The teachers and students of Zhenfeng College had heard the gist of what had happened to Draconis. They couldn't empathize with Draconis, but they could at least see that the relationship between Draconis and Lu Ping was a bit special. At the very least, it wasn't as oppressive as the Wei family, and seemed to want to get along well.
This was undoubtedly great news for these ordinary teachers and students. Those who had planned to draw a clear line between themselves and Zhai Feng after the rebuilding of the school began to feel a bit regretful now. It was a pity that words had been spoken were like water that had been spilled. It would be too unsightly for them to regret now, so they could only grit their teeth and swallow their regret.
Draconis had come to greet them and left after a few words of conversation. Since then, he hadn't had any close contact with the Zhai Feng Academy. However, Lu Ping and the others, as well as the people in the Gorge Peak Mountainous Area, witnessed the city lord's ability to govern the Zhiling District.
The Canyon Peak District was a hereditary jurisdiction of the Wei family, and their power was deeply rooted here. However, Wei Tianqi, the sole heir of the family, was nowhere to be found, and Wei Chao, the head of the twelve family guards, had been killed by Lu Ping with a single finger. The entire Wei family was without a leader. Draconis had come to Zhenfeng College as soon as he'd taken office to complain, but he didn't seem the least bit angry when he arrived at the city lord's manor. It was often said that a strong dragon couldn't fight a local snake, but when it came to Draconis, everyone felt the aura of a ferocious dragon crossing the river. Wei Yang had been detained after Lu Ping had left the city lord's manor, and Draconis hadn't even asked a single question when he'd arrived. This action displayed his lack of concern and indifference towards Wei Tianqi's whereabouts. Everyone could see from this that Draconis was determined to clean up the Wei family's power.
The Wei family naturally didn't want to sit around and wait for death. However, those who thought that Draconis had taken office on his own quickly discovered that this was a great misunderstanding. As the former city lord of the Zhiruo district, how could he not have his own trusted aides and influence after so many years in the area? If these trusted subordinates had been transferred to the central government, it would have been difficult to arrange them. But now that they had been transferred to another district, these subordinates, who had already made other arrangements, gathered in the Gorge District in just a few days. The twelve guards of the Wei family were like chickens and dogs in front of Draconis's strength. It was as if the voice of the Wei family had disappeared from the Gorge District overnight. Everyone clearly understood the current situation: the Gorge District had welcomed a stronger ruler.
Of course, the old powers in the Gorge Peak District didn't like this change. For a moment, some people were panicking, including the Gorge Peak Academy. Although the Wei family had been domineering for so many years, they had always supported them. Especially when he heard that the new City Lord didn't even visit the City Lord's Mansion and went straight to Zhenfeng College. This made Bali Yan, the Headmaster of Gorge College, even more uneasy. Even the teachers and students of Gorge College began to worry about their future.
Under these circumstances, Zhenfeng College was like a paradise. After the Zephyr Tower was rebuilt, the buildings and facilities of the college were restored to their original state. Zhenfeng College's reconstruction was finally complete. There wasn't much fanfare after that, and the bell of Zhenfeng College rang once more at the foot of the mountain to the southwest of Gorge City.
On the surface, Zhenfeng College looked as if it had been restored to its original state, but in reality, there were many things waiting to be done. Take the loss of personnel for example. The loss of students didn't mean that there was no need to hunt, but the loss of instructors meant that there was no one to teach certain courses. It was a good thing that Zhenfeng College wasn't one of the Big Four. The students here all started at the entry level, so the focus of the curriculum was on the elementary and comprehensive level. There had never been any more advanced instruction in Zhenfeng College. Therefore, although there were fewer instructors, the knowledge they taught was more elementary. Everyone had to take on more responsibilities, and it was still manageable.
