"Eh? Why is it you?"
As Zhiran slowly made his way into the tenth arena, he saw the timid girl from before looking at him in pure surprise. She seemed a little annoyed at his appearance.
"Yo…I never knew you even participated in this competition.
Weren't you bullied by Wu Kang before?"
Zhiran smiled after seeing Mei Xuan fidgeting nervously in the arena as if afraid of the upcoming fight.
From how innocent, small, and naive she looked, nobody would think this girl was actually the spy of the Black Lotus Sect who would later become the saintess.
They would only pity her, just like that foolish Tianyu. If his memory served him right, the fall of the Divine Cauldron Sect bore the deep shadow of this very girl's hands.
'Why must my first match be against this bastard? I just... want to punch that smiling face clean off him.'
Mei Xuan thought, secretly gnashing her teeth in frustration. On the outside, though, she smiled sheepishly and spoke in a low yet sweet voice,
