The End of Ten Days: When Qi Xia Enters the Tales of Rules

After a moment's thought, Qi Xia had already come up with a solution.

He picked up his pen and quickly wrote the characters "无" (wu, meaning nothing) and "没" (mei, meaning no) on the white paper.

Two words!

The audience gasped in surprise upon seeing this.

"Holy crap! There's such a thing? How come I didn't think of that?"

"Both '无' and '没' mean 'nothing,' and the two characters together have more than ten strokes. Qi Xia is really too clever."

"It has to be Qi Xia. If it were me, I would have already been tricked by this masked man. I was just thinking about whether there are any characters that have zero strokes."

"The hint is quite obvious; now it's up to Lin Yi to grasp it!"

……

Lin Yi was slightly taken aback when he saw the two words on the white paper.

I did a quick calculation: one character has four strokes and the other has seven strokes, so the total is eleven.

Just now, the man with the horse-faced mask took off his white gloves and showed off his ten long, slender fingers.

The fact that the number of strokes now exceeds ten indicates that something has definitely changed.

The number of strokes can no longer be used.

Lin Yi thought quickly.

Both the characters “无” and “没” mean "not".

What Qi Xia was trying to convey was the information about zero.

"zero!"

Lin Yi blurted it out!

Upon hearing this word, all the viewers in front of the live stream breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, I finally figured it out."

"It still feels a bit too easy. I could do it too."

"Nonsense! Qi Xia has taken care of all the tough stuff. You go up there, can you even write two prompts?"

"Hehe, you know what, I actually have that plan in mind."

……

It's not surprising that Lin Yi could guess the correct answer; the man with the horse-faced mask wasn't surprised at all.

Ever since he saw the hints written by Qi Xia, he had already concluded that he had lost this round again.

He scrutinized the two men with great interest and asked, "May I ask where you two come from?"

Qi Xia said calmly, "Don't you know where we come from?"

The man in the horse-faced mask chuckled twice: "To be honest, I've seen quite a few people, but I've never seen anyone as audacious as you two before."

Generally speaking, ordinary people who come to this place are usually surprised and suspicious, and then cautious.

These two people didn't seem afraid of him at all.

It's just like participating in an ordinary game.

"Don't they realize the penalties for losing the game?"

It seems we still need to emphasize this point.

"Hey you two, you probably don't realize how serious the consequences of losing the game can be."

Qi Xia said, "I'm in a hurry."

The meaning is obvious, stop wasting time and get to the question.

The man in the horse-faced mask was humiliated, his words stuck in his throat.

It glared at Qi Xia and said, "It was my mistake earlier. I didn't explain the rules clearly. Now I want to emphasize that you can only write one prompt word."

Qi Xia said, "As far as I know, there's no reason to change the rules on short notice, is there?"

"I didn't change the rules on the spot; I just reiterated some rules that weren't explicitly stated. If we're going by the real rules, you've already violated them. However, considering that I also made a mistake in my work, I won't dwell on it too much."

"From now on, only one prompt word is allowed on the blank sheet of paper; otherwise, it will be considered a violation!"

After saying that, he ignored their reactions and shoved the blank paper into Lin Yi's hand.

In this round, it was Lin Yihua's turn, and Qi Xia guessed.

Qi Xia simply closed her eyes and quietly pondered the changes to come.

Lin Yi, on the other hand, stared intently at the man in the horse-faced mask, wanting to see what tricks he was up to.

The man in the horse-faced mask gave a sly smile and pulled out a pair of scissors from somewhere.

Point it at your index finger, and with a snap, you cut it off.

"Half a finger!"

The viewers watching the live stream were all taken aback.

"Good heavens, this masked man is ruthless; he just cut off his fingers?"

"Damn it, is this even possible? No wonder this guy seemed so calm and confident; it turns out he had this planned all along!"

"I previously said I could do it too, but I take back what I said."

"Let's all focus on seeing if Qi Xia can guess it!"

……

Half a finger shattered all their previous understanding.

Who would have thought that this guy would cut off his own finger?

However, when he cut off his finger, it didn't result in a bloody mess; it looked more like cutting off half a bar of soap.

You can guess a thing or two from the fact that it twisted its body into a pretzel shape earlier.

This guy has transcended the realm of humanity and cannot be viewed with normal eyes.

Lin Yi stared at the half-finger, perplexed.

How should I give Qi Xia a hint?

We're only allowed to write one prompt word now. If we write half a word, will it cause interference for Qi Xia?

Because the character "半" has five strokes, if Qi Xia misunderstands it and guesses "五", then everything will be over.

It has to be said that this man with the horse-face mask is indeed quite cunning.

It seems that everything before was just a prelude, and now the real main event is about to begin.

Looking at the half finger, Lin Yi didn't have time to think much and directly wrote the character "half" on the white paper.

Time is very tight right now, there's simply no time for much thought.

Besides, no matter how much he thinks, Qi Xia might not be able to understand his meaning.

After Lin Yi finished writing, he couldn't wait to show it to Qi Xia.

Qi Xia glanced at it but still didn't give any answer.

The man in the horse-faced mask urged, "Aren't you in a hurry? Hurry up and guess!"

It seems this guy holds a grudge; he's been holding onto Qi Xia's words, "I'm in a hurry."

Qi Xia glanced at the word "half" on the white paper, then at Lin Yi, and then spoke without hesitation.

"It's half a finger!"

Upon hearing this...

The audience erupted in uproar.

"No... you just glanced at it... and gave the answer right away?"

"Isn't that a bit much? Didn't he even think about it?"

"That's strange, why didn't he guess 'five'?"

"As expected of Qi Shen, Qi Shen is awesome!"

……

Lin Yi was also taken aback when he heard Qi Xia's answer.

That's way too fast!

It's like they have X-ray vision.

He knew Qi Xia was strong, but he didn't expect her to be this strong.

The man in the horse-faced mask could no longer remain indifferent.

He pointed at Qi Xia with his severed finger, his face full of disbelief, and said, "You... how did you guess that?"

"You've already lost, why bother about the process?" Qi Xia retorted.

The man with the horse-faced mask hurriedly said, "No! This is more important to me than my life."

Qi Xia said, "It's written clearly in black and white. Doesn't 'half' mean half a finger?"

"But...the character '可' clearly has five strokes, why don't you guess 'five'?"

"There are clearly many Chinese characters that express the number five, so why did he specifically write the character '半' (half)?"

The man in the horse-faced mask exclaimed in disbelief, "This is absurd! I can't believe it!"

"In short, you lost again, didn't you?"