"I’ll recite the first sentence," Wei Jiajie said cleverly, and immediately started with the first line, "The late Emperor started his work but passed away midway."
Zhang Qiang quickly followed, "Today, the realm is divided into three parts."
Tang Jun said slowly and calmly, "Yizhou is exhausted."
"This is indeed a crucial moment of danger and survival," Tang Yue responded casually, not minding that Wei Jiajie and Zhang Qiang had rushed to recite before her.
"Zhong Zhi..." Wei Jiajie paused, unsure, and said, "The... the... the knight, forgot what comes next?"
Wei Jiajie desperately tried to signal Wei Jiajia with his eyes.
Wei Jiajia cleared her throat, pretending not to see her brother’s gestures.
"I’ll do push-ups." Wei Jiajie placed his hands on the ground and quickly completed ten push-ups.
"The loyal knights forget their own safety in serving others," Wei Jiajia filled in the sentence that he had forgotten.
Wei Jiajie, annoyed, slapped his face, cursing himself for being so stupid.
"Because of the special relationship with the late Emperor," Zhang Qiang said excitedly, particularly thrilled when he saw Wei Jiajie doing push-ups, especially since he knew the following sentence.
But soon, Zhang Qiang realized he had celebrated too soon.
In the third round, Wei Jiajie got it right, while Zhang Qiang was unfortunately wrong.
...
As they progressed, both Wei Jiajie and Zhang Qiang made more and more mistakes.
For the first time, Wei Jiajie felt stupid and found the joy of occasionally getting it right was more thrilling than any game he had ever played.
Apart from a few occasional mistakes, Tang Jun was almost always correct.
As for Tang Yue, she was letter-perfect.
"It’s not fair," Wei Jiajie complained, lying on the ground after doing over a hundred push-ups, feeling intense soreness throughout his body, especially in his arms, which didn’t even feel like his own.
Zhang Qiang’s last few push-ups were merely for show, as he didn’t have the strength to do them anymore.
"That’s right, Tang Yue, Tang Jun, you two must have memorized it before," Zhang Qiang shouted unhappily.
"This is a text from ninth grade, but I’ve reviewed it a few times in advance, so I’m pretty close, but can’t recite the whole thing from memory," Tang Jun replied quietly, "Aren’t we supposed to review our lessons before entering ninth grade?"
Zhang Qiang and Wei Jiajie exchanged glances, then turned their gaze towards Tang Yue.
"’The Memorial to Emperor’ is so simple; not being able to memorize it in half an hour isn’t a big deal. How about another half an hour? Do you think you can get it all correct then?" Tang Yue countered with a question.
"We can."
Zhang Qiang and Wei Jiajie said in unison.
Tang Yue nodded, "Okay, then let’s do it again. This time, if you make a mistake, it’s still ten push-ups."
"Okay." Both Zhang Qiang and Wei Jiajie were determined in their minds that they wouldn’t make any more mistakes this time.
"I won’t participate this time; otherwise, it would be too unfair for you. Let Tang Jun play with you."
Tang Yue said with a smile, noticing the change in Zhang Qiang and Wei Jiajie’s expressions, she asked as if puzzled, "Why, can’t you do it with three people?"
"We can." Zhang Qiang and Wei Jiajie were certainly not willing to admit defeat.
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