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At this moment, Ling Zhiyuan's mind was filled with the scenes from the day he was ambushed here...
Thus, a long time passed.
It wasn't until Elder Eunuch and Chief Steward Pan approached him and gently reminded him that Ling Zhiyuan finally got back into the carriage with a somber expression. Following that, the carriage continued to run along the Official Road towards the distance.
"They're gone."
Ziyan reminded her Demon Prince, and in the next moment, Ling Yuxuan withdrew his gaze that had been closely following the carriage at the foot of the mountain.
Then, the two of them, along with Li Yu, who had been maintaining a distance not too far or too close, and several other guards, began to return along the same path.
They first arrived at the supermarket, as Ziyan had requested. Although she regularly received reports from Wu San about the supermarket's operations, she still wanted to come and see for herself how things were going.
To her satisfaction, she found that while the business could no longer compare to the long lines of eager customers when it first opened, it was still bustling with activity and crowds.
Ziyan and her Demon Prince lingered for a moment on the opposite side of the street, sensing that the supermarket's business had officially entered a stable phase.
Thus, Ziyan comfortably nestled in a certain prince's embrace, urged Ling Yuxuan to head to their soon-to-open Culinary School to see how many students had actually enrolled.
She had heard that these days, the school was quite lively. In fact, there seemed to be a new student enrolling every hour or even every minute.
Under Ziyan's direction, Ling Yuxuan immediately spurred his horse again. The tall and beautiful Western Extreme Pegasus carried Ziyan and him swiftly towards the school.
Before long, the academy appeared in their sight.
Ling Yuxuan continued to spur the horse, and soon the school was right in front of them.
The two stopped their horses in front of the school gate. Ling Yuxuan tossed the reins to Li Yu, who was rushing up from behind. Then, in a princess carry, she swiftly lifted her beloved child off the horse's back and gently set her down.
They walked leisurely toward the main entrance. Just as they entered, they saw a tall and sturdy middle-aged man rushing down from the second floor of the corridor.
Ziyan was not in a hurry to move inside; instead, she curiously observed the students still lining up to register for school.
At that moment, the middle-aged man was quickly approaching Ziyan.
Ziyan then noticed it was Hong Gang, Hong Xiaozu, and saw how hurried he looked.
Unable to resist teasing him, Ziyan asked, "Congratulations, Principal Hong! You've officially taken office now; are you feeling overjoyed?"
"Hehe...! Thank you, Sect Leader. Hong Gang owes his current success to your guidance. Please allow me to bow deeply to you!"
As Hong Gang said this, he immediately clasped his hands together and bowed at a ninety-degree angle to Ziyan.
"Ha ha... not bad! Those who know gratitude will surely have a bright future," Ziyan replied with a radiant smile.
She then encouraged him further: "Principal Hong, thank you for everything you have done for this Sect Leader; I am very satisfied. Since I can entrust such a large institution to you, I have great confidence in you. So now I look forward to seeing how you will promote our unique culinary academy. Thank you for everything you have done for this Sect Leader; I am very satisfied. I hope you will have absolute confidence as well."
"Yes, yes! Hong Gang will definitely promote this academy. Please rest assured, Sect Leader! If one day I fail in managing the academy, I will bring my own head to see you."
Hong Gang looked resolute and sincerely vowed to his leader.
"Good! With your attitude and determination, I can truly rest assured. In fact, I have always had great confidence in you. All you need to do is to teach your skills well to your students."
"As for the trivial matters of marketing, management strategies, and school security, you don't need to worry too much. Those who have been sent here to protect the academy are all top experts personally selected by the Second Elder. So what you need to do now is to do your best to handle everything at the school, and then on February 10th, we will officially start classes as scheduled."
Ziyan fixed her gaze on Hong Gang, nodding as if she were handing him a reassurance pill.
Hong Gang naturally felt a surge of confidence, hurriedly nodding in response, "Mm-hmm..."
"By the way, are all the spots filled?"
Ziyan's most concerned question was whether they had reached the quota she initially set.
"Yes, yes! The Sect Leader may not know, but this morning we were almost full. Just an hour ago, we canceled some registrations, and there were quite a few people reluctant to leave!"
Thinking back to the tense registration process over the past two days, Hong Gang broke into a cold sweat; after all, he had no prior experience with such matters.
In less than two days, the school had already filled ten classes, each with 50 spots, and each person needed to pay a hefty tuition fee of 5,000 taels.
This meant that within just over a day, they had collected a total tuition fee of 2,500,000 taels from these 500 students.
When this news reached the ears of the high-ranking elders within Heavenly Pivot Sect, everyone was stunned.
At this moment, Ziyan and Hong Gang were unaware that the Grand Elder Yan Laoguai, Second Elder Lu Yuan, and the recently returned Three Elders along with Head Innkeeper Qi Yu had gathered together and were heading toward the academy like a raging fire.
