474 The Storm of Enrolling Students II

Tang Thirty-Six truly deserved to be the successor of the Wenshui Tangs. Hiswords really did possess a seductive strength. The area in front of theOrthodox Academy grew much quieter and many people began to seriously considerthe specific terms on the enrollment notice. The sole person dissatisfied was naturally Xuanyuan Po. He was extremelyunhappy as he listened.What 'in terms of talent, I don't have any, if you wantsomething, I won't have it'? And ashamed? I'm ashamed your uncle! However, hewas clearly aware of the reason Tang Thirty-Six had used him as an example, sothere was nothing he could do. He could only forcefully bear it, even if hisbreathing became much rougher. He even, under the direction of Tang Thirty-Six,was compelled to stand up, raise his thick right arm, and squeeze out an honestsmile as he waved at the crowd. There was applause from the crowd. Tang Thirty-Six was thoroughly satisfied at the results of his advertising.Encouraging them even more, he said, "Just now, I mentioned Princess Luoluo…" His voice suddenly soared, "That's right! If you guys enter the OrthodoxAcademy, the inheritor of the eight hundred li of the Red River, the esteemedmaiden of the demi-human realm, the precious treasure of two Saints, the WhiteEmperor's Her Highness Princess Luoluo, will be your schoolmate! "Also, His Holiness's designated successor, the youngest Principal of theOrthodox Academy in history, Chen Changsheng, will passionately coach you all!" Upon saying this, he indicated that Chen Changsheng should stand and wave tothe crowd. Chen Changsheng felt extremely ashamed. He turned his head to the academy'swall and seriously examined the enrollment announcement, acting like the redpaper and black characters contained the secret to defying the heavens andchanging fate. Tang Thirty-Six didn't care that much. He looked at the crowd and continued,"By now, all of you should know that in the entire capital, no, the entirehuman world, including Scholartree Manor, Mount Li, and all those other schoolsI discussed, there is not one that has a deeper background or a more powerfulbacking than my Orthodox Academy! And most importantly, if you guyssuccessfully enter the Orthodox Academy, you'll also have one more extremelyexceptional schoolmate." That one enthusiastic person who had started it all asked another question atjust the right time: "Who?" Tang Thirty-Six's eyes seemed to glow as he thought to himself, afterwards, Ihave to tell the steward of the Heavenly Fragrance Market to find this personand bestow upon them a few small riches. His eyes began to glow and, under the blazing sunlight, his entire body seemedto glow as well. The Wenshui Sword, the golden bracelet, and the jade ornamentsall sparkled and gleamed in front of the crowd. After three hearty laughs, he said, "It's rather embarrassing, but it's me." "Perhaps some of my young friends have come from afar and aren't too clear onwho I am. Permit me to introduce myself to you all. I am called TangThirty-Six." Here, he glanced at Chen Changsheng, then continued, "I'm not the thirty-sixthchild of my family, but rather when I was fifteen and first entered theProclamation of Azure Sky, I was ranked thirty-sixth." Hearing this, those kids from the countryside that really didn't know who hewas couldn't help but gasp in shock, thinking,to be able to enter theProclamation of Azure Sky at fifteen, the Orthodox Academy truly does havecrouching tigers and hidden dragons. "Everyone, don't be too surprised! Please take a look behind me again." TangThirty-Six pointed at Chen Changsheng and said, "Our Principal Chen is stillthree months from turning sixteen. To be more precise, when he was fifteen, hewas already at the upper level of Ethereal Opening. He's never been on theProclamation of Azure Sky because when he became qualified to enter theProclamation of Azure Sky, the Proclamation of Azure Sky was no longerqualified to accept him." Chen Changsheng was already famous throughout the continent, his storyspreading to the most remote of the counties and provinces. But upon hearingthis introduction, the young students in the crowd were still absolutelystunned. The eyes they shifted to the Orthodox Academy's enrollmentannouncement seemed ablaze, and a few of those burning gazes even fell directlyon Chen Changsheng's body. There was nothing more Chen Changsheng