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Chapter 4771: She Was Just Foolish

The man in red leaned casually, interjecting, "You acted in advance and said nothing. How are we supposed to cooperate with you anymore?"

Sect Master Ding smiled faintly. "Young Master, you jest. This is just a personal grudge between me and the Long clan members; there's no need for everyone else to interfere."

The Ghost-Masked Hall Master stared at him coldly. "Sect Master Ding, do I need to bother reminding you again?"

"We are partners. Please be sure to notify us before any action you take."

"Alright," Ding Yun readily agreed, nodding. "Everyone can consider this an accident, that I didn't think thoroughly before acting. In the future, I will certainly inform everyone promptly."

"What are you planning to do now?" Fan Meng and Fan You, who had accompanied the Ghost-Masked Hall Master, couldn't help but frown.

"Some old private grievances between me and the Long clan have been resolved, and that's sufficient," Ding Yun said with a smile. "Presumably, you all should be clear about my relationship with the Forgetful River Long clan."

Gong Songfeng gazed deeply at Ding Yun, a faint, almost imperceptible coldness spreading across his lips. "Sect Master Ding's calculations are flawless; I truly admire you."

Ding Yun raised an eyebrow noncommittally.

Gong Songfeng was about to speak with a forced smile when several Demonic Cult disciples rushed in.

Upon seeing them present, their expressions noticeably faltered, hesitating whether to step forward and report.

"Is there anything that can't be said?" Fan Meng asked coldly. "Sect Master Ding, you sent people to search something in secret on the sea. Are you still trying to hide it from us?"

Ding Yun smiled. "Deputy Hall Master Meng worries too much. I'm just..."

"You secretly prepared over a thousand divine stone cannons to attack the Forgetful River Long clan. And by advancing simultaneously, you affected Qiao Qiao on the sea, didn't you?"

Ding Yun was silent for a moment, then said teasingly, "Oh dear, I thought you rushed here for something important. Turns out it's for that stoic face."

"If it's for that, you can rest assured."

"The little stoic is a blessed child from beginning to end; nothing can happen to her, no matter what."

Gong Songfeng sneered. "You truly are ruthless."

Ding Yun raised an eyebrow.

"No one would have thought that you were the one behind the scenes, coldly observing the situation unfold," Fan Meng said, looking at Sect Master Ding with an indifferent expression.

"You've tricked them all into such misery," Fan Meng curved his lips into a sinister smile. "That Long clan leader actually believed your nonsense, thinking that as the clan leader, she truly had the ability to release that humanoid Saint Beast."

Young Master Ding looked at Fan Meng with interest, then suddenly burst out laughing. "It was her own foolishness, alright? I merely had two people casually mention to her the legendary humanoid Saint Beast of the Sacrificial Sea Abyss."

"It was that old woman's selfishness and greed at work; otherwise, how could she have been used by me?" Ding Yun scoffed.

"After all, this was already their last chance, wasn't it?"

"Furthermore, your Heavenly Fortune also played an indelible role in pushing things along," Ding Yun said with a chuckle. "After all, the liquid that made the humanoid Saint Beast go berserk wasn't refined by me; it was provided by your organization."

Speaking of which, there truly were many talented individuals in Heavenly Fortune; to be able to refine a liquid that could make a Saint Beast go berserk was truly quite surprising.