THE LING TIAN LEGEND
episodes 251-255

Meng LiGe frowned slightly awkwardly, and after glancing back, she bitterly replied, “This one did not dare to disobey, but at the moment I do not have the freedom to act independently, this ...”

How smart was this approach used by Meng LiGe? He had long known that he was trapped and in grave danger. His last few years had been spent advising Wei ChengPing, helping him step by step into his current position as well as developing his potential. In Northern Wei, Crown Prince Wei ChengPing could already cover the sky with one hand! Right now, it was his plan to use this power to slowly devour the surrounding cities, until he fulfilled his goal of mastering everything under the heavens!

Now that Wei ChengPing had court officials as well as the military under its roof, with strategists as much as the clouds, and generals as valiant as the rain, the value of Meng LiGe had fallen deep in Wei ChengPing's eyes, almost like an insignificant ant! However, after being next to the crown prince and plotting many schemes with him, he accidentally learned too many secrets of the crown prince. Therefore, Wei ChengPing had already planned to silence him even though he had not fully lived longer than his usefulness!

However, Wei ChengPing never realized that whatever Meng LiGe had planned and prepared for him was only half of his accumulated knowledge! Meng LiGe actually had the greatest knowledge of trickery and tactics, war and army formations, logistics and supplies. His knowledge in those areas far surpassed others by many miles! This was Meng LiGe's real ace in the hole, as well as his strongest suit.

But Wei ChengPing was happily unaware of all this, or perhaps he refused to believe it. With his growing strength as well as absolute authority, he had long drunk on strength after his initial success! If not for the huge stumbling block that was the Yu Family, Wei ChengPing would have most likely already blown up the war horn! But before that, Meng LiGe who knew too many of his secrets had to be silenced! So, giving up the final task for Meng LiGe to get in touch with Yu BingYan was just for show, for whatever the outcome, she had to die! In fact, even if Wei ChengPing did not take action, the fact that Meng LiGe oversaw Yu BingYan's killing would cause the Yu Family to hunt him down!

Thus, Meng LiGe could be considered dead!

While Meng LiGe might have a sea of experience as well as plans and foresight, in the end he was just a weak scholar. To be caught in this kind of danger, while he might have the intelligence to plan his escape, he did not even have the strength to bind a chicken and was also without support, he did not have the strength to, so how could he escape Wei ChengPing's tutelage?

However, Ling Tian's timely invitation could be considered the best opportunity for Meng LiGe! As long as he could leave the sight of his bodyguards, hiding in Ling Tian's room, it would increase his chances of maintaining his life by ninety percent! Of course, if he were under Ling Tian's wings, then he would be able to survive! However, after going through this ordeal, Meng LiGe's heart had long since turned cold. The most ruthless people in history have always been the imperial family, without exception! Meng LiGe now fully understood the meaning of such words, and now she had developed a desire to live in seclusion for the rest of her life! This was the only hope left in him!

Seeing Meng LiGe's face, Ling Tian made up his mind. He immediately stood up, facing the soldiers from Northern Wei, and arrogantly asked, “This young noble will now invite Mr. Meng to my pavilion to chat, so anyone who objected can come out now!” He showed an arrogant attitude as he spoke as if he was telling more than just asking!

The fabric partitions of the Heavenly Moon Chamber slightly rippled, as if someone inside was listening to every action from Ling Tian! Ling Tian's eyes twitched slightly, and a thought immediately surfaced within him: There is someone who has a relationship with Northern Wei within the Heavenly Moon Chamber!

An expression of helplessness flashed across the face of Vice Ambassador of Northern Wei, “Yang Mulia Ling, this is ... our two countries ..”

Ling Tian's brows soared, but he did not turn to face her, instead refuting, “Oh? Does that mean you acknowledge that Northern Wei and the Sky Bearings are now enemies? Ambassador Shi, please be careful with your words, as this concerns the diplomatic relations between our two countries! Or maybe there's a rumor spreading tomorrow, saying that our two countries are at war with each other! ”

The face of the Vice Ambassador showed a panicked expression, with cold sweat on his forehead. Right now, news of Ling Tian's prowess had spread throughout the Sky Bearing. Even for the youngest noble of the XiMen family, he had killed him without saying a word, let alone just the vice ambassador of Northern Wei! His eyes shot left and right as he tried to signal the various generals to help him ease the situation.

Since Ambassador Shi is not pleased to answer, this may mean that you have agreed to it secretly.” Ling Tian spoke as if speaking to himself. “Mr Meng, Mr Qin, please!” Pulling them both away, he started walking out.

The Vice Ambassador coughed lightly, and two guards immediately stood up to block their path!

Ling Tian's face turned cold as waves of killing intent shot out. Staring at them, he forcefully spoke, “Have a look!”

The words spoken did not sound strange to anyone other than them, but to the two guards, it sounded like thunder on a sunny day, making their heads spin. Under Ling Tian's sharp gaze, a sense of defeat appeared within them, and they could only lower their heads and stand to the side.

This was another application where if one were to use the technique of shrinking sound, with only a little internal energy, one would intrude and destroy their souls that were weaker than them. How could the guards, who had never cultivated, fight him?

Ling Tian casually turned around, “It looks like Ambassador Shi's throat is not feeling well? Do you need this young noble to help you? Oh, I forgot to mention that this young noble is also well versed in the medical arts. I assure you after I take care of you, that mild illness will never happen again!

Grain of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on the Vice Ambassador's head while thinking, ‘How to treat it? That young noble might want to chop off my head, don't you think? Or why did he mention that that mild illness would never happen again?’

He could only pretend to laugh while stammering, “I. There is nothing to worry about with this..this little one.” He actually wanted to call himself this official, but thought twice, deciding that it would be better to lower his status.

Ling Tian uttered ‘oh’ in response, “Honey, pity!” It was uncertain whether he expressed sympathy at the fact that he had no chance to use his abilities, or the fact that the Vice Ambassador had missed a great opportunity. Pulling Meng LiGe and Master Qin, he left!

******* low* sounded from the Heavenly Moon Chamber, followed by a clear and melodious voice speaking, “Firm and cruel, there is not the slightest doubt; to achieve its purpose, the, any method was possible, and he did not even care about his status. This guy is amazing and hard to deal with! Life is similar to a battlefield, and having such an opponent to pit oneself against, one cannot ask for more! Ling Tian, great opponent! ”

“About!” The sound of a copper gong sounded.

