Chapter 36: Half the Analects Rules the World

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【You have completed the special side quest — Imparting Truth, Teaching Skills, and Resolving Doubts】
【Quest Progress 1/2】
【Quest Description: A teacher imparts truth, teaches skills, and resolves doubts. Although you lack the formal status of a teacher, the martial arts philosophy you conveyed to the specter has gained its deep recognition, providing a lost little specter with a clear direction for the future. You are worthy of the title of master.】
【Quest Hint: You must fulfill the responsibilities of a teacher.】

Huh?
Another special side quest?
I didn't expect such an unexpected harvest.

Lu Wenwu looked at the enlightened Fang Zi, nodded in satisfaction, and smiled:
"Good, good, good. You are teachable. Since your comprehension is so profound, I can pass on a bit more to you."
"This isn't a training method to directly increase your physical strength, but a literary work titled *The Analects of Fisticuffs*. It contains a wealth of guiding principles. Do you want it?"
"Brother Five, I do!" Fang Zi replied immediately.

"Then I shall pass on half of *The Analects of Fisticuffs* to you. This essence of martial arts is truly superior. A great master from my hometown once said: 'Mastering half of the Analects of Fisticuffs is enough to rule the world.' It means that as long as you grasp the essence of this half-book, you will be invincible throughout the world."

Lu Wenwu said with a chuckle, signaling for the impatient Fang Zi to sit cross-legged with him on the playground.
"I speak, you comprehend. If there is anything you don't understand, raise it, and I shall resolve your doubts."
"First line: 'To learn without thinking is labor lost; to think without learning is perilous.'"

Fang Zi pondered for a moment and said uncertainly: "Does this mean that if I blindly pursue your power without learning your philosophy, I will feel lost? And if I only learn your philosophy without practicing the power, I will be beaten to death?"

"I didn't expect such comprehension from you. You are truly gifted." Lu Wenwu was greatly surprised. "Remember, we must civilize the spirit and brutalize the physique!"
"Now listen to the second line: 'If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.'"

Fang Zi scratched his head and ears, feeling he couldn't quite grasp the point.
Lu Wenwu offered guidance: "Everything requires constant review and repeated practice. Even if you are beating the same person, each time will yield new insights. In this way, that person is worthy of being your teacher. You must learn to summarize and review."

Fang Zi realized it instantly.
Alongside a look of shame, his eyes became increasingly bright.
"The third line: 'If a man is without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with the rites?'" Lu Wenwu added.

"Brother Five, I understand this one!" Fang Zi said immediately. "If someone doesn't learn etiquette to respect others, you must beat them until they cannot stand! That is what you were thinking about when you arrived this morning, right? This is teaching me to understand respect and humility."

Lu Wenwu laughed three times: "Good, good, good. It seems you have caught on. My heart is greatly comforted."
"This fourth line: 'He who first practiced the use of burial figures, did he not have posterity?'"

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"Ah! This is also what you did this morning! Once you identify the initiator of a conflict, you must strike with lethal intent so they have no 'posterity' to speak of! This is teaching me not to be indecisive, but to be resolute and strive for a kill with every strike."

"Your comprehension is truly profound. Now, let us look at the fifth line..."

Just like that, amidst the teaching and learning, the time for the physical education class drifted by.
It wasn't until the bell rang that Fang Zi rose with a look of regret, wanting to continue listening to Lu Wenwu's teachings.
In the short duration of a single class, he felt a sense of divine enlightenment and clarity.

Lu Wenwu patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Greed for too much leads to indigestion. Remember what I just told you, and strive to understand and internalize it."
"As for that so-called Green Dragon Gang of yours, change the name. From now on, call it the Green Dragon Study and Mutual Aid Association."
"In the future, you must work harder to achieve the unity of knowledge and action, and use *The Analects of Fisticuffs* to help them walk the right path."
"Not only must you exercise your body, but you must also read more and absorb knowledge."
"Books are good things. When opened, they can purify the enemy's soul; when closed, they can purify the enemy's brain."
"Do you know why knowledge is power?"
"Because the more knowledge a book contains, the larger and heavier the book itself is, the faster it can purify the enemy's brain, and the better the effect of purifying the enemy's soul."

Fang Zi immediately adopted the posture of a disciple, his expression serious and his tone firm as he shouted: "Yes, Brother Five! I have remembered everything! I will definitely work hard to carry forward our new gang!"
"Team!" Lu Wenwu coughed twice.
"Right, right, team! I still need to learn more; my thinking hasn't fully shifted yet." Fang Zi hurriedly corrected himself. "I will do my utmost to make the Green Dragon Study and Mutual Aid Association great again!"

【You have completed the special side quest — Imparting Truth, Teaching Skills, and Resolving Doubts】
【Quest Progress 2/2】
【Quest Description: A teacher imparts truth, teaches skills, and resolves doubts. Although you lack the formal status of a teacher, the martial arts philosophy you conveyed to the specter has gained its deep recognition, providing a lost little specter with a clear direction for the future. You are worthy of the title of master.】
【Your final evaluation has been greatly improved】
【You have received a reward: Green Dragon Study and Mutual Aid Association President's Token】

Lu Wenwu: "?"
What kind of crap is this?
Are the rewards for side quests this trashy?

Lu Wenwu immediately took out his quest reward to inspect it.
It was a round token, about half the size of a palm, carved from a pale green gemstone.
The entire piece was as warm and smooth as jade, with a relief of a rising Green Dragon carved in relief on the front center.

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The back was carved with the number "five" in the language of the specters.
Overall, it resembled a large jade pendant.

【Name: Green Dragon Study and Mutual Aid Association President's Token】
【Quality: None】
【Type: Prop】
【Introduction: Presenting this token proves your identity as the President of the Green Dragon Study and Mutual Aid Association. If you encounter members or affiliated members of the Green Dragon Study and Mutual Aid Association, they will be very willing to provide you with whatever help they can.】

Encounter?
Is it possible that I might enter this instance again in the future?
Or is this instance special, so it won't disappear even after a perfect clearance?

"Fang Zi, look at this."
With this thought in mind, Lu Wenwu handed the token over.
Fang Zi respectfully received it with both hands and examined it cautiously.

"Brother Five, I didn't expect you to have even prepared our association's emblem in advance! I knew that someone as powerful as you didn't come to our school just to be an ordinary student!"
As he said this, he handed the token back, his eyes looking at Lu Wenwu with increasing admiration.

"Brother Five, don't worry. Later, I will arrange for them to mass-produce these. From now on, every member of our association will wear a Green Dragon badge as a symbol of their identity! Of course, the one in your hand is the only original."

"You kid, you're really on the ball." Lu Wenwu laughed heartily and wrapped an arm around his neck. "Come with me. Since you called me Brother Five, I can't treat you poorly. Today, I'll let you taste my cooking."
Fang Zi was overjoyed: "I humbly accept!"

With that, the two "people" headed toward the cafeteria.
There was still plenty of time before the meal, and Lu Wenwu was going there to inspect the place.
The campus of the Strange Supernatural Breeding School was massive.
Halfway to the cafeteria, former Green Dragon Gang underlings who had never seen Lu Wenwu were often surprised that Fang Zi was so respectful in front of this person.
Afterward, those specters with such doubts would be pulled aside by Fang Zi and sternly educated.
Upon learning that Lu Wenwu was the "Fifth Master" who had become famous across the campus in just one noon, they would display an attitude even more respectful than Fang Zi's, honestly greeting their new boss.