Chapter 296 The Sore Little Girl
The afternoon combat class was the same, with all 25 cubs present.
Unlike the morning's academic classes, the cubs were noticeably more excited at this moment, their little fists clenched tightly, looking restless and eager to get started.
It was only then that Zuo Shan realized how passionate the wasteland children were about fighting, including her own children.
The combat training for beginners takes place on the playground. There are two instructors: one named Mu Xun, who teaches superpowers, and the other named Dong Yue, who teaches hand-to-hand combat.
The first class was taught by Ms. Dong, a petite woman with a very charming appearance.
She was in her early twenties, wearing a royal blue bodysuit, and at first glance, she looked like a mermaid just emerging from the water.
The cubs' eyes lit up when they saw her, especially the boys, who all thought she was easy to bully.
After giving a brief self-introduction, Teacher Dong stopped wasting time and directly activated the holographic projection on his wristwatch, displaying a set of close-quarters combat techniques.
She played the slow-motion video three times, having the children imitate the actions as she played it. Of course, the tutors also learned along with her, and after school, they would practice with their own children.
This was the first time Zuo Shan had systematically learned martial arts since arriving in the wasteland, and it benefited her greatly, so she studied it with extra care.
Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at the tutors around me and noticed that they didn't seem to be learning very seriously, but most of them were quite skilled in their movements, as if they had practiced many times before.
Standing next to her, Kong Lan asked in a low voice, "Why do you seem to be learning this for the first time?"
"Yes, I haven't learned this before." Zuo Shan nodded honestly.
“No wonder! Let me tell you, at least half of these tutors have tutored more than one child, so they are very proficient in this set of basic fighting techniques,” Kong Lan explained.
"Huh? Are they professional tutors who accompany students to school?" Zuo Shan asked.
"Yes, do you think every family can have a proper family education?"
Take me for example. I am a member of a collateral branch of the Kong family, and my superpower level is not high. Although I can earn more by taking on family missions, the risks are also greater.
So when I had the opportunity to enter Xiangyun Academy with one of the young masters of the family, I chose to study psychology, child education, and cooking, and got a tutor certificate.
Then, whenever the Kong family had school-age children who needed someone to accompany them to school, I would take on this task and comfortably coast along for four or five years.
However, my good days are coming to an end, because the Kong family has not produced any elites in recent years, and the family is gradually declining.
The Kong family pinned all their hopes on Miss Lingling, expecting her to shine brightly in a decade or so.
If Lingling can soar to great heights in the future, not only will the Kong family be able to rise again, but even I, the tutor who once accompanied her to school, will become quite valuable.
However, the families do not trust each other, so when choosing a tutor to accompany their children to school, they usually choose someone from their own family.
For example, you and Young Master Chen both have the surname Zuo, don't you?
Kong Lan had something she was too embarrassed to say: in her limited experience, she had never heard of a Zuo family in the central district.
Based on this, it can be inferred that Young Master Zuo Chen is most likely the illegitimate son of a prominent family in the central district, and Zuo Shan is probably the biological mother of the illegitimate son.
There are usually two situations in which an illegitimate child can be recognized by the family: one is that there are few direct bloodlines in the family, and the other is that the child is highly talented.
Based on the contest between the two children on the stage at noon, Kong Lan determined that Zuo Chen should be the latter.
The reason she took the initiative to befriend her neighbor Zuo Shan was actually to make an investment in her future.
After all, before Ah Chen had made a name for himself, a small gesture of goodwill was enough to establish a relatively close relationship.
Furthermore, through a crocodile meat dish and a probing fight in the ring, it can be roughly seen that Zuo Shan is broad-minded, does not like to take advantage of others, and will not become irrational just because his son is injured.
Only then will the test truly end.
From then on, Kong Lan truly regarded her as a key friend to be cultivated over the next four years.
In the days to come, she will do her best to give her all sorts of tips and help to prevent her from suffering any hidden losses due to her ignorance of interpersonal relationships in the central area.
Zuo Shan knew nothing about Kong Lan's psychology, but she only regarded Kong Lan as a casual acquaintance. Although Zuo Shan had no experience living in the aristocratic circle, she was very clear about the survival rules of the wasteland.
Trust is built up little by little; it cannot be established overnight.
