The Vexing Little Minx

Almost the instant he left, the classroom erupted in activity as students seized the ten-minute break to release the stress accumulated during class.

"Great! The next class is medical class, I'll get to see Teacher Yan again!"

"I feel like something's missing if I don't see Teacher Yan for a day."

"We're so lucky that a beauty like Teacher Yan is teaching our class. The other classes are so envious."

Similar discussions could be heard from the side from time to time, filled with the masculine hormones of adolescence.

Yan Rou, a medical teacher, is a gentle and approachable older sister, just as her name suggests. She always has a warm smile on her face. She is about thirty years old, with a graceful figure and a full figure. It is said that she has just gotten married and has a unique charm of a young married woman, which is an irresistible aphrodisiac for teenagers.

Every time Si Ming had a medical class, he could almost hear the monologue, "Spring has arrived, all things are reviving, it's mating season." But he could understand it; in a way, she was also in his "good ball zone." Although their personalities were slightly different, her mature charm was unmatched by the naive girls of her age.

"I fell and scraped my skin yesterday. I'd like to ask the teacher to take a look and see if there are any lasting effects."

"Wow, you're really good at making excuses. What's the big deal about this little injury? I'll spit on it and apply it, and I guarantee it'll heal within a week."

There are no school doctors in Su State School because the medical teachers are highly skilled in medicine themselves. There is no need to find a school doctor; if you are sick, you can just go to the teacher. Therefore, you can forget about the beautiful school doctor with blonde hair, big breasts, black stockings, and long legs. In a sense, Yan Rou's popularity is because she just happens to replace that image.

However, when the school bell rang, the person who walked in was Murong Zhe, dressed in a sharp suit, with a serious expression and a strong sense of authority.

"Teacher Yan is on leave and can't come, so I'll be taking her place. We'll start with math class, everyone turn to page 59."

A group of boys sighed in disappointment, but dared not say anything more. After all, Murong Zhe was clearly a very disciplined person, and they were afraid of angering him and getting into trouble.

Si Ming's math teacher happens to be Murong Zhe. Whether it's a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement, it's unclear whether he was assigned to the class his daughter attends.

However, this does not mean that Murong Qing will receive extra care. On the contrary, anyone familiar with Murong Zhe knows that he will definitely hold his daughter to even stricter standards.

"Don't spin the pens, spin your brains!"

"Why are you reading? Look at the blackboard!"

Why are you looking at the blackboard? Look at me!

Why are you looking at me? Read your book!

Murong Zhe lectures with great passion and intonation, leaving a deep impression. However, his pace is very fast, which is not very friendly to students who can't keep up. Given his temperament, he won't make special arrangements for these students. If they make any requests, he will ask them to prepare in advance.

"The answer to this question is definitely not A, C is obviously not an option either, and D is even less likely, so the answer is B."

"Is there anything you don't understand about this question? Raise your hand if you don't. Okay, let's look at the next question."

This fast-paced teaching style forces students to concentrate fully, and class time flies by. Before they know it, the school bell is ringing.

Murong Zhe casually silenced the restless students. "Don't rush to end class yet, I'll only take up one minute of your time."

Fifteen minutes later, he reluctantly packed up his documents and left the classroom.

"Murong, could you please ask your father to stop going overtime in the future? We're going to be late for the upcoming martial arts classes."

"I'm afraid I can't help you with that. Why don't you tell him yourself?"

"I'd better not, I feel like I'll be criticized for not having a high enough level of ideological awareness."

Everyone was just venting their frustrations; no one dared to actually argue with Murong Zhe.

Si Ming was used to this situation and felt no emotional fluctuation. After finishing his homework, he was about to leave for the Weiyang Hall when Xia Guanxue stopped him.

"Si Ming, how about we have a friendly spar?"

Chapter 136 The Troublesome Little Demon

"Not interested."

Si Ming flatly refused Xia Guanxue, not because he looked down on her, but because the two had already sparred no less than twenty times in the past month.

At first, Si Ming could only rely on the defensive capabilities of the Jade-Clad Dharma Body to withstand Xia Guanxue's sword strikes and force a victory.

By now, Xia Guanxue's "Linked Mountains Sword Art" has been completely deciphered by him. He can win by simply relying on the moves and no longer needs to rely on the Jade-Clad Dharma Body. In fact, because of the numerous encounters, he has figured out the method of circulating internal energy and has learned the first four moves of the "Linked Mountains Sword Art".

Xia Guanxue was not giving up and said, "This time is different from before. I have mastered the fifth move of the Linked Mountains Sword Art, which will surely surprise you."

"Don't you understand? The gap between us can't be bridged by learning a few Swordsmanship. If you want to beat me, you first need to find a way to break through my external martial arts. Otherwise, I'll be invincible. Can your new move achieve that?"

Si Ming was quite helpless. He had never realized that Xia Guanxue was also a martial arts fanatic. Judging from her appearance, he thought she was the kind of person who only studied books. In fact, Xia Guanxue was just unwilling to admit defeat.

"... I can't do it." Xia Guanxue was quite unwilling, but she had to honestly admit it.

After more than twenty exchanges, he realized how indestructible Si Ming's external martial arts were. Even if he used all his strength to unleash his ultimate move, he could at most leave a scar and slightly disturb his Qi and Blood, but could not cause any further damage.

The best way to break the Jade-Clad Dharma Body is to use internal force to attack it. After all, the Jade-Clad Dharma Body only defends against physical attacks and has no effect on True Qi. However, considering everyone's age, the difference in internal energy is not that great, unless they have been cultivating since birth or have encountered a rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Even among senior high school students, only a handful can reach Internal Energy Level Seven. This is because Tange Middle School admitted the city's best students. Although Xia Guanxue is exceptionally talented and stronger than Si Ming at the Youth Martial Arts Tournament, her Internal Cultivation strength is only at level six, which is not enough to completely suppress Si Ming.

Besides this method, the only other options are to use poison or exceptionally sharp weapons like needles. However, poison is not allowed in formal martial arts competitions; to test one's poison skills, one must participate in medical competitions. Furthermore, overly sharp weapons are prone to breakage. Therefore, at this stage Si Ming truly felt lost and uncertain, like someone who had just drawn his sword and looked around.

No matter how powerful the opponent, with the protection of the Jade-Clad Dharma Body, you can just confront them head-on.

"Then there's no point in sparring. Let's have a match when you're more confident."

Although Si Ming was passionate about martial arts, he inevitably found it boring to spar with the same person all the time. Seeing more and newer martial arts was one of his wishes, but because he was constantly bothered by Xia Guanxue, he hadn't had the chance to spar with the other members of the martial arts team.

Moreover, because the two had fought so many times, rumors started circulating that "Si Ming and Xia Guanxue have a very close relationship," which gave Si Ming a headache, but also made him somewhat relieved—luckily, gay culture wasn't prevalent here, otherwise, in order to prove his innocence, he would have had to beat Xia Guanxue half to death.

Thinking back to his past life when he was in high school, he used to put his arm around his classmates and often go to the bathroom together. But after he graduated from college, for some reason, gay culture became popular in the whole society. If two men acted even slightly intimately, they would be suspected of having some kind of shady deal.