Monday, 26 February 2024

TISHW 80




 Chapter 80 The Secret of the Treasure 6

Time went back to an hour ago. Jiang Yu came to them so they could take a look at her book. The owner of the bamboo stall said that a code was needed. She immediately remembered the incomplete picture next to many poems and puzzle pieces in her book and intuitively understood the code. It should be related to this.

Thinking how the tasks required two people, she secretly told Jian Cang the clues and her thoughts. So Jian Cang "inadvertently" reminded Xiang Chen. The two of them murmured for a while with the book and seemed to have found the answer. They quickly went to do the task and left. When leaving, Xiang Chen and Jiang Yu looked at each other tacitly. No one else noticed except the camera that was always paying attention to them.

Next, Jiang Yu found an opportunity to tell Shu Hua about the possible clues cout her and Ye Yuanyu’s "soul" puzzle. The audience noticed that when Shu Hua shared it with Ye Yuan Yu, Ye Yuanyu subtly signaled to Jiang Yu an "OK" sign to indicate the signal was received.

This made everyone laugh:

【They are all clearly accomplices  but insist on acting like underground party connections. 】

【Probably this is the excitement she pictured. 】

【This is a new way of playing. 】

【More importantly, each of them thinks they are special. 】

【I’m kind of looking forward to their reaction when they know the truth. 】

Jiang Yu didn't know everyone's worries. After Ye Yuanyu and Shu Hua left, she went to find Jian Cang and Xiang Chen. She needed to observe the task content and game mechanics.

As for Qin Shiyu, he seemed to have solved the mystery a long time ago. After scaring Jian Cang, he took Zhou Feifei away with him. If she went over now, she suspected he would have already finished playing.

Xiang Chen and Jian Cang’s task was the most convenient to observe.

When Jiang Yu arrived, the two of them had already started the task with the code "Stand strong after a thousand hardships, let the east, west, north, south wind" - the picture on the puzzle only matched the picture next to "Bamboo and Stone" to form a complete graphic. So the code was this poem.

The Bamboo and Stone stall owner emphasized, "Are you sure of the password contents? If the password is wrong, you will not get the reward even if you win the game."

After the two of them expressed that they were sure, the Bamboo and Stone stall owner continued, "Each person needed to pay 5 points for each challenge. You can repeat the challenge until the reward is gained. Again, if the password is wrong, no matter what the result of the challenge is, it will be a failure. "

Ye Yuanyu and Jian Cang were sure that the password was right, Jian Cang was curious, "What is the reward?"

The Bamboo and Stone stall owner was being mysterious, "Only those who win the game are qualified to know."

Jian Cang wrinkled his nose and asked again, "How many rewards are there?"

This time the Bamboo and Stone stall owner answered, "3."

Jian Cang counted his points and said ambitiously, "Very good, then we will spend 15 points to win them all!"

As a result, the two of them were a little dumbfounded after they paid the points and heard the content of the task.

"Two people participating in the game are required to walk to the middle from both sides of the large pool at the same time using the upper and lower ropes across it. The person who reaches the other side first can get a reward."

Jian Cang felt that he heard wrongly, "Since two people walk at the same time, are there two ropes?"

The Bamboo and Stone stall owner said, "One."

Jian Cang glared, "Then we will go head to head?"

The Bamboo and Stone stall owner nodded.

Xiang Chen came back to his senses and laughed, "So now we have a competitive relationship?"

【As expected, it is "All Rounder". The unexpected reversal. 】

【Good friends come hand in hand and vows to advance and retreat together. Unforeseen, the swords would be drawn against each other in the blink of an eye. Is this a loss of morality or a distortion of human nature? 】

Jiang Yu said from the side, "You two can agree that each of you will win once first, so you could spend 10 points to get two rewards first. Afterward, consider the remaining one."

This was indeed a way. Despite the imagination being beautiful, the reality was cruel. The two of them walked from both ends of the pool before they met in the narrow road in the middle. Both fell into the water one after another.

Jian Cang angrily hollered in the pool, "Why did you do a sneak attack?"

Originally, walking on the rope was like walking on a suspension bridge, which was very unstable.

As they were a third of the way, a water balloon was unexpectedly thrown by the stall owner. Both of them were frightened at the same time and the task failed.

Jian Cang's heart ached endlessly, "Uuuu~~My 5 points!"

While he was crying, Qin Shiyu came over with a palm-sized irregular black piece of wood in his hand, "I suggest you earn more points."

He said, "This part is the real battle. As long as you know the secret code of the task stall, you can open the game and win the key.”

The group looked at him in unison. Xiang Chen was confused, "Key?"

Qin Shiyu handed the wooden block in his hand to the curious Jiang Yu.

Xiang Chen and Jian Cang gathered over. Jian Cang suddenly said, "The picture."

