The attendant placed the bronze mirror in front of the stone table!
When the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken saw the image in the mirror!
It immediately flapped its wings and stood up from its previous prone position, looking at the mirror with renewed vigor!
Whatever it did!
The Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken in the mirror would imitate it!
It stretched its neck, and the other would stretch its neck!
It flapped its wings, and the other would flap its wings!
Gradually, the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken grew angry!
It unleashed its ultimate skill!
Like an elf, it danced gracefully on the table!
At the same time, it let out crisp and melodious chirps!
Its dance was beautiful, especially its seven-colored feathers, which truly resembled a rainbow when it danced!
"Magnificent, magnificent, magnificent!" Shen Lang sat up straight, his eyes filled with joy: "I never expected to witness two Seven-Colored Glazed Chickens dancing gracefully simultaneously. This is truly a great fortune!"
"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the most beautiful bird in the world, would it?"
"Such a sight is rarely seen in a lifetime!"
With that said, a long sword appeared in his hand!
Swish!
The long sword slashed, and the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken's head fell to the ground instantly!
Everyone was shocked!
Who would have thought that one moment Shen Lang was praising the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken as the most beautiful bird in the world!
But the next moment, he drew his sword and cut off its head?
The Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken was, after all, a spiritual bird. Even with its head cut off, it wouldn't die immediately!
At this moment, it was still struggling to flap its wings!
Spinning its body!
However, without its head, it looked very eerie!
It was chilling!
Shen Lang sheathed his long sword and said indifferently, "Tell the kitchen to stew this Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken. Add plenty of chili and less salt. This young lord cannot eat too salty!"
"Yes!"
The servant quickly took the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken and rushed to the kitchen!
"Did you see?" Shen Lang asked the other five middle-aged men with a half-smile: "Why do you say things that humans cannot do, yet Chen Nan accomplished them?"
"What else do you have to say?"
The five men lowered their heads in shame!
"Young Master Chen, why were you so certain that the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken would dance gracefully upon seeing the bronze mirror?" Shen Mei asked with great curiosity!
Including Shen Lang, everyone looked at Chen Nan!
Chen Nan said, "I did not regard the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken as a mere bird, but as an enemy!"
"Since it's an enemy, we must analyze its weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and preferences!"
"Only then can we find the flaw that will lead to a fatal blow!"
Shen Lang's excitement grew as he listened: "Continue, don't stop!"
Chen Nan: "The Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken is the most beautiful spiritual bird in the world, comparable to the legendary phoenix!"
"Although its temperament is lazy, it also possesses a competitive spirit!"
"Especially when it sees a more agile bird, it will spare no effort to display its beauty!"
"Since it lives in the mountains, I guessed it had never seen its reflection in a mirror!"
"Good!"
"Good!"
"Good!"
Shen Lang smiled and stood up, saying "good" three times in a row!
Then, he walked up to the five ashamed middle-aged men and patted their faces: "Are you convinced?"
"Didn't you say before that this competition was unfair to you?"
"If that's the case, why could Chen Nan devise a way to make the Seven-Colored Glazed Chicken dance, while you could only complain?"
"It's a disgrace that you still have the nerve to participate in the recruitment of strategists. If people like you became strategists in my mansion, I would be laughed to death!"
"However, this young prince is willing to give you a chance!"
"After all, I am the fairest person!"
With that, he returned to the pavilion and ordered an incense stick to be lit. He said, "As before, you six will take turns. If anyone can deceive me with lies and make me step out of the pavilion, you will directly become a strategist for the Prince's Mansion!"
"Yes, deceive!"
"Didn't you keep saying that birds and humans cannot communicate telepathically?"
"This young prince is willing to give you an opportunity to showcase your wisdom!"
"I hope you can seize it!"
Everyone was stunned!
Even Chen Nan hadn't expected him to play like this!
To be honest...
Under these circumstances, unless Shen Lang was willing to concede defeat, he would not leave the pavilion!
The five middle-aged men immediately surrendered!
They felt that Shen Lang was a pervert, and it would not be a good thing to serve under him!
Of course!
The main reason was that they couldn't think of any way to trick Shen Lang!
Shen Lang looked at Chen Nan: "Do you want to try?"
Chen Nan gave a wry smile: "No one can complete the competition proposed by His Highness the Prince, because when you set this rule, you stripped others of their qualifications to win!"
"However, I am willing to give it a try!"
With that, he walked into the pavilion and said, "I ask Your Highness the Prince to move outside the pavilion. I have a way to trick you back in! If I fail, your life and death will be at Your Highness's discretion!"
Shen Lang asked in confusion: "What's the difference between me being inside and you being inside?"
Chen Nan said: "I will explain the mystery to Your Highness the Prince later!"
"I want to see how you can deceive this young prince!" Shen Lang got up and walked out of the pavilion, but as he basked in the sunlight, his expression instantly froze!
Because, he had walked out of the pavilion!
Tricked out by Chen Nan!
The four sisters Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, as well as the servants of the mansion, and the five middle-aged men were all shocked!
Although they didn't know why Chen Nan wanted to trick Shen Lang into the pavilion at first!
But now they all understood!
"I never thought I would be the one to lose!" Shen Lang's face showed a bitter smile!
Chen Nan bowed: "My lord, I am not being disrespectful to Your Highness. It was just a temporary measure. I beg Your Highness's forgiveness!"
"Sir, there's no need for such formality!"
Shen Lang quickly helped Chen Nan up, his face full of admiration: "Since the theme of this competition is deception, there is no such thing as disrespect! Rather, sir has impressed me!"
"From now on, you are the foremost strategist of the Prince's Mansion!"
Although Shen Lang was an arrogant and unruly prodigal son, due to his upbringing alongside King Wu, he knew the importance of strategists!
In fact, he was not yet ready to recruit strategists!
Because this represented becoming enemies with his brothers!
But, his father's orders were difficult to defy!
He had no choice but to come up with this assessment method!
The purpose was to prevent anyone from passing the test!
But he never expected that such a seemingly impossible test would be passed by Chen Nan!
Even he was deeply impressed by the man's wisdom!
Given this, he had to treat Chen Nan as an honored guest!
Because he knew what it meant to have a strategist of unparalleled wisdom!
It not only predicted that he could become the new King Wu!
It might even make him the ruler of the world!
Therefore, even if he wasn't ready to become enemies with his brothers, so what?
With such a nearly demonic strategist, why should he fear his brothers?