My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

Qi Shaotong and the other five students had just finished reading the question board.

After watching this fifth trial, they felt quite sad.

It’s not that I can’t write this frontier poem, but it’s really difficult to write it well and make it brilliant.

They had never seen war with their own eyes.

What kind of tragedy was that?

How to describe blood, fire, yellow sand and desert?

They can only imagine.

It may be tragic, but it is hard to move people's hearts.

They all looked at Bai Shaoqiu at this moment——

Bai Shaoqiu has actually handed in his paper!

How long did it take him to write this poem?

He has never even been to Dasan Pass, so he probably knows nothing about border affairs.

He spent three days reading in the library of Shangling Academy...How many books could he read in three days?

How many more books about war can I read?

Only Princess Changying truly understood the frontier and knew the cruelty of war, but Princess Changying never returned from her expedition.

Even if she came back, she probably wouldn't want to say a few more words to Bai Shaoqiu.

At least not before Bai Shaoqiu came to Zhuxi Literary Meeting.

In the opinion of Zhuo Yixing and others, this fifth test should be the end for Bai Shaoqiu.

But when they saw Master Zhu suddenly stand up and saw his excited expression, their hearts became nervous again!

I suddenly had a thought that something terrible was going to happen!

Sure enough, Master Zhu looked at Bai Shaoqiu and asked excitedly:

"This poem... did you write it?"

Bai Shaoqiu grinned without blushing or beating his heart: "It's definitely not copied."

"You...have been to the Outer Wall?"

“I’ve seen descriptions in books, and my mind has wandered through them.”

"..."

How the hell can this person still travel in the mind?!

If this was a spiritual journey, then what he saw, thought and felt was almost divine!

"The gratitude..."

"What I think."

“Why write about autumn?”

Bai Shaoqiu: "...Last autumn, I was very sad!"

Master Zhu high-fived:

"good,"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

He said "OK" three times in a row, each one louder and more excited than the last, which caused great shock to Qi Shao and his entourage.

They ran over quickly.

Then Master Zhu stroked his short beard and announced loudly:

"Bai Shaoqiu, fifth test...A-level, please continue forward!"

A-grade?!

The five young men immediately took a breath of cold air.

He is A-level again!

This guy... is one of the top five?

How does this compare?

How can this compare to him?

Qi Shaotong shook his head and smiled bitterly. He first bowed to Master Zhu, then clasped his fists to Bai Shaoqiu and said with emotion:

"Congratulations, Master Bai... We can't even compare to him!"

Bai Shaoqiu chuckled, patted Qi Shaotong on the shoulder, and said something heartbreaking:

"Well... there are different levels of understanding, and different specializations in different fields. That's all."

"..."

Qi Shaotong was speechless for a moment, and thought to himself, "Students like us have been studying hard for ten years."

We have studied hard in these ten years, how about you?

Are you trying hard to live a life of luxury and squandering money?

When did you begin to hear the truth?

I heard that he only read books in the library of Shangling Academy for those three days!

Every profession has its specialties... Isn't your specialty brothels, gambling houses, teahouses and taverns?

When did you write a poem that was circulated in Xiling City?

Perhaps he saw the shame on the faces of Qi Shaotong and others, Bai Shaoqiu said:

"What I mean is that your understanding of me is only superficial."

"You've only heard or seen my unruly side, but you don't know how hardworking and studious I am behind the scenes!"

Bai Shaoqiu started to talk nonsense—

People believe in geniuses, but they still prefer mediocre people.

Because everyone is mediocre, and suddenly a genius emerges... people may look up to him, but will also distance themselves from him.

Then we must make these people believe that we are not geniuses, and make our own experiences more difficult than theirs...

Only in this way can we integrate and then accept.

Now that we are here,

Since there is no going back.

Now that I have a girl I like,

Bai Shaoqiu certainly knew the simple truth that one more friend in the world means one more path.

There is no need to pretend to be noble and out of tune with them.

This is the sophistication of the world.

"I'm telling you, you won't believe it,"

Bai Shaoqiu sighed, his face full of sorrow:

"For more than ten years, I, Bai Shaoqiu, have been waking up at the crack of dawn, studying by the beams and piercing my legs with a needle... I have burned countless candles reading every night."

"The neighbors in Xiling City just think I'm a playboy,"

He grinned, shook his head and laughed at himself: "Actually, I really want to be a playboy for the rest of my life."

"I also want to live a life of luxury in the palace."

"But reality doesn't allow it, so after careful consideration, I decided to participate in this Zhuxi Literary Gathering."

"Brothers, I won't pretend anymore."

"I have read thousands of books, so I write like a god!"

"It's not that I, Bai Shaoqiu, was born so talented, it's just that I was still reading by candlelight while you were dreaming!"

He bowed and said cheerfully:

"You all don't need to look upon me, Bai Shaoqiu, as a scourge or a monster. I am just an ordinary person."

"trust yourself!"

"You will surely be able to write good poetry. I hope we can meet again at the Xiangshan Literary Gathering next autumn."

Bai Shaoqiu's eloquent speech cleared up the confusion of everyone here and made everyone feel much more comfortable.

After all, it is not a monster.

It’s just that Bai Shaoqiu is more hardworking than me!

Hearing the cock-crow,

Hanging from the beam and pricking the thigh...

If I ask myself honestly, I am far from being as diligent as him!

When Qi Shaotong and Zhuo Yi and the other students heard this, they were immediately moved and admired Bai Shaoqiu even more.

Anyone who works hard deserves admiration.

What’s more, there are people like Bai Shaoqiu who secretly work hard despite being cursed by all the people in Xiling City!

What does it mean to accumulate strength and then release it?

Bai Shaoqiu is what it means to accumulate a lot and then release it!

He read thousands of books...

Does he have tens of thousands of books in his Bai Mansion?

The Bai family used to run a bookstore, so they had quite a few books.

But he only knew thirty words in three years of enlightenment... How could he read thousands of books?

When they suddenly thought of some difficult to explain questions after some reflection, Bai Shaoqiu spoke again:

"I'm determined to win the championship this time, because you all know I'm very poor after squandering all my family fortune."

"As the son-in-law bestowed by the emperor, I have no way to deal with the fact that the palace doesn't give me pocket money."

"As a man, you have to have some money in your pocket. If I don't want to drink, eat, or go to a brothel with you, I can't always ask you to pay me."

"I want to win the ten thousand taels of silver from Song Zigui..."

"Hey, where's Song Zigui? Why hasn't he come yet?"

These few words interrupted the doubts that had just arisen in the minds of Qi Shaotong and others.

Zhuo Yihang even glanced back: "I heard that he sent his father to the clinic... Master Song was punished quite severely."

"He will be back. The literary meeting ends at noon, so he should be able to finish it, but time is too short... He probably won't be able to defeat Brother Bai."

Bai Shaoqiu's heart skipped a beat.

I thought to myself, if this kid knew he was going to lose, he should not run away!

Should I slow down a bit and wait for him to catch up?

He made up his mind and decided not to rush forward.

At this time, a student bowed to Master Zhu and asked, "Sir, may we appreciate the poem written by Mr. Bai?"

Master Zhu pondered for three breaths, handed the paper over, and said something almost similar to what Master Qin said in the previous test:

"I'm worried that after reading this, you won't have the courage to write!"