"Master Teacher" Clears Up Doubts

  Gongsun Zan had been enduring the pain and came out from the inner room to greet him. This great Confucian scholar, Zheng Xuan, was her uncle's teacher, so she couldn't neglect the etiquette. The two of them simply sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, with Gongsun Zan showing respect as a junior student while chatting with Zheng Xuan.

  Sun Yu couldn't get a word in edgewise and after calling out to Zhao Yun thought about leaving.

  Gongsun Zan then turned to Zheng Xuan and said respectfully, "Teacher, since you're here, why not take a look at Sun Yu for me? With your discerning eye, perhaps you can dispel our doubts."

  Sun Yu heard this sentence and stopped in his tracks, wondering: What's there to see? What's puzzling about me? What's so good-looking about me?

  Zheng Xuan and Sun Yu had the same idea, and they both wondered: "What's so good-looking about this man?"

  "Gongsun Zan said, 'Teacher, although Xun Xu is a man, he can use the Wujiang technique, and... he possesses several Wujiang techniques that ordinary people cannot match. So I'd like to ask you to take a look at him and see what's different about him, whether he still has deeper hidden abilities.'"

  Zheng Xuan's eyes flashed as soon as she heard this: "Is this really the case?" She turned her head, and a pair of bright, shining eyes stared at Sun Yu.

  Sun Yu was stared at by her and felt a little nervous, saying: "There's nothing good to see, don't look if you don't want to, I didn't hide any strength either."

  Zheng Xuan chuckled and said: "Bo Gui said you have martial skills, she wouldn't deceive me for no reason, interesting! Let me take a look at what kind of expert you are."

  She said, as she gently swept her hands across her eyes, and a burst of blue light shot out from her body. This old woman who was almost ready to be put into a coffin actually knew martial arts, and it was blue in color.

  Blue light condensed into two big characters on her head - "Master".

  Her gaze was like a blue laser beam, instantly enveloping Sun Yu and Zhao Yun standing behind him in a blue light.

  "Huh? You're going to scan me with a blue laser? Sun Yu was shocked, what is this thing? Don't kill me."

  However, Sun Yu felt no discomfort at all, and the light that swept over his body was warm and comfortable.

  Gongsun Zhan hastily asked beside him, "Teacher, how is it? What's the real martial general technique all about? Please instruct him again and see if he has any other stronger martial general techniques that haven't been used yet."

  Zheng Xuan let out a soft "hmm" and muttered to himself, "Strange... this man doesn't have any ability... it's impossible for him to use martial arts skills."

  Sun Yu's heart skipped a beat, he was in trouble, he had been found out.

  However, Zheng Xuan did not have the interest to entangle with him too much. Her eyes suddenly shone brightly and she jumped up in an instant, grabbing Zhao Yun behind Sun Yu's back, exclaiming: "This... this young girl's talent... She is a rare genius..."

  Zheng Xuan spoke up, and both Sun Yu and Gongsun Zan were slightly startled.

  Sun Yu was shocked that the old woman's eyes were very accurate, she saw at a glance that Zhao Yun had talent and he didn't. Moreover, she could also see that Zhao Yun was a rare talent in the world, which was much more brilliant than Guan Jing's useless "Talent Search" skill, it was unknown how many times better.

  "Gongsun Zhan was surprised and asked: "Teacher, what does 'rare talent' mean? Blue warrior skill? Golden warrior skill?"

  Zheng Xuan shook his head and said, "Specifically what level it is, I can't see, but...it's definitely a very terrifying and powerful martial technique. However, with her delicate body...I'm afraid that when she uses the martial technique, she'll exhaust herself to death."

  This sentence startled everyone again.

  Zheng Xuan said softly to Zhao Yun: "Little girl, can't you always use the martial general's skills?"

  Zhao Yun retreated behind Sun Yu's back and nodded pitifully.

  "It's a good thing you didn't use it." Zheng Xuan said solemnly, "Once you use it, you will definitely die on the spot. There is a subconscious mind in your heart that tells you that using the martial general technique will lead to death, so your instincts resist the martial general technique and seal it within your body."

  Ah? Sun Yu heard these words and finally realized, it turned out to be this way. He found that Zheng Xuan was indeed a formidable figure, who could even see through such things, worthy of being called a "famous teacher".

  "Teacher, how can this problem of Zhao Yun be solved?"

  Zheng Xuan spread his hands and sighed, "Eat! Eat desperately! And exercise your body, make it strong and sturdy, strong enough to withstand her transcendent martial skills that surpass common sense."

  Ah? So this is the reason why Zhao Yun can't stop eating and never gets full! Sun Yu took a deep breath, quickly pushed Zhao Yun and pointed to the kitchen: "Zilong, I allow you to eat everything in the kitchen today, if it's not enough, I'll buy more for you."

  Zhao Yun was overjoyed, she had just heard a few adults talking about martial arts skills one moment and then saying something about rare talent the next, but after listening for half a day she didn't understand anything. Until finally understanding only one sentence, which was Sun Yu saying that today he would let her have enough to eat.

  Zhao Yun let out a cheer and ran towards the kitchen.

  Cough, this girl, won't become a little pig, will she? Sun Yu sighed and thought to himself: I need to create a perfect diet plan for her, let her body quickly gain weight, then she can witness the power of Zhao Zilong from Changshan. Only wondering if ten years is enough time to fatten up Zhao Yun.

  At this time, Zheng Xuan smiled and said: "This little girl is not only physically weak, her martial arts skills also have three shackles. If these three shackles are not removed, even if her physical strength becomes stronger, she will still be unable to use them."

