93: Chapter 93 Joining the Imperial Academy, Encountering Si Yunxiang

"Interesting. However..."

Ye Xiu extended a finger, gently tracing circles on the fair, tender collarbone of the Western Hu Girl Manto, and said nonchalantly:

"You all are asking me to become an official, just changing the name of the game.

It's just old wine in a new bottle.

This Sect Leader is most afraid of trouble. Getting up early every day to lecture those greenhorns? I don't have the spare time for that."

"Sect Leader, you are overthinking it!"

Seeing that Ye Xiu did not refuse directly, Jiang Baigui was instantly overjoyed and hastily threw out the earth-shattering chips he had prepared long ago!

"The position of [Grand Guest Elder] is the first of its kind ever established in the Imperial Academy!

Its status is even above that of this humble official, the Grand Libationer, and is on par with the Emperor!"

"If the Sect Leader accepts this order, you will have three special privileges!"

Jiang Baigui held up three fingers and spoke at a rapid pace:

"First, you listen to orders but not to summons!

The Sect Leader does not need to attend court roll calls, does not need to bow to anyone, and certainly does not need to teach any Imperial Academy students.

You can come as you please and leave as you wish. Even if you treat the Imperial Academy as your own backyard to walk your birds and drink, no one would dare to interfere!"

"Second, the Library Pavilion and the inner treasury are completely open to you!

The Imperial Academy has collected the Cultivation Techniques, classics, Formation diagrams, and secret arts of all sects in the world, as well as countless Heaven And Earth Treasure in the royal inner treasury.

As long as the Sect Leader needs them, you may take them at will without needing to report!"

"Third..."

Jiang Baigui took a deep breath and looked at Ye Xiu's unfathomable gaze:

"That little brother Qin Mu, who neutralized the Empress Dowager's strange poison and was just conferred the title of 'Son of Heaven's Student', has now been arranged to enter the Imperial Academy."

"Although that kid has divine medical skills and is gifted with extraordinary talent, his bones are permeated with the unbridled and wild nature brought from the Great Wilderness. The old fogeys in the Imperial Academy probably won't be able to suppress him at all.

If the Sect Leader can go to the Imperial Academy to hold the fort, consider it... supporting your little brother. How about it?"

It must be said that Jiang Baigui is truly the smartest person in the world; his calculations were deafeningly loud.

He knew that appealing to national righteousness, glory, or wealth would not move Ye Xiu.

So, he directly offered the enticing conditions of "free resources, special privileges, and absolute freedom".

Finally, he very craftily brought out Qin Mu, one of "his own", to play the emotional card.

As long as Ye Xiu accepted this "Grand Guest Elder" token,

then in the eyes of the world, this Wine Sword Immortal, the number one in the world, would be thoroughly branded as part of the Yankang reform faction!

The deterrent effect of this would be even greater than killing ten Prince Zhenbei!

"No need to work, get free resources, and I can incidentally watch the Cowherd Boy act cool and slap Faces in the Imperial Academy..."

Ye Xiu calculated rapidly in his heart.

Only a fool would refuse such a good thing!

Although he had the System, if he wanted to sweep through everything in this extremely vast world of tales of herding gods,

the Dao techniques of the world and the massive amount of resources collected in the Yankang Kingdom's Imperial Academy would have immeasurable effects on perfecting his own Azure Emperor Scripture and Pure Yang True Qi.

Most importantly, there were still many exquisite beauties from the original work in the Imperial Academy...

Thinking of this, a trace of extremely subtle evil fire flashed in Ye Xiu's gold and silver heterochromatic eyes.

"Sigh..."

Ye Xiu feigned a look of extreme helplessness, sighed, let go of the big hands embracing the two Hu Girls, and put on a look of extreme reluctance.

"Since the National Master and the Ancestral Master have said as much, and even brought out the Face of that kid Qin Mu,

if I, Ye Xiu, don't agree, it would make me seem somewhat heartless."

Hearing this, the hearts of Jiang Baigui and the Young Patriarch, which had been hanging in their throats, finally settled completely!

The two looked at each other, both seeing the wild joy in the other's eyes!

"Many thanks, Cult Leader Ye, for your support!"

The next morning, Yankang Capital, Imperial Academy.

As the highest institution of learning in Yankang Kingdom that gathers the world's talents and deduces the principles of all Daos,

the mornings at the Imperial Academy were always accompanied by the sound of clear reading and the bursts of air-breaking sounds from the martial arts training grounds.

