Seeker of Teyvat

The gentlemen said goodbye to each other: "Dear classmates, it's getting late. Let's go home and have a rest. If you have anything to do, we can talk about it back to the college tomorrow."

"Then let's talk tomorrow."

The gentlemen dispersed and went home.

But Shi Jing, Jian Zhen, Feng Yuan, and Yan Ming, the four famous gentlemen, did not go home separately. Instead, they got together again and walked to the academy.

"Three of you, the old dean has left, but the academy cannot be left without an owner. We still have to choose someone to deal with the prying eyes of Qixing and those outsiders."

"Brother Shi Jing said that before the old dean left, he entrusted the academy to us, so we cannot let the old dean down."

"Alas, you have seen the wake these past two days. The old dean just passed away, and those people have already made up their minds. I am worried... Never mind, Yan Ming, how are you doing over there?"

"After what happened last time, those outsiders haven't contacted me for a long time. However, now that the academy has undergone major changes, they will definitely find me soon."

"I'm sorry to have wronged you by cooperating with the bandits, Brother Yan Ming."

"It's not a grievance. Those people entertained me with delicious food and drinks. It's not like I was abused." Yan Ming shook his head, but his eyes were still a little disappointed. Obviously, Yan Ming, who had received an orthodox education, did not care about the fools. Cooperation is something I hate very much, but now I have to aggrieve myself for the sake of the big plan.

The group of people talked to each other and walked towards the academy on the quiet night road.

After they left, a figure emerged from the shadows on the roadside, it was Wang Daoyi.

"Sure enough, these four gentlemen are all left behind by the old dean. If Qixing and Fools don't interfere, these four people can completely control the college."

"However, the cooperation between Yan Ming and the Fools are actually planned by themselves. It seems that when the Fools are planning the academy, the people in the academy are also planning the Fools."

"In their chat just now, they seemed to be wary of Seven Stars. So, in the game now, there is another camp belonging to the Academy."

Seven stars, academy, crowd of fools,

Three-party entanglement is the real situation of this game.

"However, now that I'm involved, the game can no longer be played according to your wishes."

Wang Dao's eyes flashed with light, as if he had found something interesting, and then his figure flashed and disappeared in place.

Midnight,

Yan Ming ended the discussion with several classmates and returned to his dormitory alone.

As one of the most important gentlemen in the academy, he has his own dormitory in the academy where he can rest conveniently.

But this time, Yan Ming opened the door and immediately saw a handsome young man sitting at his desk, flipping through his teaching copy.

"Oh, Mr. Yan Ming is back. I hope you don't mind my intrusive visit."

The young man closed the manuscript in his hand, then stood up. It seemed that he took a step, but he appeared in front of Yan Ming like a stream of light.

Seeing this miraculous scene, Yan Ming's expression changed and he gave up the choice of calling for help.

With the speed displayed by the opponent, the opponent could kill him before he could even shout.

"It is a crime to take something without permission. It is quite rude of you to enter my room and look through my manuscripts."

Yan Ming tried his best to retreat calmly.

Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly: "Sir, don't be afraid. I mean no harm to you. Otherwise... you would have been lying on the ground a long time ago."

"My main purpose for this trip is to ask you a question. What did the old dean say to you? And then...what are you going to do?"

Wang Dao took a few steps forward and asked Yan Ming, his words seeming to be a question of some kind.

Yan Ming had a stern expression. He thought rapidly in his mind, looked at Wang Daoyi, and suddenly asked, "Are you from Qixing?"

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Wang Daoyi looked at him with interest, but there was a dangerous light in his eyes, as if he would hunt him down in the next moment.

Yan Ming remained calm as he looked at Wang Daoyi, then shook his head slightly: "Because those outsiders won't be so rude. They want to bribe the teachers in the academy. Before we explicitly refuse, or before they lose hope of recruiting us, those outsiders will be polite to us."

"And the academy has a special status in Liyue. I think only people from the Seven Stars could possibly sneak into my dormitory. Humph, the Seven Stars... Are you so eager to take back the academy as soon as the old dean left?"

There was some reluctance in Yan Ming's voice, but more of it was bitterness.

In the thousands of years of development of Liyue,

Although nominally the Seven Stars of Liyue exist to assist the Emperor in ruling Liyue, everyone should listen to the Seven Stars.

But in fact it is not so.

