Chapter 659: Are the people of Wuji Hall all so White Lotus?

【"The disciples of Divine Province Academy need not be overly polite." White Protector smiled faintly, his dignity naturally formed, also giving a feeling like being bathed in spring breeze.】

But even if this White Protector concealed himself well, Ye Qingran could still see through his hypocritical interior.

Are the people of Wuji Hall all so White Lotus?

"Fu Hanxiu, I really want to hit him!" Ye Qingran poked Fu Hanxiu's abdomen with her elbow.

"Good." Fu Hanxiu said he would do it and did it. After all, it's rare for his wife to take the initiative to make such a request; how could he refuse?

"Eh... what are you doing?"

Ye Qingran promptly grabbed Fu Hanxiu.

"Wasn't it you who said to hit him?"

"Uh..." Ye Qingran blushed, "Don't! If you just go up and smash them to pieces, how will Fu Jiu make a grand entrance later? With this White Lotus, you have to play it slow!"

Fu Jiu, Fu Jiu, again Fu Jiu!

Fu Hanxiu had never felt Fu Jiu so annoying before!

If I had known, I would have rejected Fu Jiu's application to come to Beimingzhou!

Fu Jiu: "Who's missing me? Oh, it must be the Emperor Sovereign. After all, we haven't seen each other for so long; he must be missing me!"

Hmm, that must be it!

Then Fu Jiu quickened his pace.

Ye Qingran and Fu Hanxiu's small movements, in the solemn atmosphere of Divine Province Academy, seemed somewhat out of place, and were soon noticed by the White Protector.

The White Protector's gaze fell over; when he saw Ye Qingran, a hint of menace flashed in his eyes.

Upon seeing Fu Hanxiu again, he was momentarily stunned.

For some reason, he actually felt that this masked man was somewhat familiar.

But he couldn't say exactly where he felt familiar.

Ye Qingran inherently possesses the ability to see through pretentious women, but that doesn't mean ordinary academy disciples have this ability.

They looked at the White Protector's gentleness, and their favorability toward him kept rising.

"The White Protector truly lives up to being the Holy Lord's protector of Wuji Hall; his bearing is indeed extraordinary."

Of course, some people were worried about this.

"But the White Protector is a good friend of the Nan Gong City Lord; surely he wouldn't be unfavorable to Instructor Ye, would he?"

"The White Protector shouldn't be like that! Believe he will handle affairs impartially!"

"I am Li Daoyun, Dean of Divine Province Academy." Li Daoyun stepped forward a few paces, clasped his fists, neither humble nor arrogant: "The White Protector's visit to our Divine Province Academy brings glory to our humble abode. However, the White Protector came so suddenly; I don't know what instructions he has."

"Dean Li, greetings." The White Protector behaved courteously.

But Ye Qingran clearly saw from his gestures a hidden arrogance.

"I have come to Beimingzhou this time carrying out the Holy Lord's decree."

Holy Lord's decree?

You should know that the Holy Lord of Wuji Hall is equivalent to an emperor of the Xuanmiao Continent; his decree is equivalent to an imperial edict.

Of course, not everyone will obey the Holy Lord of Wuji Hall's decree, for example, the Zhu Lu Zhi Dian.

Led by the Emperor Sovereign, the Zhu Lu Zhi Dian, although only existing for less than ten years since its inception, already possesses the capability to stand against Wuji Hall.

Besides the Zhu Lu Zhi Dian, the three great hidden ethnicities of Nan Yin Zhou also possess extremely deep foundations; the Holy Lord of Wuji Hall also needs to give these clans and sects some face.

However, for Beimingzhou, the influence of Wuji Hall is much greater.

"May I ask what decree is this?"

The White Protector smiled and said slowly: "The Holy Lord sympathizes with Dean Li personally managing the vast Divine Province Academy, which is truly hard work; moreover, Dean Li has been traveling these years and truly has no time to attend to academy affairs..."

