Bai Yunzi anxiously noticed that her cousin, Bai Shengyu, was even more anxious, repeatedly looking toward the hall's exit.
She quickly understood that her cousin was worried about that fool Shui Jingyu, who had been taken away.
She could not understand why her cousin had fallen for him. Perhaps fools had more in common with each other?
As she was thinking, Bai Shengyu suddenly raised her hand. "I want to know where the Tax Farmer is too."
"Fine, you'll get to see him soon enough. Take her away, take her away!" the Town Chief said unhappily.
Of the nine, only four remained.
One woman and three men.
"Alright, does anyone else want to know where that swindler is?" The Town Chief swept his gaze across the remaining four.
They all shook their heads.
"Then let's begin the second question. Five pirates were sailing across the sea in a small boat when they suddenly discovered they had no food or water left. Yet they still managed to hold on until they reached land. How many pirates survived?" The Town Chief looked over them.
The four immediately felt their heads ache. This question was even harder than the earlier one about the number of sons.
The previous question had only one trap and still had a bit of logic to it.
Mei Guangzhan gave up outright and waited to be thrown into prison. At worst, he would just die once.
"There were five, because all five pirates were skeletons. They didn't need food or water," a male adventurer said, raising his hand.
"Take him away, take him away." The Town Chief waved at the guards.
Only three remained: Bai Yunzi, the male adventurer who had already reached shore, and Mei Guangzhan.
Damn.
*That answer was great. I couldn't even come up with