Chapter 146: The Principal’s Condition
Fang Jie knew that out of hundreds of participants, half of them had cultivation strength or the potential for cultivation. These people proved their abilities by coming out on top during the entrance exam that had close to 10,000 participants. Even those who had no cultivation strength were talented in martial arts.
Since the students of the Martial Arts Academy were all young, their cultivation strength couldn’t be insanely high.
People like Xie Fuyao and Yu Xiao were few and far between, and it wasn’t shameful for people who just started cultivating to be defeated by experienced martial arts masters. Perhaps in about five to ten years, these people could all defeat those martial arts masters with ease.
Pure martial arts masters wouldn’t dare to challenge cultivation masters who were level 5 and above.
About 170 students were led to the field in the back of the Martial Arts Academy; it was the place where the written tests occurred.
Fang Jie and Zhang Kuang were in the back of the group. Seeing the excited expressions on other students’ faces, Fang Jie no longer felt the envy and jealousy that he felt in Fangu.
Fang Jie wasn’t a saint; he would be jealous of people who were stronger than him. However, he wasn’t ordinary, so many people were jealous of him.
Even though Fang Jie was trying to be lowkey now, other students all looked his way. His performance in the entrance exam was too eye-catching, making his name famous in the Capital. Everyone remembered this young man who was the second person to be able to get all nine excellent ratings in the entrance exam of the Martial Arts Academy.
The people of Great Sui were proud; they were proud of Great Sui’s power and all the talented members of the empire.
Now, Fang Jie was the pride of Chang’an and Great Sui. Just like what the Emperor had said, this was a great sign.
Li Xiao appeared when the Second Emperor got onto the throne, and he seemed to be the good luck that Great Sui needed. After he obtained all nine excellent ratings in the entrance exam of the Martial Arts Academy, the Second Emperor had no defeat in his journey of expanding Great Sui’s territory.
This year, another student who obtained all nine excellent ratings appeared when Heaven-Bless Emperor was in power. Would Great Sui experience another great advancement in power?
On one side of the field, a row of more than a dozen professors sat in front of tables, and there were benches on the other side of the tables.
The students lined themselves up into many lines, and they sat down in front of the professors and got checked. The so-called check was the professors taking the students’ pulses and sensing their meridians.
Through this method, the professors could detect the students’ cultivation strength, and they could recommend a path for each of the students.
It was hard to tell which great master created the system, but all cultivation strength was divided into five styles; metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. There were small differences between people, so the professors could tailor a cultivation path for each student.
For both members of big families who were taught by famous masters and people from poor backgrounds who had to figure things out themselves, this was the best treatment that they could get. No one dared to say that they were better at teaching cultivation compared to these professors of the Martial Arts Academy; even the daoists from Pure Joy Mountain and Wudang Mountain didn’t dare to say that.
Fang Jie was the sixth in his line, and Qiu Yu, the female professor with a pair of strange white eyes, was testing the students in this line.
Different from other professors, Qiu Yu didn’t need to take the students’ pulses to sense their meridians. She only needed to sit still and stare at the student sitting in front of her. Then, she would record the information about this student in her notebook.
Clearly, her white eyes had mystical powers. Fang Jie knew that many people in the Martial Arts Academy had innate talents. These professors didn’t get to where they were today only through cultivation strength.
There were also many such geniuses outside the Martial Arts Academy. For example, Zhuo Buyi’s spiritual power didn’t come from cultivation; he was born with this power. For another example, Phoenix-Chirp Daoist, the red-robed daoist from One Qi Daoist Temple, had a vertical third eye on his forehead; he was also born with it.
From Fang Jie’s perspective, these people who had special abilities were born to be powerful.
From what he saw, Fang Jie guessed that Professor Qiu Yu’s special ability was seeing through people’s physiques since her eyes were unique. However, this special ability seemed to have no use in combat. With this ability, it seemed like Qiu Yu was better at being a doctor.
Fang Jie thought that Qiu Yu might make banks as a gynecologist if she didn’t become a professor here. Her white eyes seemed to be better than all sorts of medical devices!
“Your baby is a healthy boy… Your baby is a healthy girl…” Fang Jie already pictured Qiu Yu in a white doctor’s coat and checking up on pregnant women.
