Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Chapter 59 When people are desperate, they can do anything.

"Ah...no, no, I could definitely have solved this when I was in high school, but not now."

"What's going on? This dean is just lame."

Ying Qin Pass passed by a teaching building and found a small group of people surrounding a purple light. Among them, Jiu Yi and the gray-haired man who created the tradition of the Martial Arts Department stood in the center, surrounded by some students.

Clearly, the problem left by Nocturne stumped them, and according to the rule that the higher the difficulty, the higher the reward, there might be some SSR-level items hidden in this purple lamp.

Upon seeing this, Ying Qin Guan immediately tried to sneak away, but because the card players would attract each other, Jiu Yi noticed Ying Qin Guan's arrival and shouted, "Although I'm no good, I know who is. Ying Qin Guan, come here quickly!"

Jiu Yi! You schemed against me!

Ying Qin Guan vomited. Jiu Yi must have known he was incapacitated, so he deliberately stopped him... How despicable of you!

So what if I always get the God of War in one-on-one battles and beat you up? Why are you doing this?!

"This one..." The gray-haired man turned around and saw Ying Qin Guan. His knowledge of Ying Qin Guan was limited to the fixed schedule of the board game arcade, and he immediately asked doubtfully, "Can he handle this? This is no simple matter..."

Upon hearing this, Ying Qin Guan, who had originally planned to pretend he hadn't heard and run away, frowned and said with a forced smile, "There is no mystery in the world that I cannot solve, and there is nothing that I cannot do... Since the Dean is so eager for this, then let me take a look!"

As he spoke, he approached the purple lamp amidst Jiu Yi's amused smile. The students around him were clearly also puzzled by this mystery for a long time, and they all looked at Ying Qin Guan with some anticipation.

Okay, now the pressure is on the Platypus player.

Ying Qin prayed silently in his heart.

"God bless me, the questions above should ideally be somewhat obscure, but ones I happen to know the answers to..."

Upon seeing the question, Ying Qin Guan decided that from now on, he should pray to some folk evil god, since it would definitely be much more reliable than a goddess.

The top part is a 9-9 Sudoku puzzle with most of it empty.

There wasn't even a chance to be clever; when people are desperate, they'll do anything, except math.

Ying Qin Guan remained calm and said, "Although I do know how, life is limited..."

Jiu Yi said, "You can't do it, can you?"

"It shouldn't be wasted on..."

"You can't do it, can you?"

"This kind of boredom..."

"You can't do it, can you?"

"On things that are meaningless."

Jiu Yi's lips curled into a smirk as he said, "You—"

The next moment, Ying Qin Guan punched him away, and when Jiu Yi landed on the ground, his eyes were covered in mosquito coils.

"I'm sorry, but this is a custom of the Martial Arts Department. It seems that the principal's martial arts skills have become rusty recently..." Ying Qin Guan's murderous gaze swept around the room, then looked at the students. "You may not know this, but we can ask this teacher to explain it to you."

The gray-haired man swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "Haha...it's true. I do it all the time. Our martial arts department teachers and students often launch surprise attacks like this..."

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"What bad luck." Ying Qin Guan left the teaching building. He really didn't expect that Gou Jiu was waiting for him there, doing something that harmed others and himself.

"Hmph... It's just that I don't have the time. Otherwise, if I were willing to use my brain, I could easily solve that kind of problem!"

Ying Qin Guan comforted himself and quickly took another step.

He didn't know the way very well, but he could follow the crowd around. When he got to the dance hall, even though he couldn't dance, he still decided to go in and take a look. As soon as he went in, he saw Ji Fa dragging out his unlucky little sister.

"While I don't object to you attending the banquet, you at least need to finish your studies first. It's not that I'm criticizing you, but you've fallen too far behind in your coursework lately. I've been through this before, so don't ignore my advice. Go back right now and finish your studies. The magic department's final exams are the most complicated; if you fail, you'll be in big trouble..."

The opening lightning strike truly stunned Ying Qin Guan. Ji Fa noticed Ying Qin Guan's gaze, looked up, and didn't inhale.

What advice do you have for me?

It seems that as long as Ying Qin Guan says he has one, she'll have to engage in a battle with him.

Ying Qin Guan shook his head frantically, thinking to himself, 'If I had my great general Zhong Hongyu here, what would Ji Fa be worth mentioning!'

Seeing that Ying Qin Guan had given in, Ji Fa turned back with satisfaction and continued to bully his younger sister.

Ruoye looked at Ying Qin Guan expectantly, hoping he would utter a "You old auntie is so long-winded" to save her from her predicament. However, Ying Qin Guan had been a loyal subject for so many years, and he showed no mercy when it came to killing his lord. His heart was already cold. What did Ruoye's life or death have to do with him? He watched the two sisters leave, wondering what kind of expression Ruoye would have when her parents asked her about her boyfriend after she got home.

poor child.

Ying Qin Guan shook his head and entered the ballroom.

A few minutes later, Ying Qin Guan left the dance hall, afraid of being asked to dance and embarrassing himself.

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Playing at the opera house.

Poetry gathering.

Small activities in various departments.

Ying Qin Pass walked all the way... Before he knew it, night had fallen, but the revelry in the royal palace had not stopped.

This night will be long, because it will be the last night for many people at this school.

