After walking out of the Trial Tower, Zhang Zhi, somewhat absentminded, noticed that there seemed to be many more people around than when he had arrived.
Quite a few people were looking up at the top of the tower. He also glanced up and found that ten flowers made of fireworks had appeared above the Trial Tower, looking incredibly brilliant.
Curious, he grabbed someone beside him and asked what was going on.
The person gave Zhang Zhi a sidelong glance. "Your information is really out of date. This is the 'Kicking the Nursing Home, Punching the Kindergarten' achievement earned by our academy's 'Daoist Hongjun.' The Trial Tower is celebrating it with 'Ten Flowers Celebrate Together.'"
Zhang Zhi listened to the man with a smile at the corners of his mouth. After thanking him, he turned around and walked toward the subway station.
He did not know whether the man felt embarrassed saying the words "Kicking the Nursing Home, Punching the Kindergarten." Anyway, whenever he, "Daoist Hongjun," heard someone mention that achievement, he was so mortified that his toes nearly dug through the soles of his shoes.
When he reached the entrance to the subway station, he turned around and glanced at the ten shifting fireworks above the Trial Tower. As he listened to a group of girls who had just come out of the subway station and hurried over to see Ten Flowers Celebrate Together chatter about who that Daoist Hongjun really was, an indescribable feeling welled up inside him.
It was a feeling he had never experienced since coming to this world—a feeling that seemed to be called pride.
Not long after Zhang Zhi left the Trial Tower, a figure appeared at the entrance. He said to the Tower Guardian, "Give me a copy of today's list of people who entered the tower."
The Tower Guardian responsible for registration at the entrance was startled by the sudden appearance. Then he immediately realized who had arrived and hurriedly handed over the registration list. "Realm Lord, this is today's list of those who entered the tower."
The Tower Guardian was actually one of this person's Retainers within his Small World.
Thus, this person's identity was obvious: Yang Botian, headmaster of Seven Dragons Academy.
Headmaster Yang's gaze swept quickly across the registration records. After reading them, he returned the list to the Tower Guardian and instructed him, "Destroy today's registration records. At the same time, make a note of everyone who comes here asking you for the list."
The Tower Guardian bowed respectfully and replied, "As you command, esteemed Realm Lord."
Headmaster Yang gave the man a slight nod. The next moment, his entire body vanished from the spot.
After seeing Headmaster Yang leave, the Tower Guardian raised a hand and lightly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He glanced around and discovered that everyone nearby was completely ignoring this place. Clearly, Headmaster Yang had just used a divine ability to block the surrounding people's perception of the area.
Appearing above the Trial Tower, Headmaster Yang muttered as he looked down, "There were nine new students who entered the Trial Tower for the first time today. Which one of them is that 'Daoist Hongjun'?"
"I'll go find Li Qianjun first. If I remember correctly, Zhang Zhi, one of the nine, was specially recruited by him. It's also the only Special Enrollment Quota he has used in the past twenty years. In that case, Zhang Zhi is the most likely candidate."
After saying this, he flashed and vanished from the spot.
Not long after returning from the Trial Tower, Li Qianjun learned that the headmaster had come to visit.
He was somewhat puzzled by the headmaster's private visit.
As a late-stage Lesser Thousand World cultivator and a Realm Lord who might advance to the Middle Thousand World realm, he did have some standing in Seven Dragons Academy.
However, there was still an enormous gap between his status and that of the headmaster of Seven Dragons Academy.
If there were something to discuss, Headmaster Yang only had to say the word, and he would immediately rush over. Why would he need to trouble himself by coming personally?
The fact that he had come to visit was already giving Li Qianjun more than enough face.
Unless this matter had a major impact on the academy and was closely connected to him!
At that thought, an idea surfaced in his mind and grew increasingly clear.
The matter with the greatest impact on the academy recently was the "Kicking the Nursing Home, Punching the Kindergarten" achievement in the Trial Tower earlier that day.
Only newly enrolled students could complete this somewhat unusual achievement.
And Zhang Zhi, whom he had just admitted to the academy through his Special Enrollment Quota, had only just enrolled as well!
In other words, did the headmaster believe that Zhang Zhi might be the person who had earned that achievement?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. He quickly walked to the entrance and welcomed the headmaster into his residence.
Headmaster Yang smiled at Li Qianjun. "Qianjun, I imagine you've already guessed why I came to find you."
Li Qianjun said hesitantly, "You mean Zhang Zhi might be Daoist Hongjun?"
Headmaster Yang nodded. "Today is the first day of school. Most of the newly enrolled students are still choosing their courses. Only nine people entered the Trial Tower."
"Zhang Zhi was one of them."
"No wonder you hadn't used your Special Enrollment Quota for all those years. It turns out your standards for special recruitment are so high!"
Li Qianjun's expression remained calm. "There are still eight other people. It isn't necessarily Zhang Zhi, the one I specially recruited."
Although he said that, the figure of the Mortal Transformation Realm cultivator Zhang Zhi had summoned during the examination surfaced in his mind. He had already discovered at the time that the projected cultivator's cultivation had reached the late Mortal Transformation Realm.
That was also the fundamental reason why he had still been willing to give Zhang Zhi another chance after Zhang Zhi offended him.
However, if Zhang Zhi truly was Daoist Hongjun, then the situation within his Small World might be far more powerful than Li Qianjun had initially estimated.
At that moment, Headmaster Yang continued, "The fact that you were willing to use your Special Enrollment Quota proves that Zhang Zhi must have something extraordinary about him. He is the most likely candidate."
"I imagine you also know why I came to find you personally."
"Right now, our Main World has been infiltrated rather seriously by the Main Worlds of several other races."
"If Daoist Hongjun is such a promising seed and is exposed too early, it will be easy for the other Main Worlds to target him!"
"Find him later and learn the truth. Determine whether he is that 'Daoist Hongjun.'"
"If he is, then don't do anything. If he isn't, have him publicly claim that he is Daoist Hongjun."
"I'm asking you to do this because Zhang Zhi was specially recruited by you, making him the most likely candidate of them all."
Li Qianjun was stunned for a moment when he heard Headmaster Yang's request. Then he understood the headmaster's intentions.
After thinking it over, he said to the headmaster, "If he truly isn't Daoist Hongjun, I'll try to persuade him. But if the academy wants to use him as a shield, the corresponding reward cannot be reduced by even a little!"
"However, if Zhang Zhi doesn't agree, the academy cannot force him."
Headmaster Yang nodded with a smile. "Naturally. We aren't capitalists. We believe in Equivalent Exchange. We can't expect the horse to run while refusing to let it eat grass."
"Besides, I think Zhang Zhi is the most likely person to be Daoist Hongjun. Have a good talk with that child later."
Finally, Headmaster Yang took out something and handed it to Li Qianjun. "This is the reward for this matter. If that child is Daoist Hongjun, you can use the Special Enrollment Quota to apply to give it to him."
"If that child isn't Zhang Zhi, the academy will give him this reward instead. Once he sees it, I don't think he'll refuse."
After saying this, Headmaster Yang waved at Li Qianjun. The next moment, he vanished without a trace.
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