Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

There are problems both inside and outside...

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Return

"Such a thing is true..."

Meanwhile, on Corpse Dog's side, after escaping from Nephalem's clutches, he ran wildly all the way. Only after confirming that Nephalem was not around and could not catch up did he breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"How did I end up running into this guy..."

Corpse Dog's expression was grim. He had come to the Chaotic Province to meet Gu Xuan, as the Black Dragon Remnant had many secret bases. However, even someone as close to the core as Gu Xuan only knew one or two key locations when needed for a mission. In most cases, everyone only knew a few publicly known strongholds. In such a large organization, if anyone truly knew all the secrets, it was only one person.

I thought this would be an easy task, but after walking around for a while, I still hadn't found Gu Xuan. Instead, I ran into those three people...

Corpse Dog has said goodbye to his past life, but those past events cannot be simply forgotten.

This grudge must be avenged.

I will not let it go, I will not pretend that nothing happened, blood debts must be repaid in blood!

However, after killing just one, a Nephalem appeared out of nowhere...

"Is it a stroke of luck amidst misfortune?"

Corpse Dog exhaled a breath of stale air. He knew without a doubt that those two old geezers were under protection. The Nephalem, that legendary man, wouldn't let this opportunity slip by. Fortunately, he wasn't the Nephalem of the past. Otherwise, given his reaction back then, he might have been finished.

Corpse Dog felt a chill run down his spine as he recalled the incident. He had acted too impulsively, making two mistakes. First, he chose to throw his elder brother's corpse over to block Nephalem's view, which Nephalem should have punched to death. But perhaps thinking the man was still alive, or perhaps out of respect for the dead, he ultimately refrained from attacking. Second, he insisted on attacking those two old men... If Nephalem hadn't tried to save them, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape.

Of course, it's not to say there's no chance.

This isn't some open plain. If it were, and someone with high strength were watching, it would be nearly impossible to escape. But in a chaotic province like this, with its mix of people and towering buildings, someone could easily dart out dozens of meters, cross several streets, conceal their inner energy, and hide in a corner of a skyscraper. How could they possibly find them?

"A legendary agent, nothing special... or maybe his retirement over the past two years has slowed his punches down? Either way, it's all my luck."

"We'll have to put this aside for now...we still need to find Gu Xuan first."

There was nothing the corpse dog could do; important matters came first, and his own miscellaneous tasks had to be put aside for the time being.

Night had fallen, but Corpse Dog still hadn't given up. He didn't know that Gu Xuan had been rescued by Ji Qiuming, and still thought that Gu Xuan was in one of the few open strongholds in the Chaotic Province.

He disappeared into the night.

-

"How is the transformation of your cultivation method going?"

After dinner, the group went out to search for a while. But apart from the Nephalem, the others basically just went out for a stroll. Ying Qin Guan stayed in the room to protect the two old people next to him and wait for the corpse dogs to walk into the trap. Fu Fei Han also stayed at the inn to cultivate and transform his body. Ying Qin Guan then asked him this question.

A martial artist's physical strength and internal energy attributes complement each other. Practicing a cultivation method doesn't necessarily require changing one's physical body. However, if one wants to focus on that cultivation method, then changing one's physical body is essential. As the saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first sharpen his tools." Using an unsuitable physical body to focus on a cultivation method is like trying to pull a tooth with a brick—it's an experience that will be unforgettable for the person who tried it. If they didn't find it unforgettable, then they probably didn't have a life of leisure.

"Proceeding steadily...it should be done in a few days."

Fu Feihan replied.

"Not slow at all..." Ying Qin Guan said in a low voice.

He actually wanted to talk to Fu Feihan about what happened today. Shadow told Ying Qin Guan about it and specifically instructed him to warn Fu Feihan, probably because of the master-disciple relationship that Ying Qin Guan had previously shown with Fu Feihan. But she really picked the wrong person. This job would be best left to Nephalem. Giving it to Ying Qin Guan... would be very difficult for him.

Even now, he doesn't quite know how to start the conversation.

Race, righteousness, survival—these words are far too heavy. It's unreasonable for Ying Qin Guan to burden a student who is still in school with such weight.

"Teacher Ying!"

While Ying Qin Guan hesitated, Fu Fei Han had already spoken.

His eyes were resolute as he said, "I will do it."

"..." Ying Qin Guan was silent for a moment, then said, "Wait, I haven't said anything yet..."

