Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

".."

Mu Nandong and Ju Qiuming both fell silent, but Ye Qu, as if she had already received an answer, smiled and said:

"Shopkeeper, bring two more dice cups."

Chapter Sixty: The Moon

"Has Father not returned yet?"

The soft moonlight shines down on the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day that should be filled with family joy. But things don't always go as planned, and some people have to endure loneliness.

Those whose parents are not around, live far away, or are imprisoned are destined never to see them again.

Even if both parents are alive and live nearby, they still face various problems.

Just like Zhong Hongyu now.

It was already so late, but Zhong Yu still hadn't gone home.

Zhong Hongyu watched as her mother reheated the dishes again and again, but the pillar of the family still hadn't returned. She couldn't help but ask the question, even though she knew it was a pointless question.

She was asking her mother, but in reality, she was asking herself, and also her father.

Zhong Hongyu's mother forced a smile and said, "Perhaps he's still in business... business is important."

“Business…” Zhong Hongyu repeated the word aimlessly.

Actually, she never knew what kind of business Zhong Yu was in. Every time she asked, Zhong Yu would just say, "You don't need to worry about these things, just focus on your training."

All I can do is do my own thing.

Just like now, she chooses to wait. Does she have any other choice besides waiting? Perhaps she does. She could stop waiting, finish her meal, go back to her room to rest, or go practice martial arts. These are all viable options.

But she chose to keep waiting.

She didn't make a choice; she didn't make a choice at all.

-

"Someone like you actually has the mind to admire the moon?"

Reaching the summit, looking down, one sees layers upon layers of clouds; this is the highest mountain on the continent, Sipo.

The man who had lost an eye and Wang Qiushui, dressed in a black robe and wearing a hood, were standing there. The man sat casually on the ground with his hands on his knees, gazing into the distance, while Wang Qiushui stood.

"Someone like me?" The man smiled faintly. "Why don't you tell me, what kind of person am I?"

What kind of person is he?

People's evaluation of him is highly consistent, consisting of words such as ruthless, tyrannical, cunning, and unfathomable.

Wang Qiushui's eyes flickered a few times, but she didn't speak.

She had been in contact with this man for some time, but she still couldn't see through him, and her understanding of him was basically limited to what was recorded in historical books. So when he asked her if she could go see the moon... she was very surprised, and she actually brought the man here.

This was unbelievable. Mingxuan Hou had repeatedly warned her not to have too much contact with the Black Dragon Emperor, and not to have any transactions or exchanges with him outside of their contract. But she was just curious... how could such a person be thinking about looking at the moon?

Seeing that Wang Qiushui did not answer, the man did not mind, but chuckled and pointed to the moon in the sky.

"Do you think we are the people in the world closest to the moon right now?"

Wang Qiushui's eyes were cold as she said, "What's the use of getting closer to the moon?"

"How could it be useless?" The man smiled faintly. "Actually, my wish was very simple at first. If I could touch the moon, perhaps my wish would be fulfilled."

"What good would touching the moon do?" Wang Qiushui thought to herself, and asked, "So what is your wish now?"

"As you can see, the moon is no longer enough for me," the man smiled. "Now I want to conquer the world."

Wang Qiushui said indifferently, "These two things seem to have no connection whatsoever."

The man laughed and brought up a topic that seemed completely unrelated.

Do you know the story of Da Yi in the Hidden Records?

Wang Qiushui has lived from ancient times to the present day, having lived through a long period of time. He knows and has heard a lot, so he naturally knows about the story of Da Yi.

The Secret Records state the following:

When the sky was still a chaotic void and the earth was still full of muddy soil, a brave and skilled warrior appeared among the human race, named Da Yi.

Yi married Heng'e, the daughter of the tribal elder. One day, he went out hunting and returned to find that all the people in the tribe had been brutally murdered, and his wife Heng'e had been abducted.

Da Yi roared angrily, "Who dares to do this?"

