Dongfang Zhi nodded and said, "That's right. On the night when the business opened, Elder Fan came to our door and asked some questions about the Dark Night Pavilion. Of course, I told him what I could and kept silent about what I couldn't."
"When did he give you this invitation letter?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"Early this morning," Dongfang Zhi replied. "I originally planned to give this invitation letter to Mo Xuanye first since you went to the Fan Yue Palace. But when I tried to contact him, I learned that you had returned. So, of course, it's most appropriate to give it directly to you."
"The business has been open for several days, which means this person gave out so many invitation letters after careful consideration," Feng Yuqin said.
"Actually, this invitation letter has two uses," Mo Xuanye said. "The holder can enter the academy and freely choose which class to attend."
"This Elder Fan must hold a high position in the Holy Heaven Academy," Feng Yuqin said. "After all, a dozen invitation letters mean a dozen people can enter the academy on their own. How many people can do such a thing?"
"Yes, otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent out to scout for alchemy talents," Mo Xuanye said. "Do you want to go, Qin'er?"
"I do," Yan Geng, who was standing nearby, immediately said. "Ye Xianyu also wants to go. I'm not sure about the others, but I guess quite a few people will be interested if they know about it."
"Are you all that interested in this academy?" Dongfang Zhi asked curiously.
"Aren't you interested?" Yan Geng looked at Dongfang Zhi in surprise.
"Why should I be interested?" Dongfang Zhi looked puzzled. "I'm doing quite well in the Dark Night Pavilion. And it's only been a few days, but the business of the Dark Night Pavilion is booming. I believe it will only get better in the future."
Mo Xuanye gave him a cold look and said, "If someone didn't know you, they might think you were a merchant rather than the former lord of a city."
"This is the pleasure I've found in recent years," Dongfang Zhi said.
"Actually, he's always had a merchant's nature," Feng Yuqin suddenly said.
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at her.
Feng Yuqin continued, "Back then in Yun Dian City, there were so many treasures, and there were even medicinal fields. There were no better medicinal fields in the Western Song or Eastern Yuan kingdoms than those in your Yun Dian City, right?"
"That's true," Dongfang Zhi said. "However, I've moved those medicinal fields to the Desolate City, and the herbs are growing even better there than in Yun Dian City."
"Besides the herbs used in Yun Dian City, you sold the rest," Feng Yuqin said. "If I'm not wrong, you must have been quite excited when selling those herbs."
"You really observe things carefully," Dongfang Zhi thought he had always concealed his emotions well, but unexpectedly, Feng Yuqin had seen through him.
But Mo Xuanye, who was standing beside them, was extremely jealous. "Why are you paying so much attention to him, Qin'er?"
His jealous tone...
"Ye, isn't your possessiveness a bit too strong?" Dongfang Zhi teased.
"Then why do you keep your woman by your side?" Mo Xuanye said calmly. "There are many things to do in the Desolate City. You could have left her here instead of at the Dark Night Pavilion's store."
Dongfang Zhi: "..."
Seeing this, Yan Geng burst out laughing. "You asked for it. You shouldn't have picked a fight with my brother-in-law."
The elders of the Yan family also laughed seeing the children so happy.
...
The next day, as soon as Feng Yuqin walked out of the courtyard, she saw Yan Xiao and the others waiting outside.
Even Ye Ying and Meng Xingyu were there.
"A Qin, thank you for saving me and my mother," Ye Ying said as soon as she saw Feng Yuqin. She immediately stepped forward and took Feng Yuqin's arm.
Feng Yuqin took the opportunity to check Ye Ying's condition with her green spiritual power and found that her body had almost fully recovered. "Not bad. You should be fine to go to the Holy Heaven Academy."
"Yes, when I woke up and heard that you were all going, I knew I couldn't miss it," Ye Ying said with a smile.
"Okay, let's go and take a look together," Feng Yuqin said.
The group soon arrived at the main city of Xizhou.
As soon as they entered, they found that the streets were bustling with people.
"The population here is so dense?" Meng Xingyu said in surprise.
"That's because the past month has been the enrollment period for the four major academies. Among these people, some are going to the Holy Heaven Academy, some to the Shuiyue Academy, and some to the Gangfeng Academy. So, the teleportation arrays have been very busy," Yan Xiao explained.
"Aren't there four major academies? What about the Phoenix Academy?" Meng Xingyu had been busy taking care of Ye Ying's affairs recently, so he wasn't very clear about the outside situation. Now, he was like a curious child, asking questions non-stop.
"The Phoenix Academy is mainly recruiting elders this time. They're not recruiting many new students. That's why among these teleportation arrays, the one for the Phoenix Academy has the fewest people, while the one for the Holy Heaven Academy has the most," Yan Xiao said.
"Are there so many people going to the Holy Heaven Academy?" Meng Xingyu said. "Then how long will we have to wait?"
"Since it's the most powerful academy, of course, many people want to go," Ye Xianyu said. "Since we're already here, let's just wait patiently."
There was a single queue for the other academies, but because there were more people going to the Holy Heaven Academy, there were two queues.
Feng Yuqin and her group chose one of the queues and lined up.
Yan Xiao and the others immediately followed and stood behind Feng Yuqin.
Feng Yuqin was extremely beautiful.
As soon as she appeared, she immediately caught everyone's attention.
"My goodness, who is that? She's like a fairy from a painting."
"Although I've often seen people wearing white clothes, I've never seen anyone who looks like a fairy walking out of a painting like her."
"When did such a beautiful woman appear in our Xizhou?"
"Maybe she's from a reclusive family."
"Judging from the queue she's in, is she also going to the Holy Heaven Academy?"
"What should I do? I also want to go to the Holy Heaven Academy so that I can be a schoolmate with the fairy."
"Come on. With your strength, you have a higher chance of being admitted to the Gangfeng Academy."
"I really regret not working hard these years. Otherwise, I wouldn't be forced to go to the Gangfeng Academy today."
Many people around started discussing because of Feng Yuqin's beauty.
Some people who were originally going to the other three academies quietly moved to stand behind Feng Yuqin.
Among the people in the other queue next to the Holy Heaven Academy, a green-clothed woman saw how much praise Feng Yuqin was receiving. The jealousy in her eyes became more and more intense.
She fixed her gaze on Feng Yuqin and tried to use her spiritual sense to probe, but she couldn't detect Feng Yuqin's strength at all.
Then she turned to look at the strength of Yan Xiao and the others.
Feng Yuqin's strength was much stronger than the people present. So, when she concealed her aura, others couldn't tell.
But Yan Xiao and the others were different.
Except for Dongfang Zhi, who didn't come today and had relatively higher strength, the strength of Yan Xiao and Ye Xianyu wasn't much different.
So, the green-clothed woman came to the conclusion that since Yan Xiao and the others were so weak, the leader, Feng Yuqin, couldn't be much stronger either.