Chapter 33

But it was hardly a good thing!

Emperor Tai An had always been wary of the Academy, and he had long been dissatisfied with Number One Under Heaven, Li Changsheng.

Now, the two of them had joined forces.

If Emperor Tai An truly angered his master, Li Changsheng, and Jiang Mu Ming.

With the two of them working together, changing dynasties.

Would be nothing more than a single sword strike!

Xiao Ruo Feng sighed inwardly. He had no idea whether this matter was ultimately a blessing or a curse.

And the final thought.

Came from Young Master Zhuo Mo, Lei Mengsha!

He was the first person to encounter Jiang Mu Ming.

Although he seemed careless and usually talked far too much, he was not as foolish as he appeared.

The Southwest Dao and Gan Dong City both bore traces of Jiang Mu Ming.

Especially that day, when Lawless and Unrestrained had rushed ahead of them to Confucian Immortal Gu Chen's small courtyard.

Yet when they entered.

Only Lawless and Unrestrained's corpse remained.

Not only was Confucian Immortal Gu Chen completely unharmed, there were no traces of him having even made a move.

Lei Mengsha had already begun to suspect something that day.

Thus, he had secretly kept track of Jiang Mu Ming's movements. He had already known when Jiang Mu Ming appeared in Tianqi City yesterday.

And there had been last night's battle.

With all these signs, Lei Mengsha was already seventy percent certain.

The person who had killed Lawless and Unrestrained, the person who had battled Mister Li last night.

Was Jiang Mu Ming!

That was why he had exclaimed inwardly just now, So it really was him!

A young man not yet twenty!

How long had it been since he first ventured into the martial world? Only a few months, yet he had already reached the point where he could stand alongside the world-famous Mister Li?

By comparison, his daughter was already more than ten years old.

Yet she was still merely one of the Eight Princes of Northern Li. Not making it onto the Peerless Ranking would have been understandable.

But she was not even ranked near the top of the Fine Jade Ranking...

Although Lei Mengsha had guessed Jiang Mu Ming's strength, he would never choose to speak carelessly about it to outsiders.

Though he talked a lot, he knew one thing.

Some things could be said.

Some things could not!

"Hahaha!" A hearty laugh came from the roof of the Academy.

Everyone looked up.

It was none other than the white-haired Li Changsheng.

"From now on, I finally won't have to be bothered with the Academy's affairs anymore."

"I'm off! I'm off!"

With that, Li Changsheng flipped himself over and leaped away, disappearing without a trace.

All that remained was a group of Academy disciples staring at one another.

The Eight Princes of Northern Li, in particular, could only smile bitterly one after another. Their master truly was... far too unreliable!

Jiang Mu Ming froze.

He had not expected that on his very first day after taking office.

Li Changsheng would simply abandon his post and play at disappearing.

Still, this did fit his carefree, irreverent personality.

"Ahem!"

At the critical moment, Young Master Fenghua Xiao Ruofeng stepped forward.

He said, "Since that is the case, the Academy's affairs shall henceforth be placed under Second Mister's control."

"At present, the most important matter is the Academy Grand Examination."

"For this examination, Second Mister, please set the questions!"

Jiang Mu Ming suddenly wondered whether coming to the Academy to work as a teacher had really been the right decision.

It was only his first day.

Li Changsheng had already run off.

And the examination had also been dumped on his shoulders.

This...

"Very well!"

Jiang Mu Ming said helplessly, "Since that is the case, I shall set the questions for the Preliminary Test of this examination."

"Prepare carefully, all of you. You must make proper arrangements for every student who comes to take the Preliminary Test!"

This time.

Jiang Mu Ming did not intend to have Young Master Liu Yue set the questions as in the original story.

Although testing things beyond literature and martial arts was certainly not bad.

It simply did not suit Jiang Mu Ming's style.

It would be better to give this Preliminary Test.

A little more intensity!

He would set the questions himself!

Tianqi City.

The Academy.

A secluded place.

Jiang Mu Ming sat quietly reading. Beside him was Baili Dongjun, who had already arrived in Tianqi.

He was sitting cross-legged in meditation.

But in the end, he was still a young man and could not calm his mind for very long.

"Practice properly."

"This is the Autumn Water Art your master created long ago after traveling the world and sleeping beside a great river in autumn."

Jiang Mu Ming glanced at Baili Dongjun.

The Baili Dongjun before him was not the Baili Dongjun from the original story, whose master had died.

Although the situation that day had been critical.