Fairy, I'm going to control you tightly!

The previously quiet audience immediately erupted in chaos.

"Someone requested Miss Mei'er, who's so brave!"

"Hey, who's this person? They seem to have so many spirit stones they don't know what to do with them. Come and see Miss Mei'er!"

"This is going to be interesting!"

Amidst the murmurs, the man in the sky raised his hand.

A beam of light from inside the Misty Rain Pavilion shone directly on the location where Ji Nanbei was.

In the light, Ji Nanbei remained expressionless.

"This is Ji Nanbei, Young Master Ji! Next, please welcome Miss Mei'er to personally apply rouge to Young Master Ji!!!"

All eyes turned to Ji Nanbei.

"Whose is this?"

"I've never seen it before. Is it a true transmission from one of the Four Sects?"

"It doesn't look like it; I've never seen it before."

"Anyway, this guy is probably going to lose everything."

As early as when the steward of the Misty Rain Pavilion took the stage, incense was lit nearby.

It's obvious that the timer has already started.

On the stage, a woman slowly appeared before everyone.

The woman was dressed entirely in silk gauze and brocade, her shapely attire perfectly highlighting her beautiful figure.

There is a layer of white gauze on the surface.

Even so, with only her eyes visible, she still exudes an aura of unparalleled beauty.

Those eyes seemed to possess a thousand charms, truly captivating.

This woman gives off only one impression.

That is the ultimate allure.

When Miss Mei'er appeared, the entire room fell silent.

Immediately followed by thunderous cheers.

"Miss Mei'er!"

"Miss Mei'er!"

"Miss Mei'er!"

Everyone who comes to Yanyu Pavilion knows this courtesan.

In fact, many people spend most of their time in the Misty Rain Pavilion, just to catch a glimpse of Miss Mei'er from afar.

For this reason, some people have already spent a fortune, while others have gone bankrupt.

This demonstrates the charm of Miss Mei'er.

But Ji Nanbei's assessment was—it's just that what you can't have is always more alluring.

"Young Master Ji, next I will personally set three challenges for you to apply rouge. I invite you to demonstrate your skills."

Ji Nanbei, sitting in the audience, remained expressionless.

I have no spirit stones, but you can take my life!

Seeing that Ji Nanbei did not respond, Miss Mei'er paused for a moment, and then proceeded to the next step as usual.

"Please listen to the first question, Young Master Ji."

Everyone turned to look at Ji Nanbei.

"This person probably can't even pass the first level, right?"

"Who knows? Miss Mei'er's first test has always been a great test of intelligence, with tricky questions, many of which remain unsolved to this day."

"This person is obviously new to Yanyu Pavilion. He probably doesn't even know the rules for applying rouge. He's just a newborn calf who's not afraid of tigers."

"Haha, that makes sense!"

Many people are waiting to see Ji Nanbei make a fool of himself.

Mei'er continued:

"The first challenge tests your wisdom, young master: a word puzzle. The puzzle is: 'Going and coming in the wind, geese flying diagonally before the peak.' Guess a two-character phrase. Time limit:..."

"Phoenix Flower"

Mei'er hadn't finished speaking, nor had she mentioned the time limit.

Ji Nanbei had already provided the answer.

Previously, Ji Nanbei was wondering what kind of mystery the Misty Rain Pavilion would present.

But it's just a word puzzle.

It's not that this riddle is easy.

Rather... Ji Nanbei, in his previous life as a modern person, had played far too many riddle games.

People have figured out these kinds of word puzzles so thoroughly that they've come up with all sorts of ingenious tricks.

In the world of cultivation, there's no such thing as having too much free time; a group of people specialize in studying word puzzles.

Although the riddle was not simple, it was too easy for Ji Nanbei. Once he found the pattern, he could figure it out in no time.

Everyone was stunned when they heard Ji Nanbei answer almost instantly.

Everyone found it extremely strange.

This question…

This has never happened before.

This must be a question that Miss Mei'er has never asked before, so it's the first time it's appeared. There's no way it could reveal anything.

Everyone's first reaction was that Ji Nanbei must have known the answer all along.

However, this question has never appeared before, so where did the answer come from?

"Hey, you're just making this up, aren't you!"

"Trying to attract attention? No matter how fast you guess, it's still timed!"

"Kid, the time spent on the first stage will still count towards your spirit stone earnings, even if you don't use it!"

Nobody thought that what Ji Nanbei said was correct.

However, Miss Mei'er on the stage had a strange expression on her face.

Even though it's covered by white gauze, you can't see it, right?

"Young Master Ji's answer... is correct!"

Everyone was stunned by these words.

Correct?

How is that possible?!

"You didn't just stumble upon this by pure luck, did you?"

Immediately, someone expressed doubt.

no way.

Ji Nanbei answered way too fast.

It was as if they hadn't thought about it at all.

Even Heng Lixuan, who had run away with the fruit platter, looked surprised.

He was just thinking that he had never heard of this question before, and that Brother Ji could only pray for good luck.

Unexpectedly, Brother Ji answered it in the blink of an eye!

And it's correct!

Is this really that outrageous?

Heng Lixuan was already preparing to take the fruit platter back.

This Brother Ji seems to be quite extraordinary!

If this person really passes both levels, wouldn't they be able to directly contact the other party and freely apply any level of rouge below the highest grade?

Indiscriminate slaughter!

Everyone looked at Ji Nanbei in disbelief.

They had seen others pass this first hurdle before.

But each of them required deep thought and effort.

The time limit for the first level is actually the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn.

Before, they had all only figured out the key to each of their encounters at the very end of the third incense stick's burning.

I guessed the answer to the riddle by a hair's breadth and passed the first level.

How could someone not even light incense?

Miss Mei'er hadn't even finished speaking when she guessed the answer.

This is outrageous.

Amidst the questioning gazes of the crowd, Ji Nanbei remained expressionless.

They questioned, "What does this have to do with Ji Nanbei?"

Am I supposed to tell you that I, Ji Nanbei, am the terminator of the Lantern Festival riddle-guessing event in Chinese Paladin 3?

Aside from the riddle about "supplies must be ready before troops move," there's no riddle that I, Ji Nanbei, can't answer!

Meanwhile, Mei'er on the stage spoke up:

"May I ask, young master, if you could clear up this doubt for everyone?"

Ji Nanbei shrugged.

"Going out and coming back in the wind, geese flying in a slanting line before the peaks. Just the literal meaning."

The crowd immediately expressed their dissatisfaction.

What kind of answer is that?

"You are simply..."

Before the question could be finished, Ji Nanbei continued:

"The wind goes away and only the few remain. Then it enters the few again and becomes the phoenix. This is the character 'phoenix'. In front of the peak is a mountain, and the wild geese are people. The character 'person' is slanted to become a radical. This is the character 'immortal'."

Ji Nanbei's gaze swept over the crowd.

"Going out and coming back in the wind, geese flying diagonally before the peaks, what difficulty is there in taking two words from the literal meaning?"

Everyone was speechless.

The explanation is simple and easy to understand.

After hearing this, they naturally understood.

but......

Knowing this allows you to think more clearly.