The disturbance in the Rouge Forest was directed at the Dragon King, but it ended up with a battle between the Joy Pavilion and the Tianshan Sect.
Many members of the Tianshan Sect were killed by the Dragon King imposter, and the other members of the sect had not let go of their hatred. They were searching far and wide for Wildhorse and the disciples of the Joy Pavilion, far more enthusiastically than the Dragon King.
Gu Shenwei knew that Lianye's registering to take part in the Machete God Contest was most likely Wildhorse's idea, and deduced that the killer would send men into the Rouge Forest secretly.
He proposed to the Tianshan Sect, via Lin Xiaoshan, for them to work together.
Thus, the sect sent out more than 100 of its most trusted and skilled machetemen, and they hid amongst the audience as well, observing behind the scenes.
