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Yang Jian stood alone in the martial arena outside the hall, the space around him empty save for the strewn corpses of bandits.

Before their ascent to Wu Qingshan, Chu Yun would regularly have him confront these ordinary bandits, honing his combat experience and skills.

But since reaching Wu Qingshan, Chu Yun hadn't let Yang Jian lift a finger in combat.

Yang Jian faintly understood why