Speaking of the Three Elders Hong Lianhua, after nearly half a year of traveling and witnessing the changes in various industries under Heavenly Pivot Sect, he deeply regretted all the difficulties he had caused for Leader in the past.
Since the moment she set foot on the return journey, she had secretly made up her mind to sincerely apologize to the Sect Leader as soon as she returned to the Heavenly Pivot Sect.
At the same time, during the journey back, Hong Lianhua heard various rumors circulating in the martial world about how capable the Leader was: running supermarkets, addressing gender discrimination, and even her legendary fiancé, who had been granted the title of prince.
Now, under the management of her Sect Leader and that fiancé in Chucheng City, everything had undergone tremendous changes.
The businesses under Heavenly Pivot Sect had also flourished due to their arrival; any store that came under the hands of this New Sect Leader saw its business booming beyond what it had ever been.
Countless waves of anxiety surged within Hong Lianhua, and at this moment, she fully understood one thing: from now on, she could only walk the path of obedience and loyalty to her New Sect Leader.
If there were any more mistakes or misunderstandings, she would be completely removed from the merit board of Heavenly Pivot Sect for her entire life. That would be her greatest humiliation and could even make her one of the most classic examples of failure and betrayal within Heavenly Pivot Sect.
Meanwhile, Ziyan was following Hong Gang into a storage room within the financial office of the academy, a sealed room with no windows.
Upon entering this heavily protected room, Ziyan saw that it was filled with at least a dozen large wooden boxes.
Ziyan approached and casually lifted the lid of one of the boxes, discovering it was packed full of shiny silver ingots.
Hmm! Not bad, Ziyan thought to herself with delight.
"Sect Leader, when do you plan to move this batch of silver?" Hong Xiaozu asked in a muffled voice.
Hearing this, Ziyan narrowed her eyes slightly and guessed that Hong Gang considered this batch of silver to be a hot potato; after all, he had just taken on the role of principal. If anything went wrong with this silver later on, he would naturally be the first to be held accountable.
Ziyan recalled the expression and tone of Principal Hong during the previous conversation, which inexplicably made her want to laugh. She immediately replied, "Hmm, I will arrange for someone to take it away later. I won't let you worry or be scared!"
"Uh? Hehehe! Even the Sect Leader noticed this, sigh—then everything is up to the Sect Leader's decision."
Hong Gang was initially taken aback for a moment, but after realizing it, he chuckled a few times and nodded in response.
Ziyan casually picked up a shiny silver ingot and examined it closely. To be honest, Ziyan had been in this world for several years since her arrival, yet she had never truly appreciated the real silver ingots of this era.
Now, looking at these more than ten large boxes of Silver ingots, she realized that all of this was earned by herself! Naturally, it couldn't compare to the treasure she discovered in her hometown's forest, which was like a mountain of gold, but at this moment, her mood was even better than before. One could say she was overjoyed!
These could be considered the fruits of her wisdom and hard work. What could be more honorable than the results of combining one's intelligence with labor?
After admiring the silver, Ziyan and her companions exited the room.
In the Accountant, tired Ziyan and Demon Prince sat down one after another, and Hong Gang immediately brewed a pot of good tea for them.
Just as Ziyan and the others were about to drink the fragrant tea in front of them, they looked up and saw the Grand Elder, Second Elder, and of course Three Elders, who had already appeared at the door of the Accountant.
Ziyan thought to herself: These old folks not only have sharp ears but also incredibly swift footsteps!
She had just entered the academy not long ago, and these people had already rushed over upon hearing the news. Having such solid foundations truly has its advantages!
As soon as Ziyan lost focus for a brief moment, the Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Three Elders entered the room and respectfully greeted both her and the Prince.
Ziyan directly ignored the other Two Elders and focused her gaze on Three Elders Hong Lianhua. She then spoke lightly, "Oh, it turns out that Three Elders has returned as scheduled?"
"Yes, Master, Charming Consort Hong Lianhua has returned to report."
Hong Lianhua immediately stepped forward and respectfully replied.
"Well, thank you for your hard work these days, Three Elders."
Ziyan's gaze was fixed intently on Hong Lianhua's face, as she wanted to see if there had been any changes in her demeanor compared to the past.
Sure enough, her entire expression and attitude had undergone a significant transformation. At this moment, she appeared completely respectful and seemed particularly sincere.
Upon sensing this substantial change in her, Ziyan couldn't help but smile slightly, feeling quite pleased.
"But may I ask why the three elders have come at this time?"
Ziyan suddenly thought that they should all be quite busy right now.
"Uh? Ahem... We heard that today the academy had a great harvest in the morning, so we came here to ask Hong Xiaozu for some good wine!"
The Grand Elder Yan Laoguai's old face turned slightly red.
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