335 Talented Person (1/2)

”You are unreasonable!”

In utter exasperation, that was all Guan Yilin could say in response to Xiao Luo's astute counter-argument.

”I'm only presenting the evidence, and therefore, I am reasonable. But, even if what you say is true that Sima Yi saw through Zhuge Liang's empty-city stratagem, it would only mean that Zhuge Liang had expected Sima Yi to recognize his ruse, thereby forcing Sima Yi to obediently withdraw his troops—this showed his deep understanding of Sima Yi's predicament; that is 'when all birds are shot, the bow will be set aside, and when all hares are killed, the hounds will be stewed and eaten.' From this perspective, Sima Yi was already at a disadvantage. So, it is inaccurate to say that Sima Yi was the foremost strategist during the Three Kingdoms period,” Xiao Luo said indifferently.

No one really expected Xiao Luo to be so eloquent and knowledgeable about literature, and he made the top student of their class look like a fool in comparison.

Guan Yilin was speechless and could only stare blankly at Xiao Luo with wide eyes. She quickly sat back down in her seat, unable to believe that Xiao Luo's study of the Three Kingdoms was profound. Her childish scheme to ridicule Xiao Luo had backfired.

”Sorghum, beans, wheat, and millets; out of these hybrids, which one are you[1], sir?” A girl who was very close to Guan Yilin suddenly challenged Xiao Luo with the first part of a couplet.

D*mn, this kid is actually cursing Xiao Luo with a couplet!

Yu Jiangu was galled with his students' behavior, but at the same time, he was somewhat amazed at the talents on display.

The class was stunned at her audacity, and everyone drew a deep breath. The one who posed the derogatory couplet to Xiao Luo was a gifted girl, Shen Shiya, who excelled at poetry, painting, and literature. Without exception, everyone felt that she was taking the wrong major and should have pursued Chinese Arts instead. The couplet blatantly called Xiao Luo out for having no self-awareness, and shamelessly regarding himself as a success on account of minor achievements.

Xiao Luo laughed lightly and replied, ”Poetry books, I-Ching, the Book of Rites, the Spring and Autumn Annals; with myriad scripture on hand, why the need to ask Lao Tzu [2]?!”

When Xiao Luo furnished the second half of the couplet with aplomb, everyone was astounded and gazed at Xiao Luo with dropped jaws. His second line not only matched the first part of the couplet but he also cleverly countered Shen Shiya with a rhetorical question that contemptuously placed her status beneath his. It had the makings of an exciting battle of wits and captured everyone's undivided attention. They no longer dared to mock Xiao Luo.

Shen Shiya was slighted and delivered a scathing riposte. ”Mice consider themselves to be 'old' regardless of their size[3]!”

Neatly matched up again!

The entire class was enthralled and found it hard to believe how sharp Xiao Luo was, he was simply amazing. Sitting at the back of the classroom, Guan Tong gawked at the unfolding scene and blinked a few times.

”People without their face will certainly be invincible[5]!” Shen Shiya fired in a particularly nasty one.

”Trees without their bark will certainly be withered[6].” Xiao Luo doused her fiery line with consummate ease.

”Y-you...”

Shen Shiya's face was flushed, and she felt like she was just being toyed with. She gritted her teeth and glared at Xiao Luo with angry eyes. Inwardly, she was stunned by how easily he had responded to those verbal attacks of hers.

Grudgingly, she conceded that Xiao Luo was the better scholar, there was no comparison when it came to literature knowledge.

”F***king cool!!!”

Guan Tong's eyes were watery and filled with deep admiration. He had always wanted to be a talented person, and now, he'd found a role model in Xiao Luo. The kind of vigor and innate self-confidence, and the kind of aura of that made others cower in his presence—the qualities that made him wish he was like Xiao Luo.

”Senior Xiao, you've really enlightened us, and I greatly admire your literary prowess.”

Guan Yilin stood up as she complimented her opponent and said, ”I wonder how well you've mastered the requisite technical skills, shall we compare our AutoCAD skills?”

The corners of Xiao Luo's mouth lifted into a smile. He originally intended to just say a few words casually, but he didn't expect these people to continually provoke him. Since he had already participated in the battle, there was absolutely no reason to stop midway.

Calmly, he asked, ”How shall we go about comparing it?”

”Let's do the engine that's specified in the textbook. All the engine design parameters are provided in the book, so we just have to use the AutoCAD software to draw the model.”

Guan Yilin appeared very confident as her AutoCAD skills were the best in the class. She was very familiar with this computer-assisted design software, and it was a skill that had to be mastered by engineers in her field. She knew it like the back of her hand, and she didn't believe that Xiao Luo could match her skills.