Members of the Daode Sect, the Liangzhou Governor, and the King of Shu all showed their approval. Seeing this, Daoist Shen Hou of Yuxu Temple stroked his long beard and said, "I've observed that Fellow Daoist Jiang Xiaodao possesses exceptional natural talent and an extraordinary demeanor, suggesting the potential of a third-grade. I have no objections to letting Jiang Xiaodao enter the battle. However, since the others have already spoken... Li Guanming, it seems you'll be the first stepping stone."
Sitting at the lower end of the gathering, a handsome Daoist heard this and showed a look of helplessness, saying, "Uncle Master, who talks about their nephew like that?"
"Then what? Are you proposing that you take the field?"
Daoist Shen Hou said irritably, "You couldn't even defeat a snake demon; if you were to face that snake demon from before in battle, wouldn't it be akin to tossing away a certain defeat?"
