423: Xu Lu: You, a nobody, want to control the whole show? That's a joke!

Unlike Zhang Xi, who was worried his friend would turn silly.

As fans of Xu Lu, their hearts were once again in their throats.

Fortunately, it was much better than the previous two rounds; after all, even if they lost now, it wouldn't be too embarrassing.

However, more or less, everyone still had some expectations:

[I wonder if Director Xu can hold on for one more round. As long as he passes the third round, it'll be fine. Good things come in threes!]

[Hey, I think so too. As long as he can write one more poem, I don't think today will count as a loss.

After all, he's a director, and the Green Lotus Layman is a professional poet. They specialize in different fields!]

[Yes, but this Green Lotus Layman is truly amazing. No wonder he used poetry for his posts before.]

[Isn't that right? Writing poetry is as easy as drinking water for him. Director Xu is really unlucky to encounter such an opponent.]

...[I think Director Xu can definitely hold on for a bit longer. Look at the screen, he still looks so calm!]

[Don't even mention it. If someone didn't know the inside story, they might even think Our CEO Xu is the Green Lotus Layman.

Look at him, he's so composed, completely unfazed by favor or disgrace, with the bearing of a great general.]

[It's just a pity that we can't see the Green Lotus Layman's situation, only a green lotus spinning and spinning.]

[It is said that no one has ever seen the true appearance of the Green Lotus Layman. He is a very mysterious person...]

..."That Xu Lu guy wouldn't... Ugh, I take it back."

Reba was about to mutter something.

But she found that she hadn't even finished speaking.

Poems also appeared in the blank box where Xu Lu was:

'In former years... the fifteenth night of the eighth month... by the Qujiang Pond... at Apricot Garden...'

'This year... the fifteenth night of the eighth month... at the Pupu sandbank... before the water pavilion...'

...This made Reba instantly beam with joy:

"This is already the third round. I didn't expect Xu Lu to be quite amazing, enduring the third round against such a formidable poet as the Green Lotus Layman.

According to the fans, as long as he passes the third round, even if he loses, it won't be too shameful. Phew, finally, I don't have to worry about him anymore.

This guy... I've been worrying about him all night today! I'll have to extort some benefits from him later, otherwise, it won't compensate for my mental distress!"

Reba muttered, but her joy was genuine.

As she said herself, now that Xu Lu's third round of poetry appeared, she was completely relieved.

As for whether there would be a fourth or fifth round, she no longer cared.

And Our CEO Xu's fans also collectively let out a long sigh of relief:

[Good, great! He finally lasted through the third round of poetic dueling. In a sense, Our CEO Xu has already won.]

[Exactly! One is a professional poet, the other a professional director. They've battled for three rounds without a clear winner, so who wins or loses still needs to be said?!]

[That's right, it's usually best two out of three. Now that three rounds have passed, let's call it a draw.]

[Oh, speaking of which, I suddenly feel Director Xu made a miscalculation.

If he had known earlier, he should have agreed on how many rounds to duel before the poetry battle, then it wouldn't be endless like this.]

...[Hahahaha, after tonight, I think Director Xu will also become famous in the poetry circle. Such strength is enough to dominate an area.]

[More than that, I think no one in the entire poetry circle, except for this Green Lotus Layman, is Director Xu's opponent, right?]

[Right, otherwise, this poetry battle wouldn't have happened tonight!]

[Brothers, the trending search is already number one! The number of people following this poetry battle is quite astonishing...]

...As Xu Lu's fans said, more and more people were paying attention to this matter.

The number of viewers in various Streamers' live broadcast rooms and on various broadcast TV stations was also rapidly increasing.

Great Xia has a long history, and everyone inherently yearns for the culture of poetry.

Now, suddenly discovering two highly skilled individuals dueling in poetry, how could it not attract everyone's attention?

And as things developed to this point.

In one aspect, it had met Chairman Zhou Wenhao's expectations.

That is, the external attention received by this Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering was simply terrifying.

He probably hadn't even imagined such a good effect before its preparation.

But on the other hand, such a result did not satisfy Zhou Wenhao.

Because now everyone's attention was entirely on the 'Green Lotus Layman' and 'The kid surnamed Xu', with hardly anyone caring that the Modern Poetry Association was the organizer of this poetry gathering.

Zhou Wenhao was already in a bad mood because he felt the 'Green Lotus Layman' was unmanageable.

Now seeing The kid surnamed Xu 'so tenacious', Zhou Wenhao's expression grew even gloomier.

He always felt that this matter was getting a little out of control.

Although he was the initiator of this event, he had no idea which direction it would ultimately take.

Poor Chairman Zhou still didn't know.

In this event, although he was ostensibly the 'initiator'.

In the arrangements of a certain great director, he was at most a 'Passerby A' or 'Villain B' type of character.

Such a role certainly had its uses, but not many.

A small character wanting to control the entire grand play, isn't that a joke?

If the plot development was controlled by minor characters, what would Director Xu be for?

Moreover.

In this grand play, the chief director and even the two protagonists were Xu Lu.

For others like Zhou Wenhao to want to control the situation was simply wishful thinking!

...Seeing new poetry appear from Xu Lu, the atmosphere at the Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering became somewhat subtle.

Three rounds of poetic dueling had already begun, and unexpectedly, the kid named Xu Lu had matched them all, with no drop in quality.

This greatly frustrated the members of the Modern Poetry Association present.

They certainly couldn't complain that the 'Green Lotus Layman' wasn't powerful enough.

In fact, everyone believed that the 'Green Lotus Layman' was already going all out.

But they never expected the kid on the other side to be so strong, which completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

After three consecutive rounds, they still hadn't taken down that kid. Would they need to start a fourth round? A fifth round?

Or more?

But even a fool would know one thing: the more rounds in a poetry duel, the more advantageous it is for the losing side.

If this situation continued for six, seven, eight, or nine rounds, what would it matter then who lost, who won, or if it was a draw?

Unfortunately, the worries of the Modern Poetry Association members had no impact on the progress of this poetry gathering.

Because the pacing was entirely in Our CEO Xu's hands.

And after these first three rounds, he also decided to speed up the pace.

Because just now, the skill 'Unparalleled Literary Talent' had finally leveled up to 'Talent Reaching Six Bushels'.

At the same time, he successfully unlocked a new ability called 'Soaring to Great Heights'.