Chapter 7: It's so twisted, it made the teacher spit blood

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Teacher He Pingsheng freeze,

Even Ye Ruyan was left dumbfounded.

For a moment, none of them knew how to respond to such a peculiar explanation.

Especially He Pingsheng,

his facial expression was extraordinarily rich and varied,

clearly he had never encountered such a bizarre interpretation before.

【Your teacher He Pingsheng has noticed three differences in you,】

Just then,

The familiar and mysterious system voice sounded again deep in Ye Xiuxiu's mind.

Upon hearing that another difference had been found,

Ye Xiuxiu couldn't help but feel doubtful:

What exactly have I done that's so special?

Could it be merely because I just explained the meaning of 'seeing idleness and thinking of riding'?

She was utterly perplexed, tilting her head,

gazing at He Pingsheng with her clear, water-like big eyes,

she timidly asked:

"Teacher, is my explanation wrong?"

He Pingsheng pondered briefly and immediately understood what Ye Xiuxiu was thinking.

It turned out she had mistakenly taken the phrase 'seeing virtue and aspiring to emulate' that was just mentioned to be 'seeing idleness and thinking of riding'.

However, upon careful thought, the pronunciations of these two phrases are indeed very similar,

so it's no wonder Ye Xiuxiu misunderstood.

Looking at the innocent student before him,

He Pingsheng smiled faintly and spoke gently:

"Actually, both of you are correct."

"Although their pronunciations are similar, their literal meanings are worlds apart."

"Regarding this, I'll explain it in detail when the opportunity arises."

Saying this, He Pingsheng quickly shifted the topic,

continuing to ask them: "So then,"

"I'll test you again on the saying 'Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire,'"

"do you two sisters know what it means?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ye Ruyan quickly rose to her feet,

and responded confidently and gracefully:

"'Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire,'"

"its meaning is that if we ourselves are unwilling to do something, we should certainly not impose it on others."

He Pingsheng smiled and nodded slightly,

then turned his gaze to Ye Xiuxiu beside him and asked softly:

"Xiuxiu, what is your understanding of this saying?"

Ye Xiuxiu blinked, then answered with a serious expression:

"'If you don't want to do it, you must make others do it,'"

"that is, you must force others to do the things you yourself don't want to do!"

Hearing this explanation, He Pingsheng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

【Your teacher He Pingsheng has noticed four differences in you,】

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiuxiu secretly felt delighted,

she gave a mischievous hehe laugh,

thinking to herself,

if the teacher asks a few more questions,

she might soon manage to gather nine differences!

Before Ye Xiuxiu could snap out of her little mental calculations,

He Pingsheng immediately threw out another question:

"How do you understand the saying 'Words must be followed by actions, and actions must bear fruit'?"

Ye Ruyan answered quickly,

"When we speak, we must keep our promises; what we say we will do, we must do; and when we act, we need to be decisive and resolute, not hesitant or indecisive."

Ye Xiuxiu shook her head and objected,

"No, no, in my opinion,"

"we should be careful when speaking, never leak information to avoid bringing disaster upon ourselves;"

"and when acting, we should try to avoid behaviors that could lead to bad consequences."

Hearing the two starkly different answers,

He Pingsheng's expression turned into a mix of laughter and exasperation,

he helplessly shook his head,

and the corner of his mouth twitched again violently.

Actually, I think it's better to first teach you how to properly recognize characters!

Ye Xiuxiu's understanding is skewed in too many ways.

As long as you recognize the characters, you won't make mistakes.

【Your teacher He Pingsheng has noticed your five differences,】

【Reward: cultivation speed increased by two percent.】

……

The more He Pingsheng taught, the more surprised he felt.

He discovered that Ye Xiuxiu and Ye Ruyan, these two little rascals, had talents that were truly astonishing,

It can be described as terrifying to the extreme.

He merely wrote those characters once and read them aloud once, that's all,

These two children could actually remember them after just a glance.

Such memory is practically like that of a prodigy!

You know, they're just a little over two years old.

Indeed, the old saying holds true: dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes.

As descendants of a Body Integration Stage powerhouse,

This bloodline inheritance power is truly strong enough to astonish.

In just a short day, these two little tots can already recognize over a thousand Chinese characters.

When their parents heard of this,

They were equally shocked beyond words.

Such clever children,

Even calling them prodigies might be an understatement.

The next day, He Pingsheng again came as promised to teach the two girls Confucian Way studies.

Continuing to lecture anew on how to be a person and how to act.

Only saw him, with a solemn and dignified expression, walk to the blackboard,

He wrote a few large characters, stroke by stroke,

"To hear the Dao in the morning is to die content in the evening."

These characters are each unique,

Thus,

Even with Ye Xiuxiu's tendency to wildly interpret things,

she probably wouldn't misunderstand the meaning.

After writing, He Pingsheng turned around, his gaze sweeping over Ye Xiuxiu and Ye Ruyan in turn, and said softly:

"You two little rascals, who will come first to explain to me what this sentence really means?"

Before his words even faded, Ye Ruyan eagerly replied in a crisp voice:

"The meaning of this sentence is that if a person grasps the true Dao in the morning, then even if they die that night, it is worthwhile."

He Pingsheng nodded slightly, showing approval: "Hmm, Ruyan explained that quite well."

Next, he turned his gaze toward Ye Xiuxiu beside him,

smiling, he asked: "Xiuxiu, what do you think of this?"

This time, I don't see how you can twist it!

When Ye Xiuxiu's gaze fell upon those familiar characters on the blackboard,

the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up, forming a faint smile.

This content was not unfamiliar to her; he immediately shouted loudly,

"If you know the way to your house in the morning, you can die at night!"

As soon as these words entered his ears,

He Pingsheng was so shocked he nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He, somewhat unwilling to believe it, quickly wrote several Confucian classic sayings on the blackboard,

"Since you have come, then settle in."

"A gentleman is not a mere vessel."

"Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without learning leads to danger."

Ye Xiuxiu actually didn't hesitate at all and jumped to answer.

Only saw her eyebrows dancing, full of confidence, as she said:

"Since you have come, then settle in. Since you've come, let's rest here."

"The so-called 'gentleman is not a vessel' simply means that gentlemen disdain using weapons."

"As for 'learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without learning leads to danger,' this one is a bit harder,

Seeing that Ye Xiuxiu seemed not to understand,

He Pingsheng's eyes lit up instantly.

"It's a bit difficult, but I can still do it,

"The meaning is that studying my martial arts but not my thought will leave one feeling lost,

"Conversely, if one only studies my thought but not my martial arts, then one's life may not be preserved!"

【Your teacher He Pingsheng has noticed your six differences.】

【Your teacher He Pingsheng has noticed your seven differences.】

【Reward: cultivation speed increased by 2%.】

【Your teacher He Pingsheng saw your eight different aspects.】

The system's prompt sound kept ringing,

He Pingsheng puffed out a mouthful of old blood,

His whole body suffered an extremely severe injury,

This was a major blow he had never encountered in his several hundred years of practice,

It was not an external injury, purely internal.

His Dao heart was damaged.

"No, I need to rest."

(End of chapter)