Eloquent as a Flowing River

Holy crap!

Shameless!

Zhang Yang cursed the Sage Master in his heart. He was now almost certain that the Sage Master's intention in this meeting was to form an alliance.

However, using Kong Xiuping's infatuation as a reason is utterly shameless.

He didn't deny that the Sage Master might dote on Kong Xiuping, but how could such a trivial matter affect the important alliance between two High Antiquity sects?

Azure Cloud Master glanced at Kong Xiuping and frowned.

Is this kid in love with Situ Mingyue?

Although he hoped to form an alliance with the Langya Sacred Land, he would never marry Situ Mingyue into the Langya Sacred Land.

Because Situ Mingyue cultivates Immortal Method, possesses two Spirit Artifacts, is a genius, and also occupies a portion of the Fortune of the Creation Spirit Hall... such a disciple would absolutely never marry into another sect!

However, he did hope to form an alliance with the Langya Sacred Land, and the Sage Master seemed to be combining the two things.

How should I choose?

Without needing to choose, he turned and called Zhang Yang over, saying seriously, "From now on, all sect affairs will be entrusted to you. You should also take on the important responsibilities of the sect. The Langya Sacred Land wants to form an alliance with the Azure Cloud Sect, which is a major matter for the sect. You are now in charge of handling this matter."

He had been watching Zhang Yang for so many years, and every time Zhang Yang showed up, it was to bring benefits to the Azure Cloud Sect; he never suffered a loss.

This kind of thing should be handled by Zhang Yang, of course.

Master, well done!

Zhang Yang mentally gave his master a thumbs up and politely said, "Thank you for your trust, Master!"

These are two important alliance matters. If the master has not explicitly authorized him, it would be very inappropriate for him to interrupt, as it would offend the master's reputation.

Now that he has Azure Cloud Master's authorization, he can act freely.

"Uncle Sage Master, the Dragon-Pointing Brush you gave me last time is really useful, thank you so much!" Zhang Yang turned to the Sage Master and asked with a smile, "Although Uncle Sage Master is an elder and has given me such a generous gift, my master is testing me now, as it concerns whether I can take over the Azure Cloud Sect in the future. So, please forgive me if I have offended Sage Master in any way!"

The Sage Master shuddered at the provocation of the Dragon-Pointing Brush. "Damn brat, couldn't you just not bring this up?"

He smiled and nodded at Zhang Yang: "Nephew, you are truly a promising young man. What do you think of my suggestion?"

Zhang Yang's expression turned serious, and he slowly said, "There are three problems with Sage Master's suggestion just now!"

"Oh?" The Sage Master was surprised and wanted to see what Zhang Yang would say.

"The first problem is that it disrespects human rights!" Zhang Yang raised a finger and said, "Many people treat sect disciples like sect property, disposing of them at will."

However, everyone has thoughts, and such disrespect for the thoughts of others is unacceptable.

Our Azure Cloud Sect is determined to break with tradition, which includes abandoning the outdated practice of arranged marriages and strictly respecting the freedom of thought of every disciple.

Their marriage is their own decision, and no one can force them to marry.

Therefore, your suggestion of a marriage alliance, Sage Master Uncle, was seriously inappropriate!

The Sage Master's eyelids twitched. This brat was insulting me, wasn't he?

He chuckled and asked casually, "Anything else?"

Zhang Yang extended his second finger and said emphatically, "The second problem is that you, Uncle Sage Master, have treated the alliance between the two sects as a child's play!"

The alliance between the two sects is based on shared aspirations and mutually beneficial interests.

This involves the interests of tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of people from two sects. On a larger scale, it involves the interests and safety of countless billions of people across two continents. How can such a major matter be combined with personal feelings?"

The Sage Master glanced at Zhang Yang but said nothing.

He was certain; this was an insult directed at him.

"Next, I want to talk about the third problem!" Zhang Yang continued, "The alliance between the two sects must have been carefully considered."

But, Uncle Sage Master, you only met once and then you want to form an alliance? This is like an ordinary middle-aged woman going shopping and casually buying groceries to take home!

Moreover, you came up here asking our Azure Cloud Sect for benefits, which makes it seem like our Azure Cloud Sect is begging for an alliance.

Our Azure Cloud Sect has never mentioned forming an alliance from beginning to end.

On the contrary, it was your Langya Sacred Land that took the initiative to request an alliance. Therefore, if it really comes down to offering benefits before forming an alliance, it should be your Langya Sacred Land that is giving benefits to our Azure Cloud Sect!

These words left Kong Xiuping, who was standing next to him, speechless.

That makes so much sense!

However, if your Azure Cloud Sect doesn't want to form an alliance, why are you deliberately making things up in the Azure Cloud Gazette?

And now you actually want our Langya Sacred Land to give you benefits? Where is your shame?

Azure Cloud Master, standing to the side, blinked incessantly. He knew that entrusting this kind of task to his disciple was always the right thing to do.

Just moments ago, the Langya Sacred Land was asking the Azure Cloud Sect for benefits, but as the talks progressed, it turned into the Azure Cloud Sect asking the Langya Sacred Land for benefits...

Even Gudoer, who was standing next to him, turned his head to look at it.

The Sage Master was stunned by Zhang Yang's words.

You really want to peel back Zhang Yang's thick skin and see just how thick it really is.

He was amused and annoyed. He displayed several copies of the Azure Cloud Gazette front of Zhang Yang, pointed at them, and asked, "Boy, is our Langya Sacred Land begging you to form an alliance? Do you really think I'm stupid? It's one thing for other sects to be stupid, but do you think we can't see through it?"

You schemed against our Langya Sacred Land, and now you're turning your back on it?"

Zhang Yang, with a serious expression, pointed to the Azure Cloud Gazette and asked the Sage Master, "Sage Master Uncle, which sentence do you think I wrote wrong? Are these all things you said? When we last met, didn't you analyze the situation of my Azure Cloud Sect and give us guidance on what to do?"

He turned to look at Kong Xiuping and asked seriously, "Brother Kong, tell me, which sentence in this passage is wrong?"

Kong Xiuping was speechless; he had no other questions.

The Sage Master watched Zhang Yang intently for a long time, and then all the Azure Cloud Gazette suddenly turned to dust and drifted away with the wind.

"Hahahaha!" The Sage Master laughed loudly, "It's no fun without scheming!"

He realized that he couldn't outmaneuver the Langya Sacred Land no matter how he tried, and given that the Langya Holy Land was indeed in a bad situation, if he continued to scheme against the Azure Cloud Sect, he really didn't know who would benefit in the end.

His more than 2,300 years of experience allowed him to make an instant decision: stop scheming against each other and treat people with sincerity!

He beckoned to Zhang Yang and asked, "Where are the chairs and spirit tea you prepared last time? Come, set them out, let's sit down and talk slowly! Fellow Daoist Azure Cloud Master, please take a seat. We do indeed need to spend some time discussing this matter properly."

Zhang Yang smiled, took out the same set of chairs from last time, laid out spiritual tea, and invited his master and the Sage Master to take their seats.

He himself stood next to his master, which was both safe and respectful.

Kong Xiuping, naturally, also stood silently beside the Sage Master, constantly observing Zhang Yang.

He now realizes that this young man of his generation is more capable than he imagined.

Aside from his cultivation level, his other abilities are enough to allow him to sit at a table and arm wrestle with the world's top experts.