"Who is she?"
Jiang Xiaobai looked at the old woman who stepped out of the crowd, his face full of confusion.
"Oh, she's from the Dust-Cleansing Sect!"
The Elder Princess's voice came from beside him. "Your mother-in-law belongs to that sect!"
"Their sect is predominantly female, and it's quite renowned in the Martial World!"
Oh?
Hearing that, Jiang Xiaobai understood at once.
No wonder the old woman had been standing with his mother-in-law.
As Jiang Xiaobai thought this, Chu Qingci spoke as well. "You must be Elder Gu Xuanying of the Dust-Cleansing Sect?"
"Indeed!"
Gu Xuanying nodded slightly, leaning on her cane. "It's remarkable that you actually know of me!"
"I do!"
Chu Qingci looked at Gu Xuanying, his expression still calm. "However, I am the current Sect Head of the Hidden Edge Sect!"
"Besides... I don't believe I'm acting recklessly!"
"You're not?"
At those words, Gu Xuanying looked even more indifferent. She first glanced at Jiang Xiaobai, then sneered. "This man holds the Twenty-Four Hidden Edge Tokens!"
"So you tailored the rewards to that very number!"
"When people from the Western Desert entered the assessment, you disqualified them with a single word!"
Gu Xuanying's voice grew colder as she continued. "This man said to seize the Hidden Edge Tokens, and as Sect Master, you actually ordered your subordinates to seize them!"
"What's more, you personally admitted that you gave him preferential treatment!"
As she spoke, Gu Xuanying slammed her cane against the ground. "Hmph! If that isn't reckless behavior, what is?"
Those around them exchanged glances upon hearing this.
Although Gu Xuanying's tone was unpleasant, on closer consideration, that did seem to be the case.
Jiang Xiaobai had twenty-four Hidden Edge Tokens, so the Hidden Edge Sect set its reward threshold at twenty-four.
Jiang Xiaobai said to disqualify the