Holy Lord, You've Fallen!

You want Ouyang Ling to go to the Mu Clan... What Mu Clan? What Shar-Pei? Whether they're human or dog, how could any of them possibly be any good?

Let alone the Mu Clan, what good could possibly be found in the entire Tan City?

Wherever Ouyang Ling went, Tan City was destroyed...

Do you think Ouyang Ling, the Skilled Hands and a Benevolent Heart, is joking with you?

Therefore, a new rule has been added to the Vast Heaven Holy Land's regulations: as long as the other party does not use the most despicable and outrageous means against our Vast Heaven Holy Land, our Vast Heaven Holy Land will never allow Ouyang Ling to leave the Vast Heaven Holy Land!

This rule is more serious than the rule about defecting from the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

In other words, if you defect from the Vast Heaven Holy Land captures you, they will at most kill you.

But if you release Ouyang Ling... then send her straight to the Dark Moon Palace...

At this moment, through Huan'er's words, everyone finally learned the whole story.

Good heavens, Chu Xinghe was speechless after hearing all this... This Mu Clan patriarch is truly brilliant and powerful...

Logically speaking, if you have such a genius in your family, shouldn't you spare no expense to treat his/her eyes?

Once Mu Qingyan's eyes recover, she will still be the top-tier Mu Qingyan...

How come Mu Chengkun, the new head of the Mu Clan, has become such an idiot after the old master of the Mu Clan passed away?

What the heck? You're saying the Mu Clan consulted numerous renowned doctors but still got nowhere?

Okay... Even if Mu Qingyan's eyes can't be cured, don't forget, Mu Qingyan only loses her sight; her mind isn't damaged.

Her talent in weapon crafting is absolutely top-notch, and she is in no way inferior to Ouyang Ming!

Even if one cannot see, their comprehension ability should remain the same...

If it were Chu Xinghe, he would definitely train Mu Qingyan to be the best theoretical expert and have Mu Qingyan teach the Mu Clan.

So the Mu Clan just dumped Mu Qingyan there... and abandoned her?

However, upon closer reflection, Chu Xinghe realized that it wasn't just Mu Chengkun was stupid; the key issue was the filth of the powerful families, which was far more corrupt than what he had witnessed.

Even if some people realize that Mu Qingyan has a strong comprehension ability, when someone brings this up, will the others agree?

Do you think the great clans are as united and of one mind as the Vast Heaven Holy Land?

No novels dare to even write about the power struggles and infighting among powerful families!

There are only so many positions in the powerful families. If you go up, I have to step down. If resources are given to one family, naturally less will be given to another!

So even if someone comes up with a way to make Mu Qingyan utilize her talent, it will ultimately come to nothing!

Often, when powerful forces engage in bizarre actions, many people wonder if these forces are idiots. How could they do something so idiotic?

But you only see the bizarre actions. What you don't know is that many bizarre actions are sometimes the result of power struggles between various people in a large organization, and the underlying interests are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

Take Mu Qingyan example. It seems reasonable to ask her to learn weapon crafting, but how many years would it take for her to be able to give back to the Mu Qingyan Mu Clan after she learns it?

As Mu Qingyan is blind, she needs even more resources to learn.

From whom did these resources come from?

A second wife? Or a third wife? Do you think they'd agree? Do you think everyone is from the Vast Heaven Holy Land, with unlimited resources?

If you eat one more bite, I'll eat one less. You say that after Mu Qingyan studies, she can use her comprehension skills to give back to the Mu Clan in the Future, but that's just theory. What if Mu Qingyan can't do it in the Future? Who will be responsible then?

Therefore, given all the wrangling and bureaucracy, Mu Qingyan's outcome was inevitable; when faced with absolute interests, many things must be sacrificed.

Therefore, Mu Qingyan, once a peerless genius, was reduced to a tool for political marriage...

