Chapter 297: The Riddle of the Sphinx
Before the stone tower, the Sphinx that used to guard the stone tower had disappeared, replaced by a cloud of rubble and strange creatures one size smaller than the Sphinx. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
This strange creature has a human head, horns of a cow, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle, and if you don't look closely, you think it's an abstract painting by Picasso.
It also had a golden crown on its head, and if you only looked at his head and the crown, it was a young and handsome king, the existence of countless young girls who were like lovers in their dreams.
It's a pity that with his animal-like body, it only gives people a terrifying and weird feeling, just like the reappearance of a demon in mythology.
Moreover, at this time, the momentum emanating from its body was extremely terrifying, exceeding the blonde middle-aged man who chased and killed Ma Xiaoming before.
is really an S-level plot powerhouse, it even gives Ma Xiaoming a feeling that it is not suppressed by the world for S-level powerhouses, and can give full play to the strength of S-level powerhouses.
"Great Sphinx, we are only travelers passing through here, and we have no intention of disturbing your sleep, and I wonder if we can let us go, and we are willing to sacrifice a hundred cows as compensation to you. The middle-aged man with cheeks clearly intended to escape the other party's test by sacrificing himself.
At first glance, it is clear that this kind of test is not a simple good deed, and it would be best if it could be avoided in this way, after all, many mythological gods are willing to accept sacrifices as apologies.
It's just that, unfortunately, this set doesn't work here in the Sphinx in front of you.
"How could the great Sphinx covet this little herd of cattle, stupid mortals, and be honestly tested!" said the human head of the lion, "it is useless to escape, and what happened before will not awaken you?"
"It's just a test, what's the big deal. The chubby young man calmed down at this time, "Just let the horse come!"
Seeing that the four people in front of him didn't seem to have the intention of resisting, the Sphinx nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, the first test - guessing riddles!"
Ma Xiaoming and the four of them suddenly became concentrated.
"There is an animal that has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night, what kind of animal is this?"
"It's so simple, the answer is......" The chubby young man was anxious to answer, but was unfortunately interrupted by the Sphinx, "Wait and answer, the rules of guessing riddles have not yet been explained." Everyone only has one chance to answer, as long as one person answers correctly, then even if you pass the test, how about it, the great Sphinx is merciful, right?"
"But if none of the four answers......" the Sphinx smiled cruelly, "then you must sacrifice your hands as punishment for failing the test." ”
"Is that all?" Ma Xiaoming intuitively felt that something was wrong, the regeneration of severed limbs was not a difficult task for them, why did the punishment seem so light?
"Of course not...... Sphinx actually answered Ma Xiaoming's question, "Even if you fail the first test, you still have to take the second test." ”
Sure enough, it's not as simple as you think!
"Alright, let's start with you, the ugliest of all!" the Sphinx pointed at the middle-aged cheeked man with its front paws.
Hannibal did not express his displeasure with the Sphinx's assessment, he was thinking about the riddle with all his might.
"Four legs in the morning, ...... at noon" The middle-aged man furrowed both eyebrows, "what the hell?"
"Do you need to think about it? The answer is......" The chubby young man shouted again, but was interrupted in the middle of his speech.
"Violation of the rules will result in disqualification from answering. The Sphinx smiled like a fox that had stolen a chicken.
"You ......" The chubby young man was furious, but he was afraid of the power of the Sphinx, so he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak. Seeing the fate of the chubby young man, Hannibal became even more nervous, and he didn't dare to make eye contact with other partners, if he was judged to be cheating, he didn't know how severe the punishment would be, and it was possible that he would be disqualified from answering collectively.
"By the way, Xiao Fan knows the answer, and Mr. Sima and Miss Ruomei look calm, they must also know the answer, I'll just guess one. ”
"I guess it's a monster!" replied the middle-aged man with cheeks, an answer that made the chubby young man's eyes widen and seemed to be about to burst out laughing, but the Sphinx glanced at him, and he held back the laughter.
"Wrong!Next up, this beautiful lady will answer. Without hesitation, the Sphinx sentenced the middle-aged man to death, and instead focused on the second sister.
The second sister's expression was the same, and she was not affected by its momentum in the slightest.
"The answer is people!" When the chubby young man heard the second sister's answer, a smile of victory appeared on his face, hum, the correct answer has come out, what other reason do you have to punish me!
"Wrong answer!next. The Sphinx scratched his front paws, looking no different from a dog.
The answer is obviously that people crawl with their hands and feet when they are born, walk on their feet when they grow up, and use crutches when they are old. The chubby young man was furious, "Obviously you are human, are you deliberately making things difficult for us?"
"You are deliberately playing us at all, what a test, what a riddle, just for fun, I would rather be killed directly than accept this insult, come on!" The chubby young man's whole face was red with anger, and he was about to rush forward to attack the Sphinx regardless of it.
Ma Xiaoming stopped him: "Calm down, it makes sense to insist on saying the wrong thing." After all, he said it clearly. "Morning", "noon" and "evening", but the person who Miss Ruomei answered was infancy, adulthood and old age, and there was still a difference......"
There is a sentence that Ma Xiaoming did not say, if it is really that simple, there is no need for this test to exist.
"Okay, it's your turn, why don't you answer, what are you doing talking to them, but they all answer wrong, even if you let you discuss, it won't matter, look, isn't the great Sphinx very tolerant?" Sphinx smirked.
In fact, as he said, the answer to this riddle was like the truth in the hearts of the chubby young man, and he couldn't accept that the answer was not human for a while, and it was very difficult for them to think of an answer on the spot, not only because of the difficulty of the problem, but also because of the solidification of thinking.
Ma Xiaoming lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head sharply and stared at the Sphinx. (To be continued.) )