Online Game: Evil Dragon Against The Heaven - 201
Yaya eagerly answered, “Ah! Of course, it counts because you and Big Brother are together. Big Sister, do you want to answer Yaya’s questions too? Now listen carefully! For the remaining five questions, if you get even one wrong, you really won’t be allowed to go in. Question six… A chicken and a goose both fall into an ice cave; the chicken freezes to death, but the goose survives. Why is that?”
Su Fei Fei glanced at Ye Tian Xie, whose expression was tangled, and replied, “The answer is so simple! Because the goose is a penguin, and penguins aren’t afraid of the cold!”
Ye Tian Xie: “…”
“Wow! Big Sister, you’re so smart! You got it right.” Yaya pulled a lollipop out of her mouth, looking at Su Fei Fei with great surprise. “Now for the seventh question: What can you hit without using any strength?”
“Of course, it’s a nap! Hitting a nap doesn’t require any strength.” Su Fei Fei answered immediately.
Ye Tian Xie: -_-!!
“Wow! Big Sister, you got it right again.” Yaya was even more surprised, with a hint of nervousness showing. According to the rules set by the Creation Sister, they weren’t supposed to be allowed in today. If the Creation Goddess found out…
“Listen carefully to the eighth question… There’s a small basket with six apples inside. Each of six kids takes one, but the basket still has one apple left. Why is that?”
“This is even simpler! Because one kid took both the apple and the basket, so there’s still one apple left in the basket.”
Ye Tian Xie: “!@#￥%…”
“Big Sister… You got it right again. You’re amazing.” Little Yaya was visibly even more nervous now. She was so tense that she stopped eating her lollipop. After thinking hard for a while, she asked, “Then… here’s the ninth question: One day, Xiao Ming (Xiao Ming: Why is it always me? What did I do to deserve this?) was riding on Big Bull. They passed a field of tender grass, but why didn’t Big Bull eat the grass?”
Su Fei Fei thought for a moment and cheerfully answered, “Because Big Bull is a person, of course, he wouldn’t eat grass!”
Ye Tian Xie: (⊙o⊙)…
This time, Ye Tian Xie remained silent, standing alone in the cold wind, watching as a girl and a woman engaged in a question-and-answer game. Each question dealt a blow to his fragile soul… He, who always prided himself on his unparalleled intellect, was utterly defeated by these two women.
“Uuh… Big Sister, you’re so smart, much smarter than the silly Big Brother. You got it right again.” Little Yaya’s voice was so pitiful it was almost on the verge of tears. She deeply regretted letting Su Fei Fei answer earlier. If only… if only she hadn’t let her do it.
“There’s still one last question, right, Little Sister?” Su Fei Fei leaned closer, a sly smile on her face. Riddles were her childhood specialty, a game she often played with her mother. Though her mother had been gone for a long time, Su Fei Fei still found joy in such games, remembering the happiness and her mother’s gentle smile. She had become a true master at these, figuring out their patterns as a child. Yaya’s questions were child’s play to her.
“Then… the tenth question…” Little Yaya thought hard for a long time, as if searching for a truly difficult question. Finally, she said, “Xiao Ming (Xiao Ming: Yaya! I won’t let you get away with this!) sends seven letters to his girlfriend Xiao Li every day, all at once. But why does Xiao Li only receive one letter a day?”
“It’s simple! Because Xiao Ming is a playboy and has seven girlfriends! Isn’t that right?”
Ye Tian Xie: ~~(>_<)~~
The difficult question that Yaya had mulled over for a long time was casually and effortlessly answered by Su Fei Fei. Yaya’s face drooped, but she still clutched the lollipop tightly in her hand.
“If we answer five questions correctly, we can go in, right? We’ve already answered five questions correctly, so can we go in now?” Su Fei Fei said smugly to a very aggrieved Yaya, sneaking glances at Ye Tianxie, whose expression made her stifle a laugh. She knew well that Ye Tian Xie’s inability to answer these riddles wasn’t a matter of intelligence but a lack of exposure to these kinds of brain teasers. For someone accustomed to taking direct approaches and solving problems with the quickest and most straightforward methods, these roundabout puzzles were undoubtedly frustrating.
“Big Sister, you’re amazing… Ugh, Yaya keeps her promises. You can go in now.” Yaya spoke with a pitiful, reluctant tone. She waved her small hand, and with a thunderous sound, the icy wall blocking the entrance to the Ice Abyss Wolf Den collapsed, revealing a misty white, frosty cave.
“Goodbye, Little Sister…Tian Xie, let’s go.” Saying her farewell to the pitiful Yaya, who looked as if she’d made a grave mistake, Su Fei Fei tugged at the dazed Ye Tian Xie and walked toward the Ice Abyss Wolf Den.
“Fei Fei, how did you know the answers to those questions… Have you heard them before?” Ye Tian Xie asked weakly. He had gotten five questions wrong in a row—adding the six from yesterday, that was eleven consecutive wrong answers—while Su Fei Fei had answered all five correctly. The disparity… It made him want to give up on life.
