Chapter 1482: Wang’s Unusual Behavior

Chapter 1482: Chapter 1482: Wang’s Unusual Behavior

Lin Tian was indeed a long distance away from Wang at this moment. Standing this far, he couldn’t clearly see the tiny components on the Lu Ban lock.

Old Wang also blushed with embarrassment, feeling somewhat awkward.

He wanted Lin Tian to come closer, but as the words reached his throat, he swallowed them back down.

He was afraid!

He knew very well how bad Lin Tian’s reputation was in the Wang Family. Could he be trusted?

"Tch, look at how petty you are. Do you think I’d be interested in that broken pill inside? The pill formulas I provide for the major families are worth much more than that useless pill. You’re such a bumpkin, never seen the world!"

Lin Tian launched into a tirade against Wang. The way Wang called him Mr. Lin wasn’t sincere—he was just using him. Curse him! Don’t have even a smidge of guilt!

Wang felt very aggrieved, he didn’t dare curse back, which made him feel like his heart was being scratched by a hundred claws, unbearably uncomfortable! Moreover, he felt very unjustly treated, what broken pill? What bumpkin? This little kid knows nothing!

Wang wanted to burst forth with a pile of words, but he held back. Those were secrets, not for Lin Tian, or even Wang Sijing, to hear!

Seeing Lin Tian’s disdainful demeanor, Wang actually relaxed. Also, he wondered if Lin Tian was so familiar with the Lu Ban lock because he had encountered it before?

This thought made Wang’s heart race.

It’s very possible!

After all, this person was simply too mysterious!

Wang thought it was Lin Tian’s depth that was impressive, not realizing that Lin Tian had a pair of X-ray eyes to see clues that this old man couldn’t compare to.

Even with X-ray vision, dealing with the craftsman’s masterpiece that is the Lu Ban lock was exceedingly difficult. Even if you can see its internal construction, deciphering it is still extremely hard.

Never mind this Lu Ban lock, even understanding a common tenon-and-mortise structure in the market requires a lot of time.

If it weren’t for Lin Tian’s quick thinking and his fast analytical speed, how would he have found that protruding rivet?

As for when the copper wire broke, it gave him quite a scare. If it really exploded, all efforts would have been in vain, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

"Then please step closer, everyone." Wang said softly.

Lin Tian snorted and, exuding the swagger of a worldly master, walked to the edge of the long table.

The old man had previously driven him away; now, wasn’t he asking him to come back?

The long table was six meters long and only two meters wide, cluttered with a mess of things. Lin Tian wanted to get closer to pick up the Lu Ban lock for a look, but was met with Wang’s refusal.

Wang cupped his hands towards Lin Tian and said, "Mr. Lin, this item holds great significance for the Wang Family, please don’t touch it."

Lin Tian could only chuckle bitterly, want the horse to run but don’t want to feed it?

Seeing the old man act like a protective mother hen, Lin Tian found it both frustrating and amusing.

"Put away that petty attitude, you’re old enough to know better! Fine, fine, I’ll just look."

Lin Tian didn’t mind, activated his X-ray vision, and found it still difficult after watching for a long time. This is a thing where pulling one part affects the whole, he didn’t know where to start.

Seeing Lin Tian struggling, Wang felt both disheartened and amused. Weren’t you boasting just now? Now you’re at a loss for words? You’re no better!

He didn’t say it, but his eyes clearly conveyed that message!

Lin Tian didn’t bother arguing, took a big step forward, getting even closer to the Lu Ban lock, with his hands behind his back, watching closely.

This scared the old man quite a bit, afraid he’d actually touch it! In the end, he said nothing.

Less than two minutes passed when suddenly Lin Tian’s face revealed a faint smile, seemingly confident.

"Align your desk lamp just so it’s shining right at it; let’s see if you can spot a white speck," Lin Tian said casually.

"Alright."

Agreeing, Wang felt full of energy, followed Lin Tian’s instructions, shined the light vertically down, and indeed discovered a white speck. Delightedly, he asked, "What next? What should I do?"

Lin Tian shrugged, putting on a show of inaction, "I don’t know."

"You’re messing with me!"

"I’m not. You should think about it, you had to use a lamp to see it, but I couldn’t see anything from so far away, so how did I know?" Lin Tian asked Wang.

"Yeah, how did you know?"

After asking, he blushed, feeling like a bull led by the nose, going wherever Lin Tian went.

Humiliation! Such humiliation!

Lin Tian gave a slight smile, "Of course I guessed, how else would I see such a small speck? Could it be that I have X-ray vision?"

Wang thought Lin Tian’s words were nonsense, what X-ray vision? Does he think I’m a fool? He must have guessed!

"Kid, have you seen such Lu Ban locks before?"

Lin Tian snorted, arrogantly saying, "Of course, or else how would I know more about it than you, who studies it day in and day out?"

"Well, you guessed it right, what’s the next step?"

"You folks who deal with mechanical skills should understand things like the Yin Yang Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, right? Check if any of these relate, I feel like there’s a part on the Lu Ban lock that can be turned."

With that said, Lin Tian closed his mouth, intent on teasing the old man some more.

What Yin Yang Five Elements and Eight Trigrams? Lin Tian had zero understanding of these, how could there be such profoundness to discover here? Maybe there was, but saying something could be turned was pure nonsense.

Wang seemed to be enlightened by this, grinning, revealing a slight gap in his teeth.

He looked like a treasure hunter searching for buried treasure, sometimes crouching and tilting his head, at other times squatting with his head tilted high, glaring at Lin Tian, even borrowing the headlamp Lin Tian was wearing, claiming it was more useful than the desk lamp.

After searching, Wang discovered three more white specks within the Lu Ban lock, thrilled as if he were a monkey yet to finish evolving.

These were the treasures Lin Tian left for him to dig up. After all, mixing lies with truths makes them more believable.

"Grandpa Wang, have you noticed anything?" Wang Sijing asked anxiously, clearly also feeling tense.

"Shush, don’t talk!" Old Wang snapped back irritably.

Wang Sijing obediently closed her mouth.

Suddenly, Old Wang’s gaze moved from the Lu Ban lock, directing the headlamp beam towards the underground palace sand river.

Even more surprisingly, Wang didn’t look back at the Lu Ban lock, simply placing it on the table and walking over.