The old headmaster cleared his throat and told He Qiu Sheng off sternly: “The incident with your disciple is a matter of the past and I do not want to hear another word of it. Jun Xie had just come to the Phoenix Academy and is just adapting herself here. Keep a tight rein on your disciples and do not let them stray too far and inconvenience others. If I ever hear that your unruly disciples were to bully him, I will not take it so lightly again.”
Under the lure of the filthy scent of money, and having weighed the situation under its irresistible persuasion, the old headmaster fell heavily under its spell!
He Qiu Sheng was still standing at the side, turned into stone, and he could not utter a single word.
Bullied!? That brat was standing before them alive and well with nary a scratch! His disciple was the one that was still lying in bed!
Who was doing the bullying here!?
Nevertheless, He Qiu Sheng was helpless as he knew all this time that the headmaster only had eyes for money. Whoever had more, would win his favour! The South Wing had dominated the Phoenix Academy all this while because many of the disciples under him were from well to do families, but things had now changed suddenly. The beggars’ den was just admitted a fabulously loaded nouveau riche and snatched the top spot in the academy from him!
All the fees of the disciples in the South Wing would not add up to a hundred thousand even in a couple of years, there was no way they could beat that.
After berating He Qiu Sheng, the old headmaster came over to Jun Wu Xie smiling like a fresh spring breeze again and said: “If you think that Yan Bu Gui is unsuitable in any way, please let me know so I can arrange the Masters from the other wings for you if you like.”
Jun Wu Xie replied curtly: “East Wing is good.”
“Yes yes yes. Yan Bu Gui must have been extremely blessed to be able to recruit such an amazing disciple, he must have done some great deeds in his past life.” The old headmaster was bowing till his head was almost touching the floor.
“If there is nothing else, I would like to leave.” Jun Wu Xie was not interested in the fawning old headmaster.
“Sure, sure. Please go back and rest. Bu Gui, hurry and send your disciple back for his rest. It’s windy here, do not let your disciple catch a cold. He seems a little thin, I’ll get the kitchen to prepare something a little more nutritious for the East Wing tomorrow.” The old headmaster was actually displaying a rare moment of generosity.
Yan Bu Gui’s face was blank as he led Jun Wu Xie out. Even after they had stepped out of the room, his expression was still in shock.
“Kid, where did you get so much money?” Yan Bu Gui had seen Jun Wu Xie pull out a single bank note and it had not only almost blinded He Qiu Sheng and the headmaster, even Yan Bu Gui felt the world was an amazing place filled with bizarre things and people.
His little disciple had been dressed in plain clothes and had looked like he had come from a simple family. But he had pulled out a one hundred thousand taels bank note without blinking an eye…..
Yan Bu Gui had come to the Lower Realm for so many years and he had never seen money more than a hundred taels of silver.
“Much?” Jun Wu Xie looked at Yan Bu Gui, her eyes doubtful.
After her rebirth, she had never bought anything nor needed to pay for anything. Anything and everything that she needed, Jun Xian prepared them for her and she had never handled money before in this world. The bank notes she had with her were just what Jun Xian had stuffed into her hands just before she left. Those notes were as valuable as waste paper in her eyes.
“Do you want more of them? I have them here.” Jun Wu Xie saw that Yan Bu Gui seemed to hold a rather strong interest in the bank notes and she pulled out a wad of them from her sleeve….. A thick wad of bank notes.
The lowest denomination among that thick wad valued at least fifty thousand taels!
After Jun Xian had done it, Mo Qian Yuan had done the same thing and stuffed money into Jun Wu Xie’s hands before he would let her leave.
A Duke, and an Emperor….. They would not have in their possession any bank notes in denominations less than ten thousand anyway…………..
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Chapter 370: “Do you want more? (2)”
Yan Bu Gui’s eyes almost popped out of his head. He was shocked beyond words at the amount of money Jun Xie had pushed into his arms. His eyes swept past those bank notes and he counted and estimated the amount in his head. There was at least a million taels in his hands…..
