Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 115 You Prove Goldbach's Conjecture!

Looking at Liang Xiao, who had collapsed to the ground, Cha Nan really wanted to go up and dislocate his limbs, then cripple his dantian, and finally use silver needles to pierce several vital points, pierce his collarbone, and use all sorts of methods to ensure that no matter how talented Liang Xiao was, he would never be able to turn the tables.

But... it's just a thought.

Neither Yang Guo nor Huang Yaoshi would agree to him doing this.

At this moment, Cha Nan missed his master, Shui Mu Yin Ji, terribly.

That powerful woman from the ancient world would never have such high moral standards. Usually, if Cha Nan makes a request and she feels it's okay, then she'll comply.

"Then... kill him?" Cha Nan hesitated.

It's such a pity!

Leaving aside Liang Xiao's extraordinary talent and the Zhouliu Liuxu Gong that he may create in the future, the unique skills of the Qiongru, Heishui, and Tianji lineages that he currently possesses are enough to make people envious.

If some of these martial arts techniques were given to Huang Yaoshi, it would certainly help accelerate the creation of leg techniques.

"Let's go see Guo Xiang first!" Cha Nan decided to put the problem aside for now. If they still hadn't figured out how to deal with Liang Xiao by the time they left the bamboo forest, then Cha Nan would have no choice but to kill him with a heavy heart to avoid any future complications.

Inside the bamboo house, countless thin silk threads are densely interwoven, crisscrossing each other.

At one end of the silk thread, a large number of crossbows were placed, aimed at the bed. The cold, gleaming crossbow bolts were aimed at Guo Xiang, who was lying on the bed, her pressure points sealed, and who was completely still.

Upon closer inspection, some of these crossbows were placed in the corners of the walls, some on the roof beams, and some even stood directly at the head of the bed. Once triggered, it was impossible to intercept all the crossbow bolts at the same time.

All these crossbow bolts seemed to be connected as one, so that moving one would affect the whole thing, and there was no way to disassemble them piece by piece.

"Xiang'er! Don't be afraid! Mother is here... Grandpa is here too. We will definitely find a way to rescue you." Huang Rong's voice trembled slightly. She hadn't even glanced at the fierce fighting outside. She had been calculating which of the thousands of threads was the most crucial one.

Only by finding that crucial line can the entire mechanism be dismantled safely and without error.

After glancing at it a few times, Huang Yaoshi immediately closed his eyes and began to do mental calculations.

Yang Guo, pulling the half-paralyzed Liang Xiao, led him to a corner and demanded, "Tell me! Which wire is the one that disarms the mechanism?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiao looked at Cha Nan with bloodshot eyes: "Make him come over and kowtow to me, beg me... and I'll tell you."

Cha Nan stepped forward and stomped directly on Liang Xiao's face: "You dare to say that, do you think we dare to believe you?"

"I don't believe it. You've set up traps underground. At worst, you can hollow out the ground and transport Guo Xiang out from underground."

Cha Nan's words reminded everyone, and they all showed expressions of sudden realization.

"Cough... Hahaha! You think I didn't think of that?"

“I buried three balance beams underground. Once they are touched or broken, the whole house will become unbalanced, and all the mechanisms will still be triggered simultaneously,” Liang Xiao said with a laugh.

Then, continuing to stare at Cha Nan, he said, "Kneel down! Beg me... or she will die!"

Yang Guo's anger flared up, and he was about to use the technique of dislocating tendons and bones to loosen Liang Xiao's muscles and bones again when he saw Cha Nan calmly take out a Palu ball.

Yang Guo, Huang Rong, and Huang Yaoshi all had their eyes light up when they saw the Palu Ball.

Yup!

There's another way!

Isn't this the simplest way to escape?
"Xiang'er! Don't be afraid! Don't resist, Brother Cha will rescue you!" Cha Nan said to Guo Xiang.

He hadn't originally intended to take Guo Xiang as his disciple so quickly, but since things had come to this point, this was the only solution.

Guo Xiang said, "Brother Cha! Come on! Xiang'er is not afraid!" Cha Nan found a good spot, passed through layers of silk threads, and amidst the tense breathing of the crowd, hit Guo Xiang in the chest with the Palu Ball.

With a flash of light, Guo Xiang disappeared.

Liang Xiao's various schemes all became a joke.

No matter how talented you are, you can't stop a cheater!

"You...you...!" Liang Xiao stared in disbelief. Although he already knew about Cha Nan's amazing abilities, what he had just witnessed still shocked him.

Looking at Liang Xiao, whose entire worldview was being reshaped and who looked on in disbelief, Cha Nan said, "Liang Xiao, I know I can't keep you here like this. It's just a broken spine, and you'll definitely be able to recover. But I value your talent and don't want to waste it... So! How about you do something for me?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiao merely looked at Cha Nan with a somewhat frenzied expression, offering no reply whatsoever.

They have an irreconcilable relationship; do they want him to do things for Cha Nan?

He'd rather die!

"How about this, let's make a bet!"

"I'll give you a mathematical problem... or you could say a conjecture. If you can provide the answer, I'll let you go, and you can come back to seek revenge later."

“But if you can’t figure it out within three months, then you must submit to me and swear an oath in the name of your parents and Hua Xiaoshuang. If you break the oath, your parents will never rest in peace in the underworld, and Hua Xiaoshuang will experience all kinds of suffering in the world and die a terrible death!” Cha Nan said to Liang Xiao.

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiao knew there must be a trap involved, but under these circumstances, it might be the only chance.

Moreover, he was quite confident in his arithmetic abilities.

“Okay! But you have to swear that if I figure it out, you will definitely let me go,” Liang Xiao said.

“No problem, I swear on my most beloved master, Jellyfish Yin Ji, that if I break this oath, may she never find a man who loves her again.” Cha Nan raised three fingers and made a solemn oath on the spot.

This vow...sounds very strange.

Liang Xiao was actually dissatisfied, but he was now in a passive position and had no choice.

He could only look at Cha Nan with dissatisfaction, waiting for his question.

“A Westerner named Goldbach proposed a hypothesis that every even number greater than two is the sum of two prime numbers. Now I want you to prove this conjecture.”

Cha Nan wasn't sure if what he said was right, since he only had a vague concept and didn't actually know the specifics.

In fact, the fact that he was able to remember this question is largely thanks to the amount of short videos he watched.

If there's a problem with his expression, he can take it back!
Liang Xiao was taken aback. This question... is quite interesting?
He couldn't help but start calculating.

The more he calculated, the more difficult it became, and gradually, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

He was indeed a mathematical genius, but the problem that Cha Nan raised was a century-old problem that had never been truly solved since it was first posed.

Seeing Liang Xiao gradually sinking deeper into the trap, Cha Nan felt a great weight lifted from her heart.

Given Liang Xiao's obsession with mathematics, he probably wouldn't even think about how to solve his current predicament until he finds the answer to this problem.

Cha Nan's real purpose in proposing this conjecture was not to make Liang Xiao keep his promise and voluntarily serve after three months, but to distract him and prevent him from creating a new martial art to repair his spinal injury and get out of his predicament.

However, when Cha Nan turned her head, she realized that it seemed that Lao Huang and Huang Rong had also been tricked by this problem!
They were both equally bewildered, caught up in massive and complex calculations.

(End of this chapter)