Chapter 180: Chapter 180: The Second Battle, The Couple Mo Yinhe and Si Mingjing’s Double Kill! 3
The timer starts now. First question.
Mo Yinhe saw the words on the large screen and smirked devilishly. "Mingjing, four characters. What is it that no one can escape? Think about how I was when I first met you, versus how I am now."
Si Mingjing’s phoenix eyes narrowed slightly. "The ’never say never’ principle?"
Mo Yinhe snapped his fingers. "Correct. So, you were aware that his current attitude towards me is an example of the ’never say never’ principle?"
Si Mingjing was speechless. I was just guessing! Stop looking at me like that!
The crowd, forced to witness this public display of affection, thought: What in the world? Is he announcing a new relationship? Can we please get back to the quiz?
For the second question, Mo Yinhe looked at the large screen again and said, "Four characters: four types of monsters from ancient mythology."
Si Mingjing answered instantly, "Evil spirits and monsters."
Mo Yinhe snapped his fingers again. Correct.
For the third question, Mo Yinhe said, "Four characters. My highest praise for you—the last four characters of that praise."
Si Mingjing answered instantly, "A mighty army?"
The others were curious. What was the full sentence of Mo Yinhe’s highest praise for Miss Si?
Naturally, no one enlightened them.
Mo Yinhe was already on the fourth question. "You are Xiaobai’s...?"
Si Mingjing answered instantly, "Wife?"
Mo Yinhe snapped his fingers again. Correct.
Fifth question.
Mo Yinhe looked at the words on the large screen, frowning slightly. He wasn’t sure if his Mingjing could answer this one.
To save time, Mo Yinhe said, "Two characters. A type of Buddhist symbol, often mistaken for a single character. Pass if you don’t know."
But Si Mingjing answered instantly, "The swastika?"
Mo Yinhe’s eyes lit up. His Mingjing was truly brilliant!
Sixth question, Mo Yinhe said, "Four characters. An expression of emotion. Every time you see me, you..."
Si Mingjing answered instantly, "Gnash your teeth?"
Mo Yinhe felt a pang in his heart.
The others present all burst out laughing. So it was just Mo Yinhe being overly enthusiastic on his own?
Seventh question, Mo Yinhe said, "Two characters. Qu Liushang’s preference. A popular literary genre."
Si Mingjing answered instantly, "Danmei?"
The Gendaya delegation erupted in murmurs.
What did that mean? The former Crown Prince’s preference was... *that*?
Thousands of miles away, Qu Liushang: "ACHOO!"
Who’s slandering me out of thin air?
Eighth question, Mo Yinhe said, "Three characters. Describing a personality type. Ye Shen is a...?"
Si Mingjing answered instantly, "Naive and sweet?"
Also miles away, locked in a detention center, Ye Shen: "ACHOO! ACHOO! Who’s badmouthing me?"
For the ninth question, Mo Yinhe’s lips curved into a roguish smile as he asked, "Eight characters. My love for you is like..."
"Surging rivers, flowing endlessly?"
Mo Yinhe snapped his fingers. "So you knew?"
Si Mingjing firmly averted her gaze.
That’s just a popular meme! Stop patting yourself on the back! Get to the next question! Time is as precious as your son!
Tenth question, Mo Yinhe said, "The line preceding: ’Body like a drifting cloud, heart like windblown catkins, breath a fragile thread’?"
Si Mingjing answered instantly, "Never knew what longing was, until I caught the longing, now condemned to longing!"
What are these ridiculous questions? Si Mingjing felt a headache coming on. Couldn’t they ask something difficult for a change?
Eleventh question. Mo Yinhe looked at the large screen, his expression growing serious again, uncertain if his Mingjing could answer.
He said, "The name of a mathematician, nine characters, who authored the paper ’On the insolubility of the quintic equation in radicals.’ Pass if you don’t know."
Yet, Si Mingjing answered instantly, "Niels Henrik Abel?"
HOLY CRAP!
Someone in the audience shot to their feet. "Wasn’t this Miss Si supposed to be uneducated? How could she answer a question like that?"
Bai Jiusi had faced this exact question earlier and failed to answer it.
Forget Bai Jiusi; even Qu Gaoyang wouldn’t have known how to phrase this question as a clue!
Hadn’t Mo Yinhe also never attended school?
With this single question, Mo Yinhe and Si Mingjing had utterly overshadowed Qu Gaoyang and Bai Jiusi!
Twelfth question.
Mo Yinhe looked at the large screen. "Four characters. Describes a length of 12,756 kilometers. Pass if you don’t know."
But Si Mingjing once again answered instantly, "Earth’s diameter?"
The expression in Mo Yinhe’s eyes transcended mere admiration.
He desperately wanted to go over, pull his Mingjing into his embrace, and give her a huge hug.
Everyone present thought: Are these two monsters? One actually dared to give such a clue, and the other actually dared to answer it! Can you even describe it like that? Stop making us look like complete idiots, okay?!
And so it continued...
Thirteenth question: instant answer!
Fourteenth question: instant answer!
Sixteenth question: instant answer!
...
The atmosphere was electric. Their answering speed became increasingly rapid, so fast that others barely had time to register the question before they’d answered correctly. It seemed utterly effortless for them.
...
Fifty-third question: instant answer!
Fifty-fourth question: instant answer!
Fifty-sixth question: instant answer!
At this moment, the Secretary-General announced loudly, "Time’s up!"
On the large screen’s scoreboard, the tally was stark: within five minutes, total correct answers—50!
The venue was silent.
Fifty! They had actually answered fifty questions correctly!
Just moments ago, when Bai Jiusi had correctly answered twenty questions, the venue had erupted in thunderous applause. Now, there was only dead silence.
This had been the sentiment circulating privately between the Mu Continent and Gendaya delegations before Mo Yinhe and Si Mingjing took the stage: "The first round holds no suspense. It’s an absolute domination of strength. In terms of talent, Si Mingjing isn’t even fit to carry Bai Jiusi’s shoes. The only outcome will be her instant annihilation!"
And now, it was indeed an absolute domination of strength! The only result was indeed instant annihilation!
But...
We came to see Bai Jiusi and Qu Gaoyang annihilate Si Mingjing and Mo Yinhe! Not to see Si Mingjing and Mo Yinhe annihilate Bai Jiusi and Qu Gaoyang! How can we even enjoy this anymore?
"Wow! Brother, Mingjing, you two were incredible! Absolutely incredible!"
Ye Siyuan, finally snapping back to reality, began to applaud enthusiastically. "Haha, we won! We won!"
The Atlantis delegation quickly joined in, their applause thunderous and sustained for a full minute!
That fervent applause felt like repeated slaps to Bai Jiusi’s face.
Her face might as well have been swollen from it! Her expression cycled through a rainbow of colors—truly a sight to behold.
She lost?! Utterly and completely defeated?! And to these lowly land-dwellers?! Her vaunted brilliance, her greatest pride, had been smashed by Si Mingjing’s performance, leaving her reeling?!
Just then, the Secretary-General announced, "The first round, the literary test, goes to Mo Yinhe!"
[[Note: I think as ocean people, it’s ridiculous to only set questions suitable for land dwellers. But since the author isn’t very cultured and could only set questions for land dwellers, please don’t laugh at me. If you do laugh, remember not to let me hear it, or else I might blush~~~]]