"Senior Brother Xinghe, I want to go to Tan City myself to deal with this matter!" Ouyang Ming said, looking at Senior Brother Xinghe beside him.

"Just deal with that?" Chu Xinghe glared at Ouyang Ming.

"Um..."

"Huh?" Chu Xinghe was so angry he almost peed his pants... He went up and kicked Ouyang Ming, then said, "Ouyang Ming, do you have any shame? Is this something to be resolved? Shouldn't you keep your promise and marry Mu Qingyan? What? You're not trying to renege on your promise, are you? Believe me or not, I'll expel you from Vast Heaven Holy Land right now!"

"Senior Brother Xinghe, you've misunderstood... I... I didn't mean to renege on my promise. Qingyan is someone I'll never change for the rest of my life, it's just that the twenty-year agreement I made with Qingyan hasn't expired yet..."

"Junior Sister Ouyang, help me pry open your brother's brain. I want to see if it's filled with cold noodles!"

"Okay..." Ouyang Ling said, starting to look for tools...

"Who the hell told you that a twenty-year agreement has to be fulfilled after twenty years? You, Ouyang Ming, are now the number one weapon refiner in the world, and your Ouyang Lineage is already the number one weapon refiner family in the world. Doesn't that count as fulfilling your promise?"

"But... but I always feel like I haven't reached my peak yet... I'm afraid I'm not good enough for Qingyan... And... I promised Qingyan I would give her the most precious betrothal gift in the world, and now... it seems I can't do that..."

After Ouyang Ming said this, the scene fell into a silence that lasted for half a minute, and many people even looked at Senior Brother Xinghe!

No problem... If you were to say that in the past, given Ouyang Ming's status in the Vast Heaven Holy Land, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to ask for the most expensive betrothal gift in the world to marry Mu Qingyan. After all, the most expensive betrothal gift in the world was given by Senior Brother Feng Fei. With the current wealth of our Vast Heaven Holy Land, surpassing it is very easy, right?

Senior Brother Feng Fei certainly wouldn't have any objections.

The problem is that not long ago, the betrothal gifts from the Holy Lord Gu Mingchao to the Holy Empress Ji Ya caused a sensation across the Three Continents.

And this was all arranged by Senior Brother Xinghe. Senior Brother Xinghe single-handedly raised the price of the betrothal gifts from the Three Continents to a despairing level.

Although Ouyang Ming holds an extraordinary position in the Vast Heaven Holy Land, isn't it somewhat presumptuous of him to send betrothal gifts that surpass those of a Holy Lord?

But looking at the gazes around him, Chu Xinghe slammed his hand on the table and declared... "Isn't this just a betrothal gift that surpasses even the Holy Lord's?"

It's no big deal... Quickly inform the fellow students in the Civil Engineering Department... Just say it was me who said it, and tell them to prepare according to the betrothal gifts from the time we surpassed the Holy Lord. After this is done, I'll give the fellow students in the Civil Engineering Department a year-long vacation!

Let the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable unleash his full power. After this is over, the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable could even choose to locate his Azure Dragon Divine Hall in the Haotian Palace without any problem...

Leave the demolition of the Haotian Palace to me Chu Xinghe!

Good heavens, the Civil Engineering Department is going crazy after Chu Xinghe gave the order!

I thought that all the magical treasures had lost their Spiritual Qi, and the Civil Engineering Departments would have to take a short break. But I never expected that Senior Brother Xinghe would favor our Civil Engineering Departments this time!

This means we not only have to take a holiday, but we also have to take our annual leave!

All the Civil Engineering Department disciples assured Senior Brother Xinghe that the Civil Engineering Department would definitely complete the mission!

Upon hearing this news Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable immediately reverted to his aloof demeanor.

Azure Dragon said, "Am I overstepping my bounds by choosing the location of the Haotian Palace? But since Xinghe has said so, I will reluctantly comply."

After arranging all this, Chu Xinghe naturally went to find the Grand Elder as soon as possible. After all, spending so many resources as a betrothal gift for Ouyang Ming was no small matter.

