Before Qianxue door could make any more small moves, the Sky Capital Academy arrived. Lu Qiusheng stated that Little Brother Gu was still very determined.
As for Gu Yao's protest about the nickname, Lu Qiusheng simply laughed it off. It seems the nickname will stick around.
'Little Brother Gu, if you need any spiritual grass in the future, feel free to find me or the senior brother. Even if it's rare, I, Brother Lu, will try to help you get it. Our Star Moon Commerce Associates and Brother Jiang are not like others, narrow-minded, and cannot tolerate others.'
Lu Qiusheng's voice was not small, it reached far, making the people from Danfeng who rushed over when they heard the news turn sour. Was Lu Qiusheng intentionally targeting them, choosing this moment to speak? If anyone from the Star Moon Commerce Associates was disliked, it was Lu Qiusheng. He was stubborn and arrogant, but strong with Jiang Yan protecting him. If it weren't for that, with his mouth, someone would have silenced him long ago.
Ling Qi rushed to greet them himself. He could only ignore Lu Qiusheng's words. After the Red Xuan Pill, it was impossible for Danfeng to continue suppressing Gu Yao. The previous bans had long been lifted. Not to mention Danfeng, even the store owners regretted it so much, they wished they could give Gu Yao baskets of ling grass to make up for the past unpleasantness.
'Brother Gu, Master Hu Gu has been waiting for you at Danfeng. We've come specifically to escort you.'
Gu Yao turned to look at the chubby boy, who said uncomfortably, 'I'll go back first with Brother Tian. We've been away for a while and need to clean up the courtyard.'
Gu Yao knew the chubby boy hadn't thought about meeting his grandfather yet and didn't force him. He nodded and said, 'Alright, I'll go with Brother Ye. Everything else is up to you. Also, get this medicine to the shop.'
Everyone, whether from Star Moon Commerce Associates, Danfeng, or even the people from Qianxue door who hadn't left yet, wanted to buy all the medicine Gu Yao held out. But with so many people watching, it's not easy to make the first move.
Jiang Yan waved at Gu Yao, 'Go ahead, contact us if you need.'
Gu Yao nodded and after bidding everyone goodbye, followed Ling Qi and others towards Danfeng. He couldn't wait for Master Hu Gu to come to him. As a junior, he needs to show humility. Having dealt with renowned Pill masters like Xu Chen, Gu Yao wasn't fearful about meeting Hu Gu.
Elder Yi accompanied Gu Yao and Chi Changye to the bottom of Danfeng, though he didn't continue with them into Danfeng. He warned, 'Both Chi Changye and Gu Yao are now members of Sword Peak. Be careful, don't slack off.' then, before Ling Qi could answer, bowed to Chi Changye and Gu Yao and left.
Chi Changye was touched by Elder Yi's effort in finding him in the Qu Qiu mountains. So when Yi again proposed that he join Sword Peak, he didn't refuse, as long as Gu Yao came too. Elder Yi regretted that Gu Yao wasn't a sword cultivator but didn't object. Sword Peak gaining this pill master was to their benefit.
Elder Yi's departure left Ling Qi and others with sour faces. Gu Yao's pill mastery had been recognized, he couldn't be suppressed in Danfeng again. They wanted Gu Yao to join Danfeng to restore their lost reputation but Elder Yi had snatched him away without notice.
'Ling Qi tried to make amends, Brother Gu, you...'
'Brother Ling, let's go meet Master Hu Gu.' Gu Yao smiled, as though Elder Yi had done nothing controversial.
Ling Qi, holding his breath: '...Alright, please!
If the senior brother didn't speak, others had to swallow their objections. They can't disrespect Gu Yao anymore, regardless of whether he had a pill master behind him or not. Just with his Red Xuan Pill and the approval of Master Hu Gu, he couldn't be treated like before. If Gu Yao gave up on the Sky Capital Academy and joined Cui Yan Valley, the entire academy would become a joke on Sky Forest Continent. No one wants to drive people away, right?
As Gu Yao and Chi Changye arrived at the halfway point of Danfeng with Ling Qi, landing on a platform, the eager Master Hu Gu who had received the news came out in great strides. He was obviously eager to meet Gu Yao and didn't notice his disciples' gloomy faces."
"Are you Gu Yao? Good! Good! Not bad, come with me to the pill room!" As soon as Hu Valley Master sees Gu Yao, his eyes are only filled with pills and pill technique. Although Gu Yao is younger than he expected, he received several pills from Gu Yao in the period of time that he can tell that Gu Yao is a rare pill technique genius, his heart is delighted.
Upon seeing Hu Valley Master, Gu Yao immediately understood what kind of person he was. Without any discomfort, he said after glancing at Chi Changye, "Okay, Gu Yao will have to ask seniors for more advice." Then he followed Hu's Valley Master to his pill room here.
