After hearing their words, Mu Hanyan realized that the Flower Rain Temple had long since surpassed the twelve lower-level temples, even surpassing the Life Temple, becoming a sacred place in the eyes of many priests. Kong Renhe, Jiang Ruchu, and others, despite holding dual positions as both the High Priest of the Life Temple and the Elder Priest of the Flower Rain Temple, remained in the Flower Rain Temple, proving that its status was indeed superior to that of the Life Temple.
"Your Excellency the Chief Priest, Long Aoli, the Chief Priest of Tianyang Temple, and Zhuge Qiu, the Priest of Discipline and Punishment, request to see you." A guard came in to report.
"Why are they here to join in the fun? Let them cool off." Shen Yuhe muttered unhappily.
At the sacrificial ceremony in the Tianyang Temple, Long Aoli instigated the chief priests of each temple to become enemies with Mu Hanyan. The father and son even wanted to kill Mu Hanyan. She still remembered this grudge, so how could she possibly give Long Aoli a good face?
"Let them in." Mu Hanyan said with a smile.
She was naturally open-minded. With her current strength and status, how could she care less about trivial matters? Besides, family was her most important thing. Since she had taken Long Wudang in, she hadn't considered wiping out the Long family. Otherwise, how would Long Wudang cope with the situation? Furthermore, it wasn't just Long Aoli who requested an audience; Zhuge Qiu was also there. Even if she didn't want to see Long Aoli, she would have to give Zhuge Qiu some face.
Soon, Long Aoli and Zhuge Qiu arrived at the main hall under the guidance of the guards.
"I am Long Aoli, the chief priest of Tianyang Temple, and Zhuge Qiu, the priest of discipline and punishment. I am here to pay my respects to the chief priest." Long Aoli and the other two, as subordinates, saluted Mu Hanyan respectfully and stiffly.
As he spoke, Long Aoli felt a pang of bitterness. In just a few years, this girl, once despised and ridiculed, whom he had once thought could be manipulated and bullied at will, had become a high-ranking High Priestess whom even he could only look up to. Thinking back to when he had once harbored murderous intentions towards her and wanted to eliminate her as soon as possible, he regretted it so much that he wished he could just bang his head against a wall.
"No need to be so polite." Mu Hanyan waved her hand and said.
"Thank you, sir." Seeing that Mu Hanyan was in a good mood and didn't seem to hold any grudges in her heart, Long Aoli breathed a sigh of relief.
"You came so quickly. I just returned to the Huayu Temple and you arrived right after." Mu Hanyan said casually.
Chu Yanghe and the others had arrived so quickly because the teleportation array between the various major temples and the Flower Rain Temple had failed to connect. To combat the undead puppets, they had been staying at the Flower Rain Temple for some time, ready to rush to the rescue as soon as any warning came in. However, Tianyang City lacked a teleportation array, so it took some effort for Long Aoli and the others to arrive so quickly.
Chu Yanghe and the others glanced at Long Aoli, their faces filled with disdain. Hadn't they originally resolved to be Mu Hanyan's enemy? Even when their major temples were actively seeking friendship with Mu Hanyan, they still acted as if they would rather die than live in disgrace. Now, upon hearing that Mu Hanyan had ascended to the position of High Priest of Life, they eagerly came to submit.
If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? Isn't this just asking for humiliation?
"Master Priest, I was confused at the time and dared to become an enemy of you, Master Priest. I beg for your forgiveness." Seeing the contemptuous looks of Chu Yanghe and others, Long Aoli felt ashamed and said with a stiff upper lip.
"Forget it, it's all in the past. Let it be over." Mu Hanyan said magnanimously.
It can be seen that Mu Hanyan's words were not false, and she really did not take those old things to heart. While Long Aoli breathed a sigh of relief, he also admired Mu Hanyan's magnanimity a little more.
"Master Chief Priest, I have come all the way to Huayu City this time. One reason is to meet you and apologize to you, and the other is that I have something else that I hope you can do for me." Long Aoli said.
"Go ahead." Mu Hanyan said.
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