could do. He helplessly stood up,clasping his hands at the crowd and provoking warm accolades. "Speaking of the Azure Sky, when I began talking about it, I realized that Iwasn't done. Right now in the Orthodox Academy there lies one more futureclassmate of you ladies and gentlemen." Tang Thirty-Six loudly proclaimed, "He's called Wofu Zhexiu." With these words, the crowd burst once more into an uproar. Chen Changsheng's fame was a matter of this year, but the legendary story ofthe wolf youth resisting the demons alone in the snowy plains was a story thathad been circulating in the human world for quite a few years. Back when Xu Yourong was on the Proclamation of Azure Sky, Zhexiu had alwaysbeen right below her. But every single young man and woman that had resolvedthemselves to a life study, that had devoted themselves to the Dao, knew of thereason behind his name. Tang Thirty-Six continued, "Speaking still of the Proclamation of Azure Sky,the only one back then that could defeat Lord Zhexiu was Xu Yourong, but all ofyou should also know that Xu Yourong is our Little Principal Chen's…" Chen Changsheng could no longer bear it and glared at him. Tang Thirty-Six realized that he had gotten a little carried away andhurriedly made to skip this part. "Today's sun is a bit much, I forgot where Ihad spoken up to. Wasn't I speaking about myself?" This evoked a wave of boos from the crowd, as well as the angry complaints ofone young maiden to the crowd. Tang Thirty-Six gathered his thoughts, then calmly and seriously explained,"The reason, ladies and gentlemen, that I said that if you were to enter theOrthodox Academy, I would be your most important schoolmate, or to put itanother way, why does the Orthodox Academy have me? It's not because of howstrong I am. If we're talking about strength or cultivation, I'm definitely notup to par with freaks like Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu, but…I come from theWenshui Tang clan. Ladies and gentlemen, on your path to knowledge, I can beyour strongest supporter." He pointed at the enrollment announcement by the gate. "For instance, we'renot taking tuition and even giving an allowance. Of course, that's only forthis year. That won't be the case later on." A young student creased his brow and asked, "Not taking money and even givingit away, aren't you guys just buying students?" "I'm not buying, I'm bribing." Tang Thirty-Six's expression was still calm,smiling as he said, "If you've succeeded with ordinary Purification, your roomand board will be covered and you'll get a monthly allowance of five silvertaels. If you're at the initial level of Meditation, you'll get fifty silvertaels a month. For each successive breakthrough, the monthly allowance willdouble. If you successfully break into Ethereal Opening, then besides themonthly silver, you'll also get ten crystals to help you cultivate." The enrollment announcement had only stated that there would be an allowanceand that tuition was free, but it had not given specific numbers. Upon hearingTang Thirty-Six describe the details, the crowd instantly became silent as agrave. Even those Tianhai clan experts in the distance were rather shocked. Asfor the stewards of the other three markets, they turned to the steward of theHeavenly Fragrance Market with an indescribable amazement on their faces.Yourclan's young master is such a spendthrift—does anybody back at Wenshui know ofthis? Tang Thirty-Six was very satisfied with the crowd's response. "As for thequestion of food, none of you need be concerned. Clear Lake Restaurant…is nowthe Orthodox Academy's cafeteria." Those young students who had come from the counties were okay upon hearingthis, but the common folk of the capital, especially the gluttons amongst them,almost fell unconscious. Clear Lake Restaurant was the capital's most renowned and most expensiverestaurant. Was it…was it really going to close down? Was it really going tobecome the Orthodox Academy's cafeteria? Xuanyuan Po was abundantly satisfied and decided to pardon Tang Thirty-Six forhis actions today. But the gazes that many people shot at Tang Thirty-Six made it seem like theyhad just laid eyes on their nemesis who had killed their father. Tang Thirty-Six looked at them in confusion. "What's wrong?" One person couldn't help but say, "Sir, this is a bit too much of anexaggeration. Is there anyone that runs a school in this way?"