Chapter 48: Intercepting Cao Xuande

"Jiang,"

Xiao Shidao gripped his paddle as if it were a sword, his handsome face showing a cold detachment, completely devoid of the previously seen warmth, "You just said that you were punished by Senior Brother Feng for your insolence, right?"

"It's fake, I was just joking," Jiang Li quickly stated.

"You and Qi Changsheng are close, and Qi Changsheng has a significant connection with that novelist, Cao Xuande..."

"I'll renounce him right now," Jiang Li answered decisively.

Qi Changsheng, to avoid competing with others, was the only one who revealed his identity among the crowd. This prevented him from being targeted and also implicated Jiang Li at this moment.

Of course, this was also due to Jiang Li's insufficient disguise.

Before this, he had not anticipated encountering an authoritative figure like Elder Tianpeng, nor had he imagined that he would be granted the Mo Wu Battle Box, a Sixth Grade Daoist Device.