Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

This was precisely the responsibility he didn't want to bear, but as a teacher, he had already taken it on. Because of the complete switch to his core cultivation method and the transformation of his cultivation body, Fu Feihan's strength had plummeted, falling to the level of an ordinary second-rate cultivator. He was now even weaker than Ying Qin Guan was when he first joined the company. If something were to happen to him because of this, it would be Ying Qin Guan's responsibility.

so..

"Let me go with you."

Ying Qin Guan said, "I was partly responsible for letting him escape from my grasp back then."

Nephalem had already guessed Ying Qin Guan's answer, so he nodded slightly and said, "That would be perfect."

Ying Qin Guan asked, "Does Fu Feihan know about this?"

"Not yet," Nephalem shook his head. "Are you going to tell him?"

“No…you can say that.” Ying Qin Guan rejected Nephalem’s suggestion and instead asked, “When do we depart?”

"If all goes well, tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Who are the people participating in this mission?

“I, you, Fu Feihan, Shadow, Darius.”

Ying Qin Guan and Fu Fei Han need no further introduction. As a top-tier expert in her field, Nephalem naturally had to participate. Shadow, thanks to her amazing mobility and considering the inevitable chases in the urban terrain, was also selected for this mission. Darius, on the other hand, had an astonishing ambition and actively participated in various missions.

Besides, people like the Ten Commandments and Athosas were not selected for this mission because their appearance and clothing were too conspicuous. Darius was only able to enter because he wanted to participate; otherwise, his black and white dreadlocks would have made him easily recognizable.

In comparison, while Ying Qin Guan and the Nephalem are more famous, fame is ultimately just fame; they lack distinctive features that make them instantly recognizable. Unless one has seen them in the newspaper, they wouldn't be recognized based on hearsay alone. Therefore, they are suitable for this kind of task, as is Miss Shadow.

—However, when Ying Qin Guan meets Darius, he will probably be a little surprised. Darius really doesn't let go of any opportunity. For this mission, he even took off his black and white dreadlocks. His ambition is truly astonishing. In contrast, everyone else, including the Nephalem, was recruited, not volunteered.

"Chaotic Province..."

Ying Qin had heard of this city for a long time; it was the only city where a foreign race openly existed. Although it was within the Holy Alliance territory, it was a lawless zone, its internal chaos unparalleled. After the fall of the Southern Qin kingdom, a group of people offered to take them to the Chaotic Province. However, the people of Southern Qin preferred to wander aimlessly rather than go there, demonstrating the Chaotic Province's lowly status in the eyes of the world—it would be an understatement to say that even dogs wouldn't go there.

Tomorrow, Ying Qin Pass will set off for the Chaotic Province to apprehend Gu Xuan, the middle-aged man he met in Xinyang City.

To be honest, Ying Qin Guan has always been quite concerned about this.

"That guy, I clearly injured him badly, how did he manage to escape..."

Chapter Eighteen: The Only Choice

After saying goodbye to Ying Qin Guan, Nai Fei Tian followed the information given by Jiu Yi and went to Fu Fei Han's dormitory to wait for him.

Royal Academy students usually live in four-person dormitories, while martial arts students live in two-person dormitories, and teachers live in single rooms. Fu Feihan's former roommate was Ju Qiuming, but Ju Qiuming disappeared during that midterm commission and has not been heard from since. The bed has been vacant ever since, and it is estimated that someone will come to fill it next academic year.

Nephalem lit a cigarette, a bad habit he picked up while working as a secret agent. Sometimes you have to sacrifice something for your job, there's no way around it, and you just have to hope that these sacrifices are worthwhile.

His mind started to wander, and he thought about the location of this mission.

A chaotic province...

At least 20% of the Nephalem's missions are carried out in the Chaotic Province. 20% may sound like a small number, but the Nephalem's efficiency in carrying out missions is incredibly high. It's probably impossible to count how many missions he has carried out. Given this huge base, 20% is already an exaggerated number. During that period, the Nephalem flew all over the country. For example, in the Black Dragon Extermination Campaign, he would go deep into the heart of Southern Qin and find Ying Qin Pass, and then fly to the Black Dragon Mountains to fight the Black Dragon together.