Most of the people had already gathered, and the doors of Smoky Thea Tower began to close!

Ling Tian laughed out loud, looking overjoyed!

Yu BingYan asked curiously, “Brother Tian, what are you laughing at? Are you so happy?”

Ling Tian laughed, “Hearing that copper gong, I suddenly remembered that old street show. Whenever you see them on the street, they always ring a gong once, before someone will jump out and say, ‘Depend on the parents at home, rely on friends outside. Little XiMen Qing here has had no parents since young and has learned the ability to do monkey shows. All the big officials, if you have money, donate generously, and those who do not, support me personally are also good!’ AHAHAHA..

Ling Tian's shrinking voice had already reached the peak, so although his voice was not loud, long and drawn out, his echo was clearly heard. This is mainly for ‘Depend on the old man at home’, he completely imitates the voice of XiMen Qing, and even perfectly! Over a thousand people in Smoky Thea Tower heard it clearly!

Silence enveloped the area before everyone laughed out loud!

XiMen Qing, who was about to step out of the Extreme Joy Chamber, suddenly stiffened at the door, staring intently at Ling Tian with a pale face and a poisonous expression! He couldn't help but wish he could tear Ling Tian's head off in a single blow!

Ling Tian nonchalantly smiled, since he had killed an important character from the XiMen Family, there was no point in trying to make things right again! Even if the XiMen Family wanted to suppress their enmity, Ling Tian did not think of leaving such a stalemate untouched! He understood the theory of failing to kill a snake and ending up being bitten very well, so since he had created enmity, then let it carry over to the end!

Yu ManTian suddenly shouted, “Grandmother, hurry up, this Third Master is waiting to participate in the scientific meeting and show off my outstanding skills ..”

As his voice rang out, before anyone could answer, Yu BingYan let out a ‘puchi’ sound, and burst into laughter!

When the audience glanced, they were greeted with features like gorillas and towering iron-like bodies, and could not help but gape silently. A rude and brash man; could he also attend a scientific meeting? Where is the elegance? 1

Yu ManTian looked at everyone who was staring at him as if he was watching a monkey at the zoo, and could not help but shout in frustration, “What are you guys looking at, he said, do you want to fight?!”

The crowd all knew that they could not offend this Master, and thus could only turn their eyes elsewhere. They began to stare at the Extreme Joy Chamber, wondering why XiMen Qing did not come out. Could it be that the XiMen Family became cold after hosting this meeting?

The curtains of the Extreme Excitement Chamber fluttered once, and a thirty-year-old scholar-man walked out with a forced smile on his face. Stepping onto the platform, he cupped his fists to everyone present, before speaking, “I owe it to all of you present here. We all gathered at Smoky Thea Tower today.” After speaking for a while, he seems to have regained his wits, and started blabbing nonstop.

Ling Tian slumped comfortably in his chair with his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping; suddenly a clear voice sounded, “Hey, are you going to finish it? Hurry up and announce the opening, how was the scientific meeting done and the rules, why bother with so much trash ?! ”

The crowd once again directed their gaze and saw a learned young man sitting in the Yu Family Heavenly Dream Chamber. He stood straight, with a slightly sunburned face. That was precisely Ling Chi!

Seeing the Yu Family members meddling, the person immediately panicked, saying, “For today's scientific meeting, the young noble XiMen Qing will be the one to ask the question. Make friends through the culture, make friends through poetry; with the Four Arts of a scholar, in front of all the heroes under the heavens, let's see who will be the champion!”

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Why should XiMen Qing be the one to ask all the questions?”

“That's right, why should he? Don't tell me it's just because he's more handsome than the others? ”

“Who is XiMen Qing? Never heard of him before..”.

Before the person on stage could finish what he said, a huge commotion broke out around him with protests coming from all directions. Together with the effects of Ling Chi and the others fanning the flames, and Yu ManTian, DongFang JingLei and NanGong TianHu adding fuel to the flames, Thea Smoky Tower broke into a huge commotion. Whistles could be heard coming from everywhere with people booing loudly. How does this look like a scientific meeting? It looks more like a bandit! Some scholars could not help but shake their heads in disappointment, feeling as if their originally good mood had disappeared.

Finally, some famous scholars took the initiative to appease the crowd and some of them discussed with Mr. Qin. Eventually, they decided that all the extended families would take turns asking their own questions. However, the XiMen Family was unhappy with that and insisted that the party asking the question could choose any family to answer it.

Everyone knew that the XiMen Family wanted this rule so that they could complicate Ling Tian's life and fool him. Thus, all scholars cannot help but hesitate to accept this condition. Finally, Master Qin looked towards Ling Tian and agreed to this condition after receiving a nod of confirmation from him.

The curtains of the XiMen Family's Extreme Joy Chamber were lifted and XiMen Qing walked out. A friendly smile was seen on his face, as if nothing had happened before and he had never been humiliated by Ling Tian.

Many people could only nod their heads in praise, praising how outstanding XiMen Qing was indeed. He was actually able to keep up appearances despite suffering great humiliation! The self-control he possessed was not something that ordinary people could compare to!

Ling Tian shook his head as the excitement on his face faded.

On the side, Meng LiGe who had observed Ling Tian's actions couldn't help but ask, “It seems that the young noble doesn't think too much of the young noble XiMen?”

Ling Tian looked towards Meng LiGe and did not reveal any intention to recruit her. After all, this would only scare him. With regards to Meng LiGe, Ling Tian already had a plan in his heart. Smiling, Ling Tian replied, “Master, please don't joke with me. Do you think that I should think of XiMen Qing?”

Meng LiGe twirled her beard as a wise look appeared in her eyes. Chuckling, he replied, “Why did the young noble say that?”

Ling Tian smiled slightly and began to tell a story, “There used to be a peerless swordsman who had never met a worthy opponent for many years. He was very lonely and longed for the day he could be defeated. However, he could not find a worthy opponent and could only lament this misfortune. One day, another famous swordsman presents a challenge to him. Do you think he'll be happy or sad?”

