Chapter Thirteen: The Monster's Brain is Better than Human Brains

  "What are the three major pastoral areas in our country?"

  "Inner Mongolia pastoral area, Xinjiang pastoral area, Qinghai-Tibet pastoral area."

  "Correct! Give three points to the students in Class 3."

  Hu Yun said discontentedly to Zou Leran: "I can also solve this problem, it's just a pity that I pressed the button a bit late."

  Zou Leran nodded reluctantly, turned to look at Yi Tianxing, but was furious to find that this little guy had almost fallen asleep. She gritted her teeth and pinched his waist hard with one hand.

  "Ouch." Zou Leran let out a soft cry of pain, and Yi Tianxing quickly pulled her hand over to take a look, anxiously asking: "What's wrong?"

  "It hurts so much, how can your skin be so thick." Zou Lerle scolded.

  Yi Tian Xing smiled and said: "Your face is even thicker."

  "Never mind, let's get on with the questions."

  "Oh." Yi Tianxing finally woke up, still holding Zhou Lelie's small hand. Seeing the movements of the two on stage, the classmates below began to buzz and discuss incessantly.

  The two of them suddenly remembered that they were on stage participating in a knowledge contest, and when they looked down, they saw countless students with their mouths wide open in horror staring at the two of them. A moment later, a loud "Oh!" echoed through the large classroom.

  The students' teasing skills are really powerful, and they actually made Zou Leilei lower her head in embarrassment. But Yi Tianxing is even more impressive, indeed worthy of having the thickest skin, smiling and welcoming the laughter of all the schoolmates.

  The host teacher couldn't take it anymore, muttering to himself that today's students were really reckless and daring to flirt and quarrel in such an important event, while scolding the students to quiet down.

  Hu Yun, sitting on one side, glared at Yi Tianxing and scolded: "This concerns the class's honor, can...can you be more serious?" He originally wanted to say 'you guys', but suddenly thought of Zou Leilei and forcibly swallowed the word.

  Yitian glanced at him and thought that this person was really boring, and this knowledge contest was also boring, only coming up with some weak questions: "China's three major pastures, even if you think about it with your butt, there are only those three places. Don't look at the 960 million square kilometers, except for those three places, thinking of running horses elsewhere will get you killed."

  He sat on the stage, lost in thought, while his classmates below thought he knew nothing and was just staring blankly. Looking at the scoreboard on the stage: 10, 40, 70, 30——the students of Class One let out a mournful cry, gazing at Yi Tianxing and his two companions with dismal eyes, thinking that their class had already lost this time.

  At this time, the host teacher continued to ask questions.

  "Who were the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove?"

  With a loud noise, Hu Yun finally grabbed the right to answer and quickly replied: "The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove are collectively referred to as Han writers Kong Rong, Chen Lin, Wang Can, Ruan Yu, Yan Yanzhi, Liu Ling, and Ruan Xian."

  "Add ten minutes."

  Hu Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at Yi Tianxing with a hint of disdain, Yi Tianxing shrugged.

  ………

  "What is San Cao?"

  “……”

  "Who are the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song?"

  “……”

  Several class representatives on the stage were competing with each other, and the battle was intense. Hu Yun deserved to be selected to participate in the competition, and he even answered several questions correctly, catching up a bit on points.

  The first part of the competition has ended, and the host teacher smiled and said: "It seems that everyone's knowledge is still relatively broad, but the difficulty of this part of the questions is a bit lower. The next part is the important part of this knowledge contest, and the questions were personally set by the principal, so everyone should pay attention. The scope is similar to the first part, but the difficulty has increased significantly."

  Zou Lelie glared at Yi Tianxing and said in a low voice: "Give me a serious answer!"

  "Why don't you answer?" Yi Tianxing asked with a smile.

  "I just like watching you answer." Zou Leran smiled at him, her smile as beautiful as a flower.

  Yi Tian Xing was dazed by that calm gaze for a moment, and after a while, he helplessly spread his hands and said: "The answer device is not with me, how can I answer?"

  In a small county high school, there was no electronic buzzer. During competitions, each class used a small bell placed on the table in front of them.

  Zou Lelai heard this and turned around to smile at Hu Yun, then immediately snatched the small bell over and handed it to Yi Tianxing.

  Yi Tianxing was taken aback. Hu Yun was also very angry, but thinking again, wouldn't it be better to let the whole school see how Yi Tianxing made a fool of himself?

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  "Please list the titles with 'four' in Chinese cultural history, at least five or more. 20 points for correct answers and minus 10 points for incorrect ones." The host teacher adjusted his glasses and asked slowly.

  This question is indeed a bit difficult, and since you'll be penalized for wrong answers, no class dares to ring the bell first. Instead, three people are huddled together writing down their own answers on paper. Zou Leilei sees that her classmates from other classes all have worried looks on their faces, so she quickly pushes Yi Tianxing forward.