To be honest, the Chaotic Province is really not a good place. Even the Nephalem feel a bit disgusted every time they recall it, let alone the fact that they are going there to carry out a mission.

The Chaotic Province... well, compared to some regions where drug trafficking is legal, it doesn't seem so outrageous at first glance. But in reality, the government and laws there are practically non-existent. According to incomplete statistics, three out of every five residents of the Chaotic Province own guns, and three out of every twenty residents of the Chaotic Province are drug addicts—a famous joke goes that out of twenty people in the Chaotic Province, three are drug addicts, and when they go to hell, they see the other seventeen people, all of whom went to hell because of drug trafficking.

This joke is obviously exaggerated, but it gives a glimpse into the state of the chaotic province.

But guns, drugs, even prostitution—these things happen in other parts of the world too. What makes Chaotic Province truly unique and absurd is that the alien races live there. Even though occasionally some human warriors, disliking the aliens, will suddenly shoot them to pieces in the street, the aliens... still live in that city.

So there's a joke, also about the Chaotic Province, that goes like this: In the Chaotic Province, there are two necessities of life, one is a gun, and the other is a condom.

Look, even this joke is about guarding against foreign races. But even so, it's impossible to deal with the Chaotic Province in the short term. Its geographical location and political situation are too special. Moreover, even the Holy Alliance itself doesn't care. Do you expect others to spend money and effort to manage it for them? Other countries would be excited. Great! But dealing with the Chaotic Province requires military suppression. Let me first send a few troops there, along with these warships, aircraft carriers, and these aircraft and their munitions...

Is it possible? Obviously not.

"Two years have passed, and I wonder if that place has improved at all... No, that's impossible. The Holy Union hasn't even unified its own government, so who has the ability to clean up that place?"

As the Nephalem pondered these questions, a knock sounded on the door, which was then pushed open.

Nephalem entered using a key given to him by the dorm supervisor. After entering, he didn't close the door, so when Fu Feihan returned, he would know that someone had entered his dorm. Judging from the act of knocking on the door, he didn't think Nephalem was a thief. However, there was a time when a thief stole things from the Martial Arts Department's dorm. Goodness, he was caught and given a beating, crying and shouting that he wanted to call the police.

Fu Feihan walked in and saw Nefertari.

He knew Nephalem not only because Nephalem was a well-known figure in the Seven Luminaries, but also because Nephalem would occasionally come to Ying Qin Guan to play cards. At that time, Fu Fei Han was frantically building up his favorability with Ying Qin Guan in order to learn his Consciousness Slash, so they bumped into each other a couple of times.

Of course, he knew them before that... because their dean was Jiu Yi, and Jiu Yi shamelessly got himself into the alumni hall. Since Jiu Yi was there, it was impossible for the legendary agent Nephalem, who ranked below him, to be absent. And the first lesson for new students at the Royal Academy is usually about getting to know outstanding alumni and experiencing the academy's long-standing culture and heritage... The Seven Luminaries may not be very old as a nation, but as a top-tier school, several decades is enough to cultivate many outstanding talents.

"Senior...?" Fu Feihan spoke up, clearly puzzled by Nephalem's sudden appearance in his dorm room. "Is there something you need?"

"It's about you, and about your master."

Nephalem spoke, his voice calm. Ying Qin Guan was indecisive and unwilling to discuss these matters with Fu Fei Han, but Nephalem had no such concerns. He flicked his hand, divine light surged forth, and he closed the door.

"Let me tell you about what's happening in Xinyang City."

Fu Feihan fell silent... He had a premonition that there was something hidden about what happened in Xinyang City, and it was probably related to his master. Now, facing Nephalem, he could only whisper, "Please speak."

"Regarding the Xinyang City incident, besides the Crimson Beast, there are some inside stories that ordinary people don't know."

