Chapter 339: Who Are You to Make Decisions for Us?
Chapter 339: Who Are You to Make Decisions for Us?
Mu Danying spoke with a calm and collected tone, as if she was genuinely considering the well-being of others.
Hearing her words, Gu Feng's expression grew colder.
"I'm asking, what right do you have to make decisions for us? Are you from Heaven Fang City?"
At this moment, Gu Feng's tone was no longer as polite as before.
Mu Danying was startled by Gu Feng's bluntness and turned to look at her father.
Master Mu's expression remained unpleasant.
"Danying, I know you're thinking of everyone's safety and don't want them to face danger. But we came from Heaven Fang City precisely to train in the real Flowing Sand Treasure Ground. Go and talk to Ding Fullan. Tell him that you didn't understand the situation before and made a mistake."
Master Mu tried to dissuade her, but upon hearing this, Mu Danying's face showed a hint of difficulty. She even took a step back.
"Father, let's forget about it this time. The Inner Ring Channel is not suitable for them, and it could even be considered a waste of qualification. Only a limited number of people can enter the Inner Ring Channel each year. With seven of them going, how many qualifications will be wasted?"
Upon hearing this, Su Chen and the senior disciples let out a soft snort.
"In the end, this is the key point. All this talk about concern and unsuitability is just pretense. To put it bluntly, you want to take back the qualifications for Heaven Wind Valley. Do you think that just because you helped Heaven Wind Valley, they will accept you? That's unlikely. You look down on yourselves, and Heaven Wind Valley might not even consider you worthy of being their dogs."
Gu Feng's words were sharp, especially when he didn't care about saving face.
These piercing words flowed effortlessly from his mouth.
Mu Danying's face turned cold, appearing slightly angry.
"This junior disciple should be more mindful of her words. I don't mind if you insult me, but be careful when you speak of Heaven Wind Valley."
Hearing this, Gu Feng let out a light laugh.
"What, is Heaven Wind Valley going to declare war on us? Do you have such importance that Heaven Wind Valley would stand up for you?"
Gu Feng continued, and Mu Danying turned to look at Master Mu.
But Master Mu didn't seem to be reprimanding Gu Feng.
"Danying, this is indeed your fault. Gu Feng and Su Chen's qualifications were obtained through Mountain River Pool. Yet, you arranged for them to train in the Outer Ring Channel, and even if we agree, Elder Shang Xuan and the others won't approve. Go and talk to Ding Fullan, and they can make adjustments. After all, tomorrow is the day for training in the Flowing Sand Treasure Ground, so it's not too late."
As Master Mu reached out to pull Mu Danying, she quickly dodged his hand and took another step back.
"Father, I've already discussed this with Long Guinight. We've informed the valley about the changes, and they've likely assigned other disciples. The others are already preparing. With such sudden changes, what will happen to those disciples?"
Hearing her explanation, Su Chen looked at her with disgust.
"If we're talking about preparation, haven't we been preparing for longer? Have you considered our difficulties with this arrangement? Besides, those training qualifications were originally ours."
Confronted by Su Chen's questioning, Mu Danying seemed at a loss for words.
It seemed that others were not listening to her advice, and she was the one being unreasonable.
"In recent years, Heaven Wind Valley has produced many outstanding disciples, and they are all excellent. Only thirty-two people can enter the Inner Ring Channel each time. If you send seven people, then seven from Heaven Wind Valley will have to leave."
Su Chen furrowed his brows as he looked at Mu Danying.
"What's the problem with that? Those seven training qualifications were originally ours, and we were supposed to enter the Inner Ring Channel for training. Heaven Wind Valley's disciples don't need to leave. They don't have the qualifications and shouldn't have entered in the first place."
At his side, Master Mu spoke up again, trying to persuade his daughter.
"Danying, didn't we also give Mountain River Pool training qualifications to Heaven Wind Valley last year? We even gave them more, so Heaven Wind Valley has benefited from this."
"Father, you can't look at it that way."
"Why can't I look at it that way?"
Mu Danying picked up a cup of tea and frowned as she drank it.
"The disciples of Heaven Wind Valley will walk a different path in the future. They may reach high positions in the mortal world, places we can only look up to. By doing this, we might be hindering the growth of a genius disciple."
Su Chen and the senior disciples exchanged smiles, as if in Mu Danying's eyes, Heaven Wind Valley was already a lofty existence.
"Now I understand why Long Yunyun has that temperament. I understand why she showed that attitude towards Heaven Wind Valley's disciples."
Gu Feng looked at Mu Danying and paused for a moment before continuing.
"If you won't get our qualifications back, we'll do it ourselves. I want to ask Ding Jiujiang why, when we said we wanted to train in the Inner Ring Channel, he kept telling us to reconsider and delayed our registration. A person unrelated to us mysteriously registered us for the Outer Ring Channel without even asking for our thoughts or giving us time to reconsider."
Mu Danying seemed to finally sense the seriousness of the situation.
"Then I'll go talk to Ding Fullan. You wait here, but don't get your hopes up. The valley has already registered the changes."
