Zhou Mingren sank into silence. After a short while, he said, "Three slots. That's our limit. Also, Su Yu won't be allowed to enter." 9

Hong Tan coldly asked, "Why?"0

That was not enough. After all, he would need to share his slots with those who had helped him, like Wu Yuehua and the others. After all, they might not be able to get any slots from this meeting. As for Su Yu, he was someone Hong Tan had been planning to send into the grotto.1

Zhou Mingren said, "Su Yu has disrespected his teachers repeatedly. Since you are claiming to be an elder of the single character faction, the Character Faculty is no longer split into two factions. In that case, we are Su Yu's teachers as well. Shouldn't he be punished for disrespecting his teachers?" 0

Hong Tan frowned, "How had he disrespected you guys? He's only a student. What could he have done? Scolding you in front of your face? Defecating on your face?"  2

Zhou Mingren said, "With my power as the faculty head, I am forbidding his entry. Is this reason good enough? If you disagree, we will have to put this aside for now and discuss it again at a later time."  3

Hong Tan frowned. If he insisted on stopping Zhou Mingren from opening the grotto, he would offend even those outside the single character faction. The elders that would have been given some slots would be unhappy.0

But for them to ban Su Yu from entering...0

Hong Tan's expression changed repeatedly as he contemplated....0