Everyone present was stunned by Qin Wanyou's actions.

However, what followed was shocking, because Qin Wanyou picked up the building block again (it is called a building block because it is made of stacked wood), looked at a certain direction, placed it on the table, and spun it hard once more.

With two 'thuds,' two parts were flung out of the building blocks. The blocks no longer fit together perfectly.

Qin Wanyou picked up the building blocks and began to manually disassemble them one by one.

In no time, Qin Wanyou disassembled the entire block set piece by piece and placed it on the table.

When it was almost completely dismantled, Duke Zhen's smug and irritating voice rang out, "This isn't that difficult. Look, Princess An easily took it apart with just a couple of turns."

When Prince Jiang's people saw Qin Wanyou take apart the building blocks, their eyes were filled with shock. How could this be?

But upon hearing Duke Zhen's words, their expressions immediately turned grim. In the Jiang Dynasty, no one except the builders could disassemble this puzzle, yet it had been so easily opened, and by a woman no less. How could they accept this?

Although Princess Chu Yue's face wasn't exactly beautiful, it wasn't as bad as Prince Jiang's. Remembering Prince Jiang's earlier words, she said mockingly, "Prince Jiang, one should know how to be humble and not be overconfident, otherwise, when you get slapped, you'll have nowhere to hide!"

Faced with the mockery, Prince Jiang's face darkened even more, but as a prince of a country, he said, "Princess An is impressive, I admire her!"

The Crown Prince and Murong Xiao remained silent, but their smiles were impossible to hide. Murong Xiao, in particular, wore a smug and proud look, as if he himself had been the one to break the seal.

Qin Wanyou smiled calmly, "Your Highness Jiang flatters me, it was just a fluke! The structure of this building block is indeed unique!"

The building blocks are actually made using a mortise and tenon structure. Through the interlocking of concave and convex grooves between surfaces and points, they form a complementary and very sturdy structure.

Of course, she didn't use resin or other materials to glue each surface or point together. She used centrifugal force and inertia to move one of them first, creating an opening before she could break through. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to open it so easily.

One of the men behind Prince Jiang said sarcastically, somewhat unconvinced, "Second Prince, we don't need to worry. Princess An didn't use the usual dismantling method; she just happened to get lucky and it turned out right. I believe our people of Great Jiang will definitely win."

Upon hearing this, Duke Zhen and the others from the Great Yan side were immediately displeased. What did they mean by not using conventional dismantling methods? Any method that could be dismantled was a good method. So they retorted, "Luck is also a part of strength. Otherwise, why couldn't you solve it yourselves? If you can't do it, don't blame others for being lucky!"

The Crown Prince and the others nodded in agreement, saying that anything that could be broken down was a method.

The man seemed enraged, glaring at Duke Zhen, "You..."

Prime Minister Xiao of Dajiang shot a sharp look at the man, "Shut up! Get out of here!"

Then he apologized to Duke Zhen and Murong Xiao, "Duke, Prince An, I was rash, please forgive me!"

At the same time, he scoffed to himself, thinking, "These people are getting bolder and bolder. They have no manners at all and really think they're the masters!"

Duke Zhen snorted and looked at the people on the stage, making a racket.

When it comes to Qin Wanyou, Murong Xiao is not so easy to let it go. "If you can't speak properly, then shut up. Be mindful of your status. Princess An is not someone that just anyone can question!"

As soon as Murong Xiao finished speaking, the man became even angrier, clenching his fists tightly as if he was about to make a move.

The second prince turned his head slightly and glared at the man.

The man immediately loosened his fist and dared not speak.

However, judging from his clenched fist, he was definitely not convinced.

Murong Xiao didn't even bother to look at him. Besides feeling indignant for Qin Wanyou, he also guessed that the person behind Prince Jiang must be from Jade Immortal Mountain, otherwise how could a subordinate dare to be so bold in such a situation?

A hush fell over the room as everyone turned to look at the stage.

Murong Xiao turned slightly towards Qin Wanyou, "Wanwan, how did you know that could untie it?"

Qin Wanyou glanced at it briefly, "Would you believe me if I said it was pure luck?"

Murong Xiao looked at the stage in front of him and said firmly, "I don't believe it!"

Qin Wanyou didn't speak, but the corners of her mouth slightly turned up.

Duke Zhen, who was standing nearby, also chimed in, "Princess Xiao An, how did you know that could untie it?"

Qin Wanyou gave a similar answer, "It was just a coincidence. If the Duke is interested, you can take this to the master builders after the competition. I'm not very familiar with the specifics either."

Duke Zhen was still fiddling with a few building blocks in his hands, nodding, "Alright. But you're already very impressive!"

Most people on the field admired Qin Wanyou for solving the puzzle and looked at her with admiration. However, some people were jealous, disdainful, or had other feelings that were hard to define.

The competition lasted for several hours, from morning to afternoon, and finally came to an end. The surrounding audience gradually woke up, and more and more people gathered to watch.

After everyone on stage finished their work, all the judges went up to check the three pieces together. They also picked up the pieces and placed them in front of the stage so that all the audience members could see them during the test.

The judges were also renowned architects. The chief judge stepped forward to announce the testing rules: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, I am Ai Jianwu, the representative of the judges for this competition. The works of the three participating teams have now been completed. Next, we will select the first, second, and third place winners through the following tests. First, we will conduct a waterproof test, which will involve impact. The team that remains intact at the end will win. Second, we will conduct a shockproof test, which will involve attacking the bottom of the work. Again, we will assess the degree of integrity. The final winner will be determined by combining the results of these two tests."

The surrounding audience applauded and cheered.

At the signal from Judge Ai, the officers maintaining order also signaled to the audience to be quiet.

After a moment of silence, the judges picked up the three entries and placed them simultaneously in the test area specially built in Yanjiang.

As the water continued to flow, the judges used props to continuously pour water and wash over the area.

Soon, the first to leak was Da Jiang's work. Both Da Yan and Chu Yue's works were multi-story buildings, with the bottom and top floors appearing very sturdy.

In the end, the Great Yan won by a narrow margin.

The second step was to conduct an earthquake resistance test. The judges picked up the house model from their hands and placed it on three tables prepared on the stage.

Then, the energy was channeled from below to create a tremor above. Finally, a powerful wave surged from bottom to top, causing the house model to shake continuously and slowly begin to collapse.

The last three models all collapsed, but the one from Dayan was more intact.

Therefore, after reviewing and discussing the matter, the judges announced in public that Da Yan was first, Da Jiang was second, and Chu Yue was third.

Da Jiang and Princess Chu Yue's faces darkened; they had lost again!

The person behind Prince Jiang couldn't hold back any longer and stood up abruptly, "Impossible, impossible, someone must have cheated!"

Duke Zhen rolled his eyes. Was this guy an idiot?

The Crown Prince spoke righteously and sternly, “Insolence! In full view of everyone, how could there be cheating? How dare a mere servant spout such nonsense!”

The man was about to speak in rebuttal.

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