“You don’t need to say those things aloud,” Fu Feihan laughed, but the laugh didn’t last long. He quickly calmed down and said in a low voice, “I will do it… because not only Teacher Ying, but I myself am also very curious about this. If Teacher Ying is an alien race, then one’s perspective is determined by one’s own position. No matter how unwilling I am, there’s nothing I can do. If Teacher Ying is human, then why would he help an alien race…”

To be honest, Ying Qin Guan has been in Qi Yao for a while now, but he still doesn't understand whether the saying "your position determines your perspective" is more positive or negative. It seems that different people use it in different contexts and express different meanings.

But hearing Fu Feihan's words now, he inexplicably recalled a game of Werewolf he'd played on a TV show long ago. Everyone teamed up to kill the werewolves. But in that game, the werewolves knew they were werewolves and tried to disguise themselves. What if there was a character who didn't know they were a werewolf? Until one day, their card was revealed, and they discovered they were a werewolf...

How cruel that is.

..

The next two days.

Ying Qin and Shadow took turns guarding the inn, but no one resembling Corpse Dog ever appeared.

Fu Feihan's transformation of his internal energy was nearing completion. While such transformations could be done regularly, they were exhausting, requiring constant physical tension. He had been doing this for the past two days, simultaneously transforming his energy and searching. Frankly, however, the results were minimal. He was alone and hadn't yet mastered professional search techniques. Naifeitian, worried that these laymen might alert the enemy, hadn't even revealed the locations the intelligence agents suspected.

Darius was alright, he had some work experience, so he wasn't just wandering around aimlessly. The other three... were just there to join in the fun.

Ji Qiuming possessed keen intuition, changing his hideout for two consecutive days to avoid being caught by the Nephalem. However, this keen sense alone was no match for the legendary agent Nephalem, who was gradually getting into the zone and feeling "it's back, it's all back." It was only a matter of time before he was found.

But at the same time...

The peerless master, Ji Fenming, has finally returned to the Chaotic Province.

Chapter Twenty-Eight Accidental Injury

After being intimidated by the Earth Mother Goddess, Ji Fenming decisively left Xinyang City overnight, ignoring Gu Xuan's condition and the eventual fate of Xinyang City. He was convinced that Xinyang City would be turned into a dead land by the Earth Mother Goddess. At that time, he fought with Feicun Tanying. Although the opponent was strong, she was not strong enough to bury the Earth Mother Goddess.

But to his surprise, the Earth Mother Goddess seemed to be defeated in the end.

No, that guess is a bit far-fetched; perhaps the two sides were evenly matched. But regardless, the Earth Mother Goddess definitely lost in the end, only the extent of her loss is unknown. This is because Xinyang City wasn't destroyed, and many traces of the battle remain.

He knew perfectly well that the talk of the Crimson Beast was just a smokescreen, but the one who defeated the Crimson Beast, or rather, the Earth Mother Goddess, was probably none other than Ying Qin Guan.

Ji Fenming had certainly heard of Ying Qin Guan; the man was his younger brother's teacher. Ji Fenming had taken notice of Ying Qin Guan before he defeated Darius, the stepping stone. In his opinion, this Ying Qin Guan... was probably also a peerless master.

When Ji Qiuming received news that Gu Xuan had arrived at his side and that he had been utterly defeated in Xinyang City, Ji Fenming became even more convinced of his guess.

During the phone call, Ji Qiuming expressed his speculation and specifically pointed out that the legendary agent Nephalem was very likely also here, and that he could be found at any time.

Finally, Ji Fenming traveled day and night and returned to the chaotic province.

Ji Qiuming changed his location every day, but he also informed Ji Fenming in advance of the strongholds he had visited in the past three days, so Ji Fenming could find him easily.

But coincidentally, he encountered a corpse dog.

Corpse Dog also has its own situation.

In the past few days, he had searched all the public nodes of the Black Dragon in the Chaotic Province, but he could not find Gu Xuan. Just then, he received a call from above saying that Gu Xuan was not at their stronghold, but at the stronghold of Mirror Flower Water Moon.

So, Corpse Dog obtained another piece of information about the Mirror Flower Water Moon node. This time, he was lucky... he found it on his first search.

Unfortunately, his luck ran out again. He had only found the node, but hadn't yet confirmed where Gu Xuan was, nor had he gone inside to confirm his identity, when he encountered Ji Fenming.

They met outside one of the strongholds of the illusory world.

Corpse Dog did not recognize Ji Fenming, and Ji Fenming did not recognize Corpse Dog.

From Ji Fenming's perspective, Corpse Dog was just a sneaky guy spying on his base. Because of Ji Fenming's prior information, he was prejudiced and immediately assumed that Corpse Dog was a member of the Nephalem group. He attacked the moment he saw him.

From the Corpse Dog's perspective, upon seeing Ji Fenming, before it could even react or think anything, the other party suddenly charged towards it with murderous intent.

