Yuanshi's Suspicion

"Back then, you came to our door and couldn't withstand a single finger from my father. And you still had the face to come again and take me as your disciple?"

Lu Jian's blunt words plunged the entire Biyou Palace into silence.

Yuanshi's mouth twitched violently. His chest tightened.

Yuding nearly buried his head between his legs, too ashamed to show his face.

Tongtian glanced at Yuanshi, the corners of his mouth trembling slightly.

Shi Chen was also stunned by Lu Jian's words.

This child Lu Jian was far too honest. Far too daring!

"How utterly presumptuous! Yuding is a direct disciple of my Chan Sect. Even if he were defeated, how could he possibly fail to withstand even a single finger?"

Yuanshi looked at Lu Jian with a trace of coldness in his eyes, his voice indifferent, stripped of its earlier warmth. He felt that Lu Jian was simply spouting nonsense!

He had absolute confidence in the disciple he had personally trained. Among those of the same realm, Yuding was unquestionably an exceptionally outstanding figure, standing at the pinnacle of combat power. Yuanshi had especially favored him, teaching him the Eight-Nine Mysteries. Cultivating both inside and out, Yuding's combat strength was nearly without equal within the Great Luo realm.

Moreover, Yuding had Yuanshi's magical treasures protecting him. Even against a Quasi-Saint, even if he could not win, he should still have been able to hold out for a while. How could he be so pathetic?

Unless it had been a Veteran Quasi-Saint. But how could a Veteran Quasi-Saint refuse to give Yuanshi face and crush Yuding with one finger? At the very least, they should have exchanged a few moves so that appearances remained acceptable.

When Lu Jian met Yuanshi's gaze again, he felt his heart instantly enveloped by