"That man is a Martial Saint… But who exactly is he?"

"No idea. I've never seen him before. Surely he's not from Xiao City."

"Right. We'd all recognize the Grand Elder Martial Saints of Xiao City, more or less, and even those of the neighboring cities. But this man is a complete stranger."

"The woman behind him… Isn't that Zhang Shu?"

"Zhang Shu? The Zhang Shu who entered the Martial Saint Institute?"

"Maybe the Zhang Clan hired that Martial Saint?"

"Hmph, how could the Zhang Clan ever hire a Martial Saint? Besides, even a Martial Saint wouldn't casually interfere between the Zhang Clan and the Xiao Clan. If this Martial Saint came here with Zhang Shu, she most likely called in her connections from the Martial Saint Institute."

"Well, Zhang Shu did spend years at the Martial Saint Institute. It's no surprise she'd know a few Martial Saints, or even that she could invite one here. But what is she trying to do, provoke the Xiao Clan? Does she really think our clan has no Martial Saint of its own?"

The Xiao Clan's many Divine Ability martial artists watched Lu Changsheng and Zhang Shu with grave faces, eyes locked on the pair. In truth, their guesses were more...