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Chapter 434 What to do when your apprentice is too talented and there's nothing to teach him?
Chapter 434 What to do when your apprentice is too talented and there's nothing to teach him?
On the sea surface, the bullhorn bream and the ichthyosaur swim side by side.
Jingli sat on the back of the fish-dragon, while Ye Nanxiao transformed back into the body of the Spirit Blossom Grass and stood on the fish-dragon's head.
Ye Nanxiao carefully steadied himself, hands on his hips, his two stems standing firmly in place as if they were rooted to the ground, not moving an inch despite the turbulence of the sea voyage.
The fish-dragon's energy was constantly in the activation phase, occasionally sweeping across Ye Nanxiao's body.
As its name suggests, the ichthyosaur possesses the bloodline of the dragon race, and its bloodline concentration is far higher than that of the sub-dragon, making it an extremely proud overlord of the ocean.
Ye Nanxiao vaguely remembered some records about ichthyosaurs. The ichthyosaur race was not only proud, but also exceptionally loyal. If a creature could subdue them, it would become the only master of the ichthyosaur for its entire life.
Thinking of this, Ye Nanxiao's gaze involuntarily fell on the whale-shaped hat's tail.
The silver fish tail floats on the sea surface, just like a young girl splashing and playing in the water.
With a sweet smile, Jingli listened to Ye Nanxiao's lecture.
Beside the fish-dragon, the demon spirit rode alone on the horned bullfish, glancing at the fish-dragon from time to time with longing in its eyes.
He also longed to sit on the broad back of the ichthyosaur.
"Did you take notes of the common sense about the human world I talked about yesterday?" Ye Nanxiao asked, his hands behind his back, looking like a schoolteacher.
Jingli smiled and nodded, then recited the knowledge that Ye Nanxiao had shared yesterday, without missing a single word.
Ye Nanxiao nodded, his gaze sweeping over Jingli's silver fishtail again. He had already guessed that Jingli's identity was unusual and that he was using a pseudonym. However, he did not ask, but simply told Jingli to find a way to conceal his fishtail after going ashore.
Although the mermaid race has long lived in the distant, cold icy sea, legends about mermaids are still known to some people on the mainland. It's best not to flaunt the bloodline of the mermaid royal family in public.
When navigating the world, one must maintain a low profile.
Listening to Jingli recite the knowledge he had taught yesterday word for word, Ye Nanxiao couldn't help but marvel at Jingli's powerful learning ability. In comparison, the demon spirit next door was far inferior.
They're both students of Teacher Ye, so why is there such a big difference?
The demon spirit caused the horned fish to unleash its potential, awakening the few memories in its mind, and barely managing to determine a direction to move forward.
After giving Jingli a general understanding of human society, Ye Nanxiao began to answer Jingli's questions one by one.
The group wandered around in the sea, but fortunately the spirit had plenty of dry food, so they didn't have to eat fish every day.
After teaching for a few days, Ye Nanxiao discovered that Jingli's learning ability was too strong, and he had already mastered all the knowledge that Ye Nanxiao had painstakingly taught him.
For almost all of the time, Ye Nanxiao was talking and Jing Li was listening. After a few days, Ye Nanxiao even shared his knowledge about setting up a street stall.
A strong memory allows one to listen to a lecture in one go, and then slowly review and organize the information.
Ye Nanxiao was worried; what else did he need to teach?
Soul tools? Whale Hat is essentially a soul beast, so it's not interested in these steel contraptions, and it might not even be able to make them.
Is this some kind of scam? They're of royal blood; they can have anything they want.
Emotional knowledge? I'm afraid the sea princess would chop him up, this unscrupulous teacher who led her daughter astray.
After considering for a moment, Ye Nanxiao cleared his throat and, using the "blackboard" conjured by his soul power, said, "Today, we will learn some knowledge that is extremely important to humanity, which I have summarized as 'Five-Three'!"
"53?" Whale Hat's face finally showed a puzzled expression.
