Chapter 11
The Cold Yama…
Runaway Pregnancy?
“Li Bai,” Xue Changyi frowned. “What is this?”
Li Bai chuckled nervously. “Teacher, it’s a storybook… uh, a novel! Number one on the Underworld Central Office bestseller list! Haven’t you read it?”
“If you want to read it, I can lend it to you. But I don’t recommend reading it at night, because once you start, you won’t be able to put it down! You’ll be up all night!”
“It’s about the Tenth Yama King who gets accidentally pregnant after a one-night stand. It’s a bit cliché, but it’s a real page-turner, totally addictive!”
Despite understanding every word, the substitute Chinese teacher, Xue Changyi, was completely baffled…
Xue Changyi pressed his lips together, his crimson lips turning downwards slightly. The expression made Li Bai’s back crawl.
As expected, Xue Changyi uttered two words: “Confiscated.”
Li Bai: “…”
“Teacher! Teacher Xue, let’s discuss this!”
“This novel is out of print, it’s hard to find another copy.”
“Especially this one, it’s a collector’s edition! It even has my recommendation on the cover, Teacher Xue… don’t confiscate it—”
The other students scoffed. Lü Bu said, “A novel? What’s so good about that? All those words just make me sleepy. I prefer a real fight!”
He swung his Fangtian Huaji. “This new PE teacher, if he wants to teach us, he has to get past me first!”
Thump!!
The Fangtian Huaji slammed into the ground, and the classroom floor tiles cracked again.
The entire Pangong building trembled. The principal, who happened to be passing by on patrol, stumbled in. “What’s going on? An earthquake? Lü Bu! You again? Why did you bring a controlled weapon into the classroom again?!”
The principal wiped his sweat, whispering, “Teacher Xue, please do something! This… this…”
Xue Changyi glanced at Wu Mu, smiling faintly. “Libationer, you worry too much. I believe Teacher Wu is more than capable of teaching Class Nine. If I intervene, wouldn’t it seem like I’m meddling?”
“Right?” Xue Changyi looked at Wu Mu. “Teacher Wu?”
Wu Mu gazed intently at Xue Changyi, a moment of silence passing before he said coldly, “Teacher Xue is right.”
The principal was caught in a dilemma. “Minister Wu, Class Nine is full of troublemakers! Ancestors we can’t afford to offend! Teacher Xue has been here longer than you, he has more experience. Please ask Teacher Xue for help, otherwise—”
Wu Mu interrupted him. “No need.”
“This… this…” The principal was even more troubled.
Wu Mu walked up to the podium. Xue Changyi maintained his smile. “Principal, class has started. Let’s not disturb Teacher Wu’s PE lesson.”
“Sigh—” The principal sighed deeply. “Alright!”
The two left the Class Nine classroom and walked down the stairs of the Pangong building.
Wu Mu, in his sharp black suit, stood behind the podium, watching Xue Changyi’s retreating figure until he turned the corner and disappeared from sight.
Wu Mu murmured to himself, “So beautiful.”
“What?” Lü Bu hadn’t heard clearly. “New guy, what did you say?”
“Come on! Fight me!”
“Let’s see who’s better! Teaching PE in a suit? I, Lü Bu, look down on you pretentious, well-dressed beasts!”
Xiang Yu added, “Yeah! If you want to teach us, show us what you’ve got!”
Yang Guang, who hadn’t “stirred up trouble” for a while, figured it was fine since it wasn’t Teacher Xue’s class, so he joined in the fun. “Teacher Wu, are you scared? Let’s spar, consider it a self-introduction.”
Cheng Jiao, resting his chin in his hand, watched with interest, tugging on Ying Zheng’s sleeve. “Brother, brother! Who do you think will win, Brother Lü Bu or Teacher Wu?”
Ying Zheng didn’t speak, just patted Cheng Jiao’s head.
Liu Bang smiled. “Why isn’t Your Majesty stopping them this time?”
Ying Zheng said calmly, “We have to test the new teacher’s abilities, don’t we?”
Wu Mu’s cold gaze swept across the classroom, then he abruptly left.
“Huh?” Lü Bu was taken aback. “Where are you going?”
Wu Mu said succinctly, “Didn’t you want to spar? To the training grounds.”
The Pangong playground, which Wu Mu referred to as the training grounds.
Pangong was situated by the water. Crossing a long bridge from the Pangong building led to the Underworld High School playground. An 800-meter track encircled the outer perimeter, with a basketball court on one side and the legendary training grounds on the other.
The training grounds were equipped with a wrestling platform, archery targets, weapon racks, etc., just like a military camp.
Thump!!
Lü Bu planted his Fangtian Huaji in the center of the fighting platform, exuding the aura of a God of War.
“Teacher Wu, if you’re scared, just say so. It’s not too late. Once you step onto this platform, there’s no turning back!”
Wu Mu took off his suit jacket, stretching his arms, his muscles flexing beneath his shirt. He casually tossed the jacket aside, unbuttoned his vest and tossed it aside as well, finally pulling off his tie with one hand.
Wu Mu rolled his neck. “Sparring is fine, but I’d rather compete in archery and horsemanship.”
“Hahaha!!” Lü Bu roared with laughter. “Archery and horsemanship? New teacher, you want to compete with me, Lü Bu, in archery and horsemanship? You’re truly… overestimating yourself!”
