Chapter 26: Counter Questions! (3/5)_1
"Just ask me a question to which I know the correct answer."
"Huh?"
Chen Mo couldn’t help but doubt his own hearing.
He immediately asked, "You mean I’m supposed to pose a question to you? And it only counts if you know the correct answer to the question I ask?"
The Forbidden One shook his head without answering Chen Mo’s question. The mouth visible beneath the semi-transparent black mist curved into a smile, and he said, "Brave Sir is rather clever, but the test has already begun. I must know the answer to any question you ask in order to respond, and I don’t know the answer to *that* particular question of yours. So please, ask questions I can answer."
"So that’s what you mean."
Chen Mo instantly understood. He had initially thought the task was too simple. How could the other party not know something as basic as their own name or age? So, that was the catch.
This meant that even if he asked a question to which The Forbidden One knew the correct answer, The Forbidden One would still deliberately claim not to know.
"No wonder you said this riddle has no solution. If you’re intentionally set on opposing me, then anything I ask will be futile."
The Forbidden One smiled again. "This riddle is indeed too cunning and difficult. Brave Sir, it’s quite normal if you cannot answer it. Why not stop wasting time and directly choose the trial of valor?"
Chen Mo contemplated for a moment. He suddenly recalled seeing similar riddles before. He closed his eyes and tried to remember.