962 Never ending forest



" You...You are going too far!" Shen Yu felt a lump lodged in her throat, she really wanted to kill this woman in front of her but she knew that her skills were far beneath Song Yan. Though Shen Yu wanted to believe that Song Yan's attempt to draw the S-grade talisman was just a fluke, she knew that it wasn't, this was the reason why she did not dare to harm Song Yan. 

More importantly, even if Gu Chenyi might seem like he was willing to withstand her presence it was only because of Old Master Gu. He gave her the bare minimum respect because he had to—— not because he wanted to, if Song Yan really pushed her hand then Gu Chenyi might just kick her out of the position of his fiancée. 

This was something that Shen Yu couldn't allow to happen, after all, she hailed from a small family that was distantly related to the main branch of the Gu family, and the only reason her father and mother were treating her well currently among her ten sisters was that she was Gu Chenyi's fiancée. If she lost this title then with her parents' anger, she might be sent to marry an ugly warlock. 

Thus, Shen Yu who now knew how deeply skilled Song Yan really was, did not dare to offend her. If she offended someone as skilled as Song Yan, then she might not have an easy time in the Gu sect given how much these people admired her skills. 

" What? Are you saying that I said something wrong?" If this woman hadn't gone too far with her words and actions, Song Yan wouldn't have even thought of bothering her much less embarrassing Shen Yu in front of so many people. As Gu Chenyi's nominal fiancée, Song Yan would have at least let this woman leave with a bit of dignity. 

Under Gu Bai and the elders' gazes which were filled with anger and reproach, Shen Yu could only grit her teeth and then say, " Fine, I was wrong... I shouldn't have said something so coarse. It is I who couldn't see past Madam Song's heaven-defying skills as I am too lacking!" 

" Very well," Song Yan was far from being satisfied with this apology but she decided to let Shen Yu off, she was afraid that if she pushed Shen Yu too much the woman would end up crying in front of others. " I will allow this S+ grade talisman that I have drawn to be put on the auction." 

Gu Bai heaved a sigh of relief while the elders of the Gu sect patted their chests. They all heard the insincerity in Shen Yu's tone and thought that Song Yan was going to get angry and leave but fortunately, she allowed the talisman to be put on the auction!

" Thank you, thank you so much for putting something so good up for the auction, Madam Song," one of the elders expressed his gratitude at once in front of Song Yan. He was exceptionally enthusiastic when thought of how the Gu sect finally had a good seedling and would no longer lose its might. He was glad that Song Yan was not holding a grudge and smiled at the woman with a polite expression while praising her skills. 

Song Yan turned to look at the over-enthusiastic elder and arched a brow. If she wasn't wrong then this was Gu Chenyi's uncle, Gu Hanxing—— the man behind the scenes of the Gu sect. If not for the fact that Old Master Gu was the biological grandfather of Gu Chenyi, then the one who would have inherited the authority of the sect would have been Gu Hanxing. 

She hardly had any conversation with Gu Haoxing in her last life but she did know that this man was much more skilled than Old Master Gu and the only reason he stayed as an elder till the end of his life was because he hailed from a branch family than the main family. 

But given how the old man was treating her much better than Old Master Gu, Song Yan nodded before greeting him curtly,

" Elder Haoxing." 

" Good child," Gu Haoxing smiled at Song Yan, his eyes flicked to the S+ grade talisman in Gu Bai's hands before he asked Song Yan, " Madam Song… if you don't mind would you like to hold a class to teach our disciples how to draw S+ grade talismans? Even an S grade talisman would do, some of them can't even get past the B grade!"

As soon as Gu Haoxing said those words all the disciples turned to look at Song Yan. 

Song Yan arched a brow and then swept a glance at the woman whose venomous gaze was fixed on her, she knew it. There was no way Shen Yu was not going to give up so easily thus she curled her lips in a scheming sneer and then narrowed her eyes before saying in a quiet voice, " I would have taught the disciples even without you asking me, Elder Haoxing. But from what I heard from Miss Shen, your sect does not lack skilled individuals. I do not dare to teach someone as skilled as them lest I make a joke out of myself." 

With that she climbed down the stairs of the stage and added in a fleeting voice, " And yes, I promised my master that I was going to teach the Gu sect disciples how to refine the grade 2 yang recovery pill and I submitted my application as well but for some reason, I never heard from your sect. I guess… my skills are still a bit too tacky." 

Song Yan knew that Shen Yu had ordered the managing department to ignore everything related to her thus, she had deliberately sent an application to teach the Gu sect disciples. Though she hated to play with the sect that Gu Chenyi adored, who asked Shen Yu to find trouble with her? Now if she did not make Shen Yu the most hated individual of the Gu Sect, Song Yan wouldn't sit still! 

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