Wasn’t Hu Zifeng supposed to be in seclusion?

“Junior Brother Hu! What are you doing here?” Bai Yufan asked as he reflexively stood from his seat.

Hu Zifeng replied calmly as he approached, “Someone challenged me. I can’t have people thinking I’m a coward.”

Hu Zifeng’s arrival confirmed Lin Yun’s suspicion. The Elders had been watching the Main Hall closely and called on Hu Zifeng as soon as things went south.

“Well, you’re just in time,” Bai Yufan said with a smile. He continued, “Allow me to introduce you. Meet Zhang Ye, the Mad Blade Sect’s rising star. He just defeated Junior Brother Feng in only ten moves… with his bare hands.”

Bai Yufan was worried Hu Zifeng was about to go into this fight blind. He could only hope his friend picked up on his warning.

“You think you can challenge our Young Sect Master simply because you beat a lower-ranked inner disciple? When did the Mad Blade Sect get so conceited?” Hu Zifeng laughed.

The members of the Mad Blade Sect shot daggers at him. His insult must have struck a nerve. Suppressed rage could...