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Putting the establishment of a new school on hold for now, this was a significant matter, and certainly, Li Xiaoyao would need to attend to many things personally in the early stages.

It wasn't long before Cheng Dongliang arrived at the bar.

Cheng Dongliang wore only a plain grey coat and corduroy pants, with a grey flat cap on his head, keeping a low profile.

After entering, Cheng Dongliang subconsciously looked around, a trace of vigilance in his deep gaze.

Seeing him like this, Li Xiaoyao became even more certain that something must have happened.

Cheng Dongliang cast a glance at Li Xiaoyao, feeling the face looked familiar, and then found a table to sit down.

Li Xiaoyao, as usual, went forward to offer an explanation, and though Cheng Dongliang was surprised by his altered appearance, he didn't ask further.

"What's going on?" Li Xiaoyao asked.

Cheng Dongliang looked around to make sure no one was listening, then he said, "Do you know about Da Lin Temple?"

"Da Lin Temple? I've heard of it, what about it?" Li Xiaoyao didn't understand why Cheng Dongliang suddenly brought up Da Lin Temple, but there must be a reason.

"The botanical garden now belongs to Da Lin Temple."

"What do you mean?"

"A monk from Da Lin Temple came, he found the top official of Lu Province, the two had a meal, and the next day, I received news that the botanical garden was given to Da Lin Temple by the top official."

Li Xiaoyao sneered, "Does he have the right to do that?"

"He indeed doesn't have the right." At this point, Cheng Dongliang sighed and said, "Therefore, this matter is definitely not that simple."

"Afterwards, I made a call to Director Chen." Cheng Dongliang gestured upwards with his hand and continued, "Director Chen told me not to worry about this matter, this attitude has made it very clear. The decision about the botanical garden came from above. The top official was just going through the motions, whether he agrees or not doesn't really matter. Likewise, I have no right in this matter either."

"Da Lin Temple has quite the audacity," Li Xiaoyao poured a glass of wine, his tone seemingly calm yet filled with murderous intent.

After drinking the wine in his glass in one go, Li Xiaoyao said, "How could I, Li Xiaoyao, allow others to sleep soundly by my bed? To take something of mine, one has to pay with their life!"

Cheng Dongliang gave a wry smile and said, "Xiaoyao, I know you're angry, but this time, you must not act impulsively."

"The other party is one of the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country, Da Lin Temple, even among the Eight Great Sects, Da Lin Temple is one of the leaders."

"I have a sense of proportion." Li Xiaoyao pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly recalled the words Tang Tiantian had said to him that morning, sensing that the exchange meeting Tiantian was invited to was probably related to Da Lin Temple.

"Is there an exchange meeting at the botanical garden today?"

"Yes, and that old monk is the orchestrator of this play. What exchange meeting? It's just a means to declare outright ownership of the botanical garden by Da Lin Temple. By doing so, they advertise the matter and subsequently deter any other potential claims," said Cheng Dongliang with disdain.

"Alright, I understand." Li Xiaoyao nodded, then added, "You don't need to get involved in this matter, I will handle it."

Having said that, Li Xiaoyao got up and left.

Cheng Dongliang watched his departing figure and couldn't help but call out, "Xiaoyao..."

Li Xiaoyao waved his hand without turning his head and left the bar.

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Ever since the botanical garden was closed off, many citizens still habitually came for a stroll around it.

Even without entering, the air around the botanical garden was better than in other places.

Sitting outside as usual, soaking up the sun, they suddenly noticed that today there were particularly many cars entering the botanical garden.

Outside Ling City International Airport, a line of luxury cars waited, making it clear that these vehicles were surely waiting for some important figures.

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But looking at the number of these cars, there seemed to be rather too many big shots.

As a middle-aged bald man walked out of the VIP passage, the journalists who had received the news immediately let out a burst of exclamations.

"It's Wang Chengqing, the Chairman of Kundu, Wang Chengqing!"

"Look, isn't that the director of Chuanghua Entertainment over there!"

"What kind of wind has blown today, bringing so many influential individuals?"

Suddenly, a burst of enthusiastic shouts erupted outside the regular passage, and the journalists looked over, their eyes filled with astonishment.

"It's Zhu Xiaoyue, one of the six charity goddesses, Zhu Xiaoyue!"

"How bizarre and strange, Zhu Xiaoyue was clearly in Tiannan City, how did she suddenly come back?"

"I heard there's an important exchange meeting in the botanical garden today. If that's the case, it seems to explain it."

One by one, the influential individuals left the airport, got into luxury cars, and drove away.

Among these people, Zhu Xiaoyue was undoubtedly the most low-key. She didn't take the VIP passage, nor did she fly first class; the car she rode in was just an ordinary Audi.

When doing charity, maintaining a certain image is very important. You can't be involved in charity and yet flaunt designer bags, drive luxury cars, and spend money extravagantly, right?

Moreover, the ladies themselves were not materialistic women.

Ever since they had been introduced to cultivation, their material needs had already been reduced to nothing.

"Miss Zhu, you must also have received the invitation from Master Gui Hai," a young and handsome man approached and struck up a conversation.

"Mm," Zhu Xiaoyue responded indifferently, not even looking at him, and continued walking.

The man's eyebrows rose slightly; he hadn't expected Zhu Xiaoyue to have such a strong personality. However, he didn't get discouraged and instead found himself liking this kind of challenge in a woman.

Conquering such a woman would fill him with a sense of accomplishment.

"Miss Zhu, you probably don't know my name," the man smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Pang Qinghe, the CEO of Pang Corporation."

Zhu Xiaoyue stopped and turned to look at him.

Thinking that his words had captured her attention, a slight smile formed at the corners of his mouth, ready to press on when Zhu Xiaoyue suddenly spoke.

"Who you are has nothing to do with me. If you have no business with me, please step aside. You're blocking my way," Zhu Xiaoyue said mercilessly, not sparing his feelings.

Pang Qinghe's face turned dark, as ugly as if he had eaten something foul.

"Tap tap tap..."

The sound of high heels clicking on the ground grew fainter as Pang Qinghe watched Zhu Xiaoyue walk out of the lobby and get into a car, his frustration having nowhere to vent.

The journalists professionally captured all of this with their cameras.

At nine-thirty in the morning, the botanical garden.

Gui Hai was currently cultivating in a room within the botanical garden. He had fixed the time for noon, and he only needed to enter around eleven o'clock.

As an Elder of the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country, there wasn't a need to give too much face to these worldly businessmen and ordinary cultivators.

To put it nicely, the invitations sent were a request for their presence.

Bluntly speaking, when Gui Hai asked them to come, how could they dare not to?

This gap in status was like ordinary citizens, powerless to even tie up a chicken, compared to warriors brandishing large swords.