Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Despite Ying Qin Guan having the cruel and terrifying thought of "whether or not to knock her unconscious," the guy's words were quite interesting, and Ying Qin Guan ultimately decided not to let her die.

—Seriously, in this situation, passing out is much better than staying awake.

He raised his head, moved his wrists slightly, and subconsciously tugged at his clothes to shake off some dust... only then did he notice the gazes of the crowd.

Everyone was looking at him, their gazes varied.

Ying Qin Guan pondered for a moment, feeling that it might not look good to have defeated someone so easily in front of everyone. As the saying goes, one should always save face for others.

So he pretended to have suffered internal injuries, clutching his heart and saying with difficulty, "Damn, I almost got killed by this old lady's combo, luckily I'm one step ahead!"

Chapter Thirty: A Thousand Ducks

"Is twenty-three years old so amazing? Is twenty-five so old? I admit that twenty-three is indeed a little younger than me, and his abilities are indeed a little greater than mine, but that's absolutely no reason for him to call me an old auntie. I'm just a little too talkative, but as a twenty-five-year-old woman in the prime of her life, I'm different from those talkative middle-aged women. So what I want to say is—"

"Shut up!"

Mu Nandong reprimanded Ji Fa expressionlessly, then looked at Ying Qin Guan by the hospital bed and said, "I suggest you give her another go. This woman is worth at least a thousand ducks."

This is the school's infirmary. After his victory, Ying Qin Guan brought the wounded Ji Fa here. Coincidentally, Mu Nan Dong had just finished class, and he... could be considered the best doctor in the Imperial Academy.

So the two doctors from the medical office wisely stepped aside—although the job wasn't difficult and it didn't really matter who did it, since there were more professional people present, they should definitely let the more professional people do it.

"A thousand ducks?"

Ji Fa repeated herself, took a slight breath, and asked in return:

"Why is it a thousand ducks? The proverb says five hundred ducks. My family always just said I was five hundred ducks. Why does it become a thousand ducks for you? Simply doubling the number doesn't make much sense. Honestly, if you don't consider the scope, five hundred ducks and a thousand ducks cause about the same amount of disturbance. So I don't think it's necessary to say a thousand ducks here. The ancients must have had a reason for saying five hundred ducks. Five hundred might be a figurative number, representing a large number of ducks. Arbitrarily changing the number isn't a good habit. I used to hear that Teacher Mu of the Imperial Academy was meticulous and omniscient, a walking library, but now it seems he's nothing special—"

Ying Qin Guan suddenly delivered a swift chop, and Ji Fa was knocked unconscious once again.

She had already revealed the painful masks of both of them; Mu Nandong's Sima face became even more Sima-like, and Ying Qinguan's dead fish eyes became even more dead fish-like.

"I take back what I said earlier. This woman is a whole army of ducks... I'll suggest to the principal another day that she be sent to the philosophy department of the arts..." Mu Nandong said to Ying Qin Guan while applying medicine to Ji Fa. But judging from his expression, nine out of ten people would probably think he was poisoning Ji Fa.

Ying Qin Guan imagined the scene and said, "It would be an epic battle."

"Humph.."

After applying the medicine, Mu Nandong put away his belongings and said, "You were very careful. It's nothing serious. With a martial artist's physique, you'll be fine in no time..."

"Very good." Ying Qin Guan muttered, "I hope I never see this guy again in my life..."

“It’s rare for me to agree with an illiterate person, you’re honored.” Mu Nandong packed his things and walked out of the medical office, with Ying Qin Guan following behind him.

"I'm not illiterate. To be honest, I was just worried you two wouldn't be able to keep up with the poetry contest that day, so I stopped playing to avoid embarrassing you. I didn't expect you two to be so good..."

"It's an obvious lie, but you've got a good little scheme going on. I won't waste my time exposing such a boring lie. I suggest you go find that woman; she has plenty of free time and a wicked sense of humor."

"Oh, it's lunchtime. Are you eating?"

"Your ability to change the subject is as worrisome as the dean's dedication," Mu Nandong paused slightly, then continued with a cold expression, "and the stupidity of your questions is also questionable."

"I was just kindly reminding you that it's time to eat," Ying Qin Guan said, following behind Mu Nan Dong with an air of self-righteousness.

