Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Jiu Yi led Cao Cailan into the circus. The atmosphere inside was lively. The audience seats, which resembled the Roman Colosseum, were full of people, mostly men and women, with a few families. A huge black bear, two heads taller than an adult man, was performing under the direction of the animal trainer.

The two found a place to sit down. Jiu Yi's communication skills were just average, and they dropped even further when facing Cao Cailan. After Cao Cailan sat down, she was quickly attracted by the circus performance and occasionally chatted with Jiu Yi. Jiu Yi could only respond with "uh-huh" and "yes, yes, yes," making the atmosphere in the room awkward.

Things cannot continue like this.

Although Jiu Yi hadn't gone on many dates, he knew that his dry, unhelpful responses were ineffective socializing, and this couldn't go on!

Jade Heaven! Help me!

Jiu Yi glanced around briefly and quickly pinpointed Yu Xietian's location. Although he doubted whether the other party could handle the situation, he had no other choice at this point!

Come on, Yu Xietian! Let me see if you can give me any useful advice after leaving Shenxin! Even cheesy pickup lines will do!

Yu Xietian held up the small blackboard—they were quite far apart, and the noise from the circus made sound transmission techniques ineffective. So, when he left this morning, Yu Xietian had taken a spare small blackboard from Shenxin, which now came in handy.

Yu Xietian wrote a few lines, which turned out to be a set of cheesy pick-up lines. Jiu Yi immediately chickened out when he saw them and didn't dare to say anything. He could only continue to be timid and hesitant.

—In fact, he was outmaneuvered by God.

Shenxin's heart was black. She knew that she couldn't train Yu Xietian to stand on his own in a short time. So she focused on "doing her best" from the beginning. She taught Yu Xietian some words that "I bet Jiu Yi wouldn't say them", so that he could teach them to Jiu Yi at the right time. Jiu Yi would definitely be too embarrassed to say them. Well, there's nothing I can do. I've done my best.

However, to be fair, if Jiu Yi could say these things out loud, they would most likely be useful; it's just that Jiu Yi can't say them.

Whether the employer wins or loses is not important; what matters is that we at Yorozuya are doing our best!

Yu Xietian couldn't bear to do this to Jiu Yi, but when the time came, he had no other choice.

On Jiu Yi's side, he really couldn't bring himself to say those things, so he could only comfort himself by saying that he had to rely on himself. But even so, Dean Jiu, who had never been in a relationship, still acted rather clumsily. Fortunately, Cao Cailan was understanding and smoothed things over several times, making the atmosphere between the two relatively harmonious.

Yu Xietian breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, the fact that Jiu Yi's side went smoothly was a good thing for him.

The animal trainer performed for a while longer before leading the animals offstage, leaving a brief vacuum on the stage.

Suddenly, all the lights in the venue went out, and the room instantly became pitch black, with darkness enveloping everything.

Martial artists like Jiu Yi and Yu Xietian instinctively tensed up, their inner energy rapidly circulating throughout their bodies and converging on their eyes to enhance their night vision. Then, screams of surprise rang out from women. They weren't intense, just intermittent cries, interspersed with many "Holy crap!"—clearly, they were terrified by the sudden darkness.

The next moment, a spotlight shone on the center of the stage, drawing everyone's attention. They looked there and saw a man in an ill-fitting suit, his face covered in white paint, with a comical red nose, deep-set eyes surrounded by black eyeshadow, and wild green hair.

clown!

A household name and a classic character, not to mention in the circus, even in stage plays, novels, and the recently emerged variety shows, the clown always has a place. Undoubtedly, the Setsuna Circus also has an excellent clown. Jiu has also heard of him; it is said that he is an excellent magician.

However, the way the other party made their appearance seemed a bit too much of a fuss.

Yu Xietian and Jiu Yi relaxed their tense bodies. For a moment just now, they even thought it was a terrorist attack.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the clown's magic show—"

The clown spoke, his tone flippant and flamboyant. It must be said that his exaggerated entrance certainly piqued the interest of most of the audience. For a moment, everyone focused intently on the stage, hoping the clown would deliver something extraordinary.

He reached into his robes and pulled out a huge red cloth, so large that it should have been impossible to fit it inside his ill-fitting suit. Yet the clown pulled it out effortlessly, eliciting gasps from the crowd. Magic tricks, once exposed, may seem worthless, but before they are revealed, they are undeniably miracles.

"sharp.."

Jiu Yi and Yu Xietian couldn't help but sigh. Some professions actually have certain implicit requirements. For example, a martial artist. You might say, "I have no talent, but I work very hard. Can I become a martial artist?" No. Or a surgeon. You might say, "My hands tremble, my stamina is poor, and I get tired after standing for ten minutes." But even if I practice diligently every day, can I become a surgeon? Of course not. The same goes for magicians. Besides various skills, there are also high requirements for the opponent: the hands must be steady and fast.

how fast?

