Chapter 55 Mission Promise
Jia Xuwen shook his head and said, "It is not prohibited."
Long Pinxuan smiled, "In that case, the Wenchang Sect won't make things difficult for you. Yan Zheng, you can go back with them. There will be more competitions after this. Sect matters are more important."
Jia Xuwen originally thought that Long Pinxuan would say something to stop Yan Zheng from going back, because the question Long Pinxuan asked seemed very obvious, but in fact it was not the case. He looked at Long Pinxuan with a little surprise, but he was extremely satisfied in his heart.
This dean doesn't seem to have very good cultivation, but he is still very knowledgeable. Someone who can have such merits must be very intelligent.
Jia Xuwen now looked at Long Pinxuan with a higher opinion, and his resistance to him was much reduced.
Yan Zheng looked a little dejected. Since the dean had said so, it seemed that he had no hope of staying to participate in the karaoke competition.
"However, I still have a question for this distinguished guest of the Wenchang Sect." Long Pinxuan didn't know Jia Xuwen's status in the Wenchang Sect, but he thought it must be not low. In the later period of Yuan Ying, the sect leader was either a head of the sect or a worshipped elder. His status must be much higher than Yan Zheng's, so he used the word "distinguished guest" to show his respect for Jia Xuwen.
Jia Xuwen was very satisfied with this title. Such a hidden compliment made him feel very comfortable.
The dean of the academy who could completely control the entire city of Hangzhou, not only did not show the slightest anger at his uninvited visit, but he also respectfully addressed him as a distinguished guest, neither humble nor arrogant, which really made it impossible not to have a good impression of him.
Especially since they promised to bring Yan Zheng back, the mission could be completed directly, and asking a few questions would be a piece of cake.
"Dean, there's no need to be so polite!" Jia Xuwen's attitude changed from initial vigilance and resistance to cordiality, as if the two were good friends who had known each other for many years.
Long Pinxuan still smiled faintly, "Yan Zheng is also a student of West Lake College now, so in line with the concept of being responsible for the students, I still want to ask one more question, whether his rating of our college will cause him to suffer some... uh... 'punishment'? Because as far as I know, Yan Zheng's rating level is slightly inappropriate."
Yan Zheng suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Long Pinxuan with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.
Because although he had already been rated a star, he had not reported it to the dean for various reasons. But now Long Pinxuan actually brought it up himself. The key was the way of asking the question, whether he would be punished when he returned.
Yan Zheng's eyes began to moisten. Perhaps the dean knew everything that happened in the academy, but he concealed it and did not report it.
Because he knew that there would definitely be twists and turns in his rating this time.
Although he believed so, he believed that West Lake Academy was a 9-star rating, but a 9-star rating would definitely arouse suspicion from the sect, and his qualification to be rated might be revoked, and there might even be punishment.
But the dean came to see him before he left and asked this question, and it was obvious that he wanted to protect him.
Yan Zheng was deeply moved. It is really great to join West Lake College!
Jia Xuwen was not surprised to hear Long Pinxuan's question. In his opinion, the dean would definitely know about the strict star rating. However, the fact that he could proactively admit that his students' star ratings were inappropriate made Jia Xuwen's favorability towards Long Pinxuan rise to a higher level.
It seems that this star rating was entirely the result of Yan Zheng's own impulse, and West Lake College does not have such a big ambition.
"Since the dean asked, I can't hide it!"
Jia Xuwen replied seriously, "Star rating is the most rigorous part of the Wenchang Sect. Generally speaking, it goes through three stages. Yan Zheng, as the first-stage star rating person, needs to consider many factors. In addition, he is still young, so this position was originally offered to him as an exception. However, who would have thought that he would act recklessly? After going back and forth, I will report to the Sect Master, and there will be certain punishments."
"After all, a 9-star rating is not something that can be given casually. Not to mention the human world, even the immortal world and the Buddhist world don't have a 9-star rating. To be honest, we can't give it a 9-star rating either! So I hope the dean can understand this."
Yan Zheng, who was standing by, heard this and his face turned dark. "Grand Elder, when I was granted the qualification to rate stars, I had to swear an oath to get the permission of the Star Tablet. The oath clearly stated that I could rate any star level based on the facts with the tablet in my hand! As a star rater, I sincerely believe that West Lake Academy is worthy of 9 stars! Only in this way will the Star Tablet reflect the words 9 stars by default! If you just want to rate 9 stars, but don't believe it from the bottom of your heart, the tablet will not give you feedback at all, and the 9-star rating will not appear in the sect!"
"So if I rate it 9 stars, it means 9 stars! The first-stage rating is 9 stars!"
"If you want to overturn the assessment, you must conduct the second evaluation of the second stage and the third evaluation of the third stage!"
Yan Zheng's righteous words made Jia Xuwen's face turn pale. This kid was so stubborn.
But what he said was not without reason. That was why Sect Master Shen asked him to take the boy back.
Originally, they thought that the threat might be that this kid was seduced by some magic, or simply transferred the Star Monument. Of course, although this possibility exists, it is very small, so Master Shen ordered them to take Yan Zheng back.
Others may be confused about this order, but the Great Elder will not, and the reasons are very complicated.
Long Pinxuan narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't expect there were so many lines here! And the Star Inscription Stele? This must be a magical artifact!
It looks like he has a good chance of completing this mission!
"So, Yan Zheng did what he was supposed to do, but because what he did was shocking, or something that had never happened in the entire human world, including the immortal world and the Buddhist world, it caused the Wenchang Sect to fall into a big dispute, so he was likely punished, is that right?"
Long Pinxuan pointed out the reasons why Yan Zheng was to be punished.
If Yan Zheng's rating was only 4, 5, or even 6 or 7 stars, it probably wouldn't have reached this point. It was only because of the unprecedented rating that he had to endure so much.
Jia Xuwen smiled awkwardly. What could he say? Yan Zheng did not violate the rules of the Star Monument. It seemed that the academy did not use any coercion or magic inducement. So, could this academy really be awarded 9 stars?
Jia Xuwen shook his head and said, "No, that's just the surface. The key point is why Yan Zheng gave West Lake College a 9-star rating!"
Jia Xuwen was almost led into trouble by Long Pinxuan's questions.
He turned around and looked at Yan Zheng, "I originally planned to ask after returning to the sect, but since the dean asked to this extent, let's do it here!"