At this moment, atop the arena.
Gu Sheng and Lu Chensong stood facing each other, three zhang apart.
Lu Chensong swept his gloomy gaze over the dense crowd of spectators below, then looked at Gu Sheng, whose expression remained calm. That sense of superiority from "seeing through the truth" surged up within him again.
He believed Gu Sheng was merely a pawn pushed out to die, perhaps trembling with fear and regret inside at this very moment.
He deliberately raised his voice and spoke in a condescending, charitable tone.
"Gu Sheng, it's not too late to regret this.
As long as you kneel before everyone, kowtow three times to me, admit that you're trash, and confess that you're Tantai Xuefei's kept boy toy living off her, I might show mercy and spare your miserable life. I'll only cripple your cultivation."
He tried to provoke Gu Sheng with his words. He even imagined how wonderful it would be if Gu Sheng switched sides at the last moment and bit Tantai Xuefei back. That would not only make for a spectacular scene, but also earn him greater benefits and face.
Yet in the face of his provocation, Gu Sheng merely glanced at him indifferently. His gaze was like that of someone looking at a ridiculous clown immersed in his own world, not even worth responding to.
Lu Chensong took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger stirred by Gu Sheng's dismissive attitude. He rapidly reviewed everything in his mind, becoming even more convinced of his judgment—
This Gu Sheng was the sacrificial pawn Tantai Xuefei had carefully selected to completely rid herself of him, perhaps even to swindle him out of a fortune!
Thinking of this, he instead calmed down. His gaze at Gu Sheng filled with calculation and a trace