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"If you take me as your master, I'll teach you."
Everyone knew that Pan Ming, the Hideout of this year's Calculation List, was Han Wenguang's favorite disciple. How could he choose another master? Whether it was true or not, Yu Shu was disrespecting Han Wenguang. Strictly speaking, she was looking down on Han Wenguang.
The group of people who came to provoke them pulled long faces. They couldn't hold back their anger and shouted,
"Nonsense!"
Everyone in the building was dumbfounded by Yu Shu's words. Xue Rui, who was watching in the dark, supported his forehead with one hand. He was not happy that she won a round, but she was already having a headache because of her unforgiving temper.
Pan Ming reached out to restrain the indignant Junior Brother and Junior Sister. With a straight face, he said to Yu Shu, "Miss, please don't joke around. It's fine if you don't want to tell me the solution. You win this match."
"Hehe, I don't like to force others. It's fine if you don't want to." Yu Shu put on a look of pity and extended her teacup to the side. Lin Fu respectfully picked up the teapot and refilled it. He smiled and said respectfully,
"Miss, you're really capable. I didn't even understand the problem but you solved it in a short time."
Yu Shu smiled without saying anything.
Jin Zuofeng returned to his fellow disciples with an embarrassed expression and apologized in a low voice, "It's my fault. I've failed my master's trust."
Pan Ming wanted to comfort him but had nothing to say. He patted his shoulder and said stiffly, "There's still one more round. Just win."
Jin Zuofeng smiled bitterly. He did not dare to underestimate Yu Shu anymore. He turned to the other three disciples and lowered his voice so that no one could hear him.
"This girl knows some crooked ways. Be careful. If she chooses you, you can't be careless. You can't lose again."
Lu Ting angrily said, "She was just lucky just now. I don't believe that she can solve the second of Master's three difficult questions after solving the first one."
Jin Zuofeng was still worried. He reminded them in a low voice, "She's going to set a problem. It's fine if you know how to solve it. Don't be anxious if you can't solve it. Whoever loses first. The winner is the loser. "
The three of them nodded in agreement. The two male accountants did not dare to be careless. They were afraid that they would not be able to answer Yu Shu's question. One of them hesitantly asked,
"Senior Brother, Rushi, Rushi, if we lose, do we really have to give her the seal of the fortune teller?"
Jin Zuoyan glared at him and snapped, "What do you mean? As long as you don't make any mistakes, it will be a draw at most. "
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Pan Ming. Both of them were well aware that their teacher's third question was only hidden from these youngsters. It was a precautionary measure. Even he himself had spent half a month trying to solve it, let alone a young and inexperienced girl.
Yu Shu sipped her tea. Seeing that the people in front of him were still discussing in whispers, he couldn't help but find it funny, so he interrupted,
"What are you guys talking about? Now it's one loss and one win. It's a draw. There's still one more round. If I remember correctly, I'll pick someone to compete with. "
Many of the onlookers in the restaurant watched the two of them exchange blows with great interest. In the beginning, when Yu Shu lost a round, some people felt disappointed. But just now, when she turned the tables and showed them how powerful she was, they became excited again. No one wanted to leave early.
At the counter, Feng Zhaomiao was still waiting for his seat with a pen in his hand. Xin Liu and Qin Yuerou avoided him and whispered together.
"Yes, there's still one more round. My junior brothers and sisters are all great fortune tellers. Their arithmetic skills are not a problem. Female fortune teller, please choose one person. "Pan Ming replied to Yu Shu.
Yu Shu glanced at the faces of the remaining two men and one woman. She could see that although they were a little nervous, they were not perturbed. It seemed that they were not afraid of making a fool of themselves if they could not answer her question. She didn't know where their confidence came from.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Shu pointed at one of them and said, "You."
The person who was chosen stood up with a displeased expression and said, "What 'you', 'you', 'you'? My name is Hou Luting."
It was that talkative female fortune teller.
Yu Shu looked at the other's age. At most, she was older than her by a year. She guessed that she was also a great fortune teller on this year's list, which was rare.
Thinking about this, she understood more and more why Han Wenguang wanted to establish his own sect. First, he wanted to have soldiers under him. Then, he wanted to be the commander.
If he succeeded, then she would undoubtedly become a sinner. Her future would be ruined, and it would be no different from a fool's dream to become a Celestial Commissioner.
A general's success was built on the bones of ten thousand people. Hateful, hateful. How could she be willing to be a pile of bones under someone else's feet!
"So it's Hou Luting." Yu Shu looked calm on the surface, but everyone could see that there was a fire burning in her heart.
"Female fortune teller, please choose the question." Hou Luting raised her chin and put her hands behind her back, pretending to be a general. However, because she was young, she was not as imposing as her two senior apprentice-brothers.
Yu Shu touched her chin and looked at the girl who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth. After a moment, she had an idea. Her eyes flashed and she said briskly,
"If that's the case, I won't be polite. My question isn't difficult, it's also about calculation. However, it's not about brains, it's about calculation skills. Do you dare to compete with me?"