As fast as you want.

Many magic tricks will be exposed if your hands aren't fast enough, and martial artists have no shortage of dynamic vision. Therefore, very few magic tricks can remain undetected by martial artists. Yet, at this moment, neither Jiu Yi nor Yu Xietian could find any flaws, which is truly impressive.

Of course, they were only semi-experts and could recognize some of the tricks. The rest of the audience quickly calmed down after their initial gasps. Who hasn't seen street magic? Pulling a pigeon out of someone's pocket is nothing special, let alone a piece of cloth.

This kind of performance isn't worth the ticket price at all.

But the Joker's actions have only just begun.

He threw the red cloth into the air, and as it slowly floated down, he grabbed one corner. The rest of the red cloth hung down, and after all four corners touched the ground, the clown let go. However, the red cloth did not fall completely, but instead floated in mid-air as if it were covered by something!

Before anyone could react, the clown suddenly flung the red cloth away, revealing a small, square cage underneath, inside which was a cat purring!

But that wasn't all. If this scene could be simply explained by "there's a trap underground," then the clown's next move truly brought everything to a climax. While everyone's attention was drawn to the cage on the ground, the red cloth in the clown's hand continued to dance. With another burst of force, countless flowers scattered from within the red cloth, like a sea of ​​flowers that instantly swept across the entire stage.

Chapter Ten: The Real and the Fake Joker

Amazing.

Jiu Yi had to admit that the tickets for the Setsuna Circus were worth the price. Putting everything else aside, the magician alone was enough to utterly crush any other circus. He even briefly suspected that a sorcerer was secretly working behind the scenes... But some things... even calling it magic seems exaggerated. If you have spatial magic, you can easily perform all sorts of incredible magic tricks. But if you don't know spatial magic, even a sorcerer might not be able to do many of those.

Industry specializing in surgery.

Spatial magic has always been Wang Qiushui's exclusive domain... Of course. Besides her, there are an unknown number of primordial alien races, and Shenxin, who has the ability to directly view the natural database. Both of them also possess some spatial abilities, but neither is as powerful as Wang Qiushui.

He can travel thousands of miles and kill without leaving a trace. He is the most perfect assassin, the one with the most average strength in the Investiture of the Gods, yet he is an unsolvable existence. Wang Qiushui.

Due to Magic Johnson's series of phenomenal performances, the atmosphere in the arena was repeatedly pushed to a climax. In such an atmosphere, there was no need for assists or wingmen.

Yu Xietian was also happy to relax and became a full-time spectator. The magician's performance was truly wonderful, but unfortunately, Shen Xin couldn't see it. However, it seemed that the circus would be staying for three days.

The clown finally finished his performance. He took off his hat, bowed to the audience, and the thoroughly entertained viewers pulled out their wallets and threw money onto the stage—a rather old-fashioned way of tipping. With tickets, this kind of tipping is generally not done—unless the performance is truly exceptional, prompting the audience to be generous.

Amidst cheers from the audience, the clown gracefully exited the stage.

The subsequent performances were also quite impressive, but they still fell short compared to the magic trick.

Because the previous performances were so excellent, the audience's excitement threshold was raised, and they were very stingy with their applause and cheers.

Jiu Yi and Cao Cailan patiently watched the whole thing, then left the circus... It was dinnertime.

Yu Xietian mingled with the crowd and left. His deal with Jiu Yi stipulated that the commission would continue until the circus ended. It wasn't because Jiu Yi wanted to engage in anything inappropriate after dinner; their relationship was far from that point. It was just that Jiu Yi felt that if he was still so nervous about needing a wingman after spending so much time together, then he might as well skip the meal.

However, in retrospect, it was truly a twist of fate. Yu Xietian, an honest man with no dating experience, couldn't help him at all and just became a third wheel. Leaving at this point was the best choice.

Yu Xietian quickly left the circus. Jiu Yi had also paid for his amusement park ticket; he felt it would be a shame to leave without experiencing anything.

As he was thinking about these things, he had already arrived at the roller coaster.

When it comes to amusement parks, roller coasters are the first thing that comes to mind. Going to an amusement park but not riding a roller coaster is like eating dumplings without the filling—it's soulless.

Under the guidance of the staff, Yu Xietian sat down. Next to him sat a middle-aged man. Yu Xietian glanced at the man and felt that he looked familiar, so he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

The other person smiled and said, "Sir, is there something strange on my face?"

“No…” Yu Xietian said honestly, “You look a bit familiar to me.”

"Really?" The other person smiled and said, "Then you must have seen me in the newspaper. I was in the Seven Stars newspaper a few days ago...although it was just a small part."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xietian suddenly remembered and exclaimed excitedly, "Ah! I remember now, you're the ringmaster of the Shana Circus! Aren't you!"

