Chapter 17: Wind Chimes Snow

  "Three Military Forms", "Bear Monkey Lean", "Wind and Air Stack", "Collapse Fist"... In the blink of an eye, Sun Yan and the girl had exchanged dozens of blows. The combat skills used by both of them were all at a perfect level; if there was someone else present at this time, they would probably have their eyes wide with amazement.

  In the entire city of Los Angeles, how many middle school students can master various basic skills and first-class combat techniques to perfection at the age of 16? Probably only a handful.

  The alcohol in his body slowly dissipated, and Sun Yan felt more exhilarated than ever before. He intensified his attack while shouting: "Hey! Girl, you're so fierce! Try to take this one from me!"

  His body suddenly stopped, from movement to stillness. The muscles in Sun's right arm swelled violently, his arm bent, and with a flick of his elbow, a sharp whistle burst forth in the air.

  Elbow Cannon! Although it's only one-third the power of Elbow Cannon, but Chang's unique martial art is indeed more powerful than other second-rate martial arts.

  The girl was slightly startled: "Eh, elbow cannon?" She returned to her senses and pointed out with a calm gesture, still the same one as before.

  Elbow pointing at each other, Sun said he only felt a sharp and piercing inner yuan coming again, he chuckled and suddenly shifted his body to the side, with both hands crossed, palms facing outwards, fingers slightly trembling, exactly like "Huā Dié Cuò".

  "What's going on with you?" The girl was genuinely surprised this time. She hadn't expected Sun Yan to be able to use the battle techniques of two families.

  The defensive technique 【Huā Dié Cuò】, barely managed to deflect the girl's internal yuan, and Sun Yan took another small step forward, his left hand sweeping up, one finger pointing towards the girl's forehead, that one finger was exactly the technique the girl had used just now.

  "Ah, the silver mask shattered at the sound of her voice. Sun Yan's strength was precisely controlled, and with a downward slide of his hand, he touched the girl's smooth cheek, gently pinching it, and smiled slyly: "This battle technique should be your family's exclusive skill, I can only grasp one-third of it. Tell me, what is this technique called..."

  Sun Yan's voice stopped abruptly, his eyes widened suddenly, staring straight at the girl. The moonlight poured down, sprinkling on the girl's flawless face, her high nose bridge, under her willow eyebrows a pair of amber-colored eyes, containing a hint of thin anger, seemed to smile but not quite looking over.

  The true face of the girl under the silver mask was as beautiful as Sun Yan had imagined, breathtakingly so.

  However, Sun Yan's face showed a look of horror, this face he was too familiar with, had seen it from afar countless times. But like now, at almost zero distance, it was still the first time, and more fatal was that his left hand was still touching this beautiful face, and also pinched it slightly.

  Nan Ying Academy 3rd grade A1 class chief student - Feng Lingxue, the acknowledged number one young genius in all of Luoshan City.

  Sun Yan stared blankly at this stunning face, his left hand shrinking back as if electrocuted. His heart was wailing in despair, thinking that this time he would really lose his life. If today's events were to be known by others, the entire Nan Ying Academy could drown him with just one mouthful of saliva! He would immediately become everyone's public enemy, a rat that everyone would shout and hit.

  He suddenly looked up at the sky, turned around and staggered out, mumbling: "Huh? Where is this place? Ah, I guess I've had too much to drink, yeah, I've had too much to drink."

  Looking at Sun Yan pretending to be a drunkard, Feng Ling's mouth corners rose with a hint of smile. Just now she wanted to test him out, controlling her inner yuan at the level of a first-class warrior and exchanging blows with this person. Unexpectedly, the more they fought, the more shocked she became - how could someone with such astonishing fighting instincts have never been heard of before?

  Especially the move just now, was actually the Wind Family's martial art 【Star Strike】, Feng Lingxue didn't think that this person had only exchanged blows twice, yet grasped a part of the essence of 【Star Strike】.

  "Grade 3 Class C-69, is this Sun Yan?"

