It seemed to have been split open by sheer force of will. But who in the world possessed such terrifying willpower? Those who had reached the Soul Sensing Realm could use willpower alone to move the weight of one or two people. To cut through things with it—not even cloth was possible, let alone magical robes.
It all felt like a dream, unreal.
Tang Sanshao could only understand it as a saber art divine ability from another realm. The others were baffled, and could only follow Tang Sanshao's interpretation.
"May I ask which senior has graced us with your presence and played such a joke on us juniors?"
Just as the entire venue fell deathly silent, Yuan Jingyan seemed to step out from the crowd and said loudly, "You may not know this, but Boss Qian here is my family's neighbor. He opened a little tavern a hundred zhang to the left of our front gate. I've always been too busy to visit, but I know he's had his shop beside our home for nearly thirty years. Perhaps Boss Qian drank too much today and lost his wits, which is why he caused this commotion and disturbed you all. We've been neighbors for years. I say we let the matter rest. Boss Qian, head home for now. I'll be sure to visit you another day."
To everyone's surprise, Old Qian, who had been raging moments earlier, suddenly became docile. He picked up his saber and left, a glimmer of hope in his eyes as he looked at Yuan Jingyan.
Yuan Jingyan was capable at handling affairs. As soon as the disturbance started, he had someone investigate Old Qian's identity. It didn't take long to learn the truth: the "JunJun" Old Qian kept mentioning was his nine-year-old granddaughter, who had only