Chapter 365: Master Olympus
There is a hint of subtle cunning in Hua Taoist's expression, as if he is showing off his vast magical power that knows everything.
He stared directly at You Su, with both appreciation and amusement in his eyes.
You Su almost subconsciously put his hand into his sleeve, but the fake ID was still in his sleeve. He has never been exposed since he got this fake certificate. How did Hua Taoist know about it?
Could it be that the Taoist took the flower and peeked at it before stuffing it back? Or...is he the one who gave people a false identity?
"When did you see it?" You Su's voice was a little cold.
"See?" Hua Taoist shook his head, "Young man, I never believe what I see with my eyes, I only believe what I calculate. Your name is Dabang, and you are from a backward village near Arctic City. Orphan, am I right?"
After hearing this, You Su sat upright, the ability of the person in front of him was indeed beyond his imagination. Can he figure out that his pseudonym is Dabon, but can he figure out his real name?
"Don't worry. I don't count other people's privacy without permission. In fact, it's very difficult to count. This is called fortune-seeing in the art of arithmetic. Such unethical behavior is a godsend. "The Five Thunder Strikes incident." Taoist Hua seemed to know what You Su was thinking.
“But you didn’t ask for my permission.”
"It's okay to be fake." Hua Taoist sat back down, looking indifferent.
You Su did not argue with him anymore, at least he could feel that this flower Taoist priest really had no interest in his true identity. Perhaps in his eyes, he really hoped that You Su was the 'Dabang' himself. In this case, You Su simply acquiesced.
“Fortune-telling and arithmetic are two contradictory things.”
Hua Taoist priest turned his head and said with a smile: “Are you really a layman?”
You Su Tiao Eyebrow, there was no answer, and Hua Taoist continued:
"Only those who don't understand the method of arithmetic will think that fortune telling is a fake knowledge that is deceptive and deceptive. But after you really study it in depth, you will understand that everyone and everything are predestined. There is no essential difference between arithmetic and fortune telling. ."
"I never believe in the term 'fate'."
"No...you are too shallow. Destiny is not unchangeable. Everyone's destiny is changing all the time. occur Just like in arithmetic, there are many unknowns, but as long as there are enough conditions, you will definitely get an exact answer. Fortune-telling is about the same answer based on different fates. The answer, and the real master of magic will calculate each corresponding answer according to the changing conditions."
What the Taoist priest said was plausible, for fear that others would underestimate his most beloved knowledge.
Seeing that You Su still didn’t agree with his statement, Hua Taoist shook his head again:
"Heaven has said that there will be great disasters. Everything will have disasters. Whoever breaks the Nine Heavens' Words will be ruined. Whether you believe in this thing or not is completely up to your heart. If you believe it, there will be it. If you don't believe it, there will be nothing."
Taoist Hua suddenly pressed forward again, forcing You Su to shrink back again. You Su secretly complained in his mind that people who love arithmetic generally have active brains, but this person has an active mind and body, and he has ADHD.
"In short, Dabang, I have only seen your talent in magic and numbers in my life. Do you want me to be your teacher and learn the way of magic? You are nine percent sure of the way. As long as you follow the way, you will be able to do it in the future. Tell that old Taoist Ziwei to call you a master!"
You Su's eyes widened, unable to hide his surprise. The Haikou that Taoist Hua praised was really amazing.
"If you have this ability, you can make Venerable Ziwei call you Grandmaster." You Su pointed out the truth.
Unexpectedly, Taoist Hua shook his head again and again, with a sad expression:
"If you want those people to be convinced to call you master, it is useless to be better than them in terms of optics, and your fists must be bigger than them. I After traveling around the world for so many years, I visited ninety-nine mathematicians, not to mention one hundred. I only realized one thing - that is, the most basic truth in the world is not that one plus one equals two, but that one plus one equals two. Two is greater than one. So, even if Xiaodao thinks that he is not inferior to them in knowledge, it is the truth that he cannot beat them. But you are different. You are already in the Ningshui state before you are nineteen. Such a state is really shocking. Their fists and heads will definitely be bigger than theirs!"
Hua Taoist was extremely excited to introduce the glorious future to You Su, but unfortunately You Su's answer poured cold water on him.
"I refuse."
Hua Taoist was stunned at first, then shook his head helplessly in relief, "It seems you have a better teacher than me..."
You Su was noncommittal, "But you haven't said who you are yet."
