Time rewound slightly.
Late December.
Feng Province was shaken, Feng Province produced a King!
Chen Jiuyang, the champion of the Feng Province Martial Rankings, had seized the position of Grandmaster in the Dragon Country Martial Rankings, bestowed with the title of King Qian!
This caused a massive stir!
The sixth King of Dragon Country hailed from Feng Province!
The martial arts world of Feng Province was in an uproar. Compared to many other provinces in Dragon Country, the martial arts world of Feng Province was considered to be at the bottom. Now, a true dragon had ascended to kingship!
Countless people's minds began to churn with emotions of shock, fear, joy, and anticipation.
The next day, the head of the Chen family, along with King Qian's close relatives, returned to Feng Province. Almost all the prominent figures in Feng Province had come to the airport, eager to meet King Qian and curry favor.
However, they were disappointed. King Qian had gone to Border City 318 in the western region to treat King Gong.
Thus, the dignitaries of Feng Province suppressed their immediate desires and began to focus on Ziyang County's Qingzhu Village, Chen Jiuyang's birthplace. Those with extensive connections and resources directly acquired land in Qingzhu Village to build luxurious residences, aiming to become neighbors with King Qian, or to purchase properties near King Qian's.
Others invested in Ziyang County, establishing companies.
In terms of officialdom, there was a desire to transfer to Ziyang County. The Ji family, to which Ji Lengyue belonged, was in a state of elation after learning of Chen Jiuyang's kingship. Ji Fanghua, who had been a district chief in Fengcheng the previous month, was transferred to Ziyang County as a secretary to the deputy county magistrate. Upon learning of Chen Jiuyang's ascension, Ji Hengmin, along with his entire family, rushed to Fengcheng to meet Ji Lengyue's mother, insisting she return to the Ji family ancestral home. Ji Hengmin and his boss even bowed and apologized to Ji Lengyue's mother.
Through persistent entreaties, Ji Lengyue's mother agreed to reside in the Ji family ancestral home. She was treated with utmost care and attention. Ji Lengyue's mother, unaware of the underlying reasons, asked her daughter Ji Lengyue to return and live with her, and also to pay respects at her father's grave.
The future path of the Ji family was now clear and unobstructed, within easy reach!
Some individuals with higher ambitions considered replacing the magistrate of Ziyang County, Hong Baichuan, or at least securing the position of deputy county magistrate. However, they discovered that a member of the Lin family, the family of King Qian's second consort, Lin Yuexian, had already been appointed as the deputy county magistrate of Ziyang County and was strongly supporting Hong Baichuan. The Lin family was backed by the third-rank official Lin Xingxing, and with the King's consort in their corner, their ambitions in this regard were quelled.
Falling back, they turned their attention to those close to King Qian.
After much consideration, they realized that Chen Jiuyang did not have many acquaintances. The forty-six Marquises of Feng Province were to be integrated into King Qian's new army, a move that was considered a major taboo, and no one dared to try and win them over.
All this time, Chen Yating had been living a normal life. At the end of December, Chen Yating was preparing for her first semester final exams.
She was studying in the library.
The high-ranking officials of Fengcheng Medical College typically resided at the affiliated hospital, practiced in their private clinics, or taught at the school.
One day, the president of Fengcheng Medical College was attending a meeting when a provincial leader's arrival startled him.
After some inquiries, they discovered that Chen Jiuyang, a guest professor at their school, had been made a King. This shocked them.
Following their initial shock came elation. It was certainly a cause for great celebration that their school had cultivated such talent. Just as they were preparing to boast, they learned that Chen Jiuyang had suffered unfair treatment at the school, and even Chen Jiuyang's sister, Chen Yating, had been harassed by the son of a professor at the school.
The school's higher-ups broke out in a cold sweat, their emotions fluctuating wildly. They dared not approach Chen Jiuyang rashly.
The directive from the higher authorities was for them to meet Chen Jiuyang and, coincidentally, to establish the second campus of Fengcheng Medical College in Ziyang County.
