Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

One day later...

"Ah—woo—"

Beside the campfire, two wolf cubs were trying their best to open their mouths and imitate Yang Xian's pronunciation.

"No, no, it's 'ah,' not 'ah-woo.'"

Yang Xian rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache, having underestimated the difficulty of teaching two demon beasts to speak human language.

Mainly, he doesn't have much experience.

The only solution is to make the two little cuties memorize those Chinese characters by rote, just like they memorize vocabulary words.

"Let's read it again from the beginning..."

"I...you...he..."

The two little wolf cubs repeated after them in their childish voices, their earnest expressions incredibly adorable.

On the other side...

As Zhou Xiyan watched this scene, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

This heartwarming scene reminded her of the time when her mother taught her and Xi'er to read when she was a child.

Back then, they would sit together like this, learning stroke by stroke.

[Reminiscing: It reminded me of my childhood! +100 points!]

But soon...

"Dad, my tongue is so tired."

Half a minute later, Xiao Feng lay on the ground, sticking out her tongue, looking utterly dejected.

"Me too..." Ling followed suit and climbed onto her sister's furry back, forming a human pyramid.

Seeing this, Yang Xian was completely at a loss and could only shake his head helplessly: "Never mind, you guys rest for a while."

A long way to go!

I wonder if the system store has anything like an "early childhood education gift pack".

"Yang Xi'an, do you need any help?"

Zhou Xiyan, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up.

Yang Xian turned his head, his gaze instinctively falling on her left arm: "Your injury..."

"He's mostly recovered." Zhou Xiyan walked over and sat down next to Yang Xian.

After a night's rest, her complexion had improved considerably, and the wound on her left arm had almost healed thanks to the medicine.

The girl's gaze fell on the Chinese characters on the ground.

It consists entirely of basic Chinese characters.

"I think we should start by teaching the simplest things."

Zhou Xiyan sat down next to Yang Xian, tilted her head, and said, "Let me use your stick for a moment, the one in my hand."

"Here you go!" Yang Xian handed it over without thinking.

Zhou Xiyan reached out and took it, her fair and delicate hand pausing for half a second when it touched Yang Xian's hand.

The girl blinked twice quickly, but her expression remained unchanged.

"The foundation of Mandarin Chinese is Pinyin, which has twenty-three initials and twenty-four finals..."

As Zhou Xiyan spoke, she used a stick to draw a table of initials and finals on the ground.

Yang Xian couldn't help but admire him.

No wonder he's a top student.

Their teaching approach is indeed clearer than mine.

I've long forgotten what I learned in elementary school.

While admiring her, Yang Xian unconsciously glanced at the girl's profile.

It must be said that Zhou Xiyan is indeed a very patient person.

Moreover, her personality was completely different from Xi'er's.

Xi'er is innocent and clingy.

Zhou Xiyan, on the other hand, is more composed and reserved.

"Yang Xi'an, were you spying on me just now?"

The girl suddenly turned her head, her light blue eyes staring directly at Yang Xian.

"Uh..." Yang Xian blushed and leaned back unconsciously.

They've been discovered...

Wait, why am I blushing like a teapot?

Yang Xian said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was a little distracted just now."

Zhou Xiyan grabbed Yang Xian's wrist and shoved the stick back in.

But her little hand remained on Yang Xian's palm, and she didn't pull it away for a long time.

"Then you'd better not get distracted from now on."

"I can't speak the language of this secret realm, so I can't communicate with the two wolf cubs."

"You'll have to teach them yourself."

After saying that, the girl released Yang Xian's hand.

"When teaching, I also have them write it down once; a bad pen is worse than a good memory."

Zhou Xiyan gave one last reminder.

"You make a good point," Yang Xian praised. "I feel you'd be quite suited to be a teacher. Did you also learn step by step like this when you were studying?"

Zhou Xiyan stopped what she was doing: "No, from childhood to adulthood, no matter what I learn, I can learn it after seeing it only once."

Yang Xian: "..."

Ok.

The world of academic superstars is something that academic underachievers will never understand.

"Dad, what are these?"

Feng and Ling curiously came over and sniffed the new symbols on the ground with their little noses.

"It feels much simpler than the 'Chinese characters' we just learned!" Ling echoed.

For them, these symbols made up of "circles and curves" are obviously much more user-friendly than those complex hieroglyphs.

"Cough, this is..."

Yang Xian cleared his throat and started teaching again.

Zhou Xiyan silently stepped aside, her eyes fixed on Yang Xian.

Watching him patiently correct Feng and Ling's pronunciation, and watching the two little wolf cubs affectionately rub against his trouser leg.

Her eyes gradually became somewhat unfocused.

so good……

A martial artist can be like this, teaching his "children" like an ordinary father.

in case……

If that disaster hadn't happened, if my parents were still alive...

I guess I'm already married with children, and I'm teaching my kids to recognize characters like this.

Unfortunately... there are no "what ifs" in this world.

Unfortunately, as a martial artist, I no longer even have the right to have children.

I don't know how much time has passed...

"Teacher Zhou? How did my lesson go? No major problems, right?"

Yang Xian's voice pulled Zhou Xiyan back from her thoughts.

After the blue-haired girl came to her senses, she realized that she had been daydreaming for so long.

It's been... a long time since I've had something like this.

As for how well Yang Xian taught, just look at Little Wolf's performance to know.

Zhou Xiyan glanced at the two wolf cubs wagging their tails excitedly out of the corner of her eye.

"You taught very well."

As she spoke, Zhou Xiyan moved closer to Yang Xian again.

Her body leaned slightly forward, her shoulders almost touching Yang Xian's.

"Pinyin is just the foundation; next, we'll learn about radicals and components..."

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Another day has passed.

Zhou Xiyan's injuries have fully healed.

It was time for the two to set off for the sacred place the girl had mentioned.

"Dad... Teacher Zhou... where are we going?"

Xiao Feng tilted his fluffy head back, his silver eyes filled with confusion.

Its Chinese pronunciation even has a soft, babyish tone that melts your heart.

After two days of learning, Feng and Ling were able to speak some simple Mandarin, albeit haltingly.

Yang Xian squatted down and rubbed its little head:

"Dad and Teacher Zhou are going to a very dangerous place."

"Would it be alright if you and your sister stayed near the camp for a few days?"

"We'll be back soon."

Yang Xian killed all the monsters within a half-kilometer radius.

He also sprinkled the surrounding area with specially made urine from the four realms of demons.

As long as the two little ones don't run away, their safety can be guaranteed.

"Within three days at the fastest, and at the latest, within a month."

Zhou Xiyan patted the little wolf's head.

Now she treats these two little cuties just like she would her own daughters.

"I want to go too!"

Little sister Ling kept rubbing her head against the ground, her tail drooping.

"No." Yang Xian's tone was gentle but firm. "Ling must also obey."

"Once you have completely digested the power within you, you will become even stronger."

"Daddy promises to take you with me wherever I go from now on, okay?"