Phi-Fic Chapter 422 The Principal's Dark History
Chapter 422 The Principal's Dark History
Ah, it feels so good to be home!
As soon as Hong Xiudie got off the plane, dragging her suitcase, she let out a heartfelt sigh, which drew the attention of passersby. After all, a sunny and beautiful young woman with a ponytail is quite eye-catching.
Especially at this moment, the people around her are mostly handsome men and beautiful women... even though there is only one of them.
Yes, I'm talking about Li Muyang.
Only Hong Xiudie accompanied Li Muyang back to Great Xia, and she was going that way anyway.
As for the others, the Miyano family needs no further explanation; some were engaged in research, others in business, all extremely busy.
Even Pu Siqinglan, a subordinate with great ambitions, couldn't escape the increased workload and was diligently working overtime.
Xia He... has completely given up. Perhaps it's because she's been writing too many romance novels, but she seems to have truly let go! She keeps saying: "I can live without a man! What's all this talk of love and romance! Love yourself first!"
In short, she was too lazy to come back, especially after hearing Li Muyang say that she might run into Zhang Lingyu, she was even less inclined to return! She was living a comfortable life in Japan, and she really didn't want to get involved in any more sad things and disturb her good mood!
Seeing Zhang Lingyu's conflicted expression—wanting it but not wanting it—when Xia He came back, she felt disgusted! Ugh!
What a hypocrite! He's wasting his youth and his feelings!
Some things, if you get stuck in a rut, you won't understand them. But if you do understand them, you'll hate your past self so much... Since others don't like it, why demean yourself?
Even the main reason why Zhang Lingyu disliked Xia He might be that he thought Xia He was always demeaning herself.
Who knows? Perhaps neither of the parties involved can say for sure.
Xia He didn't want to come back, so Li Muyang naturally wouldn't force her to.
As for Erii... with his brother-in-law watching him, Li Muyang was too embarrassed to try and steal her away.
In the end, only Hong Xiudie, who had gone home for the holidays, was left.
Well, speaking of which, the whole world is on summer vacation.
As soon as they exited the airport, Li Muyang and Hong Xiudie saw the people who were there to pick them up.
Zhang Xuanlin and... Chen Duo?!
Seeing Li Muyang's bewildered expression, Zhang Xuanlin chuckled and teased, "Come, come, Muyang~ my newly accepted disciple!"
Yes, I'm referring to Chen Duo.
"Mr. Li, we meet again." Chen Duo looked the same as before, with the same blank expression, but Li Muyang could sense that something seemed to be growing inside her.
“I taught her a trick to control the poison in her body.” Zhang Xuanlin saw through Li Muyang’s thoughts and explained calmly (smugly): “I helped her condense a poison pill, so that her constitution won’t be wasted.”
"The jade pendant you gave me is only a temporary solution..."
Li Muyang ignored the pretentious old man and asked Chen Duo with concern, "How's your situation? You haven't contacted me since then, and I really neglected you... I'm so sorry!"
Chen Duo calmly said, "Thanks to the teacher, nothing serious happened. It's just that I can get around anywhere now."
"Besides... Mr. Li, there's no need to apologize. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet my teacher."
Li Muyang nodded calmly. It was normal. After all, Chen Duo had done such a thing, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay anywhere. It was inevitable that other people in the company would gossip, and the higher-ups would definitely not like Chen Duo.
Leaving voluntarily is more dignified.
Ignored by Li Muyang, Zhang Xuanlin rolled his eyes, stopped his rambling, and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go! This isn't the place to talk."
A group of people got into the car.
Looking at the scenery rushing past the window, Li Muyang asked Zhang Xuanlin, "Master Zhang, where are we going?"
Zhang Xuanlin: "A certain New Oriental."
"Oh." Li Muyang knew the destination and closed his eyes to rest. Hong Xiudie and Chen Duo, whom he was meeting for the first time, were very talkative.
Although she did most of the talking, Chen Duo listened and occasionally answered the questions raised by Hong Xiudie.
Hong Xiudie was also very curious. Chen Duo was the first person Zhang Xuanlin had ever taken the initiative to accept as a disciple!
Moreover, as they talked, Li Muyang learned some secrets, namely, the dark history of old man Zhang Xuanlin.
As the principal of a Taoist academy and the president of the Taoist Association, he actually never taught a single student to become successful! Not only that! He almost ruined several geniuses!
Well, the so-called genius that Hong Xiudie mentioned was, in the eyes of Zhang Xuanlin and Li Muyang, just an ordinary, albeit decent, person, only slightly above average.
He doesn't even have the potential to become an immortal, yet he's considered a genius?
Zhang Xuanlin had not awakened the memories of Xuandu in the past, but his abilities were beyond doubt. His skill in fortune telling was probably only matched by Hong Xiudie's grandfather, Hong Anguo, who was the reincarnation of Jiang Ziya, in the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
His plans were flawless.
Moreover, Zhang Xuanlin's fortune-telling and divination skills are not limited to ordinary divination and prediction, but also involve scientific research! Some scientists who cannot solve certain problems come to Zhang Xuanlin for a reading, and he has basically never made a mistake.
The reason it is said to be "basically" is because the rest are things whose accuracy cannot be scientifically verified and are only relevant at present.
