Chapter 148: Good Poem

Fang Jie and Principal Zhou talked for a long time in the room, and all the students had left the field after being tested by the professors.

Professor Qiu Yu stood by the door of Principal Zhou’s study and didn’t enter. When Principal Zhou asked Fang Jie what he thought about Qiu Yu, this female professor who wasn’t extremely beautiful but had her unique features froze for a second. Then, she clenched her fists with a trace of anger.

When this female professor blushed, she looked cute like a little girl.

Inside the room, Principal Zhou seemed to have sensed someone’s anger outside, so he quickly changed the topic. After making good progress with Fang Jie, he walked out and said, “Let’s go. Since you agreed, it is time for me to show you my sincerity. I arranged a professor to teach you alone. This is something that has never happened in the history of the Martial Arts Academy.”

Fang Jie followed Principal Zhou and said lightly, “I won’t say thank you.”

“Up to you.” It seemed like Principal Zhou didn’t mind Fang Jie’s attitude. He pulled open the door and pointed at Qiu Yu who was waiting outside. He said, “From today on, she will be your personal instructor. Other than the normal studying you will do here, you can find her and ask her questions in your free time. I chose her for you since she has a few advantages.”

“I know,” Fang Jie replied.

Principal Zhou smiled and said, “Not only her eyes. Her hearing is also the best in the academy.”

“Huh?” Fang Jie froze for a second and whispered to Principal Zhou, “When you tried to hook me up with her, did Professor Qiu hear it as well?”

“Huh? Damn, I forgot about it! Uh… You guys talk first! I have something important to take care of.”

Principal Zhou dashed away after saying that, not hesitating at all.

Fang Jie felt like he started to like Principal Zhou; this old man wasn’t as obscure and fake like other officials. From Fang Jie’s perspective, even the young officials would want to act mature. However, Principal Zhou was old but still like a child.

Without a doubt, Fang Jie liked to interact with the latter.

“Eh… The Principal said that you have great hearing.” Fang Jie smiled awkwardly and greeted Qiu Yu.

The moon-white professor’s robe was too big on Qiu Yu, but Fang Jie could still tell that her figure was alluring when she walked. Her figure would only be slightly shown under the big robe when she moved.

After coming to the Capital, Fang Jie realized that there were many people whom he couldn’t tell the age of. For example, there was Mr. Zhuo, Principal Zhou, and Professor Qiu who seemed angry in front of him right now.

Right now, Fang Jie wanted to please Qiu Yu way more than Principal Zhou. Since he would need to interact with her daily, she could make his life miserable with ease.

“Guess what would happen if I hear that conversation between you and Principal Zhou again?”

“My mom wouldn’t even be able to recognize me,” Fang Jie answered earnestly.

Qiu Yu nodded in satisfaction and turned around with her hands behind her back. How could she know Fang Jie’s dirty thoughts? Fang Jie didn’t know who his parents were. Even if he wasn’t beat up, his mom wouldn’t be able to recognize him.

“Professor, where are we going?”

“There are no classes today.”

“Wouldn’t this good time be wasted?”

“You can go and sleep.”

“I think we should talk more. After all, you don’t know much about me, and I don’t know much about you.”

“You don’t know much about me, but I know a lot about you.” Qiu Yu paused and said to Fang Jie, “Since you want me to know more about you, I don’t mind getting a comprehensive view.”

A dirty smile appeared on Fang Jie’s face when he heard this.

About an hour later, Fang Jie wanted to cry.

Fang Jie was surprised that the mountain in the back of the Martial Arts Academy was the same mountain in the back of Smooth Spring Garden. Of course, it was also the same mountain in the back of the Royal Garden.

When Fang Jie got to the narrow path on the mountain, he finally realized why the Emperor didn’t allow the Martial Arts Academy to move out of Chang’an.

If roads were constructed on the mountain, the people of the Martial Arts Academy could instantly reinforce Smooth Spring Garden or Tai Chi Palace if someone rebelled and surrounded those places.

Fang Jie was sure that such roads were built on the mountain. It just went to show that the Emperor had more trust in Principal Zhou and these professors compared to officials in the government.

Fang Jie didn’t know that not many students were permitted to come to the back mountain. His guess was also correct; there were secret roads leading to Smooth Spring Garden and Tai Chi Palace.

“Don’t you want me to know more about you?” Qiu Yu smiled and pointed at the mountain while saying, “Run to the peak and back as fast as you can. Do this until you are exhausted.”

“Can I ask why you are making me do this?” Fang Jie asked with a frustrated expression.”

“I need to know more about your stamina and endurance. It will help me understand you more. Go! If you don’t want to, you can leave right now, and I won’t ask anything from you in the future.”

Fang Jie discovered that this woman was better at threatening him compared to Principal Zhou. He smiled bitterly, tucked his long robe into his pants, and took a deep breath before running up the mountain.

Since it was meant to test his stamina and endurance, he didn’t run at his top speed. Even though this was the case, Qiu Yu was still pleased with his physique.

Although the mountain wasn’t tall, climbing it was way different from walking on a flat surface. After two laps, Fang Jie was soaked in sweat.

Qiu Yu stood by a wild peach tree and smiled at the young man who looked more and more disheveled.

