Chapter 163

"Young Master Li, the timing starts now!"

Yu Ruyi's eyes were also filled with anticipation and curiosity as she said to Li Lianhua!

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For Baihua House, successfully passing the Three Trials like this would inevitably become a topic of discussion among many literati and poets!

And a superb poem or lyric could make Baihua House's fame soar; the 'Rainy Bells' was already a masterpiece passed down through the ages.

But Yu Ruyi still wanted to see what kind of poem Young Master Li would compose for this second trial!

Li Lianhua pondered silently in his heart!

Should it be Du Fu's "Soul dreams cannot bear the resentment, another cry of the cuckoo"? Or Li Bai's "Raise the cup to invite the bright moon, facing the shadow to make three people"?

Or perhaps Li Qingzhao's "The flute player has gone, the jade tower is empty, who can I lean on with a broken heart?".

After pondering for a moment, Li Lianhua spoke up: "Got it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was shocked!

Just now, for the first trial of composing a lyric, he had only pondered for a dozen or so breaths before coming up with 'Rainy Bells'!

Perhaps that was something he had prepared long ago!

However, for this randomly drawn theme on the spot, he only took a dozen or so breaths and already had it?

Could it be that this was also something he had prepared long ago? Impossible!

"Young Master Li, it has only just begun; you have plenty of time, no need to rush!" Hearing Li Lianhua speak, Yu Ruyi reminded him!

Compared to Li Lianhua's speed, Yu Ruyi hoped more that Li Lianhua could polish it carefully; it would be best if he could come up with a peerless masterpiece that could be mentioned in the same breath as 'Rainy Bells'!

"No need, good lines are born from heaven, and are obtained by chance; why the need to linger?" However, Li Lianhua looked very confident and indicated he wouldn't change a single word!

"I invite Young Master Li to recite it loudly!" The girl responsible for transcribing said, her eyes fixed on Li Lianhua like water!

A talented man is the most attractive!

"This poem of mine is titled 'Jiang Xue'."

"A thousand mountains, birds have flown away; ten thousand paths, human traces are gone!"

"A lone boat, an old man in a straw hat and cape; fishing alone in the cold river snow!"

Li Lianhua spoke, a 'Jiang Xue', only twenty characters, yet it seemed to unfold a picture of an old man fishing alone in the icy, snowy river for everyone present!

"'A thousand mountains, birds have flown away; ten thousand paths, human traces are gone!' This is truly a good poem!"

"Yes, an old man fishing alone in the cold river, the world is desolate; it truly depicts loneliness to the extreme!"

"Haven't you noticed? The last two lines, 'A lone boat, an old man in a straw hat and cape; fishing alone in the cold river snow', the first characters of each line happen to be the two characters for 'Loneliness' (Gu Du); this is too fitting for the theme, right?"

Shock. If the previous lyric 'Rainy Bells' could have been prepared in advance.

Then this poem composed on the spot with a randomly drawn theme could not have been prepared in advance!

But, Young Master Li actually composed a poem no less than 'Rainy Bells'?

More importantly, he actually composed it in such a short time?

Countless people sighed in their hearts that coming to Baihua House tonight was truly a huge bargain!

Being able to see a 'Rainy Bells' and a 'Jiang Xue' on the spot was indeed a huge gain!

"Young Master Li has great literary talent; this humble one admires you!" Just as everyone was discussing, a distant and soft female voice sounded from upstairs!

Immediately after, a woman wearing a white dress, with a figure as graceful as a willow, walked down from upstairs.

Exquisite makeup, a beautiful face, instantly attracted everyone's gaze!

"Miss Qin Cao has come out!"

"She is truly a peerless beauty!"

"Young Master Li's 'Rainy Bells' and 'Jiang Xue' have completely moved Miss Qin Cao, right?"