Everyone looked in the direction that Lan Yu pointed, and saw that the green bird was almost transparent, leaving only a few stars and its faint chirping to indicate its existence. "What's... going on?" they wondered, but the green bird cried out again, indicating for them to continue with their couplets. Blue Rabbit glanced at the green bird, suddenly thought of something, and said: "I think it might be because of our relationship in making couplets."
Everyone heard this and nodded as if they understood, but because time was pressing, they didn't dare to delay any longer, so they turned around again to continue thinking.
Fourth couplet: Smoke locks pool pond willow. No matter whether it's from the realm of meaning or structure, wanting to achieve absolute perfection is really difficult, especially with limited time. Looking at Hong Mao and Lan Tu in deep thought, Ding Dang was getting anxious on the side, looking left and right, then gazing up at the Dayou Five-man Group again. Lan Shui saw this and said to Bai Zhen: "Senior brother, this couplet looks even more difficult than the previous ones, why don't we take a look at the next one first?" As he spoke, his gaze fell on the last couplet. Bai Zhen nodded and said: "Lan Shui, you and Lan Yu look at the last couplet, while the three of us continue to ponder the fourth couplet, we absolutely cannot fall behind Feng Huang Wu Guan."
Distinct division of labor, Sunday Five again began to think, time passed one minute and one second, Lan Shui suddenly clapped his hands: "Got it!" Lan Yu heard, excitedly asked: "Sister, what is it?" Lan Shui's lips rose, said: "Kuan Hong Zi Shi Ding An Jia." As soon as the words fell, Ding Dang and others' hearts sank, they came out again, so the last chance... Their eyes unconsciously looked at the fourth couplet, and then looked at Hong Mao.
"Good!" Bai Yang laughed loudly and threw the short knife to Lan Shui, who caught it with a confident smile on his face. He stepped forward and began to carve. Xiao Li anxiously asked beside him, "Hong Mao, what should we do?" Hong Mao withdrew her gaze from the fourth couplet and shook her head lightly.
Just as Lan Shui was about to make his move, "Wait," a clear voice stopped him. Everyone turned to look at the person, and saw that Blue Rabbit was gazing at Lan Shui with a faint smile, the firelight accentuating his captivating beauty.
"What, Blue Rabbit, do you have a better pair?" Lan Shui also smiled at Blue Rabbit, her confidence not reduced in the slightest. Although she was grateful for Blue Rabbit's concern for Lan Yu, after all they were opponents, and besides, she didn't want to disappoint her parents... Blue Rabbit smiled slightly and slowly opened his mouth: "Vast wilderness, bitter herbs, and wormwood."
As soon as the words came out, Lan Shui's smile condensed on her lips. Just a few seconds later, her face suddenly turned pale. Bitter... haha, what a bitter... Looking at the shock, unwillingness, and defeat in Lan Shui's eyes, Lan Yu couldn't help but ask: "Sister, how is Blue Rabbit's couplet? Is it better than yours?" Bai Zhen had already reacted and lightly sighed, saying: "Blue Rabbit, you won." Bai Yang said discontentedly: "Master brother, why..." Hong Mao took over the conversation, saying: "The phrase 'Kuan Hong Zi Shi Ding An Jia' is indeed a wonderful couplet. The upper and lower parts are connected in cause and effect, expressing the sorrow of a woman's inner beauty and good wishes that cannot be attained." Bai Yan had already become impatient and interrupted, saying: "If so, then..."
"But..." Rainbow Cat said to herself: "In the vast wilderness of bitter grass and wormwood, although women are lonely in their cold windows, they still wait with difficulty. The word 'bitter' reveals a hint of hope amidst helplessness, showing that the creator of this phrase never gives up on anything."
When he said this, Rainbow Cat's eyes involuntarily looked towards Blue Rabbit, and Blue Rabbit also looked at him, with ripples of light flowing in his eyes, as if saying, "It seems that my little thoughts have all been seen through by you." Rainbow Cat smiled back, without speaking. Suddenly, White Willow let out a sly smile and said: "What's the big deal? Whoever carves their character onto the stone wall first wins!" After finishing speaking, he snatched the short knife from Orchid Water's hand, leaped with lightness, and inserted the knife into the stone wall. "White Willow, don't be rash!" White Shock shouted loudly, but White Willow was no longer listening to White Shock's commands, single-mindedly thinking of rushing to carve out Orchid Water's next line.
