Xia Henao listened to Shen Yu's words, reached out, and pinched Shen Yu's face, "Xiao Yu, what nonsense are you spouting? Who are you calling a failure? If there was no one else here, you'd see how I'd deal with you."
Xia Henao's small face was wantonly squeezed and shaped by Xia Henao. "I was wrong, please let me go."
The woman in white beside them looked at Xia Henao and Shen Yu, "You two, you have such a good relationship."
Xia Henao nodded, "Really? That's great!"
The woman in white pulled Xia Henao up, "Alright, if you want to flirt, wait until you two get home and do it in bed. You can't do it here. Let's practice our basic skills, start with opening the hips."
Xia Henao shivered at the mention of opening the hips. Zhang Hong's screams still echoed in his ears. His first reaction was a phrase he often heard in his previous life: "Taking too big a step can lead to tearing your nuts."
Opening the hips was not a simple matter of taking a big step. Xia Henao quickly racked his brain and finally thought of a question: "Master Sister, what is your most familiar martial arts routine?"
The woman in white walked to the weapon rack, picked down a sword, and said, "Don't call me Master Sister. My name is Gongsun Xue. You can call me Sister Xue from now on. My most proficient weapon is the sword."
Xia Henao heard Gongsun Xue's words, "Senior Sister? Which university's student is Senior Sister?"
Gongsun Xue impatiently tapped Xia Henao with the hilt of her sword, "What are you thinking? I'm not a student. I'm a teacher at Linglong City Spirit University."
Xia Henao and Shen Yu's eyes widened, "You're a teacher?"
Gongsun Xue nodded, "Of course. My sister and I are both teachers, and we're both teachers in the battle department. How about it, do you two want to apply to Lingling University? I'll definitely find a way to make you both my students and educate you well."
Xia Henao scratched his head. Linglong City Spirit University was abbreviated as Lingling University, which didn't sound very impressive. However, facing Gongsun Xue's question, Xia Henao still replied, "I'm really sorry, I don't have student status right now and I'm not participating in the Spirit College Entrance Examination, so I can't apply to Lingling University."
Gongsun Xue continued to persuade, "It's okay, you can come over. Our school has special enrollment students."
Xia Henao looked at Shen Yu, "I'll listen to our Xiao Yu about this. I'll go wherever she applies."
Gongsun Xue looked over, and Shen Yu immediately replied, "I'm sorry, Sister Xue, I've already decided to apply to Liuling University. It's closer to my future development goals."
Gongsun Xue sighed, "Alright then. Since you have no intention of applying to our Lingling University, I won't force you. But you must visit me often."
Shen Yu nodded, "Okay, we'll definitely visit Sister Xue often."
Xia Henao looked at the three-foot green sword in Gongsun Xue's hand and reached out, "Sister Xue, do you have any sword techniques that are suitable for practicing together, like 'Loving Couple Sword,' 'Flying Eyebrows and Dancing Eyes Sword,' 'Honey-Dipped Oil Sword,' and so on? I want to learn them to practice with our Xiao Yu!"
Hearing Xia Henao's words, Shen Yu quietly reached out and pinched Xia Henao. Gongsun Xue watched their small actions and smiled, "Of course, there are things like what you mentioned, but you need to build a solid foundation before you can practice them. Come, let's open our hips."
As she spoke, Gongsun Xue extended her leg and kicked left and right between Xia Henao's two feet. She placed her hands on his shoulders and pressed down, and then Xia Henao let out an even more ear-piercing howl that "lingered in the air."
Xia Henao's pain made Zhang Hong, who was practicing dancing inside, drift off, "Hmm? Is that Xia Laoda's voice? What did they encounter outside? Why is he screaming so miserably?"
Gongsun Shuang, inside the room, whipped down, "Practice well, what are you thinking about? His voice is loud, but there's no pain at all, completely different from your pig-slaughtering voice."
Zhang Hong reached out and touched his butt, "Sister Shuang, how can it not hurt when you hit me with all your might..."
Outside the house, after letting out that scream, Xia Henao froze on the ground, unmoving. Shen Yu knelt down with concern and asked, "Are you okay? Where does it hurt?"
Xia Henao gritted his teeth and said, "What do you think? I don't even dare to move..."
Shen Yu reached out and massaged Xia Henao's thigh, "How is it? Does this feel a little better?"
Xia Henao slowly nodded, "Xiao Yu, you're so good to me."
Gongsun Xue pulled Shen Yu aside, "Good sister, don't be fooled by him. Look at him, he doesn't look like he's suffering at all. He just wants you to pity him."
Xia Henao chuckled awkwardly and then stood up, "I've been exposed..."
This time, Shen Yu didn't do anything to Xia Henao, she just stood there, "I pity him, and I'm willing to."
Gongsun Xue, who had just eaten a mouthful of dog food, sat back at the stone table, "Forget it, I can't practice anymore. If I keep practicing like this, I'm afraid something will happen to me."
