Book of Disaster

"!!!"

This sudden move surprised Bai Tianxiang.

He had already calculated all of Bai Qi's moves, but he never expected that he would have such a move.

Since the beginning of winter, the capital has had several snowfalls. After last night, a thick layer of snow had accumulated in the back garden, already above the ankles. Although the two brothers had fought and trampled many places, there was still a lot of snow left.

The sneak attack caught Bai Tianxiang off guard. Snowflakes got into his eyes, and they became blurry, making him unable to see anything clearly. As for Bai Qi, his whereabouts completely disappeared.

"not good!"

Bai Tianxiang wanted to change his tactics, but it was too late.

"Haha, brother, you lose!"

In a flash, the wind whistled in my ears and the triumphant voice of Bai Qi was heard. Then a foot as fast as lightning pierced through the flying snow and immediately chopped down towards Bai Tianxiang's head.

"Despicable. You're going to use this trick to fight with Big Brother?"

"Haha, you didn't say it can't be used."

"Huh, really? You're happy too early!"

……

The next moment, just as Bai Qi was about to hit Bai Tianxiang, a huge energy burst out from Bai Wuxiang's body. The huge force knocked Bai Qi away and he fell to the ground.

"Brother!!! You are cheating! Didn't we agree not to use internal energy?"

"Hahaha, this is called strength over skill. No matter how good your skills or how sneaky your tricks are, they can't withstand overwhelming force! This is the last lesson I'm going to teach you today. Besides, if you can cheat, why can't Big Brother? Hahaha!"

Bai Tianxiang laughed out loud. Seeing Bai Qi rushing towards him in a rage, he hooked his right hand and subdued him with a light push.

Bai Qi couldn't move his hands, but he kicked wildly, kicking large pieces of snow onto his eldest brother.

"Hahaha, this move can't hurt me."

"Bah, is there a way to be a big brother like this? I don't accept it, let me go!"

"Watch my black tiger take out your heart!"

"Monkey steals peach!"

"Pfft, how dare you, little brother!"

……

The two brothers were playing around with each other, and the guards and maids of the Bai Mansion around them couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

After playing around in the snow for a while, Bai Tianxiang quickly dismissed the guards and servants around him and gave Bai Qi some instructions. He was quite satisfied with the talent shown by his younger brother.

"You have good talent, but unfortunately, you have never awakened your martial spirit! Sigh!"

Bai Tianxiang suddenly sighed, with endless regret in his eyes.

"Three days from now will be your third time to participate in the martial soul awakening ceremony, and it will also be your last chance to awaken your martial soul. If you can succeed, with your current talent, maybe... you can really change everything."

"Martial Spirit? What on earth is that?"

Bai Qi couldn't help but be stunned. This was the second time he heard this word. He wanted to ask, but was afraid of revealing a flaw.

He is now like he has just entered a rental house. Although he can analyze every detail of the previous tenant through the traces left in the house, he can also understand some of his living habits and fragments of his past.

But more people know nothing.

"...From what Big Brother said, the martial spirit is very important. I must ask the guards in the mansion about it later."

Bai Qi said secretly.

"Hahaha, don't worry, big brother. I will definitely succeed."

Bai Qi laughed, but he remembered the key word "three days later" in his heart.

"Hahaha, you really have changed. You have become much more open-minded."

Seeing Bai Qi so optimistic, Bai Tianxiang couldn't help but laugh.

"By the way, the teacher will come to your house tomorrow, don't forget it."

"Teacher?"

Bai Qi was stunned, but quickly realized that Xishi was the teacher.

Although the Bai family is a military family, they are also a noble family. As a descendant of a noble family, he must at least have basic reading and writing skills, and of course he will have a teacher.

"Ah."

Bai Qi responded vaguely and didn't care.

It’s just reading. Who hasn’t read? What’s the big deal?

"I know you have a stubborn character, but you should still pay some attention. That gentleman is not an ordinary person. He has a special status in the capital. Ordinary powerful families don't teach him. Our family relied on grandpa's influence to get him to agree reluctantly."

"Although you are famous for your poetry in the Taishi Palace, it may not be of any use to that gentleman. He is impartial and notoriously harsh. If you anger him, he can report it to His Majesty."

"In the capital, all the noble families and dignitaries are in awe of me. Even my father doesn't dare to offend me."

"He will come to examine your knowledge tomorrow and see how you are doing with your studies. Don't make him angry, or else if father finds out, even your elder brother won't be able to save you."

Daytime fortune telling.

"Such a big background?"

Bai Qi was surprised. He originally thought that he was just an ordinary old scholar who just listened in class and dealt with it casually. He didn't expect that he had such a powerful background.

"Be serious, you hear me?"

"Okay."

Bai Qi responded, feeling a little uneasy.

Studying knowledge?

Are you kidding me?

He had only been in this world for two days, was he going to make such a fuss? Was he serious? How could he know what homework was assigned and what knowledge was taught?

But judging from the eldest brother's tone, this teacher is not easy to deal with.

Never mind, let’s continue practicing martial arts.

We'll talk about the teacher's matter later.

……

At noon the next day, in the study of Bai Mansion.

Bai Qi finally met the teacher that his elder brother mentioned.

He was wearing a gray and white Confucian robe, with his hands behind his back. Although he was nearly fifty years old, his body was straight and he gave people a feeling of being full of energy. However, when he saw his face, Bai Qi immediately understood why his elder brother said that he was very harsh.

He had a stern and majestic look, and his eyes were extremely sharp, as if he was always examining people. As soon as Bai Qi walked into the room, he felt a pair of eyes falling on him, as if he was a criminal being interrogated by a criminal investigator.

He was dressed appropriately but was very serious, standing there like a wooden sculpture.

His lips were tightly pursed, as if it would be wishful thinking to utter any praise from him, and the rigidity and harshness in him seemed to be engraved deep into his bones, making people instinctively feel fearful.

"I met the teacher."

Bai Qi stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

Respect teachers and honor the elderly. As a generation of Greater China who was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze, this will not change no matter in which world or dimension we are in.

"Ah."

The teacher nodded slightly, his scrutinizing eyes never leaving Bai Qi.

"How's your homework going?"

"Fortunately."

Bai Qi's voice unconsciously lowered a few notes, and he felt a little flustered. Was this going to be a test on his knowledge and homework?

He knows nothing about this, so don't let him get caught!

Or just say you have lost your memory?

That’s right, it’s amnesia! This trick will definitely work every time!

The teacher did not speak. In the suffocating silence, he glanced at Bai Qi again and finally spoke -