latelenovela Chapter 116 The Little Calculations of the Wuji Dao Sect
Chapter 116 The Little Calculations of the Wuji Dao Sect
When Lin Jin ran into the inner room, everyone had already agreed that Yan Jing and Lin Qinyin would stay behind.
Seeing her apprentice so anxious, Lin Qinyin also became anxious: "Ajin, what's wrong?"
Lin Jin quickly described the person he saw: "The Wuji Dao Sect has sent someone. It's not the female cultivator who clashed with us the other day; it's a male cultivator."
Upon hearing that the group was from the Wuji Dao Sect, Chu Chen and Wen Fuyue, who were preparing to set off with their disciples, stopped.
Three elders from the Wuji Dao Sect have come this time, with Li Wanying as the leader. The other two are relatively junior and they are not very familiar with them. The one Lin Jin described should be another elder.
Wen Fuyue said, "It should be Su Wang who came. His appearance this time is likely related to the outer cabinet."
Lin Qinyin retorted speechlessly, "What's the use of coming to us with the rules set by the Lingwei Sect?"
"Why didn't you say anything when the Lingwei Sect people were there? You were just picking on the weak, weren't you?"
Even so, Chu Chen said to his disciples, "You should leave for now. We'll take you to the outer pavilion after the Wuji Dao Sect people leave."
"Lin Jin, go and invite Elder Su in."
“Yun Yici, you should stay. This matter is related to you. It’s better for you to listen than to know nothing. Don’t be afraid, your master is here.”
Yun Yici, who was mingling among everyone and about to leave, subconsciously glanced at Wen Fuyue upon hearing Chu Chen's words.
Wen Fuyue nodded slightly to her, and she walked from among the disciples to stand quietly behind Wen Fuyue.
Ning Tinglan and the others obeyed and returned to their rooms for the time being. Lin Jin then quickly brought in a tall and handsome young man.
He had a smile on his face, giving people a sense of composure.
He looked at the Nan Hua Sect members all gathered in the inner hall and said with feigned surprise, "I never expected that I would have such a great honor that all the peak masters and elders would come to receive me."
Chu Chen had no intention of playing along with him.
He said, "There's no need for unnecessary words. Just tell me what you've come for."
Su Wang's smile faded, and he said, "It concerns matters between my sect and the outer pavilion. I have come to pay my respects to Sword Master Huaichuan, firstly to apologize for my sect's rude behavior a few days ago, and secondly to present my congratulatory gifts."
Yun Yici simply couldn't believe that the people of the Wuji Dao Sect were so kind.
However, with her elders present, she couldn't speak freely at this moment.
Yan Jing showed him no respect whatsoever: "Unsolicited kindness is either a crime or a theft. The outer pavilion does not belong to our sect's disciples. At most, they took some spirit stones as compensation, which is a rule set by the Lingwei Sect."
Su Wang: "As the saying goes, it is better to resolve a feud than to let it fester. I know that Elder Li of my sect was in a hurry and offended your sect. I am here today for the sake of harmony between the two sects."
Yan Jing: "Come on, your sect's people are always like this, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop. You were there in the Rakshasa Illusionary Sea, did you say anything to stop Li Wanying?"
Su Wang was not annoyed when his previous hypocrisy was exposed. Instead, he lowered his posture even more: "It is indeed my fault. However, all the peak masters and elders know that even if it was not my Wuji Dao Sect at that time, it would have been another sect."
"If the roles were reversed, and it was my sect's disciples who received the inheritance, wouldn't you be extremely anxious?"
Chu Chen reached out to stop Yan Jing, who was about to argue with Su Wang, and said, "My sect has no intention of continuing to entangle with your sect. The outer pavilion of Lingwei Sect is now open to the public."
"The rules set by the Lingwei Sect mean that it's useless for you to try to curry favor with Sword Master Huaichuan. Go back."
Su Wang had seen Yun Yici standing behind Wen Fuyue earlier.
He was only worried that bypassing the Nan Hua Sect and talking directly to Yun Yici would backfire, so he patiently negotiated with the Nan Hua Sect members.
Su Wang said, "Whether it's feasible or not, since the Sword Master of Huaichuan is present, I will speak frankly."
"Indeed, the rule that each disciple of the Wuji Dao Sect receives 10,000 spirit stones is a rule set by the Lingwei Sect, but rules are rigid, while people are flexible."
Su Wang explained his idea, which was that their disciples hoped to contribute one spirit stone upon entering, just like everyone else, and the rest would be given to Yun Yici privately.
It would be even better if Yun Yici could charge less.
In return, the Wuji Dao Sect apologized and presented another batch of treasures as compensation.
Even the rogue cultivators each received one spirit stone, but the Wuji Dao Sect received ten thousand spirit stones each. Once the whole story gets out, the money is a small matter, but the loss of face is a big deal.
Unless the people of the Wuji Dao Sect never set foot in the outer pavilion again.
But this is not possible.
Originally, Li Wanying's intention was to curry favor with the Nanhua Sect and force Yunyi to resign from the excess spirit stones.
However, Su Wang felt that the Sword Master of Huaichuan was the key to this matter, and that it would be better to befriend Yun Yici than to curry favor with the Nanhua Sect.
Moreover, compared to the appetite of a sect, the appetite of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is obviously easier to satisfy.
As long as Yun Yici agrees, even if the Lingwei Sect investigates this matter later, they can completely pin the blame on Yun Yici.
Yun Yici probably understood as well; to put it bluntly, Su Wang came here to spend money to save face.
Yun Yici said, "I was unconscious before and I don't know what happened, but I heard the elders say that there are rules in the outer pavilion, and I dare not go beyond the outer pavilion to collect spirit stones."
"In fact, I want Huaichuan more than spirit stones, so I don't plan to take the spirit stones from the outer pavilion."
She originally intended to keep this profit to develop and expand the Lingwei Sect in the future, so as not to give others a reason to criticize her.
Yun Yici's words directly extricated himself from the situation of being caught between the Lingwei Sect and the Wuji Dao Sect.
Seeing that the negotiations were failing, Su Wang, though looking grim, still managed to politely take his leave.
As soon as Su Wang left, Yan Jing sighed to Yun Yici, "Now that you've said that, the Wuji Dao Sect will definitely be watching your every move."
"We really can't take these spirit stones."
Wen Fuyue comforted Yun Yici, saying, "Let her keep watching, just don't take it. I believe Xiaoci when she says she doesn't want those spirit stones."
"Moreover, the spirit stones of the Wuji Dao Sect are too hot to handle."
The group stopped arguing and decided to proceed as previously agreed, having Wen Fuyue and Chu Chen lead the disciples to the outer pavilion.
As a result, once she avoided other people, Wen Fuyue secretly gave Yun Yici a storage bag.
"These spirit stones may not be as much as the Outer Pavilion's income, but you can take them and use them first."
Yun Yici repeatedly refused: "Master, I don't want it. I haven't finished using the spirit stones you gave me before."
Wen Fuyue said, "What you received before was what you received before, and what you received this time is a subsidy. In the end, you are the one who suffered a loss."
If Yun Yici hadn't given up such a large sum of money in just a few words, the people of Wuji Daozong would still have something to say.
As the master, he should still put on some of the paperwork.
Wen Fuyue insisted, and Yun Yici had no choice but to accept.
However, just before leaving, Wen Fuyue worried that the outer pavilion would discover that "Muyunjian" was a demon cultivator, which would cause unforeseen complications.
So he deliberately found an excuse to stay with "Muyunjian" and let Yan Jing and Chu Chen go instead.