Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

"Ok?"

"The elders in the family said that fox cubs are usually naughty when they are young, and it is very difficult to raise them."

"It's ok."

Duan Mingyuan helped Jiu Yue, who was lying on his lap, take care of her tail. "Theoretically, I should be able to be promoted to a senior position in the fox-taming profession."

(End of this chapter)

Notice of adjustment of chapter order and update time

There were some problems when I pre-sent it today, and the order of Chapter 20 was adjusted to the end. I will ask the editor to help adjust it back tomorrow!

Some readers have reported that the update in the early morning is too late and suggested adjusting it to the next morning. However, considering that the new book has just been put on the shelves, if it is adjusted all at once, the system will determine that there has been no update for 24 hours. Therefore, the first update tomorrow will still be in the early morning, and the next three updates will be adjusted to 8 am. Starting from the day after tomorrow, the update will be fixed at 8 am!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 103 Taishan Beidou

There are currently five students in the advanced class, including the top students from the four colleges and Yang Ping, all of whom are excellent students who have initially mastered the abilities and entered the stage of building barriers.

The advanced class adopts the nature of small class teaching. Before each class, Duan Mingyuan will notify Ning Ruyue and tell the class address to several people.

"Senior Sister Ning, what are the lessons in this advanced class like?"

Several people followed Ning Ruyue up the mountain. Su Qin, who was walking at the end of the team, asked nervously.

He is the senior brother in the Academy of Painting and, like Xu Yi, is a victim of the "New Practical Movement". When he returned to the dormitory yesterday, his face was covered with various colors of paint and his body was also dyed in a variety of colors. He had just changed his clothes in the dormitory and had no time to catch his breath when he was hit hard by a club from his roommate. He was hit so hard that he saw stars and almost went to the infirmary.

In response, the roommate explained that the dormitory is a private place and should not be counted as a fight in public.

The back mountain was sparsely populated, which made Su Qin feel uneasy.

Teacher Mingyuan's teaching method was too fanciful, so he couldn't help but worry that when they arrived at the place, a dozen swordsmen would suddenly appear and besiege them.

Su Qin is not against practical courses, but the current practical methods have obvious loopholes.

The senior brothers and sisters from all the colleges became the target of public criticism. Among those who attacked them, there were definitely some people who were resentful because they could not beat them in the main subjects on weekdays.

"You'll know when you get there."

Ning Ruyue said lightly.

She hoped that the others would give up and drop out of the advanced class, so that Teacher Mingyuan could spend the entire class time on her alone.

These nerds simply don't understand Teacher Mingyuan's abilities.

She thought about it all night yesterday. If one day she returned to the court and really inherited her father's position, she would definitely hire a teacher to serve as the imperial preceptor.

“Has this painting been here before?”

The first class was held on the edge of a cliff on the mountain, with an ink painting floating in the most conspicuous position on the cliff.

Compared with the paintings that can be seen everywhere in the academy, this ink painting looks really crude. Even the younger brothers and sisters who have studied in the academy for a while have much better painting skills.

But since we are in the academy, as long as we see the floating painting, it means we can go in and take a look.

After exchanging glances, the few of them headed straight into the world of the painting.

The moment they stepped into the world of the painting, they were enveloped by unprecedented palpitations. Looking down, their ankles were stuck in dark mist. The mist deprived the world of its colors and turned everything they could see into distinct black and white.

The clouds and mist under their feet seemed to be endowed with life, constantly biting them.

Not far ahead, a dark figure stood among the clouds with its back to them.

"……teacher?"

Ning Ruyue suppressed the chill and asked tentatively.

"Hehe, Mingyuan, you are still too naive after all. Let me tell you something. As long as you seize the initiative in the battle of the barrier, you will have the upper hand. Now, regret your ignorance..."

The laughter that resounded through the heavens and earth stopped abruptly the moment he turned around. The figure and Ning Ruyue and the others were all stunned where they were. After a long while, the figure seemed to lose his temper and asked sullenly, "What are you guys doing here?"

"Teacher Mingyuan said we'll have class here today."

"You guys go stay in the corner and don't get in the way here!"

Although the figure's entire face was shrouded in black mist, the students all had the same idea - this person was red and warm.

