Jiang Yunzhou made the decision directly: "Alright, it's settled."
"Rongrong, the matter of buying beast-girls is entrusted to you."
He chuckled, "Uh, why don't you cover the cost first? I'll pay you back when I have money later."
Ning Rongrong's inner monologue: Teacher, if you kiss me, I'll give you my life! If you dare to marry me, the Seven Treasure Sect will immediately be packed as my dowry!
She puffed out her cheeks and sighed softly, "Teacher, I'll handle it..."
Xiao Wu also wanted to make her presence known, and suddenly, a thought struck her. She pulled out her black card, which held one million gold coins:
"Tea-Teacher, this money is useless to me. How about I use it to invest in Supreme Academy?"
Zhu Zhuqing saw this and felt that this move was absolutely brilliant!
Being a shareholder would surely be more prestigious than being a student, wouldn't it?
She also silently handed over her black card: "Teacher, then I'll invest too?"
Ning Rongrong, with quick eyes and hands, snatched both cards:
"Teacher, the average price of a beast-girl is 200,000-300,000. I plan to buy ten. I'll personally invest another one million, making it exactly three million!"
"Doesn't that cover the expenses? And you won't be a person with negative assets. How about it, aren't you happy?"
"Ah? Is it that expensive?"
"Of course! How could I lie to you?"
Jiang Yunzhou was stunned. If he had known it was so expensive, he wouldn't have brought it up!
Seeing Ning Rongrong's stance, it seemed these millions of gold coins wouldn't reach his hands.
"Hahaha~~ That's great, I think this is great."
"Since that's the case, then each of you will own 10% of the shares. Everyone is a shareholder, so please pay more attention."
His heart was bleeding: that was the closest he had ever been to becoming a millionaire!
Ning Rongrong, of course, didn't want the Teacher to be too rich, as her advantage would gradually lose its effect.
Coincidentally, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu thought the same.
After a series of winks and nudges, Zhu Zhuqing said, "Teacher, we still need to set up a combat stage tomorrow, and we've already handed over all our money. What do you think..."
Xiao Wu quickly chimed in, "Exactly, exactly. I think the Academy still lacks a simulated training room. This money..."
Jiang Yunzhou's eyes widened: He only had tens of thousands of gold coins on him, and they were about to be drained dry? He was almost at one hundred thousand, enough to buy a discounted storage ring.
A thousand cubic meters for one hundred thousand gold coins, he really wanted one!
Although he didn't know the system would use gold coins to annoy him.
He looked at Ning Rongrong, who quickly looked up at the sky: "Ah ha~~ The moonlight tonight is really something, the moon is crescent-shaped..."
Jiang Yunzhou narrowed his eyes and lightly spat. How could he not see through this little trick?
Was this her way of saying she didn't want to help?
"Rongrong, do you offer loans? I'll mortgage the Academy..."
Ning Rongrong's mouth twitched upon hearing this. Was he really that desperate?
He would mortgage the Academy he had just acquired?
Her eyes rolled, "Teacher, give me all the money you have, and I'll figure out the rest, okay?"
Seeing Jiang Yunzhou hesitate, she immediately added, "No way, no way~ There's no way someone with 70% of the shares would be so stingy, right?"
Jiang Yunzhou's old face flushed. He pulled out ninety thousand gold coins and slapped them on the table:
"Hmph! If I had known it was such a money pit, I wouldn't have taken this Academy..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he directly vanished, slipping back to his small courtyard.
After he left, the three girls exchanged smiles and high-fived in celebration.
"Plan successful! Telepathic Guidance is really useful~"
That's right, they had been secretly communicating all this time, colluding to scam money from the Teacher.
Xiao Wu asked with a giggle, "Rongrong, is what you said true? Will men really turn bad when they have money?"
Zhu Zhuqing was also interested in this question and leaned in to listen.
Ning Rongrong, with a look of certainty, said, "Of course, absolutely! So, what we're doing is for the Teacher's own good~"
"As long as the Teacher doesn't have money, he won't mess around. This way, won't he look at us more?"
The three girls were in high spirits at this moment, and each returned to her room.
After Jiang Yunzhou watched the three girls chatter their way back to their rooms, he couldn't help but lightly chuckle, rubbing his forehead:
"Do you really think I can't see through your little schemes? All of you, ganging up to play a trick on me?"
He knew very well that these expenses were huge and shouldn't be borne entirely by his disciples, but since his disciples wanted to play along, he would humor them.
At the moment, he was indeed short on money. As for compensation, that could be discussed later.
Thinking of the three girls' smug 'plan successful' expressions just now, Jiang Yunzhou couldn't help but smile.
He was actually well aware of these girls' reliance on him and their subtle affections, but they were still young, and he had other considerations.
"99 charm points aren't just for show."
He gently stroked his chin, a cunning glint in his eyes. "So what if I'm broke? If I can get girls for free, I'll never spend money."
He recalled those few dates with the Front Desk Miss back in Suo Tuo City; when did she not rush to pay the bill?
If he hadn't felt truly bad about it, why would he have specifically given her the movement technique, Divine Travel and Hundred Transformations?
"But what they said also makes sense, where should I find these teachers?"
Under the moonlight, he stood by the window, plucking at his stubble, and murmured:
"Adding a few teachers to the Academy, this method is indeed feasible. Now, let this damned charm shine brightly."
After some thought, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes: "If I were to invite that 'brother-con' from Moon Pavilion to be a teacher at Supreme Academy, what are the chances?"
Then, thinking of the fiery-tempered but still charming Dean Liu next door, he chuckled, "If I could poach her, wouldn't that be equivalent to taking over the entire Lan Ba Academy in one fell swoop?"
The night wind swept by, carrying a hint of coolness.
Jiang Yunzhou pulled out a pot of aged wine. He had intended to drink alone under the moon, but then thought it would be better to have a beauty accompany him.
His three disciples were out of the question; they weren't old enough to drink yet.
"It's still early, why not go out for a stroll?"
He acted on his thought immediately. His figure vanished like Gui Mei, reappearing outside the small cottage in the back mountains of the Academy opposite.
Warm yellow light seeped through the wooden window, appearing exceptionally cozy in the night.
He walked forward and gently knocked on the door: "Is anyone there? I'm looking for a plate of peanuts to go with my wine."
Inside, Liu Erlong was staring blankly at the candlelight, the image of the figure she had seen during the day constantly flashing through her mind.
It wouldn't leave, it just wouldn't leave!
While her mind was wandering, she was startled by the sudden voice.
Her residence was always secluded, so why would someone suddenly visit late at night?
What shocked her was that she hadn't even noticed anyone arriving.
"Who?" Her voice carried a hint of nervousness.
"My name is Jiang Yunzhou, consider me your neighbor! I have wine, but I'm short on snacks..."
He was open and honest, never bothering to conceal his real name.
Liu Erlong was stunned, thinking she was hallucinating from overthinking.
"Jiang Yunzhou? Neighbor? Yes, yes, the Jiang Yunzhou from across the way?"
It had been a whole day, and she was almost brainwashed by that name.
Now, hearing that name so clearly, made her words stumble.
"It is I. Dean Liu, you wouldn't be unwelcoming to me, would you?"
Her heart suddenly pounded: "You, you, you wait! I, I, I'll change my clothes!"
She said she was changing clothes, and in fact, she really was changing clothes.
It was just a matter of changing from overly conservative clothes to less conservative ones.
The door opened with a 'creak', and suddenly her eyes lit up.
Reflecting Jiang Yunzhou's harmless smile.
Turns out, up close, he was even more dazzling and captivating than when seen from afar?
Oh no, she couldn't take her eyes off him.