Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Li Shanchang also found it difficult, and it wasn’t his fault. He and Hu Weiyong were not known for their quick wit.

They were more of the steady and reliable type. In terms of quick wit, Li Shanchang couldn’t compare to Liu Bowen, and Hu Weiyong was even less witty than Liu Bowen’s disciple Yang Xian. So with a sudden poetic challenge, they found it hard to respond with matching verses.

Watching the two, Zhu Chongba smacked his lips and said, ”I said the Commandery Princess is not easy to marry. My wife is much better; she never asks me such questions.”

Tang He laughed and said, ”Now there’s someone surnamed Chen who can handle this.”

The three whispered among themselves while the onlookers watched the scene unfold. After a while, someone suddenly shouted, ”Look at the groom!”

At this point, everyone turned their gaze toward Chen Jie, who reached out to grab the ceremonial saber from a nearby guard and swiftly drew it, slicing through the air diagonally.

Meanwhile, Chen Jie murmured, ”Slash the thorns, wielding the saber to break the formation!”

Upon hearing these words, the audience perked up, realizing that Chen Jiusi was about to make his move to break the challenge.

Chen Jie swung the saber downwards, making a vertical slashing motion. This was the chop.

”Chop through clouds, crack spears, shaking the dust!”

The next moment, Chen Jie thrust forward in a stabbing motion.

”Stab the stars, shatter the sword, a breathtaking flight!”

Then Chen Jie sheathed the saber, concluding his display.

”Withdraw the troops, sink the spear, step upon the moon for return!”

After reciting the poem, Chen Jie looked at the School Principal of Longxing Prefecture and asked, ”Sir, what do you think?”

The School Principal asked, ”One, two, three, four?”

Chen Jie replied, ”The key techniques of my Five Tigers Breaking Door Saber are slash, chop, stab, and withdraw.”

”Weapons!”

”Saber, spear, sword, and lance!”

Chen Jie asked, ”Do you have any other teachings, sir?”

Upon hearing this, the School Principal said, ”Cao Zhi crafted a poem in seven steps, and now Hero Chen has made poetry with saber strokes. This will surely be a fascinating tale in the Confucian World. Congratulations, you’ve passed my test!”

The School Principal stepped back, showcasing his magnanimity.

Meanwhile, those around were filled with admiration for Chen Jie, surprised by Chen Jiusi’s unexpected poetic talent.

Chen Jie felt no particular pride; after all, in his past life, he was a student of literature. As the saying goes, read Tang poems three hundred times, and even if you don’t compose, you’ll know how to recite.

Basic operation, don’t be overly proud!

Chen Jie maintained a humble attitude, but those around him were hugely surprised. Chen Xiaohu smiled widely, exclaiming, ”Hahaha, Old Hu, I told you my brother could do it!”

Hu Weiyong watched the excited Chen Xiaohu and said, ”Tiger General, you said it?”

Chen Xiaohu replied, ”I said it, you just didn’t hear. Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. Now what’s next for the couplets? Help me think.”

Hu Weiyong said, ”Hmm, I’ll do my best.”

Wang Baobao, greatly surprised, looked at Chen Jie. He had never imagined Chen Jie was such a multi-talented figure. He said, ”Chen Jiusi, I didn’t expect you to know poetry. But don’t celebrate too soon; the upcoming couplets are very challenging!”

Chen Jie responded with a smile, ”Haha, please provide the topic.”

Wang Baobao looked at a scholar in white beside him and said, ”This is the renowned Couplet King from Jiangnan, known as The Piercing Strike. Let him set the topic.”

The scholar in white approached Chen Jie with a fan and said, ”I shall give you a couplet; match it if you can!”

Chen Jie’s gaze sharpened in response, ”Let’s hear it.”

”Study in spring, study in autumn, study the Spring and Autumn Annals!”

The scholar finished speaking and looked at Wang Baobao, saying, ”Young Prince, this couplet is a true puzzle. I’ve posed it to many in Jiangnan, and no one has answered. So please allow the groom more time; let’s not have people saying I’m bullying with my Piercing Strike titles!”

Pondering this, Wang Baobao said, ”Okay then, let’s provide two incense sticks’ worth of time. Don’t say I’m bullying you, Chen Jiusi!”

Chen Jie promptly replied, ”We won’t need two incense sticks. I already have the answer!”

”Hmm?”

The crowd, stunned by his quick response, barely had time to react, but Chen Jiusi already had the solution?