The students here, even if you picked one out at random, would be top-tier geniuses if placed outside.

They were arrogant and self-important.

However, today, the extremely strict rules of the Imperial Academy were completely shattered by a swaggering figure.

Ye Xiu wore white clothes, with that iconic wine gourd hanging at his waist.

In his hand, he was tossing the [Imperial Academy Grand Guest Elder Purple Gold Token]—which even high-ranking officials of the current dynasty would have to kneel upon seeing—very casually.

He walked straight through the main gate of the Imperial Academy, not even glancing at the Imperial Academy elders who were blowing their beards and staring in anger.

He headed straight for the most core Forbidden Ground of the Imperial Academy—the Tianlu Pavilion.

"Who... who is this person? How dare he be so presumptuous in the Imperial Academy? He's not even wearing the school uniform!"

"Shh! Do you not want to live? Didn't you see that purple gold token in his hand?

I heard from my mentor that it was the Grand Guest Elder token personally issued by the National Master and the Ancestral Master last night!

This person... is likely the legendary Wine Sword Immortal who crippled the Divine Bridge Realm and beheaded the Tianyin Pass with a sword!"

Along the way, countless Imperial Academy students watched Ye Xiu's unbridled back, whispering to each other, their eyes full of awe and curiosity.

And Ye Xiu turned a deaf ear to these gazes. He didn't come to the Imperial Academy to teach or educate; he came to "restock".

Passing through layers of Formation, Ye Xiu arrived at the top floor of the Tianlu Pavilion very smoothly.

This was the absolute restricted area of the Imperial Academy, where the top-tier Cultivation Techniques, Secret Manual, and ancient unique copies collected by Yankang Kingdom were kept.

Usually, except for the Grand Libationer Jiang Baigui, no one was allowed to step in.

But with the Purple Gold Token in hand, those defensive Formations capable of strangling the Heavenly Human Realm

were like well-behaved kittens in front of him, automatically clearing a path.

"Creak—"

Ye Xiu pushed open the heavy rosewood door. As soon as he stepped into the pavilion filled with the scent of ancient ink, his keen gold and silver heterochromatic eyes flickered slightly.

"Yo, it seems that an extremely cute little mouse has entered this Forbidden Ground."

The corners of Ye Xiu's mouth curled into a playful smile as he silently concealed his aura and walked behind a row of towering jade bookshelves.

Through the gaps in the bookshelves, a scene extremely pleasing to the eye came into Ye Xiu's view.

He saw a young girl wearing the elegant cyan Imperial Academy school uniform, standing on tiptoes, trying very hard to reach an ancient book on the top shelf.

This girl was extremely beautiful. Her pretty Face, without any makeup, was fair and translucent, and her features were as exquisite as a Fairy walking out of a painting.

The loose cyan school uniform not only failed to cover her figure, but because of her tiptoeing and stretching movements,

it outlined her slender willow waist and her proud, budding curves to perfection.

Looking from the side, her whole body exuded an unblemished purity and innocence, just like a lotus flower rising from the water.

But only Ye Xiu, who was familiar with the plot of tales of herding gods, knew,

this seemingly pure "white lotus" was pitch black inside!

She was none other than the Saintess of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the eldest daughter of the Si family who controlled more than half of the underground trade in Yankang Kingdom—Si Yunxiang!

"Can't reach it? Do you want this Sect Leader to help you?"

Just as Si Yunxiang was struggling on her tiptoes, with fine beads of sweat seeping out on her forehead,

a male voice with a hint of laziness and a hint of playfulness sounded extremely abruptly in her ears!

"Who?! "

Si Yunxiang was so startled that her whole body shivered.

She was the Saintess of the Heavenly Demon Sect; although her cultivation was not top-tier, her concealment and sensory abilities were first-class.

How could someone sneak up to within half a foot behind her without a sound?!

She turned around abruptly, her right hand secretly gripping the poisoned hidden weapon in her sleeve.

A trace of extremely ruthless murderous intent flashed across her pure, pretty Face instantly.

However, the moment she saw the person who had come, her whole body froze instantly.

White clothes whiter than snow, unbridled, a wine gourd hanging at the waist, and those extremely demonic gold and silver heterochromatic eyes that seemed capable of piercing through people's hearts!

"You... you are..."