"But what's the use of knowing all this?"

At a time like this, only someone with Niu Niu's intelligence could ask such a question.

"What's the use? Of course, it's to try our best to meet their reasonable demands."

Jia Xitong turned around and said, "Dean, the head of the academy. The grudges and feuds between our Xianlong Peak and the Wanqi Clan are just gossip in their minds. The most important thing for the dean is to get things done."

Oh, we're not the dean yet, so we're not qualified to do anything.

Let's... first offer them a rosy picture.

When Jia Xitong got excited, her little feet trembled very fast.

Looking at her nonchalant demeanor, Shang Yanting reached out and pressed down her constantly shaking leg. "I know you're the best, but a young lady shouldn't shake her leg."

If it weren't for that previous sentence, Jia Xitong would have hit someone.

But he boasted that he was the best.

You have a good eye.

Jia Xitong nudged Shang Yanting lightly with her leg under the table, and when he looked over, she gave him a wise (or perhaps shrewish) smile.

Why is Xitong laughing at the peak master? Niu Niu is bewildered.

"Then I will go back and carefully consider our next course of action."

Huo Rui was very quick-witted; after speaking, he immediately took away the still bewildered Niu Niu.

A puzzled voice came from outside, "I haven't said goodbye to the peak master yet..."

##

Inside the room

Without the two of them, Jia Xitong became a little bolder. Her legs swung from side to side, bumping into Shang Yanting's legs, and causing him, who was sitting next to her, to do the same.

It looks just like an old clock ticking.

A child's mindset.

Shang Yanting thought to himself.

Jia Xitong...

What she really wanted was to eat tofu.

Bump it in, hey! Got it!

Bump it again, and hey! You got another bite.

If only I could give her a little kiss on the lips, *swoosh swoosh swoosh*

Jia Xitong gave a silly smile.

"What are you thinking about that makes you so happy?" Shang Yanting kept looking at her, his eyes never leaving her.

"It's nothing."

Jia Xitong shook her head, her mind wandering but lacking the courage, then remembered the dragon horns that had been found to be damaged during the examination. "Shang Yanting, can you show me how your dragon horns were when you were in human form? Were they cracked a lot?"

He stood up upon hearing this.

Under the influence of the incantation, the dragon horns reappeared.

No changes are visible to the naked eye, but touching the base of the dragon horn with your hand causes a dull, aching pain that is particularly uncomfortable.

"Awoooooo!"

Jia Xitong, who had originally intended to reach out and grab the person, withdrew her hand and moved her head away with a wail.

This tofu is inedible.

"sorry."

Shang Yanting quickly let go of his hand, feeling somewhat at a loss for what to do.

"It's alright, it's alright."

She couldn't bear to see the handsome young man looking so helpless and remorseful.

She hugged Shang Yanting's waist (actually, she wanted to hug someone else, but Shang Yanting was too big), then patted his back, "It can definitely be cured, don't think too much."

After saying that, she pretended to put her hand down as if nothing had happened, but in fact she secretly touched his buttock with her palm.

Looking at the other person's innocent, naive, and completely oblivious expression, Jia Xitong couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

She's a huge womanizer.

##

After Jia Xitong's brilliant analysis, Huo Rui felt completely clear-headed.

Instantly, I clearly understood where I should focus my efforts.

However, issuing various notices to encourage people to promote Yan Qing, as well as spending money to repair the bathhouse, had little effect on salvaging Shang Yanting's image.

Even holding special lectures to introduce the topic won't work.

If they hear it's Xianlong Peak, they either won't come, or if they do, they'll basically cause trouble.

Xianlong Peak's current reputation... is no different from that of a rat crossing the street.

On the other side

Now that Jia Xitong knows that Shang Yanting is being targeted, of course she won't sit idly by.

Her ideas were different.

We need to do practical things, but we need to create momentum first.

She turned to her four laid-back students and asked, "By the way, what's popular among you young people these days?"

"Popularity?"

Several people didn't understand this word.

"So... what do the disciples in the academy like to do most besides cultivating?"

Besides cultivation?

"Storybooks?"

When it comes to eating, drinking, and having fun, the four laid-back students certainly know what's trending.

A storybook!

"Wasn't the story of 'Feng Heyuan and Ran Ruantong' a huge hit before? Now everyone is into reading storybooks. All sorts of poignant love stories are quite popular among the female cultivators in the academy."

Even they watched a lot because they had nothing else to do.

However, they prefer to read about the love-hate relationships between ordinary junior cultivators and domineering female demons, something Gao Xiang had written in his spare time before.

Storybooks...

I almost forgot that this is a world where cultural and entertainment development is extremely underdeveloped.

Looking at the two brilliant strategists, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, standing before her, Jia Xitong suddenly had an excellent idea: "Would you like to learn the Sumeru Talisman?"

Um?

The four of them didn't know why, but if such a good thing really happened to them...

"think!"

A talisman for Sumeru!

This is an extremely important, low-production, and only Master Tong knows how to make it, but he will never pass it on to outsiders!

If they truly mastered the Sumeru Talisman, this skill alone would be enough to allow them to roam freely within their respective clans like crabs.

"Teacher, when will you teach us?" The four students were eager to try.

"Teacher Tong now needs you to do your best to accomplish a big task. If you do it well, you will be taught."

Jia Xitong is adept at using both sweet dates and big sticks.

Then, the four members of the Journey to the West from the Aotian Continent version appeared! She also invited Little Grey from the Beast Stable as a special guest to make a cameo appearance as the White Dragon Horse.

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