Their puzzle pieces and the incomplete picture next to "Bamboo and Stone" were made up of irregular three-dimensional patterns.

The bamboo and stone stall owner looked over, "Yes, these are key fragments. Legend has it that there are nine pieces. Whoever collects them can open the door to the treasure."

"9 pieces. One task point gives 3 pieces." Qin Shiyu said, "So as long as you know the passwords of three task points and have enough points, you will have a chance to win the key fragments."

Jian Cang said, "Do you know our secret code? There are many poems about bamboo in that book."

Qin Shiyu smiled slightly, "Isn't it Stand strong after a thousand hardships, let the east, west, north, south wind?"

Both Xiang Chen and Jian Cang were shocked. Qin Shiyu didn't explain and instead asked, "How about it? It's not easy to go against Xiang Chen. Why don't you compete with me?"

Jian Cang had a bad feeling and wanted to refuse when he heard Qin Shiyu say, "This task is more suitable for you. I suggest you insist on practicing a few more times, otherwise you may not be able to get a single fragment in the end."

Xiang Chen looked at the key fragment in his hand and asked curiously, "What was your task over there?"

Qin Shiyu said, "Memory, 5 minutes of memory time, blind elimination in a ten times ten chessboard grid. Two people take turns flipping. Ten pairs in a row to win. If they both exceed, then whoever flips more pairs will win.”

In other words, one can’t focus on memorizing 10 pairs, because the content that was memorized may be flipped open by the opponent. This was indeed a huge test.

"You can try it." Qin Shiyu said.

Jian Cang felt that compared to that, he had a better chance of winning on this that relied on strength. If he could negotiate with the other party.

After pondering for a while, he asked again, "I wonder what Ye Yuanyu and Shu Hua’s task is."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard an earth-shattering scream coming from the haunted property not far away, "The soul in the painting is so cute! Why is it a ghost!!!!"

Jian Cang:......

He shrunk his neck. He will definitely give up that side. He was afraid of ghosts! !

Seeing Qin Shiyu looking at him with a smile, Jian Cang raised his chin, "I won't compete with you!"

Then he turned to look at Xiang Chen, "Elder Brother Chen, let's do it again."

Xiang Chen naturally had no objection. He felt that instead of facing Qin Shiyu, it would be better to work with Jian Cang to have a better chance of winning.

Before Jian Cang went up, he proudly directed to Qin Shiyu, "Elder Brother Shiyu, it's useless even if you had many points. If nobody competes with you, you can't win the key fragments."

Qin Shiyu leisurely leaned against the wall and looked at him with a smirk.

Then half an hour later, Jian Cang sat on the ground out of breath, looking at the pitiful two points and wanting to cry without tears.

After he and Xiang Chen rented the bicycle together, they only had 22 points left. The first and second time they did this task and failed because of the unexpected attack of the bamboo and stone stall owner. The third time they finally figured out the rules and patterns and let Xiang Chen win once. In the fourth round, he ran out of energy. When he and Xiang Chen exchanged positions, he failed to grab the rope and fell...

Now he didn't have enough points...

When he looked up, he saw Qin Shiyu laughing at him, "If you have more points, at least you don't have to worry about not being able to complete any tasks."

Jian Cang snorted angrily and ignored him. Qin Shiyu grinned again, "You win one of the fragments here. There are two more, right? I'll find someone to win with me."

Jian Cang instantly became anxious, "No one will play with you."

Qin Shiyu grinned, "Don't worry about this. After all your points are gone, there will people who want to win the key fragments. To do that, they must find me as a partner. What’s more, we can form an alliance. If we win the two key fragments, we can split them equally.”

"So I suggest that you earn points quickly. You can continue to come back to do tasks before I find the right person. Otherwise, if I win all the pieces from your side in a while, you can only go to the haunted property or my home field. ”

Jian Cang:......

Qin Shiyu smiled and added, "You probably won't have even one of the last nine fragments..."

Jian Cang stood up with an angry cry, "Just you wait! Elder Brother Chen, help me hold him back and don't let him win our pieces!!"

Then, Jiang Yu listened to Jian Cang's cries and howls on the acupressure board track. She looked at Qin Shiyu speechlessly, "Why are you bullying him?"

Qin Shiyu said innocently, "I’m not?"

Jiang Yu said, "If you hadn't been watching from the side, he wouldn't have been so eager for success. Nor would he have exhausted his energy so quickly. You are targeting him."

Qin Shiyu grinned, "Have you ever played Werewolf?"

He looked at Jiang Yu, "High-end players usually kill themselves to deceive others to gain their trust."

"Of course, a good undercover agent cannot be suspected. If I target Jian Cang and Shu Hua, they will not doubt me."

Jiang Yu blinked, "You’ll target Shu Hua too?"

Qin Shiyu coughed lightly, "It depends on the situation."

Jiang Yu:……

You will be targeted by her other undercover agents.

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