  A gentle voice came from behind and fell on Sun Yan's ears, but like a hungry ghost urging him to hurry, he immediately ran wildly with his feet, "No, no, you heard it wrong, you heard it wrong ah!"

  Feng Ling couldn't help but laugh out loud. This person was really interesting, especially his martial arts comprehension, which was truly astonishing.

  ...splitting...

  The next morning, as soon as the sun had just revealed a corner of its edge, the playground of Nanjing Eagle Academy became lively.

  Many students sat on the edge of the playground with their heads buried in books, studying hard, with less than 10 days left before graduation. For those students who are weak in martial arts, cultural courses are the key to a better life.

  As for students with good martial arts aptitude, they dare not slack off even more. The martial arts test 9 days later on graduation day concerns their life's destiny.

  The trajectory of life is often like this, because of less effort and hard work, it ends up on a completely different path.

  In Building C, Carter walked with a brisk pace towards the meeting room of Class 3-C-69.

  From 5 days ago, Carter's mood has been getting better day by day, and the cold, hard lines on his face have softened a bit.

  Looking out the window at the bright sunshine, Carter muttered to himself: "There are still 9 days, there are still 9 days until the graduation exam, I really hope that day comes as soon as possible!"

  In Carter's coaching career, he was always in charge of the C-grade martial arts class. How excellent can the students who were assigned to the C-grade class be? The teachers didn't have any hope at all.

  In each graduation exam, at most 10 students from Class C can be admitted to the top 100 universities in Nanfeng Province. As for being admitted to the top 50 or even top 20 universities, it's simply unimaginable for the teachers of Class C.

  However, this time is different. Three years ago, when Carter first saw Shui Lian Qing, he felt that the girl was being overlooked, and she had the potential to be as good as the excellent students in Class B. Under his careful guidance, Shui Lian Qing did not disappoint him, and over the past three years, she has continued to show her talent. In the martial arts test two months ago, even the teachers of Class A gave her a very high evaluation - this girl has the strength that is not inferior to the students in Class A.

  This is one of Carter's most proud students in his 60-year teaching career, and he believes that Shui Bingqing will definitely be able to take the top 50 colleges in Nanfeng District.

  However, life is full of drama. Half a month before graduation, he discovered a martial arts genius - Sun Yan.

  Just thinking about the sparring scene a few days ago, Carter's heart was burning with excitement. What kind of achievement could such a martial arts genius achieve in the graduation exam?

  If you get an A- in just one subject in the graduation martial arts test, you can be accepted into a top 10 college. If you get three A-'s, the doors of Imperial College will also open for you.

  "Three A's - Ah!"

  Standing at the door of Class C-69's meeting room, Carter took a deep breath and pushed open the door to walk in. Suddenly, his face changed color as he saw someone sitting at the head of the conference table - Qian Ju-ren, the director of Class C.

  Class teacher Li Gang smiled and said: "Officer Carter, come on, sit down quickly, we've been waiting for you!"

  The other 12 teachers present also greeted Carter, and in today's society where martial arts civilization is flourishing, the identity of martial arts instructors in colleges is special, equivalent to that of class advisors.

  Kai Te looked around the room, found a seat and sat down, saying in a low voice: "Director Qian, Teacher Li, it's unprecedented to call us all over before the graduation exam. Is there something important?"

  Qian Jurong slightly nodded and said: "This matter was reflected by Teacher Li to me, so let's have Teacher Li explain it."

  Li Gang hastily bowed his head and said seriously, "Everyone knows that the welfare of our C-class teachers is generally not good, can't compare with those in A-class and B-class. Similarly, it's even more impossible to expect students' graduation exam results."

  Everyone present nodded in agreement, Li Gang was telling the truth. The welfare of teachers teaching classes A, B and C were vastly different, with a 10-fold difference in income between teachers of class A and class C. This is just the usual benefits, every year's graduation exam, those students who are admitted to the top 100 colleges in Nanfeng Domain, their teachers will also receive generous rewards from the college.

