Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Mu Nandong finally turned around. He had been facing away from Ye Qu, as if he was going to say a few words and then leave. But now he realized that Ye Qu was determined to pester him today.

"Are you very free?" Mu Nandong didn't answer Ye Qu's question, but instead asked a question in return, seemingly intending to use some effort to end the conversation.

"That's true." Nocturne waved his fan, unmoved. "The woman is waiting for a carriage, and it's unclear when it will arrive... Someone has invited her to a banquet, where many acquaintances will be present. If Teacher Mu has the time, he might as well go with the woman."

Having said all that, Nocturne finally revealed her true intentions.

But Nocturne's words reminded Mu Nandong of her background. Nocturne came from a poor noble family. Her parents had her late in life and doted on her, but they were old and passed away early. This Mid-Autumn Festival... Nocturne was all alone.

At least you have something to look forward to, but Nocturne has no hope at all.

With this thought in mind, Mu Nandong's attitude softened a bit. He hesitated for a moment, considered Nocturne's suggestion, but ultimately refused.

"It's better not to go to the banquet."

Nocturne did not press the matter further, but sighed, "Life is short, and like a fleeting flower, what is the point of pursuing those things so desperately?"

He spent his entire life pursuing something ephemeral and intangible; that was the meaning of his life.

Mu Nandong walked away in silence.

He just wanted the truth. If cutting open his stomach would let others see how many bowls of noodles he ate, then he would do it. But he didn't even have the chance to cut open his stomach, let alone eat other people's eyeballs.

If he dies, then it will all be over... How can we let everything end so inexplicably?

Even if this matter means nothing to anyone except him and his son, he still wants to do it.

If justice cannot be obtained from the outside, then one must strive for it oneself.

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"Driver, please park here."

Nocturne got out of the car and looked at the restaurant in front of her.

She wasn't lying; she had indeed been invited to a banquet. Many people wanted to invite Ye Qu, regardless of the occasion—even on Qingming Festival, a large group wanted to invite her to dinner, but Ye Qu had declined them all. This time, however, it was Yu Xietian who called, inviting her on behalf of the mute Shen Xin... and according to Yu Xietian, there seemed to be quite a few acquaintances there.

As I took a few steps, before I even entered the room, I heard some noise. There was a sign hanging at the door that said "Closed for the time being," so it seemed that the place had been booked out.

Nocturne pushed open the door.

The original square tables in the shop were arranged together to form a long table, on which various foods were laid out. Although it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, there were no mooncakes on the table, but there was quite a lot of wine.

The people sitting around the table were all familiar faces: Shen Xin, who was arguing with Ying Qin Guan; Fu Fei Han, who was drinking with Yu Xie Tian; Ju Qiu Ming, who was watching the former without saying a word; Zhao Yun Xian, who was obviously drunk, with a flushed face, and was shouting, "Updates can wait!" and "I've already written five hundred words today, and the readers can't possibly finish reading them all!"; and Feng Yun Ke, whom they had met once at Bing Ning.

The group was chatting animatedly, but only Ju Qiuming and Feng Yunke noticed Ye Qu. The former only glanced at her briefly, while the latter raised his wine glass and said calmly, "I came to Qiyao to ask for a job sometime ago, and I never expected to see you again."

Nocturne smiled and said, "What a coincidence..."

She took her seat naturally.

Shen Xin and Ying Qin Guan were arguing heatedly on one side, and both of them had been drinking... Incidentally, neither of them could hold their liquor.

God was consumed by rage and raised a small sign.

"Illiterate people are the most pitiful people in the world!"

Enraged, Ying Qin Guan flicked her forehead.

The god was dizzy from being hit so hard, and angrily raised his small sign.

"I never said anyone was illiterate, how could you hit me?!"

"Don't give me that!" Ying Qin Guan roared. "Do you think I don't know who's illiterate?!"

Justified and convincing.

Shen Xin was drunk and his logic was all over the place. He was also flicked by Ying Qin Guan, which made him so angry that his hand was shaking when he wrote. He wrote several times but it was all scribbles. He was so angry that he was about to pick up the blackboard and fight Ying Qin Guan to the death. But when he looked up, he saw Ye Qu. He immediately ran two steps and rushed into Ye Qu's arms, looking very aggrieved.

Only then did Ying Qin Pass see Nocturne.

"You little pudding, you say you can't beat someone so you have to call for backup? That's despicable!"

—Completely unable to out-argue Shenxin, this scoundrel who could only suppress his opponent with a mind-control slash showed no sense of shame whatsoever.

Normally, Ying Qin Guan would not speak to Ye Qu like this. But a drunk person can do anything except solve math problems.

That being said, with Shenxin hiding somewhere, it was inconvenient for Ying Qin Guan to unleash a consciousness slash at her.

"Hmph! It's just calling in reinforcements! I can do that too!"

Ying Qin Guan was drunk, his mind was a mess, and he staggered away, not knowing where he was going.

Shenxin waited for a while, but didn't feel anything. Then she peeked out and saw that Ying Qin Guan was ignoring her, so she immediately perked up again.

"Ying Qin Pass, hmph, I'll make sure he never returns!"

"Little Divine Heart." Nocturne called out softly to Divine Heart, who immediately turned around and assumed a listening posture.

"How did all of you end up together today?" Nocturne asked curiously.

"Well... if you think about it, it was an accident. Feng Yunke was drinking here alone, and Ying Qin Guan said he bumped into Fu Feihan and Ju Qiuming on his way out of school. So they came together. As for me, Zhao Yunxian asked us to urge her to finish her manuscript, but when I went to find her, she dragged me here under the pretext of having dinner... and then it all started inexplicably."

