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"Yes, I promised. Young Master, you asked me to be your teacher, but you haven't told me your name yet!"
"My name is Xue Pan!" the child shouted.
Wow! Another dramatic character! And I have actually become the mentor of the Dull Overlord! Why do I feel such a heavy responsibility?
Bai Tang squinted at the chubby child; this kid is also a tragic figure! Because of his parents' pampering, he developed a domineering and arrogant personality. Just when he should have changed his character and started to take on the responsibilities of the male heir in the family, his father died, leaving only a somewhat foolish and soft-hearted mother with little experience. She constantly bragged about how powerful her family was and how impressive her brother was, which made this child even more reckless, ultimately leading him into trouble. Then there was a cruel aunt who was so ruthless that she even plotted against her own sister's family; this child's fate was doomed. In fact, this person has a rather simple and straightforward character. From the incident with Liu Xianglian, it is clear that he is very loyal and not malicious. If someone were to teach him properly, he wouldn't turn out so hopeless. Well, since fate has made this child my disciple, I will definitely "teach" him well and help him become a good young man with proper values! Poor Xue Pan still doesn't know that his days of suffering are about to begin, and he has brought this upon himself!
Old Master Xue is a successful businessman. One of the reasons for his success is his keen ability to read people—he can tell at a glance who can be offended and who cannot. Upon seeing Bai Tang, Old Master Xue immediately defined him as a talented yet free-spirited noble young master.
Old Master Xue felt secretly pleased that his son's judgment had followed in his footsteps by finding an extraordinary person to be his mentor! Very good!
"May I ask your esteemed name?" Old Master Xue had his servants serve Bai Tang the best tea, but unfortunately, it was wasted on him. Bai Tang was just an ordinary modern person; aside from knowing the phrase "Yangtze Jiangzhong water, tea from Mount Meng," he couldn't distinguish between different types of tea.
"I am Bai Tang!" Bai Tang took a sip of tea and found it fragrant and refreshing but couldn't tell what kind it was.
"Do you have a courtesy name?"
"I have not yet reached adulthood; my father has not given me one." With the support of a game system, Bai Tang looked nearly ten years younger than in modern times; he appeared as fresh as when he first entered university. Thus, he claimed to be eighteen years old, fulfilling a woman's wish to be "eighteen every year."
"Young Master, I am extremely grateful that you agreed to be my son's mentor. Alas, this child has already driven away seven or eight teachers; it's rare for him to actively seek you out. I kindly ask you to teach him without reservation," Old Master Xue said with deep respect.
"Of course. However, I must say something that may upset you," Bai Tang replied.
"Please go ahead!"
"Your son is straightforward and filial; these are his strengths. However, due to excessive pampering from his parents, he inevitably became somewhat arrogant and domineering. Today he encountered me; if it were someone else, would your son really want to forcefully bring them into your household? If that person had a strong background and deep connections, how would you handle it? Right now, you can protect your son, but if one day you are no longer around, who will protect him? A distant uncle cannot always help. Ordinary troubles are manageable, but if your son provokes someone he shouldn't have, do you think Lord Wang would offend a noble for the sake of a nephew?"
Old Master Xue immediately stood up and deeply bowed to Bai Tang with sincerity: "Thank you for your reminder. I will leave my son in your care; if Pan'er misbehaves in any way, please feel free to discipline him!"
"If I truly end up being too strict with your son, won't you mind?" Bai Tang asked, worried that Old Master Xue might be reluctant to let his son suffer hardships; she didn't want to be seen as the villain unnecessarily.
"Enduring hardship now is better than losing face later! Young Master is strict, and I can only express my gratitude; I will never question your teachings," Master Xue assured.
"Madam Xue will communicate with Master Xue over there!"
"Rest assured, sir!" Master Xue immediately changed his address, as "sir" felt much more intimate than "young master."
Although Xue Pan was mischievous, he was very filial. When Master Xue asked him to kneel and serve tea to Bai Tang, he was reluctant but complied obediently. The moment Bai Tang received the tea offered by Xue Pan, a system notification suddenly appeared: the master-apprentice system was activated, and Xue Pan became an officially recognized disciple of Bai Tang.
Bai Tang calmly took a sip of tea; she only wanted to teach Xue Bawang to become a man with proper values and had no intention of teaching him game skills.
Master Xue left satisfied, while Xue Pan reverted to his old ways and jumped up, pointing at Bai Tang's nose, saying, "Don't think that just because my father made me bow to you, you have the right to control me! If you anger me, even if you're good-looking, I'll beat you into a pig's head."
"Beat me?" Bai Tang raised an eyebrow and grabbed the chubby boy, making him lie across her lap. She raised her right hand high and brought it down with a series of slaps on Xue Pan's plump backside.
"Wah—" Xue Pan cried out in pain. From birth until now, his parents had pampered him like a precious jewel and had never dared to lay a hand on him; this was his first time being hit.
