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Published at 25th of March 2024 07:17:57 AM


Chapter 166

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Chapter 166

“Master...?!”

Qin Ran was teaching mathematics here when a cry that went from excitement to incredulity came from over there. The voice was very familiar, making Qin Ran subconsciously feel guilty.

He looked in the direction of the voice to see Li Shiyin flying over from the other side of the river and landing on the grassy bank here by the lake. She was holding the Qingxing Sword in her hand. Her surprised and doubtful little face scrunched up as she looked at him and then at Tushan Youyou next to him.

“Hmm? That close?” Only then did Qin Ran realize how close he was to Tushan Youyou.

Indeed, he thought to himself, the distance between him and Tushan Youyou was a bit too close...close enough that he could feel the softness of her feminine figure and smell the fragrance from her lips and teeth.

“Shiyin...” Seeing Li Shiyin’s murderous aura, he forcibly kept his cool and explained, “I’m learning about mystical arrays.”

After he finished speaking, he didn’t feel like there was anything wrong with what he had said.

“Is that so?” Li Shiyin felt sour and awful inside, and she really wanted to get angry and say or do something, but unfortunately, she realized that she was just a disciple.

“Then Master...” She made a shwing sound as she swiftly pulled out the Qingxing Sword, channeling sword energy into it as she faced Qin Ran, “Let me teach you swordplay!”

The cute face of the silly disciple was gloomy as she radiated an aura of murderousness. Qin Ran didn’t dare go learn swordplay from her.

“This teacher does not study swordsmanship,” he declined.

Then he hurriedly took out a book and handed it to Tushan Youyou, saying, “This has some basic knowledge about physics related to mystical arrays. Take it and read it yourself.

“As for mathematics, it is a practical subject that requires constant problem solving and experimentation. I have already taught you a lot today, so go back and review more on your own.

“...Unless absolutely necessary, do not come looking for me again.”

Tushan Youyou took the book and looked at Qin Ran and then at the murderous Li Shiyin off to the side. Somewhat puzzled, she asked, “Aren’t you two master and disciple?”

“That’s right, we are master and disciple,” Qin Ran quickly nodded.

“Then...” Tushan Youyou’s fox spirit instincts told her that the relationship between these two people didn’t seem like a normal master-disciple one.

Qin Ran cut her off before she could say anything strange, “Just focus on learning about mystical arrays. Don’t bother trying to analyze human social structures – they are very complicated and too difficult for a demon like you to understand.”

“Is that so?” Tushan Youyou was confused. What did this have to do with human social structures? But it was true that human society was more complex than demon society, so she didn’t argue.

“Yes!” Qin Ran nodded. “Hurry back and review what I taught you today. Don’t forget it all.”

“Look...” Qin Ran turned the paper over to another page and showed it to Li Shiyin, “This is what Chasing the Wind’s token looks like.”

Li Shiyin turned to look. Drawn on the paper was a ferocious cartoon white tiger cub. Although Li Shiyin didn’t know what a cartoon art style was, she thought it looked cute and recognized it as Chasing the Wind.

“How can he be so cute?” she objected with a twist of her lips.

“He accompanies you to practice swordplay every day – how is that not cute?” countered Qin Ran.

Li Shiyin had to agree since she had gained some new insights lately into her mastery of One Strike, One Kill, which often resulted in Chasing the Wind getting injured from being unable to withstand her sword energy despite his strong physique and her master’s medicinal pills...

“He is pretty cute when he’s not being obnoxious,” she conceded with a nod.

As she spoke, she wondered about Long Qiqi and the fox spirit’s tokens too.

Feigning indifference again, she asked, “What about theirs?”

Qin Ran then showed Li Shiyin the tokens he designed for Long Qiqi and Tushan Youyou. They were similarly cute cartoon drawings, except one was of a curled up fat snake while the other was a white fox with five tails.

“At least mine is the most unique since it’s a sword,” Li Shiyin immediately realized, becoming happy once more. “It seems the fox spirit is no different from Chasing the Wind and Qiqi in Master’s eyes.”

The corners of Li Shiyin’s lips curved up into a smile.

The silly disciple wore all of her thoughts and feelings openly on her face. With one look, Qin Ran knew this crisis had passed... The innocent disciple was effortlessly toyed with by her cunning master.

Looking relaxed, he casually asked Li Shiyin, “Why have you been practicing swordplay with such diligence lately?”

Li Shiyin didn’t want her master knowing she had made a pact to duel someone, so she vaguely answered, “Just...training hard!”

It was obvious she was lying. Qin Ran pressed further, “Did you get into trouble outside?”

“No way!” Li Shiyin started panicking a little, her mind racing to come up with an excuse.

Luckily, just then...

“Dad...roar...roar...!” An idiotic-sounding tiger’s cry echoed in from outside the mist, “Dad, Chasing the Wind, open the door!”

It was that silly cub Chasing the Wind shouting to be let in again.

“Ugh!” Qin Ran sighed and got up to go get Chasing the Wind.

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