The Earth Mother Goddess remains a top-secret matter; even among the most elite individuals, very few know of it, as its symbolic significance is far too immense. Therefore, outwardly, the excuse has always been the Crimson Beast, a special alien race "custom-made" for the primordial alien race.

“The Crimson Beast did not wander into Xinyang City randomly,” Nephalem said. “It was summoned there through a special ritual, and was then killed by Ying Qin Pass, who happened to be there at the time.”

Fu Feihan's pupils contracted as he realized what Nefertiti was about to say.

“A ritual naturally needs someone to perform it.” Nefertari observed Fu Feihan’s expression. As a special agent, he had been trained in micro-expression analysis. “Judging from your expression, you probably guessed it already. That’s right… there are two people who performed that ritual. One of them is suspected to be of an alien race and is extremely powerful, possibly a peerless master. The other person… is currently suspected to be your master, because the style he uses is the Divine Formless Style, and only you and your master know that style.”

"A ritual... a scarlet beast, and... an alien race?"

“That’s right,” Nephalem said. “We are currently capturing your master. As long as he is not an alien, everything will be fine. But your master is also a master, and he probably won’t cooperate with our work easily. We may need your assistance in this matter. He is currently in the Chaotic Province, and we need to set off tomorrow.”

".."

Like Ju Qiuming, Fu Feihan remained silent for a moment, only then understanding why Ju Qiuming preferred silence. Because sometimes, even if you are not good at silence, or do not like silence, at certain moments, silence will be the only option.

"I see."

Chapter Nineteen: From the Eighteen Levels of Hell

"This is my third time flying this winter..."

On February 16th, while waiting for Nephalem and Fu Feihan at the airport, Ying Qin Guan couldn't help but have this thought pop into his head: after Bird and Xin Yang, he was going to make another trip to the Chaotic Province... although this wasn't some kind of fantasy world where you kill me and I kill you. But it had to be said that, from any perspective, the Chaotic Province was a much higher-level instance than the previous two. However, speaking of which, it was probably unlikely that another boss stronger than the Mother Goddess would appear.

Furthermore, although winter in the narrow sense has passed, for Yingqin Pass, when it is winter and when it is summer does not depend on something as irrelevant as the date, but mainly on the temperature. It is so cold now, so of course it is winter.

"I hope everything goes well."

Ying Qin Guan silently prayed. Southern Qin was one of the few countries in the world that maintained its faith but was not atheist. Although they didn't believe in God, they would still pray when things happened, as a form of psychological comfort.

"You've arrived quite early."

Nephalem's voice rang out from the side. Ying Qin Guan looked to the side and saw Nephalem dressed in a heroic outfit. Knowing that he was going out, he specially changed into a more handsome outfit. He remembered that the last time he fought Chu Kuangren, he was dressed like this when he had to show his face in public. What a scheming boy.

Ying Qin was concerned about two slanderous remarks.

Fu Feihan followed behind Nefertari, carrying a sword on his back. As usual, he remained calm, and Ying Qin Guan had no idea what he was thinking.

"Teacher Ying." Fu Feihan greeted him, and Ying Qin Guan responded before looking at Nefertari.

“Let’s go,” the Nephalem said. “A plane directly to the Chaos Province…Aren’t you bringing any weapons?”

Ying Qin Guan was unarmed. He shook his head and said, "I can't have another one of that level... Besides, those swords and sabers can't hold up for the next battle where I really need them."

“Iron always catches fire. No wonder.” Nephalem shrugged and laughed. “Want to learn some boxing from me? You don’t need to worry about weapons.”

Ying Qin Pass: "(﹁﹁)"

"The look in your eyes... Ugh, really. Alright, get on the plane, let's go!"

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Chaotic Province.

The infamous crime city is a border city of the Holy Alliance, but it is located at the crossroads of four countries, known as the land bridge. The total profit from the contraband traded through this region each year could buy a third of the Time-Traveling Assassination Company. If someone could monopolize this profit, he would instantly become the richest person in the world.

This region is a den of iniquity and harbors many, many people.

For example, there are wanted criminals who have fled from other places, new-era mercenaries who have come to hunt down the former, crazy ambitious people who want to strike it rich here, poor people who have no other choice but to stay here, and... alien races.

