The puppets' stage play

Chapter 179 Bai Family, Stardust

"Oh, Zhang Qian, it's a pity. Kang Tainian really taught me a lesson. After so many years of being a disciple, I lost my guard." Kong Leling complained again and again, her little face wrinkled.

Of course, this only happens in front of Bai Yiyi. She is an aloof daughter of the Kong family in front of outsiders.

"Lingling, have a good sleep. You won't have any worries when you wake up." Bai Yiyi's voice was calm, and the corners of her mouth curved up at some point.

"Ha..." Kong Leling yawned, "You put it that way...I am indeed a little sleepy...zzzz"

She lay down on the table before she finished speaking. Bai Yiyi stood up and held her in his arms easily.

She walked to the sofa on one side and let Kong Leling lie on her lap to sleep. Her eyes gently stroked the other person's scattered pink hair. Kong Leling muttered a few words and leaned inward. His frown relaxed and his expression changed. Become peaceful.

"Yiyi, you are kind-hearted, let this girl 'sleep' and ease her nervous mind" came the mother-in-law's voice, with a bit of surprise in her tone.

"Mother-in-law, even though Lingling is my shield, she has taken great care of me in the past two years and shown all kinds of care. I, Bai Yiyi, am not a hard-hearted person." Bai Yiyi's smile became gentler and she spoke frankly.

"Oh, it's up to you. After all, he's just an ordinary person. It's okay to keep him as a pet, but... that 'Dude' has a new love. Aren't you anxious?" the mother-in-law said in a narrow voice. Come on, Bai Yiyi's expression remains unchanged.

"That Liang Bailian? Don't worry, she has been my defeated enemy since she was a child. In the years when the Bai family was in great power, she relied on her relationship with me to secure her position as heir."

"And she also promised to always be my 'green leaf'. In the eyes of the Bai family, she is nothing more than a maid at best."

"You didn't come to me until after that, so you might not know."

"The Bai family only seems to be in decline, but in fact they actively choose to withdraw and bury a lot of secret hands deep in the depths. Even my uncle doesn't know this. This is even more true for the remnants of the Bai family. Only Bai and I The old man knows”

"The Liang family, what are you trying to do with me?!" Bai Yiyi's eyes were extremely cold, and she sneered as she recounted a past incident.

"Haha, you humans are still so full of tricks." The mother-in-law didn't take it seriously and instead joked, although in its view these were trivial matters.

"Mother-in-law, it was not the Bai family who deliberately set up the situation. I was in despair for a time, but it was only after Mr. Bai called me to his side that he told me the truth." Bai Yiyi's expression was calm and her tone was extremely calm.

"Old Master Bai said that Qingjing College has captured all of Chongzhou City, and the people behind him also informed him in advance that they would attack the Bai family to reveal the name of the college."

"And that person also said that they would continue to implement it regardless of whether Old Man Bai agreed or not, so he agreed and sacrificed the faction of the head of the family at that time. He himself also secretly encouraged some forces to suppress Yan Sheng."

"The situation will fall back to what it was back then. He and the academy were all the driving forces behind the scenes. The Bai family was broken up and replaced by Yan Sheng. But in return for the secret agreement, the academy promised that after taking control of Haizhou City, they would let The Bai family reaches the top”

"Oh? So Yan Sheng was also betrayed?" the mother-in-law asked curiously.

"That's not the case." Bai Yiyi shook her head slightly, with a deep look in her eyes. "Yan Sheng was a highly regarded graduate at that time. How could the college abandon him? They also informed the other party of this agreement."

"But Yan Sheng said..."

Bai Yiyi couldn't help but think of the complicated and solemn expression on Old Master Bai's face when he said this.

"He said, that's okay. When the time comes, you might as well say that I oppressed the Bai family too much, list my crimes, and then be exiled to other places. The world will definitely praise me and make the academy's reputation even higher."

"What a cruel person. He is cruel to others and even more cruel to himself!" the mother-in-law praised.

