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"You and my master... undetermined victory?"

Zong Shichan looked at Li Zhaoquan, scratching his head, a bit puzzled.

This matter felt as absurd to her as if Cillin claimed to be evenly matched with Frieza.

No, really, how much did you drink?

Xue Jing took several looks at this tall and robust man before he suddenly realized:

"Ah, it's you."

A few months ago, he had taken an assignment at Rui Zhu Hotel to be part of a security team for a group of second-generation bodyguards, and that was where he encountered his first Roach Man... Many other dojo disciples had taken on the assignment too, and the man before him was one of them.

He remembered that this man had sought him out for a talk, and then they had teamed up.

"Eh? Master, you know him?"

Zong Shichan was even more surprised now.

To her, this disciple from Amber Dojo, Li Zhaoquan, seemed far too inferior to be in the same league as her own master, rather like Great Sage Equalling Heaven pointing at one of the ten thousand Heavenly Soldiers and saying he remembers him...

It's one thing for Heavenly Soldiers to claim being on par with Great Sage Equalling Heaven as a joke, but quite another for the Great Sage himself to acknowledge one personally; the significance was completely different.

Zong Shichan started looking at Li Zhaoquan with a newfound respect.

Unaware of how heavily his granddaughter from the old dojo master degraded him inwardly, Li Zhaoquan brightened up with surprise when he heard Xue Jing remembered him, but quickly his expression turned to embarrassment.

"Xue… uh, Brother Xue, long time no see."

He scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.

Xue Jing smiled and said to Zong Shichan, "I've worked with this Mr. Li before, handled an assignment together. We had met on that occasion and teamed up, it was a draw."

Zong Shichan's eyes widened, incredulous: "Ah? He said he was evenly matched with Master and it's actually true?"

The little girl sized up Li Zhaoquan as if seeing him for the first time, continually examining him.

Li Zhaoquan hadn't expected Xue Jing to give him so much face, he was deeply moved.

Even though he was merely being used as bragging material and was undisturbed by past slights, even helping to smooth things over... such breadth of mind, such a great character!

Brother Xue, you're so kind!

Although Xue Jing was willing to praise him, Li Zhaoquan didn't dare claim such glory, and quickly added:

"Back then, Brother Xue had just started martial arts not long ago and wasn't as formidable as now, and actually, I was the one who lost. My bones were fractured, I just gritted my teeth and didn't say anything!"

Zong Shichan realized, "Oh~ so that's how it was."

It made sense if it was during the time of the Great Sage still being a little monkey.

Next to them, Yin Muhu said, "Brother Xue, I heard that the Hidden Dragon School is setting up a challenge later, and you're going to be the arena master?"

Xue Jing nodded, "A master's command is hard to disobey."

Yin Muhu's expression turned odd, "This senior, the Dragon King... truly is a good friend of my master."

She spoke diplomatically, meaning that Li Qi was somewhat notorious.

"With Brother Xue as an opponent, I'm afraid many people will be left with indelible traumas."

Yin Muhu sighed.

Xue Jing chuckled, "Shady Girl, you exaggerate too much. I'm not a devil, I don't strike hard without reason or enmity."

Yin Muhu did not respond, but thought to herself that it wasn't about whether or not heavy blows were dealt...

Experiencing the terrifying gap between themselves and a genius like Brother Xue who defied logical understanding could easily make one feel that practicing martial arts was utterly meaningless.

Even someone as naturally talented as herself, who had trained the Vajra Wishful Hand to its current level, and considered herself very resilient, had felt down for a long time after fighting with Xue Jing herself.

"By the way, Brother Xue, I just saw some people that you might need to be aware of," whispered Yin Muhu.

"What's the matter?" Xue Jing asked, concerned by her serious tone.

"I once heard from grandmaster about many enemies the Trio of Jade City had made when they were young."

Yin Muhu said, looking around as if searching for someone.

After looking around for a while, apparently not finding them, she shook her head and continued, "Just now I saw several people who have been famous for a long time, and their schools are all from those mentioned by the grandmaster as enemies, and this banquet is hosted by Senior Li Qi, so theoretically they shouldn't be here to celebrate." Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Xue Jing curiously asked, "Oh? Who are they?"

Yin Muhu recalled for a moment, and said:

"Heavenly Phenomenon Eight Sceneries, Zheng Jixiang."

"Golden Wind White Rainbow Sword, Xie Yue."

"Yulei Sect, Qin Fengcong."

"These three are longtime famous young masters, all just one step away from leaping over the Dragon Gate, very reputable, and there are a few others I don't recognize, but standing together, they must be accomplices."

"Heavenly Phenomenon Eight Sceneries, Golden Wind White Rainbow Sword, and Yulei Sect all had conflicts with grandmaster… based on what he said, the main disputes revolved around Senior Li Qi."

"Their presence here... seems dubious."

"Now I can't even find them, I don't know where they have gone." Yin Muhu looked around the banquet hall and frowned.

Xue Jing stroked his chin, his eyes reflecting his thoughts, "I see..."

He nodded to Yin Muhu and said, "Thank you for the heads-up, Shady Girl."

"What do you plan to do, Brother Xue?" Yin Muhu inquired.

Xue Jing smiled faintly, "During the feast, visitors are considered as guests, and there's no reason to turn anyone away... Perhaps they come to make peace?"

"If they dare to have other intentions, I am indeed capable of handling it."

His tone remained even and casual, akin to idle household talk, yet exuding an unwavering confidence that no matter how others might stir trouble, he could handle everything with ease, much like an adult unconcerned about what mischief a few children might be planning.