"You... you..."
Mou Yuanshan's face was deathly pale, and even the hand holding his folding fan trembled slightly.
Indeed, he had never imagined Jiang Xiaobai would pull something like this in public.
Not only had Jiang Xiaobai given his answer ahead of him,
he had even... supplied two more matching lines before everyone, completely cutting off any chance for him to defend himself!
At this moment, every doubt he had voiced earlier was like a slap landing viciously across his own face.
And the way the scholars looked at Jiang Xiaobai had changed completely.
Before, they might still have suspected that Jiang Xiaobai had not composed the couplet himself.
But now?
Jiang Xiaobai had produced several matching lines on the spot.
Who would still dare say he had no answer?
Who would still dare say he had merely resorted to tricks?
"Why have you gone quiet, Mr. Niu?"
Jiang Xiaobai stood where he was, regarding Mou Yuanshan with an icy gaze.
Truthfully, he had not... wanted things to become so ugly.
After all, Mou Yuanshan was an old friend of his future father-in-law.
But from the moment Mou Yuanshan arrived, he had openly belittled him and covertly mocked him.
He had even tried to use a pavilion full of scholars to force his hand!
Since that was the case, there was no reason to stand on ceremony.
If he was going to stick his head out for the person behind him, he should have been ready to have it beaten down!
Seeing that Mou Yuanshan had nothing to say, Jiang Xiaobai flicked his sleeve lightly and slowly headed upstairs.
The eyes of everyone in Clear Pavilion followed his steps, inching upward.
On the second floor, Xiao Qingxiu looked grim.
He had been waiting to watch Jiang Xiaobai disgrace himself, only