If it were Ye Jingqiu, or any other female classmate, who heard these words, they really wouldn't know what sort of unnecessary associations they might form.
Fortunately, she could handle it.
"Extrely impressive, incredibly impressive, I am no match at all," Zhao Longtu solemnly nodded.
Xue Jing chuckled, "This move, I taught her today at noon."
"From when she was first exposed to it to when she mastered it, less than a few minutes had passed."
Zhao Longtu imdiately frowned, "How is that possible?"
Martial arts of this level, to say nothing of a few minutes, even if all the principles and training thods were laid out before him in extre detail, Zhao Longtu had no confidence that he could perfect them in a few years.
It was not a matter of ti, but rather a matter of insufficient level of attainnt.
Just like soone who didn't know basic arithtic, how could they possibly understand advanced calculus? No matter how ticulously it was explained, it would be in vain.
"It's true," Cao Sini spoke indifferently.
"Don't label as impossible the things you believe you can't do. The world isn't built on your imagination; there are plenty of things beyond your understanding. Mr. Xue is a person who transcends your narrow understanding."
Zhao Longtu looked deep in thought, "So, it's my own issue?"
Then, he quickly nodded, "I understand now, I believe you could do it."
Cao Sini was sowhat surprised.
This man's bearing... Is it much more considerable than I imagined?
Cao Sini shook her head.
No, that's not it; he's just foolishly clear.
Thinking back to how, just a mont ago, He Han said anything and this man believed everything, Cao Sini's lips twitched.
Xue Jing nodded, "Since you understand, let's move on to discuss the terms of the deal."
"During the Martial Arts Examination, including the three days of training ti and seven days of examination ti, I will teach you many martial arts, greatly enhancing your strength, just like I taught the other students the 'Serious Punch.'"
"In return, you must give it your all in this examination, actively cooperate with and the other students to achieve good results in the end."
"...So, what do you think? It's a great deal, isn't it?"
After listening, He Han showed a puzzled expression on his face:
"Is that really enough?"
He found it a bit difficult to comprehend.
The quality of teaching that allows soone to master the 'Serious Punch' in just a few minutes, not to ntion anything else, just mastering that move alone would be enough to make countless people go to great lengths and pay a significant price to learn it from Xue Jing.
Not to ntion there would be ten more days of ti to learn who knows how many things.
Such a great advantage, one could even call it a significant opportunity, that countless people couldn't receive even if they cultivated for several lifetis, and all for just cooperating in the Martial Arts Examination?
The scales of this deal appeared too unbalanced.
"From your perspective, perhaps this is sothing hard to understand,"
Xue Jing smiled.
"Rest assured, the deal between you and is equal, fair, and doesn't involve you taking advantage at all, there's no need to feel emotionally burdened."
Zhao Longtu shook his head, "I don't understand."
Xue Jing tapped the table with his index finger:
"The reasoning is quite simple."
"In this world, the value of all external things is assigned by humans based on their own perspective."
"For instance, if not everyone agreed on the value of 'money,' then 'money' itself would be worthless."
"In your eyes, my teaching you martial arts, helping you improve your strength, appears to be a great benefit to you. You think I'm giving too much, but in reality, it's not the case."
Xue Jing spoke calmly, "——The act of helping you improve your strength, for , is nothing but a simple gesture, as easy as waving my hand."
"Like a billionaire who took a fancy to a stone picked up by a beggar, willing to pay ten thousand for the stone that pleases him. For the billionaire, that amount isn't even worth a ntion, the ten thousand in his eyes is just worth the stone."
"Now, you have picked up this stone."
"There's no need to worry or feel uneasy about a pie falling from the sky; our deal is one of equivalent value, without anyone owing the other." Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire
Zhao Longtu had an epiphany:
"I see, I understand completely now."
Beside him, Ning Yuantai and Cao Sini's lips twitched, thinking to themselves, 'No, you haven't understood at all...'
Although Xue Jing might truly believe that, thinking he had just carelessly let sothing slip between his fingers.
But as observers, the two were quite clear that this was a huge heavenly gift for Zhao Longtu, a massive stroke of fortune that could even be considered life-changing.
Especially for Ning Yuantai, who knew the most critical aspect wasn't what martial arts Xue Jing taught Zhao Longtu or how much he had enhanced his strength...
The key point was that from now on, this man in front of them had a 'real student-teacher' relationship with Xue!
No one would be more firmly convinced than him that this man would beco a great figure in the future.
The fact that he had had a student-teacher relationship with Xue Jing represented such a huge and terrifying advantage that even he, who thought he was securely Xue Jing's number one little brother, felt envious and even jealous.
'Is it true that fools have foolish luck...'
Cao Sini and Ning Yuantai thought the sa thing at the sa ti.
"So, do you agree to this trade?"
Xue Jing asked.
Zhao Longtu stood up, nodded, and said, "I agree..."
A look of hesitation briefly showed on his fierce face, but he still spoke softly, "Mr. Xue."
Once he uttered those two words 'teacher,' it seed as if he let go of sothing, and his expression softened a bit.
"Good," Xue Jing smiled.
"Let's go then; the afternoon class is about to begin, you should get back to your team."
...
On the training field, the students were surprised to see the bandaged-faced, strange-looking boy standing among them.
"Dude, have you seen the light?" He Han approached Zhao Longtu, wrapped an arm around his neck, and teased.
Zhao Longtu turned to glance at him and frowned, saying, "It's you, Lanran Huoyoushu!"
"Uh..." He Han was taken aback for a mont.
"No, why are you still clueless? I was just kidding earlier; my real na is actually Edogawa Washing Machine, I'm half Chinese and half Japanese, with a Far Eastern mother nad Yidizhi Hongxia..."
Edogawa Washing Machine said, shaking his head.
"So that's how it is... Then why did you lie to earlier, Washing Machine?" Zhao Longtu asked, puzzled.
The surrounding classmates all laughed.
"Zhao, how adorable can you be?"
"You're just too amusing."
Chen Xingyan slapped He Han on the back of his head, which still had a swelling, and said:
"You've been tricked again... Don't talk to this crazy fellow. His na is He Han, and there's sothing a bit off with his brain."
He Han let out a pained yell as he squatted down, clutching his head, while Ye Jingqiu, next to him, pinched the tips of her hair in front of her, smiling and saying:
"You can only believe one in every ten things this guy says, you need to distinguish carefully!"
Seeing Zhao Longtu integrating into the group in his own special way, Xue Jing smiled and clapped his hands, making a sound to draw the students' attention, then announced:
"Alright, for this class, let's play a little ga."
At the ntion of a ga, many students' eyes lit up.
"Teacher, what kind of ga is it?"
"I'm unbeatable at Truth or Dare."
"Can we play the King's Ga, the no-taboo kind... whoosh, I an no disrespect to Mr. Xue; I just really enjoy playing."
With the students looking on eagerly, Xue Jing mysteriously produced—a bell.
"Ah!!"
He Han stood up, pointing at Xue Jing in disbelief:
"Mr. Xue, are you trying to copy Kakashi-sensei?"
"Don't underestimate the prestige of the Copy Ninja, ok!"
Xue Jing glanced at him: "Calm down, you Naruto fan."
"The bell test has been in the mories since the Third, it's not sothing Kakashi-sensei ca up with."
He Han paused, then broke into an elated expression: "Teacher, so you're into it too..."
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