Chapter 966: Jade in the Stone and Clouds in the Sky

When Lin Zhongtian just arrived, Gong Shumu was actually very nervous and excited.

He had already seen Yun Ye's ability. Yun Ye could easily unlock the Luban Locks of the public losers, and increase their Luban Locks from twelve to fifteen pillars overnight.

This kind of wisdom is naturally amazing in Gongshu Mu's eyes.

But Gongshu Jia's letter said that Senior Brother Yunhou was ten times more talented than Yunhou. How could Gongshu Mu not be fascinated by this?

By chance, the gate of Yushan Academy had undergone preliminary renovations due to Gongshu Mu's arguments. The maze had just been built and the mechanism had just been completed. It was just in time for him to give it a try.

Looking at Gongshu Mu who was observing the sky outside the courtyard wall through the periscope, the elegant old man next to him chuckled and said: "I heard that this little friend Lin is both civilized and military, and has courage that no man can match, so you are not afraid that he will ignore your maze. Just jump over the wall and enter?"

Gongshu Mu glanced at him and said calmly: "This is a dispute of knowledge. Since Lin Xiaoyou is Senior Brother Yunhou, how can he act like this?"

After saying that, he ignored everyone and focused on observing Lin Zhongtian in the maze.

But unfortunately, Lin Zhongtian did not use various exquisite methods to solve the maze as he imagined. He just took a few steps on the corridor that initially connected the door, and then stopped to think.

Not long after, Lin Zhongtian smiled slightly, looked ahead, ignored his mechanism design, and walked straight through the middle of the road.

Gongshu Mu was stunned for a moment, and the old man next to him said with great interest: "Sir, your maze doesn't seem to work very well!"

"Don't you know whether it works or not?" Gongshu Mu came back to his senses and said angrily, "Since I built the maze, more than a hundred students in the academy have tried it. Who can make it to the end?"

"Even you old guys have sneaked through, right? Did you pass?"

The old man smiled awkwardly, coughed and said, "Your ancestor has a unique skill and is famous all over the world. Everything he does is unpredictable. What I have learned is different from that of my predecessors, so naturally there are no clues."

As he spoke, he said thoughtfully: "However, Yun Ye's sect inheritance is somewhat similar to that of Gongshujia..."

As he spoke, Lin Zhongtian had already passed through the maze in the front section at an extremely fast speed and stopped in front of a screen wall.

Looking at the screen wall in front of him with Confucius' mottos engraved on it, Lin Zhongtian was thoughtful and suddenly raised his hand and placed his hand on the eight characters.

"When three of us travel together, we must be my master!"

These are the eight characters written on the screen wall.

Each large character is made of fine iron, and there are commas in the middle as sentence breaks.

But what makes Lin Zhongtian feel the most weird is this comma, because the original text of Confucius does not have sentence breaks, and there is no need for Gongshu to use commas to break sentences when building a screen wall.

This will make the eight characters on the screen wall lose some architectural symmetry.

Don't underestimate this symmetrical aesthetic. As a family of institutions as famous as the Mohist family, Gongshujia will not allow flaws to exist in this regard, so this sentence must be strange.

Lin Zhongtian raised his hand and touched the large characters on the screen wall, and sure enough he found that these characters were alive and could be pressed.

He pressed the big characters on the wall one by one. When he reached the comma, he found that he couldn't press it, so he skipped the comma and pressed the following characters first, and then came back and pressed the comma in the middle.

Sure enough, this time it can be pressed.

Lin Zhongtian knew clearly that the screen wall in front of him was actually a large combination lock.

The eight Chinese characters are the eight-digit password, and the comma is the Enter key after entering the password.

After Lin Zhongtian pressed the comma, a mechanical sound came from the screen wall, and then all eight words popped up.

It seems obvious that 'there must be a teacher among us' is not the correct code.

Seeing this scene, Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but have black lines on his head.

This is no longer interesting!

There are millions of possible combinations of eight-digit passwords.

The exhaustive method is obviously not feasible, and the rules can only be found from the meaning of words.

Okay, then re-arrange the sentences and try to see if you can open the door.

Lin Zhongtian rearranged the sentences according to the sentence structure and successfully opened the screen wall after only two attempts.

"If there are three masters, there must be someone like me!"

Lin Zhongtian tasted the meaning of this password, and then looked forward in wonder.

Along with the sound of machinery coming from the screen wall, the wall in front of him rumbled open to both sides.

But at this time, something embarrassing happened. The mechanism in the wall seemed to be used for the first time and lacked maintenance and lubrication. The secret door stopped halfway open, leaving only a gap of about 20 centimeters.

Lin Zhongtian twitched the corner of his mouth, reached forward, grabbed the gap, and pushed it open easily.

"Click, click-"

The sound of a machine breaking came from the wall.

Lin Zhongtian made a movement with his hands, and then looked at a dozen middle-aged and elderly men with different expressions outside the door and smiled awkwardly.

"Sorry, I used too much strength..."

