Today's second update: Chapter 1020!
"Ow~" Xu Kun grimaced as he crawled up from the ground.
He finally understood why they had made him remove his armor before entering. It was so Tree Sage could conveniently beat him with a ruler!
The sensation of his entire body being beaten to pieces was as exhilaratingly painful as being repeatedly run over by a heavy truck. One strike, and he could not make a sound!
Xu Kun seriously suspected that if someone as tough-skinned and thick-fleshed as him had been beaten into submission, someone more delicate might have their intestines whipped right out!
Yet Tree Sage, who had struck Xu Kun twice in a single minute, showed not the slightest hint of guilt.
Instead, he said calmly, "The Three Character Classic says: 'If teaching is not strict, the teacher is negligent.' Since I have taken you on as a student today, I must fulfill my responsibilities as a teacher!"
"My purpose is to allow students like you to learn as much as possible within a limited amount of time!"
"Only strict teachers produce outstanding students. If you are dissatisfied, you may leave at any time. I will not stop you!"
Xu Kun shook his numb arm and looked at the aged face on the trunk. His emotions gradually settled.
"Tree Sage is right. My attitude toward learning just now was improper. I hope Tree Sage will correct me more often!"
"Correcting you will not be difficult, but you had better prepare yourself mentally!"
"A scholar cannot lack broad-mindedness and perseverance, for his burden is heavy and his road is long!"
"Learning is not something accomplished overnight!"
Xu Kun took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. "Come on!"
"Very well, then we shall begin again!"
Xu Kun's devilish learning trial officially