Ying Qin Guan was unaware of this emotion at the moment. But speaking of which, he had seen the bun-haired cook at four or five different venues that evening. Moreover, she always appeared as an employee of the organizers, and each time she did a different job... she was practically a superhuman worker.

"ah.."

Although Ying Qin Guan's body was still young, his mindset was somewhat old; when he wasn't playing cards or reading novels, he would easily feel sleepy. Even though there were still quite a few things he hadn't read, well... let's stop here.

I'm getting a little tired.

"But it's quite a distance from the teachers' dormitory now..."

Starting from the teachers' dormitory, Ying Qin Pass naturally wandered further and further as they explored.

"It feels like it'll take a long time to walk back... But I haven't seen Nocturne all night, which is strange. Where could she be...?"

Ying Qin Guan sighed and began his journey back to his dormitory.

As he passed by a martial arts arena, he heard faint sounds coming from inside.

There are people practicing martial arts inside.

Ying Qin Guan frowned slightly; the Gu Heart Demon incident had left him with some unpleasant memories. Practicing martial arts in the arena so late at night... that seemed rather abnormal.

He hesitated for a second, but ultimately decided to go and take a look.

Ying Qin Guan pushed open the half-closed gate.

He moved very quietly, and the people inside probably didn't notice him.

The vast arena was empty, with silvery moonlight streaming through the windows and becoming the only source of light.

A red-haired girl, holding a handguard sword, bathed in moonlight.

Chapter Sixty: The Sword of Separation and Union

Today is the Royal Academy's annual graduation party, which can be considered the Royal Academy's most extravagant event.

Everyone was involved—students, teachers, deans, and even some unrelated people from outside the school wanted to experience it.

Life is already so long and arduous, who wouldn't want to relax a bit?

Ying Qin Guan gazed silently at the girl under the moonlight.

It was Zhong Hongyu. She looked unwell, exhausted, breathing heavily, her clothes clinging tightly to her body, and her hair disheveled.

She didn't notice Ying Qin Guan in the shadows, who suddenly moved again after resting for a while!

The sword's edge gleamed in the moonlight, and as its inner energy flowed, it left behind faint crimson afterimages in the air!

Thrust, pick, chop, wipe, pull, tease, break, dot.

Ying Qin Guan had to admit that Zhong Hongyu's basic skills were indeed very solid, but she... was really too stupid.

It's not about being stupid in terms of personal conduct—Ying Qin Guan has no right to judge others—but rather about being "stupid" in battle.

How stupid?

It's like playing Sekiro; you just keep clicking the left mouse button like crazy, but no matter how fast or fiercely you click it, your character won't get any stronger.

Zhong Hongyu was like that. She had mastered her family's martial arts techniques to a high degree, to the point that she could use them with her eyes closed. But was it effective? Fu Feihan sparred with her several times in class. At first, they were evenly matched, but starting from the third time, Fu Feihan basically held back. If he hadn't, Zhong Hongyu would have been defeated within three moves.

Ying Qin stared at Zhong Hongyu's figure, filled with emotion.

He waited quietly for Zhong Hongyu to finish rehearsing the routine before emerging from the shadows.

"Still practicing so late?"

Ying Qin Guan's sudden appearance startled Zhong Hongyu. Upon recognizing him, she hurriedly greeted him, "Teacher Ying... Yes, it's because the dormitory doors are usually closed by now, so we can't practice. But today is the graduation party, and the dormitory doors are open, so I thought I'd practice a little longer. And... the martial arts arena is just sitting empty anyway..."

"I'm not blaming you for using the martial arts arena for personal purposes." Ying Qin Guan flicked his wrist, his inner energy surging, drawing a wooden sword from a distance towards him.

He looked at Zhong Hongyu and said softly, "To be honest, I'm also a little confused right now."

Zhong Hongyu didn't understand Ying Qin Guan's meaning and hesitated, "Teacher, what... are you confused about?"

"When someone goes down the wrong path, should I push her back or pull her back?" Ying Qin Guan's fingers traced the wooden sword, a hint of reminiscence flickering in his eyes.

“I’ve been on the wrong path all along. If someone had given me a hand, perhaps some tragedies wouldn’t have happened, and I might have become a truly remarkable person. But nobody cares about an ordinary person.”

"I finally managed to seize an opportunity, but by then it was all too late."

Ying Qin Guan spoke in words no one could understand as he walked up to Zhong Hongyu.

He flicked his finger and tapped the wooden sword.

"Come, Zhong Hongyu, today I will teach you a method of application. Whether you learn it or not is entirely up to you. Perhaps this method will lead you down the wrong path, or perhaps it will allow you to break through a certain limitation and turn error into correctness. It all depends on you..."

Zhong Hongyu was slightly taken aback, but she didn't say anything. She just stared quietly at Ying Qin Pass.

Ying Qin Guan exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "My method of use relies heavily on comprehension and improvisation, which you probably cannot learn. Therefore, I will not pass on the 'Exquisite Sword of Illusion' to you. This sword technique is a variant of the 'Exquisite Sword of Illusion,' requiring a high level of fundamental skill, and the moves themselves are exquisitely refined. However, it is extremely focused on killing, with each move intended to take a life. Unless you are engaged in a life-or-death struggle, you must not use this sword. Every move has been meticulously honed by me. If used only in a life-or-death battle, no one can break your sword techniques. I call this method..."

"The Sword of Separation and Union."

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"Hmph...you certainly have a good interest."

Inside the red maple forest, the two sat in a pavilion.