318: Chapter 318 Ye Chen, you just wait!

After Ye Chen finished a round of guidance, the courtyard couldn't quiet down at all.

All one hundred and twenty people had faces filled with shock, excitement, and surprise!

Lu Nan squatted to the side, repeatedly kicking his left leg with an expression like he had just won the lottery.

Guo Qinling stood in place, trying to move his right shoulder... that spot had always felt awkward since he started practicing martial arts at fifteen, and every time he exerted force, it felt like something was blocking it.

But just now, Ye Chen had simply pressed twice on his shoulder blade, and that blockage vanished like a punctured sheet of window paper.

"Holy crap? It's really gone..."

He murmured to himself, testing out a few punches; the wind from his strikes whistled through the air, many times smoother than before.

A girl with a ponytail stood in the corner, her eyes slightly red.

Her name was Shen Qing, and she specialized in leg techniques, but an old injury to her right ankle had always plagued her, aching faintly on rainy days and making her afraid to go all out when exerting force.

Just now, Instructor Ye had simply held her ankle and rotated it twice, and that tendon that had troubled her for three years was suddenly smoothed out.

"Instructor..."

She looked up at Ye Chen, her face flushed with excitement. "My ankle... is it completely healed?"

Ye Chen was looking down, recording everyone's condition on his phone, and looked up at her upon hearing her voice.

"Yes, it's healed."

"You can go all out when exerting force from now on; there's no need to hold back."

Shen Qing nodded vigorously, her nose tingling as she nearly burst into tears on the spot.

Three years.

It had been three whole years!

She never dared to use her full strength during training, and she always fell just short during every assessment because of that slight hesitation.

The coaches all knew she had an injury and comforted her, saying to take it slow and that it would be fine once it healed.

But the injury had been nursed for three years and never fully recovered.

And now... a young man in his early twenties had just rotated it twice... and it was healed!

All around, similar scenes were playing out.

"Instructor! My waist! My waist doesn't ache anymore!"

"Instructor! My knee really doesn't hurt anymore?!"

"Instructor! My chest doesn't feel tight when I breathe!"

"..."

Exclamations rose one after another as the one hundred and twenty people, like explorers discovering a new continent, repeatedly felt their bodies to confirm the changes.

Then.

One gaze after another fell squarely on Ye Chen.

In those gazes, there was no longer any doubt or defiance.

There was only... fanaticism.

And worship.

Lu Nan was the first to stand up, striding over to Ye Chen and, without a word, thudding onto one knee.

"Instructor!"

"From today on, you are my, Lu Nan's, true instructor!"

"If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west!"

"If you tell me to take a beating, I won't hesitate for a second!"

His kneeling was like lighting a fuse.

One hundred and twenty people simultaneously dropped to one knee, their movements as synchronized as if they had rehearsed a thousand times.

"Instructor!"

"From today on, you are the instructor for all of us!"

"The one who excels is the master! Since you are stronger than us, you are our teacher!"

"We are convinced!"

"Truly convinced!"

...Ye Chen looked down at the group of young people kneeling across the ground, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

"Everyone, get up."

"What is this, kneeling like this?"

Lu Nan gave a cheeky grin and leaned in: "Instructor, did you say we start getting beaten again tomorrow?"

Ye Chen glanced at him.

"What? Are you addicted to being beaten?"

Lu Nan scratched the back of his head with a guileless smile: "Well, it's because you can fix our flaws after beating us... getting a beating to cure an old ailment, that's a bargain!"

A burst of laughter immediately erupted from the surroundings.

"Brother Lu, are you treating the instructor as a physiotherapist?"

"Hahahaha..."

Ye Chen couldn't help but let out a small smile as well.

He raised his hand and pressed down.

The laughter gradually subsided, and one hundred and twenty pairs of eyes fell on him once more.

Ye Chen pulled back his smile, his expression becoming serious.

"I've gone over all your issues; those that could be solved on the spot have been dealt with today."

"The remaining ones will take time to nurse back to health; they cannot be rushed."

"Starting tomorrow, what you need to do is practice these newly adjusted habits until they become your instinct."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across those young faces.

"However..."

"Before that, you have to pass a test."

Everyone was stunned.

Pass a test?

What kind of test?

Lu Nan couldn't help but ask: "Instructor, what test?"

Ye Chen didn't answer directly but turned his head to glance at Yan Qingwu, who was standing to the side.

Yan Qingwu was baffled by his look, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in her heart.

