"How many registered consorts does the Hidden King have in total, which is the most seductive, and is she having an affair with Grand General Wu Shu?"
After using his Talent Ability to select another river lantern, Chen Lin received this riddle.
He looked at the Riddle Sprite.
The riddle was as bizarre as ever, but he could not answer it.
He did not even know who the Hidden King was.
Chen Lin sighed inwardly.
His Talent Ability was not omnipotent, after all. This was not the kind of riddle he excelled at. It seemed his run would end here.
"Who is the Hidden King?"
Unwilling to give up, Chen Lin ventured a question.
He would lose his eligibility to guess riddles if he failed anyway, so he might as well ask. A hint would be welcome, and if he received none, he had nothing to lose.
"The Hidden King is the Qing Emperor's son, nicknamed Big Pipe."
"Big Pipe?"
At the Riddle Sprite's hint, something stirred in Chen Lin's heart.
He did not know who the Qing Emperor was, but he did know of a scenario related to a pipe.
He immediately recalled the circumstances of the Pipe Scenario.
Whether it was right or not, he would throw out a guess first.
As he recalled the details, he slowly spoke.
"The Hidden King has eighty-one registered consorts: three palaces, six courts, and seventy-two consorts. The most seductive is Consort Yu, and she has not had an affair with the Grand General."
"No affair?"
The Riddle Sprite seemed very displeased with this answer.
Yet its body began to dissolve.
It pouted.
"How boring. Not a single juicy scandal. What a disappointment."
With that, it vanished.
Chen Lin's consciousness withdrew from the Riddle Space.
Seven Light Orbs floated before him.
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