Chapter 4848 — Bao Zuoliang
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Others might be cowed by Wei Zhao's formidable background, but Bao Zuoliang was absolutely not among them—because his own background was considerable indeed, and in Morning Star City he was one of the foremost figures. His father, Bao Fala, had him as his only son, and there was no one in Morning Star City who did not know Bao Fala—after all, he was the one and only City Lord!
Across all the academy main cities of the Eastern Continent, besides the academies known to all the world, there existed another major power: the City Lord's Manor.
The Eastern Continent's academies were naturally the core power of these academy main cities, but the City Lord's Manor and the academies were not in a subordinate relationship—they were parallel.
Take Morning Star City, for instance. In theory, City Lord Bao Fala and Chancellor Ling Yuanqing were transcendent beings of equal standing. In truth, both men were core members of the Academy Elders' Council, both wielded enormous say, and both were top-tier figures without peer in Morning Star City.
It was just that, by convention, the two sides kept to their own wells and did not encroach on each other's waters. Ling Yuanqing would not take part in Morning Star City's governance, and Bao Fala would not take part in the Academy's administration.
Only when major events arose would the two sit down together to deliberate; otherwise, they ordinarily kept apart like two kings who never met. Just as with this auction grand ceremony hosted by the Academy, with Ling Yuanqing presiding, Bao Fala would not attend of his own accord—a most delicate balance.
Within the same academy main city, the Academy and the City Lord's Manor each governed their own domain—a peculiar structure unique to the Eastern Continent. After all, the larger the city, the more affairs there were; someone of great stature had to personally take charge, or it would descend into chaos like the Southern Continent. An academy chancellor like Ling Yuanqing had no time for such things, so the emergence of the City Lord's Manor was inevitable.
With a backer as massive as Bao Fala, if one were to name the most formidable of Morning Star City's second-generation heirs, Bao Zuoliang would certainly be on the list. Even within Morning Star Academy he was a figure of towering arrogance. And for years, Bao Zuoliang had been infatuated with one woman—Wang Xinyan, one of the Three Fairies!
Had she been an ordinary female disciple of modest background, Bao Zuoliang would have had his way with her the moment he took a fancy; but Wang Xinyan was different. She was not only the cherished personal disciple of the Eastern Sea Divine Nun—because of her extraordinary talent, even Ling Yuanqing and Wei Hebei regarded her as the Academy's hope and had always valued her highly. However bold Bao Zuoliang might be, he did not dare force himself on Wang Xinyan.
Of course, not daring to force her did not mean he would give up. In truth, for all these years Bao Zuoliang had been scheming every possible way to strike up conversation with Wang Xinyan—wherever Wang Xinyan appeared, there would be Bao Zuoliang.
It was a pity that Wang Xinyan had never shown the slightest interest in him; when they met, she could not even be bothered to say one extra word. If he pestered her too much, she would have Deaf Granny come chase him off. That old woman cared nothing for background or station—anyone who dared harass Wang Xinyan or Huang Xiaotao got beaten without fail, even a formidable second-generation heir like Bao Zuoliang, and her hand was utterly ruthless and vicious. Bao Zuoliang had already been cowed by her beatings.