Chapter 115 - The Buzz from the Live Webcast! (1/2)

It was silent for a few seconds!

Many people’s emotions were stirred!

“Teacher Zhang, I love you!” ex-a.s.sistant Xiaofang screamed.

Xiao Lu also waved her arms excitedly, “Teacher Zhang, I love you, too!”

Hou Ge and Hou Di cried with excitement, “Teacher Zhang, you are so G.o.dly! So G.o.dly!”

Too awesome, too merciless, too strong, scaring the heavens, making spirits cry! So a couplet duel can be so earth-shattering?

Other than Big Sis Zhou, Zhao Guozhou and the others who knew Zhang Ye personally, once the couplet duel was over, those that were present couldn’t hold back from applauding loudly!

A miraculous couplet had amazed the whole audience!

Especially the second verse; it was simply the ultimate!

The first and second verses had matched so perfectly!

Of course it was perfect. Because not only did Zhang Ye know about this couplet, he even knew about its origins. In Zhang Ye’s previous world, on Qinhuang Island, there was a Temple of Lady Meng Jiang. In the front of the temple were two pillars, which the couplets had been inscribed upon. It described the scenery around Shanghai Pa.s.s and the Temple of Lady Meng Jiang, as well as the expression of nature, the expression of the universe, describing the world of everything using the sea tide and floating clouds as figures of speech, rising and falling, expanding and dissolving, without a state of normalization. This pair of couplets could be read in over ten ways, and was considered a wonder of the world. And in the examples in the textbooks, these couplets had been used as an examination question, as well as an example. Hence, even if Zhang Ye did not use a Memory Search Capsule, he still had a deep impression of it!

As for whose creation this pair of verses belonged to, Zhang Ye did not know. But since this was basically a pair of couplets, then of course it was perfect and without blemish; otherwise, why would the future generations label it as the Millennial Miraculous Couplet? However, Elder Qian was considered to be quite a genius. This world might not have a Temple of Lady Meng Jiang, yet he had came up with the upper half of such a miraculous couplet. Seeing Elder Qian’s expression and his reaction from just now, he must have not thought of a corresponding second half, or the second half he had thought up wasn’t the one that Zhang Ye had used.

It was alright. Zhang Ye had helped him complete the couplet, and had found a good home for the Millennial Miraculous Couplet in this world!

Elder Qian was speechless for quite a while.

The second judge, the old granny, asked him in aghast, “Young lad, what’s your name?”

Zhang Ye said, neither superciliously nor obsequiously, “My name is Zhang Ye.”

The old granny was taken aback, “That ‘Shuidiao Getou’ was written by you?”

“Yes, it is mine. Sorry for incurring your ridicule,” Zhang Ye said humbly.

The third judge, who was the old man, praised, “What a marvelous ‘Fu yun chang chang chang chang chang chang chang xiao’! Well-matched! A miraculous couplet matching a miraculous couplet! Haha!”

The old granny glanced at Elder Qian, “Old man Qian, you sure met your match this time around!”

Elder Qian gave Zhang Ye a few long stares, and in the end, ridiculed himself, “When I wrote the first half, I had also matched it with another second half. But now, compared to your second half, my second half… Forget it; let’s not talk about it. Be it the corresponding neatness or the mood, your second half is one level higher than mine. Thank you, young lad, for giving this miraculous couplet’s first half a perfect match!” Saying that, Elder Qian returned to his seat to pick up a pen to write Zhang Ye’s name, “I declare that the preliminary round has officially ended. Zhang Ye, you pa.s.sed!”

Zhang Ye said, “Thank you, Teacher.”

The preliminaries had ended.

Everyone left as they discussed.

“Bravo!” Hou Ge hugged Zhang Ye’s shoulders!

Hu Fei gave a relieved and contented pat on Zhang Ye’s back, “Good lad! You really are the best! This is what you call not knowing how to match couplets? This is what you call not studying couplets before? Who are you bluffing! Haha!”

Zhang Ye immediately tried to stay low-key, “It was just sheer luck.”

“Come on, Teacher Zhang!” Hou Di said delightedly, “You have tricks up your sleeve at every turn!”

Amongst the people, Tian Bin gave Zhang Ye a big thumbs up. His wife also smiled, happy for Zhang Ye from her heart.

Big Sis Zhou craved nothing short of nationwide chaos. Seeing how Big Thunder had challenged Zhang Ye, but Zhang Ye had managed to match the couplet the next moment, she was tickled amused, “Little Zhang, bring the champions.h.i.+p t.i.tle back!”

Zhang Ye said at a loss, “Big Sis Zhou, you think too highly of me. I only came for the bustle. What do you mean, ‘champion’…” He really did not think that he could become the champion, and might not even be able to be placed. After all, even if this world’s couplets had a portion of those from his world, they were just a tiny minority. He had happened to run into the last couplet that he knew of from before for the preliminary round, allowing him to pa.s.s. If not, he would have been eliminated.

Big Thunder was livid. He glanced at Zheng Anbang, before rus.h.i.+ng straight to the hall with Zheng Anbang. He had never expected Zhang Ye to successfully match such a miraculous couplet. And he had done it so quickly, without any thought? Back then, he thought that Zhang Ye did not know couplets at all. But who knew that not only was he good at writing poems, essays, novels, fairy tales and advertis.e.m.e.nts, he was also good at couplets? Big Thunder no longer dared to despise Zhang Ye. He had to hurry to prepare for the finals!