Du Changtian and Mang Wen's faces instantly changed when they heard the name Qu Jingting. As the leader of the Five Great Sects, they naturally couldn't afford to offend him. At this moment, the other junior disciples of Qu Jingting also arrived one after another. The four of them, seeing the situation in front of them, lined up in a row beside Qu Jingting.

Mang Wen realized that losing face today was inevitable. Not to mention Qu Jingting, the leader of the Four Young Masters, being present, there were also four disciples from the Ruthless Valley, and the mysterious and unpredictable man in white standing nearby. They had no chance of winning at all.

However, the grudge with Jueqing Valley was thus formed. But, a gentleman can seek revenge even after ten years. Thinking of this, Pang Wen turned to Du Changtian beside him and clenched his fist, saying, "I take my leave!"

Du Changtian opened his mouth, about to protest, but when he saw the equally displeased expression on Mang Wen's face, he had no choice but to remain silent and reluctantly follow Mang Wen's lead.

Yu Shang walked over to the man in the red attire and patted his shoulder, saying, "Let's go."

The man in the red attire gratefully nodded and stood up, saying, "Thank you, lady, for saving me. My mother has always told me that a kind act should be repaid with a generous one. If the lady doesn't mind, I would like to offer this clothing as a gift to you."

Yushang's face immediately changed. "You're just a girl! Do you have something wrong with your eyes? He has an Adam's apple! You silly girl! Who cares about your stupid red dress? I have several closets full of red dresses! Damn it, if I had known, I wouldn't have saved you!"

Qu Jingting looked at the change in Yu Shang's complexion and smiled, pursing his lips. He took a step forward and said, "Hurry back home, your mother will worry."

The man in red nodded immediately and gave a bow. "Alright, we shall meet again, Miss and the young hero." He turned around and left.

No more meetings in the future, take care and farewell.

When the people had left, Yu Shang saw Qu Jingting still standing there. He realized that he should express his gratitude to the person who had just saved him.

Walking over, he inexplicably found that his social communication disorder seemed to have temporarily ceased when faced with this person. He was able to actually say a complete sentence to the unfamiliar Qu Jingting: "Thank you for saving me just now."

Qu Jingting raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. The current Yu Shang stood in stark contrast to her previous arrogant and carefree demeanor. Even the hint of coquettishness had dissipated, replaced by a much more peaceful and gentle disposition.

"Just, " Yu Shang paused, "I wonder why Brother Qu saved me." It seemed natural, Yu Shang omitted the honorific when referring to Qu Jingting.

Qu Jingting replied, "Brother Yu, do you think that just because I am a high-ranking disciple of the Heartless Valley, I must be opposed to you, who is the leader of the Devil Cult, and draw swords against each other? I have my own sense of righteousness, I will not deliberately favor anyone, I only believe in what I have seen with my own eyes."

Yu Shang nodded. He truly deserved to be called the rising star of the martial world, a fresh and talented young man. He was practically worthy of being packaged and gifted to the nation.

After bidding farewell, Yu Shang headed towards the Fuyuan Inn. It was likely that Qu Jingting was attending the martial arts convention on behalf of the Heartless Valley. Within a radius of a hundred miles, Fuyuan Inn was the only choice for accommodations. Therefore, he was well aware that the other party would certainly stay there. Consequently, he could slowly gather information about the thief saint Liǎn Zǐ based on the clues provided by his master.

Just as Yusang was preparing to go upstairs, Hongfu and Green Clothes rushed out and said, "We apologize for our delayed arrival, please punish us, Master."

Yu Shang waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine, but was interrupted by a conversation.

"Boss, give me three rooms on the upper floor."

I'm sorry, there are only two rooms left." During the preparations for the martial arts conference, it was inevitable that there would be a shortage of available rooms."

"Senior Brother, what should we do about this?"

"Never mind, you four go and find a place to stay for now. I'll think of a solution."

"This won't do! Senior Brother, you are the representative of the Heartless Valley..."

Yushang looked down from the stairs and happened to see Qu Jingting and his group. Thinking about how they had just saved him, as well as his master's instructions, he walked down the stairs.

"In my room, there is only me. If Brother Qu doesn't mind, we can make do with it."

The other four disciples of Jueqing Valley all widened their eyes in disbelief when they heard his words. Who in the martial arts world doesn't know about the longstanding feud between the leader of the Red Lotus Sect and their senior brother? There are rumors that this Yushang is a playboy who can't resist charming anyone who is handsome and refined. Could it be that he has set his sights on their elegant and refined senior brother?!

Yushang's heart sank as she watched the reactions of these four individuals. Damn it, did she really have to show the expression that she wanted to swallow their eldest martial brother whole, flay him alive, and then kill him?! Judging by their physical comparison, he was the one who might end up being, um, that thing!

Yushang's voice also dropped in temperature: "No need to force it."

Qu Jingting smiled as he looked at everyone's reaction. He was just momentarily surprised by Yu Shang's actions. Being able to help was the best outcome, so he cupped his hands towards Yu Shang and said, "Thank you for your kind offer, Brother Yu. I will respectfully follow your command."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and gave a few instructions to his four junior brothers before following Yu Shang upstairs.

The four disciples of Jueqing Valley looked at each other in alarm. Oh, dear mother, a major incident has occurred! Wasn't their senior brother always sleeping alone in a room? What happened to the agreed-upon principles?! What happened to his aloofness?! They really wanted to go back and tell their master that their virtuous and chaste senior brother is about to lose his innocence! He is about to be captured by a female monster!

Red Fu and Green Clothing watched as the four individuals' faces turned pale. They let out a disdainful snort. As the leaders of their sect, Red Fu and Green Clothing were both stunningly beautiful women. Their exquisite looks could easily outshine any other woman in the country, making it uncertain whether they even found Qu Jingting worthy.