"Eh? Xiao Meng, why are you here too?"
Jing Hongchen hurried from the dean's office to the soul engineer qualification examination room. As soon as he dropped from the sky, he noticed that his granddaughter was also here, looking inside from time to time, as if waiting for someone to come out.
Meng Hongchen shuddered, then turned around and seamlessly put on a sweet smile. She walked up to Jing Hongchen and held his wrist intimately, then raised her fist and said passionately:
"I happened to pass by here, and I heard Director Lin say that the abominable teacher Xuan Ziwen wanted to snatch the student you favored. How could I bear to hear this? As your granddaughter, I must come and fight Xuan Ziwen!"
"It just so happens that during this period of time, Junior Tianxi and I have become more familiar with each other. With both of us here, our significance is definitely much greater than Xuan Ziwen alone!"
Hearing this, Jing Hongchen, who was still somewhat skeptical in his heart, suddenly smiled, touched Meng Hongchen's forehead lovingly, and showed a determined smile on his face:
"Don't worry, Xiao Meng. Don't you know your grandfather's abilities? Xuan Ziwen, a mere man, won't be able to cause any big waves!"
With that said, the majestic Hongchen Hall Master took his beloved granddaughter into the extremely loyal soul guide level qualification examination room.
As soon as Fu entered the venue, he felt a lot more relaxed.
It seemed that Xu Tianxi had just finished the assessment, and Lin Jiayi was pretending to check his second-level core magic array - it was obviously a flawless work with no problems at first glance.
Xuan Ziwen sat calmly on the side, as if he was not worried at all about the impending storm.
Seeing the powerful Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen walking in, Xuan Ziwen jumped up and smiled at Jing Hongchen's majestic gaze: "Master, what brings you here?"
Jing Hongchen was very annoyed with this guy who asked knowingly, and said unhappily:
"I should ask you, Mr. Xuan, about this. As the chief researcher of Mingde Hall, why are you here to supervise the exam instead of doing your advanced research? Aren't you too free?"
"You need students to help you with research, right? I remember that researchers like me have priority in selecting students, right? Master?"
Xuan Ziwen glanced to the side, just about to catch a glimpse of Xu Tianxi's figure, but unexpectedly found that Xu Tianxi was protected by Meng Hongchen behind him. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he spread his hands to Jing Hongchen and said, "Anyway, you know what I mean. Everyone in this Sun Moon Royal Academy is your disciple, right? You have devoted too much energy and time to the empire. How can such a trivial matter as teaching students still bother you?"
Jing Hongchen immediately patted his chest, his eyes widening: "Who said that I don't have time to teach students? I have plenty of energy!"
Xuan Ziwen rubbed his hands together and smiled, "I heard that you have been working day and night for the research of Unit 00 these days. It's so hard. Even Xiaoxiao was brought out last night out of your busy schedule."
Jing Hongchen: "…"
How come this guy knows everything? Hearing this, Xu Tianxi, who was blocked by Meng Hongchen, also looked strange, "Senior Meng, did Senior Xiao just come out of the Academic Affairs Office last night?"
"This, this is not important for now..." Meng Hongchen stammered and gave a real wound to an old man through the air.
At the same time, Xuan Ziwen's eyes kept changing, and he painted a big pie for Jing Hongchen: "Anyway, choosing a teacher is something you have to consider in the fifth grade, so there is no rush now. How about I bear the brunt of the trouble and take Xiao Meng and the others to visit the Worship Hall more often in the future? I am more familiar with that place than you are, and the old teacher will definitely be happy."
"What do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing that Xuan Ziwen had brought out his backer, Jing Hongchen's eyes narrowed immediately. Could it be that the other party's unusual behavior this time was instructed by Master Kong?
"It's nothing. I just mentioned Xiao Kong and Xiao Meng when I was chatting with the teacher at the worship hall a few days ago. The teacher became interested and asked me to teach them. Don't worry, he didn't ask me to accept him as a disciple."
Xuan Ziwen took out the imperial sword with a smile, declaring his powerful advantage.
As a top-notch eighth-level soul engineer, I certainly cannot compete with you, a ninth-level soul engineer, but I have a teacher. You wouldn't dare to show off in front of him, right?
"Is this really what Mr. Kong meant?"
Jing Hongchen's heart sank as he calmly confirmed it again.
Xuan Ziwen pretended to take out a soul guide communicator: "If you don't believe me, I will contact the teacher right now?"