"Yes, that's why Yan Sheng was able to ascend to the position of mayor from a humble family. You must know that there were no other people competing with him in the college at that time, and this is also the reason why he has been suppressing the Bai family for so many years."

"Even some citizens privately feel that Yan Sheng is too greedy for power. He has been pestering him even after the collapse of the Bai family. He has no tolerance for others. He actually took the initiative to expose his own weaknesses."

"...Mother-in-law, how many of the upper echelons of Haizhou City still have their hearts set on the Bai family?" Bai Yiyi was silent for a while and then asked.

"Haha, judging from your tone, most of them must be members of your Bai family. Even now, they secretly regard you as their master."

Bai Yiyi didn't speak to her mother-in-law's words, she just smiled faintly and turned to talk about another thing.

"Mother-in-law, do you think the recent rumors are true or false? I think they are false," she said firmly.

"Liang Bailian? It's just a plaything. According to your words, mother-in-law, I'm afraid that person just treats it as a chess piece. It's really pitiful for my 'maid'."

"...But what you said, mother-in-law, is right. After the New Year, I will use my mother-in-law's influence to suppress him and have a frank chat. Speaking of which, I still miss that period of testing each other."

"It's really exciting to get closer to each other bit by bit... Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with me. After all, he has no true feelings."

Bai Yiyi chuckled softly, as if she had seen the next scene, and she couldn't help laughing, like water dripping from a clear spring, egrets spreading their wings, it was heart-wrenching.

"Hey, I'm going to give him a big scare then!" came the mother-in-law's sinister voice, obviously full of bad intentions.

.........................

Qi Xiu frowned, always feeling that someone was thinking about him. He shook his head for a moment, ignoring this inexplicable feeling, and focused on his eyes.

This is the auditorium of Qingjing Academy. It is often opened only when foreign guests arrive, so the indoor space is also extremely wide. There is a podium above the ground in the distance in front, but there is no one on it yet.

There was a huge crowd below, including the college's management and 235 instructors from the entire college. Qi Xiu and Tang Xian stood on the far left side of the crowd, with only their subordinates around them.

The instructors looked at this from a distance, with some contempt in their eyes, and naturally they would not come here to talk.

Qi Xiu looked at the crowd with an indifferent expression, and suddenly raised his eyebrows. Instructor Liu Yu in the crowd nodded quietly to him, Qi Xiu smiled back, and then the other person spoke to someone next to him again.

He continued to look at each crowd to make sure there was no one he didn't recognize before retracting his gaze. After all, he was also the academy's guard, so he still had to consider the safety of these people.

As for Liu Yu's friendly attitude toward him, it actually didn't matter. After all, the other party was his invigilator during the exam, and he seemed to be very optimistic about him. He also went to Qi Xiu's residence from time to time on weekdays.

Qi Xiu would not refuse someone who came to visit him, and continued to communicate with him. He also received a lot of help from him in his daily studies, so the relationship between the two was okay.

Tang Xian smiled and his eyes were full of arrogance. Looking at these chattering instructors, he felt that they were very childish. It was just some middle-level managers who wanted to express their opinions on the operation of Qingjing Academy. It was really whimsical and idiotic.

Qi Xiu was accompanied by Captain Wang. As for Liang Bailian and Tu Lin, logically speaking, they were both students at school, so they had no right to participate in the meeting. Qi Xiu also participated as the captain of the guard.

There was also a person beside Tang Xian. He had a young face and firmness in his eyes. Qi Xiu recalled the information and found that the person should be called Wang Chaohui, who was said to be the captain of the outside illusion team.

Tang Xian also found a good card, Qi Xiu sighed, glanced at each other from the corner of his eye, and met Tang Xian's cold eyes. The two of them stared at each other for a while, then silently moved away from each other.

Qi Xiu thought about it again and looked to the side. There was a person speaking politely to the instructors, and the instructors also responded with satisfied smiles, which could be described as harmonious.

