At that moment, Shrek's atmosphere was utterly dispirited.
Aside from Xiao Wu's accident, everyone had been injured. More importantly, they had come to Spirit Hall to shine brilliantly, yet in their very first match, they had been utterly crushed. Every one of them looked like an eggplant wilted by frost.
Master in particular was suffering, because all of this had happened because of him.
At that moment, Little Jiu entered in his original appearance and bowed to Master.
"Teacher, I heard Zhu Qing was hurt. I came to see her!"
Everyone's expressions immediately turned strange.
Master especially felt no delight at seeing Little Jiu—only alarm!
He instantly thought of Yu Tianheng and Little Jiu's vengeful nature. Master's face showed hesitation as he said in a conciliatory tone, "Little Jiu, Tian Heng didn't do it on purpose. Don't overthink it."
Little Jiu smiled and asked, "Teacher, do you believe that yourself? Yu Tianheng and the others held an absolute advantage. Only Zhu Qing and Xiao Wu were left on the field, and Xiao Wu had gone to take care of Tang San.
"Shrek was clearly about to admit defeat. Yet he chose to attack at that moment. You're saying it wasn't deliberate?"
Master's mouth felt bitter. He looked at Little Jiu pleadingly. "Let him off one more time, for my sake. Yu Tianxin's whereabouts are unknown. Tian Heng may be my only remaining family!"
"Teacher, if he had attacked me, then no matter how badly I wanted to kill him, I would let him go once for your sake. But he attacked Zhu Qing! One's family should not be implicated. Since he has no bottom line, there is no room for sentiment! Must I wait until he kills Zhu Qing before I take revenge?"
Little Jiu gently shook his head.
"Little