"Regarding the other elders and teachers, I will persuade them. But the students… once they hear this news, they might hate us?"
"Hate?" Zhu Yanyi smiled. "I never mind if people hate me, as long as they have the ability. I allow it.
When you announce the cancellation of these two hundred and thirty spots, I will also announce a ten-day arena challenge. They can challenge any of our fifty members. One rule: each of us accepts at most three challenges per day. That’s thirty per person in ten days. If they win even one match, the winner takes the spot to enter the Qixia Secret Realm."
Xi Muzheng frowned slightly. "Isn’t this too harsh on yourself? You’re pushing them into a corner, but also pushing yourself into a dead end."
"People need pressure. Have you heard the saying 'survival from a desperate situation'? I think it’s good. Human potential is infinite. If you don’t push them, how will you see their potential?
Besides, I have another reason. I want them to understand that even if I hold back and give them a chance, they still fail. Our arena isn’t just for fighting. We can also compete in medicine and formation arrays. Whatever skills they have, they can use."
Zhu Yanyi trusted her forty-nine companions completely.
"Fine. It’s settled. There will be a competition in three months to determine the spots. I will announce the cancellation on the final day. Then, it’s up to your fifty." Xi Muzheng decided to be tough too. Since Zhu Yanyi and her group were so hard on themselves, she would be hard on the students for the sake of the Sage Academy.
Previously, in the Linlang Training Ground, everyone faced difficulties and seemed united. Now he realized their unity lacked sincerity. He would test them. If they didn’t change, he would dismiss them. He had survived with only half the number of students before; dismissing some now would still leave more than that.
Xi Muzheng was open-minded. Because he was open-minded, he wouldn’t let students’ selfishness lead the academy to ruin.
Since Zhu Yanyi and Xi Muzheng reached an agreement, Zhu Yanyi accepted the task.
"I’m not放心 (at ease) letting you go to that plane alone. Let Ouyang Tianyun go with you," Xi Muzheng instructed seriously.
Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow. "Dean, Senior Brother Tianyun just returned. Going together every time gets boring. Plus, my husband would be jealous if I went out alone with a boy. So, let Senior Sister Yuan Yanqiu go with me. It’s more convenient for girls to handle things."
Xi Muzheng thought about it. "Alright. Yuan Yanqiu it is. Coincidentally, that plane seems to have a branch of the Yuan family."
So convenient? Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow again.
Xi Muzheng saw her expression and knew what she was thinking. "Don’t think it’s a coincidence. Many students’ families have relatives in the mortal world, but they don’t interact. You know, the cultivator world and the mortal world are different."
She added, "Oh, right. The time frequency of that plane matches ours. Among so many mortal planes, only this one has the same time flow."
"Understood," Zhu Yanyi nodded.
Xi Muzheng handed her the patient’s address and data. "Do you really have a solution?"
Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "It’s easy. Especially for people in an imperial dynasty stage, it’s even easier."
"Huh?" Xi Muzheng looked confused.
"I am a healer, but not an ordinary one. Ordinary healers treat bodies. I treat the heart. When the heart is clean, the illness heals naturally. To clean the heart, one must do good deeds. So, Dean, if this person is truly evil, I will beat them until they change." She laughed and walked out of the practice chamber with the documents.
Xi Muzheng stared blankly. After a long while, he said to Mu Rongyin beside him, "Did I hear wrong? This girl is going to beat someone up?"
"You heard right. She did say that," Mu Rongyin said, also unable to accept it. "Let’s not worry about it. We’ll know the answer in the end. Dean, you should notify Yuan Yanqiu."
Xi Muzheng agreed. It was practical to notify Yuan Yanqiu. she sent the message. Yuan Yanqiu was currently eating beef jerky at Ouyang Tianyun’s place. She received the message and sighed. "The Dean wants me to accompany Junior Sister Yanyi to the Dayu Plane for a mission."
"To the Dayu Plane of the Dayu Dynasty?" Ouyang Tianyun frowned. Seeing Yuan Yanqiu nod, he said, "That place is okay, but if Junior Sister Yanyi goes there as a doctor, I’m afraid no one in that plane will have a good life."
"What do you mean? Are you worried about me, or about the Dayu Dynasty?" Zhu Yanyi walked in. She turned to Yuan Yanqiu. "Senior Sister Yanqiu, let’s prepare. We leave in five days."
"Okay," Yuan Yanqiu nodded slightly.
Ouyang Tianyun looked at Zhu Yanyi. "I’m serious. The people there aren’t evil, but they stick to their rigid beliefs. They don’t trust medicine; they trust gods. So doctors have low status there. The high-status ones are those deceptive Taoist priests and monks. I know some capable priests and monks are powerful, but don’t expect that from the ones there. They are all frauds."
Zhu Yanyi snorted. "So what if they deceive? They deceive themselves. Those who are deceived are willing to be fooled. Besides, if anyone wants to trick me, I’m a master trickster. Don’t you remember my prayer in the Bright Forest? If someone tries to deal with me, I might even earn some power of faith. Though, to be honest, faith doesn’t help me much."