Do You Also Want to Learn Martial Arts?

Wind God Falcon Aunt was about to say something when suddenly her eagle head moved, and she looked toward the mountaintop.

"Chirp~ (Strange, why are those guys looking for me all of a sudden?)"

She looked at Ji Ruo and said, "Chirp~ (You two watch the kids for me here. I'm going to the mountaintop.)"

"Sure, sure, go ahead, stay safe." Ji Ruo said with a beaming smile.

With food and drink here, and having just broken through, he was in a great mood. Watching a couple of kids was no big deal~

Wind God Falcon Aunt flapped her wings and shot into the sky, her body swelling with the wind. In the blink of an eye, she blotted out the sun.

Ji Ruo smacked his lips. "So Auntie likes it big too, huh."

Liang Shixian's mouth twitched. "...Ji Ruo, you're always so childish. Suddenly dropping a dirty joke, I'm not quite used to it."

Ji Ruo looked surprised. "What dirty joke? Class monitor, have you been sneaking a peek at stuff teachers tell students not to look at behind my back?"

"I—" Liang Shixian was momentarily speechless.

Ji Ruo said earnestly, "Class monitor, we're students now. We should focus on studying. I know you're curious, but now's not the time to think about that."

Liang Shixian: "..."

Dabao and Erbao gathered around Ji Ruo, chirping and chattering.

"Chirp chirp~ (So amazing so amazing!)"

"Chirp~ (On fire! So hot!)"

"Chirp~ (Wanna learn!)"

Ji Ruo chuckled and was about to refuse when a sudden inspiration struck. "Dabao, Erbao, you want to learn too?"

"Chirp~ (Yes!)"

"Chirp chirp~ (Can we can we can we!)"

The two little Wind God Falcons were both excited.

But Liang Shixian quickly grabbed Ji Ruo and whispered, "Ji Ruo, are you crazy?! How can you teach martial arts to demon beasts! Forget whether they can even learn it, you're arming the enemy!"

Even though Liang Shixian had been [immersed] into his role, he could still tell right from wrong.

Surviving by becoming a chef for the demon race, and teaching them martial arts, were two different things.

The former was self-preservation, the latter was betrayal.

"Arming the enemy?" Ji Ruo gave Liang Shixian a surprised look. "That's a bit much, isn't it? I'm not stupid."

Ji Ruo looked at Dabao and Erbao and asked, "Dabao, Erbao, after you learn, will you become my enemy? Will you become enemies of humanity?"

"Chirp~ (Definitely not!)"

"Chirp chirp~ (Your cooking is so good, we'd never be your enemy!)"

Ji Ruo said cheerfully to Liang Shixian, "See? They won't."

Liang Shixian was getting angry. "Ji Ruo! No matter how reckless you are, you need to have some limits!"

But Ji Ruo ignored Liang Shixian's tugging and turned seriously to Dabao and Erbao. "Since you want to learn, I'll teach you. But before that, I have to make one thing clear.

We humans place great importance on teacher-student relationships. You can learn, but you must formally take me as your master and learn to respect your teacher and honor his teachings!"

The two little ones had just been born—how could they know anything about respecting teachers and honoring teachings?

All they knew was that Ji Ruo was going to teach them that really cool-looking martial art!

"Chirp chirp~ (Take master take master!)"

"Chirp chirp chirp~ (I want to take master too! Teach me teach me!)"

Ji Ruo grinned. "Then, let's sign a Contract!"

"Chirp~ (Okay okay!)"

"Chirp chirp~ (Sign contract sign contract!)"

Ji Ruo activated the [Contract] ability attached to his [Beast Tamer] title.

The system judged.

Both parties were willing.

Ji Ruo's strength was above the two little Wind God Falcons—after all, these two little ones had been born less than a day ago, and Ji Ruo had just broken through to the Qi Pulse Realm, and at the limit of Qi Pulse under his innate talent at that!

The Contract was signed directly!

[Contract Established!]

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The two little Wind God Falcons felt a sudden clarity, prostrated themselves on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Ji Ruo. "Chirp chirp! (Master above, please accept your disciple's bow!)"

Liang Shixian: "?"

He was still fuming over here—Ji Ruo had already broken through to the Qi Pulse Realm, his strength was astonishing, and Liang Shixian couldn't stop him.

But before that surge of anger could even finish, he suddenly saw the two Wind God Falcons actually kneel down and kowtow!

Ji Ruo beamed, helping the two young Wind God Falcons up, and said, "Good disciples, hahahaha!"

