"Stop arguing, let me say something fair. Both of your families want to invite Chief Priest Mu and Master Wen to a banquet. Not only do you quarrel with each other, but you also make a fool of yourself by making outsiders laugh at you. Why don't you each take a step back and let my Qingning Temple invite them first." Fan Chengli said with a smile.
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, even Mu Hanyan smiled. She thought Ma Jingtian was shameless enough for interfering, but she didn't know that there was someone even more shameless, who was trying to take advantage of the situation under the pretext of mediating.
"Fan Chengli, can you be more shameless?" Chu Yanghe and Ma Jingtian were both furious. One pulled Fan Chengli's hair and the other pulled his beard, dragging him behind them.
"Chief Priest Chu, Chief Priest Ma, and all the other chief priests, please stop arguing and just do as I say. Tonight, I will host a banquet for you all at the Gu family's old house. If there is anything, we will discuss it later." Mu Hanyan said with a smile.
The reason for holding the banquet at the Gu family was that Huayu City hoped to establish itself in business in the future. Simply put, it wanted to make more money, and the Gu family, especially Zhu Yulan, would be indispensable. Huayu City lacked the talent for this task, while the Gu family had run numerous businesses over the years. While they relied on Gu Qingyang's influence for their profits, they were not lacking in experience. Zhu Yulan was particularly adept at versatility, and if utilized effectively, she could be of great assistance. This opportunity would also allow her to see the world and gain the respect of the various hall chief priests, which would surely come in handy in the future.
"That's fine." After hearing what Mu Hanyan said, Chu Yanghe and others no longer insisted. They didn't want to ruin the relationship because of this matter.
"Master Ou, it's time to fulfill our bet." Mu Hanyan turned her head and said to Ou Dechuan.
"Here you go." Ou Dechuan did not deny it. He took out more than a hundred pieces of meteorite gold from his storage bracelet and piled them on the ground. He also took out a silver note worth 150 million taels and handed it to Mu Hanyan.
Stingy! Mu Hanyan looked at Ou Dechuan with disdain. Look at how generous Gao Weihu is, giving away storage bracelets as a gift without hesitation. Unlike Ou Dechuan, who is so stingy.
She hadn't considered that Gao Weihu was so generous because they were partners and she needed his help. Ou Dechuan had no friendship with her and he really wanted to strangle her to death, so how could he let her take advantage of him for nothing?
If it weren't for Duan Cheng'an's desire to learn from him, he wouldn't have even bothered to spend the money. After all, the Lingyu Temple's money wasn't picked up, and it hurt to give out 150 million taels of silver and over a hundred pieces of meteoric gold in one go. You have to know that this wasn't just ordinary meteoric gold; each piece was top-grade, worth anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of taels of silver. A little over a hundred pieces, roughly speaking, would be worth at least 200 to 300 million taels of silver. If converted into elixirs, it would be enough for a head priest to cultivate for several years.
Fortunately, Duan Chengan did not let him down after all.
"I'll let you be proud for a while, and then you'll be surprised." Ou Dechuan sneered secretly as if to comfort himself.
He didn't expect Duan Cheng'an to defeat Wen Gaoren; as long as both sides were equal, it would be enough. After all, the overall strength of the Lingyu Temple was there, far superior to the long-declined Huayu Temple. As long as Duan Cheng'an and Wen Gaoren were equal, the head priests of the various temples would at least give him some respect. They wouldn't completely turn against him just to curry favor with the Huayu Temple. Even if they didn't offend either side, the Lingyu Temple would still be the one to take the blame. At worst, they could just eat the meat and leave some soup for the Huayu Temple, considering it alms.
At this moment, Ou Dechuan would never think that these were just his good wishes.
Next, Wen Gaoren collected the pile of meteorite gold, and took the 100 million silver notes from Long Aoli for repairing the two formations. He said goodbye to the chief priests, and Mu Hanyan and his party prepared to leave.
"Wait." Ou Dechuan said suddenly.
"What's wrong, Master Ou? Are you not convinced of your loss and want to gamble again?" Mu Hanyan said jokingly.
"Yes, I want to make another bet with you." Ou Dechuan nodded.
"What!" Everyone around looked at Ou Dechuan strangely.
He had previously said that Wen Gaoren had taken advantage of Duan Cheng'an while repairing the formation, which was considered far-fetched by everyone. But then, Wen Gaoren repaired the Tianyun formation from start to finish, which was enough to prove his strength. Ou Dechuan actually wanted to gamble, was it because he thought the money was too hot to handle?
For a moment, everyone looked at Ou Dechuan as if he were a fool.
"Okay, are we still following the same rules as before?" Mu Hanyan certainly wouldn't refuse such a good thing, and said with shining eyes.
Have you never seen money before? You are so proud of yourself after making a small profit! Ou Dechuan looked at Mu Hanyan's money-grubber eyes with disgust and contempt, but he forgot that he had been in pain for a long time just because of that small profit.
"Actually, there's nothing special about Wen Gaoren's array formation technique. It was originally a secret of my Lingyu Temple. I also passed it on to Duan Cheng'an. It's just that the chief priests of all generations have ordered that this array formation technique is the treasure of my Lingyu Temple and the foundation of our existence. It cannot be used lightly, so it is kept secret." Ou Dechuan did not directly answer Mu Hanyan's question, but pretended to sigh and said.
Of course, he would not admit that Duan Cheng'an had just succeeded in stealing the skills from Wen Gaoren, because Duan Cheng'an had completely broken off with Wen Gaoren and was labeled as a traitor. He would not admit that this formation technique had anything to do with Wen Gaoren. He only said that it was a secret of the Lingyu Temple, which was considered to be a self-flattering move.
"Impossible!" Mu Hanyan denied it flatly.
"That's nonsense," Wen Gaoren said forcefully. Frankly, even he didn't know what Mu Hanyan had done. And Ou Dechuan actually claimed it was a secret of the Jade Temple. Wasn't that just bullshit?
"Is it possible? Just let Duan Chengan demonstrate it to everyone again." Ou Dechuan said confidently.
To be honest, he was quite confident in Duan Chengan's talent, otherwise he wouldn't have directly torn his face with Wen Gaoren just because he recruited him. Since Duan Chengan was so confident, he had nothing to worry about.
"You mean, this time we're just betting on Duan Cheng'an taking action?" Mu Hanyan said as if she suddenly understood something, but in fact, she had already expected this.
"Yes, if Duan Cheng'an can also perform such a formation technique, we will make a three-fold bet according to the previous rules!" Ou Dechuan nodded.
Mu Hanyan frowned, looking hesitant.
"What? Chief Priest Mu doesn't dare?" Ou Dechuan asked with a sneer.
Mu Hanyan had used this to provoke him before, and now he finally found the opportunity to retort.
Seeing how confident he was, Mu Hanyan became even more hesitant.
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