Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Ying Qin Guan had been listening attentively, but when A He suddenly blurted out a line from Ji Li's travelogue with beauties, he couldn't hold back and retorted:

"I admit your example is good, but this name is embarrassing for me."

"That's why I said this is important," Ahe waved her hand and said, "What do you all think?"

As she said this, she looked at Nocturne. As the all-knowing little devil who knows a little about everything, Nocturne's opinion was undoubtedly the most important, even more important than Ying Qin Guan, the lead actor, Zhu Huan, the director, and even A He, the real director who held multiple positions.

Nocturne chuckled and nodded, saying, "Bad money drives out good money, which is the norm, but that doesn't mean it's right. Good people have to be worse and more cunning than bad people to protect themselves. Similarly, if you think your content is fine, it's understandable to create some hype."

As Nocturne finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Huan.

"But speaking of which, you originally filmed the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin. Why is it that when the time comes, you feel that he is not yet the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin, and therefore you are unwilling to design the advertising slogan in this way?"

“Because…” Zhu Huan looked a little nervous when Ye Qu asked her a question. The ahoge on her head twitched, and she waved her hands, making some gestures that no one but herself knew the meaning of. “He is not the nameless swordsman of Nan Qin yet.”

Nocturne said, "But he will be sooner or later."

“It’s different…” Zhu Huan tried to organize her thoughts, but seemed unable to do so. Her words were somewhat incoherent, and she didn’t even know what she was saying.

“Zhao Yunxian is the same, and so are you. You always assume from the beginning that the Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin is the Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin. It’s as if he was born an invincible hero. But I don’t think it should be like that. Before becoming the Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin, he had to be himself. After becoming the Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin, he still has to be himself.”

"He has to be himself first, and then the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin... How should I put it..."

"No one is born a hero. How can becoming a hero be a person's destiny? It should be... a person's choice."

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Dusk falls.

After discussing the advertising slogan, it was almost lunchtime. As the director, Zhu Huan should treat everyone to a meal, and she certainly didn't hesitate.

After the meal, everyone went home. Ying Qin Guan and Ye Qu, both teachers at the Imperial Academy, took a taxi back to the Imperial Academy together.

"I never expected Director Zhu to say something like that."

Nocturne rested her chin on her hand, her gaze unfocused as she looked out the window. Suddenly, she sighed, "The woman has been lectured."

Ying Qin Guan's expression was unusually calm as he said, "It must be a very rare experience for you."

"That's natural... There are many people who try to preach to women. But few succeed. As far as I can remember, the last person who had a completely different opinion from a woman but actually succeeded was... a long time ago. I wonder how he is doing these days."

Nocturne, still gazing out the window, suddenly asked, "What does Teacher Ying think about what Director Zhu said?"

“I think she’s right,” Ying Qin Guan said. “Becoming a hero shouldn’t be a person’s destiny; it should be a person’s choice.”

"Yes..." Nocturne chuckled softly, then said in a low voice, "So during the Age of Gods, so many people believed in goddesses and destiny, but the goddesses never came to save anyone; it was the God of War who stirred everything up. As a result, people stopped believing in goddesses, and along with them, stopped believing in fate. But truth, whether you believe it or not, is always there, unchanging because of other people's subjective opinions..."

"Teacher Ying, do you believe...?" Ye Qu suddenly spoke. She had been looking out the window, but now she turned her gaze back to Ying Qin Guan. But it would have been better if she hadn't looked, because she realized that Ying Qin Guan had also been looking out the window the whole time.

Do you think the nameless swordsman from Southern Qin believes in fate?

Ying Qin Guan laughed inexplicably, but never turned his head. He said casually, "Are you asking me, or are you asking me about the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin that I think he is?"

"The latter," Nocturne smiled slightly, "There are a thousand names of the nameless swordsman from Southern Qin in the eyes of a thousand people. The woman wants to see what Teacher Ying sees."

"Is that so..."

Ying Qin Guan looked out the window, but Ye Qu couldn't see his expression.

He said in a calm voice:

"Fate... to be honest, these things are too mysterious and profound. I don't quite understand them myself, and fate is a bit of a jinx. No matter how you think about it, it's determined by fate. There's no way to prove it doesn't exist, but I think..."