“Teacher Xue?” Outside the training grounds, the principal, hiding behind a large tree, was surprised to run into Xue Changyi. “What are you doing here?”
The principal said worriedly, “Worried about Minister Wu too? Those ancestors in Class Nine are too unruly! Minister Wu is the Director General of the Supervisory Department! What if something happens to him? How am I supposed to explain it? If the Supervisory Department investigates me again, this… this…”
“Worried?” Xue Changyi echoed the word softly.
It wasn’t just worry. Xue Changyi felt that Director Wu’s presence as a substitute PE teacher at Underworld High School wasn’t so simple. There seemed to be something more to it…
Whoosh—Thump!!
Lü Bu laughed, flung his Fangtian Huaji, and with a loud thud, the halberd embedded itself in the tree trunk where the principal was hiding. The trunk cracked, and bark flew, hitting the principal in the face…
Principal: “…”
Lü Bu, oblivious to the hidden observer, leaped onto a white horse, grabbing the reins and picking up a bow and arrows from the corner.
He turned the horse, drew the bow—
Twang!!
Without hesitation, he drew the bowstring taut and released, without even aiming.
Thwack!
Bullseye.
Xiang Yu couldn’t help but exclaim, “Excellent marksmanship!”
Lü Bu, chin held high, looked down at Wu Mu from atop his horse. “New teacher, what do you think? You can still beg for mercy now, it won’t be too… embarrassing.”
Wu Mu’s gaze wasn’t on Lü Bu at all. His eyes flicked towards where Xue Changyi and the principal were hiding.
Without a word, he suddenly sprinted forward, as if for a running start, then kicked off a nearby tree trunk, launching himself into the air.
Wu Mu landed on a black horse without a saddle or bridle. He didn’t even bother grabbing the mane, drawing his bow with both hands.
The bowstring stretched taut, like a half-moon.
Twang—
Twang, twang!
Three arrows in rapid succession.
Three thwacks followed, all three arrows hitting the bullseye, one after the other.
Cheng Jiao’s eyes widened, pointing at the target. “Brother, brother! Look! Teacher Wu shot three arrows, but only one hit the target! Brother Lü Bu won!”
Despite the three distinct sounds of arrows hitting the target, only one arrow was embedded in the bullseye.
Ying Zheng suddenly smiled, stroking Cheng Jiao’s head. “Jiao’er, look closer.”
“Hmm?” Cheng Jiao was confused.
Ying Zheng explained patiently, “Teacher Wu’s first arrow hit the bullseye. The second arrow hit the exact same spot, splitting the first arrow. The third arrow hit the same spot again, splitting the second arrow.”
No wonder there was only one arrow in the target.
It wasn’t one arrow, but three nested together!
“Oh—” Little Cheng Jiao frowned. “So, did Brother Lü Bu win, or did Teacher Wu win?”
“You…” Lü Bu stared, speechless, like a stunned husky with wide eyes.
Wu Mu said calmly, “Am I qualified to teach you PE now?”
Clap, clap, clap!!
Li Bai applauded enthusiastically, praising without reservation. “As graceful as a startled swan, powerful yet ethereal! Teacher Wu, can you teach us that horsemanship and archery?”
Wu Mu didn’t speak, just nodded slightly.
“Great!” Li Bai said excitedly. “Teacher Wu, let’s start the lesson now!”
Lü Bu glared. “Li Bai, you’re switching sides so quickly?”
Li Bai smiled. “It’s just a PE lesson, how can you call it switching sides?”
“Phew—” The principal, hidden behind the tree, breathed a sigh of relief. “Minister Wu is truly impressive. Crisis averted? My reputation as Libationer is safe once again!”
The principal wiped his sweat. “Teacher Xue, I’ll be going now.”
Xue Changyi nodded, but didn’t leave immediately. He looked thoughtfully at Wu Mu. The minister didn’t seem like a simple PE teacher.
Ring, ring, ring—
The bell rang, signaling the end of the first class. PE class was over, and the students of Class Nine left the training grounds, heading towards the Pangong building to prepare for their next class.
“Li Bai.” Wu Mu called out.
Li Bai stopped immediately. “Teacher Wu, is something the matter?”
“Ahem…” Wu Mu cleared his throat slightly. By now, the other students had left the training grounds.
Wu Mu finally spoke again. “That novel you were reading during morning self-study…”
“Novel?” Li Bai realized. “Oh, you mean The Cold Yama’s Runaway Pregnancy? What about it?”
Wu Mu’s expression remained impassive, cold and aloof. He asked deeply, “Where did you buy it?”
Li Bai: “…”
Li Bai was stunned for half a minute before answering, “Liu Bei from Class Eight, besides selling straw sandals, also sells popular novels. But that one is out of print, I doubt even Liu Bei has any left.”
Wu Mu didn’t speak, but his eyes, like a cold pool, flickered with a hint of disappointment.
“But!” Li Bai added, “Do you like reading novels too, Teacher? I have another one…”
Li Bai pulled out a pocket-sized booklet from his robes, presenting it mysteriously to Wu Mu.
The cover band read:
Based on the Underworld Forum’s Hottest CP!
1,000,000,000,000,000… copies sold, enough to circle the Earth 100 times!
Cold Envoy VS Beautiful Yama
A love-hate relationship! Enemies? Enemies are meant to be bedmates!
The title:
The Cold Yama Carrying His Rival’s Child
