The Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament’s preliminary round was drawing to a close on its third day. With fewer matches scheduled, all of the Six Great Temples’ competitions had concluded by afternoon.

Li Xin’s luck was clearly better than Long Haochen’s. Facing an opponent who was not weak, but whose mount was inferior to hers, she once again displayed the power of the Rose and the advantages of her own Scourge Knight, successfully advancing through the third round. This was something even Ye Hua had not anticipated.

Just as they had predicted, the other three fifth-rank knights all advanced, and Long Haochen undoubtedly became the one to receive a bye in the next round.

In the Saint Alliance’s Knight General Headquarters office.

An old man sat behind his desk, quietly looking at a stack of documents in his hand. The old man had a head of silver hair, and even sitting there, one could see his tall stature. His shoulders were exceptionally broad, and his age had not diminished the dignity he exuded.

This old man was the highest decision-maker in the Knight Temple stationed at the Saint Alliance’s Saint City headquarters. Within the entire Knight Temple, his position was second only to the three God-Blessed Knights, the Knight Commander. He was the same person who had sat in the central seat on the main platform at the Knight Trial Grounds.

“Knock, knock, knock.” A knock on the door sounded.

“Come in,” the Knight Commander said slowly, lifting his head slightly.

The door opened, and the one who walked in from the outside was Han Yu, with his short brown hair and robust figure. However, at this moment, his face was no longer filled with pride, but with a combination of apprehension, pain, and depression.

Seeing that it was him, the Knight Commander’s expression darkened, and he casually threw the stack of documents containing the top nineteen advancing contestants onto the desk.

Bang—, Han Yu punched his chest and gave the Knight Commander a respectful knight’s salute.

The Knight Commander just looked at him coldly, without saying a word.

Han Yu’s forehead was visibly sweating, and he kept his head down, silent.

“Kneel,” the Knight Commander slammed his fist on the table, his hair and beard bristling, and a powerful pressure instantly caused the air in the entire room to distort slightly.

With a soft thud, Han Yu’s knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, his face even paler.

Before the Knight Commander’s mountain-like and overwhelming pressure, he was like a piece of straw that could be broken at any moment.

The Knight Commander slowly stood up and walked out from behind the desk. He pointed a finger at Han Yu, “Good! You’re really good. Weren’t you always very proud? Didn’t you always think you were the number one of the younger generation? Are you satisfied now? You didn’t even pass the preliminary round, and you were defeated by a fourth-rank opponent with no chance to fight back. How heroic you are!”

Han Yu lowered his head, his face contorted in sorrow, and said, “Grandfather, I was wrong. It’s all my fault, I brought shame to you.”

“Don’t call me grandfather, I don’t have such a useless grandson.” The Knight Commander raised his foot and kicked Han Yu, sending him tumbling, “You still don’t know what you did wrong. Did you think that I was angry because you brought shame to me? You’re wrong. I’m telling you, I’m ashamed because I, Han Qian, raised a grandson who doesn’t even deserve to be a knight. This shame is something I brought upon myself.”

The Knight Commander was furious, “Did you think I wanted to expel you from the Knight Temple in the trial grounds because I was angry? No! It was because you really didn’t have the qualifications to be a knight that I wanted to expel you. The first of the Ten Knightly Virtues is humility, where is your humility? In your heart, there is only pride. Do you think that breaking through to the fifth rank at the age of twenty-two is already very impressive? Do you know? The child who defeated you today is only fourteen years old. Fourteen years old! Compared to him, you’re not even scum.”

Hearing the words “fourteen years old,” Han Yu was instantly stunned, “No, that’s impossible.”

Han Qian looked at his grandson coldly, “Impossible? Could the bone age assessment be wrong? I personally ordered the news of his age to be blocked. Isn’t your wish to become a God-Blessed Knight? With your current state, even if you had that level of cultivation one day, you would only be a Fallen Knight. Arrogant, complacent, and looking down on everyone, even trying to cheat after losing the competition. You didn’t just lose my face, you lost the face of the Knight Temple. If it weren’t for my old brothers holding me back, I would have slapped you to death.”

Han Yu’s body began to tremble slightly. From childhood to adulthood, although he had also put in a great deal of effort in his cultivation, as a chosen one of heaven, he had never encountered any setbacks. This defeat today was a huge blow to him. Long Haochen’s series of attacks shattered all the pride in his heart. He suddenly felt that he was not as strong as he had imagined.

Han Qian said coldly, “You now have only two choices. First, let me cripple your cultivation, and from then on, banish you from the Knight Temple. After all, you are my grandson, I will give you a sum of money to live a wealthy ordinary life. If you choose this path, I can personally come forward and ask Long Haochen to lift your oath. As for the second path, you know.”

Han Yu trembled and slowly raised his head, “Grandfather, is he, is he really only fourteen years old?”

The anger on Han Qian’s face seemed to have calmed down a bit, and he nodded forcefully. “Judging from the past three days of competition, Long Haochen is a child with perseverance, kindness, determination, and courage. From him, I seem to see the glory of the knight. What you need to learn from him is his attitude as a knight. Don’t think that being a Squire Knight is shameful. As long as he doesn’t die, he will definitely be a generation of strongman who will shock the entire alliance, and even shock the demons in the future. Following him, and under his spurring, will only be beneficial to your improvement. Otherwise, in five years, there will be no sight of his back in your vision.”

Han Yu knelt down again and kowtowed to Han Qian three times loudly, “Grandfather, in five years, I will definitely make you look at me with new eyes.”

After saying these words, he stood up, gave Han Qian another knight’s salute, and turned and strode away.

Watching his departing figure, the anger on Han Qian’s face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a faint smile.

“Long Haochen, I really should thank you. I actually discovered Han Yu’s problem a long time ago, but I just couldn’t find a good opportunity to give him a heavy blow. Although Yu’er is prone to arrogance, he has a spirit of not admitting defeat and will only become more and more courageous when faced with setbacks. Being with Long Haochen will only benefit his future. Perhaps, they can really achieve God-Blessed together. I just don’t know where Long Haochen’s heritage comes from. Scourge Knight skills, he can even learn fifth-rank Holy Sword skills beyond his rank. His surname is Long, could it be that he is…”

Thinking of this, a look of surprise appeared on Han Qian’s face.

He had a deep meaning in letting Han Yu follow Long Haochen. First of all, Han Yu lost the competition and has lost the qualification to enter the Demon Hunt Squad, which can be said to be the heaviest blow to his future growth. However, after becoming Long Haochen’s Squire Knight, although the reputation is not good, he can still participate in the Demon Hunt Squad. Secondly, Han Qian is very optimistic about Long Haochen. Letting Han Yu protect him will greatly increase Long Haochen’s chances of survival when performing Demon Hunt Squad missions. At the same time, it is not difficult for Han Yu and Long Haochen to establish friendship in five years. If Long Haochen achieves God-Blessed in the future, it will also be of great benefit to his grandson. Ye Hua could not fully guess his cunning. Of course, if it wasn’t because Han Yu’s arrogance was too serious, Han Qian would never have been willing to let his talented grandson become someone else’s Squire.

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The second update is here, and there will be a third update tonight. Asking for recommendation votes, asking for collections, a big battle is about to begin. Hehe. It’s definitely exciting and good-looking.