Bai Hongtu laughed loudly, earning himself a harsh beatdown as a result.
Ji Zhi stepped in to mediate, admonishing, "Go easy on him. Just because Bai Hongtu wrote a version of 'The Biography of Emperor Jiang' doesn't mean you have to be so aggressive."
Jiang Li paused, his gaze sharpening on Bai Hongtu.
"Damn you, revealing that secret!" Bai Hongtu raged.
While the three bickered in hushed tones offstage, Jade Hidden addressed the audience on stage with a frosty expression, welcoming all competing cultivators to the Tianyuan Emperor Dynasty.
"Because the Sect Master of Luban Sect is participating in the competition and to avoid any conflict of interest, the Luban Sect cannot send a representative to join the judging panel. Therefore, the Sect Master has invited me to serve as a judge for this competition." Though her tone was detached and even icy, it was clear that Jade Hidden attached great importance to the competition.
Her frigidity was just a part of her temperament