At this point, the news of Chen Jiuyang leading troops to kill over ten thousand people in Border City 318 in the western region of Dragon Country spread throughout the nation, further unnerving them.
They usually spent their time lecturing, saving people, or enjoying themselves with money. They only knew how to save people, not kill them.
However, time was of the essence. Fengcheng Medical College was known as the alma mater of the sixth King of Dragon Country, yet they dared not publicize it. With both the brother and sister having experienced incidents at the school, and Chen Jiuyang now being the sixth King of Dragon Country, if he were to voice any dissatisfaction with Fengcheng Medical College, the school might be forced to change its name to another medical college, and everyone from the president, to the professors and teaching staff, down to the school security guards and cafeteria aunties, would have to be replaced.
Some individuals were already subtly warning them and applying pressure.
Under immense pressure, Principal Zhou Huamao, along with a group of high-ranking school officials, went to meet Chen Yating. Only after receiving feedback from Chen Yating would they dare to meet Chen Jiuyang. If they failed to pass this hurdle with Chen Yating, their meeting with Chen Jiuyang would surely lead to their downfall.
At best, they would lose their positions; at worst, their families would be ruined. However, they were unaware that Chen Jiuyang, as a Heavenly Realm King of Dragon Country, was fundamentally forbidden from taking action against ordinary citizens.
Information disparity, positional differences, and rule discrepancies are always significant.
But even if Chen Jiuyang did not act, those who wished to curry favor with him would deal with them, thereby ingratiating themselves with the sixth King of Dragon Country, King Qian!
Thus, the scene unfolded where Zhou Huamao led the school's high-ranking officials to the school library to meet Chen Yating.
Chen Yating was engrossed in her studies, preparing for her final exams, when someone suddenly called out to her, "Yating, Yating."
"Hmm?" Chen Yating looked up, a little bewildered, to see her counselor calling her.
She was somewhat confused. Normally, counselors only met with them once a week. When had a counselor ever actively sought out a student?
Seeing the counselor's nervous expression, Chen Yating asked with a hint of anxiety, "Counselor, is there something you need me for?"
Throughout this, Chen Yating had merely believed her brother to be exceptionally talented, becoming a guest professor at such a young age, and handsome, with several girlfriends. She felt her family's newfound wealth was the most significant change. She had always been diligent and serious in her studies, not wanting to shame her brother.
The counselor's expression was even more nervous than Chen Yating's. She had never seen so many high-ranking school officials gathered before. The highest she had ever seen was the dean of a department, and even the principal, she had only seen from afar at the opening ceremony.
Chen Yating's counselor nervously said, "Yating, don't be nervous. This is Principal Zhou Huamao of Fengcheng Medical College. The principal has something to discuss with you."
"Ah?" Chen Yating became even more nervous. She quickly stood up, looked at Zhou Huamao, and stammered nervously, "Pr-Principal Zhou, hello... May I... May I ask..."
Zhou Huamao, bearing immense pressure, maintained a warm and amiable smile, saying, "Student Chen Yating, there's no need to be so nervous. Please, sit and talk."
Then, Zhou Huamao sat down and asked Chen Yating, "Student Chen Yating, you've been at the school for a semester. How do you feel about it?"
Chen Yating had never encountered such a prominent figure as the university president. Her mind went blank, and she could only stammer instinctively, "I... I feel it's all quite good..."
Zhou Huamao asked, "Student Chen Yating, are there any aspects of the school that you are dissatisfied with, or unhappy about..."
Chen Yating's mind was a blank slate, and her nervousness made her answer instinctively, "Everything is good... The dormitories are good, the cafeteria is good, the library is good. Apart from when a professor's son harassed me back then, everything else is fine..."
"Boom!!!"
Zhou Huamao and the school officials behind him turned deathly pale.
This was going to be trouble!
If this matter was not handled properly, before Chen Jiuyang could deal with them, the higher authorities would, and those who wanted to curry favor with Chen Jiuyang would ruin them.