She did not like to be led by the nose. She had let them choose the first two questions. This time, it was time for her to make the first move.
Hou Luting obviously could not stand the provocation and said without hesitation, "It's up to you to choose the question."
Yu Shu crossed her arms and shouted across the table, "Let's compete in catching dragons. The counterpoint is' A crab has eight legs, two pincers have six feet '. The next sentence is' Two crabs have sixteen legs, four pincers have twelve feet '. So on and so forth. I'll take one sentence and you take another. Whoever takes the wrong sentence first loses. What do you think?"
Hou Luting did not expect Yu Shu to do this. She frowned and turned to look at Jin Zuofeng and Pan Ming, "Senior Martial Brother?"
Jin Zuofeng forced a smile and said to Yu Shu, "With Miss Yu's method of competing, doesn't that mean we don't have to choose the question? Isn't that a bit unfair?"
Yu Shu narrowed her eyes and sneered, "You guys came prepared with a difficult question, but you want me to improvise. Is this called fair?"
She had guessed that they were very confident in the third question, so they didn't want them to choose!
Jin Zuofeng still wanted to argue, but Yu Shu turned her head first and asked the guests present, "I'll be so bold as to ask everyone to be reasonable. Everyone saw with their own eyes the previous two rounds. They were the ones who proposed the rules and came up with the first question. Now that it's my turn to come up with the first question, they're using all sorts of excuses. Is this fair?"
The people here were all guests that Yu Shu had invited. They ate the food and wine of her family and basked in her glory, so naturally, they were more partial to her.
Thus, someone said,
"That's right, how is this fair? I think the female mathematician's question is feasible!"
Very quickly, someone else agreed, "I think so too. Let's compete like this!"
"Don't be so long-winded, hurry up and compete …" The rising and falling voices of agreement made Jin Zuofeng, Pan Ming and the others lose face, but they couldn't play the hero and agree. The question that Yu Shu came up with was not difficult, it was just a simple calculation. However, they couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't make a mistake if they were to lose like this.
Yu Shu looked at the various expressions on the opposite side, her hand knocking on the lid of the teacup. She felt that it was about time and if she didn't say anything, it would arouse the 'public's anger'. She then cleared her throat and said,
"How about this, if you think it's unfair, I'll change it. This calculation must be done, but I'm not afraid of your difficult question. I'll let you guys come up with the same question. Miss Hou will compete with me on the crab and the dragon first. If she wins, then I don't need to look at your third question. If she loses, then it'll be a draw. I'll solve the third question, then it'll be my win. Is that okay? "
Yu Shu put on a magnanimous appearance of "I'll let you guys go this time", suppressing the criticism of the guests. This made the five people's teeth itch, but they couldn't challenge her.
Xue Rui, who was standing in the dark, didn't understand Yu Shu's intention. He looked at her thoughtfully. He didn't know why, but he felt that she wouldn't lose.
Jin Zuofeng's face was pale as he turned to discuss with Pan Ming. He didn't expect that things would develop to this point. According to their previous plan, they should have won Yu Shu in two rounds. Now that it has been dragged to this point, they could only brace themselves and continue to compete. No matter what, they must win.
"Okay, we'll do as you say." Jin Zuofeng made the decision.
Hou Luting was very unwilling. She wanted to say something but was stopped by Jin Zuofeng's eyes. She pulled a long face and said to Yu Shu, "You came up with the question, you go first."
Yu Shu looked at her with a smile and said like a children's song, "A crab has eight legs, two pincers, and six feet."
There was no need to use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. She didn't want to waste her brain to deal with this kind of rookie.
Hou Luting didn't know that Yu Shu didn't like her at all. She even felt that she was using her talent to crack a nut. She said with a confused face,
"Two crabs have sixteen legs, four pincers, and twelve feet."
The two of them continued like this. The onlookers found it interesting, but they didn't know the difficulty. Yu Shu's speed was good at first, but when she counted to twenty crabs, she suddenly sped up. Hou Luting was caught off guard and stuttered before continuing. She hurriedly moved the abacus in front of her and fiddled with it to avoid carelessness.
On the other hand, Yu Shu calmly put her hands in her sleeves and half-closed her eyes. Not to mention fiddling with the abacus, she didn't even stutter. She received fifty-one crabs in one breath and still had time to drink tea to moisten her throat.
Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but admire her. Someone said in a low voice,
"No wonder she can become a superior person at this age. This is true talent."
While many people were sighing in admiration, Hou Luting suffered a lot. She kept talking until her mouth was dry and her eyes hurt from staring at the abacus. She carelessly dialed two beads and her mind went blank. She stood there in a daze.
"Seventy-two crabs … Jin Zuofeng and the others were anxious but they didn't dare to remind her openly.
How could Yu Shu wait for her? She closed the teacup and said with a smile, "Why don't Miss Hou take it? I am waiting."
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