"Please have a look, everyone!"
Chen Wan’an, full of smiles, pointed to the position where a waiter was pushing some giant object. The item on the cart was covered with silk, and it was unknown what it was. When it was pushed to Chen Wan’an’s side, he reached out and lifted the silk cloth.
It wasn’t until then that everyone realized the giant object was actually a display rack, filled with boxes densely packed together.
This again made everyone frown—what could be contained in these boxes?
The main scene in the Wen Family’s livestream was now focused on this display rack on stage. Some thought it contained rewards, others believed it held special items for the masters to speculate about.
"A total of 151 masters have been invited here today. Surely you’re all aware of the rules and the Wen Family’s intentions before you came, right?"
"These boxes on the display rack serve as the basic challenge from the Wen Family to you all. As long as you pass this basic challenge, regardless of whether you find clues about Miss Shi’s reincarnation in the next month, you will walk away with a reward of half a million."
"If you can obtain relevant clues, and the Wen Family finds them reasonable, there are additional rewards."
"If any master eventually discovers Miss Shi’s reincarnation, Mr. Wen will fulfill his promise, awarding one hundred million, along with a personal favor from Mr. Wen."
"That’s enough; I’ll say no more," Chen Wan’an halted his speech and turned to the display rack. "Here are two hundred boxes, among which 151 contain Golden Paper with the names of each master."
Upon these words, the crowd buzzed with excitement.
The viewers in the livestream were even more animated, with bullet comments flashing non-stop, all praising the Wen Family for their grandeur.
Some people have already guessed what the upcoming basic challenge might be.
"I believe some of you have made guesses—the basic challenge this time is for each master to find the box containing the Golden Paper with your name written on it, within an hour. Once found, you may take the Golden Paper as a keepsake."
"If you fail to find it within the hour, unfortunately, you won’t pass the challenge, but you are welcome to stay in the castle for three days."
Chen Wan’an beamed.
"Do we only get one chance?" someone inquired from the crowd at this moment.
Chen Wan’an looked over to see the questioner, a young man, who was also a rather popular streamer online.
"Yes, only one chance. If you can’t even find your own name, it might be a bit challenging for you to find Miss Shi’s reincarnation."
The young man, feeling Chen Wan’an’s skeptical gaze, dared not meet his eyes and refrained from asking more, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.
He hadn’t expected the Wen Family’s basic challenge to be like this, requiring either real skill or extraordinary luck to find his name among two hundred boxes.
"If we find someone else’s name, will it affect them?" Another question was posed, which echoed the thoughts of many.
"Rest assured, masters, it won’t have any effect. Please take a look," Chen Wan’an clapped his hands, and someone produced a remote control. When pressed, the boxes on the display rack began to move, as if resetting.
The display rack was then maneuvered to turn to another side.
"Each time a master selects a box, if it’s not their box, it will be placed back and reset," Chen Wan’an continued. "So there will be no impact."
However, without true skill, it’s very hard to pass the challenge.
Ah Chen, seeing those boxes, momentarily didn’t know what to say about the commissioner’s luck.
Some luck, but not much.
Many present had grim expressions; there was no easy loophole to exploit here.
Ah Chen noticed a gaze and looked up, finding it was Lin Xixi. From her perspective, Ah Chen seemed like someone incompetent, given a previous conflict between them. Lin Xixi probably wondered how someone like Ah Chen would bluff their way through or expected her to reveal her true colors.
That would disappoint her.
"All right, no more words—let the challenge begin. The timer starts in a minute; masters, prepare and show your skills." After finishing his statement, Chen Wan’an stepped aside.
At that moment, a man in his thirties, handsome and with an extraordinary demeanor, appeared; this was Wen Song.
His gaze lightly swept over everyone present: "I look forward to seeing your performances."
Afterward, he sat to the side, at a spot where he could observe everyone’s expressions clearly.
Ah Chen noticed that Wen Song paused noticeably while glancing at Lin Xixi, and Lin Xixi also smiled at him, indicating they knew each other.
But aside from a brief greeting, no one else noticed while everyone else was racking their brains trying to pass the basic challenge.
Luo Yun took out her tarot cards to divine. She knew her skills well and didn’t expect to predict accurately.
But one must still give it a try.
She first observed the display rack, which had ten rows, with twenty boxes in each row.
So she first divined to choose a few rows, then focused on specific boxes. If by coincidence she got it right, wouldn’t that fifty thousand be delightfully hers? Although tarot cards aren’t always accurate, they do follow certain patterns, and what if she really did get it by chance?
Without hesitation, Luo Yun got busy.
Just then, a middle-aged man suddenly stood up and began forming a complex spell with his hands in the direction of the display rack, murmuring incantations. Once the spell was completed, he pointed sharply at the display rack, saying, "Open!"
At his words, one of the boxes on the display rack opened with a sound.
Whether it was the people present or the viewers, many were shocked, and the bullet comments filled with exclamations of surprise. Such speed—this must be a true master, opening a box from afar without question.
Chen Wan’an was noticeably stunned for a moment but not surprised. He stood up, walked to that box, took out the Golden Paper, and then smiled congratulatingly at the middle-aged man: "Congratulations to Master Zhou Shan, successfully finding your named box within a minute."
Chen Wan’an placed the Golden Paper back into the box and personally handed it over to Zhou Shan, his attitude significantly more respectful than before.
Zhou Shan, accustomed to such situations, was not surprised at all.
Being a Loose Cultivator, he had picked up some skills, most adept at remote retrieval. Since he could retrieve items from afar, seeing what’s inside a box remotely was basic for him.
In reality, he held no confidence in finding Shi Yang’s reincarnation and didn’t intend to. He was just tempted by the rewards and came to try his luck, unexpectedly running into a challenge he excelled at.
With this fifty thousand, he temporarily wouldn’t need to work and could cover his granddaughter’s tuition and living expenses, allowing him to seek opportunities. This was Zhou Shan’s thought.
As a Loose Cultivator, learning more Mystical Skills was challenging. Being of his age, official Sects typically wouldn’t accept him.
Some Sects even looked down on him, and he had once been humiliated, a memory that would last a lifetime, causing him to despise those official Sects.