Chapter 332: Take Out the Trash
With the Qi Gathering portion of the Quinquennial Tournament officially in the history books as of earlier that morning, Benton’s next task was to attend a briefing at the Poison Claw Sect. He Teleported to Kang Ya-Ting’s study and found both him and Elder Dai waiting.
“How livid is the JCSB alliance?” Benton said once greetings were out of the way.
Kang Ya-Ting grinned. “Mao Biya is beyond frustrated. She openly disparages you, your sect, the Poison Claw Sect, and, best of all, the City Lord and his representatives. In public no less.”
It seemed that Benton’s over-the-top acting and displays of friendship toward the clan had worked. Maybe he should have the troupe’s first movie feature him in the lead.
He shuddered, remembering exactly how bad he was when he presented the sword to Qiu ZhenKang. Or not.
Still, Benton couldn’t help but pat himself on the back for both that move and for his open display of friendship with the Gao Clan. He said as much.
“That tactic worked quite well initially,” Elder Dai said. “You do have much to be proud about. However, once it became clear that all your sect members were Body Cultivators as well, Teng Wuying calmed his ally down quite a bit.”
“But I thought Friend Kang said it worked?”
“He said that Mao Biya is extremely upset, which she is. The reason, though, is due to how well your sect has performed so far overall in the tournament, not because of the bit of theater regarding the clan.”
Benton frowned. “But we haven’t even won anything yet.”
The two Poison Claw Sect elders shared a glance.
“Four top ten finishes is no small accomplishment, Friend Su. No small sect or clan has ever placed in the top five, and your sect did it in both Alchemy and Blacksmithing.”