Elder Gongsun took in every move the soft-featured man made. His expression faltered, as though he had seen through the man's background.
Then he cast a rather sorrowful glance at the Heavenly Star Sect Disciple surnamed Meng.
He shook his head, closed his eyes, and paid no further attention to the scene.
Yan Ruyu, who had been watching in secret, caught every subtle movement Elder Gongsun had made.
She hurriedly looked at the soft-featured man's hands, and her expression changed at once.
But compared with the restrained reactions of the others, the young man surnamed Meng, who had been shouting taunts earlier, reacted far more visibly.
He stared at the Practice Array Disc in disbelief, gulping repeatedly as his feet edged back several steps without him realizing it.
Clearly, the thought of fleeing before it was too late had already taken hold.
"What's this? Decided you're no match for my senior brother Beichen, so you're going to slink away with your tail between your legs?"
Just as the young man surnamed Meng secretly slipped toward the doors of the Array Hall while everyone's attention was on the Practice Array Disc in the soft-featured man's hands, a taunting voice shattered his hopes.
"Tell you what, we won't make things hard for you."
"All you have to do is kneel before our Sect Master Luo and senior brother Beichen, kowtow three times, and call out 'Grandpa, Grandpa, your grandson is here!'"
"Do that, and we'll let you off today. How about it?"
"I... I haven't even lost yet..."
Seeing that the taunting voice behind him would not let up, the young man surnamed Meng forced out a retort, then walked back into the hall and stood his ground.
About half an incense stick later.
Wei Beichen's slender fingertips stopped tracing. He gently