"…Alright."
Catching the slight nervousness in the young girl's expression, Liu Qingyun couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth lift.
This lass had been steady from the start until now. After just watching her for a moment, his own mood had fluctuated. It seemed she still needed some tempering.
And Liu Qingyun, due to his happiness, had a suddenly benevolent expression, which made Qiu Xi start to feel a bit anxious.
From the first time she saw this teacher until she came up just now, she hadn't noticed him smile.
After coming up for the test, he suddenly smiled so cheerfully, making Qiu Xi worry a little for herself.
What if this Teacher Liu was the type of person who smiled while hiding a knife, wouldn't she be in for a rough time?
The more she thought about it, the straighter Qiu Xi sat, focusing intently on him, waiting for the teacher to make his move.
Seeing the suddenly tense child, Liu Qingyun, who had no particular intentions, found his smile growing even more evident.
To be honest, his questions weren't that difficult, not as tricky as the previous ones; they were just more practical.
Smiling like this, he simply found the girl's tense posture rather endearing.
After a moment of feeling drowsy, Liu Qingyun composed his expression and got down to business.
"Alright, I'll start giving you the questions now. Listen carefully."
Qiu Xi, fully prepared, could only nod.
Liu Qingyun smiled and continued, "I learned from Teacher Ding that you're now in your third year. You should have encountered plenty of theories in your translation classes, right? Can you pick a few to discuss, preferably with examples to support them."
After he finished speaking, Qiu Xi was stunned for a moment.
She carefully recalled what the teacher had just said in her mind.
Finally confirming that she hadn't misheard, Qiu Xi repeated the question she heard to Teacher Liu.
Seeing him smile and nod in confirmation, Qiu Xi finally relaxed.
All that psychological warfare beforehand had been for naught! It was a good thing she had thought he would set many traps for her!
She hadn't expected this seemingly serious and stern Teacher Liu to actually be as serious as he looked, not the smiling-but-dangerous type she had imagined.
"Teacher Liu, then I'll begin…"
With her mood settled, Qiu Xi began to speak eloquently.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this was her forte now!
If you had asked her back in her second year, she might have stumbled a bit. After all, she had only just started learning these things from her master back then, practiced little, and had no real depth of knowledge.
But times had changed. Now, she was already halfway through her third year. After learning from her master, she had practiced extensively with Teacher Ding and Teacher Su, and even co-authored a paper.
Therefore, these were now things she could discuss effortlessly, as easy as one plus one.
Liu Qingyun found the young girl's discussion of theories incredibly smooth, and her examples were logical, reasoned, and well-supported.
The entire discourse was pleasing to the ear, unlike those who spoke their theories haltingly, which was irritating.
So, listening to Qiu Xi's gradual narration, Liu Qingyun felt truly delighted, nodding frequently throughout the process.
He couldn't help but marvel in his heart…
He hadn't intended to make things difficult for the child, only to test her theoretical knowledge and logical thinking skills as a student of his.
Unexpectedly, the child had given him a pleasant surprise in return.
At her age, with this level of proficiency, her future was promising!
After listening for a while longer, Liu Qingyun was about to interrupt when Qiu Xi stopped him first.
"Teacher Liu, I'm finished."
Liu Qingyun, "…"
She had grasped the extent of it perfectly…
"There's still quite a bit you haven't said, right?"
As soon as he said this, before Qiu Xi could even open her mouth, Liu Qingyun continued.
Almost answering his own question, he said, "You don't need to say it; I already understand. You've done well!"
He had noticed that the girl, while discussing familiar content, could also multitask.
Qiu Xi, "…"
You've said everything I was going to say, what else can I say…
Speechless, Qiu Xi could only watch as Teacher Liu finished speaking on his own.
In the end, she could only sit there, nodding, nodding, and nodding again… until he finished his rambling.
The others nearby, "…"
They hadn't expected at all that Liu Qingyun could be so talkative…
"Alright, I won't say any more. Prepare yourself well; there's only one last session."
Realizing he had spoken an unusually large amount, Liu Qingyun quickly cut off the topic and concluded.
It was also because this child was too outstanding; otherwise, why would he have so much to say!
Seeing Teacher Liu call it to a close, Qiu Xi also breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, thank you, Teacher Liu."
She hadn't expected that when it came to knowledge, Teacher Liu would be so chatty…
Watching Liu Qingyun walk away, Qiu Xi quickly reorganized her thoughts, preparing to face this final round.
Recalling what Teacher Ding had said when introducing her to the other teachers, Qiu Xi's mind began to churn.
Observing their expressions, she felt that among the teachers, Teacher Yan might be the ultimate boss, the one making the grand finale appearance.
Thinking about how even Teacher Ding hadn't given a full introduction, requiring her to go back and ask her master, she instinctively felt that this hurdle wouldn't be easy to clear.
…
As she was contemplating this, Qiu Xi welcomed the small assessment from the last teacher of her meeting.
"Hello there, young student~"
Qiu Xi, "…"
What was this unusually peculiar opening…
Before anything had even begun, Qiu Xi was sidetracked by Yan Xingming's seemingly coaxing greeting…
She had been ready, waiting to charge into battle!
But instead… she hadn't seen a general on the battlefield, but rather a little child…
It was truly… unexpected!
In the end, Qiu Xi could only respond with a helpless, "…Hello, teacher."
Yan Xingming smiled, still like a harmless old man.
Heh heh~
He liked it when the younger generation felt like hitting cotton with their fists; it looked quite amusing!
"Mm, come, since it's the last one for me, you don't mind chatting casually with an old man, do you?"
It seemed like a question, but his tone was more of a steady statement…
Qiu Xi, "…"
What else could she do?
Of course, she had to choose to accompany him in conversation…
So Qiu Xi nodded, looking at Yan Xingming's face, which was full of wrinkles and smiling.