"Stop it, stop it. Master Kong has been in seclusion for many years. How can you let such a small matter disturb his peace?"
After confirming that Xuan Ziwen came well prepared this time, Jing Hongchen waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that everything could be discussed.
As a person in the core circle of power in the Sun Moon Empire, Jing Hongchen was not afraid of anything except Kong Deming. He had to behave himself as a junior when he saw him. If Kong Deming was in a good mood and felt that Xuan Ziwen was not enough to be his disciple, and wanted to accept a new disciple, Jing Hongchen...he really had no way to deal with it.
"well..."
Thinking that the big duck he had just put into the pot was being targeted by someone, and that this person was backed by a gang leader whom he could not afford to offend, Jing Hongchen could not help but sigh in his heart.
No longer looking at the troubled Xuan Ziwen, Jing Hongchen walked straight towards Xu Tianxi, with a kind and gentle smile seamlessly switching to his face.
As if performing a magic trick, Jing Hongchen took out a purple gold card and put it into Xu Tianxi's palm. He introduced with a smile: "Tianxi, congratulations on passing the second-level soul instructor certificate examination in just two and a half months. This is the encouragement given to you by the dean on behalf of the college.
With it, you can enter the academy's soul guide warehouse at any time, and you can borrow regular soul guides of level six and below for research and study without any other credentials."
"I know you have a special liking for fixed-type soul guides. This card allows you to borrow up to twelve level six fixed-type soul guide shells at a time for study. This is the largest amount of student rewards currently. Even I have to go through the process to call for fixed-type soul guide shells above level seven."
Xuan Ziwen raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Master, I remember that your grandson became the warehouse rat because of this thing, right?"
Jing Hongchen's face darkened and he rolled his eyes.
"What are you talking about? Xiao is just a little naughty by nature, but he has never damaged those high-level soul guides, and he has been reflecting on this in the Academic Affairs Office for a long time."
"Teacher Xuan, I remember you used to make trouble in the academy under the protection of Mr. Kong, right? You seemed to be more powerful than Xiao? Should we settle old scores and build a special reflection room for you in the Academic Affairs Office? I will pay for all the expenses. You can even move your laboratory there without any reimbursement. I will also give you some experimental equipment and rare metals. I believe Mr. Kong will not object."
"Haha, of course not. How can I, a researcher, let you spend money? Xiao Kong and Xiao Meng, you can come and visit my laboratory when you have time."
When his dark history was revealed, Xuan Ziwen, feeling embarrassed, decisively lowered his head and shut up, then ran away at the speed of light.
Meng Hongchen, who had said nothing from beginning to end, raised her chin slightly, and a beautiful and charming smile appeared on her little face.
Little Xuan Ziwen, no problem.
After driving away the hateful Xuan Ziwen, Jing Hongchen nodded with satisfaction and smiled as a winner:
"Tianxi, you don't have to think about anything now. Just practice hard. I believe you can achieve better results in the future."
Xu Tianxi nodded seriously and said firmly, "Don't worry, Dean. The students will catch up with Senior Sister Meng and Senior Brother Xiao as quickly as possible."
Jing Hongchen was stunned for a moment, then instantly revealed an expectant smile: "Okay, I'll wait and see."
"Senior sister is also waiting to see. We must break the record of Xiao and prevent him from floating again."
Meng Hongchen is very optimistic about Xu Tianxi's determination to catch up with himself, and is even more happy to see Xu Tianxi break Xiao Hongchen's record.
Xu Tianxi responded with an even weirder expression, secretly feeling sad for Xiao Hongchen.
It is true that one should not be too arrogant. If he is too arrogant, even his own relatives will want to hit him.
…
One year later.
The Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy ushered in a new finals season, and the long-lost sound of the broadcast once again rang in the ears of thousands of students.
Unlike the last time the school rules were announced, this time the whole school was commended.
"Dear students, our school's fifth-year outstanding student, Kong Tianxi, has passed our school's fifth-level soul guide qualification assessment this morning. He has been personally certified by our school's dean, His Majesty Jing Hongchen, and several eighth-level soul guide masters, and has been awarded the status of a fifth-level soul guide!"
"As we all know, Kong Tianxi had previously taken one month, one and a half months, three months, and four months to pass the Level 4 Soul Instructor Assessment. He lived up to expectations and created another unprecedented miracle in five months..."
"Our beloved dean, His Majesty Jing Hongchen, expressed the hope that many students will take this as an encouragement, keep up the good work, and show their style and strength in the next assessment..."