Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

"Because fighting...is the destiny of martial artists."

Ji Li gripped her sword, gazing at the final, ultimate enemy.

The other person gently clapped their hands and sighed softly, "You're right... Struggle is the destiny of martial artists. Just like me, I had clearly completed my mission, and I thought I could sleep forever, but I was still awakened..."

As he spoke, he slowly assumed a fighting stance.

"Because the destiny of martial artists is to fight."

"No one can escape, no one can escape, there will never be seclusion, there will never be peace, whether dead or alive."

Ji Li assumed a fighting stance and calmly replied, "Yes."

The other person smiled slightly and said, "State your name."

"No Lotus Flower, Ji Li, please enlighten me."

"it is good.."

The other party waved and said calmly:

"Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, God of War, let me give you some pointers."

Part 12, Heroes of the Past and Present (Part 2), Complete.

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"You interrupted my writing during the Chinese New Year!"

Inside the Wan Shi Wu (Everything Shop), Ying Qin Guan was so angry at Zhao Yun Xian's incomplete writing that his nose almost twisted.

Ying Qin Guan took taxis to several bookstores, but still couldn't find it.

Just as he was feeling disappointed, a divine being passed by carrying a travelogue of an unnamed swordsman from Southern Qin.

After a friendly negotiation, Ying Qin Guan and Shen Xin arrived at the Odd Jobs Shop. It wasn't convenient for the two of them to look at things together. So Shen Xin waved her hand, signaling Yu Xie Tian, ​​a social parasite who couldn't get any commissions, to come and study.

—When you're making money, you're a boss; when you're not, you're a social parasite, right?

In this installment, Ji Li and Ye Jiaofang engage in an epic battle, with Ji Li ultimately emerging victorious. However, the battle does not end there; in the final few thousand words of this installment, the God of War makes his appearance.

and then?

Gone.

She did this during the Chinese New Year...

Ying Qin Guan and Shen Xin were so angry at the author that they almost fainted. Zhao Yun Xian's double instruction was really too ruthless. The last time she gave him instruction was during the summer vacation, and now she's giving him instruction all the way to the winter vacation. As a result, Ye Jiao Fang finished giving instruction, and then the God of War came to give him instruction next...

This instruction will take at least a semester!

Yu Xietian read to the two of them for an entire afternoon. His mouth was dry and his throat was parched. When he finally finished, he slumped down in his chair, looking as if he had no more words left.

The Yorozuya didn't have a single customer all afternoon.

Ying Qin Guan, who had been engrossed in the plot, only realized what was happening now and asked in surprise, "You guys can't even get any work during the New Year?"

If a business like the Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop) can't even get jobs during the Lunar New Year, Ying Qin Guan really doesn't dare to imagine what it's like on ordinary days.

“Not really…” Yu Xietian shook his head and said, “I turned it down… I’m going to her hometown tomorrow.”

Yu Xietian looked at Shenxin, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

Seemingly not wanting to disturb Shenxin's lying corpse, Yu Xietian whispered:

"Her mother once told her that if she ever activated the power within her, she and her sister should return to their hometown together... She left them a gift there. But they can only receive it together. After Himura came to give you the sword last time, Shinku made a promise with Shinshin that they would return to their hometown after the New Year."

The power within the body... that's a rather mystical notion.

Of course, Ying Qin Guan's focus was not on 'power'; he had never cared much about it, just as a wealthy person makes friends without caring whether the other person is rich or not.

His focus was on the phrase "after the New Year," and he repeated in confusion, "After the New Year?"

During the Lunar New Year, people usually go home to reunite with their families. But Shenzhou-9 says it will return home after the New Year... which is a bit strange.

“Shenxin also asked this question.” Yu Xietian’s eyes softened. “Shenjiu said that if Mother were still alive, she would also hope that they could find a new life. Therefore, she hopes to spend the New Year with her family.”

Ying Qin Guan lowered his pupils slightly and said softly, "Is that so? So, Shen Jiu and Fei Cun, you and Shen Xin..."

Before Ying Qin Guan could finish speaking, Shen Xin, who was lying on the ground, raised the small blackboard.

