Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

"Indeed, this little bit of paper isn't enough for me to clean myself properly, but at least it will make me a little cleaner."

Nephalem calmly pushed open the door to the cubicle and walked out... Ying Qin Guan could see from below that Nephalem's pants were still dragging on the ground as he walked out like that.

Fortunately, there's no one else here... no, perhaps it's precisely because there's no one here that Neferpitou did this.

"You..." Ying Qin Guan was speechless, because the Nephalem at this moment was simply too powerful.

Nephalem, expressionless, dragged his pants into another cubicle, squatted down again, and pulled out a large amount of paper.

This is... the world's reward for the brave. Now, the Nephalem have escaped their predicament thanks to their immense courage. The one truly trapped here is Ying Qin Pass.

"Nephalem!" Ying Qin Guan called out, "For the sake of our long-standing friendship..."

Nephalem looked cold and indifferent, pulling up his trousers, much like a melee-loving archer.

"Ying Qin Guan, you might as well drown in a public toilet without toilet paper, clinging to your obsessive-compulsive disorder!"

Chapter Twelve: Heaven is Destroying Me!

Nephalem's expression was cold; once he put on his pants, he wouldn't recognize you. And just as Ying Qin Guan had predicted, he had no intention of giving him any paper.

However, Ying Qin Guan was speechless.

That's incredibly powerful, Nephalem!

He made that sacrifice with unparalleled courage, ultimately obtaining the paper and escaping his predicament... just like a hero in a fairy tale who, after many adventures, finally rescues the princess. If, at this moment, he were to force the Nephalem to hand over the paper, he would be like a minister who had been utterly useless throughout the entire ordeal and then demanded that the king marry the princess to him at the end—utterly despicable.

"I admit...you win, Nephalem."

Ying Qin Guan sighed softly, "Indeed, you are stronger. You've done what I dared not do, what I couldn't do. This victory will likely fall into your hands as well..."

The Nephalem smiled proudly, but its heart was filled with sorrow.

Although he did win, he paid a heavy price.

Although no one actually saw anything, and nothing was leaked, some things, once done, are done, and can't be ignored just because no one saw them.

However heavy the price he paid, at least he won!

March towards a new future and seize victory!

Just as the Nephalem's expression hardened once more, footsteps sounded.

As it drew closer, the sound grew louder and louder.

Nephalem's pupils contracted... He stood there, his whole body covered in a cold sweat, not daring to move.

No...no way.

Could it be that someone has arrived at this crucial moment...?

Stop joking...

At this time, precisely at this time.

Suddenly, Ying Qin Guan in the cubicle fell silent. Both of them were silent, just standing there, listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer.

What were the two of them thinking at that moment? If this were a Chinese language exam question, it would probably be an easy reading comprehension question.

Because their thinking... is so obvious!

Finally, the footsteps stopped, and the person was already standing in the doorway. Then he stepped in.

They came in...

Nefertari staggered back three steps, his face suddenly turning deathly pale.

Ying Qin Guan shouted with ecstasy, "Brave warrior, please wait! I'm out of paper. Could you please get me some?"

"That voice...?" A familiar yet not so familiar voice rang in Ying Qin Guan's ears. He couldn't remember who it was for a moment, but soon, a roll of paper was handed in.

After wiping himself clean, Ying Qin Guan calmly pulled up his pants and walked out. Outside stood Feng Yun Ke… no wonder his voice sounded familiar. He immediately thanked him. Then, a smirk appeared on Ying Qin Guan's lips, forming a checkmark. He revealed what he thought was a rather wicked and arrogant smile and looked at Nephalem.

Nephalem was deathly pale; he leaned against the window, his face devoid of color.

I finally mustered up the courage.

After finally obtaining toilet paper, he defeated Ying Qinguan and even made the stubborn man admit defeat.

These two joys overlapped, and one should have received even more joy.

But this man, whom Ying Qin Guan knew but whom he didn't, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and took everything away.

I finally mustered up the courage, but now it's all gone, and I've become a laughingstock in the street.

He gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "Heaven! Is! Going! To! Destroy! Me!"

