"Heh, he wants easier questions? He's afraid he'll lose too disgracefully!"
"He's leaving himself a way to save face!"
As Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, murmurs rose through Orchid Pavilion Tower once again.
Many of the scholars looked at Jiang Xiaobai seated on the raised platform with disdain.
Yes, to their ears, Jiang Xiaobai had made it sound rather noble.
A kind heart? Not wanting the other twelve to lose too disgracefully?
But what was the truth?
He probably lacked confidence and had deliberately asked for easier questions.
That shameless face of his... really was something.
In the Jia Character Area, a cold sneer also curled Du Chong's lips.
Jiang Xiaobai really was only good at talking tough.
Faced with an actual question, he immediately started looking for a way out.
The Third Prince sat there with an indifferent expression, though his gaze toward Jiang Xiaobai held a little more contempt.
"These questions were all prepared beforehand."
Listening to the voices around him, the middle-aged Brush Holder sighed softly and shook his head. "So they cannot be changed!"
At those words, many people in the tower breathed a sigh of relief. It was undoubtedly best that the questions could not be changed.
"Heir Jiang, the questions will not change for anyone."
The middle-aged man spoke again, pausing briefly before continuing, "The first question is the opening line of a couplet left by the Azure Robe Society."
"This line has hung in the Azure Robe Society for years. While it isn't beyond anyone's ability to match, it can certainly be called exquisitely balanced."
At this, many people in Orchid Pavilion Tower grew serious.
An opening line left by the Azure Robe Society was surely no simple matter.
On the Fourth Floor, the elderly men also stopped their conversation.
Fan Xinghe looked down.