"It's okay!" An old man in robes waved his hand and looked at Lin Zhongtian with a smile. "Sir, you are indeed Senior Brother Yunhou. No one has ever been able to pass this maze since it was built. Mr. Lin, you are First!"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "Sir, you are Gong Shujia's father, right?"

Gongshu Mu stroked his beard and said, "Exactly!"

Lin Zhongtian cupped his hands politely and said: "The public loser's mechanism skills are indeed well-deserved!"

Hearing Lin Zhongtian's praise, Gongshu Mu was pleased, but soon, he sighed and said: "Sir, you are too kind. The maze built by me and the academy could not stop you for even an incense stick of time..."

The old man next to him smiled and comforted him: "Brother Gongshu, don't belittle yourself. Mr. Lin is Brother Yunhou, who has learned from a great master and has a profound knowledge. This is Mr. Lin's ability, not Brother Gongshu's fault!"

Gongshu Mu nodded and said excitedly: "That's right, anyway, you old guys didn't pass, that's enough!"

The old man's smile froze, and then he couldn't help but look helpless.

Lin Zhongtian bowed his hands and asked with a smile: "You haven't asked for advice yet?"

The old man straightened his face, straightened his clothes, and bowed his hands and said: "My surname is Li Gang, and I am the principal of Yushan Academy."

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said: "So it's Mr. Li Gang. Before, I have heard your name many times around me, and whenever I mention it, I always call you Master Li. This shows how much respect my junior has for you."

Hearing Lin Zhongtian's words, Li Gang was very pleased and couldn't help but smile.

Gongshu Mu, who was standing next to him, was a little unhappy, and asked curiously: "I admire your talent, but I have one thing I don't understand. If Yun Hou steps into my maze, how long do you think you can stop him?"

Lin Zhongtian thought about it and hesitated: "Probably about the same as me..."

Gongshu Mu's body was shocked, and he said with some disappointment: "Is it really so?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said: "Before entering the door, Lin observed the direction of the Yushan Mountain and found that the terrain of Yushan Academy was lower, so after entering the maze, he chose to walk downhill."

"Although Mr. Gongshu designed it ingeniously and used inclined roads to confuse the height, no matter how he designed it, the overall altitude will not change."

"Lin was able to discover this because of his meticulous observation and perception, but my junior brother is from Yushan Academy. He knows the terrain of the academy much better than me, so he can naturally grasp the key faster..."

Hearing Lin Zhongtian's words, Gongshu Mu, Li Gang and others all nodded thoughtfully, as if they agreed deeply.

Gongshu Mu hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, may I ask... what is altitude?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "Altitude is the vertical distance above or below sea level. As for why sea level is used as the starting point, it is about the difference between altitude and relative altitude..."

Gongshu Mu looked solemn and bowed, saying, "Please tell me, sir!"

In this way, Lin Zhongtian's first meeting with the masters of the academy quickly turned into a discussion of knowledge.

Gongshu Mu took the lead and asked Lin Zhongtian about the art of machinery and architecture.

Lin Zhongtian answered fluently, showing a knowledge reserve far beyond Yun Ye, which made Gongshu Mu amazed and benefited a lot.

Afterwards, many masters such as Li Gangshan, Mr. Yushan, and Mr. Lishi changed the topic without leaving a trace, and asked for advice in many fields such as classics, history, literature, and Yun Ye's best study of things.

But no matter what field they were involved in, Lin Zhongtian could quote classics and deal with it easily.

After a conversation, it was already the middle of the night.

Li Gang and others had a great conversation with Lin Zhongtian, and they all wanted to keep him to talk all night.

Lin Zhongtian smiled and declined, saying that Wangcai was still waiting outside the gate, so he would not stay overnight in the academy.

Gongshu Mu looked disappointed, and reluctantly sent Lin Zhongtian out of the academy with Li Gang and others.

When Lin Zhongtian drove Wangcai away gradually, Mr. Li Gang could not help but sigh.

"...What do you think?"

Mr. Yushan had a complicated expression, and slowly said four words: "Stunning!"

"Yes!" Li Gang looked up at the night sky and sighed, "Yun Ye once said that he was the least capable one under my teacher. At that time, I thought Yun Ye was being modest, but now I see..."

Mr. Yushan nodded and said, "This man is a man of amazing talent and knowledge, and is well versed in ancient and modern times. Whether it is classics, history, or the study of things, he is extremely proficient."

"It can be said that he can do everything that Yun Ye can do, and he can also do everything that Yun Ye can't do. What's more rare is that this man is both civil and military, and his martial arts are like a peerless general. Even Cheng Chumo can only fight him for three rounds. ..."

Speaking of this, Mr. Yushan sighed and said with great emotion: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe that there is such an amazing person in the world!"

Mr. Li Shi chuckled and said, "Why, do you regret marrying your granddaughter to Yun Ye?"

Mr. Yushan glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Of course not. To tell you the truth, although this man's talent is really admirable to me, I can't feel the slightest closeness to him in my heart."

"If Yun Ye's pride is a jade in a stone wrapped in layers."

"Then this man's pride is like the ethereal clouds in the sky!"