"If destiny dictates that the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin will become invincible after his family is destroyed, then I suspect he must be..."

Ying Qin Guan's pupils reflected the dazzling lights of the metropolis. He used the words "guess" and "should" in succession, drawing out the words midway, as if he was still thinking and hesitating. But his final words were full of certainty.

"He must be... someone who doesn't believe in fate."

Chapter Five: I'm the only normal person in the entire Imperial Household Agency!

Several more days have passed in a flash.

"This kind of life is so decadent, I can't go on like this..."

Ying Qin Guan walked out of the board game hall, his expression like that of a young internet addict who, despite not being old enough, had spent the night in an internet cafe using certain methods. The more excited he was before the night, the more regretful he was afterward. Every early morning, when dawn was breaking, the feeling of being cold, hungry, and sleepy was truly captivating. Walking back to school, a mere few dozen or a few hundred meters felt as long as an entire lifetime.

Every time this happens, I secretly vow to myself that I will never stay up all night again.

The same principle applies to a range of recreational activities such as drinking, smoking, and playing video games. Whether or not they can actually keep their promises, almost all vows in the world are true at the moment they are made. However, as time goes by, no one can remain unchanged forever, and thus all vows of eternal love become subject to the vicissitudes of life.

Ying Qin Guan felt the same way; he felt he had become complacent and wondered how he could continue like this.

"Do something meaningful..."

Ying Qin Guan strolled through the imperial courtyard.

He had been in the Royal Palace for almost a year, but there were still many places he hadn't been to. The Royal Palace was unusually large, housing tens of thousands of people; it was practically a small city.

"If I look at it calmly, school life is really wonderful. Isn't this what I've always longed for..."

Ying Qin looked around, preoccupied with these thoughts.

Just then, he saw a gray-haired man sneak up behind a student and, with a startling shout of "I'll hit you!", he used the tradition of the martial arts department to give the student a friendly beating.

".."

Ying Qin Guan silently withdrew his gaze.

"This guy is an exception... but aside from this guy who has absolutely no professional ethics, the Imperial Academy is still..."

Ying Qin Guan quickened his pace and finally could no longer see the gray-haired man.

As the saying goes, life is not lacking in beauty, but rather in eyes that can see it; as long as one is willing to search...

As Ying Qin Guan was thinking this, he saw Luo Shui playing with the cat. She was squatting on the ground, with the chubby orange cat, 180 Seconds, right in front of her. Luo Shui had an innocent smile on her face as she was teasing the cat with a dried fish.

Ying Qin Guan crossed his arms and nodded in satisfaction. Luo Shui, though lazy and a big talker, was actually quite kind-hearted. She must have bought these dried fish especially for this, coming all this way to feed the cat. It's a good after-school activity. He'd better make her do less horse stance during class in the future.

"Want some? If you do, stand up!"

On Luo Shui's side, holding a small dried fish, he struggled against gravity for 180 seconds, using his short legs to support his entire body and stand up, hoping to get the dried fish from Luo Shui's hands.

Luo Shui was swaying unsteadily, and just as she was about to reach the target of 180 seconds, she suddenly pulled the dried fish back and swallowed it whole!

180 seconds: "..?"

Ying Qin Guan: "..?"

"As expected..." Luo Shui sighed deeply, "Food tastes better when you have to fight for it with others. It was worth searching for you for so long."

Then, she grinned and said, "You think you can get food from someone without giving anything in return? How naive! How incredibly naive! 180 seconds of foolishness! This is my first lesson for you: there's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Luo! Water!

Li! Here! Gan! God! Demon!

Ying Qin Guan remained silent for a long time, and finally ignored Luo Shui, who was laughing triumphantly with her hands on her hips. He put his hand to his forehead and walked away quickly.

Sure enough... let this jerk squat in a horse stance until he collapses during class.

"What bad luck..."

Ying Qin Guan quickened his pace and soon the Luo River disappeared from sight. He comforted himself, thinking that there were only two abnormal individuals in the Imperial Academy, and now that he had encountered them, things had already reached their worst point and certainly couldn't get any worse. Perhaps what followed would be a scene of reciting poems and exchanging verses.

