Chapter 592 - 692: Are You Out of Your Mind?
Wrong again?
Ye Tianfan heard what the Tree Granny said and was immediately puzzled. How could it be wrong? It's not because the Sheep Demon Beast is powerful or poisonous, then why? Could it be that it's not tasty?
"Tree Granny, are you messing with me? It's not because the Sheep Demon Beast is more powerful or poisonous, then what could it be because of? Could it be because of love?" Ye Tianfan's face looked a bit annoyed. After all, if someone messes with you like this, wouldn't you be annoyed?
"Congratulations, you answered correctly—it's because of love!"
Just when Ye Tianfan thought he couldn't pass the first stage, he suddenly heard the Tree Granny say he had passed. Ye Tianfan was even more confused and instinctively uttered, "Because of love? Are you serious?"
Who knew that after Ye Tianfan said this, the Tree Granny began to explain to Ye Tianfan.
"This Wolf Demon Beast is the Liangshan Wolf, and that Sheep Demon Beast is Zhu Yingyang. Legend has it that they fell in love, but their respective races didn't approve..."
"Liangshan Wolf? Zhu Yingyang?" Ye Tianfan felt a sudden toothache upon hearing these names while the Tree Granny was still explaining. If he wasn't mistaken, weren't these two the incarnations of those people!
Just as Ye Tianfan heard the last sentence from the Tree Granny: "...In the end, they transformed into two butterflies and wandered the earth together. This is love! Love makes people insatiable!"
Indeed, this is exactly like the famous love story from his past life; there's even a similar story here, with almost the same names, and they both turned into butterflies in the end.
But fortunately, it seems he's passed the stage. Since he passed, there's nothing to fear anymore.
"Since you answered the first question correctly, shall we start the second question now? Please tell me, which came first, the chicken or the egg?" The Tree Granny's voice came again.
Upon hearing this question, Ye Tianfan felt a sudden toothache. How could it be this question? This is an age-old mystery. In his original world, it was said that first there were cells, then they turned into fish. The fish came ashore and turned into dinosaur lizards, and then various animals. In other words, they all evolved from fish, from single cells.
But if you explain to this Tree Granny that they all evolved from fish, from cells, it's strange if she understands. It's likely that she doesn't even know what a cell is.
Then you'd just miss this opportunity for nothing.
So Ye Tianfan thought carefully.
Was it the chicken first or the egg?
Was it the chicken, but where did the chicken come from?
Was it the egg, but where did the egg come from?
Ye Tianfan was completely stumped by this question.
But Ye Tianfan still held onto a glimmer of hope and tentatively said, "They evolved, came from fish!"
As expected, it was just as Ye Tianfan figured.
"Wrong, incorrect answer, first attempt at the second question failed. Two attempts remaining!" The Tree Granny's voice rang out barely two seconds after Ye Tianfan spoke.
Ye Tianfan sighed deeply, how on earth is this supposed to be answered!
This question completely stumped Ye Tianfan. He decided to give it up, feeling that this question in this world is simply unsolvable. No one could answer it.
So Ye Tianfan decided to abandon it and casually said, "Chicken came first."
Sure enough, the Tree Granny responded immediately, "And where did the first chicken come from?"
Ye Tianfan smirked, recalling a comedian from the past who liked to smoke, drink, and perm his hair. His stage partner, a chubby fellow, once explained where the first chicken came from.
So Ye Tianfan let his imagination run wild and said, "Out of necessity!"
The Tree Granny was stupefied by this answer—what? Out of necessity? What does that even mean? How could a chicken be out of necessity? Was it because its owner wasn't feeding it?
But the Tree Granny quickly came to her senses, thinking why should she bother worrying about this. As long as Ye Tianfan's answer wasn't correct, she'd simply say it wasn't right and deduct another chance.
"Wrong answer, second attempt at the second question failed, you have one last chance on the second question." After finishing speaking, the Tree Granny fell silent.
Actually, the Tree Granny was quite happy at this moment. Given her current state, neither fully human nor fully demon beast, she was a complete oddity, unable to go anywhere, so she stayed here bored. Luckily, she had a few fellow misfits with similar experiences who would visit, but not frequently, maybe every year or two. Otherwise, it was mostly boredom. So when finally someone came by, the Tree Granny decided that whether Ye Tianfan answered the three questions correctly or not, she'd let him in.
Because Ye Tianfan had mentioned Little Turtle and carried its aura.
Ye Tianfan himself didn't know that he had been marked with a scent by the Turtle Shell Maiden early on. This scent indicated that Ye Tianfan was trustworthy, a good person.
Therefore, the Tree Granny played with Ye Tianfan for so long; if he were a bad person, she would've controlled all the plants there and attacked him by now.
Just when Ye Tianfan thought he could go wild and say a third answer, he suddenly froze because he recalled a childhood moment with Yao Lingshan, who seemed to have answered this question effortlessly.
What was the answer, really?
Ye Tianfan wracked his brain thinking hard.
If he could just remember, he'd pass this stage.
"Hey, Yao Lingshan, I heard an interesting question today; if you can answer it, I'll pick my grandfather's treasured ginseng for you. How about it? You don't even have it at your place." Young Ye Tianfan bounced up and down as he spoke to young Yao Lingshan.
"Alright, alright, tell me, what is the question!" Yao Lingshan responded cutely.
"Listen carefully, which came first, the chicken or the egg in the world!" Young Ye Tianfan asked.
"This question is too easy! Of course, the chicken came first!" Young Yao Lingshan laughed as she replied.
"Why did the chicken come first? Then tell me, where did the chicken come from!" Young Ye Tianfan asked.
"How can you be so silly; it's because..." Young Yao Lingshan said.
Ye Tianfan, recalling this childhood answer, suddenly had a glint in his eye. He felt reassured about passing this stage.
Ye Tianfan smiled and then loudly said to the Tree Granny.
