The young girls’ eyes seemed to be plastered onto their backs even from far away.
"I said that this guy was the biggest faker. He actually wore a hood so he couldn't be seen, then in one fell swoop stole our spotlight," said one of the young men in mock anger.
Ning Yunzhao laughed but did not say anything. Despite his companions’ teasing, they made their way forward. Very soon, they stopped.
This place was not for guessing riddles, but for people playing Go.
The lantern riddles were arranged by the authorities, so whoever gave away the least riddle lanterns would receive an additional reward from the government. Thus, the stand owners all racked their brains for tricky questions.
Right now, this stand vendor had set up a Go board. Whoever could beat him would earn a lantern.
Playing Go was much more difficult than guessing riddles, so although there were many more spectators, many fewer of those who obtained lanterns.