At the same time, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy, as if some indescribable terror was approaching.

Ying Qin Guan straightened up, his expression slowly becoming serious, and then...

He saw Ji Fa passing by, grabbing Ruoye's ear.

"You're the one who spread the rumor that I have a boyfriend, Ruoye! I never imagined you'd become such a liar! It must be a problem with my parenting. Looks like I'll have to have a long talk with you tonight to teach you what respect for your teachers means. Remember, I'm not only your sister but also your teacher. I'll make you regret what you've done..."

To retract my previous statement, there are three abnormal entities in the Imperial Household Department...

Ying Qin Guan ignored Ruo Ye's pitiful "Teacher Ying, save me" eyes, pretended not to see them, and quickly left. He didn't want to be targeted by Ji Fa and become a corpse under the pager's killing move.

"I can't handle the spiciness!"

Once Ji Fa was out of sight, the tense atmosphere finally dissipated, and Ying Qin Guan began to loudly complain.

"Am I the only normal person in the entire Imperial Palace...?"

He shook his head and sighed, then thought it might be the school's fault. University, after all, is an ivory tower; the people there are too naive. That's why they easily develop all sorts of eccentric personalities, but once they've been toughened up in the real world for a couple of years, they'll definitely all be normal.

Just as he was thinking this, two people suddenly ran past him furtively.

Ying Qin Guan looked up... a man and a woman, both wearing black veils. Only the lower half of their faces were covered; they were the kind of faces that viewers would immediately recognize in a TV drama, but the director insisted the main character wouldn't. The man had green hair, and the woman was carrying a small blackboard. They were also holding many Tamu fruits... the Imperial Courtyard had many Tamu trees, which bore fruit twice a year, making them one of the Imperial Courtyard's specialty fruits.

Is its special feature that it tastes particularly good? No, its special feature is that it's particularly sour.

If they were ordinary students, they might have just decided to pick a couple to eat as snacks. But these two guys were masked, hunched over, and looking around furtively. But most importantly, they were carrying fruit in their arms—good heavens, they'd come to buy some over there!

"You two..." Ying Qin Guan extended Er Kang's hand, "Could it be that you can't afford to eat, so you came to the royal palace to steal fruit?"

"Huh?!" Yu Xietian, wearing a veil, was shocked to hear Ying Qin Guan's voice. He turned around and, in a strange tone, still put up a last-ditch resistance, said, "What are you saying? You've mistaken me for someone else! I don't know you!"

"Yes, yes! You've mistaken me for someone else! How could the Yorozuya be so poor that they couldn't afford food and had to steal fruit from the Imperial Palace! Just a passerby, to be fair, the Yorozuya is thriving under Lord Shinshin's leadership!"

Ying Qin Pass: "..."

He clapped his hands in realization and said, "Then I admit my mistake. I'm sorry, guard, there's a thief here—"

The two Yorozuya members gave completely different reactions to this.

"Don't call security! It's me, Yu Xietian!"

"You forced me to this! Die, Ying Qin Guan!"

Chapter Six: Stomach Problems = Overbearing CEO

Courage is a rare and valuable quality, but it's crucial not to misuse it. Furthermore, not everything can be called courage; sometimes, even when doing the same thing, its symbolic meaning can differ depending on the circumstances.

For example, in some special circumstances, if jumping off a building is the only way to save one's wife and children, one might choose to say goodbye to the world and leap off.

For example, some people, unable to face the harsh realities of life and losing the courage to live, may jump off high-rise buildings.

Although both involve jumping off a building, they are naturally different.

So, when Shenxin pulled out the small blackboard and rushed towards Ying Qin Pass, was she brave or cowardly at that moment?

—I don't know, anyway, she collapsed.

"Sigh..." Seeing this, Yu Xietian stopped running. He sighed, took off the veil on his face that was meant to make him look funny, and picked up the fruit in his arms to eat. "Isn't it because we can't afford to eat? Shenxin thought for a moment and said, 'Yu Sang, the Tamu tree in the Imperial Court is about to bear fruit. Why don't we go and get some?' So we came."