Chapter 224: Tianshui Dean

"You want to become a teacher at our academy?" Jiang Xi said, her face full of confusion.

Facing Jiang Xi's question, Ning Feiliu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, if I could serve as a teacher at Tianshui Advanced Soul Master Academy, it would be a nice experience for me on this trip."

Jiang Xi felt helpless, but she didn't actually suspect that Ning Feiliu had any ulterior motives for wanting to become a teacher at Tianshui Academy, a school where all the students were beautiful young girls.

Given Ning Feiliu's "looks" and talent, if he hadn't said that he already had a sweetheart—and that his sweetheart was that peerless genius Spirit Master of the Heavenly Generation, the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, Miss Dugu—

I'm afraid those little girls like Shui Bing'er would have already tried to get closer to Ning Feiliu and confessed their feelings.

However, even though Ning Feiliu said he had a sweetheart, it didn't stop Bing'er and Yue'er from still thinking about him constantly.

It was just like a pretty girl on campus; even if she has a boyfriend, there are still plenty of sycophants and followers fantasizing about her.

Clearly, if Ning Feiliu really wanted to be a "lecherous devil," he would be almost on par with Dai Mubai, and there's no telling how many beautiful girls would be willing to spend a night with him.

He was even stronger than Dai Mubai, because Ning Feiliu was far superior to Dai Mubai in terms of talent, strength, and wealth.

In terms of status, while Dai Mubai is a prince of the Star Luo Empire, Ning Feiliu, as the son of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master, could barely be considered his equal.

In terms of appearance, although Ning Feiliu and Dai Mubai hadn't met yet, in the setting of this book, he was definitely much more handsome than Dai Mubai.

So, Jiang Xi really didn't think Ning Feiliu had any ulterior motives for entering Tianshui Academy.

It could only be, as Ning Feiliu said, a matter of his own interest.

"But our academy doesn't have any male teachers yet; in the nearly twenty years since I entered the academy, I have never seen a single male teacher," Jiang Xi said earnestly.

She was admitted to Tianshui Academy as a student at the age of twelve, and until now, having become a teacher at Tianshui Academy, she had never seen a male teacher.

It is easy to imagine that if Ning Feiliu were really hired as a teacher at Tianshui Academy, it would indeed be an act that defies the common practices of Tianshui Academy.

"I know, but Tianshui Academy only says it recruits female students; it doesn't say it only recruits female teachers, right?" Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"I can't make the decision on this matter, so I'll ask the Dean," Jiang Xi sighed and said, "However, although the Dean is quite easy to talk to, I doubt she would break the rules so casually."

"In that case..." Ning Feiliu thought for a moment and said, "Then please, Teacher Jiang, no matter what, help me secure an opportunity to meet and talk with the Dean... how about this."

He took a... token out of the Steel Sun Box, pushed it toward Jiang Xi, and continued, "Please, trouble yourself to take this token to the Dean."

This was a relatively "ordinary" identity token for a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

It wasn't the token of Ning Feiliu as the Sect Master's son, nor was it the Pavilion Master token of the Wuliu Pavilion, and certainly not the Sect Master's decree that Ning Fengzhi had given him.

After all, those tokens would only be recognized by people within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and people outside might not necessarily recognize them.

But this token, which proved one was a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, should be recognized by many people in the outside world.

However, he still wasn't sure if the Dean of Tianshui Academy would recognize this token.

But just at this moment...

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment, then picked up the token and asked in disbelief, "Feiliu... you have a connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

She actually recognized this token of a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! The key is that the tokens of the major sects all feature the direct-line martial soul of their respective sects.

This token featured the appearance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the direct-line martial soul of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so of course she could recognize that this was a token of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also has a distinction between the inner and outer sects.

Clearly, Jiang Xi was not quite sure whether Ning Feiliu was an inner or outer sect disciple.

"Uh..." Ning Feiliu didn't hide it anymore and said with a smile, "Teacher Jiang, my surname is Ning..."

"Ah? But shouldn't the martial soul of a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect be..." Jiang Xi asked with some confusion.

The martial soul she had seen Ning Feiliu use before was not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the direct-line martial soul of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

It would be one thing if he were an outer sect disciple.

But Ning Feiliu said his surname was Ning.

"Yes, it's a bit of an accident," Ning Feiliu didn't continue to say anything, but casually brushed it off.

"Anyway... just have the Dean take a look at this token, and I'm not asking to become a teacher at Tianshui Academy immediately, but please try your best to secure an opportunity for me to see the Dean in person," Ning Feiliu said seriously.

