Chapter 1 Who Raises Fish?

  Early spring morning, cold wind blows, falling on the square, still with a hint of chill.

  The end of the opening ceremony marks that from today, the three hundred new faces on the square are students of the school, members of the school. At this moment, every student's heart is filled with joy, and their face is full of smiles.

  However, on the square, a white-clad young man carrying an ancient zither was now tearfully crying, with tears falling one by one onto the cold stone slab, splashing up tears.

  "How did you cry? Are you okay?"

  The girl standing beside the young man saw Li Tu's tear-stained face for no reason, and her heart was in a flurry, asking somewhat awkwardly, with a hint of sympathy in those bright black eyes.

  Li Tu shook his head, wiping away the tears streaming down his face with his sleeve. He didn't know why he was crying, maybe it was because heaven had smiled upon him, giving him a chance to play the piano like ordinary people, or maybe it was because his years of longing had finally come true, and he had entered the prestigious academy he had always dreamed of, or maybe it was because he was washing away the humiliation of the past, bidding farewell to others' mockery.

  Tears flowed down his face, and he couldn't help himself, involuntarily streaming down.

  The cold wind blew, and the white clothes of Ding Taiji fluttered, making him look even more ethereal. Like a fairy descending to the mortal world, he glanced at the young man carrying a zither, and his eyes, as calm and beautiful as autumn water, flashed with doubt, hesitated for a moment, and then became pensive.

  "Why are you crying?"

  Xiao Wei said with concern, looking at Li Tu with pitying eyes, and also having a puzzled mind, why did she cry for no reason?

  "I'm so happy, tears of joy are streaming down my face, I must look ridiculous."

  Li Tu wiped away the tears on his face and revealed a smile.

  "Oh, so it's just entering school and being overjoyed to tears. I thought something was wrong. But as a man, crying is always bad, it damages the masculine image, I don't like it."

  Xiao Wei suddenly enlightened, with a hint of lesson learned.

  "I know, no matter how hard or tired a man is, he shouldn't cry, and I won't from now on."

  Li Tu smiled at her and said seriously, even though he couldn't see her.

  "A child is teachable!"

  Xiao Wei burst out laughing, revealing a pair of tiger teeth.

  The person next to him, Hantan Ki, looked at the two of them with some surprise, as if they had suddenly become friends.

  ……

  "Have seen Professor Mu."

  Ding Taiji and Yin Xiaoyi saw an old woman wearing a large black robe walking towards them, who bowed respectfully.

  The old woman in black robes nodded at the two of them and sized up Li Tu with her sharp eyes before asking, "Are you Li Tu?"

  The voice is hoarse and somewhat piercing, making people feel uncomfortable.

  "I've met Professor Mu, that's all."

  Li Tu bowed and nodded slightly, looking somewhat surprised.

  "Your test scores are top-notch, ranking first in the class. Are you daring enough to let me test you again? Hehe."

  The old woman in black robes looked at Li Tu and suddenly let out some unpleasant laughter, which made people feel even more uncomfortable.

  "Test me?"

  Li Tu was somewhat perplexed - why did Professor Mu suddenly want to test him?

  "Hey kid, dare you or not? Are you afraid?"

  At this time, some students in the square heard that Professor Mu was going to test Li Tu and also came over to watch the excitement.

  "It's said that Professor Mu is the only female professor in the school, in charge of several subjects. Why does she suddenly want to test a blind person?" a student asked in confusion.

  "Who knows, maybe Professor Mu suspects that Blind's math test score is also uncertain?"

  "The blind man took first place on the list, but many people didn't believe it and thought it was just a coincidence and good luck."

  Chang Fei, who was originally on the other side, also walked over and heard some students discussing Li Tu. He couldn't help but shake his head. These people were typical of those who couldn't bear to see others do well, always belittling others at every turn. They didn't even use their brains to think about it - who made the test questions, who was the chief examiner, and who graded them? Could the results be faked?

  Seeing a blind person who one thinks is impossible to achieve two championships, feeling suffocated and unwilling to accept it, always thinking of ways to mock and belittle.

  "Is this interesting? I don't know what they are thinking. If a person doesn't even have the basic heart to tolerate others, how can they talk about reading books and having knowledge as vast as the ocean?"

  Chang Fei looked at those faces full of expectation and excitement, shook his head, the result would definitely disappoint them greatly.

  Professor Mu's examination of Li Tu is naturally with her own intention and will certainly not be a question of doubting the grades she has evaluated.

  Li Tu stood quietly, listening silently to others' discussions about himself, and nodded at Professor Mu, saying: "Professor Mu, please proceed with the test."

  "Heh heh, I just thought of this question, it's a bit difficult, do you really want to take the test?" The old woman in black robes looked at Li Tu with a smile.

  Li Tu hummed and nodded his head slightly.

  "There are five houses in a row, each painted a different color: blue, green, red, white, and yellow. Each house is occupied by a person of a different nationality: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Japanese. Each person has a different favorite drink: coffee, tea, milk, soda, and water. Each person also has a different favorite musical instrument: piano, guitar, violin, trumpet, and drums. And each person has a different pet: dog, cat, bird, fish, and rabbit."

  "Zhang San lives in the red house, Li Si raises a dog, Zhao Wu drinks Jian Nan Chun, the green house is to the left of the white house, the owner of the green house drinks Zhu Ye Qing, the person who plays the piano raises birds, the owner of the yellow house blows the sheng, the person who lives in the middle house drinks Hua Diao, Wang Liu lives in the first house, the person who pulls the erhu lives next to the person who raises a cat, the person who raises horses lives next to the person who blows the sheng, the person who plays the pipa drinks Zhuang Yuan Hong, Qian Qi strikes the bell, Wang Liu lives next to the blue house, the person who pulls the erhu has a neighbor who drinks Du Kang wine."

