Cultivating the Divine Art Wrong, Wreaking Havoc on the Jianghu – Chapter 153

Chapter 153: On Xia

Shi Feizhe felt the cold wind coming from the north, sitting at the round table in the reception room, looking at Old Man Fan opposite him.

It was already December, and before he knew it, Qing Shan Martial Academy had been established for three months.

These past few months had been quite turbulent, and it was only in the last month or so that things had become relatively stable.

The three of them had been teaching their courses quite smoothly. They were able to write words by looking at pinyin, although it was limited to first-grade vocabulary.

As for math… it was still a cause for concern. With the slightest variation, they would struggle to think, counting on their fingers.

Regarding natural science and moral education…

They treated the former as tales of the supernatural and the latter as nonsense.

Truly, rotten wood cannot be carved!

However, Shi Feizhe also knew that it was extremely difficult to change the thinking of an adult.

It was precisely because it was difficult that he wanted to teach the three of them, to understand where the difficulties lay. Based on the difficulties, he would adjust the curriculum so that it could be adapted to more people later on.

Without research and firsthand experience, how could he just make decisions based on his own ideas?

Wouldn’t that make him a stupid leader?

But leading a team was not an easy task, even a team of three.

“Minister Fan, Mister Fan. You have become a True Person Martial Artist, haven’t you?” Shi Feizhe looked at Old Man Fan and spoke directly.

Old Man Fan took a sip of tea and said, “Academy Head Shi has good eyesight.”

“Could it be that Academy Head Shi is also a True Person Martial Artist?” Old Man Fan asked tentatively.

He didn’t know why Shi Feizhe had suddenly called him over today, saying he wanted to have a chat with him.

“Mister Fan has been in the Jianghu for decades. Do you know who in the Jianghu can be called a great Xia?” Shi Feizhe didn’t admit it, but asked instead.

“A great Xia is one who helps the weak and fights for justice. In my opinion, there are no great Xia in this Jianghu.” Old Man Fan didn’t know what Shi Feizhe was thinking, but after some thought, he answered truthfully.

“Could it be that the Jianghu doesn’t need people who help the weak and fight for justice?” Shi Feizhe asked again.

“In the Jianghu, the strong bullying the weak is not called bullying, but the law of the jungle, the way of heaven!” Old Man Fan shook his head and said, “Since it is the way of heaven, naturally there is no need for great Xia.”

“So, the vision of Qing Shan Martial Academy, where everyone is a great Xia, is wrong?” Shi Feizhe said, following his words.

Old Man Fan nodded and said, “A great Xia goes against the way of heaven and should not exist in the Jianghu. If they do exist, going against the rules of the Jianghu, they cannot be called a great Xia. They can be called a great demon!”

“A great demon of the Jianghu!”

This was his true thought. He was already a True Person Martial Artist, and he no longer needed to hide his thoughts and opinions.

When his martial arts were weak, he had to rely on others and struggled to survive in the Jianghu. Whatever others said, he had to agree!

If others said s*it smelled good, he also had to bow and scrape and say, “What does s*it smell like? It really does smell good!”

Now, if anyone dared to tell him s*it smelled good again, he would shove s*it into that person’s mouth!

This was the significance of the True Person Realm!

He could speak his mind loudly in the Jianghu and act according to his own thoughts!

A true man should be like this!

“So, you also think I’m wrong? You also think I’m a great demon?” Shi Feizhe said with a smile.

Minister Fan saw that Shi Feizhe knew he was a True Person Martial Artist and still asked with a smile. He didn’t know what Shi Feizhe was up to. He said, “Academy Head Shi’s ideals are good, but the current Jianghu is not suitable for them.”

“Then what is suitable?” Shi Feizhe asked again.

“Naturally, it’s to respond to the way of heaven above and the will of the people below! Cultivate Grand Medicine, create opportunities, expand channels, and maneuver strategically. In a few years, Qing Shan Martial Academy can also become a prestigious sect!” Minister Fan thought for a moment and said.

“You want to be the Academy Head?” Shi Feizhe continued to ask.

“If Academy Head Shi is willing to step down, I will naturally take over! Then, Academy Head Shi can continue to teach courses, and we can split the profits 30/70. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?” Minister Fan said with a chuckle.

“Why do I only get 30%?”

“The 70% is mine! Academy Head Shi is so humorous!” Minister Fan laughed, but his heart became alert.

No one would hear someone trying to seize their foundation and not react, unless that person had some kind of trump card.

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“Old Man Fan, how are my lessons?” Shi Feizhe asked about his courses again.

“Profound yet simple, concise and comprehensive,” Minister Fan said, cupping his hands.

He truly approved of Shi Feizhe’s lessons. Many of the concepts were from perspectives he had never considered before.

“Do you remember the character ‘Xia’ I taught you?”

“Of course. The first character Academy Head Shi taught was ‘Xia.'”

“The character ‘Xia’, the left side is the character for ‘person,’ and the right side is a ‘big person’ leading two ‘small people.’ Among all the characters, only ‘Xia’ contains so many ‘people.'” Shi Feizhe sighed and said,

“This Jianghu has everything, but there are too few people!”

“Hehe…” Minister Fan sneered. “People? Of course there are few people! In the Jianghu, only True People can be considered people! The rest are dogs, tools, oxen, horses, slaves!”

“Academy Head Shi, why don’t you open your eyes and look at the Jianghu? Which of the True Person Realm Martial Artists in the Jianghu is a great Xia?”

“Not a single one!”

“Not a single one!”

The more Minister Fan spoke, the more excited he became. This was the heartfelt cry of his eighty years.

When he was young, he was bullied and had hoped for a great Xia to help him, but…

“The louder the cry for a great Xia, the more it shows there are no great Xia!”

“So, Academy Head Shi, you’re sick.”

“The Jianghu should not have great Xia. Even if everyone can practice martial arts, not everyone will be a great Xia!”

“Leave this Qing Shan Martial Academy to me!” Minister Fan revealed his intentions. He wanted to see what trump card Shi Feizhe had.

“Do you two also think this way?” Shi Feizhe suddenly spoke to the outside of the reception room.

With a “boom,” the wall that Hua Xiaomei had personally plastered was shattered by him.

He and Jiang Ning did not conceal their auras, so it was not surprising that Shi Feizhe had discovered them.

Because they wanted to intimidate Shi Feizhe psychologically first. Seeing Shi Feizhe’s ugly behavior out of fear would be truly amusing!

“Outrageous nonsense, utter b*llshit!” Hua Xiaomei said softly. “Shi Feizhe, I’m here to kill you. This time, I definitely won’t let you escape again!”

“Brother Hua, you’re so strange. When have I ever escaped?” Shi Feizhe looked at the two of them and said, “You have also broken through to the True Person Realm and become people of the Jianghu.”

Jiang Ning looked at Old Man Fan warily.

She hadn’t expected this old fellow to become a True Person Realm Martial Artist as well.

“The plan has changed. You deal with him, and I’ll deal with this old man!” Jiang Ning said to Hua Xiaomei. “This time, you won’t lose face and be unable to defeat him, right?”

“You two misunderstand.” Minister Fan stood up, blocking Shi Feizhe’s retreat, and said, “We are not enemies.”

It was not a two-on-two situation now, but a three-on-one.

Note: In ancient times, people referred to the left part of a left-right structured character as “pian” and the right part as “pang.”