The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 256, The Driving Force of the Times (Twenty-Five)
Early on the second day of the second lunar month, Hua Minghe went to the Department of Medicine.

He knew that his family could not provide any help or support for his daughter, and that his clan would not intervene when the royal family and powerful figures joined forces to deal with her.

Given his concern for his daughter, he decided to heed the advice of Old Master Hua and come to persuade Hua Changxi not to go against the royal family and nobles.

After Hua Minghe arrived at the Department of Medicine, he told the gatekeeper and was easily let in.

According to the rules, outsiders are not allowed to enter and exit the Department of Medicine. The reason why Hua Minghe was able to enter so easily was mainly because the royal family and the powerful and nobles hoped that the Hua family could persuade Hua Changxi to take the initiative to back down.

Unfortunately, when Hua Minghe arrived at Qihuang Hall No. 13, he did not see Hua Changxi at all.

"Pharmacist Xu, do you know where Ninth Sister has gone?"

Pharmacist Xu smiled wryly: "The head of the academy is always elusive, appearing only briefly and never returning. Unless she shows herself, we have no way to contact her."

He also wanted to see Hua Changxi as soon as possible so that he could tell her about how the higher-ups had stopped them from recruiting apprentices.

Hua Minghe waited in the inn until noon, but seeing that Hua Changxi had not returned, he had no choice but to leave: "Pharmacist Xu, after Jiu Niang returns, please ask her to go home first."

Pharmacist Xu nodded in agreement. He guessed Hua Minghe's purpose in coming to see Hua Changxi and sighed as he watched Hua Minghe's departing figure.

Zhu Yu walked up to Pharmacist Xu and said worriedly, "Where did the Master go? Please don't let him disappear for months at a time like before."

Pharmacist Xu glanced at him: "No, the master instructed us to recruit apprentices, and he will definitely keep track of the recruitment progress."

Zhu Yu frowned: "But the higher-ups won't let us hire anyone, what should we do?"

Pharmacist Xu fell silent.

Not far away, Hua Shuran, Hua Wanyue, He Sirong, and He Siqi all had worried expressions on their faces.

Hua Shuran looked at He Sirong and her sister and asked, "Will you be among the first to swear an oath to enter the Dan Yuan Secret Realm?"

He Sirong didn't answer but asked in return, "Can you do it?"

Hua Shuran remained silent. The Earl's Mansion had already sent a message: unless Hua Changxi was willing to offer the Hua clan far more preferential treatment than ordinary apprentices, the Earl's Mansion would not step forward.

Seeing that she didn't speak, He Sirong guessed the decision of the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion. However, she said nothing, for the Marquis of Wuyi's mansion held the same opinion.

She didn't actually agree with the Marquis's decision.

Based on her understanding of Hua Changxi, she knew that Hua Changxi would find it very difficult to bow down to the royal family and powerful figures.

Although Hua Changxi has almost no chance of winning against all sides on his own, what if he does?
If Hua Changxi wins, the Marquis's mansion will miss the best opportunity to get closer to Hua Changxi.

After Hua Shuran left with Hua Wanyue, He Siqi saw that He Sirong was still frowning and couldn't help but say, "Second sister, don't worry anymore. The Marquis's mansion is right to follow the Marquis of Dingyuan."

He Sirong shook her head: "It's different. Even if Hua Changxi dislikes the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, she is still a member of the Hua clan, and their relationship cannot be severed."

“But our Marquis’s Mansion and Hua Changxi are only connected by our Third Aunt.”

"Originally, because of the matter of taking Third Aunt, Hua Changxi had a lot of dissatisfaction with the Marquis's Mansion. If we really follow the Marquis's Mansion in everything, we will never be able to get close to Hua Changxi."

He Siqi: "You're right, but it's too risky to let the Marquis's Mansion stand up and support Hua Changxi now."

He Sirong's eyes flashed: "High risk, high reward."

He Siqi disagreed with this approach: "Hua Changxi is currently riding high, but she is too flamboyant and doesn't know how to cooperate with others. Her future is still uncertain, and Grandfather will not gamble with the future of the Marquis's mansion."

He Sirong knew this too, so she felt helpless.

He Siqi: "I don't think Hua Changxi cares much about the secret realm. After she handed over the task of recruiting apprentices to Pharmacist Xu, she disappeared. I've never seen a boss like her before."

He Sirong didn't know what to say about the fact that they often couldn't see Hua Changxi.

Where is Hua Changxi right now?
At Lingguang Hall.

Yesterday, after the teleportation array at Wuzhi Mountain was set up, it was already late, so she teleported directly back to Lingguang Palace, intending to cultivate for one night and return to the Department of Medicine early the next morning.

To her surprise, once she started cultivating, she discovered that her cultivation speed had increased again.

Now, she can increase her spiritual energy by five million points in one hour of cultivation.

[Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 31 billion/1 billion; Divine Sense: (100 + 100) 10,000]
Hua Changxi silently looked at his cultivation data.