  How many students from each C-class of Nanjing Eagle can be admitted to top 100 universities? You can count them with two hands. As a result, the income gap between teachers in ABC classes is even more staggering.

  Seeing the resonance of the crowd, Li Gang smiled slightly and said: "I believe everyone else knows that if a student's grades are too poor and drag down the whole class, the teacher's benefits will also be affected."

  The people present looked unnatural, and they all thought of one person at the same time - that muddy student Sun Yan.

  Someone tentatively asked: "Does Mr. Li mean that Sun Yan...?"

  Li Gang slammed his hand on the table and said excitedly: "As a teacher, one naturally has to think of the students. But I believe everyone has done their best over the past three years. Sun Yan is such an unruly student, with scores below 50 in all subjects last time, and half of the usual grades were zero. For such a student, we have all fulfilled our responsibilities. Now, for the welfare of us all, I propose to Director Qian to initiate the [Teacher Protection Measures]."

  Teacher protection measures?

  Everyone was shocked, with different expressions on their faces. The launch of this measure is indeed to protect the rights and interests of teachers. However, the target of this measure refers to those students who seriously harm the safety of the college and society. Once this measure is launched, the targeted students will not only be disqualified from graduating exams but also will not be able to find a decent job in the future.

  Everyone present is quite astute and upon hearing Li Gang's words, they naturally understand that there is something fishy going on. However, ruining a student's life over this makes them somewhat hesitant.

  At this time, Qian Juren knocked on the table and said slowly: "The situation that Teacher Li Gang mentioned, I have seriously verified it. For a student like Sun Yan, whether or not to activate the [Teacher Protection Measures], his future situation will not be any different. As for the graduation exam, do you think such a student can achieve anything in the exam? It's just losing face for our Nan Ying Academy."

  "Alright, let's put it to a vote. If half of you agree, we'll activate the [Teacher Protection Measure]."

  Upon hearing Qian Jurong's words, the teachers present no longer had any reservations. In an instant, including Li Gang, 13 teachers voted in favor.

  Finally, everyone's eyes fell on Carter, and Li Gang smiled: "Officer Carter, you won't have to worry about students like Sun Yan anymore."

  Carter raised his head and swept his gaze across everyone in the conference room, a hint of cold smile on his face. "Li Gang, as the instructor of martial arts class, I have 50% of the decision-making power, right?"

  Li Gang's expression changed as he sensed something was off in Carter's tone. "What do you mean, Instructor Carter?"

  "It's simple," Carter said coldly. "I oppose activating the [Teacher Protection Measure]."

  "Coach Carter, what's the point of doing this?" Li Gang shouted, "You're an eighth-level warrior, you don't care about this little benefit from the college, but it's better to be more harmonious with others. This won't do you any good."

  Carter sat up straight, his eyes fixed on Qian Juren, and said in a deep voice: "Sun Yan's past behavior has been questionable, but it hasn't reached the point where we need to activate the teacher protection measures. I oppose it because I want to live up to my responsibilities as a teacher. What do you think, Director Qian?"

  Qian Jurong narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, and said in a low voice: "Coach Carter, you have 50% of the decision-making power, but I have the right to initiate the 'Teacher Protection Measure'. After the graduation exam, you will no longer be Sun Yan's instructor, and your decision-making power will become invalid. However, as a student of Nan Ying Academy, Sun Yan's status will not change, and at that time, I can still decide whether to initiate the 'Teacher Protection Measure'. You'd better think carefully, as an opponent of the 'Teacher Protection Measure', don't regret it later."

  Carter's face fell completely, and he said in a cold voice: "No need to consider it, I oppose the activation of [Teacher Protection Measures]."

  "Alright." Qian Juren nodded expressionlessly. "Now I announce that the 'Teacher Protection Measure' for Sun Yan will be extended until after the graduation exams. Dismissed!"

  Carter stood up first, sneering, "Director Qian, everyone present, I also give you a sentence - don't regret it when the time comes."

  Bang!

  The door of the conference room was suddenly opened and closed, and Carter's footsteps in the corridor gradually faded away.