The Chief Libationist asked for clarification, “So, you’re rejecting those terms?”0

“I apologize,” Ye Qing clasped his hands in salute, “but I cannot and will not accept such an outcome.”0

Chu Wangsun, Su Bancheng, and everyone else listening in on the conversation were stunned. A Sage was offering Ye Qing, a Grandmaster, a generous compromise, and instead of accepting it with gratitude, he actually dared to rebuff him? Who did he think he is?0

“You understand the consequences of rejecting me, don’t you?” The Chief Libationist asked slowly.0

“I believe so.”0

Ye Qing met the Chief Libationist’s gaze head on and declared with a determined expression, “Kindly provide me guidance.”0

“Are you really going to fight me? Do you truly understand what fighting me entails?”0

The Chief Libationist examined the young man before him curiously. “Let me think. I’m a scholar, so the number of fights I’ve gotten into is few and far between. Yes, I think I’ve only fought twice...0