The Protective Gang Qi ahead was clearly no ordinary thing.
The crowd had already been hesitant. They wanted to seize the initiative, yet feared that if they failed to do so, they would instead become the bird that stuck its head out, making wedding clothes for someone else.
At the same time, they feared someone else might act first and seize the initiative.
Though none spoke of it aloud, they were all secretly on guard against one another.
And now, this commotion between the Xuanjing Cave Master and the Young Manor Lord of Bi Tao Mountain Villa—
invisibly put an end to everyone's thoughts of taking the lead. Instead, they stood by and watched the Xuanjing Cave Master perform.
At the rear of the crowd, Su Shi'er and the others also took in the scene before them.
Seeing the Xuanjing Cave Master's actions, Xiao Yue spoke softly. "This Protective Gang Qi is quite formidable, and the Xuanjing Cave Master's cultivation realm is no slouch either."
"With him taking the lead, we can use this chance to see just how much power remains in the Protective Gang Qi left behind by the Immortal!"
As soon as she spoke, the people beside her nodded slightly. They shared the same thoughts.
Only Su Shi'er narrowed his eyes, his peripheral vision shifting back and forth between Bi Tao Mountain Villa and the Xuanjing Cave Master.
The Young Manor Lord of Bi Tao Mountain Villa... To cultivate to the Spirit Severing stage, even if his mind was not monstrous, he was certainly no easy opponent.
Was he publicly confronting the Xuanjing Cave Master needle for needle, blade for blade simply because he could not stand the man's actions?
Nothing seemed amiss in their actions, yet Su Shi'er vaguely felt that this scene appeared to be