As if Jun Xie had dropped hot coals in his arms, Yan Bu Gui hurriedly shoved them back to Jun Xie.
“I don’t need it. You better keep these.” As those words came out of his mouth, his heart was nevertheless, dripping with blood…..
A small petite sized kid was actually carrying such a large amount of money on him!
Made the burly towering Yan Bu Gui felt so small before Jun Wu Xie.
Jun Wu Xie kept the money back into her sleeve, oblivious to Yan Bu Gui’s crumbling self esteem and deeply conflicted heart.
When they got back to the East Wing, Qiao Chu and the rest of the gang were waiting anxiously in the courtyard. When they all saw Jun Xie and Yan Bu Gui who had returned so quickly, they rushed up to the pair just coming in through the gate.
“How did it go? What did the headmaster say?” Qiao Chu asked anxiously.
Yan Bu Gui sighed heavily and his face was a mask of deep melancholy, making the four hearts of his disciples fall so heavily they almost reached their toes.
“In future…..”
Qiao Chu and the others looked up at Yan Bu Gui’s heavy tone, staring at him with tears brimming in their eyes.
“That He Qiu Sheng would never come here to seek trouble with us again!” Yan Bu Gui’s face suddenly beamed into a wide smile.
“What?” Qiao Chu and his other three fellow disciples stared in wonder at their Master.
At that moment, Qiao Chu’s eyes widened in alarm as he turned to Jun Wu Xie to ask: “Little Xie! Don’t tell me you….. you thrashed up He Qiu Sheng and the headmaster as well!?”
With Jun Xie’s temperament, that must be the case!
“No.” Jun Wu Xie replied.
“You….. you must not take so hard. If they had done anything to you, Little Yan and me would go abduct him and revenge you without letting Master know.” Qiao Chu promised worriedly, without even thinking.
Yan Bu Gui’s huge hand slapped Qiao Chu on the back of his head once more, and he said rolling his eyes at his moron of a disciple: “You must think I’m deaf!”
Jun Wu Xie was made speechless at Qiao Chu’s antics. She could not understand how such a simple matter like this became so complicated in their minds.
“Alright, alright. Everything’s fine now, you kids go keep up with your training, and not just stay here and laze.” Yan Bu Gui dispersed the group with his words, a wide smile hidden behind his bushy beard.
His new little disciple, really exceeded all his expectations!
Yan Bu Gui was not prepared to explain everything in detail and Jun Wu Xie did not seem to want to at all as well. Qiao Chu and the others could only leave begrudgingly to continue with their training, but their minds were still filled with worry. They prepared themselves mentally to face up to He Qiu Sheng and the headmaster and protect their little junior fellow disciple when they next come looking for trouble.
Jun Wu Xie went back to her room and sat down carrying the little black cat in her arms. She called out softly and Ye Sha appeared suddenly through the door.
“Miss, what are your orders?” Ye Sha asked, kneeling on one knee.
Jun Wu Xie took out a wad of bank notes and put them on the table. She whispered a few words to Ye Sha and moments later, Ye Sha kept the money carefully before he disappeared soundlessly.
Jun Wu Xie remained sitting on the chair and looked down at the sleeping black cat.
If it was awake, maybe it could have told her how to handle the situation before her now.
> The next morning, Qiao Chu and the others walked out of their rooms with dark rings below their eyes. They had not slept the whole night, having tossed and turned the whole night with worry, but no one had come throughout the night after all. Their curiosity was further piqued by what had happened at the headmaster’s and when they saw each other’s dark eyes, they all smiled sheepishly at each other.
“Looks like the headmaster really won’t be coming to stir up trouble after all. But how did Master and Little Xie do it?” Qiao Chu scratched his head in confusion.
Hua Yao’s fair complexion made his darkened eyes look more prominent and he stood shaking his head as well, similarly befuddled.