"The title of Xiaodao is Ooshu." Hua Taoist introduced himself with a smile. The two contradictory words "Xiaodao" and "Zunbo" were actually used by him. Put them together.
"Venerable Olympus?" You Su has indeed never heard of this venerable name, but the Hua Taoist's Dongxu cultivation does not seem to be fake.
"Exactly. Isn't this name very good?"
Hua Taoist's words and deeds were completely without the airs that a respected person should have, and his friendly attitude towards You Su made You Su very sad. Su felt a little incredible. But considering his obsession with the art of magic, it is understandable that he should respect Yu Suhui, who is also talented in this art.
You Su nodded slightly, "That's quite bluffing..."
Hearing this, Hua Luoxin's smile became even brighter: "Well, I've already calculated that your determination is better than iron, and you can't force yourself to become a disciple. Let's do this. , how about we make a deal?”< br>
“A deal?” You Su raised his eyebrows slightly, curious, “What kind of deal?”
“Not bad.” Hua Luoxin nodded with a solemn look, “I said, I will let those refugees The purpose of the game is In order to find a genius to disgust those pedantic old scholars, and you are the genius I found! When I am done in Shuocheng, I will return to Shenshan and then you will go to Nanyangzhou with me to defeat those old scholars. Academic elegance. I see that you, a dignified monk in the Ningshui Realm, are afraid of even entering the city. It must be because of your inconvenience. As a reward, you can walk in Bei Aozhou as my disciple. "
You Su? Hearing this, my heart moved. If you can travel to Bei Aozhou as a disciple of Hua Luoxin, you will definitely save a lot of trouble. Apart from anything else, with such a venerable person who obviously has a good status, a lot of scrutiny will be avoided.
"But you know I'm fake. I'm not a refugee, and I also know a little bit about arithmetic. So I can't prove the pedantry and stubbornness of those old academics in your mouth."
"You are really academic. It’s a pity to count the materials... But young people, as long as the conclusion is correct, The process can be whitewashed. Look at the government, when they convict people, they always add a charge first and then think about the charges. It’s the same with us academics. We’re too rigid, so we’re not like those old pedants. Isn't it boring?" Master Oshu not only moves a lot, but also talks a lot.
You Su pursed his lips and thought over and over again. At this point, he had no better way to go.
Suddenly a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, "Okay, I promise you. But I have one more request."
"Say!" Master Olympus was overjoyed.
"You have to take me to the Holy Mountain with you."
As soon as You Su finished speaking, he poured a full cup of tea for the Master of Olympus.
Master Olympus was not as cheerful as You Su expected. Instead, he did not dare to take the tea pushed by You Su and said hesitantly:
“You don’t want to do anything in the sacred mountain. Is it a bad thing?"
"You can figure it out, I allow you to do it." You Su behaved calmly.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Master Olympus laughed loudly, and immediately slapped the case and said:
“Deal! I have to make those old men’s faces black with anger!”
After that, Master Olympus The reporter opened the door and finally turned around and said, "I have already I told you that you are my disciple, you have a weird personality and you are injured, so no one will bother you. Have a good rest, I will come to you if anything happens."
You Su thought about it, but gave it up. After thanking him, Master Oshu closed the door and left with a loud laugh.
It was night, and there was silence in the palace of the Lord of Shuo City. You Su was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
The experiences he has experienced these days are richer than what he has experienced in the past month.
But this is inevitable, because he spent that month in a coma in the belly of the giant whale.
This Olympian Master has not shown any hostility so far. You Su can feel that he is not pretending. It can be seen from his words and deeds that he has a pure heart for seeking the truth. He really didn't care about Yu Su's past, because the enemies in his eyes were only the old diehards who obstructed him in the way of magic, so he was so excited after finding a way to retaliate against them.
In this way, following him can actually be regarded as a certain degree of safety. What made You Su feel a little guilty was that he didn't know if he would have the chance to help Hua Taoist get out of his bad mood in Nanyangzhou again.
Just as You Su was deep in thought, a weird little head suddenly emerged from the warm quilt and lay on You Su's chest.
"Ding Zhen, are we on the same level?"
You Su twitched the corner of his mouth, wondering if his pseudonyms were too many, Xu Haolong, Ding Zhen, Dabang ...
"Why do you keep calling me Ding Zhen?"
"You can also call me Pearl." Bai Ze blinked.
You Su was speechless, but Bai Ze kept remembering what he had just said casually that day.
