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nZhao Luo had already solved two riddles. That too right after they had appeared that is in just a moment. He was 20 points already.

nIt was like he could know the answer while reading the riddle.

nUsually if a riddle was to be given to somebody they would first read it then understand it and think for a moment to find the answer to the riddle this solving it but for Zhao Luo it was just a joke.

nSeeing Zhao Luo solve two of his riddles so easily left the Second Elder in a shock. But he calmed down soon enough.

n‘What a young talent he can succeed my name.’

nSecond Elder thought while looking at the confident-looking Zhao Luo.

n‘What are these second-grade riddles? Don’t tell me the old man made them personally.’

nZhao Luo thought.

nThe Second Elder didn’t read Zhao Luo’s thoughts this time as he was busy in his thoughts regarding Zhao Luo’s talent in solving riddles otherwise he would have smacked Zhao Luo.

n‘Hmm.’

nZhao Luo looked at the paper as another riddle appeared on it.

nRiddle: Why do Lions eat raw meat?

nZhao Luo looked read the riddle.

n‘This could be a problem.’

nHe thought while making a frustrated face. He had only answered two of the toddler correctly but now he was already feeling the fear of getting a wrong answer for this third one.

n‘It could be a simple answer like the lion doesn’t know how to cook.’

nZhao Luo thought as him all the riddles were a mix of words just to hide a simple answer.

n‘But what if?’

nHe questioned himself as he looked at the Second Elder.

n‘Grin.’

nThe Second Elder was grinning as even though the guy in front of him was good at solving riddles he can’t be invincible.

nShow me what you got.

nSecond Elder said to Zhao Luo in a challenging tone.

nAfter seeing the grin on the Second Elder’s face Zhao Luo gave it more thought.

n‘What if I already know the right answer and this is just a way to disrupt my mind?’

nZhao Luo questioned himself again as to how could such an easy riddle appear here.

nThis was the Sect’s entrance test which on clearing would award them points that would help them in their training.

nBut what were these riddle that he had to answer?

nIt had already been 2 minutes since Zhao Luo had started solving the riddles. He solved the first two riddles instantly but the third riddle was a mountain of confusion for him.

nIn the end he went with his initial answer.

nThe lion doesn’t know how to – it doesn’t know how to COOK.

nZhao Luo finally told the Second Elder of his answer to the third riddle.

nWhat if the Lion is a Sand Lion?

nSecond Elder didn’t tell Zhao Luo if his answer was correct or not instead he replied to his answer with a question.

n‘What if it’s a sand lion?’

nZhao Luo wondered for a moment but then he looked decisively at the Second Elder.

nIt will also eat raw meat as it will also be unaware of how to cook it.

nZhao Luo told the Second Elder.

nGood good you are doing amazingly good.

nSecond Elder looked quite happy after hearing Zhao Luo’s answer.

n‘I added this to fool the examinees but he was able to see through it even though he took some time. Not bad.’

nSecond elder thought while observing Zhao Luo with a smile on his face.

nYou have solved three riddles each worth 10 points. So you are already at 30 points.

nThe second elder told Zhao Luo.

nHe didn’t know he would have this much fun while leading the exam otherwise he would have been the examiner of every exam.

nHalf the time of the second test had already passed.

nWith two and a half minutes remaining Zhao Luo looked forward to solving his 4th riddle.

nTill now he had it easy as none of the riddles were challenging for him.

n‘Let’s focus.’

nZhao Luo thought as his third fiddle disappeared and in its place a new riddle appeared.

nRiddle: The more you take the more will you leave behind.

nZhao Luo read the riddle from the paper.

n‘Hmmm.’

nHe wondered what the answer could be.

nZhao Luo didn’t notice that he was smiling while reading the riddle. He was also enjoying the riddles.

nHe looked at the old man who was the brains behind these riddles and saw that the second elder was lost in his thoughts as he wasn’t focusing on him.

n‘This riddle. The past me who wandered without stopping. When the new Era hadn’t started when the world wasn’t like this.’

nThe second elder remembered his past.

nHe had made this riddle while looking back on the road he had traveled on.

nSoon he came out of his thoughts and looked at Zhao Luo who was smiling at the riddle.