Meng LiGe did not expect Ling Tian to suddenly tell a story and was shocked for a moment. However, Meng LiGe was convinced that Ling Tian had his reasons and listened with a smile.

“This peerless sword lord has been lonely for too long and rushed to the designated location excitedly, looking forward to a satisfying battle!” Ling Tian continued his story, “However, the swordsman was disappointed to learn that the swordsman who gave him the challenge was only a three-year-old boy!” Ling Tian smiled at Meng LiGe, “Currently, XiMen Qing is like a three-year-old to me. This young noble was very disappointed. What do you think?”

Meng LiGe's eyes showed a smile as she asked, “Why did the young noble say that?”

“Why did you ask such a clear question?”

“I want to hear the details.”

Ling Tian laughed and said, “Since Master wants to force Ling Tian, Ling Tian will explain himself. If XiMen Qing can go straight out unaffected after what I just said, she might be a worthy opponent for me! However,” said Ling Tian slowly, “dia was ten minutes late!”

As he finished what he said, Ling Tian turned around and looked up at the stage.

Meng LiGe thought hard and looked at Ling Tian with a praising look. He is amazing! If XiMen Qing could come out without delay, her self-control would make her a formidable opponent! However, he was ten minutes late. Even though it wasn't long, his lack of mental fortitude had proved the fact that he wasn't an outstanding individual! Thus, Ling Tian no longer placed XiMen Qing in his sight! XiMen Qing was not a person to be afraid of!

A shout was then heard from outside, “Master Meng, please.”

As it turned out, the scholars had decided to select a few judges and XiMen Qing immediately suggested two famous people: Master Qin and Meng LiGe! Since XiMen Qing wanted to humiliate Ling Tian, how could he leave two experts by Ling Tian's side?

The six selected judges saluted in the middle of the stage and greeted the audience. While the six of them did not know each other personally, they had all heard about each other's reputation. Now that they could meet each other, they were naturally elated!

An old man then took a step forward and said in a crisp voice, “This scientific meeting was made for us scholars from all over the continent with the heroes of the world gathered here today. Everyone from seven countries and eight families were present today and this was definitely a rare sight to behold! This meeting will definitely become a record of the history of Sky Bearings for the next thousand years! This old man was not talented and had received the top phrase from the rhyming verse a few years ago. After thinking about the possibility of a lower phrase for so many years, I still could not find anything. Today, let me start rolling the ball and hope everyone present can help ease this old man's problems, so that I cannot rest in peace thinking of the lower phrases of this rhyming temple!”

Seeing how this old man was rather cute, everyone could not help but laugh and someone said, “Master, there's no harm in you saying it!”

The old man then said, “This old man is from Sky Bearing and went to ‘Nam’ Restaurant for a drink. After drinking a few rounds, I suddenly saw the upper stanza of the verse, ‘Customers in Nature Restaurant, unexpected heavenly customers’. He only has the top phrase but not the bottom phrase. The restaurant boss even said that people who can find lower phrases will be able to eat there for free throughout their lives. While this old man calls himself a scholar, I don't know how to make a lesser phrase. I have thought about it for half a year until my hair bleached but I still have no way.” As he said that, the old man revealed a bitter expression with a completely helpless look. However, there was a look of hope in his helpless gaze,

“Customers in Nature’s Restaurant, unexpected heavenly customers”

What a fine palindrome, an impossible rhyming temple! 1

Suddenly, the hundred more people present started muttering to themselves with some of them looking up with deep thoughts and others with furrowed brows. There were some who shook their heads in frustration as they paced back and forth. For a long time, no one could find a lower phrase.

Although this phrase seems ordinary, it is a palindrome and is the same when read forward or backward. Furthermore, it also subtly improved the status of the guests in the restaurant and executed smoothly.

In the Heavenly Fragrance Room, Ling Tian's eyes were closed with crossed legs and trembled indifferently. Beside him, Ling Chen smiled with a confident expression on his face. This rhyming cuplet was something Ling Tian already knew from his past life and had mentioned it in passing before. However, Ling Tian never imagined that one would use this exact rhyming temple in this life as well and it became something impossible to match! Since Ling Chen knew many possible answers in his heart, how could he not smile?

However, Yu BingYan closed her eyes tightly with furrowed brows as if she was thinking hard. Being someone known for his talent, how could he possibly admit defeat in the face of this rhyming temple?

In the Chamber of Extreme Excitement, a soft laugh was heard and a calm voice was heard, “Although this temple is difficult to match, it is not impossible. This young nobleman explored the continent many years ago and had been to a temple called the Great Buddha Temple! Walk past the great Buddha, the great Buddha that is greater than man. I wonder if my lower phrase is correct? ” The one who spoke was XiMen Qing. With his robe fluttering slightly, he stood outside the room with a proud smile on his face, as if he was very satisfied with his lower sentence.

Everyone lowered their heads in thought and felt that the lower phrases matched well. They then could not help but cheer for him.

“Puchi!” A mocking laugh then sounded with a cold voice following him, “Can this be considered suitable? What a joke!”

XiMen Qing's face darkened as she glared at the source of those words and said coldly, “I wonder what kind of masterpiece you have for us?” Seeing this person coming out of the Yu Family Heavenly Dream Chamber, XiMen Qing suppressed his anger and did not explode.

As Ling Tian and Ling Chen turned to look, they saw Ling Chi who was laughing. Ling Tian had already guessed that some of them would not stay by the side calmly and this proved to be true.

Ling Chi then said with satisfaction, “A talent comes from heaven, a heaven produces many talents! Hahaha, what about that? ” As everyone thought about it, they couldn't help but shout in praise! Regardless of the suitability or use of the word, these lower phrases are much neater than the lower phrases of XiMen Qing. Especially since it was more relevant to the top phrase, it was much better than the bottom phrase XiMen Qing!

Yu BingYan suddenly pulled out ‘ah’ and shouted, “I know!” He had previously thought hard, ignoring everything that was happening outside, “Plum fragrant in the cold pavilion, the cold pavilion producing fragrant plums!”

Everyone was stunned for a moment before shouting out praise! They had never imagined this beautiful woman to have such talent! While the lower phrase was also beautiful, it was slightly inferior to the lower phrase given by Ling Chi!