They also saw from afar the figure turn around and continue to stand with his back to the entrance of the scroll, in a lonely posture.

At this moment, Duan Mingyuan walked in holding a peach wood sword.

The familiar voice resounded throughout the space once again.

"Hehe, Mingyuan, you are still too naive after all..."

But this time the figure was smart. He turned his head and glanced at the person who came in, and after confirming that it was Duan Mingyuan, he continued, "Let me tell you one thing. As long as you seize the initiative in the battle of the barrier, you will have the advantage of victory. Now, regret your ignorance!"

Even the lines were memorized in advance.

For some reason, the students who looked at each other suddenly felt that the figure didn't seem so scary after all.

Chen Chou glared at Duan Mingyuan fiercely.

After losing face yesterday, he sat quietly in the wooden house for the whole night, his mind full of thoughts on how to get back at others today. Early this morning, he left the Nether Prison and came to the advanced class classroom more than five hours early to set up the barrier. At this moment, everything that Duan Mingyuan and the group of academy disciples saw was the work of his painstaking efforts.

Including the opening remarks just now, he also carefully choreographed them several times.

But Chen Chou never expected that he had recognized the wrong person.

This caused a serious flaw in his otherwise perfect second battle. Fortunately, he was an evil spirit and had no physical body so people couldn't see his expression, otherwise his hot face would probably have become an eternal shame.

He now just wanted to have a second fight with Duan Mingyuan immediately and put this embarrassing situation behind him.

"Don't worry yet."

Duan Mingyuan said, "It took some time to get this peach wood sword just now. Classmates, this old man is called Chen Chou, and he will be your future teaching assistant."

"Hello, assistant teacher!"

Chen Chou was a little uncomfortable with the simultaneous greetings.

He had been in the Netherworld for hundreds of years, and the monsters guarding the Netherworld were unwilling to pay attention to him. When he thought about it carefully, he had never spoken to other people in a calm manner, and he didn't know how to talk to others.

Duan Mingyuan was still introducing the old gentleman to the students, "Although this old gentleman has a strange temper, he is a truly extraordinary person. He is proficient in all kinds of tricks and is a leader in the academic world. As long as you can concentrate on studying with him, you will definitely gain something."

The North Star!

Hearing this, Chen Chou glared and said, "Don't think that I will be fooled by you just because you compliment me a few times!"

Having said that, all the students observed that Mr. Chen Chou involuntarily straightened his back, crossed his arms across his chest, and spoke with a tone that could not conceal his pride.

Obviously confused.

Ning Ruyue felt that Chen Chou couldn't express his emotions any more obviously. He was obviously very happy, but he forced himself to look ferocious.

It's a bit like the hedgehog monster on the mountain. If you tease it a little, it will shrink and expand.

Ning Ruyue raised the corner of her mouth slyly and started to talk, "I have long heard of Senior Chen Chou's famous name. We have admired Mr. Chen Chou for many years. It is a great honor to meet him now!"

After Ning Ruyue said this, the other students also agreed.

Chen Chou frowned, "Don't use sweet words here, little girl. I have been living in seclusion at the foot of Qingchi Peak. How did you hear of my name?"

"It was the monsters on the mountain who said that the senior's name has long been known throughout the Qing Chi Peak."

"Is this true?"

"really."

"Good! Good! Good! The monster on the mountain still knows what's good."

Chen Chou said this three times, and his figure expanded again. "You guys are talented people with great potential. If you don't understand something in the future, you don't have to hide it. Just ask me directly!"

With this coming and going, the atmosphere in the classroom became lively.

Although it was the first time for both parties to meet, they felt that they had met too late. The boundless black fog also dissipated a lot, and Chen Chou made a special trip to clear a space for several students.

"Sit here and don't move. The main content of the first class is to let you intuitively understand the real barrier battle."

Seeing that the time was almost right, Duan Mingyuan settled his students and walked towards Chen Chou.

Only after he left did Su Qin, who was sitting in the last row, finally lower his voice and voice out his doubts. He approached Ning Ruyue and asked, "Who is this Senior Chen Chou?"

In the past, he often went to the monster's territory to collect folk songs during the day, but he had never heard the monsters mention this name.

