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nEver since the announcement of the trial operation of the base city, the viewership ratings of Jiangnan province’s television stations had been increasing. Every day, the news became a must-watch program after meals, and it received a lot of attention.

nMother Chen handed a peeled apple to Chen Yiming. “I heard from your sister that their school might arrange for a martial arts teacher to lead a team to the otherworld. It’s so chaotic outside now, do you want to go with your sister? That way, you can take care of her.”

nChen Yiming took the apple and finished it in a few bites. He said, “Jiangnan province has been having a lot of troublesome matters recently. It will take a lot of time if I escort her into the otherworld as a bodyguard, and I still have to stay there and take care of her. I don’t have the time to spare.”

nFather Chen said, “Your son is now a person who can deal with important matters. Yingying already said that she was only going to the stronghold in the otherworld to try doing some cultivation there. She will go there in the morning and return before dark. Don’t give random suggestions.”

nMother Chen looked unhappy. “Then don’t go. What are those school heads thinking? Bad things keep happening outside, and they still want to bring the students out.”

nChen Yiming felt that one apple wasn’t enough, so he picked up a bunch of grapes from the plate and started eating them.

nHe had seen through the intentions of the head of the East Lake Martial Arts Academy, but did not reveal them. He was doing this for the development of the martial arts academy.

nCould he arrange for students to cultivate in the otherworld for a long time? How much time could he arrange for them to cultivate there? A week? A month?

nThese indicators would affect the recruitment of students for the martial arts academy in the future. The East Lake Martial Arts Academy benefited from being in East Lake City, which had a special status. However, in the long term, they still had to rely on themselves.

nAfter the East Lake City government decided to expand the city, the plan to build another martial arts academy was also discussed during the meeting.

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nThe news program was soon over. Mother Chen asked Chen Yiming about where he had been recently and what he had encountered.

nChen Yiming didn’t know how to explain the situation to Mother Chen, who was still an ordinary person. He could only use some excuses to brush her off.

n“Bang!”

nThe bedroom door opened and Chen Yingying walked out.

nHer eyelids were heavy, and she looked exhausted. She swayed a little as she walked. Using one’s spiritual power to draw the concept diagram consumed a lot of energy.

n“Brother, I can’t do it anymore.”

nChen Yingying was a little upset. She also wanted to watch television with her family.

nChen Yiming nodded. “Let me see one of the concept diagrams you drew recently.”

nChen Yingying nodded and returned to her room. She quickly came out with a drawing in her hand and handed it to Chen Yiming.

nChen Yiming laid the drawing flat and glanced at it before returning it to Chen Yingying.

nHis expression was solemn. Although it had not been long since his sister obtained the concept diagram of the cultivation technique, her cultivation was definitely not progressing well. She was one of those with poor talent and there was no value in trying to develop her further.

nAs her biological brother, he could not bear it anymore. Even back then, he had understood at a glance that there was a huge difference between their abilities.

nChen Yingying had a bad feeling and probed, “Brother, what’s wrong? The teacher even praised me for being smart earlier today.”

nSmart?

nYour teacher sure knows how to talk.

nOnly you would take it seriously.

nChen Yiming frowned. With the current situation, the stronghold was under threat at any moment. If he didn’t accompany her, he wouldn’t be able to rest easy if he let Chen Yingying follow her martial arts teacher into the otherworld.

nEven the simplest version of the Mantis Snake Sword Technique would be too difficult for Chen Yingying.

nThis made Chen Yiming a little frustrated. The Western corporations treated him like he was nothing and were openly causing trouble under his nose. His sister also needed him to accompany her the entire time.

nTaking advantage of the fact that he was at home, Chen Yiming tutored his sister and explained the steps and difficulties of drawing the concept diagram to Chen Yingying.

n…

nEarly in the morning, at the entrance of the East Lake Martial Arts Academy,

nChen Yiming and Chen Yingying parted ways. He instructed his sister to explain things to the martial arts teacher as soon as possible so that everyone could hurry up and set off for Jiangdu City.

nAll around them were students who were rushing to enter the school. Chen Yiming still looked very young, and he thought that if he wore the school uniform, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to sneak in as a student.

nThe smell of soy milk and fried dough sticks filled the air, arousing his taste buds. It had been a long time since he had such an ordinary breakfast, and he could not help but reminisce about it.

nIt had to be known that no matter how delicious or precious the ingredients were, after eating too much of the same thing, one would get sick of them. The rare items from the otherworld were no exception.

nChen Yiming walked into a shop across the street from the school that was selling breakfast.

n“What do you want to order?” the lady boss shouted.

nHe glanced at the menu above and said, “A bowl of soybean curd and two fried dough sticks.”

nChen Yiming sat down at a wooden table facing the East Lake Martial Arts Academy across the street. It was almost time for the morning practice.

nHe was the only customer in the shop, and the tables were filled with the remains of paper bags, cups, plates, and so on.

nThe soybean curd and fried dough sticks were served quickly. Chen Yiming broke the fried dough sticks into small pieces and dipped them in the soybean curd before starting to eat.

n“Hello!”