XiMen Qing snorted, feeling as if he had lost face due to being compared to the other two lowly phrases. In an attempt to turn things around, he said, “With inspiration from today's scientific meeting, this young noble has just made another stanza. May the various geniuses present correct me. ‘Power stage, poetry talent; poetry talent on the poetry stage; outstanding poetry stage, outstanding poetry talent!’ I wonder if anyone can match my stanza?”

XiMen Qing stood in the center of the stage, looking into each room. Finally, his gaze landed on the Heavenly Fragrance Chamber that Ling Tian was in and looked towards Ling Tian with a provocative smile. Anyone who was observant enough would be able to say that this stanza was clearly meant to humiliate Ling Tian! With regards to the matter of the two Great Families, who would dare to say anything? As for Yu ManTian and the others, they were nothing more than savages who were experts in martial arts. It was already a miracle for them to remember their own names, how could they possibly help?

At the same time, only two people can help, Master Qin and Meng LiGe, who are currently judges! So, everyone guessed that Ling Tian would definitely fool himself today! Many of them could not help but look at Ling Tian with a mocking smile. In the Room of the Rising Sun, Xiao YanXue frowned with a hint of worry in her eyes.

As XiMen Qing looked at Ling Tian with an arrogant look, the first thing she saw were the two beautiful women by Ling Tian's side. At that moment, XiMen Qing was completely dumbfounded and finally understood why his younger brother, XiMen Zhang, died. After all, which man does not want such a beautiful woman in his bedroom?

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A cold light flashed in Ling Tian's eyes, as he spoke, “Chen’er, go and extinguish the fire!”

Ling Chen nodded in agreement as he stood up. Facing XiMen Qing, a look of disdain was seen in his eyes as he thought, How can a person like this receive a talented bachelor's degree?

Her cherry red lips moved lightly as she recited without even glancing at XiMen Qing, “A bright sky, reddish clouds, a bright sky amidst reddish clouds, an eternal sky, an eternal cloud!”

As this lower phrase was spoken, the entire area became silent. Not only were the lower phrases well executed, there was even a hint of artistic expression! The surprising thing about this is the fact that this lower phrase is an absolute phrase; while the phrase XiMen Qing is the result of his careful contemplation, the, he might not even be able to match it with this truly inferior phrase. In this arena, they all knew this theory, so how could they not be shocked!

After a long while, the sound of applause rang out from the audience, continuing for a long time without stopping!

XiMen Qing opened the fan she was carrying, lightly waving it twice as if emphasizing its elegance, the corner of her mouth curling formed a friendly smile as she praised, “Excellent work, good! This woman's talent really made XiMen Qing gasp for breath! This XiMen Qing will gladly step back in the face of your prowess, but before that, may I ask for this Miss's name here? With your talent, you should be famous all over the world!

Ling Chen replied coldly, “This little girl's name isn't worth mentioning, and for talent, it's even more unfit to raise. To be able to speak something of this caliber, what can one be proud of? The young noble XiMen clearly overestimated my achievements.”

While Ling Chen's words sounded like he was being humble, it was actually a means to take down XiMen Qing! His words indirectly said that he had no standards, and came out with a simple verse to show his lack of literary talent just to provoke praise! Ling Chen had long reached his limit on how XiMen Qing was so open against Ling Tian, and thus did not hold back his words!

As he spoke, a commotion rang out throughout the arena!

Ling Chen had only intended to insult XiMen Qing, but his words just now had the unintentional effect of offending everyone present!

All present felt that this peerless beauty slightly overestimated the facts. At the top of the stanza that XiMen Qing had recited earlier, even after exhausting all their effort and ingenuity, they were unable to think of anything suitable. That already shows how high the difficulty is. Even if this phrase is called unbreakable, it will be accepted by the masses.

This woman might have the necessary talent and happen to be able to answer it, but to actually say that it was a stanza that was too easy, isn't this as good as saying that everyone gathered here can't be compared to a woman?

Based on Ling Chen's intelligence, it was impossible for him to have such a slip of the tongue. However, the continuous criticism that XiMen Qing directed towards Ling Tian was overreaching for Ling Chen. Just like how Ling Tian's reverse scale was Ling Chen himself, how could Ling Chen not have Ling Tian as his own?

But back to the topic, even if he said this, with his intelligence, it wasn't too far away!

XiMen Qing's face hardened as she closed her fan and coldly spoke, “To speak like that, it seems like this woman is exaggerating enough! Even if you have talent, how could you underestimate the various heroes of the world like that? Is this the attitude of the world famous Ling Family?”

Ling Tian interrupted at this time, “See who spit out nonsense, dragging various heroes into the picture just because of a girl! The young noble XiMen are very good at telling jokes! Furthermore, with a shallow upper verse, you even dare to boast of it as beautiful. When someone answers you, you become angry at the humiliation! Is this the attitude and attitude that a noble should have? Is this what the XiMen family taught? This is the famous first-class education of the XiMen Family? This is the elegant demeanor of the number one scholar? I spit on that! This is what I call having no shame!”

His words were sharp and piercing, not even leaving the slightest face for the entire aristocratic family of XiMen as well as XiMen Qing! The humiliation in his words was clear for everyone to hear!

XiMen Qing was completely unable to hold back her anger anymore, and quickly turned her head, she ruthlessly faced Ling Tian and spat out, “Since young noble Ling has spoken thus, you must be an exemplary version of a young noble, unrivalled under the heavens! This XiMen Qing wants to ask for your teachings!”

Ling Tian only snorted once, replying in a dismissive tone, “I don't see myself as incomparable, but towards a child like you, this young noble won't have any problems.”

XiMen Qing looked at the dagger towards him with red eyes, her previously invisible delicate demeanor. He spat out word for word, “I am waiting for your enlightening comment!”

That upper stanza was something that XiMen Qing had coincidentally discovered, and even after racking his brain, he still could not think of a suitable stanza. He thought that since he could not think of a suitable verse, then it should be a dead end and that all scholars would surely also have trouble finding a suitable verse. However, little did he expect when he wanted to show off, came a girl out of nowhere who easily paired it, even causing him to be ridiculed by Ling Tian! This caused an increasing anger in XiMen Qing, almost driving him crazy, so why would he still care about any scientific attitude?!

