I've died 47 times in this game, so I've decided to sell it.

"This wasn't my choice!!!"

His protest was automatically corrected into the next musical phrase.

The first pawn has already charged right in front of us.

Qi Ye raised his tin staff and slammed it to the ground.

"clang"

With a crisp, loud sound, a ring of golden ripples spread out from the bottom of the staff, spreading out like waves.

The pawn was hit by the ripples, and its entire body seemed to be paused, frozen in place.

Qi Ye leaned closer to it, and with a kind and gentle expression, began to sing:

"Child~ Child~ Why are you so bad~?"

Were we born to collect debts?

You must be obedient~ You must study well~ Don't go astray~

Otherwise, your teacher will be very sad, very sad, sigh~?

With each line sung, a golden "goodness" character floated from Qi Ye's lips.

It floated into the soldier's ears like a bubble.

The soldier's body began to tremble.

The dark purple particles faded slowly, like color fading, and were replaced by a layer of warm golden light.

"Good boy~ Put down the butcher's knife~ Become a Buddha on the spot~?"

Repeat after me, "I am a good child"—once is enough?

Qi Ye's voice sounded like a kindergarten teacher soothing a child during their afternoon nap.

The soldier opened his mouth, but actually uttered a muffled sound:

"...I...am...a...good...child..."

The camera was already raised sometime during March 7th.

After Xu Zu finished speaking, his entire body exploded with a "bang," and dark purple particles scattered in all directions.

It left behind a small, golden, glutinous rice ball-shaped object.

The glutinous rice ball has two beady eyes and a smiling mouth, and a small flower on its head.

It jumped up and made a soft, childish sound:

"Thank you, Master!"

Then it turned into golden light and disappeared.

March 7th's hands trembled even more violently.

A second pawn pounced from the side.

Qi Ye turned around, slammed his staff on the ground, and another circle of golden ripples appeared.

The flank was immobilized.

Qi Ye sighed, the sigh automatically drawn out into a glissando, full of compassion and helplessness.

"Child, child, why don't you study hard?"

Fighting all day long is no good. Why not learn from me how to grow flowers, melons, and beans?

Plant a good child in spring, and you'll reap a bunch of well-behaved babies in autumn!

As he spoke, he actually pulled a handful of golden seeds from the sleeve of his robe and scattered them on the heads of the soldiers.

The seed landed on the soldier and immediately took root and sprouted.

Golden seedlings sprouted, each with a small tag that read:

“乖”, “孝”, “悌”, “信”.

The vacant soldier, like a tree saturated with fertilizer, faded from its dark purple hue.

A golden vine grew from his body, and a sunflower bloomed at the top of the vine.

Sunflower turned its head and gave Qiye a bright smile.

The illusory soldier's true form has disappeared.

The sunflower shook its petals, and a line of children's doodle font appeared on them:

"Mom, I've grown up."

Then the entire plant turned into points of light and disappeared.

On March 7th, I finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

The third and fourth pawns charged forward together.

This time, Qi Ye didn't even pause with his staff; he opened his arms wide as if to embrace them.

"Children~ children~ you've come at the perfect time~?"

I have three hundred more poems here—I'll teach them to you one by one, slowly.

The first song is called "No Picky Eating Song".

The second song is titled "Greet Your Elders When You See Them."

The third song is titled "Do Your Own Things Yourself".

The fourth song is titled "Don't Bully the Little Classmates".

He sang faster and faster, but the melody remained a lifeless, sluggish rhythm, creating a strange contrast.

The two pawns were forced to retreat step by step by him.

Dark purple particles fell downwards, and the particles that fell to the ground sprouted small grasses.

"Don't come any closer!!!"

This was shouted on behalf of the soldiers on March 7th.

"Don't run away! Your teacher hasn't finished singing yet!"

The fifth song is titled "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."

The sixth song is titled "Toys Should Be Shared."

The dummy unit finally collapsed.

The two pawns simultaneously transformed into two small golden balls with two "poof" sounds, each ball bearing a line of text:

"I'll be good and stop singing."

"Please, I'll go home and do my homework."

Then the two little dumplings held hands and disappeared without looking back.

The fifth pawn stood at the end of the corridor, witnessing the entire event.

It actually stood there, trembling all over.

Qi Ye looked at it, a saintly smile on his face, and opened his arms.

Come on, child, don't be afraid!

"I will never hurt you~ I will only give you love~ and warmth~ and homework~"

The trembling of the pawn suddenly stopped.

Then, it solemnly performed a gesture.

It put its two front paws together and bowed three times to Qiye.

With a "poof" sound.

It transformed into a golden lotus flower, upon which rested a piece of paper:

"Master, your disciple is leaving!"

On March 7th, he finally burst out laughing, laughing so hard he squatted on the ground, almost dropping his camera.

The corridor returned to silence.

The cassock and staff on Qi Ye's body slowly disappeared, and the spotlight went out.

He stood amidst a golden afterglow, his expression one of utter despair.

Dan Heng remained silent for a long time before saying a few words:

"...Incredibly wonderful."

March 7th got up, wiped away the tears of laughter, and raised the camera to aim at Qiye.

What are you doing?

"I think this video could be sold to others as an educational film in the future."

Qiye closed her eyes in despair.

...I never want to use this light cone again.

Chapter 6 Artificial Respiration

The background music finally stopped.

The special effects and sound effects fell completely silent.

Qi Ye collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

The spotlight went out, and the Buddha's light effect slowly dissipated.

The torturous chanting finally stopped, and he was finally able to relax.

He collapsed onto the floor, completely unwilling to move an inch.

On March 7th, he reluctantly put away his camera.

She raised her hand and patted Qi Ye's shoulder, her eyes full of mockery.

She said in a tone that showed she had a high opinion of him that...

"To be continued next time."

After saying that, he turned around and left decisively.

Qiye lay on the cold corridor floor, staring at the ceiling above her head.

His face remained expressionless, but his heart was in turmoil.

He secretly made an extremely solemn decision in his heart.

If anyone dares to let him use this weird light cone again, he'll knock himself out first.

Danheng slowly walked out from the corner of the corridor.

His face still held that same aloof and indifferent expression that never changed.

But as he passed by the paralyzed Qiye, his steps faltered slightly for a moment.

He broke his usual composed demeanor of never looking to the side.

"……good."

Two simple words, falling lightly.

After he finished speaking, he didn't stop and continued walking forward.

His steps were steady and composed, his back view decisive and ruthless.

Qi Ye sprang up from the ground instantly, completely ignoring the soreness and weakness all over her body.

He limped quickly to catch up with Danheng ahead.

"Danheng, did you just praise me? You definitely did, right?!"

His eyes shone, and his tone was full of certainty and excitement.