nChen Yiming was still savoring the taste of the soybean curd and dough sticks when he heard someone calling him from the entrance of the shop. He looked up and saw a woman standing more than a meter away from him.

nThe woman was wearing a set of pink sportswear, and her black hair was tied up into a bun at the back of her head. Her figure was slightly well-endowed, but one could see her toned muscles from her exposed arms. Her figure was fit and sexy.

n“You are…?”

nChen Yiming didn’t remember having met someone like her.

nZhao Meijing’s expression was a little reserved as she explained, “I work part-time as a teacher in the martial arts training class. I taught your sister for a while before.”

nChen Yiming came to a realization. When he arranged for his sister to join a martial arts class, he had specially instructed the receptionist to choose the most expensive one. The woman in front of him was beautiful and capable, so everything made sense.

n“Come and sit. Don’t just stand there,” Chen Yiming called out.

nZhao Meijing hesitated for a moment before sitting down right opposite him. She wiped the sweat off her forehead to hide her nervousness.

nTime flew by. The person in front of her was now a legend in East Lake City. If not for the fact that they were slightly related, she would not have dared to take the initiative to strike up a conversation.

nChen Yiming took out a napkin from a box and wiped his fingers clean of the oil from the fried dough sticks. He asked, “My sister is a little weak in martial arts. Did she cause Teacher Zhao any trouble back then?”

nZhao Meijing crossed her legs and placed her hands on her knees. “No! Yingying is obedient and hardworking. We’ve been exchanging our martial arts insights recently.”

nAs soon as she finished speaking, she was afraid that it would cause a misunderstanding, so she quickly explained, “I’m also a teacher at the East Lake Martial Arts Academy. I teach the class next to your sister’s.”

nChen Yiming realized that he might have caused her to be late for her work. He asked, “I heard from Yingying that the martial arts academy has a joint morning practice. Teacher Zhao, you…”

nZhao Meijing also remembered that she still had to supervise the students’ morning practice. She felt a little regretful that she had to end the conversation with Chen Yiming so quickly, but she couldn’t think of any suitable excuse to prolong it.

nShe wanted to say that it did not make any difference if the students were not supervised for a day, but it would seem like she was being too irresponsible as a teacher. In the end, she did not say it.

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nAt this moment, at the entrance of the East Lake Martial Arts Academy, under the lead of a middle-aged male teacher, a group of students walked out of the school gate and stopped by the roadside.

nChen Yingying saw Teacher Zhao and Chen Yiming sitting opposite each other in the breakfast shop across the street. She covered her mouth in surprise and informed the martial arts teacher before walking towards the shop.

n“Are you ready?”

nChen Yiming asked when he saw Chen Yingying walking over.

n“Brother, weren’t you in a hurry? We had no choice but to come out first.”

nChen Yingying walked into the breakfast shop and explained everything to Chen Yiming. She then turned around and said, “Teacher Zhao, you’re here too!”

nZhao Meijing looked embarrassed and did not know how to reply.

nI can’t possibly say that I used you to strike up a conversation with your brother. I’ll lose all my face, and we won’t be able to get along in the future.

nChen Yingying didn’t think much of it and asked, “My brother is accompanying us to the otherworld. Why don’t you come along too? We can spar on the way.”

nWhen Chen Yiming heard this, he scolded his sister. “Teacher Zhao still has her own job. How can she skip class? Do you think the school is run by your own family?”

nZhao Meijing’s eyes widened. “You guys are going to the otherworld? That’s great! I’ll ask the head if I can take the day off now.”

nWith that, she took out her phone and called the school head’s office. After hearing the reason, the head agreed without saying anything else.

nSeeing this, Chen Yiming bit back the words in his mouth.

nThe three of them walked out of the breakfast shop and crossed the road to meet up with the martial arts teacher and students from Chen Yingying’s class.

nThe middle-aged male teacher was already prepared. He quickly walked over and nervously greeted them. “Hello, I’m Cai Xihe, the martial arts teacher for Yingying’s class.”

nThe other party’s aura was restrained to appear like that of an ordinary person, but he already knew about this person’s achievements in advance. Just by standing in front of him, he felt a sense of pressure.

nThis pressure did not actually exist, but it made him feel like he was suffocating. He did not know if it was just a psychological effect.

nChen Yiming nodded. They had met once before, so he felt a little closer to him.

nThe students in the class looked at Chen Yiming in admiration, especially the girls. They were so excited that they were about to jump up and down. To be able to enter the otherworld together with him was something they didn’t even dare to dream about.

nThe group set off quickly.

nFor the sake of cultivation, the team did not take any transportation and directly cut through the deserted wilderness to reach Jiangdu City.

