Chapter 3 – The Forbidden Stances (2/2)

Upon hearing this praise, Ye realised that the knowledge on runes he had learned in his dream was real! And this dream might be related to that magical book, which, strangely, now was nowhere to be seen.

Inside his Sentient there were countless runes flowing around shimmering in a golden hue.

“Pfft, mystic runes are way more complicated than that? I bet this idiot won’t be able to answer if Miss Zi Yan digs deeper with her questions! It was just dumb luck.” Xiao Qi was trying so hard looking at Miss Zi Yan trying to send her a telepathic message, ”Ask him more questions!” hoping Ye Wei would make a fool of himself answering them.

Miss Zi Yan got the signal as she chuckled and asked, ”So how many runes are used in Fist of the Oscillating Waves? That I went through that in class just now?”

“Sixteen.”

“How about Water Parting Finger?”

“Twenty-one!”

Ye Wei answered with great fluency.

It was out of everyone’s imagination that Ye Wei knew enough to answer these questions, and everyone in class was looking at each other in awe. He couldn’t have picked up this much before he fell asleep. Everyone was guessing he studied previously and learned before attending today’s lecture, as there was no way he could have learned all this from Zi Yan’s teaching while he was fast asleep having a nightmare.

What they didn’t know was Ye Wei did learn all of that during his sleep. And how much he learned was completely beyond their imagination!

As Zi Yan was looking at Ye his relaxed posture displayed a sense of indifference. She wanted to test his rune knowledge further and see what level he was on. She blinked and asked him the next question with a smile on her face: “How many mystic stances can one compose with these three runes?”

The spotlight was on Ye Wei again, as everyone in class looked to him wanting to see what his answer would be, as the questions Mis Zi Yan just asked was not covered in the lecture. Even the students who were paying full attention wouldn’t be able to answer it, let alone the clueless Ye Wei who slept through the lecture.

“I don’t see anyone else in junior three other than myself and Miss Zi Yan who could provide an answer.” Xiao Qi laughed at Ye Wei, as he took a nice deep breath holding his head high. With pride he scanned the classroom feeling superior to the rest of the flock, his eyes finally settling on Miss Zi Yan. He was looking forward to basking in the glory of answering the questions when Ye Wei finally chokes So he could gain even more presence in Miss Zi Yan’s heart.

Xiao Qi’s parents are senior class instructors at the academy, and when it comes to knowledge on runes, it’s safe to say Xiao Qi is the best in class!

“There are in total thirty-eight low level spirit stances, twelve mid level spirit stances, and six high spirit stances that consist of these three runes!” The pressure of being the centre of attention did not make Ye Wei hesitate, with his eyes on Miss Zi Yan, he answered calmly and with certainty.

“Nonsense!”

“Ye Wei can you please just keep it shut if you don’t know the right answer? People are trying to learn in this class and you are not helping!” Xiao Qi stood up with intensity, looking down on Ye Wei showing nothing but contempt, meaning every word he said hoping it would teach Ye Wei a lesson.

Xiao Qi has been waiting to let his frustration out, now he feels relieved.

“Oh Ye doesn’t know what he is talking about!”

“I’d have guessed Ye had it right judging by how calm he looked.”

“Ye Wei is definitely a confident man!”

Xiao Qi is the best student in junior three, both in real combat and rune knowledge his level is way beyond the others. Now that Xiao is calling Ye’s bluff, everyone in class believed Ye was talking trash and therefore started judging him.

“Ye Wei, may I educate you with the correct answer?! There are thirty-six low level spirit stances, ten mid level spirit stances, and five high level spirit stances that are made up by the three runes we just went through in class!” The sneer on Xiao Qi’s face was ice cold, as he stared at Ye Wei with pride. ‘I am second to none in this class when it comes to rune knowledge!’ He thought.

Surprisingly though Miss Zi Yan did not correct Ye Wei, instead she looked at him with her crystal clear eyes.

“Xiao Qi is not wrong.” Zi Yan slowly said.

Xiao Qi instantly became proud of himself after Zi Yan’s approval. While staring down Ye Wei with a playful glare. You have nothing on me Ye Wei, you piece of trash.

Zi Yan wasn’t finished! “But Ye Wei is correct too!”

At this point everyone in class was shocked. “How can they both be right?”

Zi Yan looked at Ye Wei showing a hint of curiosity: “Some stances take a big toll on the practitioner’s bodies and minds as such they are listed as forbidden. If you count those in Ye Wei was correct!”

The classroom went completely quiet.

The forbidden mystic stances were documented then archived in the academy court, which is only accessible to Warriors and even they don’t always have success with them, where on earth did Ye Wei learned about the forbidden stances?