The man who came out from behind Lin Wanxiong was also quite young.
He was lean and agile, dressed simply, and carried a rather old long sword.
With an expressionless face, he walked toward the raised platform.
Everyone was puzzled at first, but then someone immediately caught on:
"Clever move, Lin Martial Arts Hall! You're using a stand-in to buy time!"
Once he said it, everyone else understood what was going on.
The Chen Family and Lin Martial Arts Hall planned to sit out this round and let the Thirteen Houses and the Long Wind Escort Agency wear Li Wei down first.
As the realization spread, the practice grounds erupted in an uproar.
People began denouncing the Chen Family and Lin Martial Arts Hall for their shamelessness.
"Switch him out! Put Lin Yuan in!"
"What kind of underhanded trick is this? The Chen Family is supposed to be the foremost family, and Lin Martial Arts Hall has no right to call itself the foremost martial arts hall!"
Even the disciples of the Chen Family and Lin Martial Arts Hall couldn't help feeling their faces grow hot.
Adding someone at the last minute just to wear down their opponent really was beneath them.
Listening to the murmurs, Lin Wanxiong gave a heavy snort, sprang to his feet, and shouted toward the loudest critics:
"Enough of your incessant whining! Three people per family—what's the problem? Anyone with a problem can come say it to my face!"
Lin Wanxiong was a veteran Middle Body Tempering Stage martial artist. The Chen Family and Lin Martial Arts Hall also had three Late Body Refining Realm experts among them. When he flew into a rage, the crowd fell silent at once and could only turn their eyes toward the Martial Suppression Battalion.
Shen Yi showed neither