Ji Fenming, as a peerless master, far surpasses Shi Gou, a quick-learning first-rate expert, in terms of thinking speed, movement, and reaction!

Driven by instinct, Corpse Dog quickly realized that it was no match for the man in front of it and subconsciously took a step back. However, at this moment, Ji Fenming was already in front of it.

His pupils were filled with indifference. Although his face was expressionless, his killing intent was boiling so intensely that it seemed to evaporate the entire boundless sea. Powerful internal energy surged from his palm and slapped the corpse dog on the forehead!

This move is meant to take his life!

How deep was Ji Fenming's murderous intent?!

The corpse dog was shocked. It stomped its legs repeatedly, unleashing its inner energy without regard for its own consumption, and barely managed to take another step back, narrowly avoiding the attack.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Ji Fenming's expression remained unchanged. This missed attack was within his expectations. Without stopping, he suddenly rushed forward and struck out with his right palm carrying a terrifying force.

With this palm strike, Corpse Dog had no room to dodge. His face was ashen, and he hadn't even figured out why the other party had attacked him. After all, less than 1.5 seconds had passed since they met, and he hadn't had time to think much. Dodging that attack had already used up all his mental energy, and facing this attack, he could only move his body as much as possible, using parts of his body that wouldn't be fatal to block the blow.

boom!

Ji Fenming struck with his palm, unleashing a terrifying burst of force that sent the corpse dog flying!

With a loud bang, the Corpse Dog's body flew backward and crashed straight into the Mirror Flower Water Moon's stronghold!

He smashed through two walls in succession, knocking over refrigerators, sofas, and other furniture along the way, until he was finally embedded in the wall.

This was the result of joint efforts from both sides. From the Corpse Dog's perspective, Mirror Flower Water Moon was on their side, and Gu Xuan might even be here. But from Ji Fenming's perspective, he naturally had to attack this side to prevent the Corpse Dog from escaping.

"Who goes there!"

At this moment, Ji Qiuming, Gu Xuan and others were in this stronghold. When the corpse dog suddenly crashed through the wall and flew in, Ji Qiuming was the first to react. He quickly jumped and created a safe distance.

Gu Xuan was also nearby. As a top-tier expert, he had amazing eyesight, but the corpse dog suddenly flew in at incredible speed. It was only a blink of an eye before it was knocked into the wall and caught in the thud. He still couldn't catch a glimpse of the dog.

The room was filled with smoke and dust. Ji Qiuming released his inner energy, which swept away the smoke and dust.

At that moment, Ji Fenming strode into the room, his aura overwhelming, his eyes gleaming with power, like a god of war.

Without offering much explanation, he gathered his inner energy and prepared to kill the corpse dog.

Fortunately, Ji Qiuming's inner energy swept through the room, finally clearing away the dust. Gu Xuan finally saw that the person who had been forced into the wall was Shi Gou. At this critical moment, Ji Fenming's punch was aimed straight at Shi Gou's head. If it hit, he would surely die. Gu Xuan hurriedly shouted, "Stop!"

Ji Fenming was confident of victory, so he didn't use his full strength in this punch. This is one of the tricks of martial arts: after confirming that the enemy has been defeated, the move that determines his fate should not be used with full strength, so as to avoid someone attacking from the side and being unable to stop the move.

Therefore, when Gu Xuan shouted "Stop!", Ji Fenming immediately stopped and withdrew all his strength. His punch was still more than ten meters away from the corpse dog. However, a strong gust of wind swept through, blowing the corpse dog's hair backward. The strong wind pressure made the extremely weak corpse dog experience the suffocating feeling of running at supersonic speed without using its internal energy to protect itself.

"That's too powerful..."

The corpse dog trembled violently, its mind blank, as its body slowly detached from the wall and crashed onto the floor.

Ji Fenming withdrew his fist, looked at Gu Xuan, and asked, "Is he one of yours?"

“Yes…” Gu Xuan sighed, walked over and checked the corpse dog’s pulse. After confirming that he was not dead, he looked at Ji Fenming and said, “You’ve mistaken him for the other side.”

"Yes." Ji Fenming hit the wrong person, but his expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, "I made the right choice. The guy from unknown origin was sneaking around inside. Let's hit him first."

"Meeting you was really bad luck," Gu Xuan said.

Ji Fenming did not refute it. He felt that Gu Xuan was right. He was always unfortunate, as were the people around him, but that was exactly what he wanted to overcome.

Chapter Twenty-Nine Compensation

The misunderstanding has been cleared up, but Corpse Dog, who was beaten and is now bedridden, is unlikely to recover for the time being. He was originally supposed to come and meet Gu Xuan, but now the roles have been reversed.