After making certain he had left no traces, Zuo Xiaoduo strode out without looking back.
The moment he stepped through the courtyard gate, a feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.
"Give your friends your whole heart; show your enemies no mercy!"
At that moment, Qin Fangyang's teaching flashed through his mind.
Thank you, Teacher Qin!
He Yuanyue was directing Hu Ruoyun as she worked, having her bring out everything she had collected over her lifetime. Every item was sorted into categories, with clear labels specifying what was to be done with it.
"For mischievous students"
"For students who lack the drive to improve"
"For gifted students"
"For students supposedly evil by nature"
"..."
This category alone-He Yuanyue's own reflections and summaries of her teaching experience-could fill an entire large bookcase.
Looking at these, He Yuanyue spoke softly.
"Ruoyun, you must remember. Those who leave Second High School need not be powerful, nor need they be Martial Artists. But any student who leaves Second High School must, first and foremost, be a human being!"
"Before learning to accomplish things, learn to be a person!"
"How should one conduct oneself? How can we teach students to first become people who stand tall between heaven and earth? All this requires teachers to teach through both words and deeds!"
"There is no tree that cannot be trained to grow straight, and no student who cannot be taught to amount to something!"
"This is not a slogan, nor is it some lofty standard. It is merely... a teacher's most basic integrity!"
He Yuanyue panted. "You must remember!"
"I will!"
With tears in her eyes, Hu Ruoyun tidied everything away, little by little.
As she reached the last of the items, a small, palm-sized box came into view.
The box looked utterly ordinary and