Then, the poison from the steamed bun surged up again, and Nefertari swayed a few times, his Dao heart nearly shattering.

Ying Qin Guan leisurely washed his hands and said with a crooked smile, "Let me tell you a secret, Nephalem. My hearing is much better than yours. In fact, I have been using my inner energy to enhance my ears. Before you left, I had already heard his footsteps and confirmed that he was coming this way."

—This statement is a lie, but not entirely a lie. If Ying Qin Guan had truly been using his inner energy, he could indeed hear it. But in reality, he wasn't in the mood to use his inner energy to listen for footsteps at all. Saying this now is purely out of stubbornness, a forced attempt to show off. But... even if it's bragging, as long as the other party can't expose it, it's the truth!

"so.."

Ying Qin Guan extended his index finger and calmly shook it.

"You've never beaten me at all."

The Nephalem suffered a crushing defeat!

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After repeatedly thanking Fengyunke and promising to treat him to drinks next time, Ying Qin Guan embarked on his journey. Before arriving here, he had already spent some money on souvenirs, and now his main task was to find the third node... Fortunately, the Nephalem had only been at the third node for a short time, and Ying Qin Guan searched outwards from the public toilet as the center, and soon found the third node.

The staff continued to report the approximate progress of the other groups to Ying Qin Guan.

"You are the third person to arrive at the third node. No one has reached the fourth node yet. Please maintain your advantage."

Ying Qin Guan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he and Nephalem were among the fastest to arrive. He just wondered who the other one was. Could it be Yu Xie Tian? That guy looked like he was desperate for money...

With these random thoughts swirling in his mind, Ying Qin raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting the balloon squarely.

"Nearsighted glasses for single virgins over 30"

Restart!

Without a second thought, Ying Qin Guan immediately remade the system.

He couldn't get the answer out of him!

They'll grab anyone on the street and ask if you're thirty, single, a virgin, nearsighted, or if they can give you their glasses.

Ying Qin Guan couldn't do that kind of thing.

So he chose to restart... At this moment, the production crew finally found an opportunity to explain to Ying Qin Guan the rule that bullets also cost one point. Ying Qin Guan, having come this far, naturally could not back down. He immediately bought a bullet, spent another point to invalidate the original note, and then fired another shot.

The content this time... is still abnormal, but it seems acceptable.

"Items that deviate from their original design intent and serve a purpose inconsistent with it, such as jade hairpins that appear to be decorative but are actually concealed weapons."

Ying Qin Guan struggled to understand the first half of the sentence and became somewhat anxious.

Where can he find an item that deviates from its original design intent and serves a purpose contrary to that intent?

"Murderous playing cards?" Ying Qin Guan recalled the various legends he had heard since arriving at Qiyao. Some people made playing cards from special metals, cards that could cut through steel wires and kill easily—undoubtedly meeting the requirements. But... he couldn't find those kinds of playing cards right now; he could only find ordinary ones at most.

“Ordinary playing cards and jade hairpins can kill in my hands. But if I take them, does that explanation work? I’m afraid not… because it’s me who’s at work, not the ordinary playing cards and jade hairpins themselves.”

"Where should we look for it...?"

While Ying Qin was having a headache, he saw an old lady strolling around not far away, with a sword sheath with such ornate decorations hanging from her waist that it was hard to look directly at her.

"Huh...?!"

