Seeing Xiao Jing crush the man’s head with one stomp, everyone in the area froze, then hurriedly backed away!
Xiao Jing looked at Gu Ran, “Sister Gu Ran, if heaven brings calamity, there’s still hope for survival. But if you bring it upon yourself, there’s no saving you! You’re the head of the Goodwill Academy, and I’m at least the senior sister of the Goodwill Academy. So, I think it’s necessary to change our Goodwill Academy!”
Truth be told, she was a bit frustrated!
Because Gu Ran was too kind, the Goodwill Academy had the least presence in Guanxuan Academy. People in the academy didn’t respect Gu Ran the way they respected other academy heads!
That was what frustrated her most!
Even in a place like Guanxuan Academy, which valued reason, you needed strength. Without it, no one would respect you!
Gu Ran nodded slightly, “You’re right!”
Xiao Jing continued, “To change the Goodwill Academy, we need to expand! Only by expanding can we develop our own people. When we have enough people, strong enough, our influence in the academy will grow. That way, we can do more good deeds! Plus, we’ll have a voice in the academy. When Brother… I mean, when Brother stops being dean someday! We can compete for the position! The capable rise, no problem with that!”
Gu Ran said seriously, “We don’t fight for power!”
Xiao Jing said earnestly, “If you become dean, you’ll have more authority! Then you can do even more good deeds!”
Gu Ran hesitated, then said, “That’s true!”
Xiao Jing quickly added, “When we get back, go find Brother and tell him we want to expand the Goodwill Academy. Ask him to allocate funds to us. Not only that, ask for command over the Dark Academy. They control intelligence across the universe. We must get that!”
Gu Ran said in a low voice, “The dean probably won’t give me command over the Dark Academy!”
Xiao Jing said seriously, “He will. Just tell him it’s for doing good deeds, and he’ll agree. Even if he doesn’t give you full control, he’ll definitely make the Dark Academy cooperate with you. That way, we can leverage their power!”
Gu Ran was skeptical, “Really?”
Xiao Jing nodded, “It’ll definitely work! After all, everyone in the academy knows you’re selfless and only want to do good! And Brother Dean supports you, doesn’t he?”
Gu Ran thought for a moment, then nodded, “I’ll try when we get back!”
Xiao Jing continued, “Also, remember to ask for funds. How can we do good without money? If possible, try to get Xianbao Pavilion to cooperate with you. Of course, Xianbao Pavilion is Brother’s personal treasury, so full cooperation is unlikely. But you should push for him to allocate a fixed annual fund for our good deeds!”
Gu Ran nodded, “Indeed!”
Xiao Jing added, “One more very important thing!”
Gu Ran looked at her. Xiao Jing said earnestly, “Brother set up an Inner Cabinet, right? You need to find a way to join it!”
Gu Ran frowned, “Why would I join the Inner Cabinet?”
Xiao Jing said seriously, “The Inner Cabinet decides the academy’s future direction. If you join, your status will be completely different! Then, when you want to do good deeds, you can mobilize everyone in Guanxuan Academy as an Inner Cabinet member. Think about it, wouldn’t that let you do more good?”
Gu Ran thought for a moment, then nodded, “I’ll try!”
Xiao Jing said earnestly, “Go! I’ll handle things here!”
She didn’t dare make these demands of Ye Xuan herself, knowing she’d never get them!
But Gu Ran was different!
Though often overlooked, she had excellent relationships in the academy, especially with Qingqiu and Qin Guan!
Gu Ran nodded, “Alright, I’ll leave this to you!”
With that, she turned and vanished into the sky.
After Gu Ran left, Xiao Jing glanced at the patients in the area and said calmly, “Who needs help?”
Everyone looked at her fearfully, not daring to speak.
Xiao Jing frowned, “Do you want help or not? If not, I’ll send you to reincarnate!”
Their faces changed drastically!
A trembling man approached her, saying shakily, “Miss, I… I’m not ruined by wine or women. I have a terminal illness…”
Xiao Jing sized him up, then asked, “If I heal you, what will you do?”
The man was stunned, “Do what?”
Xiao Jing snapped, “You’re not thinking of freeloading, are you?”
The man’s expression froze.
Xiao Jing said calmly, “Let me give you a hint. If I heal you, how will you thank me?”
The man said shakily, “Anything I have, you can take!”
Xiao Jing nodded, “After I heal you, you must spread the word everywhere, saying the Goodwill Academy of Guanxuan Academy saved you. As long as you live, tell everyone it was the Goodwill Academy that healed you, got it?”
The man nodded quickly, “Got it! Got it! The Goodwill Academy saved me… I understand!”
