Chapter 35 : Challenge or Provocation

Meng Xin only attended one class that day and left the classroom at around four o'clock.

Just as he was about to call Meng Hao, he heard a girl call out, "Meng Xin, I want to challenge you to a poetry competition. Do you dare to accept the challenge?"

Her loud shout immediately attracted many students' attention.

Meng Xin panicked and turned around quickly, only to see three girls walking towards her.

All three girls are pretty, but the one walking in front is even more outstanding, and is not inferior to Tang Wenya at all.

Meng Xin knew these three people, they were also from their Department of Literature. The one walking in front was called Hu Lizhen, a top student in the Department of Literature.

Following her were her two little followers, one named Zhi Chuchu and the other named Du Ping.

Among them, Hu Lizhen seems to be the girlfriend of Yu Yunfeng, a calligraphy and painting genius. It is obvious that Yu Yunfeng was slapped in the face by Meng Hao yesterday, and Hu Lizhen wants to get back at Meng Xin.

If it were in the past, Meng Xin would have lowered her head and quickly fled.

But in recent days, her brother Meng Hao has brought her too much psychological shock, and at the same time, her self-confidence and self-esteem have skyrocketed.

So she mustered up her courage and faced Hu Lizhen and the others, blushing as she asked, "You...want to challenge me to a poetry competition?"

"That's right! If you don't dare to accept it, then publicly admit that you are not qualified to be in our school..."

"Okay, I accept!" Meng Xin interrupted her.

"I knew you wouldn't dare to accept it... ah? You said you accept it?"

Hu Lizhen was halfway through her words when she came to her senses. She felt like a fish bone was stuck in her throat, which she could neither spit out nor swallow. She had to stretch her neck for a long time before she felt a little better.

"You said...you accept?" she asked again.

"Yes, I accept. You guys decide the time and place!"

Meng Xin answered, gradually calming down from her initial panic.

"Just accept it!"

Hu Lizhen once again revealed her confidence and pride. "Let's go to the calligraphy exhibition where we copied calligraphy yesterday. I will let you know the fundamental difference between a poor student like you who ranks at the bottom of the class and a top student like me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and left.

Zhi Chuchu and Du Ping followed closely behind her.

Before leaving, Zhi Chuchu glanced at Meng Xin with contempt, "It's still an hour until six o'clock. I hope you can at least hold on until half past five!"

...

When students all over the campus heard that a few beautiful girls were going to have an ancient poetry chain challenge, they all went over in groups of three or five to watch the fun .

Naturally, people couldn't help but talk as they walked.

"Why is there no sign of this? Why are they suddenly doing a poetry chain?"

"Yes, yes. Isn't Hu Lizhen a genius from the Faculty of Arts? If she wants to challenge someone, she should find someone of similar level. This... I think her name is Meng Xin. I haven't heard that her grades are very good?"

"Meng Xin's grades are above average at best, but you know that Meng Xin has a brother named Meng Hao, right?"

"Of course I know. Isn't he the one who defeated He Hui yesterday? Some people used to say he was a loser, but now I know that he is not only not a loser, but also a Sanda master!"

"Then did you know that around 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, this guy named Meng Hao went to copy calligraphy and wrote a piece of 'Liyuan Spring Ode' that Vice President Yang said was comparable to the original?"

"I haven't heard of this, but what does this have to do with Hu Lizhen's challenge to Meng Xin?"

"It's a big deal! Isn't Hu Lizhen's boyfriend the calligraphy and painting genius Yu Yunfeng? He has several imitation works on display at the exhibition. As a result, Meng Hao wrote a calligraphy that is much better than Yu Yunfeng's level, forcing Yu Yunfeng to declare on the spot that he would never write again! Even Vice Principal Wang has submitted his resignation and is about to resign from the position of Vice Principal!"

"Is there really such a thing? This is too magical!"

"Yes, yes, a Sanda master can actually write better than Yu Yunfeng. Why does it sound so dreamy to me?"

"I also think it's quite dreamy, but it all happened in real life, and it's obvious that Hu Lizhen wants to avenge her boyfriend!"

"That's true! Brother Meng Xin's punches and kicks are too powerful. Now no one dares to bully Meng Xin directly, so they can only use this kind of challenge to suppress Meng Xin!"

"It looks like Meng Xin is going to be in trouble this time!"

"Who cares if he's unlucky or not? Let's just wait and see the joke!"

...

The so-called calligraphy exhibition hall was originally a meeting hall.

However, the calligraphy exhibition ended yesterday afternoon, all the calligraphy works had been removed, and the tables and chairs in the original hall had not been moved back, so the entire hall became empty.

However, this emptiness soon disappeared.

The news of Hu Lizhen challenging Meng Xin spread throughout the campus like a whirlwind.

Many people who liked to watch the fun, or fans of Yuyun Peak who were eager to see Meng Xin get into trouble, flocked to the hall.

By the time Meng Xin, Hu Lizhen, Zhi Chuchu and others walked into the hall, the hall was already crowded.

However, Hu Lizhen had been prepared and had already had two tables set up on the podium.

Microphones were installed on the tables so that students watching the challenge below could clearly hear the poetry recitation on the stage.

Meng Xin accepted the challenge with courage, but she never expected that so many people would come to watch.

She would have been nervous even when there weren't many people around, let alone now that she was the center of attention.

She was in a dilemma. She wanted to call her brother for help, but she was afraid that her brother was too far away and by the time he arrived, she would have been completely defeated.

"Before the competition officially begins, I would like to decide on the rewards for the winners and the punishments for the losers. Is that okay with you, Meng Xin?"

Hu Lizhen first stood behind a table, raised her chin and spoke to Meng Xin.

"I have no opinion!"

Meng Xin had no way to retreat and could only climb up to the podium with difficulty and stand firm by holding on to another table.

"I suggest that the loser serve as the winner's servant for half a year, doing the winner's laundry, cooking and cleaning! Of course, if you think this is embarrassing, then we can be even more ruthless and let the loser drop out of school directly. It's too embarrassing to stay in school anyway. How do you think?"

Hu Lizhen stared at Meng Xin with an almost ferocious look on her pretty face , which made at least half of the students in the audience feel a chill in their hearts.

"Hu Lizhen is so cruel! She is deliberately trying to force Meng Xin to death!"

"I told you she wanted to avenge her boyfriend. See, I was right!"

"She offered such harsh conditions. Isn't she afraid of losing to Meng Xin and suffering the consequences?"

"How is it possible to lose to Meng Xin! Hu Lizhen is a top student in the Department of Literature. She has never lost in poetry and idioms. She is truly the queen of the game!"

"Yes, yes. On the other hand, I have never seen Meng Xin participate in any competitions, let alone beat Hu Lizhen. I think the psychological pressure alone will crush her!"

"I think she's about to collapse. Look, she's staggering and can barely stand!"

...

Meng Xin was indeed staggering and could hardly stand.

She could only keep telling herself that her brother had done so much for her, and she must stand up straight and not embarrass herself.

"Okay, I promise you, if I lose, the worst that can happen is that I'll drop out of school. It's impossible for me to be your servant!"

She tried very hard to hold her head high and chest out, and finally managed to finish her words.