Chapter 238: The Wise Liu Li Skillfully Solved The Difficult Problem (2/2)

w.a.n.gyue Luanyu said, ”Since Spirit Sword Sect does not have any sincerity in negotiating, you don’t need to speak anymore, let’s just listen to the opinion of the other two sects.”

With that, she deliberately excluded w.a.n.g Lu from the negotiation. However, w.a.n.g Lu didn’t care either.

This kind of nonsense negotiation would be time consuming and laborious, and would not have a good outcome; he did not want to take part in it. Therefore, he deliberately made a scene to excuse himself from the negotiation, leaving the other three parties to continue to waste time at the negotiation table.

The next development was really like what he expected. Each of the three sects’ proposals would always be vetoed by the others. Even between Kunlun Immortal Sect and Ten Thousand Arts Sect, they did not have a tacit understanding; they would undermine each other frequently. During which, Hai Yunfan repeatedly looked for w.a.n.g Lu, hoping for a helping hand, however, the latter was completely without interest in partic.i.p.ating.

Of course, he would not have any interest. Even if Spirit Sword Sect and Ten Thousand Arts Sect could join forces, Shengjing Sect could always veto their proposal. Of course, likewise, Shengjing Sect proposal could also be vetoed by the other two sects together. This absurd negotiation has lasted for quite a while, and the people of the three sects were already somewhat exhausted. At this time, whenever they looked at the nearby happy-go-lucky w.a.n.g Lu, they could not help but clench their jaws.

However, things could not be dragged down indefinitely. They must produce a solution. Seeing that some people even began to propose to draw lots in the negotiation table, w.a.n.g Lu inwardly thought that it was almost time for him to make his move.

His stance was completely different than when he first acted to deter the two sides from fighting. Now, he just wanted them to hate each other even more.

The more they struggled, the more he could seize the chance to profit from it. In any case, it was the three sects who drew hatred on each other, and it has no relations.h.i.+p with him whatsoever. If he must make his move, he wanted to make sure that he would come out ahead.

However, just as the scene continued to reach a deadlock and everyone has become tense, they suddenly heard Liu Li jump up and issue a surprised cry.

”Great!”

Suddenly, the three parties on the negotiation table forgot their hatred, and one by one looked at her.

w.a.n.g Lu was also curious. ”What’s so great?”

With a delighted countenance, Liu Li bounced up and giggled in front of w.a.n.g Lu. ”Hehehe, before we enter the gate, didn’t you give me a problem to solve? All this time, I have been thinking about it!”

w.a.n.g Lu was mesmerized. ”Unbelievable, so all this time, you have been thinking about that problem!?”

”Yes, to prove that I’m not stupid! Hehe, I figured it out!”

w.a.n.g Lu gawked for a moment, and immediately his eyes almost came out of their sockets. ”You figured it out!? You can prove any given even number greater than two can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers?”

Liu Li stuck out her chest and confidently said, ”That’s right!”

w.a.n.g Lu suddenly felt dizzy, as if the whole world was not real. At present, seeing the charming and cute girl with a proud countenance, he felt that she was now the grandmaster of learning of the Spirit Sword Mountain! Perhaps, far into the future, Daoist Master Feng Yin, Spirit Sword’s twelve peaks have already disappeared from the history. However, Liu Li, because of her earth-shattering mathematical talent, would certainly be remembered forever.

Later generation would tell such a story: once upon a time there was Spirit Sword Mountain, and on the mountain, there was Liu Li...

Sh*t! This story is so wrong!

w.a.n.g Lu fought back the impulse to slam his head and inwardly said, I must have the actual proof first! Then, he tremblingly asked, ”... prove it.”

Liu Li proudly said, ”Just now, I calculated from two all the way to one billion. Every even number can be presented with the sum of two prime numbers!”

”What the! You use this exhausting method to prove it!? Moreover, in just less than an hour, you counted all the way to one billion!?”

”Hehe, I’m awesome right?”

”... Yes, you’re indeed awesome, though awesome in something else. But, this can’t be considered as proof.”

Liu Li was startled, and then hastily anxiously asked, ”Why can’t it be counted? I’ve tried till one billion!”

”Em, After one billion, there’s still ten billion, one hundred billion, and even infinite number of billion. A mere one billion is not enough…”

Liu Li pitifully argued, ”But-but I’ve tried so hard to calculate it…” With that, somewhat annoyed, her small face lit up as she said, ”Senior Brother, since you think I’m wrong, then why don’t you prove it! You’re much more smarter than me, so you definitely can calculate up to ten billion, or even one hundred billion in the blink of an eye, right? Why don’t you tell me if what you say is true or not!”

”What the h.e.l.l! You want to give the question back to me!?” w.a.n.g Lu had no choice but to lament that math really made people smarter; after she finished the calculation just now, this Liu Li actually learned how to do the reductio ad absurdum!

However, ultimately, this was not a serious mathematical proof method. w.a.n.g Lu reached out his hand, wanting to touch Liu Li’s head, only to see the girl flung her head to the side and fumingly said, ”Senior Brother, you’re so annoying!”

”...” w.a.n.g Lu retracted his hand, gawked, and immediately laughed in spite of trying not to.

This time, he would only end up in trouble if he continued to haggle over scientific spirit and mathematical theory with the girl, therefore, the correct response should be...

”Hahaha, I’m sorry, my mistake. Liu Li, you have proven this conjecture really well. Come, this is your reward.”

w.a.n.g Lu then fished out a crystal clear candy rich with spiritual energy.

Liu Li was suddenly in tears as she happily enjoyed the candy.

While he appeased his Junior Sister, w.a.n.g Lu was inwardly moved.

Reductio ad absurdum? This would be a good method to solve the current impa.s.se.

”I think, since you guys can’t come up with a result, even after you tried so hard, why don’t we use a simple method: we pick seven pairs of parents and children cards, then either Shengjing Sect or the other three sects shuffle them while the other party pick seven of them. The remaining seven would be left to the shuffler. What do you guys think?”