Jiang Xi pondered for a good while, then nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I will try my best to help you, Feiliu, get a chance to meet the Dean."

"Many thanks, Teacher Jiang," Ning Feiliu said with a slight smile.

Just like that, Jiang Xi took away Ning Feiliu's token that belonged to a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Two days passed just like that.

Finally, on the afternoon of the second day, Jiang Xi came over to return Ning Feiliu's token and said, "The Dean has agreed; you can come to our academy tomorrow morning."

Ning Feiliu smiled and nodded, saying, "Many thanks, Teacher Jiang."

Jiang Xi shook her head and said with a strange expression, "Feiliu, I didn't expect you to be a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Did your martial soul mutate?"

"Something like that," Ning Feiliu continued to smile slightly, not explaining anything about martial soul forging or the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon, but instead asked, "By the way, Teacher Jiang, what kind of person is the Dean of your academy?"

"The Dean's real name is Leng Hanxue. She has already been a Soul Saint powerhouse for ten years. Her martial soul is the Proud Snow Spear, but the Dean is actually quite nice and easy to talk to," Jiang Xi said immediately.

Ning Feiliu wasn't surprised by this; although the Five Elements Academies are advanced soul master academies second only to the two great imperial academies.

It is unlikely they would have a Spirit Douluo powerhouse sitting in charge; at most, they would have several Soul Saint powerhouses, and the Dean would just be a peak Soul Saint.

After all, looking further up, any powerhouse at the Title Douluo level could rank among powerful forces on the level of the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

Of course, the Title Douluo powerhouses of the Upper Three Sects are basically all at the Ninety-Fifth Level or above; having a Title Douluo doesn't mean one can be ranked among the Upper Three Sects.

But the fact that there isn't a single Title Douluo among the Lower Four Sects is enough to prove that any force possessing a Title Douluo is absolutely a top-tier force on the Douluo Continent.

And forces with a Spirit Douluo sitting in charge, like the four single-attribute sects and the Elephant Armored Sect and Wind Sword Sect among the Lower Four Sects, are first-class forces.

However, some might say, isn't the Elephant Armor Academy within the Five Elements Academies part of the Elephant Armored Sect? Isn't the Sect Master of the Elephant Armored Sect, Huyan Zhen, a Spirit Douluo? So shouldn't the Dean of Tianshui Academy, which is on par with the Elephant Armor Academy, also be a Spirit Douluo-level powerhouse? However... I can only say that this is definitely not the case.

Because the Elephant Armored Sect is not equivalent to the Elephant Armor Academy; Huyan Zhen is the Sect Master of the Elephant Armored Sect, but he is not the Dean of the Elephant Armor Academy.

Just like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Thunder Academy; the Thunder Academy is part of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, but the Dean of the Thunder Academy is not the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, the Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen.

And taking an example from the neighboring side that also uses the "Dou" character, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall is not the patriarch of the Soul Clan, Hun Tiandi; the Hall Master of the Soul Hall is just one of Hun Tiandi's subordinates.

Likewise, the Dean of the Elephant Armor Academy is also just one of Huyan Zhen's subordinates.

Therefore, the Dean of the Elephant Armor Academy is not a Spirit Douluo, but merely a powerhouse at the Soul Saint level.

Don't look at the original plot where Title Douluo walk everywhere, Soul Douluo are worse than dogs, and Soul Saint are even more like mere foot soldiers.

In reality, a powerhouse at the Soul Saint level is already a top-tier expert on the Douluo Continent.

And the deans of the Five Elements Academies are basically just peak Soul Saints.

"That's good." Ning Feiliu smiled slightly and said.

The next morning.

Ning Feiliu arrived at Tianshui Academy early, and then followed Jiang Xi, who was waiting at the main gate, into Tianshui Academy.

The internal environment of Tianshui Academy is quite good; after all, it is one of the Five Elements Academies, and the Five Elements Academies are only second to the Spirit Hall Academy and the two great imperial academies among all the high-level Soul Academies on the entire Douluo Continent.

In Ning Feiliu's past life, it would be equivalent to a top-tier university, perhaps not Tsinghua or Peking University, but still among the top ten in the country.

However, Tianshui Academy is also very special, not only because they only recruit female students, but also because they are the only one among the Five Elements Academies that recruits students from the commoner class. (Original setting, not a secondary creation.) It can be said that among the eight top Soul Academies on the Douluo Continent—the Spirit Hall Academy, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Star Luo Imperial Academy, and the Five Elements Academies—only the Spirit Hall Academy and Tianshui Academy do not distinguish between nobility, commoners, or bloodlines, recruiting anyone as long as their talent is sufficient.

