"Senior, spare... spare my life."
The sixth-level Nascent Soul Realm cultivator had his throat clamped tight, his face and neck flushed crimson. Terrified out of his wits, he hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Apologize!"
Chen Changming's face was icy.
Seeing that Chen Changming did not intend to kill him and merely wanted an apology, the sixth-level Nascent Soul Realm cultivator immediately relaxed. He knew his life had been spared.
He hurriedly said, "Senior, I spoke without restraint and spouted nonsense. I have truly wronged you, and I have also wronged Saintess Ruoyou. I sincerely apologize. I beg you and the Saintess to be magnanimous and spare me..."
"Scram!"
With a toss of his hand, Chen Changming flung the man aside.
"Thank you, Senior, for sparing my life."
The sixth-level Nascent Soul Realm cultivator had been frightened out of his wits. After getting back up, he hastily bowed to Chen Changming. After thanking him once more, he immediately used teleportation and fled.
Quite a few cultivators in the square secretly laughed.
They thought that fellow had truly brought this misery upon himself.
The clan chief rose to his feet, cupped his fists, and declared loudly, "The Heavenly Toad Tribe's martial contest for marriage has now come to an end. Fellow Daoists, please return!"
The Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in the square knew that Saintess Ruoyou was already spoken for, and most of them felt somewhat dejected. They had no desire to remain in the Heavenly Toad Tribe any longer, and one after another used teleportation to vanish from the square.
In just a few breaths' time—
the vast square was left with only members of the Heavenly Toad Tribe.
Of course, Chen Changming and Gu Tianxie, the two outsiders, remained as well.
The clan chief knew that Saintess Ruoyou's voluntary surrender meant