In The Sword and the Strategem, there are some mini-games, among which the lantern riddle guessing game in Gusu City has indeed stumped a batch of players. Coincidentally, solving the lantern riddles is related to achievements, so this article will discuss the answers to the lantern riddles in The Sword and the Strategem. After correctly guessing all the riddles, you can increase the affection of one of the main heroines, Ouyang Xue. By increasing Ouyang Xue's affection as early as possible, you can recruit her into your team sooner and unlock hidden storylines.

First, advance the main storyline to the chapter of the Sword Appraisal Conference. The protagonist, Yuwen Yi, will be sent by his master to the Famous Sword Manor to participate in the Sword Appraisal Conference. At this point, Ouyang Xue makes her debut. It just so happens that Gusu City is holding a lantern festival, and Yuwen Yi decides to take Ouyang Xue to the festival, which increases her affection towards him.

During the festival, the protagonist talks to a lantern vendor, triggering the lantern riddle guessing game. The vendor first asks for 800 wen (ancient Chinese currency) from the protagonist as the fee to participate in the riddle game. Then, the vendor gives four riddles, all related to the Lantern Festival. Indeed, they have a certain level of difficulty, but there is a simple yet inefficient method: keep trying until you get the right answer. However, the downside is that it costs a lot, making the vendor very profitable.

Therefore, it's better to guess the riddles properly. The first riddle is, "In the field, under the flower," guess a character. The middle of the "field" (田) is a "ten" (十), and below the "flower" (花) is "transform" (化). Combining them, naturally, it forms the character "Hua" (华). The second riddle, "The fragrance of autumn floats between clouds and water." Remove "fragrance" (香) from "autumn" (秋), and you get "fire" (火). The parts in the middle of "cloud" (云) and "water" (水) together form a "ding" (丁), combined on both sides, it forms the character "Lantern" (灯). The third riddle, "The vast flowing water, the moon clearly visible." Without "water" (水) in "vast" (泱), and without "moon" (月) in "clearly" (明), taking parts from each, it forms the character "Ying" (映). The last riddle, "After the rain, the setting sun." In fact, you don't even need to guess; with Ouyang Xue following the protagonist, the scriptwriter certainly wanted to hit the mark here, which is the character "Xue" (雪). Putting all four characters together, it reads "Hua Deng Ying Xue" (华灯映雪). The protagonist's cleverness made Ouyang Xue blush while listening.

The answers to the lantern riddles in The Sword and the Strategem are as described. After answering all four riddles, the vendor does not give any resources as a reward, only increasing Ouyang Xue's affection. However, spending a thousand gold coins to make a beauty smile is still a good thing. Moreover, since affection is indeed lacking in the early stages, this deal is quite worthwhile.