"Long Qingyi! You stole my fiancée—and my brother's fiancée too!"
Guo Tianhao's shout tore through the hall, his face contorted with rage, blind to the fact that he was proudly declaring himself a cuckold before the entire sect.
"Today, you'll pay for this with your life."
The sword in his hand trembled as he raised it, the tip pointed at Qingyi's chest with the arrogance of one who already saw himself as victorious.
"Long Qingyi, I challenge you to a duel to the death!"
Tianhao declared, ignoring the frowns of the many sect elders and even Li Tianfa himself.
"By the sect's ancient traditions, I condemn your name to a thousand years of shame should you dare refuse me!"
Silence fell over the arena.
Refusing the duel would be difficult. There was no doubt that, especially in the case of Xue Hua—already publicly betrothed to the Guo family—Qingyi had tarnished the honor and dignity of the two brothers.
Still, no one seemed to care.