The cries reached Master Xue's ears as he had not yet left the courtyard. He felt a pang of heartache and twitched his mustache but ultimately did not stop; instead, he quickened his pace to leave the courtyard and instructed the servants to stay away from it so they wouldn't disturb the new master in disciplining the young master.
"You dare hit me? I'm going to tell my dad to hit you too!" Xue Pan shouted defiantly through his tears.
Bai Tang chuckled, "Did you not hear your father just now? He entrusted you to me; I can hit you, scold you, or discipline you however I want, and he won't care."
Her words were sharp, and her actions did not cease; Xue Pan's tender backside began to swell.
"Just wait! I'm going to tell my mother and have her deal with you!"
"Your mother has to listen to your father; telling her won't do any good!"
"..." Xue Pan slumped down. With no support behind him, what was he supposed to do? Surrender? The words "surrender" did not exist in the dictionary of Xue Dage.
Bai Tang kept an eye on Xue Pan's changing expressions. Although he was crying loudly, his face was filled with stubborn defiance. Bai Tang's thoughts shifted, and he stopped spanking him, grabbing Xue Pan by the collar and leaping up to the tallest tree in the yard, hanging Xue Pan's collar on the thickest branch.
"You can reflect up there while feeling the cold wind!"
Xue Pan stopped crying and curiously looked around. This brat wasn't afraid of his situation; instead, he was quite excited.
"You jumped up to the tree just now. Are you a fairy?"
"I'm not a fairy!" Bai Tang leaned against the tree trunk, sitting opposite Xue Pan.
"Then how can you fly?"
"That's not flying; it's lightness skill!" Moreover, it was the most common and worthless lightness skill in the game. Only characters at level ten would use such a skill; after reaching level ten, they would either fly with a sword or use light body techniques.
"Lightness skill? Is that like the martial arts in storybooks?" Baozi was incredibly excited; every boy has a dream of becoming a hero!
"Exactly!"
"Can you teach me?"
"I only teach disciples who listen to me!"
"I'll listen to you!"
"I don't believe you."
"I swear!"
"Then whatever I tell you to do in the future, you must do it without arguing or being perfunctory. Do you understand?"
"I heard you!" Xue Pan replied loudly.
Bai Tang was satisfied and let Xue Pan down from the tree, causing Xue Pan to feel excited again.
"Sir, are you going to teach me lightness skill now?"
"Now?" Bai Tang showed a charming smile that dazzled a certain bun's eyes. "You need to run ten laps around the courtyard first."
Thus, in pursuit of lightness skill, Xue Pan willingly entered the hands of the demon king and began a life of hardship: waking up at six every morning, running ten laps around the courtyard, and then practicing horse stance; after breakfast, Xue Pan followed Bai Tang to study and learn to read. Although Bai Tang was not a Chinese language major, teaching the Hundred Family Surnames, Three Character Classic, and Thousand Character Classic was something she could handle as a college graduate; after lunch was martial arts training. Bai Tang only taught two types of skills to Xue Pan: one was basic swordsmanship, and the other was the basic lightness skill used in the previous lesson. These two were the lowest level skills in the game Zhongdu, but for the people of this world, they were considered advanced. Once Xue Pan learned these two skills, his Combat Power would definitely be among the strongest—at least among mortals; those non-human beings like immortals, Taoists, and monks were another matter. After dinner, Bai Tang told stories to the bun about Yi Zhong's "Evaluating the Three Kingdoms"—a historical story; this was the only one she remembered clearly. Xue Pan listened with rapt attention, exclaiming that he wanted to become a great general.
"If you want to be a great general, you must study military texts well! The prerequisite for studying military texts is being able to read and write well; you need good literary talent!"
Thus, Xue Pan was highly motivated during his reading lessons.
After each story session with Xue Pan, Bai Tang made him reflect on the strategies and human relationships within the stories. After several months, Xue Pan became more understanding of human relationships and no longer acted as recklessly as before. Bai Tang also added "Da Shun Criminal Law" to his curriculum so that Xue Pan would understand which of his past behaviors could violate the law; even if his family was wealthy, it wouldn't protect him. After half a year, Xue Pan had slimmed down and grown stronger while also becoming more sensible. He was able to absorb knowledge from his studies and had mastered both basic swordsmanship and basic lightness skill. As long as he practiced regularly in the future, his power would increase. Bai Tang announced that it was time for her to take her leave.
Xue Pan's transformation made Lord Xue extremely happy, and he earnestly requested Bai Tang to stay. Bai Tang knew her own limitations; Xue Pan should start learning the Four Books and Five Classics now, but she was completely clueless about them. It would be better not to delay the child's education any further and let a professional teach him! After all, Xue Pan's worldview had already been reshaped; barring any accidents, this child would no longer become a Dull Overlord!
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