It seems like a wonderful coincidence... but upon closer inspection, one might find that it's less of a coincidence and more of a...

Shen Xin frowned slightly, then glanced around.

Yu Xietian, Fu Feihan, is an orphan who was raised by his master.

Ju Qiuming, an orphan.

Nocturne, the Qin Pass, and myself, both parents dead.

I've heard some things about Zhao Yunxian; apparently, she came from a divorced family, neither parent wanted her, and she was raised by her maternal grandmother. Although she hasn't said anything about her grandmother's current situation, I suspect...

At Fengyunke's age, if he is still wandering far from home, his parents are probably no longer alive.

【“..”】

Shenxin raised the small blackboard.

"No... I'm afraid it's not a coincidence or not. If you're asking why we've all gathered together... there are seven of us here, but we can't even come up with a complete set of parents..."

As I write this, Shenxin misses her older sister, Shenjiu. Is she doing well? Having lost her eyes, does she face many inconveniences in her daily life?

Nocturne, usually eloquent, was now silent.

On this Mid-Autumn Festival, since everyone happens to have nothing to do, why don't they all get together?

Are there really such coincidences in this world?

It seemed like a subconscious invitation from Shenxin. Why did she invite Nocturne? Being drunk was one reason. But it was also an act of following her heart, because she knew that Nocturne was also someone with nowhere to go, so she invited her.

The two fell silent for a moment, until Nocturne heard a slight noise coming from the doorway... But they had clearly booked the entire place, so how could someone else be coming in?

She looked up and saw Mu Nandong lifting the curtain and walking in.

Eyes facing each other.

"..." Mu Nandong's face gradually darkened.

"..." Nocturne's lips slowly curled into a wicked and arrogant smile.

Silence, silence is the seven luminaries tonight.

Some people remain silent because they have no other choice, while others remain silent because they want to see the other person remain silent.

"The banquet, perhaps we should skip it?" Nocturne chuckled softly.

Mu Nandong walked in with a dark face and said to Ying Qin Guan, "Is this the 'important matter' you were talking about?"

Without a doubt, following Shenxin's Nocturne, Ying Qinguan brought Mu Nandong.

Ying Qin Guan was already unconscious from Fu Fei Han's drinking, and mumbled, "Isn't drinking an important thing?"

Mu Nandong's face darkened even more.

"I knew I shouldn't have believed the drunkard... And why are you drinking during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Do I need to explain to you what you should do on this holiday?"

"Haha..." Ying Qin Guan laughed loudly, "What does it matter? Aren't all holidays the same? Don't even mention the Mid-Autumn Festival. There's a poem that goes something like, 'When life is good... let's drink to our hearts' content?"

Shenxin was the first to jump into the enemy's face. In this world of team fights, there's nothing Shenxin wouldn't dare to do, only things his teammates wouldn't dare to follow.

"Enjoy life while you can! You illiterate fool!"

"Of course I know that! I don't need you to remind me!" Ying Qin Guan was speaking without thinking at this point. "I'm not bragging, but back in my village... in our city, I was a renowned scholar for miles around. If I weren't drunk, I could easily write you a couple of poems!"

Ying Qin Guan had a sudden inspiration and actually put on a show that sounded somewhat sophisticated.

"You recite poems because you want to appreciate the talent of those who came before you. I don't recite poems because they are all inferior to me! It would be more like they would jump out of their coffins and recite my poems!"

—What a terrible talent! It's such a waste that Ying Qin used it to his advantage.

Shenxin was so drunk that his IQ seemed to have dropped, and all he could manage to say for a moment was, "Really? I don't believe it."

Nocturne chuckled to himself, and Mu Nandong sighed before finally sitting down.

Nocturne said sarcastically, "So you don't have to go to the banquet?"

Mu Nandong remained calm and used the four-word mantra.

"Since we're already here..."

"This doesn't sound like something Teacher Mu would say..." Nocturne showed no intention of letting Mu Nandong off the hook. It seemed that even she would get a little angry after being rejected repeatedly. "Since you're already here... isn't this just a bunch of pointless sunk costs?"

"..." Mu Nandong fell silent, not because he had nothing to say, but because he realized that retaliation would only make Nocturne more...excited? annoyed? pleased?

None of this seems quite right... This woman is truly a creature made of mystery.

"Hehe..." Nocturne chuckled softly and grasped the wine glass.

On one side, Shenxin, Ying Qin Guan, Fu Fei Han, Yu Xie Tian, ​​Feng Yun Ke, and Zhao Yun Xian were rolling dice. Under the rule of 067, Ying Qin Guan was the first to shout, shouting seven twos. Shenxin slapped Yu Xie Tian, ​​the next player after Ying Qin Guan, away and fiercely raised the small blackboard.

"Damn it! Open it for me!"

In the end, Shenxin naturally lost, and Yu Xietian was also very aggrieved. He had finally drawn a triple and was planning to ambush the next player. It was really frustrating to have such a good hand but no chance to play it.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any dice left?" Nocturne asked with a smile. "And the lady, I'll join too... Where's Teacher Mu?"

Mu Nandong didn't know how to roll the dice, so he refused.

"I won't."

"What does it matter? This is very easy to learn, and besides..." Nocturne drawled, "we're already here, aren't we?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Ju Qiuming in the corner and smiled, "If you can't drink alcohol, juice will do. It's just for the atmosphere."

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