Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 71 We will come back to see you
In the autumn in Emerald City, the sun is always bright most of the time.
Especially today, Tang Zheng got up very early, had breakfast served by Daji, and watched the sunrise.
He was wearing a scholar's long gown with white streaks of gold, with a piece of cold river snow hanging from his waist. He was waving a folding fan and leisurely went to the Yisu Academy.
Today was a good day. It was the first day of Tang Zheng’s upcoming academy career, and he didn’t want to go too late.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the academy, I found that Tang Xiaotang, Tang Zixie, Meng Fenghua and others were already waiting there. When they saw Tang Zheng from afar, they all came over.
"Master, Master, this way." Xiaotang waved at Tang Zheng as she walked.
"Xiaotang, I think you shouldn't call me Master from now on, but classmate Tang Zheng, right?" Tang Zixie joked.
Xiaotang slapped Tang Zixie on the forehead and said, "How is that possible? The Master will always be our Master!"
Tang Xuan also echoed, "Right, right, right. Master taught me that once you are a teacher, you are a father for life. Have you forgotten? You are so disrespectful."
Tang Zixie was besieged by two girls and immediately wilted: "I was just joking with you. How dare I disrespect the Master!"
Tang Zheng just happened to come over at this time, greeted a few people, then took out the extra sword and dagger from the storage bag, played with it for a while, and deliberately said without looking at Tang Zixie: "Oh, I said goodbye to Xiao Xuanxuan and the others today. I originally wanted to give this 'Master's Original Flavor' dagger that I have treasured for many years to someone, but I didn't expect that I would no longer be his master so soon. It seems that I have to give it to someone else."
When Tang Zixie saw the sword and dagger in Tang Zheng's hand, his eyes widened. As a warrior who also used a dagger, he certainly knew how good the quality of the sword and dagger in Tang Zheng's hand was. It was originally made by Lu Yiluo and later upgraded by Luo Fei!
Tang Zixie had never even dreamed of using a dagger of this quality as his weapon. Who would have known that today, just because he played a little joke on the Master, he would miss it!
"Dad, I was wrong!" Tang Zixie immediately knelt down.
"Ha, Tang Zixie, you actually knelt down for a dagger. Where is your moral integrity, your dignity..." Tang Xuan laughed.
"Didn't you say that a teacher is a father for life? I kneel down to the teacher, and even my father can't find any fault with me. He even has to praise me for respecting my teacher!" Tang Zixie said with a sneer.
"Get up, you little bastard! You called me old for nothing!" Tang Zheng lifted Tang Zixie up and put the sword and dagger in his hand. "Okay, get out of here, go back to Tangjiabao, and remember to practice well. I'm gone. Before you find a new teacher, you have to continue teaching those little ones, okay?"
Tang Zixie was holding the sword he had always dreamed of. He should have been overjoyed, but after hearing Tang Zheng's words, he suddenly froze in his place - it turned out that it was finally time to say goodbye to the Master...
Today, Tang Zheng and his classmates are about to start school, and it is time for him and Tang Xuan to return to Tangjiabao.
If they are unable to enter the academy before Tang Zheng and his companions graduate, this separation may last for ten, twenty years, or even longer.
"Master, don't worry... I will definitely work hard, myself, and let the younger ones at home work hard as well." Tang Zixie's eyes suddenly turned red, and he spoke incoherently.
Tang Xuan also began to sob slightly.
Tang Zheng sighed slightly, and directly pulled Tang Xuan and Tang Zixie to his side. The group of people surrounded them and gave them a big hug.
"Okay, let's go back." Tang Zheng patted Tang Zixie on the shoulder and said.
Tang Zixie nodded silently, took Tang Xuan's hand, and slowly walked in the opposite direction of the academy.
The sunlight stretched their backs very long...
"Master, we will definitely come to see you!" Tang Zixie suddenly turned back and shouted when he was halfway there.
Tang Zheng smiled and nodded, then waved at them.
Until Tang Zixie and the others completely disappeared from his sight, Tang Zheng's ears seemed to still ring with Tang Zixie's words. He couldn't help but recall a Weibo post that he accidentally saw from one of his elementary school teachers: "As a teacher for so many years, I have heard countless lies from students, 'I'm sick', 'My relatives are coming', 'I lost my money'... I can see through these lies. But 'We will come back to see you' is the lie they said to each other before graduation and I always believed it."
Unfortunately, he was one of the many children who broke his promise. Unexpectedly, so many years later, in another distant time and space, he now truly felt the sadness of his teacher.
"Damn, why does my nose feel a little sore? I hope that bastard Zixie won't be a lying puppy like I was back then." Tang Zheng pursed his lips, turned around, and walked into the gate of the academy with Tang Xiaotang and the others.
For most warriors, this small step means not only entering a school, but also a new life.
"Tang Zheng!"
"Tang Xiaotang!"
"Meng Fenghua!"