“It good that they’re not coming, let’s not worry about it.” Fei Yan stretched lazily, her sweet and pretty face was still tinged with a bit of sleepiness.
Rong Ruo just pulled at his clothes to tidy them, and did not say anything.
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Chapter 371: “Do you want more? (3)”
The four fellow disciples of the East Wing had not much of a reaction but the same could not be said for the rest of the Phoenix Academy!
The ruckus from a group of people suddenly broke out and dragged the four sleepyheads to the source of the noise. However, when they got there, they were shocked by the sight.
They saw tens of burly men dressed in grey. They carried long ladders, axes and lumber on their shoulders and coming towards them into the East Wing of the Phoenix Academy. And behind those men, was another group, whose men were carrying huge crates that each needed two men to carry with the load hung from bamboo poles on their shoulders. The men all rushed forward when they saw Qiao Chu and the others coming out from the East Wing and put down their load.
“We found the right place at last. Please help us to sign receipt here please. It is for eight crates of of fine garments from the Moon Weavers Pavilion. Seven crates of male garments and one crate of female dresses. We have mixed in shoes, socks and some accessories, compliments of our proprietor to our esteemed customers. Please check the items delivered and see if everything is in good order and we can leave.” The leader of the group was dressed in rather fine clothes and he wore a bright smile on his face as he pushed the receipt before Qiao Chu.
Qiao Chu was is a fluster as he stared unblinkingly at the eight crates before him.
With all the attention attracted by the big group of men in front of the East Wing, the disciples from the other wings were all chattering loudly in speculation and when the leader of the men stated his purpose, the chatterings grew into a loud exclamations!
Moon Weavers Pavilion!
That was a widely famous clothing chain for fine clothes!
In that place, a mere handkerchief sold for more than ten taels!
Did they really hear him correctly?
The beggar’s den actually ordered them at one go….. eight crates….. eight …..
How much did that cost? The mouths of the youths all around suddenly felt dry as they tried to calculate the cost.
Most of them fell speechless at the sight of the scene before them, staring in incredulity and unable to believe their ears.
Qiao Chu turned into a statue. He understood every single word the man was saying when he separated them, but put them together in a sentence, he could not fathom what they meant at that moment.
They did not even have money to pay the fees, how would they pay for such luxuries from the Moon Weavers Pavilion?
After waiting a long moment, when the man saw that Qiao Chu was not moving to receive the goods, he turned his head and pushed the receipts to Hua Yao.
Hua Yao was stunned a moment before he peered at the receipts and the goods, a frown on his face. He finally said: “Is there a mistake somewhere? We did not buy any of these things. I think it would be better if you send them all back.”
It was eight whole crates! Even if they were to just pick any one item from among them, they would not be able to afford it.
The man said, still smiling: “There’s no mistake. It is the Phoenix Academy, East Wing. The items have been paid for and you will only need to sign the receipt and that’s all.”
“All paid up?” Hua Yao looked at Rong Ruo.
But Rong Ruo was just as clueless.
The smiling man pointed at the name of the recipient at the bottom of the receipt and said:
“Yes, it was purchased by a customer named Jun Xie.”
“JUN XIE!?”
The four exclaimed loudly in unison upon hearing the name and their minds were completely blown away by that shocking revelation!
The youths from the other wings were just as confused. They had not heard that there was a disciple in the East Wing named Jun Xie. Thinking further on the matter, they assumed it to be a mistake. Those beggars in the East Wing would never be able to afford such luxuries from the Moon Weavers Pavilion.
Before Qiao Chu and the others could recover from their shock, a big burly man came up to them carrying lumber on his shoulder with another stack of receipts in his hand.
“That’s queer, a customer by the name of Jun Xie hired us to come to the Phoenix Academy’s East Wing for refurbishing and renovation works. Can I trouble you guys to sign these as well so my men can start on the works?”
