Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

"I do not regret my actions at the time. If I had let the other side's spy go because of a moment of hesitation, it would not have been good for either of us. But in retrospect, I was indeed wrong."

Ji Fenming said, "That corpse dog will be bedridden for several months. If there's anything you need to do, just let me know and I'll do it for you."

Corpse Dog was now lying in bed, his body simply bandaged, and he hadn't received any further treatment yet. However, given the self-healing abilities of a top-tier martial artist, the hospital could only offer limited assistance with this kind of internal injury.

He said, "Is that really true?"

“How could it be false?” Ji Fenming said, “It sounds like you do have something going on.”

After a moment of silence, the corpse dog said, "I have two people I want to kill."

"who."

"The two old people were too weak to even kill a chicken."

Where are they?

He didn't ask who the two people were, nor why he wanted to kill them; he just did what others told him to do.

Corpse Dog swallowed hard, his mind preoccupied with important matters. Driven by hatred, he secretly investigated the two men. They were indeed no longer at the old house, but had moved to a hotel. Nephalem and his group were staying there...it seemed there were four or five of them. He dared not investigate further, for fear of being discovered.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the Nephalem are definitely there. And there are probably more than one top-tier being there.

He said all this in the hopes that Ji Fenming would be on guard, but to his surprise, the other party raised his eyebrows and laughed.

"You really do bring me good news... They've all gathered together?"

"That's...perfect."

A faint, crimson light flickered in Ji Fenming's eyes.

Gu Xuan looked at him and said in a deep voice, "You want to just rush over there?!"

“Not bad.” Ji Fenming actually agreed, and casually said, “Just deal with them.”

"Are you serious...?" Gu Xuan lowered his voice and said, "When they came to capture me last time, there were three top-tier experts. This time, there will probably be even more. Do you think you can win?!"

“I might not win.” Ji Fenming shook his head and answered first. Then, before Gu Xuan could speak, he added, “But killing one and running away is no problem. In a place like Chaotic Province, it’s too easy for martial artists to escape.”

When Ji Fenming says he's killing someone, he doesn't mean just killing the two powerless old men the corpse dog mentioned, but rather killing a top-tier expert.

As for escaping, that's true. When Ying Qin Guan saw Himura Tan's cherry blossoms in Sakura Maple, he did consider chasing after her. If he had done it immediately, the chances of catching up would have been very high. But he hesitated for a moment, and once Himura Tan's cherry blossoms were dozens of meters away, it was practically impossible for her to escape. After all, the city isn't a straight road; there are countless obstructions to the view, various tall buildings, and complex terrain, making escape incredibly easy.

This chase isn't like a chase on flat ground where you can run a few dozen meters and it's okay, you can still catch up. It's not like that. Sometimes, if you lose them in the blink of an eye, you can never find them again.

Even with Ying Qin Guan's strength, he couldn't catch up with Fei Cun Tan Ying, who was one level below him. Moreover, Ji Fen Ming was so confident that Nephalem and the others were no match for him; they couldn't even defeat him, let alone catch up.

"Do you think you're Himura Tanzaku?" Gu Xuan lowered his voice. "Even he only defeated us and killed my subordinates, but he couldn't kill a Super Elite... Besides, there were only two Super Elite at that time. Or do you think the Super Elite over there is weaker than us? Although I've never fought Nephalem, he's famous, and I'm afraid I'm no match for him."

“I am not Himura Tanzakura, and Himura Tanzakura is not me. Darius can easily defeat ordinary first-rate fighters, and even I would find it difficult to achieve that level. But how many moves could he possibly last against me? Besides, Himura Tanzakura was protecting a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken at that time, but I didn't have that concern.”

“Even so…” Gu Xuan lowered his voice and said, “Do you think now is the right time? Those top-tier figures are all important people in the country. If we kill them, the pressure on us will increase several times over. Do you think now is the right time?”

"Fool." Ji Fenming coldly rebuked. He had just arrived and was unaware that Gu Xuan had some mental issues, but now, by sheer accident, he blurted out, "Has your brain been scarened out by the Earth Mother Goddess? The moment the Earth Mother Goddess appeared, it was destined that we would bear even greater pressure. Compared to the resurrection of the Earth Mother Goddess and the resurrection of the Primordial Alien Race, what do the deaths of a few top-tier beings matter? We already bear that kind of pressure. Now, stirring up trouble is the more important thing."

"The Earth Mother Goddess..." Gu Xuan seemed stumped. He rubbed his forehead, wondering why he had forgotten the influence of the Earth Mother Goddess. Yes, things had completely changed since her appearance, but why hadn't he thought of that...?

He had a terrible headache. Ever since returning from Xinyang City, he had been experiencing headaches from time to time, and it wasn't the first or second time. At the same time, he also felt that his memory and logical abilities were declining significantly, and he often couldn't control his emotions. He hadn't even considered the influence of the Earth Mother Goddess on such a simple matter before.