The other person glanced at him and said coldly, "I guess you went to the infirmary and then forgot the way. So you followed me hoping to get to the cafeteria. You're lucky, I was indeed planning to go to the cafeteria."

Ying Qin Guan stiffened, then stubbornly said, "How could I forget the way? I've been in this academy for several days now, and I know the whole school by heart!"

"up to you."

Ying Qin Guan followed Mu Nan Dong for a while, and after confirming that they had arrived in familiar territory, he left Mu Nan Dong to prove that he was telling the truth. Then he took a detour and finally entered the cafeteria.

Then..

In the cafeteria on the first floor, Ying Qin Guan walked around with his tray for a while before finally finding a seat. Only then did he see Mu Nan Dong, with a stern face, sitting across from him, slowly chewing his rice.

He said nothing, did nothing, and just sat there, and Ying Qin Guan felt that he had already lost.

His face flushed red, and it took him a long time to finally say, "I was doing something else earlier, which is obvious. You've already eaten most of your meal."

"No, it's obvious you wandered around the cafeteria twice, holding your tray like a headless fly." Mu Nandong's stern face and icy words really broke Ying Qin Guan's defenses. He felt all his pretense and stubbornness were exposed in front of this man.

He sighed and sat down.

At the same time, the two people next to him finished their meal, picked up their trays and left... The cafeteria was in its peak period at this time, and people immediately came to fill their plates. A splash of green caught Ying Qin Guan's eye, and he subconsciously turned around to look... He saw Yu Xie Tian and Shen Xin.

With his green hair, unique chivalrous attire, and gold-plated belt, even in the diverse Imperial Court, this was a rather eye-catching outfit.

Furthermore... Ying Qin Guan wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that the little girl named Shen Xin blushed a bit when she saw him.

"Ah, it's you. What a coincidence." Yu Xietian was as familiar as ever, and he said with a grin, "We meet again."

"Ah, what a coincidence... I almost thought you were a student of the Imperial Academy when I saw you here."

"No, that's not true. I just received a related commission." Yu Xietian paused and said, "Of course, don't ask me what the commission is. Protecting client privacy is a very important professional quality."

Ying Qin Guan, who was actually very curious about what kind of commission he had received, turned his head without any emotion and said, "Who would be interested in such a thing?"

"Hmm... I feel quite frustrated when you put it that way." Yu Xietian looked at Shen Xin with a troubled expression and said, "I think our work is quite mysterious, don't you think?"

The girl, expressionless, quickly raised the small blackboard.

"Finding cats and dogs, advising on breakups and reconciliations, acting as a wingman, giving dating advice, helping people write love letters—all sorts of mundane, trivial matters. There's absolutely no mystery about it!"

"Hey! Don't tell anyone! If you don't tell, he might imagine that we're stealing enemy information, assassinating enemy leaders, or even saving the world. Now that you've told anyone, how can anyone imagine that?"

"No one would imagine such things!"

Chapter Thirty-One: With a well-thought-out strategy in mind, a brilliant plan will be devised quickly!

After finishing his meal, Ying Qin Guan planned to wander around the school to familiarize himself with the campus and avoid getting lost again in the future.

As a result, this stroll led me to the Time-Traveling Kill board game store.

Ying Qin Guan couldn't help but sigh in a literary style, "The will of Heaven is hard to defy. Since this is the will of Heaven, I will not disobey it."

So he walked into the board game store full of anticipation, dreaming of playing all the games and awakening his 1v5 prowess. When the owner saw Ying Qin Guan, who had left that morning saying he would never play again, his expression remained unchanged, and he smiled and said, "Still one?"

Ying Qin Guan recalled what had happened that morning, his old face flushed slightly, and he said, "One."

"Room 104...the dean is over there too."

Ying Qin Guan swiped his card to pay and went into room 104, where only Jiu Yi was inside.

The two exchanged a glance, a hint of mutual appreciation in their eyes. Although they had only known each other for a short time, they had already sensed a kindred spirit in each other.

“All card players in the world…” Jiu Yi said softly.

Ying Qin Guan said in a resounding voice, "Only you and I."

The two smiled proudly.

Speaking of which, there's a saying about the Imperial Household Agency.