Hu Valley Master did not realize the unpleasantness between Gu Yao and Danfeng, but because the best pill room in Tianfu Academy was in Danfeng, he did not want to move when he was arranged here. Gu Yao understood the insufficiency of people like him who was focused on their field of expertise, such as EQ. He also liked to deal with such people, it saves worry.
Of course, for people like Hu Valley Master, Xiao Fat is suffering. Hu Valley Master probably has difficulties to realize the real situation of Xiao Fat in Cuiyangu.
Gu Yao just came to Danfeng and plunged into the pill room with Hu Valley Master, without even seeing the head of Danfeng. What can Danfeng people do? Even Lin Feng, the head of the peak, knew something about Hu Valley Master's personality, and it would not be too much to describe him as obsessed with the pill. So even if there was dissatisfaction, he could only suppress it.
So, Chi Changye also temporarily stationed in Danfeng, guarding outside the pill room, Ling Qi arranged a practice room for him, and Chi Changye did not refuse.
As soon as Gu Yao entered the pill room, he did not come out again for a short time. Everyone in Danfeng, including Hu Valley Master's disciples, did not dare to disturb him. Chi Changye did not care, and sent food and drinks to Gu Yao following three meals a day. Of course, these things were required from people in Danfeng.
Sang Shuo and Wan Siqing knew that their master hate having his thoughts interrupted the most, so they always waited outside for their master's summon. Seeing Chi Changye going in and out, they held a schadenfreude mind, waiting for Chi Changye to be blasted out by their master. But they didn't expect Chi Changye to walk in and out intact, which greatly disappointed them.
When Chi Changye came out, he gave a faint glance at the two. Did these two people think that he didn't know they were observing him with divine knowledge because they didn't show their faces? It was unexpected that Hu Valley Master's direct disciples had such characters. No wonder his own grandson could not stay in Cuiyan Valley and tried his best to escape.
Gu Yao did not notice, but he saw that as soon as Gu Yao arrived, Hu Valley Master personally greeted Gu Yao into the pill room. The faces of these two people were very ugly. However, Chi Changye never let his guard down against them.
These two people will never reach the realm of their master and Gu Yao. The achievements of the pill technique are very limited.
Wei Jin and his senior brother Ling Qi watched Chi Changye going in and out from a distance. How many days and times is this? They haven't seen Chi Changye being expelled. Sometimes, Hu Valley Master, the tolerance for geniuses is very large, and he can bear people going in and out to bother.
Wei Jin was envious and unfair: "Brother, is Gu Yao really so outstanding? So that Hu Valley Master looked at him differently and ignored the gap in identity?"
One is a master who has completed the foundation building, and the other is just a small Qi refiner. Wei Jin originally thought that Gu Yao could go in, and wouldn't stay too long. But it's been a few days, and no one has come out, just to send a batch of spiritual grass in, Danfeng can only comply.
Ling Qi sighed in his heart, probably anyone who saw this treatment would be unwilling: "Younger brother, your talent is the best among us. As long as you work hard towards a goal, you will reach it sooner or later. As for Gu Yao, don't compare with him, otherwise, we will just lose our usual heart."
Lost the usual heart, this pill technique will be hard to make too much progress right? Ling Qi could see that although Hu Valley Master has a high status, he treats Gu Yao as an equal pill master. Otherwise, he won't go inside for so many days. Even if he is instructing Gu Yao, he is very happy with Gu Yao's talent.
Wei Jinzhi's heart faltered: "Is he... really that powerful?"
Ling Qi just looked at him without saying a word. His younger brother's tone already indicated that he had admitted the reality, he just didn't want to concede verbally.
After a long while, Wei Jinzhi finally managed a bitter smile. He had to admit this cold and brutal reality—some people were just destined to suppress others. Then he thought again, "We're not the worst ones though. No matter how miserable we are, we're still better than Hu Guzhu's two disciples. I see Hu Guzhu values Gu Yao more highly than them. Those two guys, they are not bighearted either."
Identifying with each other, Wei Jinzhi realized what kind of people those two were after several interactions. He had tried several times to ask Hu Guzhu for advice, but was always blocked by the two of them. Moreover, the way they looked at him was condescending and disdainful. But didn't they also end up being suppressed by Gu Yao?
With this thought, Wei Jinzhi's mood improved significantly.
Ling Qi laughed and could only pat his younger brother on the shoulder. He had to admit, it was indeed a good way of consolation.
Not only was everyone in Danfeng concerned about what was happening between Gu Yao and Hu Guzhu, but the whole academy was also watching. Even people who had doubted Gu Yao before now knew that he was skilled.
Liu Qiusheng was in the Xingyue Merchant Group, listening to the reports about Danfeng's situation. His eyes flashed, saying: "Little brother Gu is really extraordinary. How should I thank him, brother?"
Jiang Yan smiled and replied: "Why not send Gu some more lingcao? The more unusual ones are better, he likes studying these."
"That's a good idea!" It was settled. If it were something else, Liu Qiusheng would still need to worry about it. But who made him inherit a small secret environment?