Ye Nanxiao nodded vigorously, a crooked smile on his face. "Humans and young girls, feel the pain of being dominated by mathematics!"
"A crucial component of this is mathematics! And this so-called mathematics encompasses the essence of all principles in the world! You could say that once you've mastered mathematics, the world and all its inhabitants are simply within your grasp, something you can analyze with a mere wave of your hand!"
Upon hearing this, Whale Hat's pupils constricted, and he opened his mouth wide in surprise.
"Such an unparalleled martial arts technique exists in the world?!" Whale Hat exclaimed in surprise.
Even the calmly swimming fish and dragons turned their heads.
"To give you an example, everything you know, plus everything you don't know, is in mathematics," Ye Nanxiao said, sounding just like those teachers standing at the entrance of tutoring centers talking about discounted classes.
"I want to learn, Master!" Whale Hat said solemnly, his hands folded over his shoulders.
"If I learn this, I can save my people!"
Ye Nanxiao nodded slowly, ignoring the eager-to-learn spirit beside him, pointed to the demon spirit he wanted to learn from, and said calmly, "A promising student!"
"However, let me make this clear beforehand: this kind of knowledge is extremely rare, as difficult as ascending to heaven! Do you know that?"
"I understand! But I'm confident!"
The mermaid girl said confidently that her bloodline not only brought her great strength, but also unparalleled learning talent.
"Alright! Let's start with the simplest problem: the chicken and rabbit problem!"
A moment later, Whale Hata solved the problem, smiling confidently, "It doesn't seem that difficult, does it?"
Ye Nanxiao smiled faintly, "Mermaid girl, that was just an appetizer."
The voice of the unscrupulous teacher drifted across the back of the fish-dragon.
The sun was high in the sky, and the scorching sunlight falling on the sea did not cool it down; instead, it made it feel muggy.
Ye Nanxiao took a small parasol from the demon spirit and held it over his head.
The spirit took out a cornbread and ate it with a little wine to finish his lunch.
After a morning of effort, the spirit finally succeeded in gaining the consent of the fish-dragon and the whale-hat, and sat on the fish-dragon's back.
The reason was that the fish-dragon disliked the horned fish for swimming too slowly, so it let the spirit sit on its back, while it used its tail to wrap around the horned fish and increase its speed to move forward.
The bull-horned bream, tied at the very back, had rolled over belly up and was deep in thought.
After swallowing a bite of biscuit, the demon spirit nudged Ye Nanxiao, then looked at the sullen-looking Jingli sitting beside him and asked, "Strategist, you've fooled that mermaid so badly, aren't you afraid we'll be thrown into the sea by the fish-dragons?"
Ye Nanxiao glanced at the demon spirit and said disdainfully, "What do you mean by 'fooling'? What I'm talking about is the most legitimate knowledge in the last few hundred years! If you don't understand, don't spout nonsense!"
"Otherwise, we really will be thrown down!"
The demon scratched his head. He had been listening intently to Ye Nanxiao's math lesson, but he only understood the phrase "chicken and rabbit in the same cage".
As for the others, the spirits are like a bird that goes in one ear and out the other.
However, judging from Whale Hat's withdrawn appearance, the mermaid girl probably absorbed quite a bit of what she heard.
"Meow!" The fish-dragon turned its head and glared at Ye Nanxiao, seemingly blaming Ye Nanxiao for making its beloved owner withdrawn.
Ye Nanxiao shrugged. He swore this was the most serious thing he had ever told in hundreds of years.
The demon's eyes darted around, and it asked, "Strategist, since I was taught by you, does that mean I'm your last disciple?"
Seeing the bright smile on the demon's face, Ye Nanxiao raised an eyebrow. What kind of wicked idea was this guy up to now?