"The Dean is a fixed-location NPC, only appearing in the Dean's office and the board game shop, or on the road in between, while Miss Nocturne is a randomly spawning NPC, appearing in every corner of the Royal Palace."

Jiu Yi needs no explanation. The reason she's called "Nocturne" is because she frequently guest-attends various professors' classes, and because she knows a lot, she often gets to speak on her own. Therefore, she moves between different departments, and given her elusive nature, the saying "randomly refreshing" comes to mind.

For example, right now.

Miss Nocturne pushed open the curtain, walked in while fanning herself with a folding fan, and chuckled, "What a coincidence, it's the Dean and Teacher Ying again."

She changed into yet another new outfit, a plain-colored casual dress.

As Jiu Yi shuffled the cards, he chuckled and said, "Your clothes are quite ordinary today."

Miss Nocturne smiled and waved her folding fan, saying, "A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals who dwell there. Water is not sacred for its depth, but for the dragons that inhabit it."

This nonsensical answer (from Ying Qin Guan's perspective) left Ying Qin Guan completely bewildered. He was clearly talking about clothes, so how did it lead to mountains and rivers? But seeing Jiu Yi's expression of "Damn, she tricked me," he realized that there might be some interpretation of the sentence that he didn't know, and immediately adopted Jiu Yi's expression as well.

'Damn it, she got tricked!' (×)

'Damn it, I have absolutely no idea what she was pretending for.'

Miss Nocturne sat down, and the three of them were about to start a game of Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) 1v2 when they heard a sound from outside the door.

"Yay, Hongyu's home! Finally, I can happily play cards all afternoon..."

Ying Qin Guan's students, the troublemakers and slackers in the class, Miss Falling into the Water suddenly lifted the curtain and saw her dean, her practical course teacher, and Miss Nocturne watching the show while fanning herself.

What would it be like to encounter your three mentors at a board game store?

Luoshui: Thank you for the invitation. I have already left the Imperial Palace and moved to another place to live.

"Ah... well, I've come at a bit late..."

As she spoke, she tried to shrink back, but Ying Qin Guan reacted quickly and pulled her back. "You've come at the perfect time! You're already in and trying to run away? Don't be afraid! There are no teachers or students at the card table!"

Luo Shui could only sit at the card table with a long face.

The four played a few rounds of 2v2. Luo Shui gradually relaxed, and Ying Qin Guan, who had been matched with Ye Qu on the same side for several rounds and thus won without any help, gradually improved his mood. Just as everyone was having a great time, the curtain was pulled open again.

Ji Fa walked in with a bandage wrapped around her forehead and a plaster on her neck. Ying Qin Guan also happened to look up at the same time, and the two looked at each other.

"How did you end up here..." Ying Qin Guan asked instinctively.

Miss Hime took a breath.

Nocturne remained calm, a faint smile always on her face. She took out earplugs from somewhere and put them in her ears.

Jiu Yi looked terrified and hurriedly covered his ears.

The clueless Luo Shui had no idea what was about to happen, but that was alright, she would understand soon.

"Why can't I come here? Is it because I'm injured that I can't come here? But I only suffered a minor injury. Besides, my family's ancestral motto is 'One who doesn't leave the front lines even with minor injuries is a daughter of a military family.' Perhaps you'd like to say 'son of a military family,' but because I'm a girl, I changed 'son' to 'girl.' I think this change is very reasonable, much more reasonable than Teacher Mu changing 500 ducks to 1000 ducks. But speaking of that incident, why did you hit me again? Before, when we were fighting normally, it was understandable that you knocked me unconscious. But later, when I was injured, you actually disregarded martial ethics and attacked an injured person without any reason. I think that was really unacceptable—"

"Fifteen hundred ducks, can you shut up and play cards properly?"

"Okay, no problem."

Ying Qin persuaded Ji Fa with reason and emotion, and finally shut him up with his fist, which was as big as a casserole dish.

After that, she indeed became more obedient, checking her identity and choosing her general. Except when someone tried to kill her, she couldn't help but shout "Dodge!" She endured everything else.

When it was her turn... the girl finally couldn't hold back anymore.

She drew a card, discarded it, and then took a breath.

The general she chose was named Youxu... and the general's lines were released by the board game company.

The card in Ji Fa's hand certainly couldn't be a high-end voice card, but...

Ji speaks very fast and enunciates clearly.