Matching the rhyme was already a very difficult thing, making it into a rhyme would surpass the level of a human! In order to maintain the rest of his face, XiMen Qing did not care anymore!

Ling Tian only laughed out loud as he replied, “What is the difficulty of making another one?! Listen carefully, my lower temple is ‘Listen to the rain pavilion, Hear the rain fall, I hear the rain fall in the rain pavilion, midnight in the rain pavilion, the rain drops fall in the middle of the night.’ How's that?” XiMen Qing's expression turned pale at this moment, swaying on the spot.

As it turned out, Ling Tian's matching temple was a level higher than Ling Chen! While ‘Poetic Stage, Poetry’ Talent is one of reality, Ling Chen's ‘Pink Sky, Red’ Cloud gives a smooth feeling. The opposite was heard in his temple, but if someone investigated further, ‘Listen to the rain pavilion, Listen Ling Tian's rain’ is on it!

XiMen Qing's face turned deathly pale, unable to even make a sound.

The corner of Ling Tian's mouth now pointed upwards with a seductive smile as he spoke, “Young master XiMen, this one also has a stanza, too, is it okay if I display mediocre skills?”

XiMen Qing's countenance changed, despite being swayed, she was still confident in her own knowledge, and confidently replied, “Please give it up!”

Ling Tian smiled lightly as he recited, “This is actually quite simple, my upper verse is ‘Listen to the rain pavilion, listen to the rain speak, listen to the rain pavilion while listening to the rain speak’!”

XiMen Qing's face changed on this sentence. Ling Tian deliberately chose a phrase to stumble him! Ling Tian had already said a total of three sentences, but XiMen Qing actually could not bring out a sentence to reply to the verse above him!

The audience is back. Based on the rules, XiMen Qing gave ‘Poetic Stage, Poetry Talent’ without a suitable couplet is not at all superfluous, but to think that he actually could not match the poetry of others, but to think that he actually could not match the poetry of others, this is something unacceptable!

XiMen Qing was also someone who was used to thinking fast, and his face regained its composure as he replied, “As the saying goes, finding one is easy, but a pair is hard. From this, we can already see how genius Ling's brother is! But we've gone through this genre too often, and it's no longer useful, so we no longer need to play this kind of poetry!”

While his words sounded good, but there were no fools in this crowd. Everyone knew that XiMen Qing had used such a tactic because he was unable to answer the temple!

Ling Tian laughed coldly in response, “It looks like the XiMen brothers are unwilling to bother answering my couplet. It's a good move, no wonder you're the number one scholar of the XiMen Family!”

On the side, there were some old scholars who showed their flamboyant calligraphy skills, writing down the above phrase that Ling Tian had just read. Those interested gathered around the calligraphy, contemplating its verses, but the more they looked at it, the more they felt that Ling Tian's verses were very ingenious beyond words. Each of his verses was completely in tune with the top verse, seemingly impeccably beyond words, as if the god of poetry had personally come to visit, and they could only sigh in praise. To think that these famous silk pants could actually be a scientific talent!

Xiao YanXue looked at the graceful and friendly Ling Tian on the stage, full of vigor and vigor, and inevitably rubbed her eyes in confusion. This, are these still the number one silk pants in Sky Bearing?

On the north side, inside the Heavenly Moon Chamber, a young man with refined features uttered the words of one of the lowly stanzas Ling Tian read, saying, subconsciously breathing deeply into himself. He took a piece of paper in front of him with a lower verse, ‘Seeing the blue sea, looking at the blue pine, looking at the blue pine and the blue sea, the boundless blue sea, the boundless blue pine’, looking at the blue pine, and rolling it up, a look of shame on his face.

By its standards, while ‘saw the blue sea, seeing this blue’ pine is stable in antithesis, compared to Ling Tian there is still a distance to go!

Ling Tian now turned his head and shouted with a smile, “Master, this disciple has not tarnished your reputation, has he?”

Master Qin stroked his beard and nodded his head, his face full of smiles.

As Ling Tian raised his voice, everyone's attention was focused on Master Qin. The eyes of the audience were filled with admiration as well as praise to Master Qin for having another outstanding disciple. Master Qin's words, however, were filled with humility as he said, “Murid I am young and rash, and thus do not show any manners on this stage. When I return, I will definitely take care of him!”

These words caused various scholars to feel irritated when they thought, Just look at how you grin from ear to ear, it would be a wonder if you do not praise him, let alone lecture him! Such a talent and you describe it as ‘young and rash, do not show courtesy’! Aren't you exaggerating a little too much?

However, having such talent, it would explain why Master Qin would be so grateful. This was especially the case when Ling Tian called him a teacher in front of all the scholars present. Although this might seem uncontrollable, all the old scholars present also wished that their disciples could do the same arrogantly, giving them some extra points of bragging rights!

XiMen Qing's heart had long wished for Ling Tian to die on the spot, and he could only force his face to smile stiffly, “Young master Ling is truly a dragon amongst humans, and he can only force his face to smile stiffly, XiMen Qing is really impressed!” While his mouth spoke thus, his heart was extremely bitter about it.

Ling Tian recklessly replied, “No at all, I know that the young noble XiMen deliberately lost and you underestimate to answer. This one just passed the competition by chance, and I was actually still very scared in my heart! ” Hearing this, XiMen Qing's face changed once again!

In the Heavenly Dream Room, Yu ManTian shouted, “Good poem! What a great poem!” Then he took out a large piece of meat in front of him and bit him with a large, overflowing oil from his mouth.

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Is this even a poem? Everyone could not help but stare at each other in confusion, trying their best to hold back their laughter. However, there were some of them who could not help but laugh.

Yu BingYan stomped her feet in frustration and embarrassment while thinking, My dear Third Uncle, you mustn't say nonsense if you are stupid. They are now playing with verse verse and what does that have to do with poetry? Where did that good poem come from?

The corner of Ling Tian's lips twitched in a strange way. After finally controlling his laughter, he said, “Your Majesty XiMen, wait a moment.”

XiMen Qing felt very embarrassed, uncomfortable being in the middle of the stage. Just when he wanted to walk back to the Extreme Joy Chamber, he was stopped by Ling Tian. He then could not help but turn around and force a smile, “I wonder what young noble Ling taught me?”

