"What? You came here to pick a fight? How bold!"
"Daoist Cang Song, today is my senior brother's joyous wedding day. You deliberately came seeking a challenge—this is truly unreasonable."...
Cang Song's words were like a bomb thrown into the Golden Cauldron Sect's main hall. They instantly blew the sect's upper ranks out of their seats, and they began chattering all at once, accusing Cang Song of harboring sinister intentions.
The disciples seated around the hall were equally astonished, followed by worry and anticipation.
They worried that their sect leader would be defeated, tarnishing the Golden Cauldron Sect's prestige. After all, Cang Song was an outstanding disciple of the Wudang Sect; he could not possibly be weak. Yet they also anticipated a clash between experts. If they watched carefully, it would surely greatly benefit their paths of martial arts.
Duàn Yì also understood that this Cang Song had been invited by Qing He to deal with Qū Dōng Liú.
And that was indeed the case. A sparring match would have been one thing if the two had been friends. Both sides would know the limits and show restraint. The key was that they were complete strangers. This was plainly a challenge at their doorstep; "sparring" and "seeking guidance" were merely prettier words for it.
Moreover, today was Qū Dōng Liú's wedding day. A newlywed couple had just tied the knot, yet he wanted to fight the groom. Anyone could see that he had come with ill intent.
But beyond being the groom, Qū Dōng Liú was also the Golden Cauldron Sect's leader. At any time, he bore the responsibility and obligation to preserve the sect's reputation and standing.
If he feared battle and shrank from it in full view of everyone, not only would he lose all face once word