Back when Tang Wen was at the Ding Family estate, he had sent Zhao Dan to tell Yan Qianxue that the match would be postponed. He had expected Yan Qianxue to make things difficult for him.
To his surprise, Yan Qianxue had readily agreed. The girl probably needed more time to raise her power, too.
Tang Wen's proposal had played right into her hands. Besides, it gave her more time to invite friends from far and wide to watch, magnifying her prestige and making Tang Wen lose every shred of face before the world.
"Young master, there's another problem. If you defeat Yan Qianxue, what if Master Jiuni flies into a humiliated rage and tries to kill you on the spot?" Tian Linglong asked, her face full of worry.
"Surely not. Jiuni wouldn't dare do that before everyone," Zhao Dan said.
"That's hard to say. Some elders are fiercely protective of their own. Once their anger flares, what else would they care about?
"Even though experts gather like clouds in the Capital City, no one would necessarily step forward.
"Besides, since its founding, the Punishment Hall has solved countless cases, but it has also offended plenty of vicious fiends in the Jianghu.
"They would love to see the Punishment Hall destroyed. We'd be lucky if they didn't seize the chance to stir up trouble and assassinate you," Tian Linglong said.
"That is a problem. We'll definitely need someone with enough clout to keep things under control," Tang Wen said with a nod.
"We haven't even been in the Capital City a month. Where would we find someone like that?" Tian Linglong asked.
"Ding Shichun would do. The Wang Family has experts, too," Zhao Dan said.
"Neither Ding Shichun nor the Wang Family Patriarch is as powerful as Jiuni. Ding Shichun