Mu Nianhua was never willing to admit that Tang Ye was stronger than him, perhaps because of his pride as the king on horseback and the young master born in a grand family on the plains. Those of noble birth tend to have stronger self-esteem.
Birds of a feather flock together, people are sorted by their groups. The only ones they would treat as equals were those of the same status. As for Tang Ye, because he had no background, they were unwilling to categorize him as one of their own. No matter how outstanding Tang Ye was or how much he grew, they didn't want to accept him.
But Tang Ye didn't need their acceptance, he was here to make changes, to stand tall and change things, not to bow and scrape. Next, he would choose a place and build a "base" of his own, to tell everyone that Tang Ye was going to take root here!
