"W-Why do you have to involve Grand Elder Xuan?! This is only a small incident! There’s no need to bother a grand elder because of an Outer Court disciple! That’s an exaggeration, Elder Bei!" Elder Gu immediately began sweating after hearing that Grand Elder Xuan might be involved in this mess.
Elder Bei shook his head before sighing, "You really are clueless, aren’t you, Elder Gu? Just an Outer Court disciple? Do you really think an ordinary Outer Court disciple will be given the Silver Fortune Medallion? When was the last time an Outer Court disciple had such a priceless object in their pockets? Think about it before you speak..."
Elder Gu immediately turned speechless. After listening to Elder Bei’s words, he’d finally came to that realization, but alas, it was too late for him to regret it, as there was no medicine for regret in this world.
"Get out of my sight before I lose my patience." Elder Bei said a few seconds later.
Elder Gu nodded in a dispirited manner before walking out of the Treasury Hall and returning to his living quarters, where he pondered what he went wrong and what he could’ve done to prevent this disaster that had fallen upon him.
Meanwhile, Elder Bei returned to his room and retrieved a communication jade slip.
After activating it with his spiritual energy, Elder Bei spoke to it, "Grand Elder Xuan, this is Elder Bei from the Treasury Hall. I apologize for bothering you, but this is regarding Disciple Yuan that you’d warned me about..."
Elder Bei proceeded to explain the situation to Grand Elder Xuan, telling him about Elder Gu’s behavior and how he’d treated Yuan.
On the other side of the sect at the Carp Leaping Over Dragon’s Gate, Elder Xuan who’d been watching the disciples from the other sect challenge the tower immediately frowned after receiving Elder Bei’s notice.
"Sect Master, I’ll have to excuse myself for a bit." Elder Xuan said to him, who was also there with him.
"Hm? What happened?" Long Yijun raised his eyebrows after seeing Elder Xuan’s angry face.
"Well..."
Elder Xuan proceeded to give a brief explanation of the situation about what had occurred at the Treasury Hall with Yuan and Elder Gu.
"Elder Gu did what?!" Long Yijun exclaimed in a shocked voice after hearing the news, causing the other people there to turn and look at him with raised eyebrows, wondering what this was about.
"Go deal with him quickly! If not for my current situation, I would personally see him myself!" Long Yijun said in an angry voice.
How could a sect elder treat Yuan in such a manner after his massive contribution to the sect? Granted that nobody in the sect knows about Yuan participating in the sect because Long Yijun had personally made it so that it wouldn’t spread, there are no excuses for a sect elder to be acting like the way Elder Gu had towards any disciple.
A few moments later, Elder Xuan left the scene and headed towards the Inner Court and the Treasury Hall.
"Greetings, Grand Elder!"
The sect elders inside the Treasury Hall greeted Elder Xuan the moment he stepped into their building, feeling their back soaked in cold sweats, as they didn’t expect Elder Xuan to appear so quickly.
"Tell me everything that happened." Elder Xuan spoke in a calm yet commanding voice.
One by one, the sect elders gave their side of the story and what they saw during the incident.
"I understand. Thank you."
After getting all of the sect elders’ statements, Elder Xuan made his way to Elder Gu’s living quarters and knocked on the door in a somewhat aggressive manner.
A few moments later, Elder Gu opened the door and appeared before Elder Xuan, greeting Elder Xuan with a pale complexion and his back soaked in sweat.
"Do you know why I am here?" Elder Xuan asked him with narrowed eyes.
"I...I do..." Elder Gu nodded in a timid manner.
"Before I say anything, I’ll give you an opportunity to explain yourself and tell me your side of the story," said Elder Xuan.
"Thank you, Grand Elder!"
Elder Gu proceeded to explain the situation to him and how he thought Yuan had stolen the Silver Fortune Medallion because it wasn’t possible for an Outer Court disciple to have such a thing.
However, Elder Gu also subtly blamed Yuan for being aggressive and disrespectful to him, hence why he lost his temper and tried to force him out of the Treasury Hall.
Elder Xuan’s eyebrows twitched when Elder Gu called Yuan disrespectful and aggressive. Although he didn’t say anything, Elder Xuan didn’t believe even for a second that Yuan, who was as innocent as a child, would behave in such a manner without any reason.
A few minutes later, once Elder Gu finished explaining himself, Elder Xuan spoke in a low but grim voice, "You claimed that Disciple Yuan had disrespected you and even provoked you to attack him, but I cannot imagine someone like him doing such a thing. Although I may not have known him for long, I have known him long enough to know what kind of person he is."
"As for the Silver Fortune Medallion, Elder Bei had already warned everyone in the building about it, so you can only blame yourself for forgetting about it."
"Elder Gu, your behavior today has greatly disappointed the Sect Master and me. Therefore, as of this moment, you are no longer a disciple of the Dragon Essence Temple."
"W-What?! You’re going to kick me out of the sect over a small mistake?! Because of a mere Outer Court disciple?! This isn’t fair at all and totally not justified! It’s not like I’d broken any sect rules either! You cannot do this to me, Grand Elder!" Elder Gu couldn’t believe his ears.
However, Elder Xuan shook his head and said, "You have no idea who that ’Outer Court disciple’ is, nor do you have any idea how much the sect values his presence. If you’d chased him out of the sect, even a million of your lives would not be able to compensate for such a loss!"