Otherwise, what they read out this time would have been an edict announcing Xu Taiping's withdrawal from the competition or its postponement, rather than its rules.
Xiahou You, Qu Chao Ci, and the others were equally delighted.
Qu Chao Ci even looked at Heavenly Lord Hanjian with a face full of joy and said:
"As expected of Lord Heavenly Lord Hanjian. Daoist Taiping arrived just as soon as you said it."
Heavenly Lord Hanjian smiled gently.
"Merely a coincidence."
He knew Qu Chao Ci's true identity, so his attitude toward her was especially gentle.
Just then, the boy's voice rang out from the Bronze Sparrow Platform again:
"Let us welcome today's first arena challenger!"
As he spoke, a figure dropped straight down onto the Bronze Sparrow Platform with a boom.
When she saw that figure clearly, Xiahou You exclaimed in surprise:
"The first challenger isn't Xiao Huang?!"
Yan Xuanling also looked surprised as she said:
"Why does this horse-faced fellow look a little familiar?"
Just as they were wondering, the burly, long-faced man suddenly cupped his fists and declared in a ringing voice:
"I am Chu Wei of the Iron-Clad Pavilion, Ziyang Sect! Today, I wish to seek instruction in a few fist techniques from Nameless Daoist Friend!"
Hearing this name, Qu Chao Ci and Yan Xuanling spoke almost in unison, realization dawning on their faces:
"It's him!"
Xiahou You also looked enlightened as she said:
"To think it's the formidable martial artist ranked seventh on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking."
Mo Qingzhu could not help looking curiously at Xiahou You and asking:
"Fairy Xiahou, does this Chu Wei have an impressive background?"
Xiahou You nodded.
"Although Chu Wei and Xiao Huang are both disciples of the Ziyang Sect, the Iron-Clad Pavilion he belongs to is something of an oddity, not