Xiao Jing nodded, waved her sleeve, and a pure energy entered the man’s body. Soon, his body returned to normal!
Seeing this, others in the area began approaching her!
After giving them instructions, Xiao Jing started healing them.
After some time, she suddenly slapped a man ruined by wine and women to death, “No need to save you! I’ll give you a better path—go reincarnate!”
Everyone: “…”
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Guanxuan Academy.
After Gu Ran returned, she immediately sought out Ye Xuan!
When Ye Xuan heard she was looking for him, he was stunned!
He knew Gu Ran, of course, but he rarely interacted with her. She was like a recluse in her Goodwill Academy!
Ye Xuan put down his tasks and met with her!
In the hall, Gu Ran looked at Ye Xuan, suddenly nervous.
Ye Xuan smiled, “Miss Gu Ran, we meet again!”
Gu Ran nodded, “You still remember me!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Of course! So, what brings you here?”
Gu Ran nodded, “I want to do more good deeds!”
Ye Xuan said, “That’s a good thing. Do you need any help?”
Gu Ran said, “Yes! I need the Dark Academy to cooperate with me, but they only follow your orders, so I…”
Ye Xuan was surprised, “The Dark Academy… why do you need their cooperation?”
Gu Ran said seriously, “They control intelligence across the universe. If they work with me, I can help more people!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Alright!”
He looked to his right, “An You!”
An You appeared beside him. Ye Xuan said, “From now on, the Dark Academy will fully cooperate with Miss Gu Ran!”
An You bowed deeply, “Understood!”
Seeing Ye Xuan agree, Gu Ran was delighted and quickly said, “Also, I need funds. I’m helping a lot of people, so… I need an annual budget! Don’t worry, I won’t embezzle. It’ll all go to good deeds!”
Ye Xuan thought, then nodded, “You’re right, you need it! Don’t worry, I’ll instruct Xianbao Pavilion to allocate funds to you annually!”
Gu Ran quickly said, “They better not delay or shortchange it!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Don’t worry, they wouldn’t dare!”
Gu Ran nodded, then continued, “And…”
She sneaked a glance at Ye Xuan. He smiled, “Go ahead!”
Gu Ran said, “I want to join the Inner Cabinet!”
Ye Xuan was stunned.
An You glanced at Gu Ran but said nothing.
His instincts told him the Goodwill Academy was about to rise!
Funds!
Manpower!
And joining the Inner Cabinet!
Aside from the Martial Academy, few academies got this treatment!
The Martial Academy was special because its head was Qingqiu!
Ye Xuan said in a low voice, “You want to join the Inner Cabinet?”
Gu Ran nodded, “The academy’s mission is to help people across the universe, and so is the Goodwill Academy’s. The Inner Cabinet shapes the academy’s future. I think I need to join it! But don’t worry, I won’t meddle in most things, only matters about benefiting the universe’s people.”
Ye Xuan hesitated!
The Inner Cabinet!
He’d just established it, and its status and power were extraordinary.
Gu Ran continued, “I just want to do good, that’s all!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Alright, you can join the Inner Cabinet!”
Gu Ran grinned, “Thank you!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Any other requests?”
Gu Ran thought, then said, “I’m also cultivating, but I don’t have good techniques. Can you give me some?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Sure!”
He opened his palm, and a white light entered Gu Ran’s forehead, “This is the Secret Heart Technique I practice myself. You can use it!”
Gu Ran bowed slightly, “Thank you, Dean!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “No more requests, right?”
Gu Ran hesitated, then said, “Didn’t Sister Qingqiu establish a secret unit called the Guanxuan Guard?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Yes!”
Gu Ran blinked, “Can you assign me five of them? My strength isn’t great, and I go around doing things. I need protection!”
An You glanced at Gu Ran again!
What was going on?
The Guanxuan Guard!
The Guard and the Dark Academy were Ye Xuan’s personal forces. The Dark Academy handled assassinations and intelligence, while the Guanxuan Guard was the academy’s most elite unit, heavily trained annually.
Now, the Dark Academy had to cooperate with the Goodwill Academy. If Ye Xuan gave Gu Ran five Guanxuan Guards, who would dare mess with the Goodwill Academy?
Or rather, who would dare interfere with their work?
Ye Xuan thought, then said, “You’re right. I’ll assign five to you!”
Gu Ran bowed slightly, “Thank you! I’m done!”
She looked at Ye Xuan, “Don’t worry, I won’t embezzle or fight for power. I just want to strengthen the Goodwill Academy, do more good, and make the universe better!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “I trust you!”
Gu Ran nodded slightly, “You’re busy, I’ll go!”
With that, she left!
And so, the Goodwill Academy rose.
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