After hearing Xu Qingtong out, Chen Ruoling took the jade slip and storage bag, hesitated, and said, "Qingtong, are you planning to sell elixirs and talismans?"
"Is there anything wrong with that?"
"I'm afraid the Academy won't agree to let you do this!" Chen Ruoling said.
"Don't worry. Just do as I say. If anyone objects, tell them to come to me!"
Chen Ruoling agreed and turned to leave.
"Qingtong, we have no shortage of food or drink. Why go to all this extra trouble?" Holding little Cute Baby, Du Siwen walked over to Xu Qingtong and spoke softly.
Xu Qingtong reached out and pinched Cute Baby's little cheek. "There's something you don't know, my dear! We have no shortage of food or drink, but I have a pack of wolves under me with their mouths wide open, all waiting for meat to fill their bellies!"
"What do you mean?"
Xu Qingtong told Du Siwen about Zhong Ziqing and Shen Haotian's plans.
Understanding dawned on Du Siwen's face. Expecting a horse to run without giving it any grass-this really was a difficult problem!
"Qingtong, since the Academy isn't giving you resources, why take on this hot potato?"
"Senior Sister, we owe the Academy a debt of gratitude. Without the Academy, we wouldn't be where we are today! Besides, without its support, those of us who came here from Bingzhou wouldn't even have a place to stand. We have to live with a clear conscience! Now that the Academy is facing difficulties, I should actively look for ways to shoulder some of its burdens!"
"All right, all right! You get to be the good person, and I'm the bad one, happy now? You keep turning this into a matter of principle and lecturing me, as though I'm unreasonable!" Du Siwen rolled