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nNot long after they left East Lake City, the two sides of the road started to become deserted. Their vision was filled with lush greenery.

nChen Yiming was at the front of the group. His steps seemed slow, but each step he took covered a larger distance than the others.

nThe two martial arts teachers and the students in the class followed behind him.

nChen Yingying had been protected carefully in the past, so this was her first time entering the wilderness. She looked around curiously, hoping to see the ferocious mutant beasts mentioned in the books with her own eyes.

nSeeing a figure that was taller than a person moving among the bushes in the distance, she said in surprise, “Could it be a mutant beast hiding there?”

nChen Yiming glanced at it before continuing on his way.

nAmong everyone present, his sister was the only one who had never been to the wilderness or fought mutant beasts before.

nZhao Meijing and Chen Yingying walked almost side by side. She smiled and explained, “This place is too close to the city. There’s a high chance that those are just some animals in the grass, not mutant beasts.”

nChen Yingying’s face turned red when she heard this. She realized that her behavior earlier might have embarrassed her brother.

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nChen Yiming suddenly stopped when he passed by a small valley.

nWith his powerful perception, he sensed that there were 20 to 30 wolf-type mutant beasts inside searching for prey. Their auras were very weak, and they were probably at the middle level of the disciple realm.

n“We can let the students practice on them.”

nHe said this mainly to find a suitable reason for Chen Yingying to fight the mutant beasts firsthand for the first time in her life.

nAt this moment, the movements of the team were also sensed by the wolf-type mutant beasts in the valley, and they let out loud cries.

nWhen Chen Yingying heard that she was really going to fight the mutant beasts, she panicked and looked at Chen Yiming in fear, as if she was being sent to her grave.

nChen Yiming tried to encourage her. “Don’t panic. With your current strength, movement speed, and reaction speed, as long as you aren’t surrounded by the mutant beasts in the valley, you should be fine.”

nThe martial arts teacher, Cai Xihe, stood out. “I can go in with the students and hold the line from the side to ensure that no one is injured.”

nSeeing this, Chen Yingying had no choice but to agree. There were many other students around, and no one else had any objections. How could she back out alone?

nAfter Cai Xihe led the students into the valley, only Zhao Meijing and Chen Yiming were left alone watching them.

nZhao Meijing couldn’t help but say, “Although there are many students sharing the burden, aren’t you asking too much by getting Yingying to face so many mutant beasts in her first battle?

nI think it’s better for her to fight a lone mutant beast and take it one step at a time.”

nChen Yiming stood with his hands behind his back. His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the valley and see the battle going on inside. At this moment, his calm and steady aura was completely at odds with his age.

n“The situation in Jiangnan province is not as good as it seems on the surface. It’s not even an exaggeration to say that it’s the other way around.

nOnce the current situation becomes out of control, the impact would be unimaginable. The province might even become a hunting ground for creatures from the otherworld.

nIf Yingying can’t even take out the mutant beasts when she has the advantage, it’s useless no matter how good the resources she has are. If she can’t set her mind on martial arts, there will be a huge problem sooner or later.”

nZhao Meijing was shocked by the scene he described. The entire Jiangnan province might become a hunting ground, and humans would be the prey that were surrounded by otherworld creatures. She took a deep breath and suddenly focused on his figure.

nWas this the difference in the scenery one saw looking down from a different height? As a teacher at the East Lake Martial Arts Academy, most of the information she heard from the news, her friends and colleagues were all good news.

nThe base city was operating smoothly, and the exploration of the otherworld was steadily underway. The first batch of people had entered the otherworld, and were creating a better cultivation environment for Jiangnan province.

nThe overall situation was moving towards the day that everyone could go back and forth between the blue planet and the otherworld to cultivate for a long time. To those who had reached a bottleneck, this was a ray of hope.

nHowever, the man in front of her did not seem to think so.

nChen Yiming sensed the other party’s admiring gaze. Since he had already revealed some insider information, he didn’t mind giving her another hint.

n“It’s hard to say whether the situation will develop in a bad direction. At the very least, the warrior realm is like a large grasshopper which has a greatly increased survival ability. Teacher Zhao, I suggest that you try your best to break through to the warrior realm after entering the otherworld.”

n“Alright… Got it.”

nZhao Meijing and Chen Yiming were facing each other, and her face turned red. Her fingers were intertwined tightly, and she stood with her long legs pressed together.

nShe suddenly remembered that she was the teacher of this man’s sister, and this man also called her Teacher Zhao. Since the two of them were not teacher and student, she felt that it was a little strange.

nThe battle between the students and the mutant beasts in the valley had already started. The two people who were alone outside the valley were not worried about being disturbed by anyone.

nChen Yiming subconsciously swallowed his saliva. When he was talking to Zhao Meijing earlier, the two of them had unintentionally stood face to face. The other party had decided to follow him to the otherworld at the last minute, and was still wearing a pink sportswear that was extremely tight-fitting.

nAfter rushing the entire way here and feeling nervous due to Chen Yiming’s words, she was sweating profusely. Her clothes were drenched in sweat, revealing her curvy figure.

nThe smell of pheromones started to spread. Zhao Meijing’s face turned red when she heard the sound of Chen Yiming swallowing. It was as if hot air was coming out of her head. She avoided his gaze, and her heart was beating violently.

nWhat should I do? What if he makes a move? Should I resist?

nZhao Meijing, Zhao Meijing, what are you afraid of? Take advantage of the fact that the students are not around and take the initiative to make a move. If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

nBut if I do that, will he look down on me and think that I am a loose woman?

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