"Clang clang clang!"
"Clang—"
As Wen Chou Chou finished speaking, tremulous sounds of metal clashing rang out from the entrance to the training ground.
The Ice Emperor and Divine Mother Luo Xian, both shackled hand and foot in refined metal restraints, were escorted into the training ground. Under the gaze of over a thousand eyes, the players stirred at the sight of the two.
"So these two NPCs were traitors all along? What a shame. I thought they had sincerely joined our stronghold."
"I remember they were incredibly strong. They're still marked black, the symbol of extreme danger. They must be at least in the Heavenly Human 5th Realm, right?"
"Most likely above the Heavenly Human 5th Realm. Is the Village Lord planning to have our stronghold's ten greatest experts challenge them and humiliate Heavenly Gate? But can Captain Ning and the others even beat them?"
"Since the Village Lord arranged this, there must be some deeper meaning. I'm guessing these two are in for a rough time!"
Amid the players' chatter, the Ice Emperor and Divine Mother Luo Xian had both entered the center of the field. One looked cold and composed, while the other appeared proud and haughty. Neither spared Ning Su and the other players a glance; both fixed their eyes on Jiang Dali.
Jiang Dali looked calmly at the two and said lightly, "Have the two of you grown accustomed to living in my stronghold? All this time, your Heavenly Gate Master has never come to rescue you, much less redeem you. It seems that although you, as Heavenly Gate's upper echelon, have risked life and limb for Di Shitian, he has never truly valued you. Were you not Entrusted to the Wrong Person?"
Luo Xian's cold eyes remained calm. "Village Lord Jiang, why use such