It is said that the original request for people from the research laboratory to come together was rejected by the impatient researchers, and they also sent one person as a representative.

The man suddenly looked stunned, looked over, smiled gently at Qi Xiu's probing eyes, and then continued talking to the instructors.

Qi Xiu remembered the other party's name, Lan Yu. It was said that he now worked in a large research laboratory, was highly valued by the leading doctor, and was hailed as a rising star in the scientific research community.

He shook his head. These are actually irrelevant. The protagonist of today's meeting is not the people in front of him, including himself, they are just witnesses.

"quiet!"

Tang Xian beside him shouted loudly, and the crowd around him fell silent. They didn't care about the other party's rudeness, and they looked at one place silently.

An old man walked over from the gate at a leisurely pace. His pupils were bright and his face was full of seriousness. His eyes swept over the tense-faced people one by one. Among the many instructors, no one dared to look at him. They all tilted their heads to one side.

Kang Tainian said nothing and walked onto the high platform on the road that everyone avoided. He turned around and looked down at the people below, his eyes extremely cold.

The atmosphere in the venue was extremely cold. No one said a word, and everyone felt solemn and intimidating.

"This year is the year 1046 of the new era. We set the days after a certain disaster as a new beginning, and Qingjing Academy was gradually established after that."

Kang Tainian dismissed this and interrupted the silence with a crisp speech.

"It has been 46 years today, and we will soon usher in a new year, and I! I am already old, and you are even more of a bunch of losers. If I leave Qingjing Academy to you, I will not be safe even if I die."

He almost pointed at everyone's nose and shouted angrily. The teachers looked gloomy, but they did not dare to refute each other.

"The enrollment of the 45th class is over. How many talents have you trained? How many people can independently establish a gathering place? You give me a lot of resource subsidies every year. You just give me this answer?!"

"My teacher thinks you are all old people and doesn't want to disturb you, but I, Kang Tainian, don't agree. You are worth being a teacher even though you are trash, so I decided... to restructure!"

"Mentors are no longer a dead position. They also change based on the number of talents educated each year. Those who are capable will be promoted and those who are weak will be demoted. Don't blame me for being unkind. I have given you too much time!"

Kang Tainian was impassioned and promoted his approach from above. The people below were gnashing their teeth. One of the instructors wanted to refute something, but was pulled back by a familiar figure beside him, who quietly pointed to the side.

The instructor's face was startled. Tang Xian on the far left had a sneer on his face, and Du De's face was cold. But they were all staring at this side, especially the one who wanted to stand out. He couldn't help sweating profusely, swallowing his saliva and retreating back into the crowd. .

No wonder there were no escorts at the annual end-of-life meeting in the past, but they were added this year. He really thought it was for their safety at first...

"...So I decided to cover the whole of Haizhou City with 'Stardust'. We want to 'enroll in the whole city' so that no talent is left behind, and at the same time it will also play a good role in promoting the public security of Haizhou City! "

As soon as Kang Tainian's long-planned words came out, everyone couldn't help but burst into an uproar. Regardless of Tang Xian's cold gaze, they all retorted.

Qi Xiu secretly sighed, that's it, the 'star chips' were the small devices he saw when he first entered the academy, and Kang Tainian's original intention was not to recruit students, but to monitor the city's conditions.

It was precisely after he got this news that he asked Lido to come to him. After all, he had to be more careful outside, otherwise he might be discovered at any time, so it was better for him to watch in person.

"There is no doubt about this matter. It will start immediately after the New Year!" Kang Tainian ignored the voices of the instructors and strode away after speaking.

The instructors didn't give up and wanted to catch up and continue asking, but one person stopped him with his hand.

Tang Xian laughed ferociously and whistled, and teams of Mo-clad people suddenly appeared in the room, and then he looked at Qi Xiu with a mocking smile.

"It's up to you, our 'heir'!"