The other two imperial academies require one to be born into imperial nobility or a major power or family; even if a commoner Spirit Master has high talent, they cannot get in.

In the original plot, Tang San and the others were originally going to be exceptions and get in, but later events... were that Xuexing Qinwang took Ning Feiliu's current cheap teacher, Dugu Bo, to sabotage their enrollment procedures.

Yet, what is even more ridiculous is that Tang San and the others didn't do anything to Dugu Bo and Xuexing Qinwang later.

Instead, they struck hard against the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's second team, which belonged to the three education committee members who had initially hoped for and intended to help them enroll as an exception.

Although the members of the second team did mock them, it was obvious that Tang San and the others struck hard against the second team more because Heaven Dou Imperial Academy had rejected their enrollment.

But what the hell does that have to do with Heaven Dou Imperial Academy? Wasn't it the problem of Dugu Bo and Xuexing Qinwang? In the end, Tang San directly turned from enemies into friends with both Dugu Bo and Xuexing Qinwang one after another; one can only say that San Ge's distinction between gratitude and grudges is quite flexible.

For those who are helpful to him, who can help him improve his cultivation and gain status, then past matters are not discussed at all, and they become friends.

But once they are useless later on, no matter how much you helped him before, it's useless—what about the three education committee members, what about Dugu Bo who gave him Immortal Herbs and even gave him the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, what about Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo who saved his life, or even Gangzi who treated him like his own son earlier?

That is all... sorry, I don't know who you are, and I can't break the rules.

Ning Feiliu followed Jiang Xi all the way into Tianshui Academy, and along the way, he also encountered quite a few Tianshui Academy students.

Without exception, they were all female, and all were beautiful girls with good looks.

However, they were still slightly inferior compared to Shui Bing'er.

But when they saw Ning Feiliu, they were not only very curious but also a bit shy.

Under the dual effects of his appearance, temperament, and approachability, it was clear that Ning Feiliu had become a male succubus in their eyes.

It is said that men are lustful and like pretty girls; in fact, women are the same, and many women, upon seeing a handsome man, will even disregard everything and directly put it into words and actions.

If Jiang Xi hadn't been in front of Ning Feiliu, they would have long since gone up to follow Ning Feiliu and ask for his name.

On the way, Ning Feiliu even encountered Qiu Ruoshui and Yu Hairou.

However, he did not meet anyone else; it seems that they are separated when attending classes within Tianshui Academy.

After a brief greeting, Ning Feiliu continued to follow Jiang Xi forward, and finally, they arrived in front of an office inside the academy building.

"This is the dean's office," Jiang Xi said.

Then she stepped forward and knocked on the door, asking cautiously, "Dean, are you in?"

"Come in." A gentle, mature female voice came from inside the office.

Then Jiang Xi opened the door and walked in.

Ning Feiliu followed closely behind and walked in as well.

"Dean, this is the Ning Feiliu I told you about yesterday who possesses the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect token and wants to see you," Jiang Xi said to the woman sitting behind a wooden desk piled with many books and papers.

Ning Feiliu looked at this Tianshui Academy dean, who appeared to be about sixty years old; her hair at the temples was slightly gray, and one could vaguely see from her loose skin that her facial features were very defined.

This Dean Leng must have been a great beauty when she was young, just like Shui Bing'er and the others.

It is just that time passes, beauties fade, and this Dean Leng had grown old after all.

However, one could still see from her brows and eyes that she was very kind and benevolent; she would indeed be a kind old grandmother who is relatively easy to talk to.

"Greetings, Senior Dean Leng." Ning Feiliu first bowed slightly to Leng Hanxue with his hands cupped, performing a salute.

"Little Friend Ning, hello..." Leng Hanxue smiled kindly, nodded at him, and said.

"Alright, Little Xi, you go out first; I need to have a good chat with Little Friend Ning." She said to Jiang Xi.

"Yes, Dean." Jiang Xi immediately retreated and closed the door on her way out.

At this moment, Leng Hanxue continued to look at Ning Feiliu and said with a smile, "Little Friend Ning, since you have the identity token of a direct disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and your surname is Ning, could it be... that you are a direct disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

"Yes, this junior is a direct disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and my father is Ning Fengzhi." Ning Feiliu directly stated Ning Fengzhi's name.

(End of chapter)