NABC Chapter 230 195 I seem to have improved!
Chapter 230 195 I seem to have improved!
"Sigh, all of you people... When I asked who would take my place in the coaches' competition and act as the deputy director, not a single one of you stepped forward, but now you're all so eager to go against my sister."
Everyone felt a bit embarrassed and touched their noses, exchanging looks and showing playful grins.
Who would step out, we're all just employees, by the end of the year who knows if we'd switch jobs...
"Chu Sheng, you do it."
Meng Xing patted the shoulder of the man beside him, "You were the one meant to represent the Martial Arts Hall in the competition anyway, so you should be the one to go up against my sister."
Chu Sheng was a steadfast martial arts fundamentalist, whose teaching philosophies aligned perfectly with Meng Xing's. He had long been dissatisfied with Meng Qing's recruitment and marketing plans, believing that they would not attract genuine martial arts talent.
But after all, he was a salaried employee, and he preferred not to get involved in the sisters' disputes.
"So, we're agreed then."
Meng Xing smiled as he persuaded Fang You, "If Coach Chu Sheng defeats my sister, then he will represent the Martial Arts Hall in the coaches' competition...that's right, isn't it?"
"Right, since we're competing, let's up the stakes a bit."
Fang You said, "If Meng Qing wins, not only will she represent the Martial Arts Hall in the coaches' competition, but you also can't mention making her leave the hall again, and officially hire her as a coach."
"I can agree to that."
Meng Xing said, "The principle of reciprocity applies. If she loses, then Qing can no longer nitpick my martial arts hall's development plans, how about that? Any issues?"
Meng Xing stared at Meng Qing, who seemed a bit shaken, "To save you a little face, it would be best if you chose to give up now."
"Let's compete, who's afraid of who!"
Meng Qing now had no way out anyway!
Because Meng Qing had been hungover the night before, her mental state was a bit poor, Fang You and Meng Xing arranged for a sparring session the next day in front of all the coaches and students of the hall, which would be the competition between Meng Qing and Chu Sheng.
Which meant, before the match, Meng Qing only had one day to train.
To avoid revealing too much of her tactical prowess at the dojo, Fang You decided to take Meng Qing to his secret training location.
That's how Meng Qing ended up being led to the secret base's territory, blindfolded by Fang You.
Come to think of it, this posture, if seen, would surely lead to some misunderstandings...
[You are walking with Meng Qing, happiness experience +3, happiness experience +3...]
[While being led by you, Meng Qing thinks of some odd things, emotional energy +3, emotional energy +3]
Meng Qing's sense of shame was indeed spilling out.
And she felt kind of guilty about it.
"Right... since this is your secret base, isn't it inappropriate for an adult like me to keep intruding?"
"No problem, I already gave Nuo Nuo a heads-up last night; she's aware of the situation, and you're not the only adult who's come in."
Fang You had nothing secretive to hide from Xia Nuo, as his decisions were always rational and correct.
Fang You released Meng Qing from the lock, then pulled her up.
Although she was easily defeated by Fang You again, Meng Qing's face didn't show defeat but an expression of incredulity.
"You You, I, I feel like..."
"I feel like I've improved!"
Meng Qing exclaimed in surprise, "Did you see that, You You, You You! You weren't going easy on me, were you?"
"Do you think I would go easy on you?"
"Ah...eh hehe...so, this means—I'm—"
"It's only natural, you just lasted one more move against me; that's hardly anything."
"But it's really incredible, me! I've never once lasted three moves against you! Now it takes four moves for me to be defeated by you!"
Fang You paused for a moment, then spoke with a tone of satisfaction and approval, "However, there is indeed noticeable improvement..."
In Fang You's eyes, Meng Qing's improvement was expected and only natural.
Besides the non-stop, day and night hard training recently, she had shared her strongest Martial Arts Talent "Profound Mastery of Martial Arts" during last night's conversation, which straight-up granted a +1 Professional Level ability!
The increase in Professional Level meant an all-around enhancement of abilities; there was no ability that could facilitate faster progress than this Talent.
This also meant that Meng Qing had truly accepted herself to a certain extent, considering herself close enough to rely on as if he were her own father.
"Meng Qing, I still remember what you complained to me about last night, saying that you didn't know if you even liked the sport of martial arts, and that you put so much effort into running the Martial Arts Hall just to avoid being left without a home."
"But I don't see it that way."
Fang You looked at his disciple, then continued with a heartfelt tone,
"Whether or not your eyes have the glow of passion for martial arts is not for me to define, nor for your sister to define, but for you to define yourself."
"For me to define myself..."
"That's right, you love martial arts more and are more passionate about it than anyone else, and deep down you know this better than anyone."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't feel so humiliated because you lost to me, you wouldn't train so hard day and night, and you wouldn't be able to pick up that knowledge again in such a short time."
Fang You gestured for Meng Qing to crouch down, then gently patted her shoulder and whispered in her ear,
"Now go ahead and let everyone know who is really the strongest in this dojo, who the true champion is."
"Okay...okay, Master You You! I'll let everyone know... I definitely will."
Although the Talent "Swayed by Reason" was not activated, this time Meng Qing was truly persuaded by Fang You.
Gratitude and respect filled her eyes.
And Fang You too enjoyed this feeling of guiding and the meaningful atmosphere it created.
[You now know what it feels like to have a proud disciple, knowledge energy +100]