Then, he shook his head and got this boring idea out of his mind. However, he wasn’t willing to give up the entire scene, so he altered his imagination and changed Qiu Yu into a short-skirt nurse costume.
If Qiu Yu could read Fang Jie’s mind like Zhuo Buyi, she would have turned Fang Jie into a ball.
When it was Fang Jie’s turn, he hoped that this female professor who had a special ability could see the potential in his body. Even though he was sure that he couldn’t cultivate and probably didn’t even have a sea of qi, he still wanted to know more about his body through various tests and inspections.
When Qiu Yu saw him, she shook her head and said, “You can go to the row of wooden buildings in the back. I checked your body more than once, but I can’t see the sea of qi. I’m more curious as to why you are so energetic. In theory, you should be a dead man.”
Although he had expected it, Fang Jie was still disappointed. He thought that Qiu Yu’s white eyes could see something different about him, but it was clear that his body didn’t have a sea of qi. No one could see what wasn’t there.
“Thanks.” Fang Jie bowed and walked to the row of wooden buildings in the back.
When Fang Jie turned around, many students started to chitchat. Although they had heard that Fang Jie couldn’t cultivate, they were still shocked when this information came from a professor.
They murmured among themselves, “How can a wastrel who couldn’t cultivate obtain all nine excellent ratings? If he knows that he can’t cultivate, why would he come here and waste everyone’s time?”
Fang Jie ignored the chatters, straightened his clothes, and walked to the first room on the left. He said respectfully, “Principal, Student Fang Jie is here to see you.”
After a moment of silence, an old voice appeared and sounded helpless, “Although I should say ‘come in’ out of courtesy, don’t you see the plate on the door? This is the washroom…”
Fang Jie stood in the study awkwardly, not daring to look at the senior sitting across from him.
Just earlier, he was too nervous, and his inertial thinking took the helm. He didn’t notice that the first room to the left was the Principal’s private washroom.
The old man sitting across from him was indeed ordinary. If Fang Jie wasn’t sure that this old man was the Principal of the Martial Arts Academy, he wouldn’t be able to remember this old man’s face if he ran into him on the street. This old man was just like other old men in the Capital; he wore cloth shoes and clothes, and he had a tobacco pipe that was smoking.
The Principal had a long beard, almost reaching his chest. However, not even a strand of his beard was white. His beard was black just like his hair, and not even a wrinkle could be seen on his face. His complexion was red like that of a young man, and his forehead was smooth.
Just by judging from his face, it was hard to estimate the Principal’s age. However, Fang Jie felt like the Principal was really old.
“Should I congratulate you on becoming the no.1 student? Then we can get to the business.”
Principal Zhou put the tobacco pipe on the side, drank a bit of tea, and started talking.
Fang Jie thought for a bit and replied, “I think you must be busy with a ton of work, so let’s get down to business.”
“Eh.” Principal Zhou nodded and said, “There isn’t really anything important.”
Fang Jie’s lips twitched as he didn’t know how to reply.
“You… should know that you are lucky in obtaining all nine excellent ratings,” Principal Zhou said after a moment of silence.
Fang Jie nodded and replied, “I know; I need to thank His Majesty and you for the help. If I need to only rely on my own strength, I would be lucky to get into the Martial Arts Academy. However, I’m sure that I will achieve great results under your teachings.”
“BS.” Principal Zhou pursed his lips and said, “Do you really think this way?”
“Eh…” Fang Jie didn’t know much about Principal Zhou’s personality, so he gave a very formal and standard answer. However, it seemed like this old man didn’t like that answer.
Fang Jie knew that his strategy was wrong, so he straightened his body and said earnestly, “I can’t become the no.1 student on my own, but I should be able to get within the top-ten with my strength.”
“That is more honest. Your strength could be ranked in the top-five.” After a pause, Principal Zhou added, “But do you know why you became the no.1 student?”
Fang Jie recalled what Wu Yidao told him when he heard this question. Wu Yidao told him to think about what would be on the Emperor’s mind, so he replied respectfully, “Because His Majesty wants me to be the no.1 student.”
Principal Zhou frowned and shook his head. “You are too fake; I don’t like that.”
