Chapter 136

Xia Yu and Xia Rou still have to go to school.

Before the school gate closed, Song Mo delivered the two girls to Modu University.

He, meanwhile, slept at home.

As for Dushima Yingxue, she quietly rested in the guest room and caused no trouble.

The next morning, she rose.

Around six o'clock in the morning.

Song Mo discovered that Dushima Yingxue had also risen at this hour, and he blinked in slight surprise, then nodded and said:

"You look energetic—not like someone who didn't sleep well. Do you have a habit of rising early?"

"That's a good habit. Saves me from having to enter your room to wake you."

"Have you washed up? After breakfast, come to the Lianwuchang at half past six."

Dushima Yingxue had loosely tied her black hair into a bun, exuding a casual elegance, and she bowed slightly.

"Hai! Understood, Teacher!"

After breakfast.

Song Mo brought Dushima Yingxue to the Lianwuchang.

For ease of instruction,

both Song Mo and Dushima Yingxue changed into Martial Dao attire.

One looked heroic and upright; the other, graceful and spirited.

They looked like elder and younger siblings.

After taking his stance, Song Mo asked Dushima Yingxue in a deep voice:

"Yingxue, do you still remember what you promised me when you became my disciple?"

Dushima Yingxue nodded slightly and said:

"I remember."

"Yingxue promised that since she is now your disciple, she is a disciple of Huaguo, and will never act against Huaguo."

"And…"

At this point, Dushima Yingxue

paused slightly in her tone.

It seemed almost shy.

"Also… Yingxue must not defy her Teacher's orders."

"Whatever my Teacher commands, Yingxue must do."

"My Teacher's orders are above all else."

Song Mo: "..."

He had the feeling Dushima Yingxue was doing this on purpose.

Or is this just how they speak in Yinghuaguo?

Polite to the point of falseness? A little weirdly courteous?

The last time he heard words like this was in a Yinghuaguo porn film… cough, no need to elaborate.

Song Mo found it strange.

So he corrected her:

"Don't talk like that… damn it! Don't talk like that!"

"Yingxue, from now on, speak more directly!"

"Learn from how people in Huaguo speak! Understood?"

"Too polite makes you seem distant; too formal feels fake. Everything needs balance!"

"Also!"

"My original words were that you must obey your sect's commands!"

Dushima Yingxue blinked, looking genuinely confused.

"Aren't those the same thing?"

"To obey the sect's commands means to obey the Teacher; to obey the Teacher means Yingxue must follow all of the Teacher's orders without question!"

She lowered her head slightly.

She looked very obedient.

"Teacher, Yingxue will definitely listen!"

"I will unconditionally follow every order you give me!"

Song Mo frowned.

People from Xiao Rizi are weird. Why do decent girls speak plainly yet always sound suggestive?

Clearly a cultural problem—no wonder their porn industry grew so fast, becoming a major economic pillar…

Song Mo made up his mind.

Dushima Yingxue was his disciple. Though he took her in mostly for practical reasons, he did harbor some appreciation for her.

If he had time, he should properly train her.

He absolutely couldn't let her be ruined by Yinghuaguo's toxic customs.

As for now… first, teach her martial training!

Song Mo's expression turned serious. He gave up correcting the ambiguity in her words and said firmly:

"Pay attention. I'm now teaching you the heart method and movement essentials of the Five Animal Exercises. Follow my movements…"

Song Mo slowly got into a stance, and while demonstrating the Five Animal Frolics for Dushima Yingxue, he also recited the mental cultivation method's mnemonic formula aloud.

By the time Song Mo had slowly and completely run through the Five Animal Frolics once.

More than two hours had already passed.

Dushima Yingxue, who had been practicing along, was already covered in a thin layer of sweat, and a refreshing cherry-blossom fragrance on her body shifted from faint and elegant to thick and intense.

It's actually her natural body scent? Why does it smell so much like cherry blossoms?

Could it be that a cherry-blossom spirit possessed her?

The thought vanished in an instant.

Song Mo didn't pay it much heed.

Besides, as her teacher, it really wouldn't be proper to pounce on his student's body scent and ask about it.

Song Mo asked:

"Yingxue, how much do you remember?"

"Teacher, I've basically remembered it all!"

Dushima Yingxue answered swiftly.

Her face wore an expression of pleasant surprise — this truly exceeded her expectations!

She knew Song Mo had ability, real ability!

But when it actually came to learning the skills Song Mo taught, Dushima Yingxue still couldn't help being deeply shocked, simply because the moment she touched the Five Animal Frolics, she sensed it was a method utterly different from ordinary Martial Dao.

Dushima Yingxue did not achieve a sensation of Qi on her very first try.

However, as she recited the mental cultivation mnemonic and followed Song Mo's movements, that ineffably mysterious feeling could not be deceived.

For a moment, she even forgot her plan of pretending to be casual and occasionally giving Song Mo little "benefits" to seduce him.

"You basically remembered all of it?"

Song Mo didn't believe it; he suspected Dushima Yingxue might be lying.

【You think you're me or something? I only remembered everything in one go because I had a cheat. I taught you once — granted, slowly and in detail — but saying you remembered it all is a bit of an exaggeration.】

【But Dushima Yingxue doesn't really seem to be lying either…】

"If you say you've remembered it, then show me."

"Perform a section from the very beginning, and then a section from the very end."

Following Song Mo's instructions, Dushima Yingxue got into action.

One could see that although her movements lacked the graceful rhythm of Song Mo's, they were still standard, and she was reciting the mnemonic without a single mistake.

Song Mo was somewhat startled.

It was as if he were only just now meeting Dushima Yingxue for the first time.

She felt somewhat unfamiliar.

【So this cherry-blossom girl who's been flattering me all along is actually a once-in-a-thousand-years genius?】

It was no wonder Song Mo's reaction was slow.

The truth was that Dushima Yingxue had simply acted far too humble in front of Song Mo, keeping her posture very low, so much so that Song Mo had overlooked her talent.

What Song Mo didn't know was that Dushima Yingxue was extremely proud.

Only in front of him was she low-key and modest.

Otherwise…

Heh, the Dushima Yingxue in front of Song Mo and the Dushima Yingxue out of Song Mo's sight could practically be said to be two different people.

Song Mo's thoughts churned.

Though inwardly astonished, his expression remained calm and composed.

"Not bad."

Song Mo took out a wooden case and tossed it to Dushima Yingxue.

"This thing is called the Da Huan Dan. Originally I planned to wait until you'd practiced proficiently before giving it to you."

"Now it seems there's no need to wait until then."

(End of this chapter)