Chapter 2030

"You must be even busier in the Underworld right now," Zhu Yanyi said.

Yan Aohan shook his head slightly. "With the Ten Venerable Yanluo Kings managing things, I rarely need to show my face. They handle everything well."

The Venerable Yanluo’s role was to oversee the entire Underworld. Unless a special soul needed reincarnation—such as an immortal undergoing worldly trials—he did not need to intervene. Even then, immortals usually handled their own trials. As a true deity, he only stepped in when the reincarnation of someone who could affect the survival of a plane was involved. All other matters were handled by the Ten Venerable Yanluo Kings.

"I didn't experience the recent tsunami or the earthquakes abroad, but aren't disasters becoming more frequent?" Zhu Yanyi frowned, voicing her concern.

Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "The next thirty years will not be peaceful. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons will happen several times a year. Ani, you must be prepared."

Zhu Yanyi sighed softly. She looked up at the sky. It was still blue and clear, but who knew how long this clarity would last?

The people of this world were lucky to live in a warm community, yet helpless against such natural disasters.

As cultivators, they lived long lives and saw much joy and sorrow. But who didn't prefer more happiness and less pain? Zhu Yanyi only wished for these people to be happy and suffer less.

Disasters had brought hardship to families, but they also revealed unity. Though people felt sadness, they moved forward with determination. They had one belief: to build a beautiful home for everyone.

Human hearts are naturally good, just as the Three Character Classic says: "At birth, human nature is good." To maintain this goodness, people need to feel the kindness of heaven and earth.

Zhu Yanyi had a realization. All she could do was protect this kindness and help people understand that disasters were temporary.

"I will work hard," Zhu Yanyi said firmly to Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan smiled and nodded. "I believe you will. And we can help with the disasters here too."

"Hmm?" Zhu Yanyi looked at her, confused.

Yan Aohan laughed. "Have you forgotten what we received? Didn't I send some armor to them? So, in dangerous places, they will send special people to handle things."

She didn't explain fully, but Zhu Yanyi understood. They had provided blueprints to make fifteen sets of armor, creating fifteen armored warriors. In daily life, they were like ordinary people, but during major disasters, they would show their strength.

Zhu Yanyi smiled. "That makes me feel better. Truly, I will work hard, but I hope everyone works with me. A home needs everyone to protect it. I learned that in the Bright Forest."

Yan Aohan hummed. "I know. I think you did very well, Ani. I saw your effort when you led everyone to train the Bright Forest people."

"I was forced to do it," Zhu Yanyi pouted. "When I return to the Sage Academy, I must extort them well. They knew I was lazy but still made me do such things."

"Didn't you get a vacation?" Yan Aohan chuckled. "What is there to extort?"

"A vacation is a vacation. No, they said it was training. The training plane just happened to be my mortal world. Besides, I have to hand in ten thousand pills when I return. So it’s not a vacation. Anyway, I will extort them when I go back." Zhu Yanyi laughed. She would always do things that benefited her.

Zhu Yanyi made her decision. Meanwhile, at the Sage Academy, Xi Muzheng shivered while reviewing documents. Mu Rongyin, reporting to her, asked, "Dean, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing. I feel like some brats are talking bad about me." Xi Muzheng thought for a moment. "It must be Zhu Yanyi and the others."

Mu Rongyin smiled strangely. "Even if they talk bad about you behind your back, will you go settle scores just because you shivered?"

"(⊙o⊙)…", Xi Muzheng looked at Mu Rongyin. "Elder Mu, are you trying to discourage me?"

"No. I think you are overthinking it. Zhu Yanyi and the others are out training, which is like a half-vacation. They are happy and don't care about you. Also," Mu Rongyin paused, then continued, "The students who returned have adjusted. I plan to send them out to find suitable students in various planes. This counts as training and finding new blood. Also, when the Qixia Secret Realm opens in a few years, we can have more candidates."

"Didn't you say only two hundred people could enter?" Xi Muzheng asked.

"It opens once every ten years. If they miss this time, they can try next time. We cultivators have long lives. Waiting a few years is fine," Mu Rongyin said seriously.

Xi Muzheng thought for a moment, then nodded. "You have a point. You arrange the student matters."

"Am I the Dean or are you?" Mu Rongyin asked.

Xi Muzheng grinned. "If you want to be Dean, I can step down."

"Stop dreaming. Don't even think about it," Mu Rongyin cut off Xi Muzheng’s fantasy immediately.

Zhu Yanyi didn't care about what was happening at the Sage Academy. She had decided to extort Xi Muzheng well when she returned.

When others suffered losses, Yan Aohan never objected. Just like now, he had no objections.

Zhu Yanyi’s decision was for the future. The most important thing now was to save the people currently in danger.

Although the affected areas were scattered and aftershocks occurred, the main doctors on site were cultivators like Zhu Yanyi. They were not affected and worked faster, saving more and more people.