Chapter 119: First Couplet

“River against Han, green against red, Uncle Rain against Duke of Thunder, smoke tower against snow cave, Moon Palace against Heaven Palace!”

All the scholars were shocked and immediately praised, “Wonderful! Wonderful!”

“As expected of Young Master Wu, he actually thought of the second couplet so quickly!”

“This pair is really wonderful!”

The scholar who came up with the first half of the couplet also nodded his head and cupped his hands together. “Young Master Wu is indeed talented. I am ashamed to be inferior to you. I really made a fool of myself just now!”

Young Master Wu smiled faintly and did not respond. He was filled with a sense of superiority!

“The spring is against the stone, the stem is against the branch, the wind is against the string, the mountain pavilion is against the water pavilion, and the parrot is against the cormorant.”

Right at this moment, Lin An, who was standing at the door, responded faintly.

Everyone was stunned for a moment and they were all shocked.

d.a.m.n, this guy really knew how to pair!

Seeing that Lin An followed Mister Wu closely and finished the second half of the couplet, and it was so neat, all the scholars were stunned.

Mister Zhao was also stunned. He originally thought that this Brother Lin’s poetry writing was only at the peak of poetry writing, but he didn’t expect that he really knew how to pair. Moreover, the couplet was so neat.

Madam Li’s eyes were filled with joy. She had never seen such an all-rounder in poetry writing!

Young Master Wu’s expression changed slightly. He knew that he had met his match and immediately said in a cold voice, “Odd pair or only pairs, the sea against the Yangtze River, the golden plate against the jade cup, the precious candle against the silver song.”

Everyone’s eyes widened. Young Master Wu had actually written the first verse?

It seemed that Young Master Wu was going to compete with Lin An.

Thus, everyone’s gazes were locked onto Lin An. They wanted to see if this all-rounder who could recite poems and write everything could compete with another.

Lin An only smiled slightly. He didn’t think that Young Master Wu’s first verse was difficult at all.

“Red against white, there is no one, Bugu against the lifting pot, hairy spine against the feather fan, Heavenly Palace against the Imperial Capital.”

Everyone’s faces began to change in shock!

In such a short time, Lin An had met again. His strength was not inferior to Young Master Wu at all!

Young Master Wu became anxious and suddenly stood up.

“Door against door, path against street, branches against roots, c.o.c.k against wave, phoenix bun against phoenix hairpin.”

Lin An was not in a hurry. He took a sip of tea and smiled.

“Diligence against thrift, cleverness against obedience, waterside pavilion against mountain house, ice peach against snow lotus root, leaky arrow against more card.”

After that, the two almost did not stop and began to fight each other.

All the scholars present were dumbfounded. Even the student who had written the first half of the couplet did not expect that he would be able to write so many second halves of the couplet!

An ordinary scholar would have racked his brains to read even the first half of the couplet. However, these two people actually opened their mouths and spoke one after another. After they finished speaking, they would immediately follow up with the next half of the couplet. They did not stop at all.

This could not help but make people sigh. The gap between people was really like a chasm. It was just right in front of everyone.

At this point, it was already impossible to tell who was facing whom. Lin An and Young Master Wu continued to kill each other.

In the end, Young Master Wu finally laughed coldly.

“The difficulty of just saying this line is too small. Even if we fight until tomorrow, we won’t be able to determine the winner. I’ll come up with a couplet. Do you dare to come up with a couplet?”

As soon as these words were said, everyone was shocked!

Young Master Wu was going to take the initiative to attack? Oh my G.o.d, this was a rare sight in a hundred years. After so many years in the imperial city, who had ever seen Young Master Wu take the initiative to make a couplet? Now, he was finally going to make a move?

Many people’s eyes were filled with excitement and grat.i.tude.

They were actually lucky enough to see this peak-level battle against the sub-worlds in their lives!

Lin An only smiled faintly. “Why wouldn’t I dare?”

Why wouldn’t I dare?