Xia Henao pulled Shen Yu to the table, "Thank you, Sister Xue, for caring about me. By the way, Sister Xue, since you know how to dance with a sword, why don't you capture a Ghost Sword?"
Shen Yu asked, "What's a Ghost Sword?"
"It's Aegislash, because it's a Ghost and Steel type Pokémon, so I call it a Ghost Sword. This Pokémon is very cool, especially after evolving into Aegislash. It can attack and defend, and it's quite powerful."
Shen Yu nodded, "Then do you plan to capture such a Pokémon?"
Xia Henao shook his head, "I don't have any plans to capture this Pokémon yet, but Sister Xue, don't you? Don't you think using Aegislash with sword techniques is a good strategy for battle? You can fight with a shield in your left hand and a sword in your right."
Xia Henao paused here. He felt like he had heard something similar before. Where was it?
Gongsun Xue also knew what kind of Pokémon Aegislash was. She was also proficient in the techniques of switching between offense and defense in martial arts. After Xia Henao's suggestion, Gongsun Xue actually had the idea of capturing an Honedge.
Xia Henao picked up another sword from the weapon rack, "Sister Xue, do you know how to dance with a sword? The kind with two swords?"
Gongsun Xue smiled, took the second sword from Xia Henao, and walked into the middle of the courtyard. She held the two swords and danced gracefully, her movements like a butterfly flitting among flowers. After Gongsun Xue finished her sword dance, Xia Henao applauded enthusiastically, "Sister Xue is amazing! This sword dance is truly extraordinary. I think if you had a pair of Honedge, your coordination would surely win the Grand Festival."
Gongsun Xue held the two swords in one hand and put them behind her back, "Really?"
Xia Henao changed a poem by Du Fu, "Today there is a beauty, Gongsun, whose sword dance moves the four directions. Sister Xue is amazing."
Gongsun Xue thought about Xia Henao's two lines and said, "Hmm? These two lines are good. Xiao Xia, quickly write them down for me. I want to make a pendant to wear."
Xia Henao took out his phone and typed the two lines of poetry on the screen for Gongsun Xue. After Gongsun Xue finished reading, she nodded and took out a small knife to carve wood.
Gongsun Xue quickly carved a wooden plaque and hung it on her waist, "Xiao Xia, your persuasion just now really made me think of many new moves. Martial arts not only include fists and feet but also weapons. Come, let's have a good chat and discuss it."
Xia Henao thought about the information in the Pokémon encyclopedia, "Sister Xue, what do you think of Beedrill?"
Gongsun Xue was stunned, "Beedrill? What does that count as? You can't possibly consider its stingers as flying needles."
Xia Henao extended one finger from each hand, "Why consider them flying needles? Isn't it better to consider them dual guns?"
...
In the following period, Xia Henao, Shen Yu, and Gongsun Xue's ideas were wild and unrestrained. They developed concepts like Farfetch'd as flying swordmasters, Scyther with twin green blades, and Carbink with short clubs.
To put it bluntly, any Pokémon that held something in its hands could be studied by them into a samurai holding a weapon. Even a Builder who held two stone pillars in its hands became a general charging into battle with two stone hammers in their mouths.
This was truly thanks to Xia Henao's exposure to all sorts of weapons in his previous life and his involvement in various games. In his imagination, Arceus and a four-legged Camille could be directly equated, because both had sharp legs...
After a brainstorming session with Xia Henao, Gongsun Xue's mind was filled with many extraordinary ideas. She stood up and slammed the table, "Okay, now I, no, tonight I will review all the various weapons I've learned before..."
Xia Henao looked at Gongsun Xue, whose fighting spirit was burning fiercely, "This is bad. Sister Xue is going to practice weapon combat. What a sin, what a sin."
However, Gongsun Xue's fighting spirit quickly extinguished. She walked to Xia Henao and gently embraced him, "Sister wants to thank you. This way, we have hope."
Xia Henao was stunned, "Hope for what?"
"Do you know about the college Pokémon tournament? The one that's held annually. With your help this time, our Lingling University will definitely be able to secure the championship. No matter what Jinghai University or Liuling University, they're no match for us!"
Xia Henao's mouth was agape, "Ah, well, that's good, that's really good. But Sister Xue, I also have a good relationship with Principal Zheng of Liuling University. This makes things difficult for me."
Hearing Xia Henao say this, Gongsun Xue patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, I won't tell them. As long as you don't say it and I don't say it, no one will know."
Xia Henao felt like he was going to die. "Sister, you still don't understand our relationship. With your strange, even bizarre, tactics, how could they not suspect me..."
As Gongsun Xue was excited and Xia Henao was awkward, Shen Yu asked a question, "Huh? That's strange, why can't I hear Zhang Hong's screaming anymore?"