“Nope.” Su Fei Fei blinked her big eyes at him, then giggled and said, “Tian Xie, be good… Don’t feel bad. It’s perfectly normal for you not to know the answers to these questions. It doesn’t mean you’re not smart.”
Ye Tian Xie: ╭(╯^╰)╮
【Ding… Your friend 『Shield Breaks Ten Thousand Troops』 has logged in.】
【Ding… Your friend 『Misty Water Maiden』 has logged in.】
Just as they were about to approach the entrance to the Ice Abyss Wolf Den, a notification sounded in Ye Tianxie’s ear. He quickly pulled Su Fei Fei to a stop and connected to Zuo Po Jun’s communicator, saying, “Po Jun, come to the Ice Abyss Wolf Den immediately, now… Oh, and make sure Qiu Shui doesn’t come. It’ll be dangerous for him.”
“Ah… Received! On my way!!”
After putting down the communicator, Ye Tian Xie walked back to Yaya and said to the puzzled little girl, “Little Sister, give me another pair of Snow-Stepping Shoes…”
Meanwhile, Zuo Po Jun put down his communicator and let out an excited roar, “Oh, hahaha! Second Brother is calling me to the Ice Abyss Wolf Den for a mission. I’m going!!”
“Bingo! Second Brother’s summons are the sweetest sounds in the world. Dear Third Brother, grant me three minutes. I need to restock my pitifully low supply of arrows and potions” said Murong Qiu Shui, his face glowing with excitement. His radiant face was as beautiful as blooming peach blossoms. If he smiled charmingly, he could undoubtedly leave male players passing by in a daze.
“Go, go! Anyway, Second Brother specifically emphasized that I should go alone; it’s dangerous for you.” Zuo Po Jun said and dashed off, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
“Oh no! You can’t treat me like this!!” After a moment of silence, Murong Qiu Shui wailed like an abandoned lover, his voice filled with heartbreak.
Before long, Zuo Po Jun appeared at the entrance to the Ice Abyss Wolf Den. He immediately spotted Ye Tian Xie and Su Fei Fei waiting there and hurried over excitedly. “Second Brother, Miss Su, I’m here!”
“Mm, put on these shoes, and we’ll go in.” Ye Tian Xie traded the newly bought black Snow-Stepping Shoes to Zuo Po Jun.
“Oh, okay.” Although the shoes were hideous, Zuo Po Jun quickly put them on and followed Ye Tian Xie into the Ice Abyss Wolf Den. As he passed by Yaya, he gave her a few curious glances and even greeted her, “Hello, Little Sister… Goodbye, Little Sister.”
Yaya:…………..
The Ice Abyss Wolf Den was cold—that was the first impression Zuo Po Jun and Su Fei Fei had.
The Ice Abyss Wolf Den was beautiful—that was their second impression. It was a world entirely made of ice, with a pure, almost flawless beauty that one could only appreciate by being there in person. If it weren’t for the extreme cold, everything would be perfect.
“Second Brother, are you saying that when you first came here yesterday… you failed?” Zuo Po Jun asked in shock. Knowing Ye Tian Xie’s abilities, the thought of even him failing on his first attempt… How terrifyingly difficult must this place be?
After all, Ye Tian Xie had once easily killed a little celestial beast in the blink of an eye.
“Yes, that’s why I need your help” Ye Tian Xie said as he looked ahead. The first corridor of the Ice Abyss Wolf Den was just a straightforward passage, without any monsters or dangers.
“This…” Zuo Po Jun scratched his head awkwardly and said, “Second Brother, you know my current abilities. If even you couldn’t make it through, I’d probably just end up as cannon fodder… Maybe I’d even make you waste energy protecting me.”
“Don’t worry, my Tian Xie is so smart. He wouldn’t be foolish enough to call a big guy like you just to be cannon fodder. Just follow his arrangements when the time comes,” Su Fei Fei interjected. As she said the word 【smart】, the muscles on Ye Tian Xie’s face twitched slightly.
“Oh, yes, yes.”
The always fiery and short-tempered eldest young master of the Zuo family, who would usually erupt at the slightest provocation, was as obedient and docile as a chubby little lamb in front of Ye Tian Xie. Now, he even behaved this way in front of Su Fei Fei. His gaze wandered repeatedly to where Su Fei Fei was holding onto Ye Tian Xie… Their closeness was so natural that it made his mind run wild with speculation.
Could they really… really… really…
And what about Xian’er… and Big Sister? What would happen to them?
Thinking about this, Zuo Po Jun didn’t say anything, but he secretly felt a headache coming on. He knew far more about the situation than Su Fei Fei did.
“Second Brother, how confident are you this time? Can we really do this?” Zuo Po Jun asked again, still uneasy. It wasn’t that he lacked confidence—it was simply that he was all too aware of the gap between himself and Ye Tian Xie.
“I’m not confident. I just can’t accept failing again. This time, no matter what, we’ll give it our all.”
They passed through the first corridor, then cautiously navigated a wide icy path where deadly ice spikes could fall at any moment. Finally, they once again reached the terrifying Ice Bone Abyss Path.