Tomorrow I'll Hold Nothing Back

In the back courtyard, in front of the thatched hut beside the lotus pond.

The night breeze brushed past, and the lotus blossoms gave off a rich fragrance.

Behind him, dim lamplight illuminated the faces of the students before him, brimming with malice.

Ji Changfu's white robe was mottled with blood. At that moment, his entire face was shrouded in shadow. Only his eyes glinted, reflecting the gemstones set in the circlet between his brows and revealing a hint of ferocity. He stood utterly still.

The student playing Wooden Man with him was just as motionless.

They remained locked in a stalemate for some time. Even as the students from Class C came rushing in with a clamor and then left, neither of them budged.

The other students gradually grew impatient. The malice on their faces twisted further. "Master, teaching all day must have tired you out. Now you still have to stand here. How could you not be exhausted? Come, sit down and rest."

"Our master is our teacher, and it's only right for a teacher to care for his students! We're all here now, yet you still won't smile. Could it be that you're displeased with us? Please, Master, give us a little smile."

"There are so many mosquitoes here, Master. Dozens of them have already bitten you. Don't you itch? Aren't you going to scratch?"

After putting on an act and urging him a few times, their voices grew more and more impatient. "Master, hurry up and move!"

"Hurry up and smile!"

"If you do, we'll win, and then we can demonstrate what we learned today."

"We're such diligent students, the sort every true teacher under heaven dreams of having. Why won't you just go along with it and grant us our wish?!"

"Master must be lazy."