"In that case, don't go. We'll find Ding Jiujiang ourselves.
Gu Feng showed no respect for Mu Danying, and she hurried her steps, leaving the courtyard.
Initially, he thought that Mu Yi was a normal person, but now it seemed that her condition was even worse than Long Yunyun's.
Su Chen and several senior apprentices sat in the courtyard, waiting.
At this moment, Mu Quan, the Hall Master, appeared to have aged significantly.
He probably never expected that the daughter he had painstakingly raised would turn out like this.
In the eyes of the mother and daughter, Tiangang City seemed like some remote, backward place.
Throughout the entire process, Hall Master Mu remained silent.
Su Chen and the senior apprentices also refrained from saying anything else.
They could understand the pain in Hall Master Mu's heart.
The daughter he had raised with such effort had no emotional attachment to Tiangang City, which had nurtured her.
Long Yunyun's condition was somewhat understandable.
But Mu Danying had grown up in Tiangang City. She had received so much care and cultivation there.
Yet now, in her eyes, the people of Tiangang City seemed to have no redeeming qualities.
They waited in the courtyard for almost two hours.
It was already past dusk when Mu Danying returned.
This time, she wasn't alone; there was a man by her side.
As expected, the man was Long Guinight, Long Yunyun's father.
Seeing the two of them walking towards the courtyard, Gu Feng let out a light snort and couldn't help but speak up again.
"You were so busy with important matters that you couldn't even spare a moment to meet.
And now you have the time to come here?"
Su Chen also responded with a light laugh.
Everyone could see that Long Guinight didn't take Mu Danying's family's power seriously at all.
As he entered the courtyard, Long Guinight glanced at everyone.
His face showed little expression, perhaps a hint of coldness.
His gaze shifted to Hall Master Mu, and he quickly walked up to him.
"Father-in-law, on our way here, Danying already discussed the matter with me in detail.
This makes it very difficult for us.
They might not even be able to cross half a mile in the inner ring channel."
Long Guinight stood before Hall Master Mu, seemingly forcing him to compromise.
But Hall Master Mu was much sharper than before when facing his son-in-law.
"So, you didn't go to talk to Ding Jiujiang just now?
These inner ring channel training qualifications were obtained from Shanhe Pool.
They weren't given by Tianfeng Valley out of charity. Do you understand?"
"Father-in-law, this time, it's truly impossible to make changes. When we reported last night, we didn't expect you to take such a risk.
Actually, the outer ring channel also has good training benefits.
This time, consider it as an early rehearsal.
Next time, when you come, you can go to the inner ring channel for training. It might be much better."
Hearing this, Su Chen couldn't help but speak up, "Since the outer ring channel has good training benefits, why not let your Tianfeng Valley disciples go there?"
Long Guinight narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at Su Chen.
"For you, the inner ring channel only has drawbacks and no benefits.
If you suffer inside the inner ring channel, you'll still come to us in Tianfeng Valley to cause trouble.
I know your nature very well."
Hearing his words, Su Chen and the senior apprentices remained calm.
"No matter whether it's beneficial or harmful to us, we're going to the inner ring channel for training."
"The specific quota was decided last night and cannot be changed."
Long Guinight's response directly infuriated Gu Feng.
"Then we'll go to Ding Jiujiang for a face-to-face talk. If he can't resolve it, we'll just return.
We'll also spread the word about Tianfeng Valley along the way, improving its reputation."
Upon hearing this, Long Guinight's expression immediately softened.
He had wanted to help Tianfeng Valley obtain a few qualifications, allowing him to show off in front of the higher-ups in the valley.
But if Gu Feng caused a scene, it would be a failed attempt to show off, exposing his weaknesses instead.
Tianfeng Valley would certainly want to maintain its reputation and status.
Otherwise, it would face doubts and questions in future collaborations with other sects.
Mu Danying seemed to notice her man's predicament and quickly spoke up.
"Father, we can't discuss this with the higher-ups.
We reported it yesterday, and if we back out today, how will the valley view Guinight?
His future promotions will also be difficult."
Hall Master Mu shook his head, refusing to give up the inner ring training qualification.
Long Guinight, after a moment of hesitation, slightly compromised.
"It's unlikely to get all seven qualifications back, at most... three."
Hearing this, Gu Feng called Su Chen and the others for a discussion.
In fact, they had already discussed this issue while waiting earlier.
It was unlikely to get the qualifications back.
There were definitely higher-ups in Tianfeng Valley behind these underhanded dealings.
Continuing the discussion would only invite more trouble.
After this incident, Gu Feng and Su Chen decided to propose, upon their return, to no longer cooperate with Tianfeng Valley in this manner.
There was no need to maintain a friendly relationship with such arrogant people.
Three qualifications were reluctantly agreed upon.
However, the response given to Long Guinight was a refusal.
He was told to discuss it with the people of Tianfeng Valley.
After all, Long Guinight and Mu Danying didn't seem trustworthy.
If they agreed directly, they might start causing trouble again.
So, even if they could accept three qualifications, they had to act as if they couldn't accept it.
(End of Chapter)
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