"Where is my son! What are we having for dinner tonight?! Hey! That Ying Qin Guan, you actually forced my eldest son to study for you! His voice is hoarse now, shouldn't you treat me to dinner?!"

Yu Xietian put on a mask of pain, and Ying Qin Guan couldn't help but chuckle softly when he saw his expression.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Chapter Twenty-One: Secrets

In the afternoon, Yu Xietian had also worked hard. Although it was particularly unreasonable for Shenxin to make this request, Ying Qin Guan did not refuse and led the two to a hot pot restaurant that he had always wanted to go to but had never been because he could not find a companion.

Going to a hot pot restaurant alone does sound rather pathetic.

"Hot pot is the perfect meal for winter!"

Shen Xin arrived at the hot pot restaurant, looking refreshed. Yu Xietian squinted and said, "You shouldn't have agreed to her request. Secondly, you shouldn't have brought her to a place like this. This guy's meal here will definitely cost double digits."

—The unit is naturally pounds.

"If you had said four figures, I might have dragged her back." Ying Qin Guan shrugged. "Want something to drink? Your throat must be sore from all afternoon."

"...Although I'm a little touched, I still have to say that as a martial artist, I'm not that fragile."

"Really? Mr. Yu Xietian was hospitalized because of eating mooncakes?"

"...That mooncake is an exception."

—Thankfully, Yu Xietian didn't know that Ying Qin Guan and Nefertari had been forced into the toilet by Baozi. But speaking of which, given their personalities, Nefertari and Ying Qin Guan would probably keep this to themselves.

The three of them sat down, and Shen Xin happily followed the waiter to order, leaving Ying Qin Guan and Yu Xie Tian to wait there.

"Speaking of which, there's something I've always been curious about, but I was too embarrassed to ask." Ying Qin Guan paused, then asked, "That guy... what exactly is his relationship with the 'Child of Man'? Does the 'Child of Man' really exist? And how did you two meet?"

The two had known each other for some time. While they wouldn't say they knew each other inside and out, they had a gentlemanly friendship and trusted each other to a certain extent. Besides, modern times are different from ancient times; there's not so much fear of being caught possessing a treasure. Apart from their different ethnicities, there were no secrets that absolutely had to be kept.

Even so, Ying Qin Guan still honestly added a sentence.

"I'm just curious. It's okay if you don't want to answer."

“It’s not something shameful…” Yu Xietian didn’t hesitate for long before saying, “What exactly is the Son of Man? Not only me, but also Shenxin and her mother, no one knows. However, they did inherit the power of the Son of Man as recorded in the Hidden Records.”

Ying Qin Guan wasn't surprised by this; the power of the Child of Man likely existed. Although he appeared in the event area rather than the official gacha pool, even in the event area, Time-Space Kill wasn't entirely random.

Yu Xietian lowered his voice and spoke. Even someone as strong as Ying Qin Guan, sitting opposite Yu Xietian, could only barely hear him. For an ordinary person to hear him was simply a pipe dream. Although there were many people in the hot pot restaurant, in the eyes of these two, it was the same as if there was no one next to them.

"The mother of the Divine Heart is deaf. She can understand the words of magical beasts and can also hear the thoughts of others to a certain extent. However, she can only understand them, but cannot speak them. Her ability to understand thoughts is also sometimes strong and sometimes weak. When the other party is on guard, this ability will be greatly weakened."

"That corresponds to one-third of the Child of God's power... To be honest, before that, I always thought that Shenxin and the others were three sisters, but it turns out there are only them..."

"As you can see, Shenxin cannot speak, but she can use magic. She clearly has no magic power, yet she can directly manipulate the elements of heaven and earth. Moreover, she can directly 'see' some things, such as the underlying structure of various magic circuits, and even some special natural laws."

"Finally, there is Shen Jiu... To this day, I am not certain what her ability is. But according to Shen Xin's speculation, plus the records of the Son of God, Shen Jiu's ability... is very likely prophecy, or to put it more directly, it is seeing the future... no, more than that, it may even include the past and the present."

Ying Qin Guan wasn't surprised by this. Nocturne had told him the story of the Son of Man on the snowy mountain, and he had a rough guess... Of course. More importantly, his chance encounter with Himura Tan Sakura at the bookstore, in retrospect, was not a chance encounter at all.

