After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Wang Weiyuan looked at the man surnamed Qin expressionlessly, but he was thinking in his heart.

Although this man with peach blossom eyes looks like a playboy at first glance, his eyes are clear and sharp, and he is not as cynical as he appears.

But his repeated approach to him also made Wang Weiyuan feel a little disgusted. He didn't want to pretend to be polite anymore and asked directly, "Young Master Qin, why are you chatting with me like this?"

Seeing that Wang Weiyuan was willing to pay attention to him, Qin Shijun hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and said, "Although this is the first time I've met Brother Wang, I feel as close and familiar as if we were old friends. It's fate that brings us together, and since we're both scholars, why don't we..."

Before he could finish his words, Wang Weiyuan interrupted him with a stern face: "Sorry! I'm not into homosexuality! Young Master Qin comes from a noble family and is handsome. I think it shouldn't be difficult for him to find a young man who shares his interests. So don't waste your time with me!"

After hearing this, Zhao Cheng's mouth was about to be crooked with laughter. He quickly reached out his hand to cover up the laughter that was about to overflow, but the slightly trembling shoulders still revealed his hypocrisy.

Qin Shijun's handsome face flushed red. He stretched out his long legs and gave his friend, who was grinning from ear to ear, a fierce kick. He turned around and quickly explained to Wang Weiyuan, "Brother Wang, you misunderstood! I, Qin, don't have any romantic interests. Your appearance does give me a familiar feeling, so I sincerely want to get to know you and become friends."

Qin Shijun looked at Wang Weiyuan seriously, fearing he might misunderstand and say something lewd. He cleared his throat, "We're all scholars. If I truly had any shady thoughts about you, Brother Wang, I would never, and would never, dare to, approach you in such a public place. Brother Wang, you're a smart person. Would you do the same?"

Seeing Qin Shijun staring at him seriously, with some anxiety in his eyes but no hint of intimacy, Wang Weiyuan actually believed it 80%.

Just as Qin Shijun said, if this person is really a beast in human form, he is a scholar after all, and as an outsider, he would definitely not dare to do such an inappropriate thing to him in public.

I think maybe he really just wants to make friends with me!

But I am just a scholar from a common family, so what could make him so eager to show his goodwill to me?

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the end he rejected them one by one.

Wang Weiyuan glanced at the young man with peach blossom eyes who was looking at him with a complicated expression. Before he could say anything, he saw that the man had turned around and pulled his friend over. The friend was still laughing.

Qin Shijun kicked Zhao Cheng again, his face stern and angrily said, "Zhao Cheng, explain to this prince whether I am a normal person or not."

Zhao Cheng finally stopped smiling after being kicked by his friend again. He bowed to Wang Weiyuan and began to explain, "Young Master Wang, my name is Zhao Cheng, and I'm from the capital. I've known Ajun for over ten years. Although he's a bit of a playboy, he doesn't have any bad habits. He occasionally goes to Zuiyue Tower to listen to the girls sing, but he's never been to Xianggu Pavilion to look for young men. He's a normal, if not abnormal, man. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare go out with him alone."

Seeing Wang Weiyuan's expression soften, Zhao Cheng reassured him, "So, Ajun truly wants to be friends with you, and he has no other dirty intentions. The situation you were worried about just now will definitely not happen. You can rest assured about this."

"If that's really the case, then I, Wang, will apologize to Master Qin. However, I only want to win a few lanterns for my brothers and sisters tonight, and I don't have time to worry about anything else."

Wang Weiyuan politely returned the greeting and quickly stepped aside, making it clear that he had no intention of making friends with the two of them.

If someone is a little more knowledgeable and sensible, seeing his series of actions, they might stop there and not go forward and cause trouble for themselves.

But Qin Shijun seemed not to notice all this and continued to walk towards Wang Weiyuan with a smile on his face. Seeing his friend being so shameless, Zhao Cheng could only touch his nose and continue to follow him with a shameless face.

Wang Weiyuan saw that the two men were determined to follow him, so he just followed them.

"Brother Wang, if my guess is correct, your target tonight is also that jeweled palace lantern, right?"