  Yi Tian Xing lightly sighed and used two fingers to pick up the small bell and shook it once.

  A crisp "ding-dong" sound rang out.

  The noisy classroom suddenly fell silent, with everyone's eyes fixed on the young student holding the bell and smiling. Hu Yun, who was sitting at the same table as Yi Tianxing, looked over with a shocked expression, having only thought of four himself after half a day - could this person have found the answer so quickly?

  Yi Tianxing glanced at Zou Lelie, sighed and said: "The Four Greats of the Early Tang, the Four Masters of the Tang Dynasty, the Four Scholars of Su Men, the Four Spirits of Yongjia, the Four Great Poets of the Middle Revival, the Four Great Masters of Yuanqu, and the Four Great Talents of Wu Zhong." He paused for a moment and said: "Seven, should be enough, right?"

  The host looked at the correct answer in his hand, couldn't help but adjust his glasses again, and said with an incredulous expression: "That's enough, that's enough."

  "Wait a minute." A girl from Class 3 suddenly stood up, "I can understand the Four Greats of the Early Tang Dynasty, the Four Scholars of Su Men, and the Four Masters of Yuanqu, but I've never heard of the Four Greats of the Tang Dynasty. And what's this about Yongjia Four Spirits? Are you just making it up?"

  Yi Tianxing looked at the girl, smiled and quietly explained: "The Four Great Masters of the Tang Dynasty are not referring to the four great masters of literature, but rather the four great masters of calligraphy. The Tang Dynasty's calligraphy is revered for its regular script, so Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, Yan Zhenqing, and Liu Gongquan are referred to as the Four Great Masters of the Tang Dynasty... As for the Yongjia Four Spirits, they refer to the Southern Song poets Xu Zhao, Xu Ji, Weng Juan, and Zhao Shixiu. This is because all four were from Yongjia, which is now Zhejiang's Wenzhou, and their pen names all contain the character 'Ling'. Xu Zhao's pen name was Linghui, Xu Ji's was Lingyuan..."

  The empty classroom echoed with the voice of a young man whose childishness had not yet fully dissipated.

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  "What is the earliest dictionary in ancient China? What is the dictionary with the most collected words? How many words are collected respectively?"

  The principal's questions are indeed abnormal, but unfortunately, there is an even more abnormal candidate on the knowledge competition stage today.

  With the appearance of several abnormal questions in a row, students from other classes finally gave up answering and instead cast their eyes on the answer sheets of Class One with great interest. At this time, the county middle school knowledge contest seemed to have become a stage for Yi Tianxing, a high school student from Class One who was notorious for his ability to pick out broken things.

  Yì Tiān Xíng was made uncomfortable by the gaze of everyone, and even more so, he had to shake the small bell in his hand.

  "The earliest dictionary was the Eastern Han Dynasty's Shuowen Jiezi by Xǔ Shèn, which collected 9,353 single characters. The dictionary with the most characters is the Kangxi Dictionary, which collects 47,035 characters."

  "How many West Lakes are there in our country?" The host teacher didn't ask the students to answer hastily, and naturally cast his eyes on Yi Tianxing.

  Yitian didn't even bother to ring the bell, and directly replied: "Qing Wangshi Zhuo's 'Xihu Examination' says that there are thirty-one places in the country named Xihu. However, according to the Qing Dynasty's 'Lenglu Zaji', it is said: 'There are thirty-six Xihus in the world, only Hangzhou is the most famous.' Unfortunately, it does not list the locations of the thirty-six Xihus. Currently, apart from Hangzhou, there are also Huzhou Xihu, Huaxian Xihu, Hanshou Xihu, Shouchang Xihu...

  "How many languages are there in the world?"

  "5,651 of which 1,400 are not recognized as independent languages and some are dying out..."

  "How far apart are the Cowherd Star and the Weaving Maiden Star?"

  "150 billion kilometers."

  "How many light-years is it?" The host teacher was also full of curiosity at this time, seeing that the student didn't mention light-years, a commonly used unit, and added a question on impulse.

  "Huh?" Yi Tianxing was taken aback, then suddenly grinned and said: "You all figure it out for yourselves, I forgot, can't calculate it at this time anyway."

  Watching the messy king being so knowledgeable, it seemed that he knew even the most obscure things, but at this time, he was not good at calculation. The students who had been quietly listening to his answers couldn't help but feel strange. The classroom was quiet for a long time, and the strange atmosphere in the air finally made everyone burst out laughing together.

  Along with thunderous laughter, there were prolonged and enthusiastic applause. On this day in early summer of '94, the applause at Gaoyang County Middle School was the most fervent in history. The applause seemed to pierce through the paulownia trees outside the classroom and fly towards the sky, as if foretelling something. This scene remained etched in Yi Tianxing's mind for many years, impossible to erase.