The other person had a hint of smugness on their face and smiled, "That's right... Did you go to see the circus performance? If you didn't see it today, I suggest you go tomorrow. You won't be disappointed, sir."

"I saw it! I saw it!" Yu Xietian was thrilled and eager to share his excitement with others. "That clown of yours, his magic tricks are amazing, really! It's the first time in my life I've ever seen such a powerful magician, it's practically like magic!"

The middle-aged man paused slightly.

"No, wait, if I remember correctly, our circus magician clown..."

The roller coaster slowly started moving. The roller coaster at Seven Stars Amusement Park is really cool. It starts by going backwards, followed by a huge loop. When it goes backwards halfway, it hangs people in mid-air, allowing passengers to fully experience the feeling of weightlessness and the fear before the final sprint.

The middle-aged man stared at Yu Xietian and said something that sent chills down his spine. He didn't know if the chill came from the weightlessness of the roller coaster or from what the other man said.

"He was clearly sick and had taken leave."

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Valentine's Day for other people.

In the morning, there's a date, lunch, shopping or a circus in the afternoon, a candlelight dinner in the evening, followed by a life harmony exercise, or contributing to the birth rate of the seven luminaries, or contributing to the sales of baby diapers.

Valentine's Day at Yingqin Pass.

Play cards, play cards, and then play cards again.

Don't think that playing cards three times makes your Valentine's Day life seem exciting!

He played cards all afternoon with his boss and the Ji Fa Ruoye sisters. For some reason, Ying Qin Guan felt that his boss had particularly bad luck, as if he kept losing.

—With confidence as strong as Qin Guan, one would naturally not think it was one's own problem.

The boss played cards with Ying Qin Guan all afternoon, which must have shortened his lifespan by at least ten years. By dinnertime, he was so exhausted that he could barely stand up, looking completely burnt out.

"Let's go get something to eat tonight." The boss was really at his wit's end. He had also been on a roll before, but reality had worn him down to the point where he no longer had the courage to do so. In the end, he could only choose to pay to avoid further trouble. "Everyone is fine today, and it's fate that we met. My treat."

Ying Qin Guan was already familiar with the boss and knew his financial resources, so he had nothing to be embarrassed about and simply nodded.

Ruoye looked at Jifa, who took a slight breath and said, "Going back is just bad luck. You might as well eat out. Ruoye, why don't you thank them? You really have no manners at all."

Wakaba: "..."

The boss pulled a cell phone from his pocket. Originally intended for areas without a magic network, this expensive item was a strategic tool. However, many things, once created, deviate from their original purpose; for example, the boss, being wealthy, could use it as a personal phone.

The owner made a phone call, and soon a car arrived outside the board game arcade.

The boss led the four people into the car and said, "Let's go... I'll take you to meet my newly hired private chef. Ah He said he charges this much a month, so we'll have to see what he's capable of."

Chapter Eleven: Hurry up and bring it up!

The driver took the four of them to the boss's house, an unremarkable detached villa with a vast private garden right at the entrance. Although winter had just ended and the cold air was still hitting the area, the garden was lush and green, full of springtime charm, probably with some high-tech elements.

In the garden was a small pond, its water clear and its sands sparkling. It didn't house any rare or expensive fish, but rather a few small, uncommon fish. The Seven Luminaries people had a special affection for these fish. Although the rise of the Seven Luminaries couldn't be solely attributed to this type of fish, it was undeniable that, as a near-perfect food source, it made an indelible contribution to their rise.

Beside the pond stood an antique-style pavilion, with a few tea sets laid out on the stone table and golden dragons embroidered on the pillars. This building, in the Southern Qin dynasty, would probably be a death knell for nine generations of a family.

The four got out of the car, and the driver took it back to the garage. The boss said, "Come with me."

"Wow..." Ruoye didn't know what the boss's family did. Seeing this mansion, she muttered to herself and whispered to Ruoye, "Is the boss really that rich? If Dad dares to stay in this house, he'll be going in tomorrow. What does his family do?"

That statement is a bit of an exaggeration. The Warner family were founding dukes. Although they don't have many large or large properties, their nearly two-hundred-year-old legacy certainly wouldn't lead to their execution for a house like this. It would be more likely to be someone like Jiu Yi. However, since this is a joke, we can't just use someone else as an example.

Ji Fa asked, "Do you know about the Time-Space Killing Technique?"

Ruoye squinted and said, "Am I an alien? Am I from ancient times? Am I an idiot?"

Aliens, ancient people, and idiots—only they could possibly be unaware of Time-Space Kill. That's the extent of its global IP fame.

Ji Fa calmly said, "The first two shouldn't be it."

Wakaba exclaimed in shock, "Are you saying I'm an idiot?!"

Ji Fa glanced at her and nodded seriously.

Ruoye really wanted to teach Jifa a set of military boxing, but after careful consideration, she felt that she probably, maybe, possibly, couldn't beat her at all.