"The devil knows."

Ning Ruyue glanced at him.

"what?"

Thanks to _蕉下客 for the reward of 100 Qidian coins!

I looked at the chapter comments yesterday and found that some readers hoped that the update time could be a little earlier in the morning, so the last three updates today and the update time thereafter have been adjusted to 7 a.m.!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 104: A Fair Battle

Chen Chou insisted that Duan Mingyuan had taken him down yesterday by taking advantage of a sneak attack, and he didn't even have the chance to use his real skills.

As we all know, sneak attacks are despised by the world, and winning by sneak attacks does not make one look like a hero.

If both sides set up the barrier and prepared for battle in an upright manner, he and Duan Mingyuan should be on par with each other. If one takes into account his knowledge of trickery and the age difference between the two, he should even have a slight advantage.

The older, the stronger. Chen Chou believed that Duan Mingyuan would agree with this old saying.

"Mingyuan, let me be frank with you. The sparring between you and me yesterday was just an accident."

Before the fight officially began, Chen Chou crossed his arms over his chest, completely forgetting the sneak attack plan he had been researching all night.

The original plan was for him to arrive at the classroom five hours early and extend his barrier before Duan Mingyuan arrived. As soon as the class started, he would immediately launch a surprise attack to let this shameless kid also taste the feeling of being attacked by surprise.

But now things have changed.

Although Duan Mingyuan was extremely shameless, he had good vision. They knew that he was a leading figure in the academic world, and the students in these academies looked at him with admiration.

Could the Great Leader of the Mountain do such a despicable thing as a sneak attack?

Of course not!

Not only did he have to fight Duan Mingyuan fairly, but he also had to leave room for himself at all times and finally stop when he won, so that he could show the demeanor of a master.

So Chen Chou felt that he had to remind Duan Mingyuan, "Don't underestimate me and think that you can defeat me just by finding a peach wood sword to ward off evil spirits."

The classics in the collection do mention that the peach wood sword has the effect of exorcising evil spirits, but in a battle of the highest level of enchantment, this method of warding off evil spirits will have no effect at all. Only a weakling who has just entered the industry would use a peach wood sword to stab people by rote.

Chen Chou said coldly, "The youngsters are still watching. If you want to fight, then fight with all your strength. Don't make excuses after losing, saying that you were careless, slandering others for sneak attacks, and making people laugh at you!"

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Duan Mingyuan couldn't see the expression on Chen Chou's face at the moment. He was shocked at how the other party had the nerve to say such a thing.

This was the second time he and Chen Chou had met, and the old man had already accused him of sneak attacks several times, both explicitly and covertly.

But he kindly explained, "This is not an ordinary peach wood sword."

He now seriously suspected that if Chen Chou lost to him again this time, he would come up with a theory like "there is a high wall between unarmed and armed".

Duan Mingyuan had not originally intended to use weapons, but the barrier of this class was specially demonstrated for Ning Ruyue. In his opinion, the skills passed down by the First King could never be as simple as stabbing people with a flying sword.

"Oh? What's the origin of this peach wood sword?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chou opened his mouth and asked, and curiously looked at the peach wood sword in Duan Mingyuan's hand.

To be honest, he didn't see the point.

The material is peach wood which is very common in the back mountain, and no magic has been applied.

"My wife made this by herself after going to the back mountain to find peach wood early in the morning."

Duan Mingyuan looked down at the peach wood sword in his hand, his eyes softened. This peach wood sword had a long history with the Ruihu clan, and its production method was recorded in the "Ruihu Cultivation Notes". "My wife's ancestor was a Ruihu. When my father-in-law went down the mountain to travel, he made peach wood into swords and helped the villagers when he passed through the villages. Therefore, there are legends in various places that peach wood swords can ward off evil spirits-"

"You are looking for death, are you sick?"

Chen Chou suddenly jumped up and launched an attack. The dark fog brought with it the breath of death.

This is the power that the people of Hell sought through blood sacrifice—to strip away life, and anyone who touches it will die. It represents their hatred for the outsiders and the surrenderers in the court.

This hatred was extremely heavy, yet this shameless man Duan Mingyuan was talking about love matters in front of him without any shame!