Chapter Thirteen: The Unlucky Guy Who Walked into the Trap

Some things are designed with the intention of achieving effect A. However, for various reasons, these things deviate from their original design intent and ultimately achieve effect B. For example, Coca-Cola, Seven Wolves cigarettes, clothes hangers, feather dusters, and... swords! What kind of thing is a sword? Many people think that swords were originally weapons. But unfortunately, in earlier times, swords were more of an ornament, a symbol of status, than a weapon. Few people actually used swords in battle. Compared to knives, swords were undoubtedly more difficult to use because they are double-edged. Double-edged means they are difficult to wrestle with, difficult to exert force, easier to break, and more likely to injure oneself. However, martial artists honed their skills and instincts through countless trials, and the sword gradually came into their view. "Double-edged." This is both an advantage and a disadvantage for swords. In relatively primitive times, its disadvantages completely overshadowed its advantages. But as skills were refined step by step, for that minority group, the advantages of double-edged swords outweighed the disadvantages, meaning more possibilities and more techniques. So later, the sword truly became a weapon that could be used on the battlefield—all of this was what Ying Qin Guan had heard from storytellers when he was a child, and seeing the sword at Aunt Ji Fa's waist brought back all those memories. Yes, a sword! It was definitely designed to be a weapon at first, but because its practical function was too weak, it became a decoration. And after that, it became a weapon again, but now... the one at Aunt Ji Fa's waist is clearly a decoration again! Ying Qin Guan didn't know what the program team's explanation was, but as long as he bought a normal sword as a 'weapon' and then wore Aunt Ji Fa's 'decoration,' then no matter what the program team's initial understanding of 'sword' was, he could pass the test! So... "Ji Fa!" Ying Qin Guan stretched out his Er Kang hand and called out to the old lady in the distance. Ji Fa paused slightly, then turned around. Ying Qin Guan quickly ran over and said shamelessly, "It's like this, I'm participating in a borrowing race and I want to borrow your sword." "Borrow my sword?" Ji Fa tilted her head and took a slight breath. Before she could speak, Ying Qin Guan, seeing her inhale, cried out in alarm, "I won't lend it! I won't lend it!" Ji Fa immediately became furious. She knew what Ying Qin Guan's reaction meant. Blocking his path, she launched into a rapid-fire barrage of words. "What do you mean? I neither refused nor agreed; I merely made a gesture. Why are you suddenly backing down? Do I look like someone who's difficult to talk to? Do you know how much harm your small gesture caused a girl? Perhaps you want to say I'm not a girl anymore, but actually, I am. Don't think I don't know you secretly call me 'old auntie.' I just didn't want to argue with you..." Ying Qin Guan was overwhelmed by her barrage of words, retreating repeatedly, unable to refute. Saying she didn't care... this girl clearly harbored a long-standing grudge. Ying Qin Guan inwardly groaned, wondering how long Ji Fa would talk, and how he still had his competition to attend. Should he just run away...? While he was thinking these things, Ji Fa suddenly stopped talking, instead drawing her sword from her waist and handing it to Ying Qin Guan. "Although your reaction was quite rude, I, being magnanimous, will still forgive you... Take it, remember to return it to me later." Hearing this, Ying Qin Guan felt a little embarrassed. But Jiu Yi had sacrificed too much for this battle, and his greatest enemy, the Nephalem, had already shattered his Dao heart. He had to win this match no matter what. He took the sword and said, "Thank you." Ji Fa waved her hand dismissively, signaling Ying Qin Guan to continue his match. Ying Qin Guan left with the sword. Ji Fa turned around, holding a circus ticket... a single ticket, which she intended to take alone. "Strange... the ticket says the entrance is right here, how come I can't find it?" Ji Fa persisted, staring at the ticket for a while before noticing a line of small print: "Officially opens on Valentine's Day, February 14th..." A # appeared on Ji Fa's forehead. "Then why did you hand out tickets so early? I spent ages searching here for nothing! And why is such important information printed in such small font? February 14th is fine, what's the point of emphasizing Valentine's Day? Who goes to the circus on Valentine's Day?!"—After obtaining Ji Fa's sword, Ying Qin Guan returned to the Royal Court to retrieve a sword for practical use. Logically, regardless of how the program defined the sword's initial purpose, he should have been able to pass the challenge, but at this crucial moment... he got lost. He spent a considerable amount of time finally finding the fourth node, only to be informed by the program staff that he was the sixth to arrive at the fourth node, and two others had already reached the fifth node. Ying Qin Guan felt immense pressure, and with a swift shot, obtained a very interesting note: 'Items used by other contestants to reach the next node.' In other words... Ying Qin Guan was to steal it! It's obvious that in this kind of competition, it's impossible for Ying Qin Guan to "borrow" something from others—unless he can't beat them and resorts to exploiting his teammates to get them to give up and help him pass the level. But with Ying Qin Guan's strength, he'd naturally beat up the other contestants and ruthlessly steal their items! Selfish and harmful! All he needs to do is find the fifth node and steal their items. This way, he can pass the level effortlessly and render everyone else's efforts futile... Fantastic! Ying Qin Guan was overjoyed; for him, there couldn't be a better deal. He immediately began searching for the fifth node, perhaps because his bad luck had been exhausted by searching for the fourth node. Before long, he found the fifth node and began lying in wait. Come on! Let's see which unlucky guy I'm going to catch! Anyway, the rules don't say you can't attack me. I didn't choose to beat you all up at the beginning, which was already more than fair. Now that I have this opportunity, don't blame me! Ying Qin Guan revealed a terrifying smile that sent chills down the spines of the production crew members watching. The crew member stationed at the checkpoint could see the contestants' slips of paper, and she naturally knew what slip Ying Qin Guan had received. Before long, an unlucky soul walked right into the trap.