It was just a few words but, behind him, everyone seemed to see the great being known as the G.o.d of couplets opening his eyes.

This was the unparalleled confidence that stood at the peak of this path!

Master Wu said in a clear voice, “One village, two miles, a total of three teachers. You don’t know the four books, five cla.s.sics, and six righteousness. You actually dare to teach seven, eight, or nine children. Very daring!”

“Good!”

Before Lin An could say anything, someone had already begun to cheer. Master Wu’s first verse was clearly mocking Lin An!

However, Lin An shook his head and said, “Ten families, nine paupers. You’ve gathered eight, seven, six, five, and four cents, yet you’re still half-hearted and low-cla.s.s!”

Everyone immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. This guy could actually come up with such a neat second verse in such a short time.

Moreover, in this second half, he actually scolded Mister Wu for being obscene.

Anger appeared on Mister Wu’s face as he said coldly, “In the picture, the dragon doesn’t roar nor the tiger does. This little errand boy is laughable!”

This was clearly mocking Lin An as a little errand boy who was only fit to carry his shoes!

Lin An didn’t become angry and replied calmly, “In the chessboard, the carriage has no wheels and horses have no reins. If you call out general, be on your guard!”

“The orioles and swallows are green and red, harmonious and harmonious everywhere!”

“Rain, wind, wind, flowers, leaves, and every day of the year!”

“Ten thoughts, thinking of the country, thinking of the country!”

“Eight eyes, admiring the flowers, admiring the moon, admiring the fragrance of autumn!”

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The intense battle between the two caused an uproar among the scholars present.

“Wonderful, wonderful!”

Many of the scholars present were already convinced by Lin An and cheered in shock!

“Such an intense confrontation, I’ve never seen it before in my life!”

“It’s truly unrestrained and carefree!”

At this moment, Young Master Wu’s expression froze and he said in a trembling voice, “I’m a high-cla.s.s mighty figure, displaying the courage of a tiger.”

Lin An’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You’re despicable, showing half a turtle head.”

“You’re impudent!” Young Master Wu finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and rebuked angrily!

“How dare I!” Lin An still treated these words as a pair, his face full of smiles.

Master Wu was so angry that his face flushed red and the veins on his forehead bulged. He pointed at Lin An and said angrily, “I was originally paired with you, and you actually dared to insult me?”

“You were originally a pig head, and I actually didn’t see through you!”

“Now I’m not paired with you!” Master Wu was about to go crazy from anger.

Lin An smiled faintly, “I’m going against you now!”

Everyone in the attic was dumbfounded. Young Master Wu, the leader of the four great scholars of the capital, was actually so furious?

Master Zhao was also shocked.

Only Madam Li was slightly stunned. She was very surprised that this Young Master Lin could defeat Young Master Wu completely in terms of couplets!

Moreover, people with discerning eyes could already see that this Lin An was obviously deliberately provoking Young Master Wu. While he was going against the couplets, he didn’t forget to set up the other party’s mentality. Lin An was clearly even more unfathomable!

Clap clap clap clap…

Under the lead of a scholar, the other scholars who had long changed their views of Lin An also followed. The entire hall instantly erupted into thunderous applause.

“Good, Brother Lin’s talent is simply awe-inspiring!”

“I didn’t expect Brother Lin to be so versatile. Previously, we were still suspecting that Brother Lin’s poems were fake. Now it seems that we’ve misunderstood!”

“That’s right. After today, the t.i.tle of the top four scholars in the capital will probably belong to Brother Lin!”

The entire hall was filled with praise and appreciation. Apart from some scholars who still couldn’t stand Lin An, most of the people gathered around, wanting to make friends with Lin An.

After all, with Lin An’s talent, in their eyes, he was already someone they wanted to curry favor with.

Today, he had shone so brilliantly at Madam Li’s banquet. Presumably, Lin An’s name would soon spread throughout the entire capital.

If they could make friends with him, even if it was just a few words, it would be enough for them to brag about in the future.