Chapter 3303 — The Grand Elder's Decision
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And so the Grand Elder refused outright, to his face.
"Grand Elder, you had best think carefully before you speak. For Miss Gu to be favored by our Young Master of the Heaven Sect is her good fortune. Or do you mean to make an enemy of our Xuandan Sect, you of the Dark Night Palace?" Kang Jingming's face could not hold up under the Grand Elder's refusal. He had guessed beforehand that there was an eighty percent chance she would refuse, yet a sliver of hope had lingered in his heart. Now it was utterly dashed.
"Little Yi, is it? The affairs of our Dark Night Palace were all settled back then by that Mr. Yang. If the two of you think you can make an enemy of Mr. Yang, then do as you please," the Grand Elder said, turning to look at Little Yi and speaking slowly.
"Mr. Yang?" Little Yi was taken aback.
"Mr. Yang is one half of the Twin Fiends of Vajra. If you do not know of him, go back and ask your master, the Patriarch Xuanchen. He will certainly know," the Grand Elder said. "Back then, why did Mr. Yang not beat him to death?"
"You—" Little Yi had of course heard of the fearsome name of the Twin Fiends of Vajra. Though the Twin Fiends had never come looking for the Five Luminaries Sect back then, word had still spread, and at the time every soul in the Five Luminaries Sect had feared for his life. Now that the Grand Elder had suddenly brought them up, Little Yi was given a fright.
This Dark Night Palace was actually connected to the Twin Fiends of Vajra? Was it true or false? Surely this old crone was not just trying to scare them? Why had he never heard a whisper of it before? It had to be the old woman bluffing! The Twin Fiends of Vajra had vanished for so many years — how could they possibly have any connection to the Dark Night Palace? If they did, would the Dark Night Palace have fallen into such a sorry state?
"Heh heh. Elder Kang, if you do not believe it, go back and ask that Ninth Elder of yours. He knew of it back then as well. Oh — though a few of them were carried off by the Twin Fiends of Vajra in those years, so he should have been promoted by now. His position must surely rank above yours," the Grand Elder said blandly.
"Cough, cough — let us not speak of such idle things. I came here mainly to pass along this message. The decision, of course, rests with your Dark Night Palace; we will not interfere!" Kang Jingming had also heard tales of the Twin Fiends of Vajra, but he had not lived through those times, so he felt no great fear of those two legendary figures. Not wanting Little Yi to keep quarreling with the Grand Elder, he spoke up directly: "Think it over!"
"There is nothing to think over. Our Dark Night Palace will not agree. You two may leave," the Grand Elder refused flatly.
"Heh heh. Actually, we meant well. If the Grand Elder does not agree, then pretend I never said it," Kang Jingming said with a shrug, sounding helpless.
"Meant well? You call this meaning well?" Gu Mengyao shot back coldly.
"Does our Xuandan Sect not simply feel that your Dark Night Palace is rather weak and has no one to lean on? If Miss Gu were to marry our Young Master of the Heaven Sect, then our two sects would be kin. In the future, whatever troubles the Dark Night Palace faced, our Xuandan Sect would lend a hand," Kang Jingming said.
"No need," the Grand Elder cut him off. "Is there anything else you wish to say?"