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The jeers and angry shouts outside the pavilion came to an abrupt halt at the mention of "paying respects to the mountain."
Xie Tian spoke with great solemnity, but what was revealed within was a surging intent to kill.
Consequently, Dugu Sha's brows furrowed deeply.
The so-called "paying respects to the mountain" was not about presenting written compliments, exchanging flatteries, and then happily returning to one's own affairs after mutual congeniality.
What Xie Tian meant by "paying respects to the mountain" was a martial tribute—ascending with sword in hand, first explaining why I must confront you, then starting the fight.
This violent method of resolving disputes is very ancient, so ancient that it has become a mark of refinement. Regardless of victory or defeat, of life or death, after a martial tribute, both sides' reputations would greatly increase—it is a mark of true heroes, of true men.