"Strictly speaking, I am not qualified to be a teacher. After all, I failed the moral character test. As for you, don't even think about becoming my closed-door disciple. I am at most half a teacher, and you are just a nominal disciple." Ye Nanxiao said helplessly, spreading his hands. After all, he, Huang, no, I mean, by the heavens above, he, Ye, is irreconcilably opposed to gambling and drugs.
"Hehe! That mermaid is my junior sister!" the demon spirit said, her eyes shining.
Ye Nanxiao tilted his head, stared at the demon spirit for a while, and said, "What kind of novels have you been reading lately?"
"Hehe, the domineering sect leader and the peerless senior brother!"
"Your taste is quite unique, but I'd better suggest you go to the hospital to get checked out, although I don't discriminate." Ye Nanxiao turned over, ignoring the vain little demon.
"I think I can be a senior sister!" The reclusive Jing Li finally responded.
"Why? I started earlier!" The demon tilted its head, making a face with its eyebrows drooping, eyes wide, and mouth bared.
With a casual wave of his hand, Whale Hat's undergarments instantly transformed back into his armor, his hair fluttering and shimmering with silver light.
"Wow, your cultivation level is higher than yours." Ye Nanxiao calmly lay back in his original position.
The demon spirit, looking bewildered, silently crouched in the corner.
"Hmph!" The mermaid girl snorted, her confidence, which had been shaken by math, finally returning somewhat.
"Remember to hide your tail well after you get ashore, or the Sea Princess will chop me in half." Ye Nanxiao floated up and sat on the head of the fish.
"Understood." Kujira nodded, her smile brightening.
When Ye Nanxiao uttered the words "Princess of the Sea," he revealed Jingli's identity, but did not deny her status as a student.
Whale Hat wrapped his arms around Fish Dragon's long neck, nestled close to Ye Nanxiao, and chuckled, "Master! You must be tired after lecturing for so long, right? Why don't we talk about something else? Like your experiences or something!"
"Add more money."
"Master, let's not talk about money! It'll hurt our feelings!"
"You're just a nominal disciple, so there's not much emotional connection between you."
Two days later, as the fish and dragon sped forward, the endless coastline finally came into Ye Nanxiao's view.
"We've reached land! I'm practically being marinated by the sea breeze!" Ye Nanxiao stretched, and then his Spirit Blossom Grass body was lifted up by a pair of jade hands and placed on a soft spot.
"Master, it's windy, why don't you sit next to me?" Whale Hat said sweetly.
Ye Nanxiao struggled for a while, then realized he was being manipulated and turned to look at the demon spirit.
The demon crouched in the corner, giving Ye Nanxiao a helpless look.
In just two days, he, the demon spirit, went from being the top dog to a junior brother who served tea and water.
They couldn't beat the whale in a fight, nor could they win an argument; and in the vast ocean, there was nowhere to hide their shadows. They had already been dealt with.
Jingli's affection for Ye Nanxiao and Yaoling skyrocketed. She had never had such interesting companions in her previous life. Moreover, neither of them seemed uncomfortable with her hiding her identity and even told her about better ways to conceal it.
Jingli is very clever. In the short time they spent together, she could sense the genuine affection between Ye Nanxiao and the demon spirit.
For true companions, Kujira cherishes them from the bottom of her heart.
In her past life as a princess, she had to face her peers who wore false masks. Wherever she went, fake smiles followed her. Over time, Whale Hat hid all her desires and entrusted them to the stories that occasionally came with the waves.
The world and emotions of the characters in the storybooks are exactly the life that Jingli yearns for.
On her very first trip out, she encountered the life she longed for, which made Jingli cherish it immensely.
Ye Nanxiao struggled for a moment, then looked at the mischievous grin on his student's face and became furious.
With a cold laugh, Ye Nanxiao unleashed his ultimate move: "Today we're going to talk about advanced mathematics!"
You think you can control me, Ye? You're 20,000 years too early.
The mermaid girl's smile vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After placing Ye Nanxiao back on the fish-dragon's head, Whale Hat went to the location of the demon spirit and threw it over.
(End of this chapter)