Look, even the General Affairs Department directly under the Seven Stars has developed an institution like the Secret Vault, let alone other institutions.

Liyue has many gates, many chambers of commerce, the Hall of Rebirth that walks between life and death, the Academy that teaches and educates people and inherits civilization, and many ancient alchemist families.

Among these people, apart from the Seven Stars and Eight Gates, the forces that the Seven Stars can mobilize are not that many.

Therefore, in Yan Ming's opinion, Wang Daoyi was sent by the Seven Stars, probably to threaten or persuade him to obey the Seven Stars.

Yan Ming was unwilling to do so because the academy had been operating independently for a thousand years, but now it was going to return to the rule of the Seven Stars in their hands, which might lead to a trend in which politics would influence the development of academics.

Yan Ming felt bitter because if the Seven Stars really used force to suppress the academy, then they would have no choice but to accept it. As for cooperating with the Fatui to fight against the Seven Stars, the gentlemen of the academy had never even thought about it.

In their plan, they wanted to use the Fatui to educate the students and let them know that sometimes bad people will disguise themselves as good people.

As a result, the old dean passed away halfway through the plan.

So the gentlemen revised the plan again, wanting to introduce the variable of the Fatui, so that the Seven Stars could transfer the pressure on the academy to the Fatui.

Then the academy can try its best to maintain itself in the game between the Seven Stars and the Fatui.

In this way, the Seven Stars will not be able to directly intervene in the academy with force when the Fatui intervene.

After all, if you forcefully suppress your own people when there is an external enemy, that is a very bad character.

Therefore, the plan of the academy is to bring in the Fatui, balance the Seven Stars, and then negotiate with the Seven Stars to appoint the next dean.

Unfortunately, Wang Daoyi's arrival made it impossible for this plan to continue.

Yan Ming looked at Wang Daoyi with despair in his eyes. He felt that the academy was about to lose its "neutral and objective" academic stance.

The corners of Wang Daoyi's mouth twitched, then he looked at Yan Ming speechlessly, reached out his hand, grabbed the man, and dragged him back to the room.

Although I don't mind being seen, it's better to hide if possible. This way I can enjoy the detective game.

"You may be overthinking this. Although I have some cooperation with Ningguang, I am not her person."

"I came here to find out what the current situation of the academy is, and also to thwart Pantalone's conspiracy."

Wang Daoyi spoke to Yan Ming as if he was playing a game and talking to an NPC.

Yan Ming was a little confused, it seemed that things were a little different from what he thought.

He hesitated for a while, looked at Wang Daoyi, and asked, "So, you are not from the Seven Stars?"

"Of course, didn't I say that? I have cooperated with Ningguang, but I am not her person." Wang Daoyi nodded seriously and answered Yan Ming's question again.

"So... you're not a member of the Fatui either?"

Wang Daoyi curled his lips and said, "Mr. Yan Ming, although you are not a teacher, you are still a teacher. Can you please not miss anything? I just said that I am here to deal with the Fatui."

Yan Ming nodded, then regained his composure, with a hint of caution in his eyes, and looked at Wang Daoyi again: "You are neither a member of the Seven Stars nor a member of the Fatui, so who are you?"

In Yan Ming's opinion, the affairs of the academy involved the Seven Stars and the Fatui, and outsiders should not be allowed to get involved.

"My name is Wang Daoyi, have you heard of me?"

"Wang Daoyi... Wang Daoyi..." Yan Ming felt familiar, and then a light bulb went off in his mind, "Wang Daoyi!! It's you!"

The name Wang Daoyi may not be special among ordinary people in Liyue. It may even be very common. When people hear it, they will at most praise it for its charm.

But among the middle and high-level officials in Liyue, this name is too scary.

Whether it is the battle between Tian Hengshan and the Fatui executive,

The battle between Qingce Village and the remaining demons.

Even later, he killed the remaining power of the vortex in Guyun Pavilion, Bazhe.

People at the middle and senior levels have heard about these things to some extent.

They also got a name that cannot be offended - Wang Daoyi.

Of course, as one of the four great masters of Tongwen Academy, Yan Ming knew a little more.

For example, the relationship between Wang Daoyi and the old dean.

"I'm very sorry, Your Excellency Wang Daoyi, I was impolite before. If I had known you were coming, I should have made an open bed to welcome you..."