Ling Tian chuckled and said, “Before, the young noble felt disgust towards my top phrase and it was indeed very similar to what you made before. However, it's okay. I have another top phrase and I wonder if the young noble XiMen would like to try to match it?”

When everyone heard that, they all shouted in praise. At the same time, they were all very clear that XiMen Qing and Ling Tian were officially at odds today. However, what kind of challenging phrase would Ling Tian make?

XiMen Qing felt her mood lift and was confident that she would definitely be able to find something if not like the previous ‘mustahil’ stanza. At the same time, XiMen Qing was determined to regain his reputation through this. Eagerly, he said, “Young master Ling, please give me the topmost sentence and XiMen Qing is ready to listen.” XiMen Qing said with a stern look, as if he was going to face a formidable opponent.

Ling Tian smiled lightly and said, “My knowledge is shallow and I can only make short sentences. My top phrases are ‘Three lights; sun, moon, star’. Ling Tian could not find anything better and let's settle this. I think the young noble XiMen should have no problems at all. Ha ha.”

After everyone heard the phrase above, it seemed very ordinary and nothing difficult at all. But thinking about it carefully, they realized that this top phrase was actually amazing! Their faces all started to change as they lowered their heads in deep thought. After thinking for a long time, everyone could only breathe in a breath of cold air! A five-word verse is actually very difficult to match!

Since there is a numerical term in the above phrase, the lower phrase must also have a numerical term. Since the top phrase has ‘tiga’, the bottom phrase should not contain it. However, the three words that follow it, ‘sun, moon, star’ are all single objects and meet the criteria of ‘three light’. So, any other number used in the lower phrase will definitely be less than or more than three. That's too hard! Moreover, the sun, moon, and stars were the names of the three continents!

XiMen Qing thought hard and they simply replied, ‘Three talents; heaven, earth, man’. However, the phrase above was already using number three and it was inappropriate for him to do so. But, all the other lower phrases do not make sense. Therefore, he could not help but furrow his brows with deep contemplation.

Suddenly, the entire Smoky Thea Tower became silent. Only the sound of Third Master Yu chewing loudly could be heard!

More than a thousand people fell into deep thought at the same time as some especially hardworking scholars, with their tangled beards and faces full of frustration. Some of them had the same stature as Master Qin. But because of Master Qin's outstanding disciples, they felt as if they were subconsciously suppressed. If they could not even match the top sentence made by Master Qin's disciple, they would truly feel ashamed. While Ling Tian's temple was clearly aimed at XiMen Qing, some old scholars treated it as a competition with Mr. Qin.

A while later, a white-bearded old scholar shook his head in depression and said with a long sigh, “I can't match him, I just can't match him! The younger generation is truly commendable! These five-word phrases are actually very difficult to match. It is easy to make a rhyming verse but it is difficult to match it!” When this sound is heard, the sound****** is heard throughout the tower!

Even Master Qin himself could not match him and shook his head with a sigh. However, he still looked extremely excited without the slightest hint of sadness visible on his face! Seeing how his disciple was able to cripple all the heroes of the world with a higher expression, Master Qin felt extremely proud in his heart! At that moment, he felt as if he had finally reached the peak stage he had dreamed of all his life!

Looking at the few scholars he usually fought against, Master Qin felt pleased in his heart! Hehe, this is my proud disciple! How about that? Are you guys sure?

XiMen Qing's face turned even worse with her originally white skin turning completely red and grains of sweat flowing like rain.

On the other hand, Ling Tian chuckled and said casually, “Young master XiMen, you can think about it slowly, there is no need to rush at all. This young noble will first return for a nap. Ha ha ha..”

“Hold!” The veins on XiMen Qing's forehead stand out, “The expression above you has the word ‘tiga’ in it and it's clearly meant to make things difficult for us. This is definitely an unmatched top phrase, and I can't do it. However, I believe that no one will be able to find a match for it as well! ” As XiMen Qing said, many people started nodding in agreement!

XiMen Qing was not the only one who felt this way. After understanding the true difficulty of this top phrase, many people had the same thought. However, none of them dared to voice it out openly like XiMen Qing!

“Hahaha, what a joke!” Ling Tian laughed heartily as his lips curled up in disdain, “Everything in the world must have the opposite and this is an iron-clad rule that has not changed since ancient times. Each of the top phrases will definitely have a lower phrase. The only reason why you can't match it is because of your ignorance. However, you actually dared to say that no one would be able to match him. Didn't you underestimate the heroes of the world too much?”

XiMen Qing could clearly hear that Ling Tian was replying to his previous words with incredible sarcasm. Thus, his face became ugly as he replied, “I can't believe anyone can match this top phrase!”

“What if there is?” Ling Tian asked.

“If young noble Ling Tian is able to find a lower phrase, XiMen Qing is willing to admit that I am inferior in the field of verse. From today, I will never touch the verse again in my life!” XiMen Qing was actually sneaky with his words. First, he simply locked his gaze on Ling Tian. In other words, only phrases lower than Ling Tian would be counted. Even if someone else came up with a lower phrase, it had nothing to do with Ling Tian! Second, he simply said that he would acknowledge his inferiority in verse and would never touch him again! But, he never mentioned anything else!

Even if he doesn't touch the verse anymore, he can still touch poetry, music, sitar, chess, calligraphy, or painting! In other words, it would not affect him too much at all. Furthermore, after he had greatly failed the previous ‘mustahil’ stanza, XiMen Qing probably would not have had the face to attend another rhyming stanza meeting from today.

Everyone present today was not a fool and could naturally hear the meaning behind XiMen Qing's words. Thus, a voice of ridicule could be heard from everywhere with everyone showing their contempt for XiMen Qing's helplessness.

XiMen Qing's face paled again as he ignored the scornful sounds from his surroundings. He felt as if he still had a belly full of talent that he had yet to show, so how was he willing to admit his defeat?

Ling Tian sneered and ignored the words XiMen Qing said. After all, Ling Tian had already lost his patience with the helplessness of XiMen Qing, “Listen carefully, my subordinate's sentence is.”.

Everyone raised their ears only to hear Ling Tian stressing on every word he said, “Four poems; styles, hymns, ode!”

