Chapter 1026: I'll Guess

"Look! The foreign trade package brought back a silk scarf. Doesn't that count as opening the Silk Road?"

Qi Xia stared at the "zi" in Chen Jun Nan's hand and fell into a brief silence.

Behind him, Lawyer Zhang and Zheng Ying Xiong also came over to look at the "jin," and their minds started to get confused.

Because they vaguely remembered that at the beginning, the "zi" in Chen Jun Nan's hand was "shuai."

Now, not only was it not "shuai," but half of it was missing. Why was Chen Jun Nan so happy about losing half a "zi"?

"Being able to grab back half a 'zi' is already a rare situation," Qi Xia said. "Getting half a 'zi' twice in a row can't just be described as 'rare.'"

"It's not... what are you talking about!" Chen Jun Nan said. "These two 'zi' of mine weren't grabbed back at all; they were given to me voluntarily by others!"

"Okay." Qi Xia nodded helplessly. "That sounds like something you would do."

"Lao Qi, guess how I just got this 'zi'?"

Qi Xia sighed after hearing that: "I guess you pretended to be Xu Liu Nian."

"Uh..." Chen Jun Nan blinked. "Boring, not playing anymore, here you go."

He gave the "jin" in his hand to Qi Xia, watching him get another point on the screen.

"This tactic is good," Qi Xia said. "I suspect you can use it for a while longer."

"Use it for a while longer?" Chen Jun Nan didn't understand. "As soon as the real Xu Liu Nian goes back, they'll know they were tricked."

"No, probably before Xu Liu Nian goes back, Chu Tian Qiu will realize you're a fake," Qi Xia said. "But the problem now is with Xu Liu Nian."

"What do you mean?"

"You've all said that the 'hui xiang' in this place is faint and hard to perform," Qi Xia said. "I suddenly thought of a similar example; I don't know if it applies."

"Ah...?" Chen Jun Nan seemed to think of something. "Now that you mention it..."

"That's right..." Qi Xia said. "Regarding the 'hui xiang' that Bai She mentioned... similarly, Xu Liu Nian finally got the 'hui xiang', but in this place, 'hui xiang' is extremely difficult, so it's hard for her to perform actions related to 'hui xiang'. In other words, there's a possibility that she can't escape her 'hui xiang', making her appearance always like yours."

"Ha..." After hearing that, Chen Jun Nan's mind flashed with countless interesting ideas. "Then I know what to do."

Qi Xia nodded and said: "Next, 'Xu Liu Nian' can be anyone, and anyone can be 'Xu Liu Nian'. Chu Tian Qiu's first step is lost."

Chen Jun Nan watched as Qi Xia wrote the homophone of "jin" on the screen—"jin" meaning gold—and then stopped.

"Continue, Lao Qi," Chen Jun Nan said. "Keep combining; there are so many characters."

After hearing that, Qi Xia looked at the "qiu" and "ba" in his hand and shook his head.

"It should be over," Qi Xia said. "Among all the 'zuo you jie gou' characters, 'shuai' has the smallest role. I've calculated that it can hardly form other words in this game."

"What?" Chen Jun Nan was stunned. "Damn... I thought I had done something great again, but in the end, only one 'jin'? This is fucking a waste of effort!"

"A waste of effort? Of course not," Qi Xia said. "You dealt a devastating blow to Chu Tian Qiu; that value isn't comparable to one 'jin'."

"Really?" Chen Jun Nan walked forward a few steps and looked at the "zi" stuck on the "Feng Huang Xian Shu Tai". "Today, I must get you a second 'zi', so it's not a loss..."

Qi Xia didn't object after hearing that; he just took out his "qiu" and "ba", as if asking Chen Jun Nan for his unique ideas.

But unexpectedly, Chen Jun Nan didn't look at the "zi" in Qi Xia's hand; he just stared at the "jin" for a long time, then slowly extended a finger and moved it up.

"Wait a minute..." Qi Xia felt that this scene was familiar; previously, a reckless teammate pushed with his finger and caused the team to lose a point; this wasn't a good sign.

But Chen Jun Nan moved quickly; before Qi Xia could finish, he directly pushed the "jin" and rotated it 180 degrees.

The screen flickered and lit up with familiar text again.

"Received the character prototype 'shi', please write the homophone."

"...?"

Qi Xia, Zhang Chen Ze, and Zheng Ying Xiong standing nearby all fell silent at the same time.

"This counts?" Zhang Chen Ze looked at the screen in confusion. "Isn't this just a radical...?"

"How could it be just a radical? It's definitely a character!" Chen Jun Nan looked at everyone with a smile, as if waiting for their praise, but Qi Xia was a bit unsure.

The last guess failed and deducted a point; this time, it might deduct two points. In the future, scoring would be harder, and losing two points would have a huge impact.

"How about it, Lao Qi?" Chen Jun Nan patted Qi Xia’s shoulder. "I told you there are more characters; you also have times when you can't think of it."

"Good..." Qi Xia nodded after hearing that and pointed to the screen. "You tell me how to read this character."

"This..." Chen Jun Nan blinked. "This is hard for me; I don't have as much knowledge as you."

Qi Xia sighed and said: "Chen Jun Nan, I reiterate, my knowledge comes from books; even if there are rare characters in books, I can't know how to read them out of thin air. So 'rare characters' and 'knowledge' aren't directly linked."

"Uh..." Qi Xia’s words left Chen Jun Nan speechless. "What do you mean... Lao Qi, are we going to guess?"

"I suggest taking the character down and giving up this guess," Qi Xia replied. "Risking it now might lose two points."

Chen Jun Nan nodded reluctantly after hearing that, but his eyes still showed unwillingness.

"What's wrong?" Qi Xia asked.

"Lao Qi... let me guess once," Chen Jun Nan said. "If it really deducts two points, I'll work hard to earn them back for you."

Qi Xia frowned after hearing that: "I have two points to declare... First, I don't need you to risk your life; you don't owe me anything; everyone in this team is equal. Second, if you know the consequences and still want to guess, I'll help you bear the consequences."

"That won't do at all?!" Chen Jun Nan said. "One should take responsibility for their own actions."

Qi Xia sighed after hearing that: "Then what's your guessing direction?"

Chen Jun Nan "hehe" laughed and slowly raised his middle finger.

This action stunned the people beside him.

"Lao Qi... does this character look like this gesture?"

"...?"

"I think this character looks like a swear word or a plant, so let's just write 'cao'!"