Fang Jie froze for a second and thought to himself, “This old man got a strange temper.”
Principal Zhou stood up and walked to the window before looking at the students who were being tested outside. He said calmly, “However, it also means that you are a smart guy. Since this is the case, I will tell you the truth. You know that His Majesty wants you to become the no.1 student, so you must know what this means. You must be prepared. Since His Majesty created a miracle, he won’t allow others to destroy it. But what if someone can pull this miracle down from the sky and break it apart? What would His Majesty do then?”
“I don’t know.”
“His Majesty would destroy you himself,” Principal Zhou said lightly, “His Majesty put you where you are right now, turning you into a miracle. If your future performance doesn’t meet his standard, he would rather let this miracle die early than being dragged down. Destroying you in secret when you are at the peak would still leave behind a legend, and it would still be a miracle. In other words, you are like His Majesty’s face right now, so His Majesty will protect you. However, if he couldn’t protect you any longer, do you think he will allow others to slap his face? He will take care of you himself.”
Fang Jie took a deep breath and fell silent for a while before asking, “Principal, please tell me everything.”
“Am I not clear enough?” Principal Zhou snorted.
Fang Jie didn’t reply. He knew that Principal Zhou had more to say. This old man didn’t summon him here only for this.
“I said that you are a smart person.” Principal Zhou sat back into his chair and looked at Fang Jie with a strange smile while asking, “Do you want to become a miracle? A miracle like Li Xiao? Do you want to become someone extremely powerful and invincible? Do you want your name to be well-known even after 100 years? If you want all that, I can help you achieve it, with a condition of course.”
Fang Jie’s lips twitched as he thought, “So Principal Zhou is a salesman after all.”
“Please speak,” Fang Jie said with a smile.
“Your physique is unique. So unique that I have never seen it before. So…”
“You want to research my physique, right?” Fang Jie asked.
Principal Zhou froze for a second and said with a smile, “Research… not a bad word. Yeah, that is what I want to do. If you are willing, we can continue talking.”
“What benefits do I get?” Fang Jie let go of his worries and said while leaning forward, “Be more specific.”
After a pause, Principal Zhou opened his palms and said earnestly, “First of all… you won’t die from this…”
“Alright!” Fang Jie waved his hand and said, “I don’t want to hear anything else.”
Since the students of the Martial Arts Academy were all young, their cultivation strength couldn’t be insanely high.
People like Xie Fuyao and Yu Xiao were few and far between, and it wasn’t shameful for people who just started cultivating to be defeated by experienced martial arts masters. Perhaps in about five to ten years, these people could all defeat those martial arts masters with ease.
Pure martial arts masters wouldn’t dare to challenge cultivation masters who were level 5 and above.
About 170 students were led to the field in the back of the Martial Arts Academy; it was the place where the written tests occurred.
Fang Jie and Zhang Kuang were in the back of the group. Seeing the excited expressions on other students’ faces, Fang Jie no longer felt the envy and jealousy that he felt in Fangu.
Fang Jie wasn’t a saint; he would be jealous of people who were stronger than him. However, he wasn’t ordinary, so many people were jealous of him.
Even though Fang Jie was trying to be lowkey now, other students all looked his way. His performance in the entrance exam was too eye-catching, making his name famous in the Capital. Everyone remembered this young man who was the second person to be able to get all nine excellent ratings in the entrance exam of the Martial Arts Academy.
The people of Great Sui were proud; they were proud of Great Sui’s power and all the talented members of the empire.
Now, Fang Jie was the pride of Chang’an and Great Sui. Just like what the Emperor had said, this was a great sign.
Li Xiao appeared when the Second Emperor got onto the throne, and he seemed to be the good luck that Great Sui needed. After he obtained all nine excellent ratings in the entrance exam of the Martial Arts Academy, the Second Emperor had no defeat in his journey of expanding Great Sui’s territory.
This year, another student who obtained all nine excellent ratings appeared when Heaven-Bless Emperor was in power. Would Great Sui experience another great advancement in power?
On one side of the field, a row of more than a dozen professors sat in front of tables, and there were benches on the other side of the tables.
The students lined themselves up into many lines, and they sat down in front of the professors and got checked. The so-called check was the professors taking the students’ pulses and sensing their meridians.
