Chapter 1984: Chapter 1983: The Final Question
Amidst envious glances from a large group of men around, he held hands with a young woman dressed in a bright red wedding gown, her face covered with a red veil, and happily stepped down from the high red platform.
"Thanks, buddy!" the roasted lamb shop owner said earnestly.
"Thanks for what? I’m just a customer of yours! If we’re talking thanks, I should be thanking you! Thank you for your delicious hospitality!" Zhang Xiaohao replied with a smile.
"Buddy, eat your fill tonight! Eat as much as you like, it’s on me! You know, a moment of bliss is worth a thousand gold; I’ll take my leave now! When I come back later, I’ll join you for a good drink!" the roasted lamb shop owner said joyfully.
"Okay." Zhang Xiaohao smiled and nodded.
Then, eagerly, he led the beautiful young woman towards his back room.
"Heh heh." Witnessing this scene, Zhang Xiaohao chuckled playfully.
This Shangyuan Lantern Festival is indeed intriguing; as time passes by, more and more interesting elements are gradually revealed.
After downing a drink, Zhang Xiaohao put down the steel fork in his hand, took out a napkin to wipe the oil off the corner of his mouth, and playfully eyed the red platform outside while twirling a panda toy.
At that moment, as the roasted lamb shop owner successfully held hands with a beautiful woman, the festival was pushed to another peak.
Just then, a cultivator in the early-stage Integration, dressed in a red robe, walked up with a smile.
With his appearance, the surroundings quieted down again.
"Congratulations to the friend who just succeeded in holding hands with a beautiful and gentle lady from us tonight! The festival will now shift to its main theme, and the rules need some updating! Anyone who steps onto the high stage to guess lantern riddles, the entry fee will change from one supreme Spirit Stone to a hundred supreme Spirit Stones!" the middle-aged man said.
As he finished speaking, the crowd below instantly exploded.
"Boss, what’s going on? You said it would be one supreme Spirit Stone, and that’s how it’s been in the past! Why are you changing it now?"
"Yeah, boss, how can we play like this? The lantern riddle game isn’t exclusive to you, if you don’t change it back, we’ll go elsewhere."
"Boss, doing business requires integrity! Increasing the price a hundredfold like this, how can we afford it?"
"Boss, one supreme Spirit Stone equals a million low-quality spirit stones! A hundred supreme Spirit Stones, we might not even earn that much in a year!"
The surrounding crowd protested, each of them unhappy.
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man didn’t get angry; instead, he laughed.
"Everyone, please calm down. Hear me out first, then you can decide! If you’re unsatisfied, I can adjust the entry fee back to one," the middle-aged man said with a smile.
Hearing his words, the surroundings quieted down.
"Good things deserve good value! I believe everyone here understands this! Next, let me give you some great news! Whether you’re mortals or cultivators, as long as you win this year’s Oiran title, you’ll receive a Heavenly Spirit Body! Anyone who acquires the Heavenly Spirit Body will ascend in one step, becoming a cultivator! Spirit Root will self-establish! Foundation naturally formed! For cultivators, it will lead to an unconditional breakthrough to a higher realm!" the middle-aged man said with a smile.
"What? Boss, are you serious? Does this year’s Oiran really possess the Heavenly Spirit Body?"
"It’s a Heavenly Spirit Body! No wonder! It’s said that for cultivators below the Void Refinement Realm, even those at the Peak of Divinity Transformation, once they acquire the Heavenly Spirit Body, their cultivation will break through to the Void Refinement Realm, becoming a formidable strength!"
"If it’s the Heavenly Spirit Body, all this makes sense!"
The surrounding cultivators said excitedly, one after another.
Even if they can’t use it themselves, they can give the person with the Heavenly Spirit Body to their junior, or trade it for their cultivation items.
It can be said that a woman with a Heavenly Spirit Body is naturally the best wedding attire for a furnace.
"Since everyone has no objections, the game starts now," the middle-aged man announced.
As he finished speaking, the crowd rushed towards the red platform, scrambling to go up.
"Heavenly Spirit Body? Below the Void Refinement Realm, it can lead to unconditional breakthroughs? Perhaps, I can give it a try! Maybe I can use it to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm! I just don’t know if the opponent’s Heavenly Spirit Body has accumulated enough," Zhang Xiaohao mused playfully.
Initially, he planned to leave, but since the Heavenly Spirit Body appeared, taking some extra time wasn’t a problem.
Immediately, Zhang Xiaohao stood up from his chair and walked toward the red platform.
"Friend, are you entering?" As soon as Zhang Xiaohao came to the area, the staff stopped him.
"Yes." Zhang Xiaohao nodded.
He took out a hundred supreme Spirit Stones and handed them over.
"Please proceed!" the staff said.
Zhang Xiaohao stepped onto the red platform; the vast red platform was filled with countless men, each wanting to win the title and acquire the woman with the Heavenly Spirit Body. Yet, they hesitated in front of these red lanterns, fearing they’d fail in the next moment.
Even so, there was a time limit; if they hadn’t made a choice within three minutes, it would be treated as a failed attempt.
"Heh heh." Zhang Xiaohao chuckled, walked to a red lantern, and casually removed it.
It read: Shangyuan Lantern Festival, how many stars are there in the sky?
"Not a single one!" Zhang Xiaohao replied.
After saying it, he directly tossed the red lantern down.
Bang!
Red fireworks scattered over Zhang Xiaohao, congratulating him for answering correctly.
Then, Zhang Xiaohao moved to the second red lantern, tearing it open. It read: Shangyuan Lantern Festival, "king and king," guess a name.
"Dog!" Zhang Xiaohao answered.
Bang!
As Zhang Xiaohao answered correctly, another firework fell over him.
"Heh heh, this is too easy," Zhang Xiaohao said playfully.
Then he picked up the third lantern and continued guessing...
The surrounding people witnessed this scene; various riddles were guessed one after another by Zhang Xiaohao. In just a short while, he had already guessed ninety-nine correctly, leaving only the last one, and tonight’s Oiran was about to be won by Zhang Xiaohao. Everyone instantly became unsettled, scrambling towards the lanterns.
But the outcome for them was only failure.
Zhang Xiaohao smiled, picked up the last lantern, and in the middle-aged man’s grim gaze, casually tore the lantern open.
It read: Shangyuan Lantern Festival, talented men and women, graceful ladies, guess a name.
"Talented woman!" Zhang Xiaohao said with a smile.