Everyone stared at Xiao Feng expectantly, waiting for him to give the next step of the plan.

It wasn't that Xiao Feng was smarter than anyone else. Even a wise man can make a mistake, and Xiao Feng didn't consider himself a sage capable of thinking of everything.

The real reason he was so highly regarded was that he always managed to come up with a solution at critical moments or when the path ahead seemed blocked.

Over time, everyone got used to this.

Xiao Feng looked towards Zhao Guo'an and the others, including Boss Jiu and Sun Shijie. The three of them were sweating profusely, exhausted like they had been put through the wringer.

In theory, three brains should be better than one.

But reality was different. Not only had there been no progress, but even the top two rows they had initially managed to assemble were now scrambled, completely messed up.

"Stop, just stop." Unable to stand it any longer, Xiao Feng intervened.

Sun Shijie wasn't wrong when he said that with this level of efficiency, it would take at least ten days or half a month to complete, and even then, that might not be enough.

Zhao Guo'an looked at Sun Shijie, feeling a headache, and conceded, "Senior, I've heard of misleading parents, but your ancestors misleading descendants like this is a first for me."

"That's not quite fair," Sun Shijie defended awkwardly, "There might be a correct path, but I just left home too early to be told about it."

"I'm out of ideas. Xiao, you give it a try." Zhao Guo'an waved his hand, ready to pass the buck.

Xiao Feng stepped forward and fumbled for a while, but failed to find a breakthrough. Using brute force was out of the question; it seemed the only way forward was to assemble the pattern.

"I think the problem lies in that picture itself. Otherwise, your ancestors wouldn't have drilled it into you so hard from a young age," Xiao Feng said to Sun Shijie.

Sun Shijie nodded, "Yeah, the reason why I can draw it so accurately, down to the details, is because I had to practice it every day as a kid. It became a mandatory task."

Zhao Guo'an shrugged, looking speechless, "Isn't this obvious? Everyone knows that assembling the picture is the way out. The question is how to assemble it."

The little girl rolled her eyes at him, annoyed, and said, "Why are you in such a rush? Let Brother Xiao Feng finish talking."

"Okay, okay, I'll stop talking, alright?" Zhao Guo'an leaned lazily against his backpack, looking like he had no hope of Xiao Feng completing the puzzle.

Xiao Feng ignored him, pointing to the rocks behind him, "Everyone, take a look. Does anything seem off?"

Everyone looked at each other, speechless, wondering whom he was asking exactly.

Lin Jiaxuan snorted, crossing her arms and turning her head away, "If we could see what was wrong, we would've said so already. Why would you need to ask?"

"No skills, yet so defiant, you're the first one I've seen," Xiao Feng clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Yes, I admit I'm not capable. If you're so capable, show me by completing the puzzle!" Lin Jiaxuan looked up at the sky, her tone mocking.

"Oh?" Xiao Feng said with interest, "If I really manage to complete it, what then?"

Lin Jiaxuan smirked, "Tch! Are you trying to bet with me?"

Xiao Feng nodded with a hint of a smile.

"Okay, isn't it just..."

Lin Jiaxuan was about to agree but was pulled back by Lin Zhiyan.

Although she didn't believe Xiao Feng could solve the puzzle, he'd done so many unbelievable things in the past.

It might be impossible for others, but with Xiao Feng, who knows?

She was worried her sister might fall into a trap.

Unhappy, Lin Jiaxuan said, "Sis, don't stop me. I can't stand his smug face. I have to see him fall today."

Lin Zhiyan shook her head helplessly. Silly sister, who'll end up losing is still unknown!

Nevertheless, thinking it over, being young means it's okay to learn a lesson. Even if she lost the bet, it wouldn't be anything serious. Let her be.

In truth, Lin Jiaxuan's impulsive behavior wasn't too hard to understand.

Her relationship with Xiao Feng had already hit rock bottom, and after the "Call me Daddy" incident, it had dropped even further.

Now that Xiao Feng was boasting so much, Lin Jiaxuan naturally couldn't miss this chance.

"How do we bet? You say it," Lin Jiaxuan said with bravado.

Xiao Feng smiled slightly, "If I win, you'll be my servant girl for a year, serving tea, massaging my shoulders and legs, cleaning the house - you'll take care of all that."

"What if you lose?"

"Then I'll be your laborer for a year, serving tea, massaging your shoulders and legs."

"Deal!"

Lin Jiaxuan agreed readily, then suddenly shifted gears, "But, you must do it within the specified time limit."

Lin Zhiyan, who was about to say something, sighed with relief. It seemed her sister hadn't completely lost her senses.

Xiao Feng pondered, "A time limit is okay. Give me three hours."

Lin Jiaxuan bargained, "Two, no, one hour! You only get one hour!"

"Don't you think that's a bit unreasonable?"

"What's unreasonable about it?" Lin Jiaxuan shook her head, "It's not easy to have me at your service for a year, you know?

Of course, if you can't do it, just admit you were bluffing, and the bet's off."

Xiao Feng squinted, "Man, the last thing to admit is not being able to do something. One hour is one hour, start the countdown."

With that, he turned and got busy.

Lin Jiaxuan was stunned. He... just agreed?

She had been waiting for Xiao Feng to haggle more, but he agreed so easily.

But it was precisely this decisive agreement that made Lin Jiaxuan feel like she had fallen into a trap.

"Xuanxuan, don't worry. If Brother Xiao Feng dares to overwork you, I certainly won't sit idly by," the little girl patted Lin Jiaxuan's shoulder in a loyal manner.

"..." Lin Jiaxuan.

Are you so sure I'm going to lose?

Can he really complete a puzzle that stumps so many people in just one hour? I don't believe it!

As she was thinking, Zhao Guo'an scratched his head, puzzled, "Xiao, have you had a stroke?"

Everyone followed Zhao Guo'an's gaze to Xiao Feng and was taken aback.

Because Xiao Feng was tilting his neck and working on the puzzle in a very awkward position, which made people wonder if he had a stiff neck or had a stroke.

"Oh... I've got it!"

Lu Yao's eyes lit up as she patted Lin Jiaxuan's shoulder, shaking her head in pity.

"Sister Lu Yao, what did you realize?" Lin Jiaxuan asked with a sullen face, baffled by the mystifying confidence in Xiao Feng shown by the little girl and Lu Yao.

The time limit was one hour, so no matter how you looked at it, her chances of winning were much higher than Xiao Feng's, right?

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