Fang Jie knew that she was pleased judging by her bright smile.

After about two hours, Fang Jie walked to Qiu Yu while panting and asked, “Is it enough?”

Qiu Yu shook her head and said, “No, I said until you are exhausted. You can still walk; it is far from being exhausted.”

Fang Jie sighed helplessly and continued his climb.

About an hour later, the sun was already on the west side of the sky. Fang Jie didn’t eat lunch, and he was exhausted. Even though he didn’t need to crawl at the moment, he felt like his legs were filled with lead.

Any ordinary person would have collapsed on the ground after running up and down the mountain for three hours.

“That is enough.”

When Fang Jie passed by Qiu Yu again when going down the mountain, this female professor who looked gentle said calmly, “You are covered in sweat; do you want to get washed up?”

“Of course. It would be best if I can eat something before that; I will appreciate it a ton.”

“There is no hurry. The lunchtime is over. If you want to eat something, you must wait for dinner. The Martial Arts Academy has rules in place, and a strict eating schedule is one of the rules.”

“Ok, let me go get washed up first.”

“Follow me.” Qiu Yu led the way, and Fang Jie followed while rubbing his sore thighs.

After walking by a small forest, Fang Jie heard the splashing sounds of water.

Fang Jie was surprised that there was a waterfall, and its size was much bigger compared to the size of the mountain.

There was a deep pond under the waterfall, and the water vapor created by falling water made a beautiful rainbow.

Before getting to the pond, the refreshing water vapor already got to Fang Jie. This was a great place to hang out in the summer to avoid the heat.

Fang Jie stood by the pond and stretched. Seeing the clear water, he couldn’t help but bend his back and scoop out some water. Perhaps he was too thirsty, this water tasted sweet.

“Should you avoid seeing me like this?” Fang Jie asked awkwardly.

“No need.” Qiu Yu pointed at the magnificent waterfall and said, “Go and stand under it.”

“Huh?” Fang Jie swallowed his saliva with difficulty and murmured, “I thought you want me to take a bath, but it is going to be a shower…”

Although the mountain wasn’t tall, it wasn’t short either. Since this waterfall was magnificent, it wasn’t only one-story tall. When Fang Jie got close to the waterfall by standing on a giant boulder, he couldn’t help but look back at Qiu Yu, begging for forgiveness.

Qiu Yu didn’t look at him. Instead, she scooped up some water and washed her face.

Fang Jie was exhausted, and the good mood that he had when he saw this waterfall was all gone. He forced himself to approach the waterfall attentively.

When he got close, some water drops landed on him, causing a lot of pain.

Fang Jie wasn’t sure if his head was going to be smashed by the falling water if he charged in, dying here right away.

However, Fang Jie’s unyielding spirit was stimulated, and he took a deep breath and dashed into the waterfall without looking back at Qiu Yu.

As soon as he entered, Fang Jie felt like many people were smashing his head with wooden bats. Since the pressure was so great, it felt like the bones in his neck and spine were going to break. Fang Jie almost couldn’t move anymore.

Like the continuous attacks of a cultivation master, the water stream kept on striking him with the same power.

Fang Jie almost collapsed when he got under the waterfall, and his legs shivered.

After a while, the pain that he sensed on his head and back soon turned to numbness. He felt like his flesh was going to be ripped off by the current.

However, he knew that the female professor was going to mock him if he backed out now.

Fang Jie was now a real man, and he didn’t want to hear a woman say that he couldn’t last long.

Persistence! Fang Jie persisted by clenching his teeth.

At this moment, Qiu Yu’s clear voice got into Fang Jie’s ear through the loud noises of the waterfall.

“You will pass this test when you can walk under the waterfall freely. Would you feel like a failure if I told you that Great General Li Xiao was able to walk under this waterfall and recite poems when he was a student here?”

“I won’t… feel like I’m a failure!”

The water made it hard for Fang Jie to open his mouth. Water would get into his mouth whenever he opened his mouth, and it suffocated him. It was already hard to breathe through his nose.

Only fish could easily find oxygen in the water.

“However… I feel like… reciting poems under this waterfall… is definitely showy!”

Fang Jie didn’t know how much water he drank when saying that, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter. His fear of this waterfall also decreased.

A trace of appreciation appeared in Qiu Yu’s eyes.

At this moment, this young man slowly raised his head and opened his arms.

“Sunlight streaming on Incense Stone kindles a violet smoke;

Far off I watch the waterfall plunge to the long river.

Flying waters descending straight for f*cking three thousand feet;

As if the Milky Way has tumbled from the ninth height of Heaven.”

[TL Note: This is a poem written by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty, and its name is Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu. Of course, “f*cking” isn’t a part of the original poem.]

The young man’s howls sounded from the waterfall in a choppy manner. Although his voice was faint with all the loud background noises, his unyielding spirit was conveyed.

“Just reciting poems?… I can do it too!”

Qiu Yu’s eyes grew brighter and brighter, and her smile became more charming as well.

The young man’s disheveled yet sturdy figure was extremely clear in her eyes, and she murmured when she heard the poem that he shouted out, “It is indeed a good poem after removing that bad word.”