HRPM – Chapter 220 The Vixen Comes to Challenge (5)

That phrase “fox spirit” struck directly at Yang Ruoyao’s sore spot, making her hands tremble with anger. She still had not avenged the humiliation of being chased out of the Jin residence by dogs last time — this time, she was determined to get revenge.

“Since Miss Jin is also someone who has studied poetry and literature since childhood, I would like to seek your guidance in the art of couplets.”

“No problem. Hopefully it’ll be at least a little difficult, otherwise if I keep winning nonstop, I’ll start feeling bad for all of you~~” Jin Luoluo put on an extremely smug expression.

This time, no matter what, she absolutely could not use the same tactic she had used against the others and simply claim she did not know.

She could admit defeat to other people, but she absolutely could not allow Yang Ruoyao to climb over her head.

Yang Ruoyao gave a cold snort and leisurely recited:

“On Water-Land Isle, an isle halts a boat;
The boat moves, the isle does not.”

The beauty of the couplet lay in the harmonious homophone between “zhou” (洲, isle) and “zhou” (舟, boat), as well as the elegant imagery it created.

She believed that a woman like Jin Luoluo, who normally neglected serious study, would surely be unable to appreciate its subtle brilliance.

As long as Jin Luoluo came up with some messy, nonsensical response, Yang Ruoyao could openly suppress her, avenge the humiliation from the Jin residence, and at the same time curry favor with everyone in the hall whom Jin Luoluo had insulted earlier.

After hearing it, Jin Luoluo frowned deeply in thought. Her smile vanished, as though she had truly been stumped, and for a long while she said nothing.

Everyone in the great hall looked at her with gleeful, schadenfreude-filled expressions.

Xiao Yu grew anxious. Jin Luoluo had spoken so arrogantly earlier — could it all have been empty boasting? Trading insults was something she could do effortlessly, but matching couplets required genuine literary cultivation.

This time she had bragged far too much. If she couldn’t recover from this, wouldn’t she lose all face?

Xiao Yu frantically gestured at Jin Luoluo, trying to secretly tell her the matching line, but Jin Luoluo was so absorbed in thought that she completely failed to notice his little movements.

Even Xiao Che became anxious. This girl had just loudly declared she did not need his help, yet a single question had already stumped her.

Xiao Che hesitated internally, uncertain whether he should secretly give her the answer.

The calmest person of all was Xiao Luo across the hall. He leisurely drank his wine, seeming not the least bit worried about Jin Luoluo’s situation.

“Miss Jin, didn’t you just say you would defeat me until I had nothing left to say? But now it seems the person left speechless is you.” Yang Ruoyao cast a smug sideways glance at the silently pondering Jin Luoluo.

Surely Jin Luoluo would finally fall into her hands this time. In just a moment, all of Jin Luoluo’s earlier arrogance would be stomped into nothing.