A wandering spirit, a butterfly, flew over and said, "Human, it was the nine sons of the Rebellion who killed your people and abducted your wife. You are powerless to resist them. Why don't you let me eat you and make you forget those beings?"

The progenitor of the Rebellious Demons was named "Rebellious," and the nine sons of Rebellious were the first generation of Rebellious Demons.

Da Yi said, "My people have been killed and my wife has been kidnapped. How can I pretend nothing happened and forget everything? A person must take responsibility for their actions."

Thus, Yi embarked on his journey. He was brave and skilled in battle, a master archer, and successively shot down the nine sons of Ni, rescuing Heng'e. However, this alerted Ni, who easily defeated Yi. But Ni did not kill him; instead, he mocked, "Man, you, and everything you have, are worthless to me. You did kill some of my descendants, but I don't care at all, because you, and they, are all insignificant to me."

Rebel actually released Yi and Heng'e, but this incident left Yi disheartened. He knelt on the ground and prayed, "Goddess, please help your people and keep them away from this place of trouble."

The goddess descended and said, "Yi, you are brave and skilled in battle, and have fulfilled your responsibilities as a human being. What is your wish? Speak it."

Yi said, "I have no other wish but to live out my days in peace with my wife. Please send us to the moon, where there must be a world without strife."

The goddess then bestowed two elixirs and vanished.

Yi said to Heng'e, "Let's take it."

Chang'e crushed her own pill, saying disappointedly, "We can leave now. But what about the others? Countless of our compatriots are persecuted every day. How can we just walk away like this? Are you still the Great Yi of the human race, acting like this?"

"But I have already resisted," Da Yi said sadly. "Humans can't resist the Tribulation Transcenders at all."

Chang'e replied, "You do not represent humanity, nor do you represent those who transcend tribulations. As long as humanity has not been truly wiped out, the resistance will not cease. If you wish to leave, then leave and watch me from the moon."

Of course, Yi did not leave in the end, but what happened to them afterward is no longer recorded.

However, according to the legend of the God of War, after sweeping away the six directions and eight wastelands, the God of War traveled the world and encountered a woman dressed in white mourning clothes on his journey. She handed him a pill and said, "The great cause has been accomplished. This position of ascending to immortality belongs to you."

However, the God of War laughed heartily, threw away the elixir, and said, "I belong on earth, not in heaven. If anything in heaven wants to come to earth, it should ask me first."

Chapter Sixty-One Midterm

Since this story comes from the Secret Chronicles, there's no need to elaborate on the message it conveys; it's nothing more than the same old three points.

When the man mentions this story at this time, he naturally won't reiterate the usual three points. If there's any key element, it's undoubtedly the moon. In the text, the moon is described as a 'world without strife'... But Wang Qiushui doesn't understand. The man was the one who actively instigated the conflict. By mentioning this story now, he's expressing his longing for the moon, in other words, his yearning for a 'world without strife'?

If that's the case... doesn't he find it ridiculous and shameless?

Wang Qiushui frowned slightly, because the man had also said that he once wanted to touch the moon... Did he mean that when he was a child, as a puppet emperor, he longed for a world without strife?

To link him, a puppet emperor, with a weariness of fighting and a desire to escape... seems a bit far-fetched. But it doesn't seem entirely unreasonable, considering the Black Dragon Empire was beset by internal and external troubles at the time; it's normal for a puppet like him to want to escape. And now, influenced by factors such as his status, power, and influence, is he no longer content with this...?

Wang Qiushui mentally did a reading comprehension exercise, but unfortunately, the man wouldn't judge it or tell her where she was right and where she was wrong.

He gazed at the bright moon in the sky.

Could that be a place without conflict?

impossible.

Just like the saying goes, wherever there are people, there is a world of its own.

The struggle will never end... This is a truth that no man could possibly not understand.

Unless, what he wants to stop isn't fighting, but something else entirely...

