Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"whispering sound."

With her arms crossed, Yoruichi stood next to Zheng Jing, raising her eyes to look at him sideways.

"Hey, you gorilla, you really haven't learned the Instant Step, have you?"

"If you've already learned it, you're useless."

"You little brat... ha, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"What are you gambling?"

"I'll teach you this lesson, and we'll have a competition near the end of get out of class. If you can finish the half marathon faster than I can finish the whole marathon, then I'll cover all your food expenses until you become the top student in your subject!"

"Thank you, boss!"

Hearing such clear and resonant thanks from Zheng Jing, Ye subconsciously curled the corners of her mouth, about to laugh out loud, but immediately realized something was amiss.

"What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you so much, Boss Ye."

"...Are you so sure you can win?"

"You didn't say there would be a punishment if I lost."

"what?"

Yoruichi glared at him.

"Of course there will be a punishment if you lose!"

She smiled and gave herself a thumbs-up.

"If you lose, you'll have to call me Sister Ye Yi from now on!"

"..."

Zheng Jing remained silent, only staring at Yoruichi.

"W-What are you doing! Are you scared?"

Yoruichi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at.

"If you want, I can just call you Grandma Yoruichi or Granny Yoruichi. Either way, you're an old woman, so it doesn't matter."

"..."

This time, Ye Yi remained silent.

However, her chocolate-colored skin was flushed with an alluring blush, looking as if a thick layer of honey had been spread on the chocolate.

"...If you lose, I want you to stand still and take my punch."

"Okay."

Zheng Jing waved his hand and walked straight into the training ground specifically built for practicing the Instant Step.

Yoruichi gritted her teeth and stepped inside.

When Zheng Jing listened to his teacher explain the theory of the technique, he roughly determined that the basis of this technique was to use the explosive power of the body to move from one fulcrum to another at an extremely fast speed.

In other words, it's a dash skill that minimizes the startup animation.

Zheng Jing didn't know how advanced the Shunpo technique was, but if the foundation of Shunpo was really like this, then Zheng Jing felt that it shouldn't be difficult for him to learn it.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as Zheng Jing had predicted.

Although Yoruichi's teaching ability was like a firefly compared to the moon compared to Aizen's, Zheng Jing still confirmed his idea was correct through observation.

"Crack."

Zheng Jing's tall figure suddenly appeared and stepped on the red line on the ground.

"Old Lan?"

He looked up at Aizen, who was keeping time for him.

Aizen gently shook his head.

"Hey, Jingjing, give up, there are less than ten minutes left before get out of class ends."

Yoruichi, who was sitting cross-legged, burst into laughter.

Zheng Jing didn't argue with her. He just crossed one arm and scratched his ears and cheeks with the other, and walked back to Qidian.

Seeing that Zheng Jing didn't retaliate, Ye Yi smiled, but there was a glint in her eyes.

Zheng Jing's speed in mastering the basic Instant Step truly startled her.

She estimated that if Zheng Jing were given a few more days to practice, he might actually win the bet.

After Hakuda and Kido, is it Shunpo...?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Zheng Jing, who had returned to Qidian, actually sat down on the spot.

He tilted his head, closed his eyes, and furrowed his brows, as if deep in thought.

Several minutes passed, and Yoruichi calculated the time and stood up.

Almost simultaneously, Zheng Jing relaxed his brows and opened his eyes.

"Behaved now?"

Walking up to Zheng Jing, Ye Yi, with her hands on her hips, raised her head and looked at Zheng Jing with a smile.

"bring it on."

Zheng Jing stood up.

"What?"

"Didn't you say we were going to have a match before get out of class ended?"

"...Save face at all costs and suffer for it."

Yoruichi set off at the starting point.

"Don't turn on the water."

"Do you need to tell me?"

With a solemn expression, Yoruichi stared at the end of the straight road, then suddenly flashed away.

Silently, that agile figure had already reached the finish line of the entire journey.

"Breaked, broken the record!"

The student in charge of keeping time couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Yoruichi grinned.

These so-called records refer to the records left during the practical tests in class before Yoruichi.

Naturally, that was all because Yoruichi wasn't serious.

Standing at the finish line, Yoruichi turned around and looked at Zheng Jing.

"It's your turn."

"Make way."

"what?"

"You want to be a speed bump, huh?"

"What...?"

Although she didn't understand what Zheng Jing meant, Yoruichi still jumped aside.

Immediately, she saw Zheng Jing suddenly lie down on the spot.

More accurately, it was done on all fours—

Do not!

That should perhaps be called, six-limbed!

What kind of stance is this?

Before Yoruichi could even ask, Zheng Jing's body seemed to suddenly swell up!

—"Boom!!"

Chapter 69: I'll compensate, but it has to be announced to the whole school!

Everyone in the dojo heard a loud bang, and the ground beneath their feet seemed to shake.

Pairs of eyes followed the sound and saw that the wall at the other end of the temple had almost completely burst open, and around the large hole several meters in diameter, several loose bricks were hidden in the dust.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Jing's voice came from deep within the smoke and dust.

"Old Lan?"

Many people in the dojo subconsciously looked at Aizen.

Unlike the stunned crowd, Aizen held the timer and accurately recorded Zheng Jing's score in this charge.

Aizen smiled and flipped the timer in his hand so that Yoruichi could clearly see the numbers displayed on it, as Yoruichi looked at him.

Yoruichi opened her eyes wide, staring at the set of numbers with a look of astonishment.

Faster than her...

Although it was only a hair's breadth apart, he was indeed faster than her.

—More importantly, this is clearly Zheng Jing's result after running the entire course!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Suddenly bursting out of the smoke and dust, Zheng Jing bared his teeth and stretched out his four arms, grabbing Yoruichi's hands.

"Thank you, boss! You're so generous! May you stay healthy! May you live forever!"

"—Stop, stop, stop!"

Zheng Jing grabbed her hand and spun her around. Yoruichi staggered several steps before she came to her senses.

She glared at Zheng Jing and shouted, "What kind of Instant Step is that?!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jing stopped in his tracks, grabbed Yoruichi's hand, and rolled his eyes.

"Instant Step Derived from Turtle Fist?"

"what?!"

"Hey, that really was Instant Step."

Release Yoruichi, Zheng Jing spread his four arms and spun around on the spot.

"Tell me, which hand or foot of mine wasn't using Instant Step?"

So you know you used your hand?!

There are still four of them, you gorilla!

—Two sentences stuck in Ye Yi's throat, almost spitting directly onto Zheng Jing's face.

Because Zheng Jing wasn't just making things up.

Given Yoruichi's mastery of the Shunpo technique, she could certainly tell that Zheng Jing had indeed used Shunpo just now.

...both hands and feet.

But Yoruichi really didn't want to admit that this was Shunpo!

"...You're not trying to renege on your debt, are you, Hakiye?"

Zheng Jing suddenly stopped smiling, squinted, lowered his head, and leaned closer to Ye Yi.

"Do you think I'm that kind of person? It's just food expenses."

Yoruichi crossed her arms, turned to the side, and pouted in annoyance.

"I'm telling you, you don't really intend to use this... Instant Step from now on, do you?"

"Oh, no, not at all."

Zheng Jing honestly shook his head.