“Three lights; sun, moon, star. Four poems; style, hymn, ode!”

Silence filled the tower before applause exploded! The Heavenly Star Continent also had ‘Long Book’ and it was no different from the Songbook that existed in Ling Tian times. Everyone knows that the Book of Songs is separated into three main categories: style, hymns, and ode. As for the hymn, it is divided into two subsections, the lower court hymn, and the great court hymn. So, it's not too much of an exaggeration to call it four poems!

Those words not only rhyme well, they perfectly fit each other and could even describe the current atmosphere!

It was a clever match!

XiMen Qing's face was pale; he had always thought that he had extraordinary talent and would never be able to find a match. However, his arrogance built up over the years was completely destroyed by Ling Tian today! At that moment, he was completely desperate!

Among the judges, the oldest scholar stood up and looked and Ling Tian with praise, “Ling young nobles are truly heavenly talented talents! In order for Master Qin to have such a disciple, you should not regret for a lifetime! ”

Master Qin's eyes had already been reduced to a thin line from the bright smile on his face. Twirling with his beard, he looked at Ling Tian proudly. At the same time, his face was no longer just beaming, it was already gleaming like gold.

Ling Tian chuckled and said humbly, “Actually this is not the only lower expression for ‘Three lights; sun, moon, star’. There are a lot of lower phrases that can be suitable for that. For example, ‘One wave; wind, lightning, rain’ or ‘two countries; close, brother, country’. Ah ah ah, it's just that you all don't think about it enough. If you think about it carefully, you will definitely be able to come out with more. ”

“Three lights; sun, moon, star. One wave; wind, lightning, rain.Three lights; sun, moon, stars. Two countries; close, brotherhood, declare.” The old scholar muttered a few times before saying with a wide smile, “You are indeed a heavenly talented talent! It is indeed a heavenly gifted talent! This old man is sure!” he then returned to his seat. But when he looked towards Ling Tian, his gaze was full of excitement as if he was looking at his own grandson.

Ling Tian said with a smile, “At that time, I also had this conversation with senior Ye QingChen. He also had a lower phrase for it that was even more interesting! Its lower phrase is ‘Six meridians; inch, pass, foot’! This is a true work of art! Senior Ye said that although it was easy to find the top phrase, matching it was extremely difficult! Although it is difficult to match the top phrases, there is no such thing as an impossible match!”

Now that Ling Tian had said that, he had saved the faces of many of the scholars present. While the younger generation might not know about Ye QingChen, a man like Master Qin had long heard of his fame. Now that they heard Ling Tian tell what Ye QingChen ‘told’ to all of them, the scholars all felt grateful in their hearts. The impression they had of Ling Tian was also greatly increased, feeling as if the people in the Sky Bearing were definitely blind to call such a character the number one silk pants!

At this point, there is no longer any meaning to continue the topic of verse. After a brief discussion, the judges decided to enter the next segment, the poetry competition!

All of the talented youths who were depressed from being defeated by Ling Tian were immediately energized, sitting upright and changing their targets from XiMen Qing to Ling Tian!

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Initially, various scholars all came to Smoky Thea to achieve some sort of fame for themselves and gain some background. The other reason was that they were dissatisfied with the number one ‘pundit label under sky’ given to XiMen Qing. If they were to attend this meeting and manage to confuse him, wouldn't that be a trustworthy matter?

But no one expected that just a few minutes since the show started, the number one scholar XiMen Qing was actually beaten up until he looked like a dog with a tail between his legs. While this heartened all the spectators at the scene, it also proved the prowess of another ‘talented scholar’, Ling Tian! However, writing poetry could be considered as the expertise of most of those present, and they all immediately started writing concepts mentally. Some of them even started to try and recall all their best works, secretly searching for one that fits the show today.

Seeing the group of excited people rolling up their sleeves and getting ready for battle, the judges could not help but sigh to themselves, saying, knowing that this group of children would definitely receive a heavy blow once again! Isn't the knowledge of pairing stanzas the basis for composing poetry? To be able to immediately produce such an unconditional match, and even several at once, how could his poetry composition be inferior to others?

The judges unanimously pinned their attention and hope onto Ling Tian, desperately hoping that he once again came out with a poem that would be universally appreciated! Not strange, they did not have much issue over who would be the winner of this literary gathering.

Shouts of laughter and conversation suddenly rang out, as the strong aroma of wine floated up. The crowd involuntarily frowned in displeasure, and turning to the source of the fragrance, they saw Third Master Yu acting like the king of a country sitting in the host's seat, with five other scientifically dressed and refined-looking men, all of them bowed in their chairs. ! There was even a child who seemed to be fourteen or fifteen years old, holding a wine cup and fighting with Third Master Yu! Their voices were roaring and piercing into the ears.

“Third Master Yu!” While others might not dare to say anything, Mr Qin is definitely not such a person, “We are having a scientific meeting right now, can you lower your voice? Should I ask Tower Master Gu to give you a table outside? ”

Yu ManTian glared at him, “What scientific meeting? I heard my elder brother say that Master Qin is a capable person, but even so, you cannot judge someone by the cover! Yu ManTian here is also a learned person, and my Yu Family is also a family with a literary reputation! How could you ask me to just stay quiet? Do you think I won't be able to make poetry too? You underestimate me too much!

“I didn't think even you could write a poem!” An airy and mortal voice flashed. This voice was dreamy and unclear, unable to determine where it came from. Even with Yu ManTian's cultivation, he couldn't find the speakers!

Yu ManTian immediately became angry, suddenly stood up and shouted, “Who spoke b*st*rd that?!” His bloodthirsty eyes scanned past everyone, and those scanned only felt a chill invade their bodies, causing unspeakable discomfort. However, no one answered, and silence was soon broken by the others, “Who is that sprouting nonsense?!” Still, the surroundings remained silent!

Ling Tian, however, clearly discovered the voice; it belonged to a cross-dressing woman named Qian ShuiRou whom they met that day! However, the voice came too suddenly, and just uttered that short sentence, so Ling Tian was unable to even clearly discover where the real person was!

Yu ManTian spun around once but was unable to find the source. However, he did not return to his seat, instead grabbing the wine jar with one hand, taking a few steps forward and raising his voice, he said, “Everyone thinks that this Third Master cannot make up and is disrespectful! Today, this Third Master will explain himself, and write a poem to tell the world about my scholarship!”