Through this method, the professors could detect the students’ cultivation strength, and they could recommend a path for each of the students.
It was hard to tell which great master created the system, but all cultivation strength was divided into five styles; metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. There were small differences between people, so the professors could tailor a cultivation path for each student.
For both members of big families who were taught by famous masters and people from poor backgrounds who had to figure things out themselves, this was the best treatment that they could get. No one dared to say that they were better at teaching cultivation compared to these professors of the Martial Arts Academy; even the daoists from Pure Joy Mountain and Wudang Mountain didn’t dare to say that.
Fang Jie was the sixth in his line, and Qiu Yu, the female professor with a pair of strange white eyes, was testing the students in this line.
Different from other professors, Qiu Yu didn’t need to take the students’ pulses to sense their meridians. She only needed to sit still and stare at the student sitting in front of her. Then, she would record the information about this student in her notebook.
Clearly, her white eyes had mystical powers. Fang Jie knew that many people in the Martial Arts Academy had innate talents. These professors didn’t get to where they were today only through cultivation strength.
There were also many such geniuses outside the Martial Arts Academy. For example, Zhuo Buyi’s spiritual power didn’t come from cultivation; he was born with this power. For another example, Phoenix-Chirp Daoist, the red-robed daoist from One Qi Daoist Temple, had a vertical third eye on his forehead; he was also born with it.
From Fang Jie’s perspective, these people who had special abilities were born to be powerful.
From what he saw, Fang Jie guessed that Professor Qiu Yu’s special ability was seeing through people’s physiques since her eyes were unique. However, this special ability seemed to have no use in combat. With this ability, it seemed like Qiu Yu was better at being a doctor.
Fang Jie thought that Qiu Yu might make banks as a gynecologist if she didn’t become a professor here. Her white eyes seemed to be better than all sorts of medical devices!
“Your baby is a healthy boy… Your baby is a healthy girl…” Fang Jie already pictured Qiu Yu in a white doctor’s coat and checking up on pregnant women.
Then, he shook his head and got this boring idea out of his mind. However, he wasn’t willing to give up the entire scene, so he altered his imagination and changed Qiu Yu into a short-skirt nurse costume.
If Qiu Yu could read Fang Jie’s mind like Zhuo Buyi, she would have turned Fang Jie into a ball.
When it was Fang Jie’s turn, he hoped that this female professor who had a special ability could see the potential in his body. Even though he was sure that he couldn’t cultivate and probably didn’t even have a sea of qi, he still wanted to know more about his body through various tests and inspections.
When Qiu Yu saw him, she shook her head and said, “You can go to the row of wooden buildings in the back. I checked your body more than once, but I can’t see the sea of qi. I’m more curious as to why you are so energetic. In theory, you should be a dead man.”
Although he had expected it, Fang Jie was still disappointed. He thought that Qiu Yu’s white eyes could see something different about him, but it was clear that his body didn’t have a sea of qi. No one could see what wasn’t there.
“Thanks.” Fang Jie bowed and walked to the row of wooden buildings in the back.
When Fang Jie turned around, many students started to chitchat. Although they had heard that Fang Jie couldn’t cultivate, they were still shocked when this information came from a professor.
They murmured among themselves, “How can a wastrel who couldn’t cultivate obtain all nine excellent ratings? If he knows that he can’t cultivate, why would he come here and waste everyone’s time?”
Fang Jie ignored the chatters, straightened his clothes, and walked to the first room on the left. He said respectfully, “Principal, Student Fang Jie is here to see you.”
After a moment of silence, an old voice appeared and sounded helpless, “Although I should say ‘come in’ out of courtesy, don’t you see the plate on the door? This is the washroom…”
Fang Jie stood in the study awkwardly, not daring to look at the senior sitting across from him.
Just earlier, he was too nervous, and his inertial thinking took the helm. He didn’t notice that the first room to the left was the Principal’s private washroom.
The old man sitting across from him was indeed ordinary. If Fang Jie wasn’t sure that this old man was the Principal of the Martial Arts Academy, he wouldn’t be able to remember this old man’s face if he ran into him on the street. This old man was just like other old men in the Capital; he wore cloth shoes and clothes, and he had a tobacco pipe that was smoking.