When it came to the arrangement of class hours, maintenance of college order, logistics, and other matters, there were more trivial problems. Lu Ping was the dean, but how could he handle these things? In the dean's office on the sixth floor of the Zephyr Tower, Fang Yizhu was busy most of the time. Sister Jin, who came from the Forest of Treasures, was originally a gangster. But now, she had also become an educator. On one hand, she assisted Fang Yizhu in managing his daily life, and on the other hand, she was teaching classes in Zhai Feng Academy. She was also very popular.
There was no other reason but the realm!
The realm of the Four Spirits Connected was the dominating level in the Gorge City. Now, a teacher of Zhenfeng College was in this realm. Although this elementary knowledge was not difficult for practitioners with the Four Spirits Connected or the Single Spirit Connected. But when it came from the mouth of the Four Spirits Connected, even if the words were exactly the same, it sounded more convincing as if it was a golden rule.
At the moment, Sister Jin was such a teacher who didn't need to say much. She could convince people just by her realm. In addition, Su Tang and Morin were in the realm of the Three Spirits Connected in Zhenfeng College. However, they didn't come out to teach. On the contrary, the two of them, including Lu Ping, were actively practicing and learning like the students of Zhenfeng College. Of course, they weren't taking the courses of Zhenfeng College, but further guidance from Chu Min.
This was what Fang Yizhu wanted them to do.
Although Lu Ping was the dean, Fang Yizhu didn't want Lu Ping to spend his time on the management of the college at all. There was only one thing he wanted Lu Ping to do, which was to practice. After all, Lu Ping's strength was their guarantee. Without Lu Ping, to be honest, the City Lord Draconis, who seemed polite to them, would probably immediately let them experience his thunderous means to deal with the Wei Family.
"So, the three most important things for you are to practice, practice, and continue to practice. The stronger you are, the safer we will be. " Fang Yizhu said this when he drove Lu Ping out of the dean's office. He seemed very urgent.
"I know, I just came to take a look." Lu Ping said, but his eyes had swept past Fang Yizhu. He looked out through the big window of the dean's office, and fell in the direction of the college's main gate.
"There seems to be a guest." Lu Ping said.
"Oh?" Fang Yizhu looked back and followed Lu Ping's gaze to the main gate. With their eyesight, they were able to clearly see everything that was happening at the main entrance from where they were.
"The two of you, please wait." Because of the shortage of staff, the college didn't have any full-time gatekeepers. The students took turns on duty. It was Kong Ju's turn today. In the small room next to the courtyard door, he saw the old man and the young man walking in without asking anything. He hurriedly rushed out and stopped the two of them. At the same time, he saw another person not far behind them. He stopped and looked in their direction, but didn't immediately come forward.
Kong Ju didn't care about the person who hadn't come up yet. He looked at the old and the young, bowed, and asked, "This one has poor eyesight. You two don't seem to be from Zhenfeng College? What business do you have in the college? "
The old man didn't speak, and stood timidly behind the youth. The youth in embroidered robes had an arrogant expression. He raised his head and looked at the two words "Zhaifeng" hanging on the gate. He said with his nostrils facing Kong Ju, "I am Yan Xize, the son of Yan Qiuci of the northwest. I have come to visit your college. Do you have any objections?"
Kong Ju was stunned. He didn't know Yan Xize, but who didn't know the famous Yan Qiuci of the northwest? But now, a youth suddenly popped out and said he was Yan Qiuci's son. He was so ostentatious. He was most likely a liar, right?
Although he thought this, Kong Ju didn't dare to be disrespectful. He hurriedly said, "It's an honor to meet you. Please wait a moment. Let me go in and pass on the message."
"What message? This is such a remote place. If not for my curiosity, you wouldn't even be able to invite me here. " Yan Xize didn't care about Kong Ju anymore. He took a step forward and was about to enter when he saw someone rushing toward him. He immediately called out, "Lu Ping!"
It was Lu Ping, and he had naturally seen him. However, his gaze lingered on Lu Ping for less than a second before it fell on the third person, who was a short distance behind the old man and the young man.
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