Chapter 419

"Instructor Zhineng, the academy must already know the reason for my visit, right?"

Following Yan Zhining as she moved quickly through the academy, Qin Jian couldn't help but ask: "The academy... what does it think?"

Yan Zhining glanced at him and snorted coldly: "The academy, of course, is prepared to fight to the end. As for wanting us to change the name of Tianshui Academy, don't even think about it!"

Qin Jian's heart sank, but then he saw the irrepressible smile at the corner of Yan Zhining's mouth and instantly realized: "Instructor Zhineng, are you scaring me?"

"Bang!"

Yan Zhining casually patted his shoulder and laughed: "If it weren't for you, kid, we might really have tried to find a way to refuse, but if it's you, everyone isn't as resistant. After all, your character is something we have all witnessed..."

"And whether it was the academy tournament back then or the later All-Dalu Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, you brought many honors to Tianshui Academy. We don't believe you would truly let the Spirit Hall annex Tianshui Academy, even if..."

A playful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Even if you are currently a Chief Judge who climbed to the top by relying on his looks."

"Wh... what?! What do you mean by relying on my looks to climb to the top?!"

Qin Jian instantly cracked: "Instructor Zhineng! You can't just say things like that! I obtained the position of Chief Judge upright and honestly through my own strength!"

"Pfft, you might get others to believe that, but I absolutely won't!"

Yan Zhining turned up her nose, her eyes full of disdain: "Others might not know, but I watched you flirt with girls all the way to the finals during the tournament..."

Qin Jian: "......"

Finally, they arrived at the academy's Council Hall.

Yan Zhining knocked the door open and led Qin Jian and Hu Liena inside.

The group of high-ranking officials inside saw this and stood up subconsciously.

They were not Yan Zhining; they weren't that familiar with Qin Jian, nor did they understand him as well.

Although Qin Jian was once a student of Tianshui Academy, times had changed; he was already a Chief Judge of the Spirit Hall, and with the Guard Army, nearly twenty thousand Spirit Masters under his command took orders from him.

Even if some people secretly muttered about him climbing to the top through his looks, when facing him in person, they still subconsciously felt awe.

The white-haired Dean of Tianshui took the lead and bowed: "Chief Judge..."

"Don't!"

Qin Jian jumped back almost instantly, reaching out to refuse: "Dean, and all you teachers, Qin Jian will always be a student of Tianshui Academy, please don't do this."

These high-ranking officials were a bit stunned.

"Haha, I told you long ago that Qin Jian wouldn't change, you didn't believe me!" Yan Zhining suddenly put her hands on her hips and laughed.

The atmosphere in the entire conference room relaxed as well.

"Then let's relax, everyone sit down," the white-haired Dean said with a kind smile.

At the long round table meeting, the Dean sat at one end, Qin Jian sat at the other, the others sat on the left and right, and Hu Liena sat beside Qin Jian.

"Dean, teachers, you should have all heard why I came back this time, so I won't talk nonsense and will get straight to the point..."

Facing the group of academy leaders, Qin Jian reached out and spoke eloquently: "Given the current situation, the unification of all Spirit Academies in Dalu is inevitable. Tianshui Academy cannot stay out of it, so renaming it Wuhun Academy Tianshui Branch is definitely unavoidable."

Once these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the conference room inevitably became tense again.

"Let me directly analyze the pros and cons for everyone..."

Qin Jian rested his elbows on the table and said to all the high-ranking officials: "The disadvantages are very obvious. Tianshui Academy will no longer be able to exist as an independent academy. In the future, it will directly accept the stationing of Inspector Teachers from Wuhun Academy, and graduation certificates will also need to be issued in the name of Wuhun Academy..."

"There will also be Inspector Teachers?" the Dean frowned.

Qin Jian nodded and said: "Since we are to unify everything into Wuhun Academy, naturally we cannot let each academy develop as it pleases. There will be corresponding rules and regulations to make future students realize that they are all graduates of Wuhun Academy, not graduates of individual branches."

"In that case, wouldn't our Tianshui Academy exist in name only?" the former instructor Xiao Jing couldn't help but say.

Qin Jian smiled: "For many academies, that is indeed the case, but Tianshui Academy will not."

"Why?" someone asked.

Qin Jian pointed at himself: "Because I am the future Dean of Wuhun Academy."

"You will serve as the Dean of Wuhun Academy?" Everyone's eyes lit up.

Qin Jian nodded and said: "So, whether it is the selection of Inspector Teachers or the teaching policy of Tianshui Academy, these are all up to me, and I... simply don't care."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

"And if you are still worried, I can appoint Instructor Zhineng as the Tianshui Inspector Teacher right now," Qin Jian added.

"Not only that, I won't hinder the characteristic teaching of Tianshui Academy. Whether it's the policy of recruiting commoners or the decision to only recruit beautiful female students, these can all continue..."

Qin Jian spread his hands and smiled: "In this way, the Tianshui Branch will still have the same distinct style and will not be assimilated at all."

Once these words were spoken, all the high-ranking officials rested their heads on their hands and fell into deep thought.

"Dean, teachers, besides this, I can also provide another way out if you don't trust the Spirit Hall," Qin Jian said after letting them think for a while.

"What way out?" someone asked curiously.

Qin Jian glanced at Hu Liena beside him and then said: "Another option is to become an affiliated sect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. You can still recruit students externally, and everything else remains unchanged, but nominally you would serve as a place for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cultivate its disciples..."

Hearing this, Hu Liena finally couldn't help but look at him.

Then she discovered that Qin Jian was still talking eloquently, continuously saying good things about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Um... Qin Jian..." she interjected.

Qin Jian looked over in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Hu Liena narrowed her eyes at him: "I, the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, am still here, and you are using the matter of setting up Wuhun Academy to seek benefits for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Is this really okay?"

Once these words were spoken, the whole room fell into a dead silence.

In the eyes of these Tianshui Academy leaders, this matter was naturally very serious; how could one seek benefits for another sect right in front of their Holy Maiden?

To put it bluntly, this was simply being a traitor...

The teachers were very worried that Qin Jian would flip his car...

Then they saw Qin Jian smile slightly, reach out and touch Hu Liena's pretty face, and say: "Nana, we are talking about serious business, don't make trouble."

"This..."

All the female teachers were dumbfounded.

"Isn't it said that you, Qin Jian, have a thing with the Pope? How are you now openly messing around with a Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, and I heard they are teacher and student, too!"

But a scene that left them even more dumbfounded occurred...

Hu Liena's expression relaxed, and she stuck out her tongue while grabbing Qin Jian's hand, smiling charmingly: "I was just joking, you continue, I won't say anything else."

Qin Jian patted her head: "Good girl~"

Everyone: "......"

(End of this chapter)