The Principal had a long beard, almost reaching his chest. However, not even a strand of his beard was white. His beard was black just like his hair, and not even a wrinkle could be seen on his face. His complexion was red like that of a young man, and his forehead was smooth.
Just by judging from his face, it was hard to estimate the Principal’s age. However, Fang Jie felt like the Principal was really old.
“Should I congratulate you on becoming the no.1 student? Then we can get to the business.”
Principal Zhou put the tobacco pipe on the side, drank a bit of tea, and started talking.
Fang Jie thought for a bit and replied, “I think you must be busy with a ton of work, so let’s get down to business.”
“Eh.” Principal Zhou nodded and said, “There isn’t really anything important.”
Fang Jie’s lips twitched as he didn’t know how to reply.
“You… should know that you are lucky in obtaining all nine excellent ratings,” Principal Zhou said after a moment of silence.
Fang Jie nodded and replied, “I know; I need to thank His Majesty and you for the help. If I need to only rely on my own strength, I would be lucky to get into the Martial Arts Academy. However, I’m sure that I will achieve great results under your teachings.”
“BS.” Principal Zhou pursed his lips and said, “Do you really think this way?”
“Eh…” Fang Jie didn’t know much about Principal Zhou’s personality, so he gave a very formal and standard answer. However, it seemed like this old man didn’t like that answer.
Fang Jie knew that his strategy was wrong, so he straightened his body and said earnestly, “I can’t become the no.1 student on my own, but I should be able to get within the top-ten with my strength.”
“That is more honest. Your strength could be ranked in the top-five.” After a pause, Principal Zhou added, “But do you know why you became the no.1 student?”
Fang Jie recalled what Wu Yidao told him when he heard this question. Wu Yidao told him to think about what would be on the Emperor’s mind, so he replied respectfully, “Because His Majesty wants me to be the no.1 student.”
Principal Zhou frowned and shook his head. “You are too fake; I don’t like that.”
Fang Jie froze for a second and thought to himself, “This old man got a strange temper.”
Principal Zhou stood up and walked to the window before looking at the students who were being tested outside. He said calmly, “However, it also means that you are a smart guy. Since this is the case, I will tell you the truth. You know that His Majesty wants you to become the no.1 student, so you must know what this means. You must be prepared. Since His Majesty created a miracle, he won’t allow others to destroy it. But what if someone can pull this miracle down from the sky and break it apart? What would His Majesty do then?”
“I don’t know.”
“His Majesty would destroy you himself,” Principal Zhou said lightly, “His Majesty put you where you are right now, turning you into a miracle. If your future performance doesn’t meet his standard, he would rather let this miracle die early than being dragged down. Destroying you in secret when you are at the peak would still leave behind a legend, and it would still be a miracle. In other words, you are like His Majesty’s face right now, so His Majesty will protect you. However, if he couldn’t protect you any longer, do you think he will allow others to slap his face? He will take care of you himself.”
Fang Jie took a deep breath and fell silent for a while before asking, “Principal, please tell me everything.”
“Am I not clear enough?” Principal Zhou snorted.
Fang Jie didn’t reply. He knew that Principal Zhou had more to say. This old man didn’t summon him here only for this.
“I said that you are a smart person.” Principal Zhou sat back into his chair and looked at Fang Jie with a strange smile while asking, “Do you want to become a miracle? A miracle like Li Xiao? Do you want to become someone extremely powerful and invincible? Do you want your name to be well-known even after 100 years? If you want all that, I can help you achieve it, with a condition of course.”
Fang Jie’s lips twitched as he thought, “So Principal Zhou is a salesman after all.”
“Please speak,” Fang Jie said with a smile.
“Your physique is unique. So unique that I have never seen it before. So…”
“You want to research my physique, right?” Fang Jie asked.
Principal Zhou froze for a second and said with a smile, “Research… not a bad word. Yeah, that is what I want to do. If you are willing, we can continue talking.”
“What benefits do I get?” Fang Jie let go of his worries and said while leaning forward, “Be more specific.”
After a pause, Principal Zhou opened his palms and said earnestly, “First of all… you won’t die from this…”
“Alright!” Fang Jie waved his hand and said, “I don’t want to hear anything else.”
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