Upon hearing this, many perceptive people roughly grasped the hidden meaning.

Gazes fell upon Li Daoyun, all awaiting the 'judgment' from Wuji Hall.

However, Li Daoyun showed no sign of worry, his face still bearing a faint smile.

"Therefore, the Holy Lord sent me here to select two outstanding talents from among the many capable people of Beimingzhou, to join the ranks of deans of Divine Province Academy, to alleviate Dean Li's worries."

These words were flawless. On the surface they seemed to be considering Li Daoyun's interests, but in fact they were weakening his authority.

Originally, as Dean of Divine Province Academy, Li Daoyun held absolute authority over the academy.

But if two more people were added as deans, Li Daoyun's authority would be instantly reduced by two-thirds.

"Tsk tsk~"

Ye Qingran couldn't help but let out a soft "tsk".

In her view, if it weren't for considering Li Daoyun's pivotal position in Divine Province Academy, directly removing him from the dean's post would likely cause turmoil; otherwise, with Wuji Hall's methods, Li Daoyun would probably have already been ousted from the dean's position.

As for the other two so-called capable individuals...

Besides Ling Tian and Nan Gong Cang, who else could it be?

It seems Nan Gong Cang and Ling Tian have long harbored designs on Divine Province Academy.

This can be seen from the fact that the two major forces send their own people to the academy for training each year. After all, Divine Province Academy's foundations are deep; who knows how many heavenly treasures and cultivation techniques it hoards? If they were to take them all for themselves, Golden City and Dan Valley would have no trouble advancing further.

By then, would the entirety of Beimingzhou not be left to let them reign as kings and overlords?

However, Ling Tian's ambitions are smaller, fixated on that one-third acre of Dan Valley, while Nan Gong Cang's ambitions are greater, and he also has broader connections, able to find people from Wuji Hall to help.

Ling Tian had actually discussed this matter with Nan Gong Cang earlier, but he didn't expect Nan Gong Cang to act so quickly.

"I think the White Protector is absolutely right!" Ling Tian urged: "Everyone can see Dean Li's hard work; it's truly hard to bear. Since the White Protector said so, I volunteer to become one of the three deans of Divine Province Academy, willing to share Dean Li's burdens."

With Ling Tian's status, becoming a dean of Divine Province Academy is nothing special.

If Ling Tian had said this before the earlier events occurred, the academy's disciples might not have had any objections.

But now...

Ling Tian is practically a demon who could even strike down his own brother's wife and nephew! How could such a person become the dean of a holy place of education like the academy?

Not to mention whether the three-dean system is reasonable or not; it's just that letting Ling Tian become the dean of the Shenzhou Academy — as a disciple of the academy, I absolutely will not accept!

That voice, though somewhat weak, carried a resonant force, and its tone was also extremely charming.

Everyone startled, followed the sound, and as expected saw Lu Yunfeng's figure!

He should have just recovered from a serious illness; his whole person appeared somewhat sickly weak, and his complexion was also a bit pale.

However, this in no way affected his outstanding demeanor.

As the foremost disciple of the present Shenzhou Academy, Lu Yunfeng's influence within the academy is naturally unquestionable.

He had spoken, and the other disciples echoed in agreement.

"I agree with Senior Brother Lu's words!"

"Ling Tian is not qualified to be our academy's dean!"

"If Ling Tian is made the dean of our Shenzhou Academy, then I'd rather not stay in this academy!"

The opposing voices surged like a stormy sea, and all the academy's disciples wore looks of indignation.

Looking around, the opposing voices accounted for more than ninety percent!

Ling Tian's face turned extremely grim. He never expected his words would provoke such a fierce reaction from the academy's disciples! He clenched his fists, and could only look at Nan Gong Cang with a pleading gaze.

Now, Dan Valley has declined; his father-in-law Nan Gong Cang is his only hope!

Nan Gong Cang, however, glanced briefly and then averted his gaze.