Jiang Yuan glanced at the family disciples still kneeling on the ground, then walked away.
It took a full ten minutes for these family disciples to break free from the abyss of fear and gradually regain their senses.
Seeing that Jiang Yuan had already left, they, like startled birds, scrambled away from the dueling arena, their pathetic appearance a stark contrast to their arrogant arrival.
From that day on, Jiang Yuan's great name spread completely.
Not only were the students within Mingzhu Academy all aware of him, but even all the forces in the Demon City heard that Mingzhu Academy had produced a High-Level Mage under the age of twenty.
This news was like a bombshell, stirring up waves throughout the entire Demon City!
When those aristocratic families learned that their disciples had disgraced their families in front of everyone, they were immediately enraged, their hatred for Jiang Yuan burning like a raging fire, wishing they could tear him to pieces to vent their anger.
However, just as the aristocratic families were about to make a move, Dean Xiao of Mingzhu Academy personally stepped forward, and their voices subsequently quieted down.
From then on, whenever those family disciples encountered Jiang Yuan in the academy, they would get scared and quickly hide, even if he was hundreds of meters away.
Almost no family disciple dared to stand within ten meters of Jiang Yuan, as if he carried some terrifying aura.
Many people in Mingzhu Academy had already started calling Jiang Yuan the Great Demon King.
It's just that Jiang Yuan was very indifferent to this title, but Mo Fan thought it was super cool.
In the time that followed, without various troubles, Jiang Yuan began to cultivate with peace of mind.
......
Time came to the second semester.
Shortly after the semester began, Jiang Yuan received a call.
"Mr. Jiang, someone wants to rent your house."
"Rent my house?" Jiang Yuan was surprised.
Guo Liyu had given him several houses a while ago, but he had kept them vacant and had not posted any rental information.
How could someone come to rent a house?
"Sorry, my house is not for rent."
With that, Jiang Yuan hung up the agent's call and immediately called Guo Liyu to ask what was going on.
"Oh, Jiang Yuan, my brother, this is my fault. I had posted rental information before, but it might have been too expensive, so no one was willing to rent it. After a long time, I forgot about it."
"Then they should call you, right? How did they contact me?"
"Sigh, now the house is yours, my brother. They have your information, so of course they contacted you. I'll go and remove the rental information now, so they don't contact you again."
"Okay."
"Jiang Yuan, my brother, do you have time recently? Let's go out for a meal, I'll treat you, and introduce you to some people."
"No need, I don't plan to go out recently."
Guo Liyu on the other end had no choice but to give up.
Jiang Yuan actually didn't not want to go out.
The reason was that ever since Guo Liyu heard about Jiang Yuan's deeds in the academy, he became even more enthusiastic. Eating was just to introduce him to some important figures.
Jiang Yuan was already an Ancient King himself, did he still need to meet these people?
After hanging up the phone, another call from an unfamiliar number came in shortly after.
Usually, only Mo Fan and his friends would call his communication device; very few people knew his phone number.
So Jiang Yuan answered when he saw the call.
"Hello, may I ask if your house is still for rent?" A bright female voice came from the phone.
Jiang Yuan found it somewhat familiar, and while comparing the voice to the women he knew, he replied, "Sorry, this house is not for rent for now. You should look for another one."
"Are you really not considering renting it? I can pay double the price." The other end of the phone clearly liked the house very much and said unwillingly.
The more Jiang Yuan listened, the more familiar the voice became. He hesitated for a moment and replied, "I can rent it to you, but you must keep it clean inside."
Anyway, the house was empty, so it might as well be occupied, which would also save him the trouble of cleaning it later.
And this voice, it sounded like Mu Nujiao's voice. The sound from the phone was a bit distorted, so he couldn't be sure.
"Thank you! When can we sign the contract? We want to move in within the next two days."
"Now, let the agent give you the contract, and you can come to Mingzhu Academy to find me."
After agreeing on a meeting place, Jiang Yuan went out.
The meeting place was a famous lake inside the academy, with beautiful scenery, especially at dusk, when the dim light fell on the lake, it was captivating.
Many people usually took walks there.
As soon as Jiang Yuan arrived, he became the center of attention.
There was no way around it; his reputation was simply too great.
He sat down in a pavilion, waiting for the people who were renting the house.
Not long after, two girls walked towards the pavilion.
With their arrival, the surrounding discussions grew louder.
Jiang Yuan looked up and met Mu Nujiao's gaze.
"It's you," Jiang Yuan secretly thought, so it was true.
"It's you?" Mu Nujiao, on the other hand, was very surprised.
"Wow, Jiang Yuan, how could it be you? We all thought that house belonged to some teacher in the academy," Ai Tutu said excitedly.
Jiang Yuan smiled, "Sit down. Did you bring the contract?"
"Yes," Mu Nujiao took out the contract.
Jiang Yuan looked at the contract.
Good heavens, the rent was fifty thousand a month!
"Is the rent for my house that expensive?"
"Didn't you set this rent yourself? The fifty thousand rent needs to be changed. I said I'd pay double, so change it to one hundred thousand," Mu Nujiao said.
"Okay." Jiang Yuan nodded and was about to modify the rent on the contract.
Ai Tutu quickly stopped him, "What's 'okay'? One hundred thousand is too expensive. My grandfather controls my pocket money. If it's one hundred thousand a month, then I'll have to pay fifty thousand. How will I eat delicious food and buy nice clothes then?"
As she spoke, she sat next to Jiang Yuan and looked at him with pitiful eyes.
Ai Tutu was already very beautiful and petite. Her actions easily made people feel sorry for her.
But who was Jiang Yuan?
He was the least likely person to be tempted by female beauty.
He opened his mouth, about to speak, when Ai Tutu directly linked her arm through his, feeling soft and comfortable.
Ai Tutu really had something going on.
"Ai Tutu!" Mu Nujiao said angrily at the sight.
Ai Tutu ignored her, rubbing her softness against Jiang Yuan's arm, a hint of slyness flashing in her eyes, and she cooed, "Let's not make the rent so expensive, okay~"
Jiang Yuan remained unperturbed. After enjoying the softness for a while longer, he said seriously, "Okay, it will still be the original fifty thousand rent."
"Yay!" Ai Tutu cheered and jumped up.
Mu Nujiao was also speechless, but if the rent was one hundred thousand, there would be some unpleasant remarks from home.
Ultimately, Mu Nujiao still signed the rental contract with Jiang Yuan, renting the house for two years at a monthly rent of fifty thousand.