"These appear to be the civil and military officials from the imperial court."
"Watch us duel, but can they understand it?"
"What does this mean? Are we performing for them? What do they take us for?"
The crowd around buzzed with dissatisfaction, venting their unhappiness.
Yet, despite their displeasure, not a single one approached the Grand Preceptor to protest the commoners' presence at the duel, content to merely vent among themselves.
Soon, the referee's voice rang out.
"Platform A, number one hundred and six from the Celestial Plum Sect, Qiao Jingyao, versus, from the Hundred Peaks Sect, number twenty-six from Four Treasures Peak, Cao Zhen. Both contestants, please take the stage."
As the referee's call echoed, Cao Zhen landed on the platform.
A step behind him, from afar, another figure flew down to the stage.
"A female cultivator?"
