His son, Jiang Tongzhou, had been publicly humiliated by Lin Qing at the Heavenly Prosperity Pavilion. Jiang An had kept that score etched in his heart ever since.
He had come to watch this sparring match today intending to see Lin Qing taught a lesson by Zhu Li and the others, to vent the resentment in his chest.
Yet now, seeing Lin Qing's bearing and hearing those words from him,
not only did he feel no satisfaction, a profound unease instead rose within him.
This young man's potential was likely terrifyingly great.
If that was truly the case, then the strategy for dealing with him in the future would have to change as well.
Zhou Li's expression was no better.
Though he was not like Jiang An, wearing every emotion on his face,
his slightly narrowed eyes also concealed deep wariness.
He had served as an official in court for many years. He had seen countless people and countless events.
For a young man to dare say "come at me together" beneath the gazes of all Divine Capital City,
he was either hopelessly foolish or powerful enough to fear nothing.
And Lin Qing was clearly not the former.
The two exchanged a glance and saw the same thing in each other's eyes.
This Pacifying Sea King would surely become a great calamity in the future.
If he won today, it would mean he possessed the martial potential to suppress the world, and they would have to avoid his edge in the future.
If he failed to win, then there would still be plenty they could do with certain methods in the future.
The discussion across the square continued.
But Lin Qing no longer paid any attention to it.
He stood in the center of the arena, tall and straight as