Indeed,
Si Houqing regretted it.
It was not because Shen Changchuan wanted to hide his identity behind a mask when entering the fight that he regretted it.
That was nothing much.
After all, there had indeed been cases in the arena where the losing side flew into a rage from humiliation and retaliated against the opposing contestants after the match.
Taking the stage masked and concealing one's appearance was not uncommon, but neither was it unheard of.
What truly made Si Houqing regretful
was that he felt he had been somewhat rash!
Without truly understanding the situation,
he had recklessly chosen that fellow named Shen Changchuan as outside support.
He had simply been carried away in the moment.
Back then, he had accidentally overheard that fellow named Guo Cheng chatting with one of his own stewards, saying that they had encountered an ambush by black-clad men midway through their journey. In the end, Shen Changchuan had slaughtered in all directions, crushing a formidable enemy at the Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level within a dozen breaths.
Upon learning that such a powerful expert existed in this world,
and after asking several others who had traveled with them to confirm a thing or two,
he had excitedly and impulsively decided to hire him as outside support.
Only after paying the deposit
and making the arrangements
did Si Houqing suddenly realize
that he had acted impulsively!
He had overlooked one matter.
What if that man called Guo Cheng, along with those caravan members, had merely been boasting, and the truth was nothing like what they claimed?!
That was not impossible!
Such bragging was especially common among low-level cultivators, particularly those who traveled far and wide.
For instance, the earth-shattering battle they claimed to have witnessed, supposedly involving an Out of Body Stage true