The Academy Expands Enrollment

In the short time it took to speak, the "bus," which resembled a carriage with four wheels, arrived in front of them and stopped right there.

Wen Xiangzhi looked closely and saw that the carriage, which was no bigger than a horse-drawn carriage, had a row of more than a dozen small squares that looked like windows. What was most surprising was that he could see people sitting inside those small window squares, and there was more than one person!

However, from the outside, the person inside appears to have shrunk considerably; their head and body are not the size of a normal person.

Seeing that Master Wen and the Wen Household behind him were looking at their Xiushui City bus with curiosity, Hu Defu felt a surge of pride. However, he also knew that if no one got on the bus, it would leave soon, and this was not the time for them to stand there in a daze. So he quickly said, "Master Wen, hurry up and get on the bus."

Wen Xiangzhi, pointed at the bus and looked at Hu Defu, muttering to himself but ultimately saying nothing. He turned and pointed to a few of his sons to get on the bus with him, while the rest of the people took a horse-drawn carriage to the west of the city.

While the Wen Household members were still wondering how so many people could fit in such a small carriage, Wen Xiangzhi didn't have this question. After all, he had cultivated in a sect before, and although he hadn't personally experienced this kind of spatial technique, he had heard of it, so he digested it relatively quickly.

Hu Defu took out a coin from his Storage Bag and put it into a small opening in the bus. Then he boarded the bus through the small open door at the front. Wen Xiangzhi group followed suit.

Even after everyone was on the bus and seated in the empty seats, they still looked out the window and felt a sense of unreality.

No one else boarded, and after a few moments the bus doors closed, the bell rang twice more, and then the bus sped off toward the next stop.

Looking at the street scenes rushing past the car window, Wen Xiangzhi that his decision to move his whole family to Xiushui City was the right one.

The convenience brought by this kind of Law Technique was something he had never enjoyed when he was a disciple of the Shangyang Sect!

Three days later.

"Dad! I've found a job!" Second Wen shouted excitedly as he returned home to the front yard.

Wen Xiangzhi, who was teaching his eldest grandson in the study, pushed open the door Wen Xiangzhi a displeased expression and scolded Second Wen, "Silence! You're fathers now, yet you're still so undignified! I asked you to inquire about the admissions of the Lingxian Academy, have you heard anything?"

The excitement on Second Wen's face faded, and he said dejectedly, "I heard that Lingxian Academy is going to expand its enrollment this year so that all the children in the city can study. They also said they'll be opening some kind of the Evening Academy specifically for older people who are too busy working to study and learn to read."

Upon hearing this, Wen Xiangzhi was stunned.

He had previously heard that Lingxian Academy was notoriously difficult to enter, so how come it's now said that all the children in Xiushui City can attend school there?

He was all prepared to send gifts to his eldest Wen Liyun, to get him into the Lingxian Academy, so why does it seem like he doesn't need to go through that much trouble now?

It has to be said that in just a few days since he arrived in Xiushui City, he has been turned upside down countless times by this place.

"You mean, Lingxian Academy accepts all children?" Wen Xiangzhi asked.

His initial intention in getting his eldest grandson into the Lingxian Academy wasn't actually to send him to study and take exams. He'd only heard that the teachers at the Lingxian Academy were all cultivators from the Lingxian Sect, and that the headmaster was a very powerful elder. That's why he was determined to get his grandson into the Lingxian Academy, no matter the cost. He figured that if they later discovered his grandson could cultivate, wouldn't that give him a significant advantage?

But upon hearing his second son's words, he suddenly thought of his group of grandchildren.

Although the Wen Household had accumulated considerable wealth through his savings in the sect and his later business ventures in the mortal world, he dared not spend it lavishly because he wanted to send his eldest grandson to cultivate. Therefore, he did not care whether his grandchildren, who seemed to have little talent for cultivation, went to school or not, but told his children to figure it out themselves. In any case, after they got married, they would basically keep their own income, and Wen Xiangzhi never asked about it.

Second Wen nodded. "Yes, Father, do you think we can send all our children there? I heard that Lingxian Academy doesn't charge high tuition fees, and many people who used to be from nearby villages are also planning to send their children there." After all, they used to be a wealthy family living in town; they can't let their children be worse off than these former peasants, can they?

"Send them all!" Although Wen Xiangzhi's starting point was different from that of the second son of the Wen Household —he wanted to get as close as possible to the Lingxian Sect—in the end, the father and son were of the same mind.

The news that the second son of the Wen Household had obtained about the Lingxian Academy's expansion of enrollment was not some hard-to-find gossip; on the contrary, it had become common knowledge in the past two days.

This is because notices about the Lingxian Academy's enrollment for this year have been posted on every street and alley in Xiushui City.

Wen Xiangzhi was simply used to staying at home every day, meditating, cultivating himself, and teaching his eldest grandson, which is why he was kept in the dark and needed his sons, who were out in the area, to find out what was going on.

At this time, the teahouses and water stalls on Xiushui City Street were buzzing with discussion about this matter. People drank tea and ate fruit while making various predictions about what kind of future their children would have if they went to the Lingxian Academy.

Interspersed throughout were numerous discussions about the various novel facilities at Xiushui City.

Such as tap water, heating, and air conditioning, which are available in every household.

All the houses for sale in Xiushui City are existing properties; there is no land for sale. However, if a homeowner is not satisfied with their original house and wants to demolish and rebuild, they can do so by simply reporting to the neighborhood chief in charge of their street.

Public facilities such as bus stops and streetlights have amazed many people.

Especially recently, many Rogue Cultivator and disciples from various sects have come to the city.

Ever since Lingxian Sect held its annual sect meeting on New Year's Eve, they have gained a certain reputation among cultivators throughout the Mortal Realm.

The sects and royal families that participated in the annual meeting did not receive any confidentiality requests from the Lingxian Sect, so they naturally did not hide anything from their sects. Moreover, many sect leaders or elders brought their own disciples with them.

After they returned, they exchanged information with those they were on good terms with who hadn't participated in the sect, and then the word spread outwards layer by layer. In this way, the name of the Lingxian Sect quickly became famous.

However, these sects and royal families were somewhat reserved about their cooperation with the Xiushui City Trade Center and did not reveal much. They only briefly mentioned that they had a shop in Xiushui City that would open next month, and that everyone could go and visit if they had time.