Chapter 520 Historical Issues

The driver was a local. Malu and Qiutong also heard a lot of stories about Houde from him.

Houde was one of the earliest schools of talisman masters. It had a brief period of glory in the early days of its establishment and trained many famous talisman masters at that time.

But later, there was a warlord in the local area. It was said that the warlord admired Yan Puchuan very much. He came to Yan Puchuan and the teachers and students of the school three times to ask Yan Puchuan and the school to work for him. He also promised to ask Yan Puchuan to be the prime minister after the founding of the country.

Although Yan Puchuan clearly rejected him, this matter somehow reached the ears of the president and those cabinet members. After the warlord was defeated, Houde began to go downhill.

Although several principals struggled to support it, it was a pity that they could not reproduce the glory of the school in the past. When it came to Cao Jinhua, the school was obviously in more trouble. It was said that due to financial pressure, the admissions offices in various places were abolished.

Malu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Qiu Tong, a freshman with a grade D qualification, had alarmed the principal Cao Jinhua himself, and it was estimated that the students were snatched from other schools.

Houde's situation seemed to be really bad, and Malu had previously thought that the Mingxia Group had colluded with the Fushi Association to kill Cao Jinhua. Now, after listening to the driver's words, he knew that there was such a historical problem.

He was a little unsure whether this matter had anything to do with Mingxia, but the warlord rebellion was sixty years ago, and now the president and the cabinet have changed several times, so it stands to reason that they should not be so grudgeful.

Malu thought about it and decided not to waste brain cells. When they met, he would ask Cao Jinhua's sister directly.

After saying goodbye to the driver, he and Qiu Tong walked up the stone steps to the mountain. The mountain scenery of Shouyang Mountain was excellent, with lush vegetation and gorgeous wild flowers along the way. No wonder Yan Puchuan didn't want to enjoy it alone and chose to leave this beautiful scenery to the world.

When they arrived at the real school gate, they saw a huge ginkgo tree that was thousands of years old and required six or seven people to hold hands to surround it.

After a month or two, when the leaves turn yellow and the ground is covered with golden fallen leaves, the scenery should be even better.

Under the plaque of Houde Fushi School, an old man in a long gown and cloth shoes was sitting and smoking a pipe.

Seeing Malu and Qiutong, he did not get up, but waved his hand, "You can't go forward. If you want to go up the mountain, you can go to the west. There is a trail over there."

As he spoke, he exhaled white smoke from his mouth.

Qiutong stepped forward and saluted, "Old sir, I am Qiutong, a freshman this year, and I came to the school to report."

"Freshman?" The old man was stunned, "You came alone, why didn't Principal Cao come with you."

"Principal Cao, he... is gone."

"What did you say?" A cold voice came from behind the old man.

Then a woman with low bun, wearing a sky-blue straight-sleeved jacket and a black gauze skirt, who looked about 23 or 24 years old, walked out of the school gate and looked at Qiu and Ma with burning eyes.

Qiu Tong recounted what happened in the disaster zone in a trembling voice, and then Ma Lu took out the only hat Cao Jinhua had left.

He gave the hat to the woman, whose face turned pale. She held the wide-brimmed hat tightly, her knuckles turned white, but she tried hard not to shed tears.

After a moment, he spoke again, "My brother... did Principal Cao say anything to you before he died?"

Ma Lu hesitated, but still said, "He said he wanted me to replace him as the principal of Houde, but you don't have to worry, I just came to tell you that you can choose the principal yourself."

But then the woman threw the wide-brimmed hat over again, "My Cao family men are as good as their words. If I say you will be the principal, then you will be the principal."

Ma Lu originally wanted to say that you two are indeed siblings. You dare to entrust the school to me without even knowing who I am and my identity. Isn't it a bit too hasty?

But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he swallowed the words on his lips and nodded, "Since Cao..."

"Cao Youyi."

"Since Miss Cao Youyi is willing to believe me, then I will be the new principal of Houde Fushi School. However, I have never been a principal before, and I am not familiar with Fushi. I will need Miss Cao Youyi's help in the future."

"Okay, and Principal Ma should still call me Teacher Cao in the future. I am not one of those ladies."

Cao Youyi was resolute in doing things. After speaking, she turned around and entered the school gate again. After walking a few steps, she heard another voice from afar, "Follow me, I will take you to visit the school first."

Until the figures of the two disappeared at the other end of the bluestone road, Qiu Tong was still standing there with her mouth wide open.

She was still immersed in the grief of losing Principal Cao. She never expected that the school would have a new principal so soon, and the new principal was her acquaintance.

But can such a new person who was randomly grabbed really manage a school?

Qiu Tong couldn't help but fall into deep doubt about her previous choice.

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Houde is undoubtedly a very troublesome mess, especially after listening to Cao Youyi's introduction of the specific situation of the school, Malu's inherent impression was further deepened.

But he still took over the position of principal without hesitation. This is because after Cao Youyi recognized his identity as the principal, the [Traveler Bracelet] suddenly popped up a series of alarms.

[Attention, attention, attention... Special high-dimensional energy is detected, and new rules are being inserted into the current universe]

[New rules have been inserted... The trigger conditions have been met, and additional functions will be activated soon]

[Function number 09]

[Congratulations on becoming the president of a university. The campus management system has been opened for you]

The new plug-in is actually bound to the position of the president!

It was this notice that made Malu change his mind. After all, although Houde's situation was bad, he couldn't find another school willing to let him be the president.

And now Malu realized that he could collect food in the disaster zone, and he also needed to go through the school system to enter the disaster zone. He was not a talisman master, and he only had a zero-level spell given to him by the wandering warlock. It was not easy to pretend to be a freshman and sneak into other schools.

It would be better to stay in Houde as the president, at least he could make his own decisions.

Seeing this, Malu had no reason to refuse, but Cao Youyi's straightforwardness also exceeded his expectations.

On the way up the mountain, Malu was still thinking about Cao Youyi's reaction when she heard Cao Jinhua's last words. He guessed that she should be reluctant, or even if she was willing, she would at least set a few tests or something.

However, after listening to Cao Youyi's introduction, he realized how bad Houde's situation had deteriorated. It didn't even complete the minimum enrollment quota for the university this year.

The minimum enrollment quota set by the Ministry of Education is actually not very demanding. It only requires each talisman school to recruit at least 5 students each year.