n‘Looks like the young man is enjoying it.’

nThe second elder thought while looking at Zhao Luo.

n‘Hmmm.’

nSecond Elder wondered as information entered his mind.

nAll the riddle papers were at the end connected to him so as someone would solve the riddle he would know and he would also know the number of tries one used while answering the riddle.

nWhat made him wonder was because of the paper of Su Shi.

nEven Su Shi who had cleared her 3rd riddle and was already at her 4th one. Even though she had used eight tries to solve three riddles but it was still an amazing feat.

n‘Two geniuses in one exam. Interesting. Very interesting.’

nThe second elder rubbed his beard while thinking about Zhao Luo and Su Shi.

nFootsteps. The more footsteps I take the more footsteps will I leave behind.

nZhao Luo solved yet another riddle.

nHe knew that he was right even before the second elder told him the result.

nHahaha. Young man I haven’t been this excited in years. You are correct. Again.

nThe second elder replied telling Zhao Luo of the results.

nZhao Luo had already accumulated 40 points till now.

nAfter that as soon as the riddle would appear in front of him he would answer it and look at the Second Elder who would admit that Zhao Luo gave the right answer.

nA house.

nSpider.

nMan.

nZhao Luo kept on firing answers right after seeing the riddles.

nTill now all of the riddles were worth 10 points except the last one which was for 20 points.

nRiddle 07: What walks on four legs in the morning two in the afternoon and three at night?

nThis was the riddle that was worth 20 points showing its difficulty but Zhao Luo had solved this one in an instant too.

nYou have acquired 80 points young man.

nThe second elder said. He wasn’t feeling excited anymore as his excitement had already changed to something else.

nZhao Luo’s riddle-solving speed was so intense and without any mistakes that the second elder couldn’t even compare himself to Zhao Luo.

n‘He is a demon.’

nThe Second Elder thought as he started sweating. The reason behind this wasn’t because Zhao Luo was good at solving the riddles.

nRather it was because Zhao Luo already had a lot of points.

nIf Zhao Luo’s points were below the 50 marks then it wouldn’t have been that big of a problem.

nBut someone who would just be joining the sect having 70 points and this wasn’t the end as one minute was still left could cause some questions for even him.

nOthers wouldn’t believe that such a genius exists who could solve the riddles from the ‘Master of Riddles’ himself this easily.

nThey would blame the second elder for showing favoritism.

nPlus he had also brought Zhao Luo to the top floor so this could get problematic for both of them.

nAs the last minute was left another riddle appeared on Zhao Luo’s paper but before he could read it the second elder waved his hand.

nAs if the riddle ‘glitched’ while appearing on the paper it just vanished suddenly.

nThis confused Zhao Luo who then looked at the second elder for some explanation.

nElder the riddle just disappeared before I could even read it.

nZhao Luo complained as because of this he was missing the free points that he could get.

nThe elder looked at Zhao Luo as if he was confused and couldn’t understand what Zhao Luo was saying.

nWhat do you mean?

nThe second elder said acting like he didn’t hear Zhao Luo the first time.

nI mean how could the riddle just vanish before I could even answer it.

nZhao Luo told the second elder again.

n‘It even looked short one.’

nZhao Luo thought while feeling a little depressed as he was enjoying so much.

nHe looked down and saw that the riddle was still on the paper.

nThis shocked him so he looked up at the second elder.

nThis.

nZhao Luo said.

nThe second elder just shrugged acting like he didn’t know what Zhao Luo was talking about.

nThis all happened when the 8th riddle appeared on Zhao Luo’s paper.

nIt was an easy one so the elder knew that Zhao Luo would answer it right after looking at it so he switched it with a hard one and changed its points.

nEven though it was one of the most difficult riddles in his collection which was worth 50 points he changed the points to 5.

nThis one.

nZhao Luo said while looking at the riddle.

n‘I can swear that it didn’t look this long before. Hmmm.’

nZhao Luo thought as the riddle looked more than what he had seen a few moments ago.

n‘If he solves this one too then he must have been a nemesis of riddles in his par life.’

nThe second elder thought as only 30 seconds were left before the test would end.

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