Chapter 520 Historical Issues
The driver was a local, and Malu and Qiu Tong also heard him tell many stories about Houde along the way.
Houde was one of the first schools of Talisman Masters to be established. In the early days of its establishment, the school had a brief period of glory and trained many famous Talisman Masters at that time.
But later a local warlord rebelled. It was said that the warlord admired Yan Puchuan very much. He visited Yan Puchuan three times in a row to ask Yan Puchuan and the teachers and students of the school to serve him. He also promised to ask Yan Puchuan to be the prime minister after the founding of the People''s Republic of China.
Although Yan Puchuan clearly rejected him, somehow this matter reached the ears of the president and those cabinet officials. After the warlord was defeated, Houde began to decline.
Although the subsequent principals worked hard to support the school, unfortunately they were unable to recreate the school''s former glory. When it came to Cao Jinhua, the school was obviously more difficult. It is said that due to financial pressure, the admissions offices in various places were abolished.
After hearing this, Ma Lu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Qiutong, a freshman with D-level qualifications, actually alerted Cao Jinhua, the principal, to personally come forward, and he was probably a student stolen from another school.
Houde''s situation does seem to be very bad, and Ma Lu previously thought that the Mingxia Group colluded with people from the Fu Master Association to kill Cao Jinhua. Now after listening to the coachman''s words, he knows that there is still such a historical problem.
I''m a little unsure whether this matter has anything to do with Ming Xia, but the warlord rebellion happened sixty years ago, and now the president and cabinet have changed several times, so logically speaking, they shouldn''t hold grudges that much. .
Malu thought for a while and decided not to waste his brain cells and ask Cao Jinhua''s sister directly when they met.
After saying goodbye to the coachman, he and Qiutong walked up the stone steps towards the mountain. The scenery of Shouyang Mountain was excellent, with lush vegetation and gorgeous wild flowers. No wonder Yan Puchuan didn''t want to enjoy it to himself 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 Fu Master School sits an old man wearing a long shirt and cloth shoes, smoking a dry cigarette.
When he saw Ma Lu and Qiu Tong, he didn''t get up. He just waved his hand and said, "You can''t go ahead. If you want to go up the mountain, you can go to the west. There is a trail over there."
As he spoke, he blew out white smoke from his mouth.
Qiu Tong stepped forward and bowed, "Old sir, I am Qiu Tong, this year''s new student, and I am here to report to school."
"Freshman?" The old man was stunned for a moment, "You came alone, why didn''t Principal Cao come with you?"
"Principal Cao, he...is no longer here."
"What did you say?" Another cold voice came from behind the old man.
Then a woman with low bun hair, wearing a sky blue straight-sleeved jacket and a black gauze skirt, who looked to be about 23 or 24 years old, walked out of the school gate and looked at Qiu Ma and Qiu Ma with burning eyes.
Qiu Tong used a trembling voice to tell what happened in the disaster zone again, and then Ma Lu also took out Cao Jinhua''s only remaining hat.
He gave the hat to the woman, and the latter''s face suddenly turned pale. She clutched the wide-brimmed hat tightly, her knuckles turned white, but she held back tears.
After a moment, he spoke again, "My brother... did Principal Cao say anything to you before he died?"
Malu hesitated for a moment, then said, "He said he wants me to be the virtuous principal on his behalf, but you don''t have to worry, I''m just here to deliver a message. You can choose your own principal."
However, the woman then threw the wide-brimmed hat over again and said, "I, the man of the Cao family, have kept my word. I said that you will be the principal, and you will be the one."
Malu originally wanted to say that you two are indeed brother and sister. You don''t even know who I am or my identity, so you dare to entrust the school to me. Isn''t it a bit too hasty? But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, he swallowed the words that were on his lips, nodded and said, "Since Cao..."
"Cao Youyi."
"Since Miss Cao Youyi is willing to trust me, let me be the new principal of Houde Talisman Master School. However, I have never been a principal before and am not familiar with Talisman Masters. I will still need Miss Cao Youyi''s help in the future."
"Okay, besides, Principal Ma should call me Teacher Cao from now on. I''m not one of those ladies."
Cao Youyi acted vigorously and resolutely. After speaking, she turned around and entered the school gate again. After walking a few steps, she heard another sentence from a distance, "Follow me. I''ll take you to visit the school first."
Until the two figures disappeared at the other end of the bluestone road, Qiu Tong still stood there with his mouth wide open.
She was still immersed in the grief of losing Principal Cao. She did not expect that the school would have a new principal so soon, and the new principal was an acquaintance of hers.
Can a new person just picked up at random really manage a school well?
Qiutong couldn''t help but fall into deep doubts about her previous choices.
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There is no doubt that Houde is a very troublesome mess, especially after hearing Cao Youyi introduce the specific situation of the school, this inherent impression of Ma Lu was once again deepened.
But he still took over the position of principal without hesitation. This was because after Cao Youyi recognized his identity as principal, a series of alarms suddenly popped up on the [Traveler Bracelet].
[Attention, attention, attention... Special high-dimensional energy has been detected, and new rules are being inserted into the current universe]
[The new rules have been inserted...the trigger conditions have been met and additional functions will be activated soon]
[Function number 09]
[Congratulations on just becoming the president of a university, the campus management system has been opened for you]
The new plug-in is actually tied to the position of the principal!
It was this notice that made Ma Lu change his mind. After all, although Houde''s situation was bad, he could not find another school willing to let him be the principal.
And now Malu realizes that ingredients can be collected in the disaster belt, and he also needs to enter the disaster belt through the school system. He is not a talisman master. He only has a zero-level spell given to him by a wandering warlock. He wants to pretend to be a new student and sneak into other places. School isn''t easy either.
It''s better to stay in Houde and be the principal, so that you can have the final say yourself.
Looking at it this way, Ma Lu had no reason to refuse anymore, but Cao Youyi''s cheerfulness 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 would be reluctant, or even if she was willing, she would at least set up a few tests or something.
But after he listened to Cao Youyi''s introduction, he realized how bad Houde''s situation had deteriorated. He actually didn''t even meet the university''s minimum enrollment quota for this year.
The minimum enrollment quota set by the Ministry of Education is actually not too harsh. It only requires each Fu teacher school to recruit at least 5 students every year.
(End of chapter)