55. Embarrassing oneself
Qu Zijin finally sighed: "Come in and start class."
Today we're still learning divination techniques.
Although Jin Qizhi doesn't like studying, it's still quite easy for the six-year-old to keep up with the content. He was asked questions by Qu Zijin twice and answered them both times.
Qu Zijin reluctantly accepted this seemingly unreliable new student.
Soon, the class ended, and it was break time.
"Little princess, little prince, do you know? My second brother mastered an unparalleled martial arts technique last night!"
The little dumpling's face was flushed, as if it were hiding some huge secret.
Upon hearing this, the little princess immediately leaned closer: "What kind of divine power? Can you fly?"
The young prince raised his head, pretending not to care, but his ears were secretly perked up.
The second brother stood up at the door, arms crossed, his face serious: "This move is called 'Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Thunder Whirlwind Slash'... It was created by me after three days of seclusion."
He paused, then lowered his voice: "Once unleashed, nothing will grow within a ten-mile radius, and the enemy will tremble in fear..."
The little princess blinked: "Then can you demonstrate?"
The second brother's expression froze, then he coughed twice: "This move is too powerful; using it indoors might harm innocent people..."
The young prince scoffed, "I doubt it."
"Who, who said that!" The second brother immediately became anxious and drew his wooden sword. "Watch closely!"
He took a deep breath, spun around abruptly, his wooden sword arcing through the air, accompanied by a sound effect: "Haaah!"
As a result, he turned around too suddenly, tripped over his own feet with his left foot, and fell face-first into the mud with a "thud".
The little princess laughed so hard she slapped the table: "Hahaha! This is the 'Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Thunderous Whirlwind Slash'? It's clearly 'Falling flat on the ground like a dog face down in the mud'!"
The little boy quickly ran over to help his older brother: "Second brother, are you alright?"
The second brother lay on the ground, remained silent for two seconds, and then said in a deep voice, "...The world is dangerous. I was careless today."
The young prince closed his eyes and turned his head away.
He was speechless: What on earth was this person thinking?!
The little girl helped her second brother sit down, and even she could feel the awkwardness in the air.
To ease the tension, she took out her snack box and shared it with everyone.
Today, Mom prepared osmanthus cake.
Osmanthus flowers are most fragrant in the golden autumn of October, making them the best ingredient for osmanthus cake.
Each person took a piece, and everyone sat down to start eating the cakes.
However……
The second brother took a bite of the osmanthus cake, then suddenly looked into the distance with a melancholy gaze: "This taste... reminds me of that year when I parted ways with an old friend, we also ate osmanthus cake together..."
The little princess tilted her head: "An old friend? You still have an old friend?"
The second brother shook his head deeply: "That was in my past life..."
Jin Lanyue blinked, not doubting her second brother's words at all: "Second brother, were you a great hero in your past life?"
“Not bad.” The second brother looked weary. “Back then, I was invincible, known in the martial arts world as ‘The Lone Swordsman, Jin Wuqing’…”
The young prince expressionlessly stuffed another piece of osmanthus cake into his mouth: "Shut up, eat yours."
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"
-
In the afternoon, Qu Zijin began teaching everyone how to write articles.
He explained the key points and then asked everyone to try writing them out themselves.
The second brother held the calligraphy brush, his brow furrowed, racking his brains but unable to utter a single word. Suddenly, he let out a long sigh: "Alas... how could I be trapped in the school? I am a chivalrous hero with boundless ambition..."
Qu Zijin glanced at his second brother indifferently: "Can your heroic sentiments even be expressed in ten characters?"
Second brother: "..."
The little princess chuckled, the little prince facepalmed, and Jin Lanyue exclaimed with admiration, "Second brother is so amazing! His heroic spirit can even write characters!"
Second brother: "...Little sister, this might not be a compliment."
Jin Qizhi was finally relieved when school was over.
The four little ones walked out side by side.
Jin Qizhi stopped, looked up at the sky, and said in a heavy tone, "The sunset is so red today... It's just like the scene when I fought my final battle at the Forbidden City..."
The young prince said, "You are five years old this year."
Little Princess: "Where is the Forbidden City's summit?"
Little dumpling: "Second brother, did you win?"
The young prince ignored Jin Qizhi and turned to leave.
The little princess smiled and pulled Jin Lanyue along.
The second brother stood there, sighing alone: "Alas... the world is drunk, but I alone am sober..."
When he turned around, he found that the three people had already walked far away.
"Hey! Wait for me!" He quickly chased after him.
-
And so, despite some twists and turns, "Master Jin" eventually integrated into the group.
Although his "peerless martial arts skills" never succeeded, although his "his past in the martial arts world" was all fabricated, and although his "profound sayings" were always ruthlessly exposed...
But the little princess would pester him to tell her stories, the little prince would occasionally play along with him by demonstrating a few moves, and the little dumpling would always look at him with adoring eyes.
Although Qu Zijin appears serious, he was the first to pull his second brother out of the pond when the latter fell in while "practicing martial arts".
Ah! Perhaps, this is the world of martial arts!
Jin Qizhi gripped the wooden sword tightly, a satisfied smile spreading across his face: "One day, I will become a true hero!"
Then--
"Smack!"
He tripped over something and fell.
all in all……
The road ahead is still long, my friend.
-
"Big brother! We're back!"
As soon as the little dumpling got off the carriage, it ran towards the mansion gate with its short legs, its second brother following closely behind.
The older brother, Jin Qizhi, was already waiting at the door. When he saw his younger siblings running over, he smiled and squatted down to catch them, one in each hand: "Run slowly, be careful not to fall."
"Where are Daddy and Mommy?" The little dumpling looked left and right but couldn't see Daddy and Mommy, so she looked up and asked.
Normally, their father would come to pick them up from school, while their mother would wait at the gate of the mansion.
But today, not only did their father not come to take them home, but even the people waiting at the gate of the mansion turned out to be older brothers.
“Don’t worry, they’re entertaining guests in the main hall,” Jin Qizhi rubbed his sister’s head. “The cousin Father mentioned has arrived, and they’re receiving him.”
"Oh..." The little dumpling understood, tugged at her older brother's sleeve and shook it, "What does my little cousin look like?"
“We should call him Uncle Cousin,” Jin Qizhi corrected, then thought for a moment and laughed, “He was wearing a red outfit and was… very handsome.”
"It's pretty... prettier than flowers, isn't it?" the little dumpling asked innocently.
Children don't have a clear concept of beauty and ugliness, and Jin Qizhi didn't know how to describe it in a way that her younger sister could understand.
"Hmm... well, pretty much, I guess? As pretty as a flower," he said hesitantly.
"Oh, so it must smell as sweet as flowers too..."
"This... I've never smelled it before, let me smell it... Wait a minute!"
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