If there had been even the slightest opening, Lu Qingsong would never have appeared to admit defeat.
He knew full well that once word of today's events got out, the blow to the Iron Sword Sect's reputation would be devastating.
All the praise they had garnered over the past month because of Xiong Lie would instantly turn into jarring mockery.
Their so-called "number one below the Earth Fiend Realm" had been defeated in public. Worse, his opponent had come straight to their gates, blocking the entrance to challenge them—it was an unprecedented humiliation for the Iron Sword Sect!
However, even knowing all this, Lu Qingsong was still helpless.
Seniors stepping in to bully juniors was absolutely out of the question. The Jingwu Bureau was no ordinary agency, and Chen Sheng was not some Loose Cultivator with no backing.
In a situation like this, trying to use their authority to suppress him would be tantamount to inviting their own humiliation.
