Chapter 43: The Furious Dean

  "Search! Search! Search! I want you to search for me! You must find out who stole the 'Huiyuan Dan' and who has such a big nerve!"

  In the main hall of Fei Yun Bie Yuan, a middle-aged man in his thirties with a thin face and wearing a dark purple long gown shouted angrily.

  Upon hearing this, the dozen or so instructors standing in the grand hall all changed their expressions, fearing that they would be affected by the anger of the head of the institute.

  Others may not know the origin of this courtyard, but these teachers all know.

  He was promoted to the position of Yuanzhu when he was still in the Qiánshén Seventh Heaven, and it's said that he didn't have any background, but who would believe that? Now, after seven or eight years have passed, Yuanzhu has finally broken through to the Qiánshén Ninth Heaven.

  He was originally not talented, and relied on the relationship with high-ranking elders to get this courtyard. After many years of accumulation, corruption, and extortion, he finally had enough wealth, and also relied on others to exchange for "Guiyuan Dan", for which he almost spent all his wealth.

  Moreover, since he became the head of the hospital through connections, many teachers on the surface obeyed him, but in their hearts they did not really obey him. They were just afraid to refute him because of his powerful backer.

  The head of the hospital naturally also knew that others were verbally obedient but not mentally obedient, and precisely because of this, his desire for power had reached a crazy level. In addition to the pressure of people's disobedience and hypocrisy, it stimulated his self-esteem, making his personality somewhat distorted.

  However, he obtained the 'Guiyuan Dan', and everything will change. He will enter spiritual awareness and regain his dignity from then on.

  It can be imagined that 'Guiyuan Dan' is so important to him, it's simply the key to changing his fate.

  However, the 'Guiyuan Dan' was stolen, which is equivalent to stealing the heart of the courtyard owner. It can be imagined how angry the courtyard owner was.

  After accumulating wealth for seven or eight years, the 'Guiyuan Dan' that was hard-earned with great difficulty was snatched away by someone else. His raging anger had reached a point where even if all the water in the four seas were poured on it, it could not be extinguished.

  He would stop at nothing to find the 'Guiyuan Dan', even if it meant searching through tens of thousands of outer sect disciples, and then he would take that damned thief, cut him into a thousand pieces, throw him into a pot of boiling oil, and hang his corpse on a high platform, exposing it to the scorching sun, letting crows peck at his remains.

  "What are you still stunned for? Didn't you hear what I said?! The principal, seeing that the teachers had not acted after he spoke, suddenly burst into rage, slamming his hand on the chair next to him and shattering it into fragments."

  "Yes."

  More than a dozen instructors changed color slightly, and anger also surged in their eyes, feeling resentful in their hearts. They thought to themselves: Your things are lost, why take it out on us!

  However, due to the status of the head of the hospital, they still responded with a verbal acknowledgement before turning around and leaving one after another.

  "Hmmph!"

  After many disciples left, the head of the institute let out a cold hum in the grand hall, with a sharp glint flashing across his eyes. In his heart, he secretly thought: "How detestable! I knew you wouldn't submit to me from long ago. Originally, after taking the 'Guiyuan Dan' and advancing to the Lingjue Mirror, I would have suppressed all of you. But the 'Guiyuan Dan' was actually stolen, it's possible that one of you did it. If I catch up with you, you will be unable to live or die."

  Cai Qing was one of the dozen or so instructors, and after many of them left the grand hall, a robust instructor who taught martial arts said: "Brother Cai, what do you think about this matter? Are we really going to help that good-for-nothing find the 'Guiyuan Dan'?"

  Cai Qing's expression remained calm and serene, his reaction was unreadable.

  Another disciple took over and said, "The position of the head of the institute is clearly yours, Brother Cai Qing. But Yao Bu Ping relied on his connections with high-ranking officials and snatched the position from you. Now that his 'Guiyuan Dan' has been stolen, it's really a release of resentment. I don't know who did it, but thanks to him, there's no need to catch him."

  "Yes, in three days, the new term of the Institute's election will begin, and this term's Hero Ranking will also start at the same time. At that time, the high-level leaders of the sects will come to inspect their disciples competing for the Hero Ranking, and they will also watch the selection of the new head of the Institute. At that time, Brother Cai Qing will defeat Yao Bu Ping in front of the high-level leaders of the sects, and everyone will see how his backers help him get the position of Head of the Institute!"

  Many teachers are biased towards Cai Qing and have a bad impression of Yao Bu Ping. After all, Yao Bu Ping is usually strict and demanding, corrupt and greedy, not only to ordinary disciples but also to these teachers who have been oppressed by him, so Yao Bu Ping is very unpopular, and his own strength is not good, and his talent is poor, naturally no one supports him.

  After listening to the suggestions of many teachers, Cai Qing spoke up and said: "You all underestimate the backing of Yao Buping. To be able to promote such a waste to the position of Institute Head, the backing must be a powerful figure in the sect, possibly someone from the First Institute, Second Department, or Third Hall. Therefore, the position of Institute Head is not something that can be fought for. Even if I became the Institute Head, I would still face retaliation."

  "The Yunchuan Sword Sect is now in a state of turmoil, the sect leader and three senior elders are in seclusion and will not come out. The world has become one courtyard, two departments, and three halls. You are all my fellow disciples, I do not want you to lose your lives due to temporary anger."

