Chapter 190: Take the Initiative (1/2)

The elder was shocked when a new disciple of the Phoenix King Valley spoke up.

“Elder, as the first ranker of this disciple selection, I cannot allow things to go on like this. Up till now, no one issued me a challenge. In order to make the event more lively, I would like to take the initiative to challenge someone. What do you think?”

“This...” The Phoenix King Valley Elder was at a loss for words. He had been in the Phoenix King Valley for many years now and never once did a disciple issue a challenge to the guests. According to the long standing rules, if he were to allow this, he would violate the rules of the valley.

“Elder, I don’t see why this cannot work. It has always been people challenging you, but never the Phoenix King Valley challenging others. Let us witness the power of the Phoenix King Valley! Isn’t that the wish of everyone present?” There was a meddlesome person in the crowd who started heckling after the disciple’s suggestion. He was screaming for the elder to accept the disciple’s suggestion, but most of the people in the crowd were familiar with the Phoenix King Valley and didn’t wish to make things difficult for the elder. Even though they had been making lots of noise, there were some of them who felt that the disciple’s suggestion was going against the rules.

The elder was placed in an awkward situation and had no choice but to turn everyone down tactfully. “This old one is afraid that I cannot agree. This doesn’t comply with the rules set by our ancestors. It will be a disgrace to them if we change the rules now. Furthermore, if our disciples injure others, there are some who will say that we are using our influence to oppress the common people.”

Some people in the crowd started to clamor. It seemed as though they weren’t going to let the matter rest if the elder didn’t allow the disciples to challenge others. The Phoenix King Valley Elder was starting to suspect if they were simply here to cause trouble… What are they doing? Are they planning to go against the Phoenix King Valley?

Feng Wan’er’s feminine senior brother saw the situation and immediately said to the Phoenix King Valley Elder, “Elder, why don’t you consider it. This disciple is the son of the Cloud Water Nation’s greatest merchant. His father controls half the Cloud Water Nation’s economy. Why not play along with him? If you continue to reject the suggestion, he might even complain to his father.”

The elder frowned slightly and felt that the words were jarring to the ears. However, when he thought it through, he felt that the suggestion was rather reasonable. The rules set by the ancestors had been passed on for a few thousand years. Nothing would change if they didn’t modify it. Since that was the case, nothing was stopping him from making an exception. It would also make the competition much more interesting. Of course, the most important thing was to appease the young ancestor who made the suggestion.

“Since everyone is so passionate, this old one has no excuse to refuse. If I insist on refusing, I will just be disappointing everyone.”

There was an uproar after hearing the response. Apart from those who started the heckle, the rest of the people disagreed. Were they going to change the rules set down by their ancestors just because the brat had a rich father?

Even though he made an exception, he still had to warn the kid. “Kid, you better consider it carefully. Are you sure you want to challenge others?” It was a clear warning for the disciple who wanted to issue the challenge.