"Very well..." Perhaps feeling that he couldn't stop Ji Fenming, Gu Xuan said, "Then I'll go with you. If you're going to make a move, make it decisive."

"Hmph... I can manage on my own. Besides, even if you go, you might not be of much help. I don't want to have to protect others during a battle." Ji Fenming still harbored resentment towards Gu Xuan for giving the sword to Hishimura Tan's daughter last time. If Gu Xuan hadn't intervened, it was hard to say who would have won between him and Hishimura Tan's daughter, who didn't have a sword.

His proposals were repeatedly rejected, and a nameless anger suddenly surged within Gu Xuan. He couldn't control it, and his face turned ugly. But in the end, reason prevailed, and he simply snorted coldly and turned to leave.

After he left, Ji Qiuming hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother, won't it be dangerous for you to go alone?"

Ji Fenming turned his head in surprise to look at his younger brother, then frowned. After a long while, he said, "Then what do you think should be done?"

Ji Qiuming said, "Having another person will make it easier to take care of things. Let me go with you."

".."

Ji Fenming fell silent, his brows furrowed. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "No."

Chapter Thirty: Making a Settlement

Ji Fenming never refused Ji Qiuming's requests. There were two reasons for this: firstly, he was indeed good to Ji Qiuming, and secondly, Ji Qiuming rarely made requests.

This is the first time.

Ji Qiuming was not surprised, but asked, "Why?"

“When you talked to me on the phone, you mentioned Fu Feihan,” Ji Fenming said. “You said he intervened and saved those gang thugs by teaching them a lesson. Now I have to suspect that you will do the same. Qiu Ming, if you want to go, fine, I can protect you. But if you're just causing me trouble, then forget it. I won't kill Fu Feihan. Are you satisfied now?”

He paused slightly, then smiled wryly and said, "Although you haven't talked to me much about him, I can tell that you care about that kid a lot. But he's a human, and you're a demon; you're on different sides... There are some things that can't be helped."

".."

Ji Qiuming was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Brother... are you worried about something like this?"

"good."

"Do you think I would have done anything to make things difficult for you in the past...? You've misunderstood." Ji Qiuming raised his head and looked at Ji Fenming. Their eyes met, neither of them backing down.

“I admit that he did leave me with many unforgettable memories. But that’s precisely why I have to get past him. As you said, one of us is human and the other is from a different race, so it was never going to be possible for us to be friends. But now these memories are haunting me, and that won’t do.”

“I really don’t want to kill him, even now. I don’t want to, and I won’t, kill him. I just want to move on from those memories. I don’t want to deny them, but… I have to go and settle things with him myself, to tell him that it’s over between us. If I don’t do that, I can’t become a true rebellious ghost. A voice in my heart is telling me that only by ending everything with him can I become a true rebellious ghost.”

Ji Qiuming's words gave Ji Fenming a strange sense of unease. Ji Qiuming was already the most rebellious of the rebellious ghosts. But he still felt incomplete... What is a true rebellious ghost?

Ji Fenming didn't know either.

However, since Ji Qiuming has said so...

"Since that's the case... fine then." Ji Fenming was highly skilled and daring. Since birth, apart from slightly defeating Feicun Tan Ying by half a move, he had never encountered an opponent. So he agreed to Ji Qiuming's request.

—Of course, the Earth Mother Goddess, a primordial alien race, is not included.

"You shall come with me tomorrow."

-

That night, the group returned to the inn. Darius and Shadow felt a little awkward meeting for various reasons, so after confirming the exchange of information, they went straight to their rooms, leaving Ying Qin, Guan Naifeitian, and Fu Feihan in the living room.

"Is it really necessary to guard this place?" Ying Qin Guan had spent another day guarding the inn, doing nothing, and felt extremely bored. "That Corpse Dog, does he really dare to come? Shadow and I have been guarding this place for several days in a row, and not many people dare to come here to spy on us."

"It's better to stay put." Nephalem spoke much more tactfully when facing Ying Qin Guan. At least he wasn't there because Ying Qin Guan was free anyway. Was it because they were close? No, it was because Ying Qin Guan would treat him to his favorite Consciousness Slash...

"That's true... but would anyone be so stupid as to knowingly walk right into our trap and still rush forward? Is that even possible?"

"That's hard to say." Nephalem shrugged and comforted him, "Anyway, it's Shadow's turn tomorrow. Just bear with it for one more day, and it'll be her turn the day after tomorrow. So, on average, you'll only get one day off every three days, which is practically like not being on duty at all!"

"?"

Ying Qin Guan slowly typed a question mark. When he typed this question mark, it wasn't that he had a problem, but rather that he felt the Nephalem had a problem.

“They must have realized something.” Seeing that he had failed to deceive Ying Qin Guan, Nephalem hurriedly changed the subject. He coughed and said in a deep voice, “I have searched many places these past few days, but I still haven’t been able to find them. If I’m not mistaken, they must be constantly moving their positions.”