Everyone was completely tongue-tied to this statement, and Yu BingYan could not help but stomp her feet in anxiety behind Ling Tian, either, as he wondered what his third uncle was doing at this moment. Are you not sane? You can't even write poetry, let alone be scientific!

Ling Tian glanced at it and met Ling Jian's eyes. It was at this moment that he realized that Yu ManTian might be instigated and provoked by some of those little ghosts!

XiMen Qing laughed as he mediated, “Third Master Yu is naturally a brilliant strategist, with peerless martial arts. But everyone has their own advantages, for this kind of pronunciation and calligraphy, it is better to leave it to people like us, and Third Master actually only needs you to criticize.”

XiMen Qing's words were clearly spoken out of goodwill, plus she even took the initiative to equip Yu ManTian, letting him retreat gracefully. In his mind, for someone as rude as Yu ManTian, what did he know about fabricating? Thus, he could use this opportunity to retreat with his reputation intact, and this would allow the relationship between their families to improve!

With such thoughts in mind, XiMen Qing smiled faintly, waiting for Yu ManTian to express his gratitude to her.

Unexpectedly, Yu ManTian not only failed to retaliate but instead started yelling and yelling at her, “Your grandmother, you little XiMen b*st*rd, you brat, you brat, you, you really think that this old man can't make poetry, right? Is that so?”

Bootlicking XiMen Qing seemed to backfire on him, and he simply felt extremely embarrassed. He angrily replied, “Then I will see what Third Master has to show!” Before flicking his sleeves and leaving.

“Shrring!” Yu ManTian suddenly unsheathed his sword, pointing it behind the departing XiMen Qing! Everyone was surprised at that moment. No matter how much you don't appreciate his good intentions, you shouldn't try to kill someone here, right?

‘Shua shua shua’, several voices rang out, and from the Extreme Bliss Chamber out seven to eight experts, protecting XiMen Qing in the middle, all of their swords unsheathed as if waiting for war.

Yu ManTian just laughed out loud, saying, “This old man has just composed my poem, I didn't even break any rules! What, you guys want to fight? I'm more than happy!”

Everyone was silent hearing that. You pluck out a sword and want to hack and kill, and say that this is all for making poetry?

Third Master Yu swung his sword, then said his first sentence, “This old man has a sword in hand!”

This sudden shout made many listeners spit out their tea in response, but Third Master Yu continued with his second sentence, “Yang b*st*rd in this world is a lot!”

Yu BingYan clenched her mouth, looking like she was laughing but at the same time angry, and to the other noble families, they had already giggled to themselves. Some of the older judges already looked annoyed, snorting at their beards.

Yu ManTian now turned around one round, the blade in his hand constantly refracted the light, and grandly shouted the last two stanzas of ‘his’, “If someone provokes fire in the heart of this old man, and grandly chanted the last two stanzas of his, If someone provokes fire in the heart of this old man, I will tear down and kill all of this. b*st*rd!”

Returning his sword to its sheath in satisfaction, Third Master Yu tilted his head proudly, “How? Every phrase rhymes! Not bad, right! Praise me, I can take it!”

Everyone fell to the ground in disarray!

“Clap clap clap...” The sound of applause is heard, and the voice of someone is heard praising loudly, “Good poetry, very good poetry!” This was followed by a long and clear whistle. It was Ling Chi!

All the old scholars had faces disapproving of the dark line!

“This can be considered poetry?” A mocking laughter rang out once again, sounding clear even through the laughter throughout the hall! This was the same voice of the one who had mocked Yu ManTian before, and with his mortal voice, although there were many experts in the Smoky Thea Tower, who was not very happy, no one can pinpoint exactly where this person is hiding!

Third Master Yu shouted, “Who would dare to say that this is not a poem? Out now!” His voice boomed like thunder, and soon, the entire hall became silent! Yu ManTian swept his eagle-like eyes across the room once more, but not surprisingly, he could not find that person!

When that voice sounded once again, Ling Tian's eyes were instantly fixed on the Heavenly Moon Chamber!

He turned his head and instructed a servant, “Call your master!”

The girl gave a vote of approval and headed out.

After a while, Gu XiYan rushed in. Seeing Ling Tian coldly staring at him, Gu XiYan felt his entire body break out in a cold sweat! Only then did Ling Tian ask, “Who is in the Heavenly Moon Room? Why didn't I know such a character came to Smoky Thea Tower!”

Gu XiYan wiped his sweat before gently replying, “Begging for forgiveness, but that room was the choice chosen by the Imperial Family butler after learning that the Heavenly Fragrance Chamber was already occupied!”

Ling Tian frowned. He of course knew about this matter, and originally thought it was a troupe of princes or princesses from another country, but to think that the voice belonged to Qian ShuiRou! Since Qian ShuiRou could speak inside, this meant that his authority was also supreme! So Ling Tian was sure that the reason he had not received any information was because no one from the Sky Bear Imperial Family was in the room!

If this is the case, then therein lies the problem. Who is Qian ShuiRou? Why would the Sky Pads Imperial Family help him book the Heavenly Moon Chamber? For the arrogant Imperial Family to only accept an A-grade Heavenly Moon Chamber, was it because Qian ShuiRou did not want to arouse suspicion about his identity? Then what does it have to do with the Imperial Family, and what exactly is hidden from it?

After muttering hesitantly to himself, he asked again, “Do you know how many are inside? Who serves them? One of our own people?”

Gu XiYan replied in a low voice, “There were a total of four people at the beginning, I'm not sure if more came. They all wear wide-brimmed hats, hide their faces, and refuse our hospitality.”

“Oh?” Ling Tian narrowed his eyes. It's weird! It seemed like he needed to pay a visit to chat with butler Long QianXing.

Ling Tian called Ling Chen and whispered a few words in his ear. He agreed and left immediately.

Silently standing beside him, Gu XiYan only felt the aura around Ling Tian become increasingly evil, and he could not help but feel his heart pounding, the sweat on his face unceasingly flowing.

The sound of applause rang endlessly from outside, it turned out that some talented people also started to show their skills, but Ling Tian had completely lost interest in this scientific meeting!