Sure enough.

Ye Chen retracted his gaze and spoke slowly.

"Once you've practiced until your body's movements are smooth, come find me again... when you can last three moves against Officer Yan."

"Then come find me."

Everyone: "???"

What?

Did we hear that right?

Last three moves against Officer Yan?

One hundred and twenty gazes simultaneously turned toward Yan Qingwu.

Yan Qingwu: "???"

She froze for a moment, then realized what was happening, her expression becoming quite a sight.

"Wait!"

"Ye Chen, what do you mean by that?"

"You're making me manage them???"

That's right!

She suddenly realized that Ye Chen was an absolute Old Six!

Even more black-bellied than herself!

While doing his job, he didn't forget to pit her as well?

Ye Chen looked at her innocently: "You are the team leader, after all. Shouldn't you be the one managing them?"

Yan Qingwu laughed out of sheer frustration.

"Team leader?!"

"My role as team leader is just as a liaison! I'm responsible for coordination!"

"Aren't you the one responsible for the training???"

Ye Chen blinked, his expression becoming even more innocent.

"That's right, I'm responsible for the training."

"But I never said I wouldn't train them."

"I only said that they should come find me after they can last three moves against you."

"Until then, you take them through their drills."

Yan Qingwu: "..."

She took a deep breath, and then another.

Endure it.

Must endure it.

Can't make a move.

Can't win the fight.

She gritted her teeth, squeezing out a few words from between them.

"Ye Chen!"

"This is revenge!"

Ye Chen looked at her and nodded seriously: "Oh, so you noticed?"

Yan Qingwu: "!!!"

The one hundred and twenty people watched this scene, their expressions becoming strange one by one.

However.

They knew they couldn't laugh, or they'd likely become Officer Yan's human sandbags in a moment... Lu Nan leaned into Guo Qinling's ear and whispered, "The instructor is really putting Officer Yan on the hot seat."

Guo Qinling nodded like a woodpecker.

"Last three moves?"

"With Officer Yan's strength, how could we possibly last three moves?"

Shen Qing added gloomily from the side: "So the instructor's point is to have Officer Yan train us, and only when we've trained enough to last three moves against her will he personally step in."

"That'll take ages..."

"Even if it takes ages, we have to train. Do you know what it means to have the instructor personally train us?"

"Good point..."

...Amidst the whispering, Yan Qingwu's face became even more colorful.

She glared at Ye Chen, wishing she could bore two holes into that innocent face.

Last three moves?

What was her strength?

Early Earth Realm!

To deal with these Yellow Realm brats, forget three moves—she wouldn't even need one!

Making her lead these people in training until they could last three moves against her?

What was the difference between that and letting them train themselves to the Heaven Realm?

To put it bluntly, he was tethering her here to be Ye Chen's free labor!

Yet, she couldn't even argue back.

Because what Ye Chen said was indeed correct... she was the team leader.

Even if she was just a liaison, technically, these people did fall under her management.

She took a deep breath and forced out a smile.

"Fine."

"Very well."

"Ye Chen, you just wait for this lady!"

Seeing her gritting her teeth like this, Ye Chen's mood suddenly became very good.

He stretched and turned to walk out of the courtyard.

"Alright, that's it for today."

"Get some good rest; starting tomorrow, you'll be training with Officer Yan."

"When you can last three moves against her..."

He waved his hand without looking back, "Come find me again."

The one hundred and twenty people responded in unison.

"Yes, Instructor!"

Ye Chen's figure disappeared through the courtyard gate.

In the courtyard, Yan Qingwu stood in place, staring at the disappearing back, her fists clenching and unclenching.

Behind her, the group of trainees looked at her, none of them daring to make a sound.

After a long while.

Lu Nan plucked up his courage and approached, asking cautiously, "Officer Yan... what are we... training tomorrow?"

Yan Qingwu turned her head to look at him.

That gaze sent a chill down Lu Nan's spine.

"What are we training?"

Yan Qingwu smiled.

She smiled with a charming, captivating look.

"Naturally, we're training in things that will allow you to last three moves against me."

"Starting tomorrow..."

"An extra six hours of training every day."

"If anyone slacks off, I will personally accompany them in their extra training."

Everyone: "???"

Lu Nan's face turned pale instantly.

One hundred and twenty people simultaneously sucked in a breath of cold air.

They suddenly realized... the instructor hadn't kicked away a problem; he had kicked them into another fire pit...