True Mystery Peak, Mystic Law Hall.
Except for Xuanming, all the Third Generation Daoists had gathered.
After everyone had read the letter in turn, Xuanxu spoke. "What do you think, junior brothers?"
The familiar sound of a palm slapping the table rang out. Unsurprisingly, Xuan Yang spoke first. "The Wang clan's compensation to our Truth-Seeking Abbey was actually equal in value to what they sent the Chu clan. Their intentions deserve condemnation! When the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam cannot stand straight."
Xuan Kong agreed. "What a fine scheme to sow discord!"
The Chu clan's lineage stretched back more than eight hundred years. Their ancestor had once been a great Spirit Refining cultivator. With deep foundations and experts as numerous as clouds, they ranked alongside the You and Wang clans as Fengyang Commandery's three aristocratic clans.
Among the Daoist Tradition powers throughout Fengyang Commandery, only the Rising Sun Sect and Water Moon Abbey could stand shoulder to shoulder with them. Truth-Seeking Abbey still fell far short.
Yesterday, the Wang clan had made a grand show of apologizing to both the Chu clan and Truth-Seeking Abbey, treating the two as equals. Clearly, they harbored sinister intentions, seeking to disgust both parties and drive a wedge between them.
Yet the Wang clan had also publicly stated that Wang Sheng had plotted against Truth-Seeking Abbey several times, so greater compensation was only right. Their reasoning was sound and their actions perfectly justifiable, leaving no fault to pick at. Neither Truth-Seeking Abbey nor the Chu clan could openly object.
It was an overt scheme carried out in broad daylight. With the Spring Splendor Elixir added to the mix, it also killed two birds with one arrow.
Xuan Yu said, "Senior brother, why don't we go apologize?"
Xuan Su said, "Apologize for what?