My virtue is above yours.

Chen Jingxuan sat down and placed two copper coins on the table.

"The problems facing the academy are nothing more than two things: money."

He picked up a copper coin and said, "This first payment is for the relocation compensation. With this money, the academy can find a new site. This money should have been paid by the government; they can't just take the land and buildings for nothing."

We have three plans. First, we need to find the house and land deeds. Once we have the deeds, the government will have no excuse not to pay us.

Second, try to arrange a meeting with the organizer to persuade them and secure the best possible resettlement conditions.

Third, we are raising funds to prepare for the worst.

Chen Jingxuan picked up another copper coin: "The second sum of money is for the daily operating expenses of the academy. We need to find some capable and virtuous people to help the academy form a long-term and stable cooperative relationship. However, the ideals of Shengyang Academy may be difficult for high-ranking officials and nobles to accept, so finding a sponsor will take some effort."

The two nodded in agreement.

Chen Jingxuan then began assigning tasks: "Senior brother, go back and inform Master that he needs to know about this matter. In case things get out of control, we'll need him to cover for us."

Senior sister, go find the young master of Qingluan Pavilion and ask her to help make connections and find an opportunity to meet with the organizer. Also, check if there is any money in the accounts that can be transferred. If we can't get the academy's resettlement conditions from the government, we can at least use the money to settle those orphans.

I'll go look for the lost house and land deeds again tomorrow. I'll also think about how to raise funds. While I'm at it, I'll go to Qingyao Mountain to see the sect leader and see if I can secure the sect's support.

Everyone agreed.

Lu Yunci immediately opened the door: "Senior brother, let's go!"

Zhu Lingyun pointed to the moon outside, looking completely bewildered: "It's Hai Shi (9-11 PM)."

Lu Yunci shoved him out the door: "The situation is urgent, get going quickly!"

Zhu Lingyun pushed off the ground with both legs to resist Lu Yunci's brute force: "This matter is not big. In the end, it's just a matter of two sums of money. It's not really necessary for Master to come or not. Why are you in such a hurry? I've been working hard all day. I need to rest."

Chen Jingxuan also pushed him from behind, saying, "Senior brother, I think senior sister is right. The sooner you go and come back, the sooner you'll feel at ease. I'll ask for leave for you tomorrow."

Lu Yunci said with a mischievous grin, "If you don't go, I'll have the maids push you there."

"Goodbye!"

With a "whoosh," Zhu Lingyun, suffering from social anxiety, leaped onto the roof and disappeared.

The next morning, Chen Jingxuan arrived at Qingyao Mountain and climbed the steps. In the morning mist, he saw a figure kneeling in the empty square.

He suppressed the urge to chuckle and quickly walked to the person's side. After recognizing her face, he feigned surprise and exclaimed, "Oh, isn't this Senior Sister Jiang? Why are you kneeling here?"

Jiang Zhen raised her head, her eyes fixed on Chen Jingxuan. Under this expression, her beauty mark under her eye looked exceptionally beautiful.

She gritted her teeth and forced out two words: "Despicable!"

Before Chen Jingxuan could react, a sharp burst of true energy erupted from the top of the twelfth floor, like a sharp whip, striking Jiang Zhen.

"Ah!" Jiang Zhen screamed and fell to the ground, gritting her teeth and quickly kneeling up.

From the top of the tower came the abbot's stern voice: "You are not allowed to speak while you are kneeling!"

Chen Jingxuan suppressed a barely suppressed smirk and said to Jiang Zhen, "I don't know why the Abbot is so angry. If I see him, I will definitely plead with him. After all, Senior Sister Jiang wants me to submit."

Jiang Zhen glared at him, her eyes seeming to say, "Get lost!"

She was filled with indignation. She had actually been tricked by Chen Jingxuan, who had made her master so angry and forced her to kneel in front of everyone.

The gazes of the passing disciples pierced Jiang Zhen's heart like swords, and their whispers trampled over her arrogant pride like horses' hooves.

Jiang Zhen lowered her head, not out of shame, but because she didn't want anyone to see her face and expression.

The abbot's stern voice rang out: "Raise your head! Don't you always like to hold your head high?"

Another sharp burst of true energy struck her back. She endured the pain without falling or crying out. She couldn't let those mediocre disciples see her in such a sorry state. She gritted her teeth and, as usual, raised her head.

