scene, otherwise he would definitely have choked on the spot! Li Bai smoking? Damn, this is truly a time-traveling hit!

And Young Master Zhao, the head of the Four Talents, was completely exhausted at this time, slumped on the cushion, full of loss!

He still couldn't believe that he had lost just like that, and lost so thoroughly.

Smoke locks the pond willows, this upper couplet was simply poisonous! There were no suitable words to combine at all. Even if he racked his brains at the end and barely thought of a few characters with five elements radicals, he couldn't pair them neatly!

It was obvious that this "Smoke locks the pond willows" was an absolute couplet that no one could pair!

"Yo, Young Master Zhao, you finally see it! Let me count, it took you two sticks of incense to see my upper couplet. Not bad! Not bad! Being able to see it means you are finally teachable! Don't be so dejected, as the saying goes, literature has no first, martial arts has no second!"

At this time, Xu Que came to Young Master Zhao with narrowed eyes and a smiling face.

Everyone was stunned.

What's the situation? This guy is so kind? Actually went to comfort Young Master Zhao?

Young Master Zhao was also very stunned. Literature has no first, martial arts has no second; does this sound like something this guy could say? Could it be that he is also a broad-minded person?

However, Xu Que added the next sentence: "But in front of me, whether it's literature or martial arts, the first is mine. Someone! Bring the four treasures of the study, Young Master Zhao is going to write something!"

"..."

Everyone present twitched their mouths. Sure enough, this guy wasn't that kind.