  Cai Qing's face was calm as he slowly said, "When the Sect Master comes out of seclusion, these petty people will all be finished. Justice will prevail throughout the world, why must we rush at this moment."

  "Are you saying that we shouldn't fight for the position of head of the institute, and on top of that, we should also find the 'Guiyuan Dan' for that good-for-nothing?" The iron tower-like instructor said with great indignation.

  "I only said I wouldn't fight for the top spot, but I didn't say I'd help him find the 'Guiyuan Dan'. Just going through the motions would be enough. If we can't find the 'Guiyuan Dan', what can Yao Buping do to us?" Cai Qing corrected.

  "What Cai Qing said is right. If Yao Bu Ping has a backer, then he should go to his backer again. Haha..."

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  "Dudu, slow down and eat, they're all yours." In the cafeteria, Xiao Chen ordered a full twenty roasted chicken legs, piled them in front of him, and kept handing them to Little Dudu to eat.

  Xiao Doudou ate with a mouthful of oil, and had to say that the chef of the outer door cafeteria was very good at his craft. The roasted chicken leg was cooked just right, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fatty but not greasy, fragrant and smooth, refreshing and delicious.

  Xiao Chen stopped after eating two, but Xiao Dudu was a big glutton and had already eaten seven or eight. He wolfed them down, his paws covered in oil. When he heard Xiao Chen's words, Xiao Dudu immediately closed his eyes contentedly, his fluffy ears trembling nonstop. He had already forgotten about the 'Guiyuan Dan' incident.

  Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Doudou's happy appearance and couldn't help but be surprised, how did its palm-sized body fit eight chicken legs.

  His belly was so swollen that it looked like a ball, making his small body round and plump. Xiao Chen was really afraid that Little Doudou's belly would burst open.

  "Mmm..." After finishing the ninth chicken leg, Little Doudou finally stopped eating. He wiped his mouth with his paws and called out to Xiao Chen, pointing at the remaining chicken legs on the table, indicating that he wanted Xiao Chen to pack them up.

  And it itself had drilled into Xiao Chen's arms, rubbing its round belly, happily closing its eyes, and soon made a soft snoring sound.

  Xiao Chen couldn't help but smile, and after packing up those chicken legs, he was ready to leave the cafeteria with little Tui Tui in his arms.

  However, at this moment, a large group of people suddenly rushed into the cafeteria. The leader was Cai Qing, and the people behind him were not outer door disciples, but wore white law enforcement uniforms, and were executive disciples under Tian Xing Tang.

  Suddenly so many law enforcement disciples appeared, making all the fellow disciples who were having meals in the cafeteria shocked and confused about what happened.

  Xiao Chen's eyebrows furrowed, and he thought to himself that these people must be here to investigate the "Guiyuan Dan". He silently thought: "To mobilize the Heavenly Xing Tang's outer gate law enforcement team, at the very least it would require a teacher's level of skill. Looks like Doudou has stirred up quite a big trouble!"

  "Don't worry, they won't be able to find it." Yet at this moment, Ye Liu Xing's voice echoed in Xiao Chen's mind, "I'll use my divine soul's power to slightly influence the divine souls of those searching people, and they won't discover that the 'Gui Yuan Dan' is inside your storage ring.

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen put his mind at ease. This was for the best; otherwise, even if he hid the storage ring, it would inevitably be discovered.

  Then, Cai Qing waved his hand and the law enforcement disciples immediately surrounded all the disciples. Cai Qing said, "Someone stole the 'Return to Origin Pill', search all the disciples for me."

  Upon hearing this, all the disciples understood what was going on. However, they didn't steal the 'Return to Origin Pill'. What's more, Xiao Chen's expression remained unchanged, and he accepted the search calmly, without any anxiety or panic, just like the other disciples.

  The disciples in the cafeteria passed by one by one, and soon it was Xiao Chen's turn.

  "Go ahead." The law enforcement disciple searched Xiao Chen for a while, then waved his hand to let him go, and didn't even glance at the storage ring on Xiao Chen's finger, as if he hadn't seen it at all.

  Very soon, all the disciples had finished searching and there was no result.

  "It seems like no one took it?" Cai Qing said.

  "Cai Qing said, 'How can we possibly go and steal the Huiyuan Dan? Besides, who would steal the Huiyuan Dan and still stay here waiting to be caught?'"

  One of the disciples spoke up.

  Upon hearing this, Cai Qing nodded and said: "That makes sense, it seems it's not you guys."

  Cai Qing finished speaking and then led the law enforcement disciples to withdraw. At the same time, a similar scene was being staged in many places, all of which were hastily investigated without any effort, just going through the motions.

  If thoroughly investigated, it's likely to be a deep-rooted issue and won't be that simple.

  "This is a big fuss, a thorough search, but it ended in a hurry. The beginning was fierce, but the end was weak." Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel puzzled after seeing Cai Qing leave, and anyone with discerning eyes could see that this was just a perfunctory performance.

  "I don't know whose 'Guiyuan Dan' this is, these instructors didn't even bother to investigate." Xiao Chen thought to himself as he carried Doudou out of the cafeteria, going to see if You Jian and Yue Ling had returned. At this time, Xiao Chen still didn't know that Doudou had stolen the 'Guiyuan Dan' from the Institute's head.