“Is that your fellow outer disciple?” Shang Quan asked after they left. 

Shang Xia chuckled, “Yeah. He was one of my opponents in the outer division.” 

“Looks like you improved quite a bit. He couldn’t even take a single strike from you!” Shang Quan muttered.

Shang Xia laughed in response and a trace of contentment flashed in his eyes.

As they chattered with each other, they quickly arrived at the main hall.

Shang Quan sniggered under his breath when he saw that there wasn’t a single guard at the entrance. However, he quickly suppressed his amusement. 

“This is absolutely disgraceful! Are all of you stupid or something?! How dare you frame Junior Brother Yuan?! With your guts, are you going to slander me in the future?!” A roar rang through the air as the two of them approached the main hall.

A soft cough followed by a weak response could be heard. “Senior Brother Yuan, please calm down. They’re too young and don't think through their words… Let’s stop here. We have guests coming and it wouldn’t...