"Anyway, you should call me Dabang outside." You Su didn't bother to argue with it.
“But didn’t you tell me not to talk outside?” Bai Ze asked in confusion.
You Su's cheeks bulged, and he let out a long breath of anger: "I'm asking you not to talk in there now. You can finally sleep comfortably. If you don't close your eyes, I'll throw you down!"< br>
Bai Ze shook his head and decisively refused: "No."
"Then shut up."
"I'm just saying shut up." Bai Ze was no longer wary of You Su. His entire lower jaw was pressed against You Su's collarbone, and he looked helpless. Dejected, "I have been sleeping at home for thirty years , I’m not sleepy at all.”
For some reason, You Su felt a little sorry for his only companion on the trip to the sacred mountain. Frankly speaking, trekking on that long and boring snowy road felt like nothing. Bai Ze's company will indeed be more difficult.
He felt soft in his heart, "At most I can ask one more question. If you don't want to sleep, I will sleep!"
"Great! Then tell me why you must change the grid. , if it were me, I would definitely not change it.”
Bai Ze became interested and raised his head again.
But what greeted it was not that You Su patiently explained it again, but that he threw it away without mercy.
"Think for yourself!"
......
The next morning, the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the simple eaves of the City Lord's Mansion. You Su stood up, opened the window lattice, looked at the silver-covered world outside, and thought to himself. Not long after, the voice of Lord Oshu came from outside the door, interrupting his thoughts.
"Dabang, come with me." The voice of Lord Oshu was still friendly.
You Su frowned, responded, left Bai Ze in the room, and followed Lord Oshu out.
"I brought you here to prove the authenticity of your identity as a disciple. I will need you to complete some arithmetic problems for me later. You will not need to show up frequently again."
" But...but I don't know how to read." Of course it's not that You Su can't read, but he just doesn't want to reveal that he is blind.
“What?!” Master Olympus was shocked and said helplessly, “Now that the matter is over, let’s just settle it verbally!”
Only then did You Su find out that Lord Oshu was actually the envoy sent by Kongyuan Xianzu Temple, and he came to Shuocheng to check the accounts.
Shuocheng has developed rapidly in recent years, but the taxes paid to the sacred mountain have not increased. There are very suspicious tax evasion behaviors, which attracted the investigation of Xianzu Temple.
In the main hall, several accountants had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Master Oshu entering with his disciples, they all stood up and saluted.
Master Olympus nodded slightly and motioned for everyone to take a seat.
“How has the tax situation in Shuocheng been in the past five years?” Master Oshu got straight to the point, with a burning gaze.
The leading accountant's expression changed slightly, then returned to normal, and he respectfully replied: "Reporting to your venerable master, Shuocheng's tax revenue is increasing year by year, and all accounts are clear and without errors."
The venerable Olympus smiled slightly, He took out a yellowed account book from his sleeve and opened it gently, "In that case, let's compare the accounts."
You Su sat aside and observed quietly. When Master Oshu checks the accounts, his eyes are sharp, and every account cannot escape his scrutiny. You Su, on the other hand, relied on his extraordinary mental arithmetic ability to answer questions fluently, which put the accounting gentlemen to shame. Even the Master of Mathematical Olympiad nodded frequently.
Time passed by, and the account book was turned over page by page, but nothing wrong was found.
Olympic Master closed the last account book and sighed: "Shuocheng has developed rapidly in recent years, but the tax revenue has not increased significantly. This is unreasonable. Furthermore, I heard that there are often merchants in Shuocheng. Teams are coming and going, and transactions are booming, but why is there no increase in tax revenue? ”
When the leading accountant heard this, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he hesitated for a long time and was unable to answer.
Seeing this, Lord Oshu smiled slightly and said, "Why didn't the city lord come today? Is there anything more important than checking the accounts?"
The look of the hidden knife in the smile also made You Su secretly think, This Master of Olympus is quite serious when it comes to business.
"The Lord of the City has gone to buy the best Xuexiang tea in Shuocheng for His Holiness. This tea is only sold in Xuexiangju in the east of the city, and only three cups are sold every day."
< br>The accountant was still hesitating just now, but now he answered fluently, indicating that he had prepared the answer in advance.
"It's true, Lord City Lord, why bother to buy it in person." After saying this, Lord Oshu smiled lightly and turned around:
"Dabang, come with me to see what the Xuexiang tea in this Xuexiang residence is like. What’s the mystery!”
(End of this chapter)