Quite a few people were following this Wolf-Sheep game.
When Princess Pingning passed by, the pavilion was already crowded with people. Her maid, carrying a guqin, also had an expression of watching the show:
"Princess, do you think Miss Lin can play this game properly?"
"What do you think?" Princess Pingning sneered: "If it were music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, I wouldn't be sure if she secretly practiced in the last two years, but this Wolf-Sheep game relies on brains."
"How can an idiot like her suddenly get a brain?" Princess Pingning's tone was quite scornful, not at all treating Lin Zhiqing as her opponent.
At this moment, Lin Zhiqing, after listening to the rules, already had a plan in mind.
She slightly turned her head and saw Jiang Liuyun, who was looking worried, and... Lu Huai, who was resting his chin on his hand, watching the show.
Meeting her gaze, Lu Huai, for some unknown reason, picked up his wooden slip, shook it, and then left without looking back.
Lin Zhiqing tilted her head, slightly surprised. She hadn't expected Lu Huai to actually warn her that the wooden slip had been tampered with.
But... what if it was tampered with?
Lin Zhiqing had known from the start that Princess Pingning and the Grand Academician's wife wouldn't let her off easily, so she had already prepared to expose their trickery.
But she never expected that Princess Pingning, while indeed taking action, would accidentally play into her hands, setting up a game that was relatively easy for Lin Zhiqing to deal with.
The so-called Wolf-Sheep game was actually a simplified version of Werewolf.
The basic version of Werewolf was divided into two factions: wolves and humans. The wolves won if they killed all the humans, or the humans won if they found all the wolves.
Moreover, later versions of Werewolf were improved and optimized, giving rise to interesting roles like Seer, Witch, and Werewolf Lover, which increased the difficulty by a notch.
However, the upcoming Wolf-Sheep game didn't have that many roles, only wolves, sheep, and a Sheep Oracle.
The Sheep Oracle's role was similar to that of a Seer. Each time they closed their eyes, they could check the identity of any player.
This was a typical logic deduction game, relying on quick thinking. To put it simply, it relied on brains.
Lin Zhiqing especially liked playing this game during her previous team-building events, but her assistants and staff didn't like playing with her.
Because of her identity as a psychological counselor, she would subconsciously observe others' actions and expressions every time she dealt cards, using this to deduce others' identities.
She was always spot on!
As her thoughts raced, the maid hosting the game struck a gong, announcing the official start of the game.
The eight people seated were all unfamiliar faces, both male and female, mutually wary of each other.
The maid distributed the role cards one by one. Lin Zhiqing's eyes darted with the maid's movements.
After the first two people saw their role cards, although they deliberately controlled their expressions, their bodies had already shifted from a cautious and reserved state to a relaxed posture.
It wasn't until the third person, a handsome young man, received his role card that Lin Zhiqing saw something unusual on his face.
The moment he confirmed his identity, he first looked to the left and right, confirming that the others weren't looking at him, then retracted his gaze.
As the maid handed the role card to the next person, one of his hands kept fiddling with his teacup, which meant he was very nervous!
After confirming the first wolf, Lin Zhiqing continued to observe.
It wasn't until the last person received their role card that she slowly retracted her gaze and looked at her own role card.
The role card was made of sandalwood, very exquisite, with a large "Sheep" character carved on it.
Sheep, huh... Lin Zhiqing's expression remained calm.
According to what Lin Shi'an told her, in previous Wolf-Sheep games, people with the "Sheep" role were more likely to win.
Firstly, there were a total of eight people. Five were sheep, and only three were wolves. This was a numerical advantage.
Secondly, the sheep faction had a Sheep Oracle. If the Oracle found out a wolf's identity, it would be a great help to the sheep faction.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing closed her role card and closed her eyes as instructed by the maid.
She deduced that the wolf would not kill her because she had observed before closing her eyes that those wolves hadn't shown excessive emotion towards her.
Moreover, it was well-known that she was "brainless" and posed no threat to anyone.
Sure enough, when she opened her eyes again, the maid indicated that the first person was eliminated.
The second person began to speak: "I am not a wolf."
After saying that, he waved his hand, his face somewhat helpless, apparently not very good at this game.
The third person, the handsome young man whom Lin Zhiqing believed to be a wolf, spoke a lot, mostly criticizing the first speaker for slacking off.
He was starting to pass the buck.
Lin Zhiqing watched with great interest.
Several more people passed, until player number six, a woman, declared that she was the Sheep Oracle, which was still fine.
But after the woman rambled on with a bunch of nonsense, she changed the subject, stating that she had investigated Lin Zhiqing's identity and found her to be a wolf.
In an instant, the people at the table looked at Lin Zhiqing with heightened vigilance.
The onlookers around the pavilion couldn't help but shake their heads.
To exclude outside factors, only the players themselves knew their identities. Spectators could only guess.
In this situation, most people believed that Lin Zhiqing was doomed.
But Lin Zhiqing knew better. Player number six was most likely a wolf, pretending to be the Sheep Oracle to hide her own identity and lead others to vote for herself.
If she were a real Sheep Oracle, her first sentence would be to reveal her own identity, and her second sentence would probably be to reveal the identity of the person she investigated.
However, the woman blinked frequently when she spoke and kept glancing to the right, most likely thinking of what to say.
She was a wolf!
What was outrageous was that besides this wolf woman, none of the players in the sheep faction came forward to claim the Sheep Oracle's identity.
Lin Zhiqing quickly realized that the Sheep Oracle probably wanted to sacrifice herself to investigate more identities.
But she couldn't be sacrificed yet.
Because the Wolf-Sheep game rules stipulated that players in the sheep faction could only score points if they survived to the end and identified the wolves.
Getting eliminated early meant no points, and Lin Zhiqing could not be eliminated!
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath: "Players Three and Six are wolves."
Upon hearing this, players Three and Six exchanged glances, their eyes showing some surprise.
The other onlookers also began to whisper among themselves.
"That idiot Lin Zhiqing still wants to struggle. Someone has already investigated her."
"You already called her an idiot. She has no brain to begin with. Can someone who just talks nonsense like this play the game properly?"
"People say dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes. She's a traitor's daughter, how can she not be foolish?"
Hearing these words, the wolf at position six couldn't help but slam the table: "You've been investigated by the Sheep Oracle, and you still want to argue? If you're not the wolf, who is?"
Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly, stating her various deductions, even logically deducing the psychological journey of the wolf at position six.
At the end, she didn't forget to respond to player three: "Of course, whoever gets anxious first is the one."
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