Then, Yu Xietian got down to business.

"This lineage calls themselves 'Thieves of Heaven,' and has always inherited a mission, but the origin of this mission is long lost to history. However, they have always believed that this mission was passed down from the Son of Man. As for what this mission is... to put it dramatically, it is to save humanity and steal a sliver of life from the hands of Heaven."

"Goddesses do not love the world; all things in heaven and earth are like straw dogs. People can only love themselves."

"When humanity encounters a historic event that will lead to mass deaths, they appear at a crucial juncture as lobbyists and strategists, hoping to rewrite the outcome, relying naturally on the abilities of the Children of Man."

Saving humanity...that sounds a bit scary. Ying Qin Guan nodded, indicating that he had heard.

"When humanity is not threatened, their eyes, ears, and vocal cords will all be fine, and they will not have the corresponding abilities. But when human history is threatened... they will have a high fever and a serious illness, and according to past experience, the more severe the illness, the greater the disaster that humanity will suffer."

This is a bit surreal. This ability of feeling doesn't exist normally; it only appears when humanity faces a major disaster.

Considering that one of these abilities is suspected of being prophetic or seeing the future, this is not entirely unacceptable.

But speaking of disasters...

Ying Qin Guan harbored a deep-seated prejudice against the Black Dragon, believing it to be responsible for any misdeeds. He immediately spoke:

"Black Dragon?"

"It should be... but besides the Black Dragon, there are still many possibilities that remain, such as the zombies from not long ago. If not handled properly, it would also be a disaster. This historical event that caused a large number of human deaths does not necessarily have to be man-made. During the Black Death, there was also a power that awakened from the body of that generation of Sky Thieves."

Yu Xietian agreed with the Black Dragon's statement, but not entirely. Some disasters arise invisibly and eventually disappear without a trace, their whereabouts unknown. It is not necessary to turn the world upside down.

Ying Qin Guan didn't dwell on that anymore, and instead asked, "So, Shen Xin was also ill back then."

"According to her mother, it's very serious. Judging from the high fever, it's the second most serious case in history."

This statement was so ridiculous that I believe no one could resist asking the question at this moment, and Ying Qin Guan naturally asked it as well.

"The second most serious one, then when was the most serious one?"

Yu Xietian said, "In the primitive era, before the God of War was born, five generations of a family all suffered from high fevers, and dozens of people died. Only the youngest and healthiest two survived... After that, the Earth Mother Goddess instigated a great wave of enslavement of mankind, plunging humanity into that dark age. Apart from that time, no one has ever died from a high fever again. Even Shen Xin was only seriously ill and physically weak at most."

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Past

Someone once said this.

All the stress in human history can be divided equally into two parts.

One of them is the sum of all the pressures that all humans throughout history, except for the God of War, have experienced when facing all sorts of unpleasant things.

The other is what weighed on the shoulders of the God of War when he looked up and saw this desperate era.

The Black Dragon Emperor, Wenren Geshi, rose from adversity and is hailed as an incredible legend. At that time, he was just a teenager, penniless and physically weak emperor. What did he have to face?

A treacherous minister who controlled the court, a group of eunuchs who controlled half of the palace, the late emperor's concubine who wanted him dead, and an invincible rebel army...

The rise of the Black Dragon Emperor in such an environment is indeed an incredible, unrepeatable, and perhaps even unparalleled legend.

However... at most it's 'unparalleled', not 'unprecedented'.

In this world, no one dares to claim to be unprecedented or unparalleled, except for the God of War.

When he was born, humanity was ruled by other races, reduced to reproductive tools. Monsters ravaged the continent, and the ancestral alien races held sway over their own territories, seemingly invincible. But the despair wasn't due to this. Rather, it was because humanity was already in a state of semi-domestication. Domesticating humans was a thousand times more difficult than domesticating ordinary animals. But for the ancestral alien races, it wasn't impossible.

In that environment, the God of War carried the fate of all humanity on his shoulders, wanting people to stand up. But instead of standing, others berated him for not kneeling.