Chapter 323: Interpreting Young Master Wei Intention

Gu Tianshan didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he gestured with his hand, inviting the two patriarchs of the Li and Jin Clans toward his flying ark.

The two looked at each other. After a brief moment of contemplation, they nodded, deciding to follow Gu Tianshan.

At first, the thought of Gu Tianshan bringing them to his territory to kill them and hog the entire opportunity appeared in their minds. It was Business Domination 101 in this world, after all.

But then... they remembered that they were doing this under the command of Young Master Wei, and maybe... the Underworld Palace as well. So this bastard wouldn’t dare provoke the Underworld Palace by doing something stupid like killing them.

After this reasoning came to mind, they followed Gu Tianshan’s gesture toward his flying ark.

The flying ark of the Gu Clan was not as impressive or as large as the Thousand Treasure Pavilion, but it was worthy enough to host the clan leader and his guests.

As the flying ark cruised through the sea of clouds, with the flying arks of the other two clans following not far behind, Gu Tianshan brought the two patriarchs to his private garden, where there was a music pavilion where songstresses were always available to perform for them on demand.

At this time, the Li Clan patriarch couldn’t hold his curiosity anymore and asked,

"Patriarch Gu, can you tell us already why Young Master Wei assigned us such a task? What was his goal? Why didn’t he want a monopoly over this... broadcasting industry?"

The Jin Clan patriarch chimed in.

"That’s right, Patriarch Gu. Stop acting mysterious and tell us already. Only when we know Young Master Wei’s intentions can we find a way to serve him better with all our capabilities!"

With the Jin Clan patriarch’s support, the Li Clan patriarch nodded in agreement.

The Gu Clan patriarch remained silent. He didn’t immediately answer and simply waved his hand, signaling for the songstress to leave them alone.

"Tell the maid to bring us some tea," he instructed the songstress, who bowed and left.

In all seriousness, Patriarch Gu just wanted to show off and establish his own dominance over these two clans as the representative of Wei Chen’s will. That was why he acted as if he understood Wei Chen’s intentions, even though he himself was just as confused as these two.

The reason he had gestured for the two to come to his flying ark was because he thought that, given these two patriarchs’ paranoid and pessimistic nature, they would definitely refuse his invitation to enter his flying ark.

He would then use that opportunity to establish his dominance over this matter, thereby gaining more significant profit and influence over these two blockheads!

Who would have thought that these two idiots would decide to act out of character and actually follow him?

He wanted to blame someone, but he didn’t know who to blame.

Right! Let’s blame these two idiots for being so stupid that they caused his miscalculation!

But... putting the internal rant aside, he had to come up with something convincing to tell these two idiots, something convincing enough for them to believe that he truly understood Young Master Wei’s intentions.

While Gu Tianshan was ranting inside his mind, his external expression didn’t show a single ripple. He remained calm and confident, as if even the sky were to fall today, he wouldn’t panic.

The two patriarchs waited patiently until the tea arrived, and the maid poured tea for the three patriarchs.

"Before we discuss the intentions of Young Master Wei, let’s try this tea. I got it from the Verdant Sea Sect..."

The moment the words "Verdant Sea Sect" were mentioned, the two patriarchs were startled. The Li Clan patriarch, who had more knowledge regarding the sect, suddenly spoke.

"This... this is Verdant Sea Spiritual Cleansing Tea? Such a rare commodity! Over the years, it has become rarer and rarer to find it in the auction houses. Even at the grand auction held once every hundred years, there’s no guarantee that they’ll have this thing," the Li Clan patriarch said with awe and respect.

The two nodded at each other before taking a sip, savoring the taste of the Verdant Sea Spiritual Cleansing Tea.

The only reason why such tea was so rare, despite the fact that it didn’t provide much benefit to cultivation beyond its mellow and refreshing taste, was because the Verdant Sea Sect was the only place known to possess the method of cultivating this tea, and the sect had already been thoroughly annihilated.

It was such a regrettable event, but not something to be lamented or mourned, as this sect had merely been a small, peaceful sect that had unknowingly provoked a young master from a large clan over some measly arable land used for cultivating tea.

And unfortunately, that sect was so peaceful that it only taught its disciples how to cultivate the cultivation method specifically designed to cultivate this tea and had developed a deep understanding of how to produce this kind of tea with its fresh, mellow flavor.