  The question is: Who feeds the goldfish?

  The students in the square were not only Li Tu who was listening seriously to the topic, but also the onlookers were serious. Even Dantai Ji was listening carefully. However, after Hei Pao Lao Yu finished speaking, most of the students only remembered a few sentences such as "Zhang San lives in a red house", "Li Si raises dogs" and "Zhao Wu drinks Xian Nan Chun". The rest were all mixed up.

  "Professor Mu, could you repeat that? I didn't quite catch it."

  One of the students spoke up, and the others also looked at the old woman in black, hoping she would say it again.

  "Haha, one time is enough, even if I tell you again, you still won't get the answer."

  The old woman in black robes swept her sharp eyes around the surrounding students, saying coldly, causing some fear to arise in the hearts of the students.

  Although many students have completely memorized it, when analyzing and reasoning, they find themselves getting confused. Zhang San becomes Li Si, Shuangyuan Hong becomes Jian Nan Chun, blowing the Xiao becomes playing the piano. At this time, he is staring blankly at the old woman in black, feeling at a loss.

  "Wang Liu lives in the first house, on the far left. Zhang San lives in the red house. Wang Liu lives next to the blue house. The green house is to the left of the white house. Therefore, Wang Liu can only be in the yellow house..."

  Li Tu fell silent, his mind constantly analyzing and reasoning.

  The students around the old woman in black robes all fell silent, and many of them were analyzing and reasoning. Other students who couldn't even remember the question just stared blankly at others, hoping in their hearts that the blind man wouldn't remember the question either, and would make a fool of himself in front of Professor Mu.

  Standing beside Li Tu, Yin Xiaoyi couldn't understand Professor Mu's question at all, her face full of confusion. But at this moment, she was staring intently at Li Tu with a tense expression, her small hands clenched tightly, and her heart was worried. She had naturally heard the surrounding students' derogatory remarks about Li Tu, and she didn't know why those people always held prejudices against the blind, always wanting to see the blind make fools of themselves?

  "Ji sister, can you tell me if the blind man can figure it out?" Yin Xiaowei whispered in Ding Taiji's ear.

  Dantai Ji looked at Li Tu counting his breaths, shook her head and said with a faint smile: "I don't know."

  ……

  "Those who drink bamboo leaf green tea raise goldfish."

  Not even half a cup of tea's time had passed when Li Tu spoke up towards the black-robed old woman.

  "Yeah, pretty fast, not bad."

  The old woman in black robes showed a joyful expression in her eyes and nodded at Li Tu.

  "What? He solved it so quickly? Not even half a cup of tea's time has passed."

  Confirmed by Professor Mu, the students around looked at Li Tu in shock, as if they had seen a ghost.

  "So soon, how...how..."

  A student who had been carefully analyzing the problem was staring at the blind man in shock, his face filled with astonishment, and muttered to himself: "My math skills are not bad either, how can he be so fast?"

  Ding Tai looked at Li Tu with a hint of surprise, unable to believe that he had solved it so quickly, and also discovered his exceptional talent in mathematics. So on the day they went to the bamboo building with Lan Yu Xian, did he really solve it or did he already know the answer beforehand? Perhaps Lan Yu Xian was wrong about him.

  "Who among Zhang San Li Si or Zhao Wu Wang Liu is raising fish by drinking bamboo leaf green?"

  The students around who originally wanted to see Li Tu make a fool of himself were all shocked and looked at Li Tu with one face, asking the people next to them. Even if Li Tu said the answer, they didn't know which one of Zhang San or Li Si was drinking bamboo leaf green tea?

  "It's indeed the case, wanting to see others make a fool of themselves, but in the end, it's oneself who ends up making a fool. " Chang Fei shook his head as he looked at the students around him.

  "Kid, come and join our organization, I'll take care of you."

  The old woman in black suddenly said to Li Tu, shocking everyone. Who would have thought that the blind man had actually received an invitation from Professor Mu himself? What an honor! At the same time, she also felt a bit sour and uncomfortable inside.

  "How many subjects?"

  Li Tu looked at the old woman in black with some astonishment and did not expect her to invite him to enter the Shu Ke.

  "Professor Mu, Li Tu is already a student in our music department, he can't possibly switch to the mathematics department."

  Suddenly, the sound of Gong Yang's voice came from behind, with a resolute tone. The students who heard the sound also turned their heads to look at Gong Yang, who was walking towards them. It was unexpected that Xiang Zi would be contested by two department heads, which made people jealous.

  "Do you know how to play chess?"

  The old woman in black didn't go to reason with the public sheep, but instead continued to speak to Li Tu.

  "Play chess? No way."

  Li Tu shook his head, why did Professor Mu suddenly mention playing chess?

  "Come and learn from me in several subjects, I'll teach you how to play chess!"

  "This..."

  Li Tu felt a bit embarrassed, Gongyang had told him that the Academy wanted him to become a fifth-grade qin master within a year, and entering the music department was naturally the best choice. Besides, he didn't have much time to spare to learn other things.

  "Ji sister, who is drinking bamboo leaf green tea?"

  Yin Xiaowei asked in a low voice, and Dantai Ji slightly hesitated, shaking his head.

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