185: Chapter 185 Literary Young Woman

“Haha, I never would have thought, Wan’er, you’re actually a literary youth! Writing poetry?

That’s a piece of cake for me. If I had known that the female Cultivators of your Tian Yuan Empire liked this kind of thing, I should have gone straight there to develop.

With my Three Spiritual Roots Aptitude, if I had been pursued by infatuated female Cultivators like you, providing me with Cultivation resources, tsk tsk, maybe I’d be close to the Nascent Soul Stage by now!”

Wang Bin finally understood Dongfang Wan’s preferences at this moment. He couldn’t help but inwardly mock the peculiar custom of the Tian Yuan Empire, where female Cultivators were so obsessed with poetry and the like.

“Hmph! Stop dreaming, no one would pay attention to you even if you went there.

Jing gege is incredibly talented in our Tian Yuan Empire; it’s just that he was born at the wrong time.

I admit you have some skill in combat, but when it comes to talent, compared to Jing gege, you can’t even hold a candle to him!”

Dongfang Wan’s face flushed red with anger at Wang Bin’s words. In her heart, Jing gege was the most brilliant star, and she couldn’t tolerate Wang Bin belittling him in such a way.

“Wan’er, just talking is useless. How about we make a bet?

We’ll compete in poetry, and you set the topic.

But I have one condition: if I win, you have to tell me how to form a High Grade Golden Core without comprehending a Concept.”

Wang Bin’s mind was clear; he didn’t want to force Dongfang Wan to reveal the secret. If he angered her, it would all be for nothing.

That’s why he came up with this provocative method, seeing how simple and innocent the young girl looked, she definitely wouldn’t be able to resist being provoked.

He was quite confident in his literary knowledge. In his previous life, he had read ‘Three Hundred Tang Poems’ and many other poems.

After Foundation Establishment, his memory improved by leaps and bounds, and he remembered everything from before clearly. He felt he had the upper hand against a young girl who was wholeheartedly focused on Cultivation.

Dongfang Wan’s eyes darted around, and she secretly rejoiced:

“Hmph! Then it’s a deal. Although I’m not very good at writing poetry myself, I remember all of Jing gege’s poems clearly, so I can still tell good from bad.

Let’s take the ocean as the theme. Write a poem for me. You have three days!”

Wang Bin’s mind quickly turned, and those classic poems he had read before surged into his mind like a tide.

“Haha, three days? I don’t need that long! Watch me compose a poem in three steps.

And I won’t bully you. Since you just built a new house today, I’ll give you a few new couplets. Why don’t you replace the old, used one you have pasted now? Aren’t you embarrassed to have it up?

Listen carefully!

First line: The ocean is vast, the sky boundless, allowing fish to leap and birds to fly, with rippling blue waves reflecting a thousand-year scenery.

Second line: Tides come and go, listening to the sound of waves and the shadow of sails, with white waves churning like ten thousand volumes of poetry.

First line: Gaze upon the vast ocean, immense and boundless, a heart that embraces all rivers is truly great.

Second line: Listen to the sound of the tide, rising and falling, a mind that holds myriad valleys finds true leisure.

How is it? Isn’t it particularly full of Aura? Doesn’t it make your heart surge after reciting it?”

Dongfang Wan repeatedly recited Wang Bin’s two couplets, her eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

She had never heard these poems before, and they were immeasurably better than those composed by Jing gege.

She desperately shook her head, thinking: This must be a coincidence, it’s impossible for anyone to be more powerful than Jing gege!

“Senior Brother Wang! I admit these couplets of yours are better than Jing gege’s, but it must be a coincidence.

I’ll give you another topic, and you compose another poem. If it’s still this amazing, I’ll listen to everything you say from now on.”

“You said it, everything you say? Don’t go back on your word!”

“I won’t! I, Dongfang Wan, swear on the honor of the Dongfang Family!”

“Good! Then give me the topic!”

Dongfang Wan didn’t speak immediately this time, but instead racked her brain to think of a difficult challenge.

She remembered that Jing gege had once presented a poem at Concubine Chen’s Nascent Soul celebration, and Concubine Chen was so pleased that she immediately bestowed upon him a Golden Core spiritual item. Jing gege relied on this reward to Breakthrough and become a Golden Core cultivator.

She didn’t believe Wang Bin could compose a better poem than that one.

She planned to recite Jing gege’s poem after Wang Bin finished, to let him know the gap between himself and Jing gege—perfect.

“Senior Brother Wang, then compose a poem praising my beauty! Hmph hmph!”

Wang Bin scrutinized Dongfang Wan from head to toe, and various poems flashed quickly through his mind like a movie.

First, a line popped up: “The courtesan knows not the sorrow of a fallen nation, still singing the ‘Backyard Flowers’ across the river.” Bah, bah, bah! What the heck.

Then he thought of:

“Naturally beautiful, hard to abandon,

Once chosen to be by the monarch’s side.

A Turning back and smiling,, a smile that brings forth a hundred charms,

The six palaces’ beauties lose their luster.”

But he felt there was no monarch here, so it wasn’t quite fitting. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, he had it!

“Listen carefully, no going back on your word!

Clouds think of her clothes, flowers think of her face,

The spring breeze brushes the railing, the dew is rich and fragrant.

If not seen on the summit of Mount Qunyu,

Then surely met under the moon on Jade Terrace.”

Wang Bin looked into Dongfang Wan’s eyes and recited with deep emotion.

He secretly thought to himself, he didn’t believe this young girl could resist such “sugar-coated bullets.”

As expected, Dongfang Wan’s small face instantly turned crimson. She softly murmured:

“Clouds think of her clothes, flowers think of her face, the spring breeze brushes the railing, the dew is rich and fragrant. Senior Brother, am I really that beautiful?”

Her eyes were sparkling, full of shyness and anticipation, looking at Wang Bin somewhat bashfully.

Wang Bin’s heart skipped a beat, and he couldn’t help but think:

No way? Is this Dongfang Wan too easy to trick? Just copying a random poem can make her like this?

The world is truly full of wonders.

He even started to ponder whether he should really go to the Tian Yuan Empire to try his luck.

Every day, he could just copy poems, trick a few young girls, and have them take out Cultivation resources from their Families for him to use.

“Of course, Wan’er, you are so beautiful, charming, pure, and lovely, don’t you know that yourself?

You set this topic, and there are only two of us here.

Naturally beautiful, hard to abandon, a smile that brings forth a hundred charms!

This poem is called ‘To Wan’er’.”

“A smile that brings forth a hundred charms! A smile that brings forth a hundred charms…”

Dongfang Wan’s face grew redder and redder, her eyes sparkling with an inexplicable light. She suddenly turned and rushed into the house, closing the door with a “bang.”

Wang Bin stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the closed door, completely at a loss.

“Wan’er! Is Senior Brother’s poem better than your Jing gege’s?

Since you lost, you have to fulfill your promise. Quickly tell me, how do you form a High Grade Golden Core without comprehending a Concept?”

“Hmph, I’ll keep my word, I’ll listen to you from now on. Come find me tomorrow, and I’ll tell you everything!”

Dongfang Wan’s soft, petulant voice came from inside the house.

Wang Bin was full of doubts. This was completely different from what he had originally expected.

He had thought that Dongfang Wan, upon hearing a good poem, would be uncontrollably excited, fall for him completely, throw herself into his arms, and then bury her head in his chest and say:

“Bin gege, you are too talented. That Jing gege is not even worthy of carrying your shoes compared to you!”

Then he would naturally be able to embrace the beauty and gain a Golden Core Realm Dao Companion.

But the current situation left him utterly dumbfounded, standing there for a long time, unable to recover.