With five minutes about to run out, Li Xiaoju was so anxious that she started to sweat. She looked at Du Jiang on the opposite side, who was also sweating profusely and anxiously pinching his ears and scratching his face. He had his mouth wide open, saying something she couldn't understand.
As time was running out, Li Xiaoju knew she couldn't hesitate any longer. She decided to go for it, no longer caring about anything else. She decided to just guess again, thinking she might actually get it right. Without further delay, she shouted loudly, "Zhua er nao sai!"
Chen Lan happily announced, "Correct answer, time is up!"
Li Xiaoju couldn't believe she had guessed it right. Du Jiang thought they were definitely going to lose. He never expected Li Xiaoju to guess correctly at the last moment. The surprise was too sudden. Both of them were in disbelief. Seeing their cheerleaders jumping with joy, they finally believed their team had guessed correctly. They immediately jumped up excitedly and cheered loudly, "Great! We got it right! Our team won! Our team won!"
Next, the second group to compete was Lin Mao and Ruyi. In this round, Ruyi would act out the clues for Lin Mao to guess. Ruyi went to the front and drew a slip of paper with the words "Man di zhao ya" written on it.
Lin Mao stared intently at Ruyi's actions. He saw Ruyi open her mouth, point to her teeth, and then look at the ground. This completely stumped Lin Mao. He mimicked Ruyi's actions, opening his mouth wide, touching his teeth, and then looking at the ground.
The elementary school cheerleaders watching burst into laughter, shouting encouragement, "Go, Brother Lin Mao! Go!"
Lin Mao, not caring about anything else, muttered, "Teeth, the ground, teeth fell on the ground, oh! I know." He then shouted, "I know, it's Man di zhao ya, right?" He looked nervously at Chen Lan.
Chen Lan smiled and announced loudly, "Correct answer, quickly draw the next question."
Ruyi quickly ran to the front and drew another slip of paper, which read "Zou ma guan hua."
This time, Ruyi was also stumped. How could she possibly act this out? Lin Mao stared intently at Ruyi's movements. He saw Ruyi extend her hands forward, as if tightly gripping something. She walked forward, her eyes darting from side to side. Lin Mao was completely confused. He watched Ruyi's actions again and again, becoming even more bewildered.
The cheerleaders sitting nearby were rolling with laughter at Lin Mao's comical actions, clutching their stomachs and shouting, "Oh! Oh! This is hilarious! My stomach hurts!"
At this point, Chen Lan loudly reminded them, "Time is running out, please answer immediately."
Lin Mao decided to go for broke and just guess. He opened his mouth and shouted, "Dong zhang xi wang."
Chen Lan immediately replied, "Incorrect answer, please continue."
Lin Mao continued to guess wildly, "Wu li kan hua." He then looked nervously at Chen Lan.
Chen Lan smiled and replied loudly, "Incorrect answer, time is up! What a shame, Lin Mao, you were so close! The correct answer was Zou ma guan hua."
Lin Mao immediately started beating his chest and stomping his feet. "So close, what a shame!" Ruyi quickly ran over to comfort him. "Lin Mao, it's not your fault. I didn't express it clearly, that's why you couldn't guess it."
Lin Mao quickly replied, "Ruyi, how can it be your fault? It's my own stupidity."
This scene was observed by Aunt Li, who had been secretly hiding nearby, specifically tasked with observing their every move.
The competition continued. The third group was Chuncao and Lao Qi. As soon as Chuncao and Lao Qi entered the stage, the first-grade cheerleading squad erupted. Little Douzi shouted loudly, "Mom, go, Mom, go!" Then Jia Yao, Jia Hui, and the entire first-grade class joined in, "Mom, go, Mom, go! Go!"
Chen Lan immediately picked up the megaphone and said, "Cheerleaders, please be quiet. You cannot disturb the contestants."
In Chuncao's group, Lao Qi would act out the clues for Chuncao to guess.
Lao Qi drew the idiom "Yan gao shou di." Chuncao stared intently at Lao Qi's actions. She saw Lao Qi widen his eyes and look up at the sky, then extend his large palm downwards. Chuncao muttered, "Eyes looking at the sky, that's 'yan gao' (high eyes). Palm pressing down, that's 'shou di' (low hands). Oh! I know."
Chuncao then shouted loudly, "I know, I know! Is it Yan gao shou di?"
As soon as Chuncao said the answer, Lao Qi on the opposite side happily waved his fist.
Chen Lan smiled and replied loudly, "Correct answer, please prepare to draw the next question."
This time, Lao Qi drew the clue "Ji fei gou tiao." This one was a bit difficult. Chuncao looked up and saw Lao Qi jumping and skipping.
Chuncao was completely bewildered. Seeing that time was running out, she decided to just guess, hoping she might get it right. Without hesitation, she answered, "Shou wu zuo."
Chen Lan smiled and replied, "Incorrect answer, please continue to answer."
Meanwhile, Lao Qi was still jumping and skipping, sweating profusely from exhaustion.
At this point, the cheerleaders were waving their flags and shouting encouragement, especially the first-graders like Little Douzi and Jia Hui, who were cheering with all their might. Little Douzi led the classmates in shouting loudly, "Mom, go! Mom, go! Go!"
Chuncao ignored them and immediately shouted out her answers: "Shou zu wu cuo, qun mo luan wu." As she said them, she watched Chen Lan's reaction. Everyone burst into laughter at her two answers, falling over with mirth.
Chuncao decided to just give it her all and blurted out a string of idioms: "Long fei feng wu, ji fei dan da, ji fei gou jiao, ji fei gou tiao."
Fearing she would continue, Chen Lan immediately interrupted her and announced loudly, "Correct answer, it is indeed Ji fei gou tiao. The competition time is also up."
Lao Qi, hearing that they had guessed correctly again, jumped up happily, ignoring his aching injured leg, and shouted, "Great! Our team won! Our team won!"
While the people in the valley were cheering for the contestants, on the forest path leading to the valley, a group of people was approaching. Leading the way were Xu Mingxuan and Er Zhuang, who had been away fighting battles for several years and had not returned to the valley.