"What’s gotten into each and every one of you?"
After settling things with Song Yuzhi, Kou Zhong returned to his room only to see that Song Shidao and the other two looked utterly shocked, and he had no idea what had just happened.
"You whippersnapper have no clue what you missed while you were busy whispering sweet nothings..."
Xu Ziling slowly looked up, finding it difficult to calm down even with his current state of mind.
"Missed what..."
Kou Zhong hadn’t finished speaking when Ba Fenghan next to him suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha! Excellent, excellent! I, Ba Fenghan, once wanted to test my sword against all the heroes in the world, but now I have a new goal! And I will definitely be the Chosen One!"
Ba Fenghan’s eyes sparkled with confidence.
In his eyes, he was the darling of heaven and earth, the protagonist of the world.
Tao Yu hesitated for a moment but still nodded.
"It’s possible."
The world of the Great Tang is strong; having a few more Chosen Ones is quite normal. But whether Ba Fenghan’s turn will come is hard to say, mainly because the women preselected for the Chosen One are too numerous, plus there are characters from the previous generation like Shi Zhixuan and Song Que—Ba Fenghan’s buddies may not be able to compete...
"What the heck? Just now I saw Li Mi’s son, Li Tianfan, as well as the Changbai duo, and it seemed that Shi Feixuan went to question him. Earlier, I heard Yuzhi saying that ’Nanhai Xianweng’ Sui Gong also arrived in Luoyang, probably planning to conspire with Li Mi, targeting us."
Kou Zhong was somewhat baffled by the things concerning the Abyss, knowing that he couldn’t make heads or tails of it just by eavesdropping on bits and pieces, but he still shared what he saw when he went out.
This made Tao Yu’s eyebrows rise slightly.
Li Shimin had been taken as a disciple by Bi Xuan!
With the support of one of the three grandmasters and the backing of the Tujue, who were practically neighbors, the Li clan could now be said to have gained even greater power! Experience tales at empire
But for this very reason, even the Buddhist Sect would hesitate over Li Shimin’s choice.
Aside from Li Shimin, and excluding the Yuwen family who had committed regicide, the remaining options among the four great noble families—Li, Song, Dugu, Yuwen—were not many.
Shangguan Long couldn’t tolerate this and burst out angrily, despite inwardly complaining.
He knew that once he was linked with the Demon Sect, even the subordinates he’d publicly gathered wouldn’t work for him anymore, and given the situation, it would be difficult for him to slip away!
However, at this moment, another earth-shattering voice came from Shangguan Long’s room,
"Haha, finding something without looking—effortless! You two youngsters have also come. Let’s have a warm-up before the big fight."
"It’s Qu Ao."
Ba Fenghan whispered to Tao Yu.
He had crossed swords with Qu Ao before. Although not as renowned as Bi Xuan, Qu Ao’s strength exceeded any one of them.
Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong were formidable when fighting together, and Qu Ao daring to invite both of them to battle already revealed quite a bit.
"Just do your best; I’ll handle this old man."
Tao Yu said soothingly.
Basing the technique on Bi Xuan, Qu Ao was not a concern.
"Alright."
With Tao Yu’s assurance, all three felt a surge of confidence.
Even without Tao Yu’s intervention, they had a certain degree of confidence.
But they needed to leave some room for error due to the Demon Sect’s people in the shadows.
Now, without a doubt, they were on stable ground!
With Tao Yu’s backing, Kou Zhong leaped out directly, landing in the courtyard surrounded by the loft,
"Ten moves. If you can avoid revealing your slip-ups within ten moves, I, Kou Zhong, will kneel and admit wrongdoing."
Upon hearing these words, Shangguan Long, who was already in a desperate situation, was taken aback.
To erase his ties to the Demon Sect, he had created a set of techniques and made a significant name for himself.