Jiang Minglong saw Lu Zhengqiu's reaction, paused slightly, then turned to glance at Lin Jiuxiao and the others, including Mo Tianze at his side, and noticed they were all staring at Jiang Chen.

"Chen'er." Although he did not know why, Jiang Minglong was clear that everyone was probably waiting for Jiang Chen's response, and he could not help but call out softly, while a boundless pride surged in his heart.

Can you see? This is my son, my son appears, and all the bigwigs of the entire sect are watching my son's face to act!

Jiang Chen glanced at Jiang Minglong, pondered for a moment, then stepped forward to the arena, gazing directly at Li Wushuang.

Li Wushuang's face was pale at the moment; although it had just been a clash of palms, Jiang Minglong was much stronger than him, and after receiving Jiang Minglong's desperate palm strike, he had been severely injured, barely able to stand steady with the help of a fellow disciple at his side, and blood continuously trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Jiang Chen approach, Li Wushuang let out a wry laugh, raised his head, and met Jiang Chen's gaze squarely, "I didn't expect Jiang Minglong to have such an excellent son, haha, to kill or to shave, I will listen respectfully!"

Li Wushuang could see clearly that the bigwigs of the sect were making great efforts to win Jiang Chen over, whereas he had already been relegated to an expendable piece; thus, he did not struggle anymore and was ready to accept Jiang Chen's punishment.

Looking at Li Wushuang, who had now put life and death aside, Jiang Chen was taken aback, initially thinking that since Li Wushuang could use such despicable methods, he must surely be a treacherous little man, but at this moment, he actually felt that Li Wushuang had some heroism about him!

"Aren't you afraid to die?" Jiang Chen asked indifferently.

Standing behind Jiang Chen, Jiang Minglong, Mo Tianze, and Lu Zhengqiu all shuddered, with Jiang Minglong about to call out but stopped by Mo Tianze raising his hand.

"I am afraid!" Li Wushuang spoke without hesitation, "Who in this world isn't afraid of death? However, there are things that are worth protecting, even more than life itself!"

Turning his head to look at Lu Zhengqiu, Li Wushuang pushed away the disciple supporting him, strived to stand on his own, and bowed deeply to Lu Zhengqiu with a face full of regret, "Master, I'm sorry! Your unworthy disciple has not only used such tactics but has also failed to claim the title of Chief Disciple, bringing shame upon you!"

"Wushuang..." Lu Zhengqiu's eyes moistened, as he stared at Li Wushuang, filled with affection.

"Can you tell me your name?" Li Wushuang straightened up and looked up at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen said softly, "Jiang Chen."

"Jiang Chen, like the mighty river rushing, vast as the stars, what a good name!"

Li Wushuang smiled faintly, "I can feel your affection for Jiang Minglong, you definitely won't forgive me, but I hope you will not vent your anger on my master. I have done a despicable act, but my master has been upright all his life, and he did not know about this beforehand."

"He has been upright all his life, yet because of you, his reputation is about to be tainted, do you not feel guilty?" Jiang Chen asked, his eyes conveying deep meaning.

Li Wushuang sighed, "Guilty, how can I not feel guilty? However, my master has always been ambitious, always wanting to compete with the Sect Master, the Great Elder, and the Sixth Elder. His strength... has little room for further improvement, so he placed all his hopes on me, how... could I let him down?"

"If you look like this now, it probably disappoints him even more than losing to my father, doesn't it?"

Jiang Chen spoke indifferently, "You say he has been upright his whole life, but you have done something despicable; do you think he feels good about it? And because of you, he has to go against his conscience to argue forcefully, begging for mercy for you at all costs, even resorting to tricks. Does a righteous person feel good about doing these things? The victory you obtained by such means, do you think he would be happy about it?"

Li Wushuang was stunned for a moment, then abruptly turned to look at Lu Zhengqiu, who showed a complex expression in his eyes, silently turning his head away upon noticing Li Wushuang's gaze.

Lu Zhengqiu indeed had a reputation in the Chixiao Sect for his integrity and selflessness. Today's actions greatly contradicted his character, but since Li Wushuang was his most valued disciple, how could he just watch him suffer a harsh penalty?

Li Wushuang's heart trembled, and his face turned utterly pale without a trace of color.

So, had his master really been disappointed? His master's integrity had surpassed his own competitive spirit, and I...

At this thought, a boundless sense of guilt surged in Li Wushuang's eyes, and they began to moisten.

Thump!

Li Wushuang suddenly fell to his knees, knocked his head hard on the ground towards Lu Zhengqiu and said, "Master, I am sorry!"

"Enough, since you know you've wronged your teacher, then use the time you have left to make amends, to retrieve your master's honor!" Jiang Chen took a deep breath and said softly.

Li Wushuang was stunned for a moment, failing to respond right away, just staring blankly at Jiang Chen.

The worry on Jiang Minglong's face vanished, his lips curved slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

Mo Tianze and the others also heaved a sigh of relief.

Whoosh!

Lu Zhengqiu's face brightened, his figure flashed to the edge of the ring, and he helped Li Wushuang up. Turning his head, he looked incredulously at Jiang Chen, "You, you've forgiven Wushuang?"

The immense killing intent from Jiang Chen just now was no joke—Lu Zhengqiu wouldn't have been surprised if Jiang Chen had really killed Li Wushuang on the spot.

But now, Jiang Chen had actually spared Li Wushuang, which astounded Lu Zhengqiu.

"Forgiven? Did I say I forgave him?"

Jiang Chen glanced at Lu Zhengqiu. "If I'd truly killed him, I guess my dad would have had a hard time in the Sect. I don't blame him, not because of you, nor because of Li Wushuang, but for my dad. I can see that my dad holds deep feelings for Chixiao Sect. I don't want to damage that sentiment. But if there's a next time, even if it's you, I will definitely cut you down without hesitation!"

After taking another look at Li Wushuang, Jiang Chen turned and went back to Jiang Minglong's side.

Jiang Minglong, with a smiling face, extended his hand to pat Jiang Chen on the shoulder, praising, "Chen'er, you did the right thing."

Jiang Chen shrugged. "I really did want to kill him, but... who let you be the Chief Disciple? I can't let you take on a whole lot of trouble just after you've taken the position."

Jiang Chen spoke casually, but Mo Tianze and those under the ring, including Lin Jiuxiao, knew very well that his words were absolutely true—Jiang Chen's strong killing intent had indeed been real!

"Jiang Minglong, junior brother!"

Suddenly, the loud call of Li Wushuang from below the stage rang out again. Jiang Chen and the others couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

Li Wushuang appeared resolved, as if he had made a significant decision, and called out loudly to Jiang Minglong:

"Every Chief Disciple has two Protector Disciples. I know Chen Qianshui has long been in talks to become your protector, but isn't there still one spot left? Do you think I, Li Wushuang, have the qualifications to be your Protector Disciple?"

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