Jiang Zhen watched the figure ascend the platform, a fierce thought forming in his mind: "Chen Jingxuan, I will make you my subject!"

"Neuropathy."

Chen Jingxuan cursed inwardly. He climbed the high marble steps, passed through the main hall, and went up to the fourth floor along the vermilion steps.

The green-robed disciples only have the authority to reach the fourth floor; they need to apply to enter higher floors.

He bowed to the senior brother in the green robe guarding the stairs and said, "Senior brother, I wish to request an audience with the sect leader. Please inform him."

The other party replied, "The sect leader is out."

"When will you be back?"

"I don't know, it could be as short as three to five days, or as long as three to five hundred years."

Chen Jingxuan asked doubtfully, "Are you sure it's an outing and not a tribulation?"

"Anyway, we'll never see them again."

Undeterred, Chen Jingxuan asked again, "Then could I see the abbot?"

"The abbot has also gone out."

Chen Jingxuan pointed out the window: "But I clearly heard his voice!"

The warden's stern voice came again from outside the window: "Straighten your back!"

Chen Jingxuan immediately said, "Listen! There's more!"

The disciple in the green robe remained tight-lipped: "The abbot possesses extraordinary abilities, capable of transmitting sound across vast distances. How could we juniors possibly comprehend such a thing? Junior Brother Chen, you are a wise man; you should understand the implications."

Chen Jingxuan understood that the other party did not want to see him.

As for the reason, it is mostly related to the purpose of his visit.

The first possibility is that the academy's affairs are minor, and they are too lazy to get involved. If they can't even handle such a small matter, then there is no need for them to be trained by the main sect.

The second possibility is that the matter at the academy is of great importance, or that the Heavenly Dao Sect is unable to intervene, but since this matter is related to their master, the bigwigs can only use this attitude to subtly remind themselves not to go too deep.

Just as Chen Jingxuan was about to leave, he was stopped by the disciple in the green robe, who whispered with a hint of excitement, "Junior brother, I admire you greatly. It's all thanks to you that we got our revenge! That female demon Jiang Zhen is always so arrogant and domineering, relying on her status as a direct disciple. I never expected to see her in such a sorry state. Don't worry, if she wants revenge on you, we're all on your side."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Chen Jingxuan went downstairs to the pharmacy to get a new medicine box. As soon as he opened the pharmacy door, he found that all the disciples were gathered by the window, smiling and looking in the direction of the square. Some of them were even holding binoculars. No one noticed him coming in.

He coughed softly, and the disciple who was leaning against the window jumped up instantly. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was him.

"Oh, it's Junior Brother Chen! You scared us to death!"

Chen Jingxuan stated his purpose: "Fellow disciples, I've come to exchange my medicine box."

"It's all prepared." The senior brother in charge took the medicine box off the shelf and handed it to him, then secretly slipped him a small medicine bottle and whispered in his ear, "This contains a Qi Cultivation Pill. When your Qi seed is full and you're about to break through to the Qi Nourishing Realm, you can take this pill. You suffered yesterday; this is a token of our appreciation from your fellow disciples."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Chen Jingxuan happily accepted the medicine bottle. He had long heard that breaking through to the second level of the Qi Nourishing Realm required the assistance of pills. Qi Nourishing Pills were not cheap on the market, and many low-level cultivators were stuck on this small pill.

He also knew that people gave him the pills not out of pity, but out of gratitude for making Jiang Zhen suffer punishment.

He carefully put away the pills, slung his medicine box over his shoulder, and prepared to visit the academy after finishing his consultations. The contracts couldn't have disappeared into thin air; if they had been stolen, there would definitely have been traces left at the academy.

Chen Jingxuan spent the entire morning seeing patients in Xinyangfang.

Today's patient is quite unusual.

There were three healthy men who insisted on getting aphrodisiacs, and they would get angry if they were not given them.

Later, two more men who looked very weak came in. They were given aphrodisiacs, but they refused them. Then, at lunchtime when the stall was closing up, they secretly came back to ask for them.

Chen Jingxuan couldn't help but sigh, "Men are very complex creatures."

After a tiring morning, he returned home and heard a dog barking inside.

He was wondering why there was a dog in the house when he saw a familiar figure sitting on the steps smiling at him.

"Senior Brother? What brings you here!"