Patriarch Li was silent for a moment. Then, as if he had noticed something, he asked,

"Patriarch Gu, you brought such a treasure for us to taste. Does this have something to do with Young Master Wei’s intentions?"

’No, I just brought it out to show off and hoped to delay things for a while since this tea requires a sophisticated brewing method and time to brew to perfection. That would have bought me more time to think of something. But I forgot that I hired a tea expert last month for my own enjoyment, which is why it came out faster than expected...’

"That’s right, Patriarch Li. This is one example of Young Master Wei’s intentions," Gu Tianshan calmly answered, as if this had been the entire point of bringing them here.

"I see..." Patriarch Li nodded. "Such a profound and merciful intention. As expected of Young Master Wei. And I have also gained a deeper understanding of you, Patriarch Gu! Respect!"

Patriarch Li said this with sincere respect as he cupped his fist toward Gu Tianshan.

"Err... what are you guys talking about? Can you tell me too?" the Jin Clan patriarch asked. By now, he was very curious about Young Master Wei’s intentions.

"Then, let Patriarch Gu tell us. My understanding is shallow, and I might not have grasped much of Young Master Wei’s intentions," Patriarch Li said respectfully as he gestured toward Gu Tianshan.

Gu Tianshan nodded.

’No, I don’t know what the hell you’re understanding from this either. I still can’t come up with a sensible explanation other than Young Master Wei simply acting on a whim.’

"Why don’t you say what you understand, Patriarch Li? After all, if you are mistaken, I can correct you so that we can see the full picture of Young Master Wei’s intentions," Gu Tianshan said.

Hearing this, Patriarch Li nodded before cupping his fist toward Gu Tianshan.

"Then... I’ll embarrass myself and display my shallowness. Please advise."

Patriarch Li paused, closing his eyes to gather his thoughts before opening them again with a clear gaze.

He gestured toward the pot of Verdant Sea Spiritual Cleansing Tea.

"Gentlemen, as you can see, this pot of Verdant Sea Spiritual Cleansing Tea is a very rare treasure, and it will continue to become rarer with every portion that is consumed. It could be said that this tea is a one-of-a-kind treasure on the continent. But alas, its heritage was cut short because of the stupid actions of some people."

"This is an event worth contemplating, and one that we should lament for the loss of such a heritage."

The Li Clan patriarch paused his explanation, looking at Patriarch Gu for confirmation.

’What are you looking at me for?! Continue, damn it! Don’t act like those bastards who write stories on Spirit Net and leave the readers hanging, only for them to later discover that the writer entered cultivation seclusion and needs more than ten years before the next Chapter!’

With a nod of confirmation from Gu Tianshan, Patriarch Li continued.

"Gentlemen, as you know, Young Master Wei is a person with the heart of the world, someone who cares about the welfare of the masses. I once gathered some information about Young Master Wei, and according to my investigation, he has never exploited mortals. He treats them as equals. Such a heart of gold is a very rare thing to find."

Patriarch Jin nodded in agreement and added,

"Yeah, I noticed it too. He also doesn’t like killing. It’s very rare for him to kill someone, and he has never once annihilated a sect or clan. The most he has done was fight in a defensive battle against the Murong Clan, but he never followed them back to their clan and annihilated them."

Patriarch Li nodded.

"Yes, I also investigated this incident in my free time because the Verdant Sea Sect was near my city. It turned out that the ones who annihilated them were people from the righteous path. And this is the problem..."

"The sects of the righteous path were also acting according to their own interests. Annihilating the Verdant Sea Sect was one such action because they believed that the Verdant Sea Sect had hidden a cultivation method capable of cultivating spiritual herbs that could defy the heavens. Thus, the annihilation. The dispute with that young master was merely a pretext."

"The Verdant Sea Sect was weak, but that doesn’t mean they were helpless. That young master’s clan had some outsiders helping them. Thus, the annihilation of the Verdant Sea Sect was a foregone conclusion."

"And so, this brings us to the current topic," he continued. "Young Master Wei wants us to enter the media industry and use our influence to prevent such tragedies from happening again!"

Patriarch Li said this with absolute certainty.

’Huh? Is that the point!? How?’ Gu Tianshan thought.