If alien races could survive in any human city, they would have no choice but to go to the Chaotic Province. Even though they might encounter human warriors on the street and get mobbed, it's still better than being discovered as aliens elsewhere and getting shot. At least here you can fight back, and whether you win or lose, nobody cares—unless there are warriors among the bystanders.

Although it sounds somewhat comical, the term "wolf warrior" here is actually more of a positive connotation. A person living in a chaotic province is either doing poorly, meaning they are a poor person powerless to change their situation, or they are not a good person in the conventional sense, meaning they are a crazy and ambitious person. It can only be one of these two types of people. They are like that themselves, yet they still have the mind to care about the greater good of humanity... Isn't this "wolf warrior" more of a positive connotation? It's like saying, "Although I kill, commit arson, and sell drugs, I know I am a human being." Of course, in the eyes of other races, you are just a fucking lunatic.

In addition, the Chaotic Province has some special functions. For example, it serves as a special base, or as a resort area.

Yes, a resort area.

It sounds strange. What is the Chaotic Province? It's the closest place to hell on earth. And yet, it's being used as a vacation area. What kind of people would come to a place like this for vacation?

The answer is that they were originally living in the eighteenth level of hell.

There is only one place in this world that deserves to be called the eighteenth level of hell, and that is the underwater city of Atlantis, a mirage, the last stronghold of alien races.

However, spending every day at a depth of 10,000 meters underwater, surrounded by boundless darkness and oppression, is not something most people can endure. Perhaps, at least not those who go in later. Some people who have never seen the light can tolerate darkness; conversely, how can someone who has always lived in the light withstand such darkness?

Just like... Ji Qiuming.

Of course, Ji Qiuming could actually endure it; his tolerance was far greater than Ji Fenming had imagined. However, there's a kind of discomfort that comes from one's parents' disapproval. Ji Fenming had finally found his younger brother and worried that he wouldn't be able to tolerate the illusory life of "Mirror Flower Water Moon" anytime soon. So, when he went on this mission with the Black Dragon's men, he brought Ji Qiuming along. But since he was going on a mission, he obviously couldn't take Ji Qiuming with him. So, he left him in the Chaotic Province... even though it was the closest place to hell in the world. But compared to the dark, eternally dreary "Mirror Flower Water Moon" at the bottom of the sea, this place was practically paradise.

Ji Fenming left Ji Qiuming there and ordered his men to protect him. He himself then met up with Gu Xuan and headed to the Huanxing Plain to carry out a mission—although the alien races did not have a unified base on the ground, they did have a certain amount of hidden power.

Of course, Ji Qiuming doesn't really need anyone's protection; he's naturally good at blending into such an atmosphere.

After being forced back by the Earth Mother Goddess, Ji Fenming's mission failed. However, he still had some matters to attend to and did not return to the Chaotic Province for the time being. Gu Xuan, on the other hand, escaped back to the Chaotic Province, but was also seriously injured and almost died at the hands of petty villains. But perhaps it was his fate to survive, as Ji Qiuming happened to be there and saved him.

The two had met during the summer vacation of the previous year. Now that they have met again, their positions and identities have changed dramatically, which is quite ironic.

Therefore, Gu Xuan stayed in the Chaotic Province to recuperate, naturally understanding that it was not absolutely safe. But at this time, there was no place in the world that was absolutely safe, and until Ji Fenming, also known as Black Fist, returned, this was the only option for the time being.

Ji Qiuming, dressed in black, gazed out the window with a calm expression.

Outside the window, an airplane flew overhead, carrying Ying Qin Guan and his entourage.

Chapter Twenty: Convergence

"It's cold in Chaotic Province too... I thought the cold air only hit Seven Luminaries, but the affected area is so large."

As soon as he got off the plane, Nephalem felt the cold air rushing towards him. He exhaled a puff of mist, as if to show that what he said was true.

"Let's go, we need to meet up with the two of them first, and then see if our spies here have gathered any intelligence."