With the Master-Servant Contract signed, the two little ones now harbored only goodwill toward Ji Ruo—an eternal, unchanging goodwill.

They could not defy the contract.

In the two little ones' minds, the word 'master' was equivalent to what Rosie called 'owner,' just a different form of address.

This way, Ji Ruo didn't have to worry about the Wind God Falcon Aunt coming back to settle accounts with him.

Ji Ruo looked at Liang Shixian, smiled, and said, "Class monitor, see? The contract's signed. No problem."

"Fucking 'no problem' my ass!" Liang Shixian nearly spat blood. What use was an oral contract?

Even a paper contract wasn't reliable!

What demon would abide by a contract anyway!

For the record, in this world, there was no such thing as contractual power. Even if there were, it wasn't a power humans could control—it was demonic power.

Ji Ruo ignored Liang Shixian and directly began teaching the two little ones martial arts.

Wind God Falcons were very powerful demons. At birth, they could possess strength comparable to a human who had just broken through the Qi Pulse Realm—of course, a normal initial Qi Pulse Realm.

Their feathers were soft yet firm, exceptionally sharp.

Ji Ruo thought for a moment and decided these two little ones should probably practice blade techniques—their wings had a curve to them that seemed suited for blades.

So Ji Ruo said, "How about I teach you a blade technique?"

"Chirp~ (What's a blade technique?)"

"Chirp chirp~ (Will it make fire? Will it make fire?)"

"It won't make fire, but—" Ji Ruo looked around and snapped off a branch that looked decent—the Wind God Falcon's nest, though huge, was built from branches, with all kinds of dead twigs lying around.

He took the branch as a blade, tucked it at his waist, sank his body, and inhaled.

"Haah—"

The sudden sound of breathing seemed to suppress even the howling wind high in the sky.

The Baihui acupoint on top of Ji Ruo's head pulsed with his breath, drawing in a large amount of spiritual energy to temporarily reside within his body.

His lungs filled, and the vast spiritual energy spread throughout his body along with the inhaled air.

Dense, crackling currents of electricity suddenly began to race across Ji Ruo's body.

"Thunder Breathing · First Form—"

The wooden stick at his waist was wrapped in lightning, and Ji Ruo's body shot forward in an instant!

"Thunderclap and Flash!"

Shwoosh—!

Liang Shixian was stunned.

In that instant, he felt as if he had truly seen a dazzling bolt of lightning flash by!

If before, Ji Ruo's 'Thunderclap and Flash' was just very fast, now, after breaking through the Qi Pulse Realm, Ji Ruo seemed to have truly transformed into a bolt of lightning!

Even though it was just a wooden stick in his hand, the dead branches along the path were all burned to ash by the high heat!

Was this, Ji Ruo's talent?!

Was this what they called Dual Mastery of Blade and Sword?!

It was absolutely terrifying!

Dabao and Erbao were also dumbfounded, only snapping out of it after a moment, then hopping around Ji Ruo excitedly.

"Chirp chirp~ (Master, master, want to learn this!)"

"Chirp chirp~ (Learn this! Learn this!)"

In their eyes, this move was way cooler than that Palm Fire · Iron Sand Palm from earlier!

"Alright." Ji Ruo smiled slightly. "Start by learning the breathing."

With that, Ji Ruo began teaching the two birds his self-created 'Total Concentration Breathing.'

Liang Shixian opened his mouth but said nothing, just sighed.

He figured, since Ji Ruo insisted on teaching, he'd help keep it a secret. Otherwise, if this news leaked out, once the Martial Exam ended and they returned to Great Xia, Ji Ruo would become a target for everyone.

A moment later, Ji Ruo finished explaining the technique and demonstrated it himself.

The two young Wind God Falcons listened very attentively. Ji Ruo hadn't held out much hope—after all, humans and demons had been fighting for years, and no one had ever heard of a demon learning human martial arts!

But unexpectedly, these two little ones had talent so absurd that they reached First Glimpse of the Path on their very first try!

Watching the two little ones chirp excitedly as they used Total Concentration Breathing: Thunder, with clear winds swirling around their wings and fine currents of electricity clinging to them, charging around the nest with sparks and lightning, having the time of their lives—

Ji Ruo pursed his lips, looked at Liang Shixian, and couldn't help but say, "Class monitor, have you reached First Glimpse of the Path?"

Liang Shixian said gloomily, "...No."

Ji Ruo clicked his tongue and remarked, "Then class monitor, you're really lacking. Can't even match a bird."

Liang Shixian: "..."

I fucking suspect you're insulting me here!