I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Never mind, it doesn't matter, as long as the teacher is alright.

Because his physical condition had not yet recovered, Xue Jing, who dodged the punch with the Beast of No Return, was unaware of her doubts. He stretched out a finger and pointed it at Cao Sini's forehead. An invisible gap opened slightly in the void at the fingertip, and Long Ying extended a thin root to touch her forehead, transferring some of her life force to her.

Cao Sini, who was weak and powerless all over, finally regained some strength.

She propped herself up on her knees and bowed her head, saying, "...I'm sorry, I couldn't complete your instructions."

Xue Jing patted her head and smiled, "This is an unexpected situation that is beyond your scope of responsibility, so don't blame yourself."

"Go and get some rest, Sini."

"is teacher……"

Xue Jing turned around and strolled over to Zhao Longtu, who had been slapped and was now trapped inside the mansion's walls.

Several workers repairing the wall nearby took off their hard hats and said helplessly:

"Teacher Xue, doing it this way will cost extra."

These workers were sent by the person in charge of Xuanwu Mansion at noon to repair the wall that Xue Jingzhen had smashed with a single punch.

Xue Jing apologized somewhat awkwardly:

"I'm so sorry, everyone. This was an accident. I'll be more careful in the future."

……

Chapter 331 Zhao Longtu's Past, Teacher Xue, So You Play Too (4K)

Inside the office, Zhao Longtu sat on the sofa, silent.

Looking at Xue Jing sitting in his office chair flipping through documents, and Cao Sini and Ning Yuantai standing on either side of him like guardian deities... he especially glanced at Cao Sini a few more times.

He's still puzzled as to how this person could possibly have learned such an outrageous and extremely dangerous move.

It makes absolutely no sense... It completely shattered his understanding of martial arts.

Zhao Longtu did not try to escape again. He knew that in the face of the terrifying strength of this man named Xue Jing, since the other party wanted him to stay, all his struggles would be in vain.

The two are vastly different in strength, beyond the point where 'good luck, good performance, or various coincidences might allow for a comeback'; they have reached the point where 'it is impossible for them to win no matter what's involved.

So Zhao Longtu could only keep a straight face and put on an expression of unyielding defiance. He had made up his mind that he would not cooperate with whatever Xue Jing wanted him to do.

"Student Zhao."

Xue Jing put down the documents in his hand, looked at Zhao Longtu, and spoke.

Zhao Longtu closed his eyes and turned his head to one side, as if he had no intention of listening to anything.

Xue Jing didn't pay any attention and continued:

“I am not an education expert or a psychologist, so I have no way and no intention of solving your psychological problems. In such a short time, I probably wouldn’t be able to solve them even if I wanted to.”

"Therefore, I won't try to manipulate you with feelings like the bond between teacher and student... Let's do some purely self-serving transactions like dirty adults?"

Xue Jing smiled.

He had already reviewed Zhao Longtu's information in its entirety.

Compared to He Han, who was from the same junior high school as Xue Jing and was unclear about the incident, Zhi Ge had thoroughly investigated the entire case file from beginning to end, listed it in order, and handed it over to Xue Jing to review.

About six years ago, eleven-year-old Zhao Longtu entered Yangang Middle School, a prestigious school in Yincheng, after graduating from primary school.

Although Zhao Longtu, an orphan, did not have systematic exposure to martial arts from a young age, he was still exposed to martial arts in the Seventh Urban Circle and developed some skills through observation and practice. After he entered junior high school, his strong talent for martial arts was immediately discovered by his homeroom teacher, Yao Yushan.

Yao Yushan seemed to cherish his talent and took great care of him. He not only took him back to his home to eat and live with him, but also arranged for him to enter the prestigious Zhenxing lineage's martial arts training ground and carefully cultivated him.

The two gradually developed a father-son-like relationship, with Zhao Longtu, an orphan, respecting and loving Yao Yushan as if he were his own father.

However, the reality was not what Zhao Longtu had imagined at the time.

Xue Jing's finger traced across the document in front of him, which contained a printed photo of Zhao Longtu from his junior high school days.

He has delicate and gentle features, even somewhat pretty. He deserves the description of being fair-skinned and beautiful. He's the kind of handsome young man who can make older women with a penchant for women scream.

It was completely different from his current fierce appearance, as if he were a criminal just released from prison.

Zhao Longtu gradually noticed something amiss from some details of daily life, and finally discovered Yao Yushan's true feelings for him, which made him so disgusted that he vomited on the spot.

As an orphan, Zhao Longtu had no parents, so he could only ask other teachers at the school for help. However, either Yao Yushan, who had a harmonious family, a happy marriage, and a son and a daughter, would not have any strange ideas about him and would just say that he was overthinking things, or he had a conflict of interest with Yao Yushan and would just brush him off even if he knew that Zhao Longtu liked this kind of thing.

Occasionally, a few teachers who were more conscientious and responsible and took this matter seriously observed for a period of time but found no clues and thought that Zhao Longtu was just overthinking things.

What happened next was predictable. Zhao Longtu was driven to the brink by Yao Yushan's increasingly audacious demands. In his attempt to resist, he was struck on the head with a blunt object, leaving a deep dent in his eyebrow.

In the end, he could only use his own limited strength to deal a brutal blow to the man he once regarded as his father.

After the authorities intervened and investigated, the school discovered this extremely heinous incident.

Naturally, the school would try its best to suppress such matters and not allow them to be made public, otherwise it would be a devastating blow to the reputation of Yangang Middle School.

Teachers, school leaders, the principal... many people sought out Zhao Longtu for talks.

The constant use of moral blackmail phrases like "after all, we were teacher and student" led Zhao Longtu to become utterly disillusioned with the teaching profession.

……

"A dirty deal between adults?" Zhao Longtu glanced at Xue Jing.

Xue Jing nodded and smiled, "That's right... It's purely an exchange of interests, without involving any other issues."

Zhao Longtu pondered for a moment, then felt he could accept it, and nodded, asking, "What kind of deal is it?"

Xue Jing placed his elbows on the table, his palms overlapping to support his chin, striking a pose reminiscent of Commander Ikari:

"You've already experienced my Sini's 'serious punch' just now, isn't it amazing?"

When Cao Sini, who was standing next to her, heard the words "my Sini classmate," her heart skipped a beat and she felt a little weak all over.

A light sweat broke out on her forehead as she thought to herself, "Teacher Xue... doesn't understand the weight of her words at all."

If it were Ye Jingqiu, or any other female classmate, hearing such words would likely lead to all sorts of unfounded assumptions.

Fortunately, she was able to handle it.

“Very impressive, extremely impressive, I am completely no match for you.” Zhao Longtu nodded solemnly.

Xue Jing chuckled and said, "I taught her this move around noon today."

"It took her less than a few minutes to go from being exposed to learning to mastering it."

Zhao Longtu immediately frowned and said, "How is this possible?"

This level of killing technique, let alone a few minutes, even if all the principles and training methods were laid out in the most detailed way in front of him, Zhao Longtu would not be confident that he could master it in a few years.

This is not a matter of time, but a matter of insufficient level of understanding.

Just like how you can't understand advanced math problems if you don't even know basic arithmetic, no matter how detailed the explanation is, it's useless.

"It's true," Cao Sini said calmly.

"Don't call things you think you can't do impossible. The world is not based on your imagination. There are many things beyond your understanding. Teacher Xue is a person who transcends your narrow understanding."

Zhao Longtu looked thoughtful: "So that's how it is. Was it my problem?"

He quickly nodded and said, "I understand. I believe you can do it."

Cao Sini was somewhat surprised.

This person's demeanor... is much more magnanimous than I imagined?

Cao Sini shook her head.

No, he's just incredibly naive.

Thinking of how this person believed whatever He Han said earlier, Cao Sini's lips twitched.

Xue Jing nodded and said, "Now that you understand, let's start talking about the details of the transaction."

"During the period of the martial arts exam, including three days of training and seven days of exam, I will teach you many martial arts skills, just like I teach other students 'a serious punch,' greatly improving your strength."

"In return, you must give it your all in this exam and actively cooperate with me and the other students so that we can get good results in the end."

"...How about it, isn't this a great deal?"

After listening, Zhao Longtu's face showed a look of doubt:

"Is that all... enough?"

He found it a little hard to understand.

The teaching quality of being able to teach someone the "Serious Punch" move in just a few minutes is so high that, putting aside everything else, just the fact that they can learn this move is enough to make countless people break their heads and kneel before Xue Jing, willing to pay a huge price to learn it.

Not to mention there are still ten days left, I wonder how much more I can learn.

Such a great deal, or even a great opportunity, is a blessing that countless people could not attain even after several lifetimes of cultivation, all just to get him to cooperate in the martial arts exam.

The two ends of this transaction are far too unbalanced.

"From your perspective, this may be a difficult thing to understand."

Xue Jing smiled.

"Don't worry, our transaction is equal and fair. You didn't get the better deal, so don't feel emotionally burdened by it."

Zhao Longtu shook his head: "I don't understand."

Xue Jing tapped the table with his index finger:

"Actually, the reason is very simple."

"In this world, the value of all external things is assigned to them by human beings from their own perspective."

"For example, if not everyone recognizes the value of 'money,' then 'money' itself has no value."

"In your eyes, I teach you martial arts and help you improve your strength, which is a great benefit to you. I have given too much, but that is not the case."

Xue Jing said calmly, "Helping you improve your strength is just a piece of cake for me."

"It's like a billionaire taking a fancy to a stone that a beggar has found, and being willing to pay ten thousand dollars for the stone that he likes. For him, it's not even a drop in the ocean; the value of ten thousand dollars to him is just that of a stone."

"And now, you've picked up this stone."