The mirror image lost sight of the two separate figures, showing only one. The view swiftly pulled back, and both figures appeared together again, facing off across an open patch of ground. With the Mystic Continent Forces arranged around the mountain feet to watch, everyone before the mirror suddenly realized what was about to happen.
The formation was so obvious that anyone with a functioning brain could see what they intended.
In the best viewing stands, someone asked, "Is Mulan Qingqing going to spar with Shi Chun, or fight a duel?"
Someone else said, "Obviously a duel. Didn't Shi Chun kill her fellow disciple?"
Another said, "No, don't you think they're being too cordial? This doesn't look like revenge for a fellow disciple. Why arrange a duel like this to take revenge?"
That was a fair point. Mystic Continent Regional Lord Chi Rang's brows were nearly knotted together, while Life Continent Regional Lord Wei Mo was close to snapping off the beard he kept twisting between his fingers.
At the Tournament Grounds, the Suyuan Sect's sect leader had not come. Elder Ji Qinghe was still presiding.
Unlike the others, Ji Qinghe and the two Suyuan Sect disciples beside him had discerned something different.
The disciple on the left leaned toward the one on the right and whispered, "When Shi Chun fought Junior Brother Chao earlier, he was probably probing our sect's techniques. Will Junior Sister Mulan be all right?"
The disciple on the right leaned left and replied quietly, "Against Junior Brother Chao, he had to injure him first just to barely cope. He has absolutely no chance against Junior Sister Mulan."
Ji Qinghe looked nowhere near as optimistic. His greatest concern was that Mulan Qingqing did not know Shi Chun had killed Chao Zhilin. And what exactly was Shi