Chapter Five (1) The Eldest Uncle of the Imperial Preceptor Begins His Lecture

  Three young beauties walked into the grand hall, these three had also been to the grand hall before. Originally in the grand hall, there were all sorts of gods and goddesses lined up, as well as various strange instruments, no one knew what they were for, anyway they looked strange and weird.

  Now, as soon as I entered, apart from the statues of gods, everything else had been pushed away. In the Changbai Hall, row after row of tables and stools were arranged very neatly, just like a classroom in the mortal world.

  Jing Xiaolu went in and listened to a fight, only to find out that this was all Master Lin's idea. Those responsible for arranging it naturally followed Master Lin's intentions.

  The people who came in had almost all arrived, the hall was full, and the young disciples had all been to class, so they all sat down. The masters and elders were not used to this, and these people really hadn't sat in a classroom before, so they naturally stood there.

  To tell you the truth, these seniors are really something. Wherever they go, they exude an aura that makes younger people can't help but admire them. They truly live up to their reputation as seniors.

  Just then, in the soft footsteps, Lin Xingbai stepped into the Changbai Grand Hall. At this time, Lin Xingbai was wearing a white shirt and jeans, looking very ordinary, completely different from everyone's imagined style of an old predecessor.

  Wearing simple clothes, Lin Xingbai has a particularly special flavor that is between ancient and modern China. It's the unique flavor of men from that era. Lin Xingbai grew up in that era and naturally had the flavor of a man from that time.

  Gong Xiaolu had seen him countless times, so he wasn't surprised. Fang Luoluo beside him said, "I've never seen this Taishu uncle before, and he looks quite handsome."

  Lin Xingbai didn't go listen to the girls' private conversation, and instead walked up on stage with a calm demeanor: "First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Xingbai."

  "By generation, you should address me as Tai Shu Zu, but it's not necessary, calling me Lin Ge or something is fine too."

  "To clarify, I'm here today to give a lecture, don't think it's going to be like the old days. Lin Xingbai smiled: "We should look forward, now that we're in a modern classroom setting, we can't use the old private school and master system, so let's do things according to the classroom teacher's way."

  Lin Xingbai's opening remarks had indeed added some impression points for him.

  "Alright, now, everyone sit down. Since this is a classroom, I'll be the teacher and you all need to behave. Lin Xingbai glanced around and found that Zhu Tongzi and other older generation immortals hadn't sat down yet. These people were over a hundred or even several hundred years old, but they really had never sat in a classroom before."

  Lin Xingbai just swept his white eyes over, and Zhu Tongzi and others softened. Ah, Taishi Shu Zu, the generation is too high, they can't help but listen. After Lin Xingbai swept another glance, these old men sat down at their desks one by one, being very obedient.

  The masters and elders sat down one by one, and the young disciples couldn't help but feel a little amused in their hearts. The usually stern and serious elders were actually willing to sit together with the younger generation like themselves and listen to the lesson, which was indeed quite interesting.

  Lin Xingbai didn't care whether they were having fun or not, and started lecturing.

  "No more nonsense, let's get straight to the main course. Today we're going to talk about puppetry." Lin Xingbai walked with a rather casual air, his hands clasped behind his back, wearing modern clothes but exuding an old-fashioned charm, somewhat like a traditional private school teacher of yesteryear.

  All these were learned by Lin Xingbai from his father who was a teacher, and he had been influenced by them since he was young, so he became what he is now.

  But now no one will care about these anymore, as they are all attracted by Lin Xingbai's lecture. At first, Lin Xingbai lectured very superficially: "Puppet technique is divided into two types, one is to control the living and the other is to control everything."

  "To put it simply, there are two types of puppets: those that use living spirits and those that use inanimate objects. The Longbai Puppet School currently passes down the technique of using inanimate objects to create mechanical puppet beasts as its main form of puppetry, so I'll start by explaining this one in detail."

  Lin Xingbai said it lightly, but scared the wise and knowledgeable Zhu Tongzi, Zhu Yanzi and others beside him. These elders had always thought that puppetry was only for inanimate objects without life. But today, after hearing Tai Shifu's words, they found out that puppetry could also be used on living creatures with life.

  If it were possible to easily control other objects, that would be too frightening. If I could learn this move from Lin Taisheng's uncle master, the Changbai Puppet Sect would definitely make a huge leap in power.

  Of course, what disappointed Zhutongzi and others was that Lin Xingbai didn't explain much about this move, but mainly talked about the art of refining mechanical puppets. Although it was different from what Zhutongzi and others had imagined, these people were immediately attracted to the new topic.

  "The art of mechanical puppetry has developed in three directions: one is large, with great brute force; two is clever, with unparalleled precision; and three is fast, with incredible speed. As for applying poison to mechanical beast puppets, that's a niche interest - those who like it use it, while those who don't, won't."

  "Now, let's talk about the ones with great strength and destructive power. If you want to develop your mechanical puppet beast in this direction, you'll need to install destructive-type arrays on it, placing them at the joints. Of course, there are limits to the number of arrays that can be installed, so you'll need to make the most of each array's power."

  "Now, let's demonstrate how to make a powerful destructive mechanical beast." Lin Xingbai waved his hand and immediately someone brought in a large pile of materials, various metals, all jumbled together.

  Then, Lin Xingbai started making mechanical puppet beasts.

  Lin Xingbai's hand speed was not fast, because it was a demonstration for the Changbai Puppet Gate people to see. However, this slow hand speed made the Changbai Puppet Gate experts understand and be extremely surprised. Because in the mechanical puppet beast, one by one array, connected perfectly.

  It can be said that this is a perfect display, top-notch art.

  If it weren't for having seen Bi Suo's Silver Puppet earlier, the almost unsurpassable puppet art would likely make all the elders present think that Lin Xingbai was the pinnacle of puppetry.

  How many elders' dilemmas in puppetry were solved effortlessly by Lin Xingbai's fingers. One by one, they became completely absorbed in Lin Xingbai's lectures, more and more entranced, as if they had forgotten the outside world.

  Lin Xingbai's mechanical puppet beast was almost complete, a snake about two meters long, which looked ordinary to outsiders, but in the eyes of these elders, every detail was exquisite and unparalleled.

  Moreover, what moved Zhu Tongzi and other elders even more was that the Silver Man was made by Bi Suo, it was too profound, although they clearly knew it was a top-quality piece, but they couldn't understand it.

  Lin Xingbai's writing is clear and easy to understand, unlike Bi Shu's which is difficult to comprehend. He has even simplified his language for the sake of educating others, making it more enjoyable to read.

  Lin Xingbai finished his mechanical puppet beast and looked down, the young disciples were already in a daze, initially they could still understand, but later on they couldn't make out anything. The elders, one by one, entered a state of trance, completely absorbed in it.

  Lin Xingbai waited and waited, waiting for about a minute. When he made a move, the mechanical puppet beast - Red Snake suddenly shrank, shrinking to less than the size of a finger, and was casually thrown into his pocket by Lin Xingbai: "Alright, that's all for today's lesson, you can figure out the rest on your own."