The Chaotic Province is a gathering place for all sorts of organizations that cannot stand in the open. Besides the alien races, who knows how many other organizations are hiding there. If all the non-poor people in the Chaotic Province were pulled out and investigated one by one, shooting ten out of ten would definitely result in wrongful executions, and shooting nine out of ten would definitely result in some being missed.

Therefore, it is not surprising that there are various bases in the chaotic province.

Ying Qin Guan glanced at him sideways and said, "So, are you even able to find it?"

"Soon." Nephalem smiled proudly and said, "I'm a professional. They can't hide for long. Even if they move overnight, it won't help. In four or five days at most, I'll be able to find them."

Nephalem had already started using "them" naturally. Although he hadn't actually met Gu Xuan's accomplices, his actions over the past few days had convinced him that Gu Xuan had many accomplices and bases in the Chaotic Province.

"I hope so..."

Ying Qin Guan sighed. He wasn't on duty tomorrow, but he couldn't think of anything to do for the time being. That's right, Ying Qin Guan had completely stopped looking for people. He was completely clueless and would look for people like a fool when he tried to do so.

There are few board game cafes in Chaotic Province. The wealth gap in Chaotic Province is huge; some are starkly poor while others are incredibly poor. The poor certainly can't afford it... Of course, "can't afford" doesn't mean they actually lack money. It means they won't spend the time, energy, or money to do such things. As for the rich, or at least those with both time and money... given the environment of Chaotic Province, getting strangers to sit together and play games is basically impossible.

“If I were him, I would have fled the chaotic province overnight,” Ying Qin Guan said.

"The airport and train station are all staffed by our people."

"...I ran out with these feet."

"You fucking..."

Ying Qin Guan's strike was like a divine intervention, leaving Nephalem speechless.

Indeed, train stations and airports can accommodate people, but what about the outskirts of a city? Are we supposed to surround the entire city?

But not everyone has the stamina of Ying Qinguan, and once you leave a city, it's not always a matter of stamina; getting lost is a common occurrence. And other cities are far more dangerous than the chaotic provinces.

Of course, these two dangers are different.

The danger in the chaotic province is that someone suddenly rushes up and shoots you while you're walking down the street. The danger in other cities is that you might secretly hide somewhere, thinking you haven't given anything away, only to be suddenly confronted by the police checking your water meter.

While Ying Qin Guan and Nephalem were chatting, Fu Fei Han rested his chin on his hand, staring blankly at the fireplace emitting a soft glow.

For some reason, he had a strange feeling. Was it unease? Not quite, but there was a hint of it, like a child who loves collecting trading cards and looks at their collection all night. But when they woke up the next day, they forgot to tidy up, and since their parents didn't support their collecting, they wondered if their mother would come into the room to clean and see the cards...

So the day passed in a daze, and in the evening, I was walking home.

Knowing that her mother cleaned her room every day, the ending of the story was already predetermined. But she still clung to that sliver of hope and slowly made her way home.

Chapter Thirty-One: Frontal Assault

The next day, it was Miss Shadow's turn to be on duty. Ying Qin Guan had been in this room all day yesterday and was feeling suffocated. He spent the whole night thinking about what to do today and finally decided to first look for a board game store. If he couldn't find one, he would look for a novel store or something.

Fu Feihan's transformation of his internal energy is nearing completion. Since his trip a few days ago hadn't been very effective, he decided to stay in the hotel today for the final adjustments.

Nephalem also left early in the morning. Once he got into work mode, he was one of the most hardworking people in the world, knowing that if he didn't take action, the progress wouldn't change at all.

—This kind of awareness is a hundred times better than Zhao Yunxian, who only writes five hundred words a day and thinks to herself, "Maybe I'll be possessed by a special alien race like the 'Word-Writing Star' when she goes to sleep and then falls asleep peacefully.

Darius wasn't too panicked. Although he had some work experience, after witnessing the Nephalem's efficiency, he realized he wasn't actually that useful. Thinking this way, he relaxed a little and remained at the inn having breakfast.

Miss Shadow was also eating breakfast. Knowing she was about to begin a full day of jail time, she couldn't help but sigh. Not only Ying Qin Guan, but she also thought this behavior was incredibly stupid. But some things, even if you know they're stupid, you have to do. It's like being low on health and wanting to run away. The opponent can't hit you, and both of you have Flash. A normal person can only choose to use Flash immediately, instead of trying to show off and waiting for the opponent to Flash before using Flash, which would most likely result in a grave-moving Flash.

So even though it's a bit stupid to use Flash when the opponent can't reach you, you still have to use it—if the opponent is a step slower than you and subconsciously presses Flash after you use it, but doesn't catch up completely, then they're the ones who are stupid.

So, in this game, who is the real idiot...?

As things stand, the answer seems clear.

Because Ji Fenming and Ji Qiuming had already arrived at the inn.

Corpse Dog thought he wouldn't investigate, but his actions betrayed him. He managed to find the hotel where his parents lived and told Ji Fenming the location. Ji Fenming, not one to play games, immediately led his men up there.