Chapter 63: Teacher Cat’s Lecture
“I don’t know,” Ye Xi responded without the slightest hesitation, which made Yongye feel uneasy.
Your attitude displeases Us greatly, step down at once.
Ye Xi remained silent and walked down from the tiered seating, arriving at the center of the arena.
“Who told you to stand there? Do you think I’m going to fight you? You’re just presumptuous, little one. Come over here, sit down.”
Teacher Cat pointed to the nearby teacher’s chair, leaving Ye Xi and everyone else present puzzled and uncertain about what antics this teacher was up to again.
Although Ye Xi was puzzled, she still walked to the chair and sat down properly, facing the many students.
Her white shoulder-length hair and red eyes made the young men slightly dazed. If they hadn’t seen the even more beautiful Yuehai, they might have been lost in thought for even longer.
At this moment, the black cat Yongye jumped down from the lectern arrogantly and then leaped onto Ye Xi’s fair thighs, finding the softest spot to lie down comfortably.
“Alright, let’s continue the lesson.”
The crowd was speechless.
The students, who had been immersed in the oppressive atmosphere before, were now completely baffled by the whimsical behavior of their feline teacher.
However, the truly intelligent students were plunged into contemplation because of Yongye’s question.
“I’ve asked you all so many questions, and in the end, it’s all about guessing. Each of you is thinking, ‘I hope I don’t get picked,’ behaving like shrinking turtles. Why not think about why you’re trying to evade? Is it because the questions are too difficult? No, even if you answer incorrectly, besides the end-of-month assessment, I can’t punish you. Am I frightening? That’s even less likely. I’m handsome, cute, charismatic, and stylish. I really can’t think of a reason for you to fear me. So, in summary, it’s your own problem. What kind of problem? Of course, it’s a mindset problem.”
“What are the requirements for fighting against others? Let me pick a few students to answer. How about you, the one who looks like a vase over there?”
Yuehai knew that this time it was definitely referring to her, but calling her a vase was really too much.
“Um, the requirement for fighting is mental calmness.”
“Yes, that’s one point. I’ve been trying to lead the discussion towards the topic of fighting using the issue of mentality for quite some time. Don’t circle back on me again. So, anything else?”
Yuehai furrowed her brows, pondering deeply. After about half a minute, she answered.
“Experience and combat skills.”
“Yes, what else?” Teacher Cat seemed to have an endless supply of “anything else?” Yuehai felt like even if she could come up with a few more points, she wouldn’t satisfy the Cat’s curiosity.
“Can’t come up with an answer? You’re still too young after all. You come down too.” Teacher Cat commanded, and Yuehai had no choice but to slink away. Even being called a vase, she still managed to exhibit the wisdom of one, making it likely that whoever was called next wouldn’t fare any better.
Yuehai made up her mind. After this, she couldn’t afford to sleep for ten hours anymore. At the very least, she needed to dedicate half of her time to studying and diligently cultivate the image of a vase.
As Yuehai stepped onto the stage, facing all the students, her beautiful figure and face elicited admiration from everyone present, including the women. She was so beautiful that even after looking at her for a year, one might not tire of it. Although Yongye said Yuehai was just a vase, there were still plenty of male comrades who would readily agree with her charm.
“The next person who can’t answer will have a mock battle with this vase student.” As soon as Teacher Cat uttered these words, almost all the male students became excited, each raising their right hand eagerly. “Teacher, let me answer.” “Teacher, I must be the one to tell you about this question.”
“Teacher, let me speak!”
The intermittent voices made the female compatriots look at them with cold eyes.These people, perhaps they want to take advantage of not being able to answer and get close to Yuehai.
Teacher Cat couldn’t possibly be unaware of these people’s thoughts, as it used its claws to rub the soft cat ball against Ye Xi’s thighs,which caused Ye Xi to involuntarily break out in goosebumps all over her body,but due to the other party’s strength and identity, she didn’t move at all.
“Then let’s add another rule. Anyone who loses to the vase student will be directly ordered to drop out.”
The male compatriots who were still shouting vigorously immediately quieted down.
Although it was nice to interact with Yuehai, it was not worth losing the hard-earned student status for it.
Of course, perhaps some fanatic fans would think it’s worth it, but luckily there were no such brain-dead fans in the classroom.
Otherwise, as Tyr himself, the pressure would undoubtedly be immense.
Seeing the group of innocent students quiet down, Teacher Cat raised his paw and said.
“That student wearing the mask, why don’t you answer?”
Tyr knew that his mask would surely attract attention, and with Yongye’s penchant for picking on independent students, it would eventually come down to him.
Feeling pressured by the other’s identity, Tyr stood up.
“The requirements for battle, they also need to have…” Tyr scratched his head, how should he answer this? It felt like whatever he said would be wrong.
Teacher Cat yawned and then, with the soft cat paw still kneading on Ye Xi’s thigh, he asked.
“Can’t say it?”
“No, they also need to have…” Sweat started to drip from Tyr’s forehead. If he couldn’t come up with an answer, he would have to fight against himself as Yuehai, which was something he had to avoid at all costs.
Think, think quickly!
After all these days, was there really not a bit of insight?
Tyr suddenly realized that he had been fighting under the aura of sacred martial arts all along.
No experience, no insight, no understanding of the great terror of life and death.
Some were just seeking opportunities for victory within mechanical routines.
If you take away the martial arts that Kaming personally trained him in, like the Descent of the Gods, the Single-mindedness of the Heavenly Sword, and the Myriad Folding Body Techniques, it’s unknown if he even has the ability to fight against a lower-level Qi user.
So, in this situation, what does he still hold onto in regards to fighting?
Tyr asked himself, if everything was stripped away and a monster appeared in front of him, what would he need?
“Courage and fear.”
A calm voice echoed in the classroom. When they heard these two words, they were slightly stunned, then they began to ponder.
Courage and fear, indeed, courage is needed during battle, but fear…
“Correct,” Yongye’s voice responded to the answer, and he stood up from Ye Xi’s thigh, looking at the other person.
“You understand the nature of weakness, and I appreciate that. Indeed, battles require mentality, experience, and skill. But those are based on the idea that your strength is equal to or greater than your opponent’s. As accustomed second sons, you may be accustomed to viewing problems from a higher standpoint. But let me tell you, in Avalon, freshmen are the lowest, the most trashy. You can pick any uncle from a construction site and see if he knows more than you do. If he’s in a good mood, you can spar with him and see who’s better. Don’t think I’m just exaggerating. Besides Claude and a few others, who else here dares to claim they can fight against a celestial-level?”
