"What is this?"
In a pavilion near the Imperial Academy's Forest of Myriad Forms, Le Yu raised an eyebrow at the lunchbox in front of him.
He was going to teach two rebellious disciples the Forbidden Combat Arts, so naturally he couldn't teach them in the crowded grand martial arena. The area near the Forest of Myriad Forms was secluded and quiet, far from the teaching buildings. Normally, unless they were training with the Swift Blade, students rarely wandered over here.
However, to avoid running into wild couples in heat who wanted to mate in the open, Le Yu had put up a sign nearby that read, "Construction in progress. Beware of vicious cats." He hadn't made the sign specifically for this purpose. He had merely "accidentally" discovered it while wandering around, then "accidentally" discovered that this place was particularly suitable as a teaching ground.
With heaven, earth, and people all on his side, Le Yu had no reason to refuse the academy's goodwill. Still, he felt as though he had somehow been insulted—why did it have to say vicious cats? Why not vicious wolves? Vicious tigers would work too! What if a cat lover or beast tamer took an interest and came over?
In any case, besides the weekly class on The Demise of Silver Blood, Le Yu now had to teach two disciples the Forbidden Combat Arts, which were taboo in polite society, every afternoon in broad daylight. Such a regular routine actually made him somewhat uncomfortable. It had been a long time since he had fought, killed, schemed, and plotted. Normally, he couldn't even see more than a few scumbags, while all around him were vibrant, youthful, beautiful female students. Le Yu was almost beginning to think he had gone back to university—and that he was a