"Escape to the moon to hide from the alien race..." The man suddenly chuckled, his smile carrying a profound meaning.

"If we can't escape, then we can only..."

-

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, students returned to school one after another, followed by the school sports meet. Although there was still some time before the midterms, everyone had to start preparing for their midterm assignments.

It's worth mentioning that... students in the Martial Arts Department are not allowed to participate in the school sports meet. Although there are martial artists outside the Martial Arts Department, their skill level is perfectly acceptable. As for the Martial Arts Department of the Seven Luminaries Imperial Academy... there's a saying that those who can enter the Martial Arts Department are all aliens. Among them, Zhong Hongyu, who has the worst talent, is also from a family with a martial arts tradition. She has practiced diligently since childhood, received instruction from various famous teachers, and used both external and internal methods, including daily medicinal baths. Even so, she still ranked almost at the bottom, let alone someone like Fu Feihan.

If students from the Martial Arts Department make it into the sports meet, it's like an epic disaster movie for students from other departments.

Do you even understand the significance of a 7-second 100-meter dash, a half-court shot, or a dunk that smashes the rim from the sideline?

Do you even know what murderous tennis, murderous rugby, and murderous baseball are?

—If this were the Qin Pass, they could turn ping-pong into a deadly sport.

Although the school had considered organizing an internal sports meet specifically for the Martial Arts Department, the department has twelve classes across four grades. Some students, such as the 19th grader, are not at school for various reasons, leaving only two or three hundred people. Moreover, their destructive power is enormous, and the venue they would need, such as a sandpit for long jump, would definitely be much larger. Organizing another one would be unnecessary.

So, when students from other departments participate in the sports meet...

"Luoshui! You! Squat down! Is this what you call a horse stance?!"

"I can't do that..."

Yes, the martial arts department is still having classes.

Ying Qin Guan strode forward, placed his hand on Luo Shui's shoulder, and pressed her down. Luo Shui instinctively tried to sit down on the ground, but Ying Qin Guan unleashed a mental attack, using it as an illusion to make Luo Shui believe there was a sharp sword below her, and that if she sat down like that...

In the end, Luo Shui managed to steady herself.

Ying Qin Guan nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Fu Feihan and Ju Qiuming.

These two are exceptionally gifted, with extremely strong learning and adaptability abilities. Ying Qin Guan now basically uses them as role models for real-time explanations.

This is a job that most people can't do; it requires extremely strong dynamic vision, nerve reflexes, and martial arts skills.

In their exchange, Fu Feihan gained a slight advantage. He had received a true teaching from Ye Jiaofang and learned Ying Qin Guan's movement techniques, making him a level above Ju Qiuming in overall strength. He was already a solid first-rate expert, and if he could perform more consistently, he even had a chance to defeat martial artists like Ji Fa and the gray-haired man.

But for unpredictable players, there's no such thing as only raising the ceiling without lowering the floor.

The bell rang, and Ying Qin Guan announced the end of get out of class. He then ran off in a flash, but the students did not disperse immediately.

It was already mid-October, and with midterms approaching, the Martial Arts Department had to start preparing for their midterm quests. Now, when they gathered together, they discussed things, chose teammates, exchanged quests, and tried to find a team to team up with.

"Brothers! What kind of commission have you taken on?!"

As the team's cancer, a master of hitchhiking, and a freeloader, Luo Shui immediately thought of clinging to powerful figures. Her targets were naturally Fu Feihan and Ju Qiuming. Leaving Ju Qiuming aside, Fu Feihan was always easy to talk to.

"Don't call me that, it sounds weird." Fu Feihan didn't hide anything and said, "We originally had our eye on a guard mission, which was to escort a merchant to the Chaotic Province to complete an auction. But after we chose it, the mission was canceled for some reason. So we changed it... Now we're accompanying Teacher Mu Nandong to the western part of the Empire to pick a kind of plant."

Yes, teachers within the Imperial Academy are certainly qualified to initiate commissions.