Kong Lan spoke quite frankly, and her last sentence, though seemingly unintentional, was actually a small test.
If Zuo Shan had gone along with her, she would have revealed A Chen's true identity, but she only feigned surprise and said:
"So you all have a foundation. It seems I need to practice harder, otherwise my son Chen won't be able to keep up."
Kong Lan failed to find out the result she wanted, but she was not discouraged. There was still a long time ahead, and sooner or later she would find out the true identity of Young Master Chen.
The children's enthusiasm was gradually worn down by the repetitive movements, until Teacher Dong Yue announced that they would start sparring in pairs. Only then did the children roar and pounce on their classmates opposite them.
Kong Lingling chose to stand on the same side as Achen from the beginning because she knew the rules of sparring from the start.
She was very dissatisfied with losing to Achen in the ring, but since the use of superpowers was not allowed during the sparring session, she felt that she could definitely beat him with her own strength and speed.
Teacher Dong Yue asked the children to practice the moves they had just learned. Unfortunately, many of the little ones had learned a variety of moves before entering school. When they were sparring, they were only thinking about winning and didn't care about anything else.
For a time, the fight was intense, but the moves were all over the place.
Before this, Ah Chen had learned some formal fighting techniques from Caesar, and he had also learned a few moves from Monton and his guards.
However, Ah Chen was always very interested in new moves. Since Teacher Dong Yue had emphasized the need to use new moves, he naturally gave up on the others.
Kong Lingling, however, was different. All she wanted to do right now was win, and she kept throwing punches at him like an angry little leopard.
Ah Chen had a hard time dodging, and because he was limited by the new moves he had learned, he also had difficulty finding a suitable position to counterattack.
However, after dodging left and right for a while, he gradually mastered the new moves and became adept at both dodging and counterattacking.
Taking advantage of the opening created by the opponent's attack, he struck Kong Lingling under the armpit with a palm, knocking the little girl to the ground.
Kong Lingling cried out in pain and tried to get up by pushing herself up with one hand. When Achen saw that her little hand was cut, he felt a little guilty and quickly reached out to pull her up by the arm.
Kong Lingling was both ashamed and angry at this moment. She no longer cared about martial ethics in the fight. She clenched her other fist and punched him in the bridge of his nose.
With a soft "crack," Ah Chen's nose broke again, and blood spurted from his nose.
He stared at her with an incredulous expression, his blue eyes wide open. Kong Lingling met his gaze, feeling incredibly guilty, and all the satisfaction of venting her anger vanished.
Throughout her battles with other children, she always won honorably, and she had never encountered an opponent who could defeat her.
Ah Chen was a peer who defeated her twice in a row, which shattered her self-confidence, leading her to commit such a despicable act without considering the consequences. She felt ashamed just thinking about it.
Before, on the ring, she could say that she lost control and accidentally injured Ah Chen, who had already stopped fighting. But this time, she could no longer find a reason to say that she didn't do it on purpose.
The thought that everyone would look down on her from now on, saying that she was a sore loser and that she had launched a malicious sneak attack even though the war had ended, made her want to cry.
"I, I, I, I'm sorry! Here, take this potion!" Kong Lingling took out a bottle of healing potion and handed it to Achen. Her chestnut eyes were filled with tears, and anyone who didn't know better would think that she was the one who had been beaten and injured.
Ah Chen clenched her little fists tightly, refusing to take the medicine she was given, and remained silent, only glaring fiercely at her.
"I was wrong! How about I stand here and not move, and you punch me back, right on my nose too, okay?" Kong Lingling gritted her teeth and closed her eyes.
The little girl was clearly terribly nervous, but she tried her best to look like she wasn't afraid of death. The tears that had just filled her eyes overflowed from the corners of her eyes because she closed them, making her look like a pitiful little kitten.
Seeing her like this, Ah Chen's anger inexplicably subsided by more than half. Oh well, a real man doesn't bother with a little girl like that.
But he felt unwilling to do nothing. After hesitating for a few seconds, he raised his hand and flicked her forehead hard, gritting his teeth and saying, "Hmph! I'll let you off this time, but if there's a next time, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
Then he noticed a deep red mark on the little girl's fair forehead, and looking at her scraped little hands, he couldn't help but frown:
Sigh! This little girl is no fun at all; she gets hurt so easily, she's not tough at all!
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