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"Stop, my friend. I already said before I wrote the poem that it is purely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental."

Zhou Wu shrugged, indicating that he had already avoided taking responsibility.

"What a coincidence! Of all the places in the world, you have to mention my Tubo Kingdom's capital, Loulan. Who would believe you if you said you didn't do it on purpose?"

I believe you.

As soon as the envoy finished speaking righteously, a high-ranking official from the Dragon Kingdom raised his hand to speak, looking dumbfounded.

Zhou Wu looked over and saw that the speaker was a young man who looked even younger than himself. However, he didn't recognize the man, but at least he spoke up for him, which could be considered a good deed.

"Alright, alright, Zhou Wu, watch your words."

Li Tiancheng was actually overjoyed inside, but he didn't show it on his face. He even "criticized" Zhou Wu.

This punishment was so mild that everyone could see the emperor was favoring Zhou Wu. However, since the emperor had already stated his intention to punish him, even if there were any objections, the matter could be considered closed.

"Idiot, with your looks, you still want to make a move on Xixue."

Zhou Wu wasn't actually holding a grudge from the past; the main problem was that this guy was actually eyeing Li Xixue.

"I felt that Zhou Wu's poem was powerful and impressive, and it enhanced the prestige of our great dragon nation."

"This poem is something only a scholar could write; he truly deserves to be called the most cultured person among our military generals."

"You know perfectly well that when Zhou Wu goes mad, he's even more insane than the Duke of Lu."

Zhou Wu is now almost the new favorite among military generals. In the past, military generals could never win against civil officials in court discussions, but since Zhou Wu appeared, the attitude of civil officials towards military generals has changed dramatically.

This was because Zhou Wu rarely attended court. When Zhou Wu did attend court once or twice, the civil officials would not utter a single extra word, for fear of being targeted by Zhou Wu.

Soon it came to the last and grand finale: a riddle game.

However, this riddle game isn't just about solving riddles; it can also involve guessing an object. As long as the people present can't guess it, they win.

As is customary in previous years, the winner can make a request to His Majesty, which His Majesty will grant. Therefore, the Tubo envoy immediately came up with a plan to win the game and then make a request for a marriage alliance.

However, he didn't rush to make a move, but instead observed how others performed first.

At first, everyone focused on riddles, because Da Longren was good at creating riddles.

Strangely enough, these riddles were incredibly difficult and bizarre for these alien races, and almost all of them were solved by the Great Dragonman himself.

But gradually, everyone's enthusiasm for the game was aroused. Some people from other races brought out their specialties and asked everyone to guess what they were. However, most of the nobles had seen them before.

The capital city is the most prosperous city of this era, encompassing merchants from almost all countries, so it has seen all kinds of rare and exotic treasures.

"It seems that to win, we need to use unconventional methods. The more valuable something is, the easier it is to be recognized."

The Earth God had been observing quietly and finally managed to find some patterns.

"Your Majesty, esteemed officials, I have something that I wonder if any of you recognize and can tell me about it."

The earthen messenger took out a small bag from his person, and when he opened it, he found a powdery substance inside.

"It's just flour, what's there to guess?"

Someone said with a disdainful look, but it was immediately rejected by the land envoy.

"No, this isn't flour."

"You're lying, this is clearly flour."

"My lord, I am not lying to you. I will reveal the answer when no one else is available."

The others immediately started discussing it. This thing did look like flour, but the Earth God said it wasn't, which probably wasn't a lie, since it was said in front of the Great Dragon Emperor.

"Salt powder?"

"wrong."

"lime powder?"

"That's not right either."

"rice flour?"

"Still wrong."

This thing is basically a fan, and as for what kind of fan it is, almost everyone has already said what they know, but without exception, they are all wrong.

"What the hell is this?"

Even Li Tiancheng was filled with happiness. As the Emperor of the Great Dragon, there were very few things in the world that he didn't recognize, but to be honest, he didn't know what this thing was either.

Just as the land surveyor was smugly preparing to announce the answer, that annoying voice rang out again.

"Isn't this just tsampa?"

In fact, Zhou Wu used the process of elimination. Everyone else had said all the powders, but none of them were correct. Then, combined with the identity of the Tubo envoy, it was not difficult to guess what it was. After all, Tubo only ate tsampa and yak meat, and didn't have much else to eat.

"Tsampa?"

"Does Lord Zhou recognize this?"

After Zhou Wu gave his answer, the Earth God Envoy did not immediately deny it, but looked at him in shock. Everyone understood that Zhou Wu was right.

"Tsampa? Zhou Wu, what is tsampa? What is it?"

Li Tiancheng also became interested; it was indeed something he had never seen or heard of before.

"Your Majesty, this is a food unique to the Tubo Kingdom. It's what barley flour is called after it's been ground into flour. It's the main food of the Tubo people, just like rice and noodles in our Great Dragon Kingdom."

Unlike the others who were shocked, Zhou Wu looked relaxed.

"Envoy of the Land, is what Zhou Wu said true?"

Li Tiancheng quickly sought confirmation from the person involved. After the earthen envoy nodded slightly, everyone was once again amazed by Zhou Wu's knowledge and experience.

The earthen envoy was so shocked by Zhou Wu that he couldn't react for a long time. After he came to his senses, he took out a piece of meat from his body.

He really didn't want to give up the chance to win the championship. A marriage alliance with Da Long would help Turkey develop rapidly. So if this matter succeeded, he would leave a strong mark on Turkey's history. If he failed, he would be a sinner against Turkey.

"Isn't this just a piece of meat?"

It looked like a piece of raw meat that had been sitting for a long time, and everyone immediately showed expressions of disgust upon seeing it.

"Yes, this is a piece of meat. May I ask what kind of meat it is?"

The Tubo envoy had run out of supplies. Tubo was already poor in resources and had no treasures, but two unique specialties became his only reliance. Zhou Wu had already guessed that it was barley, so now he could only rely on the piece of meat in his hand.

"pork?"

"wrong."

"beef?"

"wrong."

"horsemeat?"

"wrong."

"Could it be a human head?"

Someone made a joke, which startled the women present.

Seeing the concubines and princesses screaming in fright, Li Tiancheng was already getting annoyed by the rudeness of this local envoy.

"Isn't this just yak meat?"

Zhou Wu's voice once again shocked everyone.