This is the reason why Zhang Xuanlin holds such a high position and great power in Daxia. You might think he's a Taoist priest, but in reality, he's also a top mathematician, astronomer, and geographer.
Zhang Xuanlin predicts disasters like earthquakes faster and more accurately than instruments! Science can't explain it!
Similarly, Hong Xiudie's grandfather, Hong Anguo, was also a modern culinary master who held the title of chef and also held positions such as mathematician. Moreover, Hong Anguo was also highly skilled in medicine, otherwise he would not have been called a national treasure. Because of him, some national heroes who had died in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty in Li Muyang's memory are still alive and in good health.
Many people are still fighting on the front lines.
That's a truly meritorious deed!
But I digress. Let's get back to Zhang Xuanlin's dark history.
Such a formidable figure as Zhang Xuanlin, a national hero, would likely have a line stretching from the capital to Shanghai if anyone wanted to become his disciple. This is only because of his special status, which is why only a small number of people know the true extent of Zhang Xuanlin's prowess.
However, no one expected that Zhang Xuanlin's teaching ability was seriously flawed. He had taken on a few apprentices out of necessity on several occasions, and the result was... without exception, he almost ruined all of them!
Finally, renowned doctor Hong Anguo stepped in and, after examining the disciples, concluded that Zhang Xuanlin's teaching level was too high and not suitable for ordinary people; these disciples were simply too untalented.
At the time, everyone scoffed. In their eyes, these disciples who had become his apprentices were already quite talented, so there must be something wrong with Zhang Xuanlin's teaching.
Even Zhang Xuanlin himself doubted his teaching ability.
Even after Zhang Xuanlin regained his memories of Xuandu, he didn't hide his identity; there was no need to! Only then did some people begin to truly speculate that Hong Anguo was right—Zhang Xuanlin might indeed be too skilled to teach mediocre people.
Li Muyang (￣へ￣): "Heh, forget it, even Master Zhang can't teach a genius."
Yes, he was referring to himself. Good heavens, the Nine-Nine Arcane Arts had so many side effects and they didn't even mention them to him! Luckily, he went back and asked his father! And most of the side effects didn't work on him, otherwise he would have been completely screwed over!
Zhang Xuanlin was so angry upon hearing this that he puffed out his beard and glared at Li Muyang. He knew exactly what Li Muyang meant and retorted, "You call yourself a genius? Your background is at least that of a monstrous prodigy! Anyone who can cultivate the Nine-Nine Arcane Art is no ordinary being!"
Alright, let's stop using the word "human" and start calling them "living beings".
Disciples choose their masters, and masters also choose their disciples. Zhang Xuanlin explained in detail with a sense of helplessness that he felt those disciples back then were not suitable for him, but he had no choice but to accept them out of consideration for their feelings. Those disciples who became his disciples all had powerful connections.
Sigh... it's all about human relationships and social niceties!
Of course, after accepting the disciples, Zhang Xuanlin did his best to teach them, but these disciples... their Qi cultivation level was indeed good, but their arithmetic and divination skills... were hard to describe. They struggled with even the most basic advanced mathematics, and later, when faced with prophecies about destiny, they were unable to maintain their composure and became delusional within a few days!
If this isn't a case of going astray in cultivation, then who is?
Only Hong Anguo's superior medical skills allowed him to save her.
So, it's really not Zhang Xuanlin's fault; it's just that his apprentice is unreliable!
Like Hong Anguo, he didn't even pass on his fortune-telling and divination skills to his own children and younger generations. He just couldn't find a suitable successor, and he dared not teach the secrets of heaven casually!
However, he passed on other skills, such as cooking, medicine, and martial arts, to his younger generations.
Unlike Hong Anguo, Zhang Xuanlin is all alone in this life! Although the Celestial Master's Mansion does not prevent him from getting married and having children, Zhang Xuanlin has never met anyone he liked in his early years. Now that he is older and his memories of Xuandu have returned, he has no interest in that kind of thing anymore.
Therefore, many people are eyeing Zhang Xuanlin's legacy! Of course, no one has any rebellious thoughts; taking care of the old man in his old age and seeing him off in his final days is a given.
However, Li Muyang estimated that most disciples probably wouldn't survive as long as Zhang Xuanlin.
Even Chen Duo right in front of me might be in a precarious situation!
As the group chatted, the car arrived at a New Oriental campus. Zhang Xuanlin was also affiliated with the school there; after all, it was a 985 university, and they couldn't just teach cooking.
However, the culinary arts program at New Oriental is the most famous, and it is indeed the most prestigious institution that Daxia culinary students dream of attending. Basically, all the well-known chefs in Daxia have a position at New Oriental, and the teachers are at least at the level of master chefs.
Even the Far Moon clan doesn't receive this treatment.
In other words, there are more opportunities for modern master chefs to be assessed. Coupled with exam-oriented education, the value of a master chef may have decreased, but the skill level has increased rather than decreased!
After all, culinary skills are constantly evolving and improving!
This is all thanks to Hong Anguo, who is hailed as a modern culinary god. Every generation has its own legend, and Hong Anguo's legend is that chefs are no longer considered lowly, but have a respectable and secure job.
It refers to chefs who have obtained a certificate.