"Ding——" After the crisp sound, Bai Yang's body softened, staring blankly at the short knife that had broken into two pieces and was falling straight down. Dingdang took advantage of the opportunity to jump up and carve the second half of the couplet onto the stone wall in bold characters. As he finished carving the last character, "Hou——" The green bird behind him let out a long cry and transformed into a ball of light that enveloped everyone, flying steadily towards the ground. "What's going on? There's still another couplet."
The little fox asked inexplicably. Arrow Easy said, "It seems that as long as we get four out, we can pass the level." Back on the ground, the Guardian Beast had turned into a red light ball, and the blue light ball wrapped around the three groups of people flew towards the red light ball, intersecting and merging with each other, eventually gathering into a golden light ball. In the crystal clear ball, there seemed to be the shadows of the Azure Bird and the Guardian Beast.
Rainbow cat subconsciously stretched out her hand to catch it, and the light ball landed steadily in her palm. The light gradually dissipated, leaving behind a small and exquisite Jingyuan Pearl! "Jingyuan Pearl! It's a Jingyuan Pearl!" Dingdang and Xiaoli excitedly shouted, completely unaware of the gloomy expressions of the other two groups beside them.
Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit stared at the Pure Yuan Pearl in their hands, unable to say a word. Brothers, we finally did it! We'll be reunited soon! Han Tian suddenly thought of something and said, "Since we had the most pairs earlier, this Pure Yuan Pearl should belong to us, I suppose you all have no objections?" One sentence brought everyone back to reality. Arrow Easy cupped his fists and said, "Rainbow Cat, the Dragon Five Heroes have never been paired before, this time we admit defeat, next time we'll definitely find you for a rematch!" Rainbow Cat cupped his fists in return and said, "Thank you."
As for the Sunday Five, since Teng Long Wu Jie has made it clear, they can't argue back and forth, after all, they are from a prestigious family and still need to consider some face.
Then, Bai Zhen also clasped his fists and said: "Congratulations to you all." Hong Mao and the others returned the courtesy. At this time, the judge's voice rang out: "The Jingyuan Pearl has been obtained, and this match is over!" Suddenly, a dizziness occurred, and a layer of stairs protruded from the stone wall. The crowd walked up step by step along the stone steps, and the light coming from above grew brighter and brighter until they stepped onto the last step of the stone steps. The light followed, and everyone subconsciously closed their eyes, then slowly opened them again. They were already standing on the arena stage. "Great!" Cheers erupted, Hong Mao smiled, this was the brightest smile he had shown since his brothers' accident. Dangdang saw it and felt even more delighted, with a deeper smile on his face. The judge walked up to their side and loudly announced: "I declare that the winner of this Three Towers Pavilion competition is Fenghuang Wuguan!" "Well done!" The audience's voices rose and fell, Hong Mao turned his head to say to the people beside him: "Thank you all for accompanying me along the way. This friendship, I, Hong Mao, will always remember in my heart!"
On Sunday, the five members of the group and the five heroes of Tenglong unknowingly walked off the stage and returned to their seats, leaving behind the five people who were immersed in joy. The master stroked his beard and smiled: "These kids are really not simple, old man, they have come up with four pairs, but unfortunately, there is still one pair that didn't make it." Hong Yiqiu laughed loudly beside him: "A painting, a feeling, enough to let you, this old man, hand over the Jingyuan Pearl to them with peace of mind!" As he spoke, the master had already arrived in front of Hui Mao and said: "Congratulations to you all!" Hui Mao smiled and said: "Thank you, Master." When he got to this point, he paused for a moment, accompanied by Lan Tu's voice, and slowly spat out five words from his mouth: "Taofeng Jinjiangdi". The master was shocked all over, and then burst into laughter: "Haha, wonderful! I didn't expect that Hui Mao Xiaojie and Lan Tu Gongzhu would have such outstanding literary talent. I admire you!" Hong Yiqiu naturally heard it too, his face flushed with excitement, while the audience was filled with applause. The five members of the Sunday group heard this sentence, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions, but they had already thoroughly surrendered in their hearts.
The warm sunlight in the afternoon shines on everyone, reflecting the joy in their hearts.