Chapter 209: Highway Robbery

Chapter 209: Highway Robbery

"A teacher?"

"Yes, a teacher. A teacher at a cultivation academy. You'd educate students, guide them to channel Qi, and step onto the path of cultivation."

The Nanhe Village Kindergarten had already been established, and Jiang Yingxue had also applied to the village for a plot of land to build a cultivation academy—the Xuehe Academy.

The Nanhe Kindergarten was built for the convenience of the villagers and to nurture Nanhe Village's little flowers, while the Xuehe Academy was established to cultivate the guardians of Nanhe Village.

The Xuehe Academy was different from other schools. Its threshold was high; it was an academy for cultivation. The qualification for admission was having a talent for cultivation, that is, a spiritual root for cultivation.

She lacked no resources to help students draw in Qi, cultivate to Foundation Establishment, or even the Golden Core stage. What she was missing were teachers. Once she had teachers, she could start enrolling students.

Jiang Yingxue could see through the cultivation levels of Huang Gengzhang and the others at a single glance. Xiao Jingyuan was at Mid Foundation Establishment, Huang Gengzhang was at Mid Qi Refining, and Xiao Ying was at Early Qi Refining. To Jiang Yingxue, their cultivation levels were pretty low, but they were more than enough to teach beginners.

"Teach them to cultivate? A cultivation academy?" Xiao Jingyuan's eyes went wide in surprise. Even for someone usually as cool as him, he could barely hold back his excitement.

Huang Gengzhang was so shocked he couldn't speak. There was a cultivation academy here too? J City really opened his eyes!

Jiang Yingxue said, "Let's talk."

She led them to the meeting room and explained everything about the Xuehe Academy, the teachers' pay and benefits, and part of her plans. She gave them three days to think it over.

But Huang Gengzhang made his decision right there in the meeting room.

Why hesitate over a sweet deal like this? Hesitating even a second would be disrespecting a good life.

"I'm willing! Thank you, Dean Jiang!" He switched up his title fast, from Boss Jiang to Dean Jiang.

After thinking it over for a moment, Xiao Jingyuan made the same decision as Huang Gengzhang. He had a gut feeling that sticking with Boss Jiang would lead to big things.

"Welcome aboard, Teacher Huang! Welcome aboard, Teacher Xiao! And welcome, Student Xiao!"

Although Xiao Ying had already drawn in Qi, she was young and only at Early Qi Refining, so she was better off as a student.

After hiring two teachers and one student, Jiang Yingxue went back to working the counter.

Time flew by, and soon it was 3 PM. After closing up, the staff were off the clock.

In her free time, Jiang Yingxue liked to go home and spend time with her family, checking on how the mall was coming along. Ji Fu liked to find all kinds of pools to swim and soak in. Bai Qin liked going to the zoo, stuff like that.

Xiao Rou liked hitting the cinema after work to watch movies. Today after work, she headed to the cinema. When she came out of the movie, two men followed her at a leisurely pace.

The two men looked ordinary and totally unremarkable, but Xiao Rou caught a fierce glint in their eyes.

She purposely turned into a secluded spot, then turned around and said coldly, "Spill it. Why are you tailing me?"

The crew-cut guy and the guy with the jug ears exchanged a glance. They didn't expect Xiao Rou to be sharp enough to notice they were tailing her.

The guy with the jug ears let out a creepy laugh. "Miss Xiao Rou, you need to come with us."

Xiao Rou asked, "Where to? And who sent you?"

The crew-cut guy said, "Just around here. You'll see who when we get there."

Their accents were definitely not local, and they didn't look like good people.

Xiao Rou's smile was cold. "If you won't tell me who sent you, I'm not going."

"Then you're leaving us no choice!" The crew-cut guy's eyes went mean as he lunged forward to grab Xiao Rou.

Xiao Rou stood still and made a chopping motion. With a crack, the crew-cut guy's legs snapped. He hit his knees with a thud, letting out a blood-curdling scream.

The guy with the jug ears was stunned by the sight. He hadn't seen the woman make a move, yet his companion was already down. He didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

"Bro, get up! Why are you kneeling?"

The crew-cut guy was drenched in cold sweat from the pain. Did he not want to stand up? He couldn't.

"There's something weird about this woman! Help me get out of here!"

"Forget the money, let's go!"

The crew-cut guy knew when to back down. This wasn't money he could earn.

The guy with the jug ears also felt the strange atmosphere and quickly stepped forward to help the crew-cut guy leave.

Xiao Rou said, "Did I say you could leave? Spill it. Who's the boss? Who sent you to find me?"

The guy with the jug ears remained silent. In their line of work, they couldn't casually reveal client information.

Xiao Rou's patience was limited. She kicked the guy with the jug ears in the shin.

"Ah—" Another agonizing scream followed, and then the guy fainted.

Xiao Rou glanced at the unconscious guy. "Useless. I'll give you three seconds to think it over. If you don't talk, you can go talk to the King of Hell. Three, two..."

Before she could count to one, the crew-cut guy blurted out, "It's the Zhong family from S City!"

After confirming he wasn't lying, Xiao Rou let them go.

The Zhong family from S City? Xiao Rou had never been to S City and knew nothing about the Zhong family there. But her first thought was of that mortal who had been afflicted with Malignant Qi, also surnamed Zhong.

By now, that man who was too eager to die should have passed away. So, were these two men sent by his family to seek revenge? That must be it. If they came to block her way again, she wouldn't be so lenient.

Fortunately, the crew-cut guy and the guy with the jug ears hadn't said anything offensive to Xiao Rou today. Otherwise, it wouldn't have just been broken legs.

On the other side, Jiang Yingxue also encountered highway robbers on her way home. Unlike Xiao Rou's case, these men wanted to rob her of her money and her virtue.

Ever since the Snow-Herb Shop appeared on the show, Jiang Yingxue had become a goldmine in the eyes of some people. Everyone wanted to cart away that goldmine.

The road was a country lane, with no streetlights or surveillance cameras. A shabby-looking van was parked sideways in front of Jiang Yingxue's luxury car. Five men got out of the van, wielding knives and iron pipes. Some had tattoos, others wore gold chains around their necks.

Their movements were unruly, their eyes vicious, and their twisted faces screamed, "Don't mess with me."

Jiang Yingxue got out of her car. With a wave of her hand, she set up a barrier without them noticing, turning this space into an isolated realm.

If anyone had passed by this country lane at that moment, they would have found it clear and smooth—no robbers, no cars, and no Jiang Yingxue.

Inside the isolated space, the men were still unaware of the danger creeping closer. They were all eagerly rushing headlong into hell.

Jiang Yingxue said, "I'll give you one chance to live. Get in your van and leave now. Otherwise, you die."