Based on previous advancements, breaking through the Nascent Soul Realm and advancing to the next level, the Spirit Platform Realm, requires cultivating 100 billion spiritual points.

At her current cultivation speed, if she used all twelve hours of the day to cultivate, she could break through to the Spirit Platform Realm in three or four months!
Hua Changxi's cultivation speed increased again, and she was able to break through to the next level in just a few months. This made Hua Changxi very happy. In addition, the fire spiritual energy in Lingguang Palace was rich enough. Before she knew it, Hua Changxi was completely immersed in the joy of cultivation.

She was so absorbed in her cultivation that she lost track of time. By the time she finished, a month had passed. [Realm: Nascent Soul Stage 49 billion/10 billion; Divine Sense: (100+100) million]
Hua Changxi enjoyed watching her cultivation level improve little by little, but she also knew that she couldn't just focus on cultivation; there were still many things waiting for her in the secret realm.

After stopping her cultivation, Hua Changxi stepped into the teleportation array on the Lingguang Palace side. After a moment of dizziness, she appeared on the fourth level of the Danyuan Secret Realm.

Because of the existence of the Divine Tree Leaf, Hua Changxi can leave the secret realm anywhere in the Holy Land.

When she appeared silently at the No. 13 Qihuang Hall, Pharmacist Xu and the others were all startled.

"Master, you've finally shown yourself."

Upon seeing Hua Changxi, Pharmacist Xu and the others were overjoyed.

Hua Changxi called the people into the hall and listened to their reports.

Although she guessed that it wouldn't be easy for Pharmacist Xu and the others to recruit apprentices, she didn't expect that they wouldn't be able to recruit a single person in a month.

Soon, she learned the reason from Pharmacist Xu and others: she was being resisted by all the nobles, led by the royal family!
Hua Changxi was unwilling to let any party interfere in the affairs of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, and she had anticipated that she would be targeted by some powerful figures. She was mentally prepared for this.

But she didn't expect the powerful and influential to react so strongly, that they would unite against her.

"I understand. You can go about your business."

After saying that, Hua Changxi left the No. 13 Qihuang Hall. Her appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"The owner of the flower shop is finally back."

Do you think she will bow down to Prince Shou?

"Hopefully she'll back down quickly, otherwise Prince Shou won't allow her to recruit apprentices, and we won't be able to join the Dan Yuan Secret Realm."

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Hua Changxi entered Gu Xing's old courtyard.

Seeing Hua Changxi, Gu Xing was somewhat surprised: "What brings you here?"

Hua Changxi skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point: "Prince Shou and the others don't want me to recruit apprentices, are you just going to ignore this matter?"

Gu Xing paused for a moment, then said, "I can't handle this."

Hua Changxi glared: "You are the gatekeeper of the Holy Land, and you are the one who best represents the Holy Land. If you don't take care of it, who will?"

Gu Xing looked at her and said, "But the Holy Land is not yet a Holy Land. The Department of Medicine is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court."

Hua Changxi was very dissatisfied with this answer: "The purpose of the apprentices I recruited is to train alchemists for the Holy Land. Prince Shou and the others won't let me recruit anyone, and you didn't even offer to help me."

Gu Xing: "How do you want me to help? Do you think Prince Shou and the others will listen to me?"

Hua Changxi was speechless: "From what you're saying, you're going to let Prince Shou and the others control everything?"

Gu Xing paused for a moment: "Only the Spirit Realm Pavilion can rival the royal family and the powerful."

Hua Changxi frowned: "What do you mean?"

Gu Xing: "You should go to the Spirit Realm Pavilion and have them negotiate with the royal family on your behalf."

Hua Changxi's face fell: "You know perfectly well that I never joined the Spirit Realm Pavilion."

Gu Xing shook his head: "You are the master of the secret realm, so you are a member of the Spirit Realm Pavilion."

Hua Changxi crossed her arms, her attitude defiant: "The Spirit Realm Pavilion was established by the Xia family, a guardian clan. They deliberately excluded me from the first meeting. If I go to the Spirit Realm Pavilion now, wouldn't that be tantamount to bowing down to the Xia family?"

"That's fine, but are you sure the guardian families will help me? They might all be laughing at me. Asking me to go to them is just asking to be humiliated."

Gu Xing said seriously, "When you walk through this world, you have to bow your head when you should."

Hua Changxi retorted sharply, "But I refuse to bow my head!"

"Everything I did was for the Holy Land. I did nothing wrong, so why should I compromise and back down?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xing sighed and said, "That's just how the world is. Now that you're controlled by others, if you want to succeed, you have to follow their rules."

Hua Changxi: "I won't! The Holy Land isn't mine, and training alchemists isn't my responsibility alone. If you won't let me recruit people, I won't open the secret realm."

After that, he left without looking back.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xing let out a long sigh.

When will he be able to temper his temper?