Therefore, the Grand Elder urgently convened a meeting at the Haotian Palace.

"The Ouyang Lineage has made great contributions to the Vast Heaven Holy Land. Logically speaking, it wouldn't be unreasonable to offer such a large dowry. But Xinghe, have you considered that the Mu Clan isn't a very powerful force? Giving such a large dowry to the Mu Clan might not be a good thing for them!" Elder He was the first to speak.

It must be said that Elder He's considerations were very thorough.

The Vast Heaven Holy Land can offer such a large dowry, but sometimes having too many resources isn't necessarily a good thing. Resources and strength must be matched. If the amount of resources you have far exceeds your capabilities, then those resources that don't belong to you will inevitably flow away in other ways.

"Old He is right. As the saying goes, 'A common man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure.' If the Mu Clan suddenly gains control of so many resources, even if outsiders dare not act recklessly because of the prestige of our Vast Heaven Holy Land, it may not be a good thing for the Mu Clan internally."

Elder Yu then spoke up.

Elder Yu is right... Sometimes it's easy to share hardship, but difficult to share wealth. If the already declining Mu Clan suddenly receives such a massive amount of resources... it might not be a good thing for them, and could even destroy the Mu Clan.

"So how about we lower the betrothal gifts? As long as we offer a high enough betrothal gift, the Mu Clan will definitely accept it."

The Grand Elder nodded and spoke.

Hearing the opinions of the elders, Chu Xinghe spoke up, "Elders, you may not know this, but this betrothal gift was sent because Xinghe's Star Divination Art saw something else, so sending this betrothal gift will inevitably attract other things..."

All the elders were stunned when Chu Xinghe said this.

So that's how it is! No wonder Xinghe insisted on sending so many betrothal gifts; there must be other reasons behind it!

What the hell? What other business do you think I, Chu Xinghe, have?

Chu Xinghe retorted, "I just wanted to use this excuse to send out the betrothal gifts. What? You guys actually believe in the Star Divination Art?"

Back then, I was going to send betrothal gifts to the Spirit Beast Continent, but that bastard Beast God attacked me without warning...

You're not even sleeping soundly, are you? Are you sleepwalking and trying to stab me?

And this time, tell me how I'm supposed to lose?

This Mu Clan is such a tiny Lineage, are you telling me Mu Clan have Beast God too?

So as long as I send out the betrothal gifts, how can I possibly lose?

Even if I had the Star Divination Art Technique, it wouldn't have saved me this time!

Our Vast Heaven Holy Land is definitely going to lose this round!

Just as everyone was saying, "Since Xinghe says there's nothing wrong with it, let's do it your way Holy Lord Gu Mingchao spoke up: "Well... let's only discuss the amount of the betrothal gifts... isn't anyone going to discuss whether giving such gifts is somewhat presumptuous?"

Upon hearing the Holy Lord's words, many elders inquired about the Holy Empress's opinion. The Holy Empress Ji Ya, stated that she didn't care about the amount of the betrothal gifts at all. Moreover, Xinghe had helped her step into the position of Half-Step Main God; what betrothal gift in this world could surpass the Xinghe had given her through the Vast Heaven Holy Land?

The elders smiled at the understanding and reasonable Empress.

The elder then adjourned the meeting...

Only the Holy Lord Gu Mingchao was left standing bewildered in the Haotian Grand Hall...

Um... does nobody really care what I Gu Mingchao, think?

The Grand Elder personally returned to explain the Holy Lord's obsession, stating that the Holy Lord cultivated the Dao of Watching and Waiting...

Holy Lord, how could you have fallen? You just received the Main God Fate, why couldn't you just Watch Quietly as Things Change?

Your Majesty, please Watch Quietly as Things Change the situation carefully!

Gu Mingchao: "..."

In the end Gu Mingchao said Watch Quietly as Things Change...