"Come and report!"
Tang Zheng and his three companions entered the academy and went straight to the courtyard where the instructors had their office to report to Li Xiaoren.
When they arrived, Jiang Wuyan had already finished the report and was waiting on the side.
"Why are you here so late? Do you think you can relax because you got good test scores?"
"You must remember that Yisu Academy treats all students of the astrological level equally because Yisu Academy believes in miracles and believes that there are no useless people, only lazy people! No matter how talented you are, if you are not diligent and hardworking, you will never achieve great success in martial arts."
"Don't think you can rest easy just because you entered Yisu Academy. If you fail the assessment given to you by the instructor three times in a row, I can dismiss you and expel you from the academy at any time. Do you understand?"
Li Xiaoren snorted a few times, and after completing the basic reporting process for Tang Zheng and the others, he turned his face cold and started to scold them.
Tang Zheng had just come to his senses from the melancholy of being a teacher when he was scolded like a grandson. He felt so depressed.
But there was nothing they could do, as they were delayed for a while because they had to say goodbye to Tang Zixie and the others, so they arrived a little late.
Since I made a mistake, I have to bear the scolding from the teacher.
Fortunately, although Li Xiaoren had a bad temper, he was not a big talker. After scolding them, he did not nag anymore and started to explain to them the future study arrangements in the academy and some rules that must not be violated.
"Studying in the academy is divided into morning classes and evening classes. The morning class lasts from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is for martial arts training. The specific content will be arranged by the instructors that each of you follows."
"Evening classes are from 5 p.m. to 4 p.m., and you can arrange them as you like. You can learn casting, poetry, or continue practicing martial arts. Evening classes are taught by teachers of different subjects in different schools. You can go to whichever school you want to learn."
"All studies have assessments. The martial arts assessment is set by each person's instructor and must be passed. If you fail three times, you will be eliminated. The assessments of other subjects are arranged by the subject teachers. You can decide whether to participate freely. If you pass all the assessments, you can get the Academy Contribution Points. As for the specific use of the Academy Contribution Points, other teachers will explain it to you."
After listening to Li Xiaoren's explanation, Tang Zheng thought to himself, "It turns out that the way of learning in this academy is similar to that of universities on Earth. The martial arts in the morning class is a compulsory course, and the evening class is equivalent to an elective course. The contribution to the academy is equivalent to credits."
"It's quite interesting. It just makes up for the regret that I didn't go to college in my previous life. I just don't know if love is as rampant in this academy as it was in college in my previous life. If so, it would be perfect." Tang Zheng couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.
"Tang Zheng, what are you laughing at?" Li Xiaoren suddenly said.
"Ah? Uh, well, I think this way of learning is so well arranged and so appropriate that I can't help but feel happy." Tang Zheng touched his nose and quickly answered with a tense face.
"Put away that disgusting smile on your face. As for the rules of the academy, there are many. Each of you will have a copy of the academy's rules. You can check it out after class. I will just remind you of one rule, which is that those who communicate with demons will be killed without mercy!" Li Xiaoren shouted the last six words of this sentence while staring at Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng was somewhat speechless: "I just deserted, is it necessary to scare me with such a big hat…"
"Okay, follow me to the martial arts training ground. I will be your instructor for the four of you freshmen this year!" After Li Xiaoren said this , he walked out first.
Tang Zheng and his companions hurriedly followed.
As soon as you walk out of the courtyard where the instructor usually works, you can clearly hear the various sounds made by the warriors practicing and fighting during the morning classes in the entire academy.
The entire academy is filled with a positive and enterprising atmosphere.
Tang Zheng and a few others followed Li Xiaoren and walked to a building specially used for martial arts training. In every room, there was a constant flash of light when martial arts were released.
"This is the dojo for morning combat practice. Although you all performed well in the assessment, that is only in the past. It is only your performance compared to the eliminated warriors. Today I want to feel your true strength."
"As for the way to find out the bottom line, it is to play against me! Let me have a concrete understanding of your actual combat level, and also let you have an understanding of your true level." As Li Xiaoren walked, he introduced the learning content he planned to arrange this morning to the four freshmen behind him.
After Li Xiaoren finished speaking, he circulated his star power and created star images. A ferocious sun-swallowing python appeared behind him, with four shining stars clearly dotted on it.
After the stars rose, Li Xiaoren looked back at the four freshmen behind him. He saw that when they heard that they were going to fight against him, and even when he deliberately released the aura of a four-star strong man, they were still able to remain calm and not panic or show cowardice. He nodded with satisfaction.
"Swish..." Li Xiaoren stopped at the door of a room with a number 5 nameplate, opened the door and walked in. He stood in the middle of the dojo, pointed at the four people and said, "Come in, for today's actual combat, Tang Zheng, you'll be the first to come!"
"Let me be frank with you. Today's fight will be considered the first test. If you fail to satisfy me, it will be recorded as a failure!"
