"Oh, and Teacher Dong, the auxiliary teacher is actually just a teacher's assistant. Starting from tomorrow or the day after, I will resume teaching in the school hall. For these two days, I will trouble Teacher Dong to assist me in preparing lessons and organizing these theoretical manuscripts."
As he walked out of the school hall, Xin turned back, nodded slightly toward Bibi Dong, pointed at the densely written papers stacked on the table, and gave his instructions.
Bibi Dong nodded lightly. Just listening to Xin's lecture during the assembly had already benefited her greatly, exposing her to cultivation systems and theories that could not be found in other academies on the continent. Even if she only half understood them, it was still invaluable. Let alone assisting him—she was naturally willing.
"It is what I should do… but my understanding of spirit masters may not be much better than these children," Bibi Dong said somewhat self-deprecatingly.
If it were ordinary spirit master instruction, she would indeed be among the best. But this was Heart of Fire Academy—the most extraordinary academy on the entire continent.
"Just observe, learn, and think more," Xin replied with a faint smile.
The next moment, his figure disappeared from in front of the school hall.
In another blink, he was already in the back mountain of Heart of Fire Academy.
The back mountain was covered with green pines and cypresses, with only a few cherry blossom and red maple trees scattered among them. A clear stream flowed down from the mountain crevices, forming a small creek that shimmered under the light.
A young girl was crying there.
Her face was stained with tears, and her small hands—wrapped faintly in flowing water energy—kept striking the trunk of a cherry blossom tree as she muttered angrily:
"Die, die, bad Teacher, evil Teacher!"
"And here I was thinking about you even in my sleep, worrying that you might run into jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, or villains outside and get hurt… I was crying secretly at night and even soaked my pillow, and my sister laughed at me!"
"I even went with Aunt to study the delicacies of Heaven Dou City, thinking I'd make them for you when you came back!"
"And what happened?! As soon as you came back, not only did you ignore me, you even harshly criticized me in front of everyone and punished me to face the wall and write a self-criticism! How hateful… how hateful… how hateful!"
"I hate Teacher the most! I'll never be nice to a teacher again! Ahhh!"