  "What's 'cangue'?" Sun Yu was astonished.

  Zheng Xuan said seriously, "In this world, there are many people with great talents who cannot use them. It's not just your family's servant girl. Most of them are unable to make a move because their shackles have not been opened. What is meant by 'shackles' is actually the prerequisite for a martial general to display his skills. If this condition is not met, they will never be able to awaken."

  "Ah? Conditional restraint type?" Sun Yu quickly understood and asked in a hurry: "Then what are the three locks of my family's Zhao Yun?"

  Zheng Xuan shook his head and said: "I also can't see it, three preconditions, she can only find out by herself."

  Sun Yuxin's mind turned quickly, thinking: What are the three preconditions? If I understand Zhao Yun correctly, she should be using a spear, wearing silver armor, and riding a white horse. Could it be these three conditions? Hmm, such preconditions seem too childish, probably not. Anyway, I'll go back and experiment slowly.

  Sun Yu made a fist and bowed to Zheng Xuan, saying: "Teacher, I have doubts about the martial arts techniques, I really don't understand what's going on, can you please enlighten me?"

  Zheng Xuan smiled and said, "This is a long story to tell. Why don't I take a look at your martial skills first? I heard from Bo Gui that you know several martial arts techniques, but when I use 'famous teacher' on you, I couldn't discover any talent for being a general. Can you please demonstrate your martial skills?"

  Sun Yu responded with a sound, gritted his teeth and used "Shorthand", "Gigantic Strength", "Must-Hit" and so on, demonstrating one by one in front of Zheng Xuan.

  Zheng Xuan shook his head after watching, and sighed: "The form is similar but the spirit is not... Your martial skills are fundamentally different from ours. I can see that your martial skills come from a kind of detached, substantial power that belongs to you, this power is flexible, full of changes, and even has its own thoughts."

  Sun Yu was shocked in his heart, this Zheng Xuan is so fierce, he can see that my martial arts skills are controlled by another force, and also saw that NM01 has the ability to make its own judgments, it's an intelligent robot, knows how to think, and is not just a simple extension of my will.

  Zheng Xuan said, "Our martial skills are dead, they have no thoughts, and are born attached to our bodies. For a lifetime, it is impossible to change. Take my 'Famous Teacher' or Bo Gui's 'White Horse', they will never become another martial skill."

  Sun Yu knew he had met a great talent and hastily said: "The student comes from a remote mountain village called Beijing, which is indeed different from the world."

  Zheng Xuan shook his head: "Beijing? Never heard of it, I suppose it's a good place."

  She paused for a moment and then said: "Actually, our world didn't originally have martial arts skills. The emergence of these martial arts skills can be traced back to the Imperial Seal."

  "Jade Seal?" Sun Yu was greatly surprised, this thing... He did know a bit about it, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Sun Jian had once obtained the Imperial Jade Seal, which later fell into Yuan Shu's hands. Yuan Shu used the seal to claim the throne, making a big joke out of it.

  Zheng Xuan slowly explained that during the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the throne and forced his aunt, Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, to hand over the imperial jade seal. Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun was faced with her trusted relative who had now become a usurper of the Han dynasty's throne, feeling extremely angry yet helpless. In her rage, she threw the jade seal onto the palace steps, damaging one corner of the "gui" on the seal.

  The moment the jade seal cracked open, "green", "red", "blue", "gold" and "dark gold" five-colored glows flew out of it, illuminating the horizon. The five-colored glows then dispersed across the land, and suddenly a group of people understood the martial arts techniques.

  And these warriors' skills are divided into five levels in the order of "green", "red", "blue", "gold" and "dark gold", with each level being several times more powerful than the previous one.

  Sun Yu heard this and took a deep breath, hastily asking: "So... does that mean the Wu Jiang technique is actually some kind of power flying out from the Imperial Seal?"

  Zheng Xuan nodded and said, "In this world, there are countless lucky ones who were shot by the five-colored light and thus possessed martial skills. Their sons and daughters, generation after generation, inherited these skills. What's strange is that all martial skills can only be passed down to women, men can't learn them no matter what."

  She stared at Sun Yu for a long time, then curiously said: "It's obvious that you didn't inherit the martial general technique, but only possessed a power that can simulate the martial general technique."

  Sun Yu found it interesting and, driven by the nature of scientists to seek truth, couldn't help but ask: "So, does that mean that the Imperial Seal is the root of Wu Jiang's skills? Whoever gets the Imperial Seal will be awesome?"

  Although she didn't know what "awesome" meant, Zheng Xuan could guess it was something very powerful. She smiled and said: "That's right! The Imperial Seal of the Transmission can make people inherit the strong martial arts skills, it is the treasure of the world, of course, it is in the hands of the emperor, so all the ministers and civilians are loyal to him."

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  Scientist's Diary:

  When I heard that there was a "Medical God" in the world, I began to slowly dispel my idea of returning to my original world. Because going back meant being put on ice again, but staying might have cured my illness. Besides, I didn't have any leads on how to return to my original world anyway, but finding the "Medical God" was a feasible plan.

  This world intoxicates me, it has many things worth studying. My curiosity drives me to think about martial arts and the Imperial Seal all day long. Isn't being a scientist just about relieving humanity's doubts and exploring the unknown?

  I want to unravel all these mysteries, of course, this must be after I recover from my illness.

  I don't know if Hua Tuo's medical fees are expensive or not. I think it's better to save some more money just in case.

  Sun Yu

  Recorded in the bizarre era known as "Zhongping Year One"