Wang Weiyuan glanced at Qin Shijun without saying anything.

He was too lazy to respond to the young man with peach blossom eyes's nonsense.

Among those who come here to guess lantern riddles tonight, how many of them don’t want to compete for the biggest prize?

"I am from the capital, my surname is Qin and my name is Shijun. I am twenty years old this year. I see that my brother is about the same age as me. I wonder how old you are now?"

Wang Weiyuan: ...

Qin Shijun didn't care about Wang Weiyuan's silence and was still ready to continue speaking with great interest.

At this moment, the second brother stood up and announced that the climax of tonight's guessing game had arrived.

The largest, most beautiful and most expensive jewel palace lantern was carefully taken down and placed on the table.

From a close distance, the red and green sapphires looked even more sparkling and brilliant under the light, drawing another round of praise from the crowd.

Several waiters held the written riddles in their hands and nodded to their companion at the table, who then lit the half incense stick in his hand.

The dozens of people participating in the guessing game suddenly became serious, and even the crowd watching stopped making noise, and the entire lantern riddle area became quiet in an instant.

The young man read the first riddle aloud: "Once you have seen the sea, you will never be satisfied with the water again---(guess a word)"

Wang Weiyuan smiled but didn't say anything. Then a young man in a blue robe in the corner asked, "Is it the word 'Tan'?"

As his answer came out, some people nodded, while others showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

The second brother smiled and said, "Congratulations, young master, you answered the first question correctly."

The man also laughed happily and picked up a specially made pocket-sized lantern handed to him by the waiter, which was considered the first question.

Next is the second riddle: "Waving but no one comes—(guess a word)"

"overtake"

The person who answered correctly this time was another man in his early thirties, and he also received a small pocket lantern from the waiter.

Next is the third question: "Neither the left side nor the right side can lead out. It's either not leading out or not leading out."

This time the crowd was silent for a moment, everyone bowed their heads in thought. Wang Weiyuan no longer concealed his incompetence and stepped forward and said, "Lin!"

"Congratulations, young master, for answering the riddle correctly. It's the word 'Lin'."

Wang Weiyuan took the first miniature lantern handed to him by the waiter and started guessing the first question with the biggest prize.

Question 4: "Walk on top, sit on the bottom, hang in the middle, bury on both sides --- (guess a word)"

"Earth!" Qin Shijun answered, looking at Wang Weiyuan with a smile, "Brother Wang, I'm going to test the waters too!"

As expected, he also got a small pocket lantern.

Question 5: "Escape from Maicheng---(guess a word)"

"Cui." Wang Weiyuan glanced at Qin Shijun and spoke.

Question 6: "The black water stains on the brush --- (guess a four-character idiom)"

"The ink isn't dry yet." Qin Shijun still had a smile on his face.

Question 7: "To be good at fighting, one must also be good at planning—(guess a four-character idiom)"

Wang Weiyuan: "Be thrifty and calculating."

Question 8: "May as well play the game of jumping horse chess -- (guess a four-character idiom)"

Qin Shijun: "It's just around the corner."

Question 9: "Heng--(guess a four-character idiom)"

Wang Weiyuan: "On the verge of death."

Question 10: "Forget -- (guess a four-character idiom)"

Qin Shijun: "Devoted and devoted."

Question 11: "No barking of dogs when entering the house--(guess a word)"

Wang Weiyuan: “Ask.”

Question 12: "Two points come from the sky - (guess a word)"

Qin Shijun: "Close."

Seeing that half of the incense stick was about to burn out, the audience around focused their attention on the two young men confronting each other in the middle of the field.

The guy opened the last question: There are eighteen on the left, eighteen on the right, two times four equals eight, one times eight equals eight—(guess a word)”

As the riddle came out, everyone fell into deep thought. Qin Shijun, contrary to his usual behavior, stopped laughing and started thinking quickly.

Wang Weiyuan's face was solemn. He glanced at the last spark in the incense burner and announced the answer: "It's the word Fan!"

As soon as the words fell, the last spark of hope was completely extinguished.

The second brother's voice was filled with excitement: "Congratulations to this young master Wang for winning the biggest prize in this year's Lantern Festival!"