Lu Ping and the others paid attention to the city lord's subsequent actions, but the city lord's residence had become very quiet after that. Even the destroyed walls had been repaired without a sound. News of Wei Chao's death hadn't spread, and no one knew what had happened to Wei Yang. Zhenfeng College continued with their reconstruction, and its former appearance was restored day by day. On the day that the Zhenfeng Tower was completely rebuilt, a historic moment finally arrived.
As the most iconic and important building of Zhenfeng College, the Zhenfeng Tower's reestablishment also meant that Zhenfeng College had truly stood up once more. All the teachers and students stood in front of the tower, looking at the brightly lit lobby through the main entrance. On the left hung a simplified list of Zhenfeng College's rules and motto, while on the right was a list of the most outstanding talents of the College in the past twenty years. Everything was exactly as it had been in the past, with the only slight difference being that there was one more person among the Zhenfeng Tower's list on the right. Naturally, it was the late founder of the College, Guo Youdao.
His name was the only thing on the list. His identity as the Northern Dipper and Kaiyang Auxiliary Star, as well as one of the six great experts, weren't mentioned at all. Even the Black Tortoise Academy background that he'd proclaimed when he'd founded Zhenfeng College was erased here.
Guo Youdao didn't just come from the Black Tortoise Academy. He was also highly recognized in the Qiyue and Southern Sky Academies. The recommendation letters from the four academies was the best proof.
No one knew what he'd been through, only that Guo Youdao had too many secrets. Lu Ping even vaguely remembered that Guo Youdao and Xu Weifeng had had a subtle conversation during the Soul Summon in the Zhili Zone. Lu Ping didn't quite understand what they'd been talking about, but after learning of Xu Weifeng's true identity, he recalled that the two of them had likely been talking about some secrets of the Dark Academy. So it wasn't just the four great academies. Guo Youdao had even experienced the Dark Academy in the other world!
Was all of this for his dream?
No one knew the answer now, but Guo Youdao was the most important person to the Zhai Feng Academy. That was an undeniable fact. So with just one name, he should be at the top of everyone's list.
"When you grow up, you will at least be in the position behind Old Guo." As if knowing what Lu Ping was thinking at this time, Fang Yizhu came over and said.
"Hehe." Lu Ping smiled and said nothing. In his heart, personal honor and disgrace were never important, and he almost never thought of fighting for the fame and fortune that people often valued. He couldn't help but recall the time when he told Guo Youdao that he wanted to grow flowers and plants in Zhenfeng College. Guo Youdao was so angry that his beard flew everywhere.
"That's fine," he said. It was the other party's response to his words, and also to Guo Youdao's advice in the past.
"It's quite lively here!" Suddenly, a voice came from outside the crowd. In the noisy crowd because of excitement, the voice was unusually clear, showing the extraordinary realm of the speaker. Lu Ping and the others heard the voice and looked, but saw a person who surprised them.
"It's you?" Lu Ping and the others said. But the other teachers and students of Zhenfeng College didn't recognize the person, and looked at him with puzzled faces.
"It's me. Congratulations, the college is really rebuilt." The person said congratulations, but he didn't look happy at all. Anyone could see that he was in an extremely bad mood. Rather than saying congratulations, it was more like he came to fight.
"Why are you here?" Chu Min, who rarely voiced out her opinion during the rebuilding of Zhai Feng Academy, was like an outsider who did things her own way. However, at this moment, she stood out to confront the person who had just arrived. That was because the person who had arrived was the one she was most familiar with, and both of them were once close friends.
"Why did I come here? That's the question I have to ask you! " The person looked very angry, and he stared at Lu Ping and the others. "It's just the reconstruction of the college, can't you keep a low profile? Be peaceful? Be polite? Why did you have to clash with the governor's office? So what if the governor isn't here? What does it have to do with you? Why do you have to expose him? "
"What does it have to do with you?" Chu Min said.
"Damn it! Of course it has nothing to do with me! But it's my bad luck! I was actively trying to express my desire to change my position, and then something happened in the goddamn Gorge Peak area. The governor left his post without permission, and there was no leader, and there were big problems like you here. It just so happened that there was a capable young man who wanted to change his position and take on more responsibility to the central command. So guess what happened next? "The newcomer cursed.
"It can't be such a coincidence, can it?" Lu Ping and the others stared at the person with wide eyes.
"What a coincidence. From now on, I will be your Lord City Lord. All of you better behave yourselves!" The newcomer spoke fiercely. It sounded like he was threatening them, but Lu Ping and the others, as well as the teachers and students in front of the Zhai Feng Tower, could tell from his words that he was indignant and had nowhere to vent his anger.
The person who'd come was Draconis, the former city lord of the Zhiling district. Just as Lu Ping and the others had passed by the Zhiling district and eaten that meal together, Draconis had begun to act swiftly and decisively. He'd used his connections and favors to decisively give up his position as city lord of the Zhiling district, all in order to distance himself from this jinx that even the Empire was wary of. But who would've thought that he'd be played like this in the end? After Lu Ping had broken into the city lord's office, the disappearance of City Lord Wei Tianqi had been exposed. This matter had been reported to the higher levels, and the Shadow Army naturally couldn't ignore it. Thus, Draconis, who'd been actively working, had run into the muzzle of the gun. He was immediately given the heavy responsibility of reorganizing the Gorge district.
It was easy to imagine how Draconis had felt when he'd received this transfer order. Thus, as soon as he'd arrived at Gorge City, he'd gone straight to Zhenfeng College to hurl abuse at them without even going to the city lord's office. Lu Ping and the others could only offer their condolences and sympathy.
"Why don't we show our hospitality as a host and treat you to a meal?" Lu Ping did his best to express his goodwill.
"From an official perspective, from this moment on, Lord Draconis is the legitimate host," Fang Yizhu said.
"No matter what, since we know each other, let's get along well." Lu Ping's tone was full of gratification. His impression of Draconis wasn't bad, and he felt that if this person was the city lord, he'd be able to reduce a lot of conflict.
Draconis smiled wryly when he heard this and sighed. "I want that too!"
"What do you mean?" Everyone could tell that there was a hidden meaning in his sigh and asked.
"There's no other reason to place a capable person like me in a worthless place like the Gorge District, other than to target you guys," Draconis said.
"So it seems like the central government still doesn't know about our relationship?"
"First, we don't have any relationship. Second, whether they know or not, it's something the central government can use. At this moment, aren't you guys letting down your guard a little? "Draconis said.
Everyone looked at each other and realized that the complexity of this struggle was far beyond their imagination. There were many sides to everything, and as the ruler of a country, the Profound Empress, or the central government of an empire, was much better at handling these matters than they were.
"Then what are you going to do?" Chu Min looked at Draconis and asked.
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