After a moment of stunned silence, the Venerable One's voice suddenly rose an octave. "You mean to say that because of him, over ten people have withdrawn from the competition?!"
In the plaza, everyone's gaze fixed upon the Venerable One. Some, who had likely guessed the content of the conversation, wore complicated expressions. Ning Xuan! That upstart popped up out of nowhere less than a month ago and has already turned this place completely upside down!
"Thankfully, he hasn't shown up this time!" someone said, breathing a sigh of relief after scanning the surroundings and finding no trace of Ning Xuan.
"Uncle, do you know where Ning Xuan is now?" asked an incredibly confident young man. He had been in seclusion before, missing his chance to fight Ning Xuan. If I can't meet him this time, it will be a great regret!
The middle-aged man beside the youth shook his head. "I don't know. But I suspect he got wind of this beforehand and simply ran off."
