Hearing Qu Jianlei speak vaguely, the Third Pavilion Lord had already guessed what was going on.
He curled his lips in amused exasperation. "Really... I never expected him to be able to come out."
Jade Forest Matron blinked and looked at him curiously. "Senior Brother, can you beat him?"
In her view, someone had debated at the Book Pavilion, lost the argument, then resorted to violence and even managed to escape... That was utterly disgraceful!
The Book Pavilion cultivated Righteous Qi, yet even a grudge spanning nine lifetimes could still be avenged... Wasn't that how it went?
"Fight... forget it." The Third Pavilion Lord shook his head helplessly. "With a great enemy before us, we should stand united against the outside."
"Can you beat him?" A figure flashed, and True Immortal Jin Ge appeared. He sprawled into a chair. "Back then, were you there?"
The Third Pavilion Lord first shook his head, then cupped his hands. "Greetings, Senior."
Qu Jianlei was somewhat displeased. "Senior, shouldn't you knock first?"
"We're comrades in battle now. We need to adapt to circumstances," Art Venerable answered casually. "Don't fuss over such formalities."
That was true enough. Qu Jianlei could only give a bitter smile. "Then at least give us some warning."
"I actually didn't want to bother with it," True Immortal Jin Ge replied righteously. "But I can't tolerate people slandering me behind my back."
"Was there?" The Third Pavilion Lord was stunned. "I only said we should stand united against the outside."
"I mean that debate from back then!" True Immortal Jin Ge declared solemnly. "Three Masters debated me. How many mouths did I have?"
So he did not believe he had been outmatched; it was simply that they had ganged up on him, and he remained quite bitter about it.
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