Chapter Fourteen: The Will of Heaven, Hard to Defy

Panting heavily, Shen Xin hurried towards the direction of the fifth node in his memory.

She knew that everyone looked down on her because she was short-legged and not a martial artist. Even Ruoye could give herself a lightness skill buff, but Shenxin couldn't.

Although she possesses magic, the way she casts it is clandestine. More importantly... because of her short legs, the photographers couldn't keep up with Ying Qin, Guan Naifei, Tian Yu, and the like, yet they managed to hold onto her tightly and take pictures. Shen Xin dared not make any small moves, fearing that her secret of uninvoked magic would be discovered.

Although modern times are different from ancient times... it's still best to avoid exposing yourself if possible.

So, naturally, no one took this weak and short-legged little Pudding seriously. Even Yu Xietian didn't place any hope in Shenxin and ran away on his own.

But Shenxin... she just wouldn't give up.

If someone has to win, why can't it be me!

So what if you can run fast? If you can't find anything, it's all for nothing!

What good is running fast? That platypus is probably still lost somewhere!

My heart is set on never being inferior to anyone. I will advance step by step, become the champion, and finally dazzle all of you!

Do you even understand what it means for fortunes to change every thirty years?

Shenxin's journey has indeed been arduous and full of twists and turns.

She can't speak, runs slowly, has mediocre marksmanship, and the worst stamina. The things she's looking for are all difficult to find. But Shenxin relies on her tenacious willpower and excellent action to overcome all kinds of difficulties and successively obtains 'five strands of hair of different colors', 'a summer-style top hat' (it's January now, winter), 'seven Time-Space Killer general cards, the artist must be 'Shi Meiren, no duplicates', and now the 'chocolate-filled mochi' that she needs to take to the fifth node.

The first one, with his social skills and cuteness, successfully persuaded several trendy girls.

Secondly, relying on his strong memory, he went to a shop that sold everything in every season and bought this out-of-season hat.

The third test was less about memory and more about testing trivia. Shi Meiren was the official illustrator for Time and Space Kill, and Shenxin only knew of two of the generals she had drawn. However, she herself had some drawing skills, and by judging the drawing style and various details, she quickly selected more than ten cards with limited funds, most of which were drawn by Shi Meiren, which was considered a pass.

Finally, there was the chocolate-filled mochi... By this time, Shinshin had run out of money. The journey had taken too long, and she was exhausted, so she had to eat a meal. She only had a little bit of Eevee left, and normally, she couldn't ask the shop to make her a special chocolate-filled mochi.

But Shen Xinyi recalled the shops she had visited when she went shopping. Among them, she found a shop where Ahe had worked. Relying on her knowledge of Ahe, she used the excuse of a race to borrow items, and with her strong mental fortitude and lying skills, she managed to trick Ahe into paying the bill. She even got the shop assistant to make her a mochi with chocolate filling!

We've come this far, step by step!

She doesn't rely on her parents, she relies entirely on her own strength... What Shenxin means is that she relies entirely on her own strong initiative, unlike Mu Nandong's two accessories, who take forever to confess their feelings after a failed attempt. If she were to confess to Ye Qu, she would just go for it. If she failed, she would complete the mission; if she succeeded... then why the hell would she care about the mission?

"The winner is my god!"