As he spoke, Yan Ming was suddenly stunned. He remembered that Wang Daoyi did not come to his house normally, but sneaked into his room. He was probably unable to make the bed for him.

"It seems like you know a lot about me, so I won't go on and on. I want you to cooperate with me on one thing."

Wang Daoyi looked at Yan Ming and said,

After following the four gentlemen all the way, Wang Daoyi basically confirmed that there was nothing wrong with these four gentlemen, and they were keeping vigil to test the other gentlemen.

Yan Ming's contact with the fools was itself a strategy of the teachers in the academy.

This also indirectly proves that the people chosen by the old dean are all correct, loyal and trustworthy.

However, Wang Daoyi's purpose is not to confirm the good or bad of these gentlemen, his purpose is to teach the fools a lesson.

"You say, I will cooperate." Yan Ming nodded very directly.

Wang Daoyi felt a little uncomfortable. He went from being unyielding to being arrogant at first and then respectful. It was a bit of a disconnect.

"Don't you want to ask me what I want you to do first?" Wang Daoyi asked.

Yan Ming shook his head and said, "No, you may not know that before the old dean passed away, he told the four of us, 'In the future, the four of you must support each other to preserve the academy. If you encounter problems that you cannot solve, go to Wang Daoyi and he will help you once.' This was the old dean's last words, so the old dean is willing to believe you, so I naturally have no doubts."

Wang Dao frowned, not because he didn't believe Yan Ming's words,

Since the other party is unable to lie in front of me, it means that the will is true.

But... Wang Daoyi never promised to help the academy. Where did the old dean get the confidence to say that Wang Daoyi would help him once?

After thinking for a while, Wang Daoyi finally shook his head slightly.

According to his personality, if the academy really encountered a disaster and these people came to him for help, he would really help them for the sake of the old dean's face.

After one time, the favors are gone.

It seems that the old dean had guessed Wang Daoyi's plan.

"Well, in that case, I won't be polite."

"Since your previous plan was to bring in the Fatui, attract the attention of the Seven Stars, and preserve the academy in the cracks, then the plan is modified now. You can still contact the Fatui. This time, we will set a big trap for the Fatui."

"This... I have no objection, but, as for the Seven Stars..." Yan Ming looked at Wang Daoyi, his words revealing some hesitation.

“Haha, you have lived in the academy for a long time. How long has it been since you had a direct exchange with the Seven Stars?” Wang Daoyi sneered, then said, “As long as you stand firm in your position and defend the interests of Liyue, the Seven Stars will not embarrass you.”

"To put it bluntly, the Rebirth Hall, the Secret Treasury, the Alchemist Family, and even the major chambers of commerce, so many forces that are out of the control of the Seven Stars, do you think the Seven Stars have ever expressed the intention to completely control them?"

"Although the current Tianquan is a woman, she is so magnanimous that even the immortals who dislike her have to admit that you... have made a lot of nonsense. In fact, you just need to go to Ningguang and tell her your position and demands. Ningguang will give you a good answer."

Regarding the actions of the teachers in the academy, Wang Daoyi could only say that these people thought too much and misjudged Qixing as a party that was disadvantageous to the academy.

In fact, Wang Daoyi understands Ningguang and knows that she does have a strong desire for power, but Ningguang's desire for power comes from her love for Liyue.

She pursues power in order to develop Liyue, not to establish a dictatorship.

Ningguang sent Ye Lan to investigate the academy because she was worried that there might be problems with the next successor of the academy.

At the same time, no friendly message was received from the college.

This is why he decided to ask Ye Lan to investigate the academy.

Therefore, as long as the academy assures Qixing that it is willing to remain consistent with Qixing on major issues and ensure that cultural heritage will not be altered or distorted.

Well, Qixing doesn’t care who the next dean will be.

Chapter 412 Daoyi's protection is reassuring

After listening to Wang Daoyi’s words,

A trace of confusion appeared on Yan Ming's face.

The academy has always maintained a neutral and objective attitude.

In order to prevent Qixing's political ideas from affecting the academy, the academy extended a series of business activities such as newspaper offices and bookstores.

Just to avoid being choked by Qixing with funds,

Therefore, in the view of Yan Ming and others, the academy cannot have direct contact with Qixing. It is necessary to prevent the academy from being influenced by Qixing's ideas and maintain the academy's neutral and objective attitude.