"So that's how it is."
Jiang Yi nodded repeatedly, as if a great doubt had been cleared and he'd had an epiphany.
This sight only infuriated Yang Xun more. He wished he could dig up Zhou Can's ancestors for eighteen generations and curse them all soundly.
He gulped down a pot of hot tea, GULP GULP, suppressing the fire in his heart. Then he looked at Jiang Yi across the tea table and said in a low voice,
"You volunteered to enter the Merit Supervision Institute. On one hand, you fulfilled the duty expected of your Dharma Lineage. On the other, you showed the Sect Leader your willingness to contribute to the Qianji Sect. Naturally, Observing Sun Peak is satisfied.
That's why they granted you a first-class monthly stipend, putting you on par with Xu Yan and Zhou Fu.
And as for Elder Sui, as long as you didn't join Observing Sun Peak and cause him to lose face, he won't make an issue of it.