“……..” Qiao Chu the statue now froze with his mouth wide open, his eyes bulging.
Hua Yao’s face showed astonishment, but his eyes sparkled.
Rong Ruo and Fei Yan exchanged a knowing glance, having finally figured out who was behind all this.
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“It’s Little Xie…..” Qiao Chu finally recovered enough to utter those few words as he stared in amazement at the crates, an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Hua Yao nodded: “The issue with the headmaster must have been settled in the same way.”
Yan Bu Gui had only claimed that all the issues had been cleared when he came back, but the reason was rather clear now as they all knew the headmaster was a snivelly money grabber and he only listened to whoever had the money and ignored all reason when he smelt gold.
And the situations before them only affirmed that they were right.
Jun Wu Xie had indeed cleared the issues with the headmaster and she had used the headmaster’s favourite language. Money…..
“I would not have thought that our little junior was actually so unbelievably and fabulously rich.” Fei Yan smiled till his eyes were narrowed to a slit as he spied one of the crates saying: “Err….. Do you think that crate of ladies wear, is meant for me?”
Qiao Chu looked at Fei Yan up and down, and seeing Fei Yan’s plain frock, he snickered evilly.
“I would say yes.”
Fei Yan’s face turned pale.
The sweet looking Fei Yan suddenly slunk sulkily to a corner, the jubilation suddenly disappeared without a trace.
“Cough….. Let me do it.” After Hua Yao realised what was happening here, he raised his hands and took the charcoal pencil from the man and signed “Hua Yao” on both the receipts.
After they had their receipts acknowledged, the man from the Moon Weavers Pavilion smilingly ordered his men to bring the clothes inside and the burly man hollered at his men to begin their refurbishing works on the East Wing’s building.
When Yan Bu Gui stepped out from the building, he was so overwhelmed and shocked by the sudden appearance of the big group of strange men hacking and knocking on the East Wing’s building that he very nearly dropped the wine jar he held clasped in his hand.
He was just about to open his mouth to shout when his nose wrinkled at the alluring fragrance of fine wine and his eyes sparkled brightly.
Hua Yao was signing his name on another receipt when he received a big slap on the back of his head. He turned his head furious, but saw the towering figure of his Master and just kept quiet like a mouse.
“Where did all this wine come from?” Yan Bu Gui asked, with his eyes narrow
ed when he saw the many jars of wine before Hua Yao, while he almost drooled in his heart.
“Little Xie bought them.” Hua Yao finished signing and handed it back to the delivery man.
That morning, his wrist was hurting from signing receipts and the courtyard was almost filled up with all kinds of goods.
When Yan Bu Gui heard that Jun Xie had bought them, he immediately picked two jars up and suddenly disappeared back into his room and did not ask another word about it.
Hua Yao stared with a headache as he surveyed all the things they had received one after another since early this morning non stop and everything was stacked up in the courtyard. Food, clothes, everyday use items, and equipment for travel…..
It was more than he could count and it included everything they could think of!
They were all of superior quality and did not come cheap. They had lived in poverty for such a long time and it was just unbelievable for them. Even the youths from the other wings who were watching from a distance were about to go mad at what they saw.
They had seen the rich flaunt their wealth, but they had never seen anyone flaunt it in such a astounding manner!
After that morning, every single person in the Phoenix Academy became aware that in the East Wing, a disciple who was literally overflowing with money walked, and his name was Jun Xie!
Almost no one knew exactly when he was admitted into the East Wing or where he had come from. Before he had even shown his face, he had drowned the East Wing with his endless flow of gifts.
People had thrown an estimation on the gifts just for that morning and it was said to come up to be close to a million taels!
That figure drove almost everyone to lose their mind…..
The beggar’s den had lost it name, as those who named the East Wing as such suddenly found themselves envious and jealous of the East Wing.
If East Wing that was the beggar’s den could spend a million taels, the place they were at could only be no better than a pig’s sty.
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