Forced to Act Cool

After explaining a third of the content, Feng Qi stopped. He looked up and saw all the students staring at him with bright eyes, full of anticipation.

"Teacher, keep going, don't stop! Keep explaining, I feel uncomfortable if I don't hear the rest!"

"It's truly brilliant, a unique perspective on body cultivation. It's given me so many ideas. I'll go practice after class. Teacher, please finish explaining, I beg you."

"Admirable, truly admirable. As expected, the new waves push the old. Teacher, you deserve the title of genius!"

Pah, weren't you just looking down on me earlier! Feng Qi grumbled inwardly.

Hearing the students call him "Teacher," he thought it was just a respectful term among the students in the Cultivation Exchange Class and didn't take it seriously.

Looking at their eager eyes, he pondered for a moment and continued explaining the basic essentials of the Fierce Tiger Fist.

Although he felt a little dissatisfied with these arrogant senior students from Star City Academy, Feng Qi didn't hold a grudge.

He might as well take this opportunity to spread the Fierce Tiger Fist, let more people learn it, and thus accelerate the development of modern cultivation studies, thereby influencing the future.

Outside the classroom, Lin Ran was listening intently.

When he noticed the lecture inside suddenly stop, his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat.

He found the body cultivation concepts Feng Qi explained to be very novel, and many of the insights were things he had never heard before, which truly impressed him.

Amidst the anxious wait, the sound of the lecture resumed. Lin Ran simply sat down on the floor, took out his notebook, and started taking notes.

"Old Liang, what is it?"

"Lin Ran is with you, right? You have to take good care of him. He's not only my favorite disciple, but also a designated researcher for the Tiger Soul Research Institute. If he gets bullied there, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Don't worry, I've arranged everything. I'll hang up now, I'm about to go listen to his lecture and see if he's as excellent as you say."

Hanging up the phone, Bai Fusheng stood up and walked towards Teaching Building No. 2.

Lin Ran was not a student of Star City Academy, but an exchange student from Winter Academy. After arranging a dormitory for him upon his arrival at Star City Academy, the first thing Bai Fusheng did was arrange for Lin Ran to give a lecture to the senior students, to temper their arrogance and let them know that there's always someone better.

Smiling and nodding along the way, greeting the students and teachers he met, Bai Fusheng arrived outside the Combat Class One classroom.

Just as he was about to push the door open, his peripheral vision caught sight of Lin Ran sitting in the corner, writing "swish swish" in his notebook, occasionally nodding.

Bai Fusheng: ???

Stepping up to Lin Ran, who was completely focused and hadn't noticed his arrival.

"Lin Ran, I told you to go to class, what are you doing sitting here?"

"Shh, don't talk, I'm taking notes." Lin Ran said without lifting his head.

Bai Fusheng: ...

Feeling puzzled, Bai Fusheng turned his head to look at the classroom. Through the window, he could see a young student lecturing on the podium.

This made Bai Fusheng frown.

This was a normal Combat Class One lesson, not a cultivation exchange session in the Cultivation Exchange Class. Who was so bold as to go up and speak freely at this time?

Looking at Lin Ran, who was still taking notes, Bai Fusheng was even more confused, unable to figure out what Lin Ran was recording.

"With Xingyi as the general principle of cultivation, one must have the momentum of a fierce tiger charging forward in battle, only then can..."

Hearing the content of the lecture coming from inside the classroom, Bai Fusheng's expression gradually changed. He found that the student giving the lecture was very capable, and had already developed his own set of ideas regarding body cultivation.

At this moment, the anger in Bai Fusheng's heart vanished completely, and he began to listen in alongside Lin Ran.

Inside the classroom, Feng Qi, who had explained two-thirds of the basic general principles, felt his throat dry and stopped explaining again.

Seeing this, the students who were listening with great enjoyment immediately offered bottled water and snacks, saying, "Teacher, please rest for a while and then continue."

This left Feng Qi speechless. He had only come to listen to the cultivation exchange, how did it turn into a lecture?

But as the saying goes, if you only show off halfway, you're only half a something.

Moreover, two-thirds of the basic content of the Fierce Tiger Fist had already been explained, and the students would soon be able to copy it down. He decided to finish explaining the content.

While Feng Qi was resting, outside the classroom, Lin Ran looked up at Bai Fusheng with a resentful expression:

"Old Bai, I was all prepared with my lesson content, ready to show off, but I didn't expect the clown to be myself. Does my teacher know you're doing this to suppress me?"

Bai Fusheng: ...

Bai Fusheng didn't know how to respond to these words.

He truly had no intention of suppressing Lin Ran. He had arranged for Lin Ran to give a lecture to suppress the students in Combat Class One, to make them understand the gap between themselves and true geniuses.

He had never heard of the student currently lecturing in the classroom and didn't know him at all.

But at this moment, Bai Fusheng felt relieved. He hadn't expected there to be such a hidden talent within the academy.

Looking at Lin Ran's resentful eyes, Bai Fusheng thought for a moment and said earnestly:

"Lin Ran, you must understand that there's always someone better. Although you performed very well at Winter Academy, we at Star City Academy also have no shortage of exceptionally talented students. See? This is the strength of our Star City Academy. I arranged this hoping you would go further, don't become arrogant just because you were accepted early by the Tiger Soul Research Institute. You still have a long way to go."

Looking at the benevolent Bai Fusheng, Lin Ran nodded:

"Old Bai, I understand. This class is extraordinary, I've benefited greatly. Thank you for your guidance, Old Bai!" Saying this, Lin Ran stood up and bowed to Bai Fusheng.

Hearing this, Bai Fusheng felt secretly pleased.

He had always heard that Lin Ran of Winter Academy had exceptional talent and had offered many valuable suggestions for the improvement and research of combat techniques, which had caught the attention of the Tiger Soul Research Institute and led to his early admission.

Whenever he thought that Star City Academy had no one who could rival him, Bai Fusheng would sigh.

He hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise today, discovering a hidden gem.

"Elder Bai, which class is the student giving the lecture from, and what's his name? I'd like to get to know him," Lin Ran asked at this moment, his eyes full of anticipation.

Bai Fusheng: ...

Facing the question, Bai Fusheng was speechless.

He didn't know who was in the classroom either, but he had already put on half a show. If he said he didn't know now, he wouldn't be able to back down gracefully.

So Bai Fusheng forced a calm demeanor:

"He is an excellent student of our Star City Academy. I'll introduce you when there's time!"

"Elder Bai, of course I know he's an excellent student of your academy. What I'm asking is, which class is he from, and what's his name?" Lin Ran pressed.

"Aren't you here to listen to the lecture? It's starting!"

Fortunately, Feng Qi began to continue his lecture, easing Bai Fusheng's embarrassment.

Seeing this, Lin Ran stopped asking and immediately sat down to continue taking notes.

Bai Fusheng also chose to stand aside and listen to the lecture, nodding with satisfaction from time to time.

After Feng Qi finished his lecture, the classroom erupted in thunderous applause.

The applause did not subside for a long time, even after Feng Qi pushed the door open and left.

"Elder Bai, he's here, introduce us!" Looking at Feng Qi walking towards them, Lin Ran looked at Bai Fusheng and said.

"Okay, then I'll introduce you!"

Bai Fusheng felt awkward inside, but still took two steps forward. Just as he was about to speak, Feng Qi humbly made way and walked past him.

Bai Fusheng: ...

Lin Ran: ...

Looking at Feng Qi walking further and further away, Lin Ran looked puzzled and couldn't help but turn to look at Bai Fusheng:

"Elder Bai, are you sure you know him? Or rather, does he know you?"

Bai Fusheng: